Okay, here is the fifth part. As usual, these characters don't belong to me blah, blah, blah


FEAR OF LOSING HIM



Monica sat up in bed. She was breathing heavy. She looked over at her clock and saw that it was 3:25. She had another nightmare about the attack. What's wrong? I thought I was over this, Monica thought. But she knew the real reason why she had nightmares over the past couple of weeks. It was because of him. He is the one that made her have those nightmares. He was her best friend.


Chandler sat up in bed; startled. He looked over at his digital clock, which read 3:25 a.m. He sighed. It was only a dream, only a dream. Why Monica? Why did you have to even consider depression and pills and then drag me down with you and cause me to turn my life topsy-turvy. But he knew he wasn't mad at her. He was mad at himself. Why did I let her leave? I should have just talked to her, calmly, not yell at her. He felt just awful.


Monica got out of bed quietly. She feared she would wake Rachel up. As she past the window, she thought of that night, where those blue eyes had appeared. She now knew that they were Chandler, but what does it mean? She went over and got a glass of water and sat at the table. She was thinking of Chandler. I bet he is probably blaming thing whole thing on himself. I bet he probably is having trouble sleeping, I bet he … Monica nodded off in thought.


Chandler couldn't stand it in his room. He quietly got out of bed and tied his robe around him and made his way to the foodless kitchen. I have to see Monica. I just have to. I want to see if she's okay, Chandler thought urgently, as he went across the hall.


Monica was deep in thought. She had been analyzing those nightmares. She knew it had something to do with Chandler, but she couldn't place her finger on it exactly. Monica was deep in thought; she didn't hear the door open as Chandler silently entered.

"Bah!" Chandler gasped, as he saw Monica sitting at the table. "Ahhhh!" Chandler, what are you doing here? It's too early for breakfast anyway," she forcefully whispered. "I might ask you the same question," Chandler, teased her, as he sat down across from her. "This is my apartment," and Monica smiled.

Chandler was relieved. He was feeling so much better now that he saw Monica was okay. He looked at her and she was smiling again. Yessss, thank you Monica! You don't know how much this means to me. Chandler then asked her why she couldn't sleep and she didn't respond. He knew it was probably about that attack, and when he mentioned that to her she answered truthfully, "Actually, Chandler, it's not about that. I can't figure it out." He nodded. He believed her. She then asked him why he couldn't sleep and got a reply, "I wanted to make sure everything was okay over here." Monica looked up. Their eyes meet and Monica realized that by that comment, he meant her. "Everything's fine," she whispered, glad that he cared. Before they knew it, it was 5:00. Chandler and Monica had just spent hours talking. Talking about absolutely nothing. Just acting silly like best friends are supposed to.

Rachel came out of her room at 8:00. She didn't have a very nice sleep, considering the talking going out here. Last night, she had heard voices but she didn't feel like getting up, since she was too lazy. As she made her way to the kitchen, she noticed Chandler and Monica and smiled. Wow, even with all the things going out the past couple of months, Chandler and Monica seemed closer than ever. Rachel knew they had a special bond and sometimes she felt jealous that Chandler knew a lot more stuff about Monica than she did. But they really are best friends. Rachel looked at Chandler and Monica again, who were both asleep at the kitchen table, at opposite ends. But the thing that amazed Rachel was that they were holding hands. Their hands were stretched and their fingers were intertwined. Rachel smiled again.


Monica was alone in her and Rachel's apartment. She had just put on FOOLS RUSH IN because the character reminded her of Chandler. She still couldn't figure out what was going on. As she thought this, Chandler came through the door and sat down next to her. "Hey, Mon, watcha watching'? She smiled and thought he seems in a very good mood. "FOOLS RUSH IN," she answered him as the movie began. "Hey Mon?" "Shhhh, the movie started."

Chandler decided to tell her after the movie. He was excited. The carnival had just come into town and he had gotten them all tickets. Chandler knew how much Monica loved carnivals, so he was going to surprise her!


Time Lapse: 2 hours

Monica had fallen asleep during the movie, her head rested on Chandler's lap. Chandler looked down at Monica and thought, "She's so peaceful." The movie had finished 10 minutes ago and he didn't feel like getting up and waking Monica so he stayed put and watched Monica sleep.


"No…no!" Monica mumbled in her sleep. She then started screaming and Chandler looked worried. He shook her and she woke up in a startled manner. She instantly started crying. "Shh, shh, it's going to be okay," Chandler soothed her as he hugged her. She wrapped her arms around him, for she finally realized what had been bugging her since the attack. She was scared. So scared that it made her bones chilled. She was scared of losing Chandler. She feared of losing him. With that, Monica stopped crying and looked at Chandler. "Candler…" she whispered.


Chandler was concerned. He felt her body turn cold and wondered if she had another nightmare. He heard her whisper his name and answered, "What?" "Chandler, don't leave me! Don't move away! Don't die! Don't leave me! Please don't leave me, I cant' handle it! Please…"she begged.


"Monica, calm down. I'm right here and I'm NOT going to leave you. You're my best friend and I would never ever leave you," Chandler said urgently. He wondered where this was coming from, all of a sudden. The truth was, he couldn't leave her. "Don't leave me…"


Scene: THE NEXT DAY Rachel's and Monica's


"Hello children." Chandler said as he scanned the room. Ross and Rachel were by the table, Joey was over the sink, trying open another jar of jam and Phoebe was trying to read is palm while doing so. Chandler glanced and Monica, who was staring out the window. As she heard him enter, she smiled and their eyes meet.

"I got something for all of you that you're going to love and your going to have to kiss me!" "Dude, stop that!" Joey said, disbelieved. Chandler just looked at him. "Anyways, I GOT US FOUR TICKETS TO THE CARNIVAL!!!! YAY!" Chandler heard various 'cool' and 'nice'. Could we BE anymore enthusiastic?" "Don't listen to them Chandler," Monica said, as she came over to him. "I love the carnival!" "Well then let's go!!! Move it! Move it people!" "What you mean now?" Joey asked? Chandler just LOOKED at him and they all exited.


TO BE CONITNUED…
Okay, I know this one was pointless but I had to explain Monica's fear of losing Chandler cause (spoiler!) in my later fics, it's going to be IMPORTANT!

Will Chandler and Monica become more than friends at the carnival?
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