Okay, this fic might be a little bad…because I rushed
writing this. Hehe, but I hope you like it anyway!! Oh, and that poem that
Chandler wrote…I wrote all by myself! Hehehe…that's why it's so bad!
Okay, on with the story!
Chandler and Monica aren't going out, neither are Ross,
Rachel, Phoebe or Joey. Everyone's single! This takes place around season 4.
Phoebe's pregnant with the triplets…but Ross isn't dating Emily. Enjoy!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own these people…I just write these for
fun! Oh, and the song "Perfect Day" belongs to Hoku, and the song "Because you
loved me" belongs to Celine Dion!
"On this
perfect day, nothing's standing in my way! On this perfect day, when nothing
can go wrong! It's the perfect day, tomorrow's gonna come to soon! I could
stay, forever as I am, on this perfect day!" Rachel sang as she burst through
the door of her apartment, holding many shopping bags. The whole gang was there
playing cards.
"So
apparently, Britney Spears did come to the city!" Chandler joked.
Rachel just
laughed along with the others, and didn't shoot Chandler that evil glare that
she usually does.
"Okay,
you're in a really good mood Rach! What's up?" Phoebe asked curiously.
"I just went
shopping and bought these really great Stuart Weitzman boots on sale!!" Rachel
held up the boots. "And, you know that drawing that I entered, well…I
won!!!!!!!!!!" Rachel screamed.
"Wait, does
that mean that you're going to Hawaii?!" Joey jumped up.
"Yeah!! Me
and three other people!!!"
"Yea!!!!!
Hawaii baby!!!!!" Joey was getting very excited. "Can I go Rach?? Can I? Can
I?"
"Uhhh…yeah!
I guess! How about you Monica?" Rachel asked.
"I think I
can go! Oh my God, this is going to be so much fun!!" Monica's heart was
racing.
"Well, I'm
out of the picture! I'm pregnant with three babies! Great, what are the
odds?" Phoebe said angrily.
"Yeah, I
can't go either Rachel. Sorry, I have this speech that I'm going to give at
some benefit. I don't wanna miss that!" Ross said.
"Oh, well, I
can go!! They won't miss me at work!" Chandler jumped out of his chair.
"Okay, so,
Monica, Joey and Chandler are going to Hawaii…with me!!!" Rachel yelled
again.
"Alright!!!
Road trip baby!!" Joey stuck out his hand, waiting for a high-five from
Chandler.
"Road
trip…you think about that while I go pack," Chandler walked to his apartment.
"What?
Isn't Hawaii part of the United States??" Joey asked, confused.
"Hey Rach?
Which bathing suit should I wear? This red bikini, or the blue one piece?"
Monica held up the two choices.
"Definitely
the red one! There's gonna be some cute surfers there Mon! You wanna stand out
as much as possible!" Rachel smiled anxiously. "I'm sure you'll make Joey and
Chandler very happy if you wear that!"
Monica
laughed. And, somehow, thinking about Chandler at the beach, without a shirt,
made her smile a little. Wait…Chandler's just my friend. I should be
laughing instead of smiling! She thought, then finished her packing,
shaking her head to herself.
"Hey Joe!
Which hat would look good in Hawaii? This black one, or this green one?"
Chandler put both of the hats on.
"Uhhh…none
of them! No offense Chandler, but, you're not a hat person! Plus…why are you
thinking about hats, when you should be thinking of all of the hot
chicks that are gonna be there!! Think of Rachel and Mon in a bikini!" Joey
smiled and rubbed his hands together.
Chandler
just shook his head, but, somehow, thinking about Monica in a bikini made him
smile. Whoa! Mon's just my friend…I shouldn't be thinking like this! Think
about the other hot girls there! He thought and continued packing.
"Woo-hoo!!!
Hawaii baby!!! Hot chicks in hula skirts…here we come!!!" Joey ran out of his
apartment with a suitcase, and rushed over to Monica and Rachel's. Chandler
followed him, shaking his head.
"Hey! You
guys ready to go?" Joey asked as soon as he got into Monica and Rachel's
apartment. He was wearing sunglasses and an Aloha shirt.
"Yeah…because
Joey's obviously not!" Chandler said, sarcastically.
"We're just
about ready…except Monica's just cleaning the toilet. Don't know why." Rachel
explained, and rolled her suitcase over to the door.
"Okay! All
set! Let's go to Hawaii!!" Monica came out of the bathroom, took off her
gloves, and walked out the door.
"Umm…aren't
you forgetting something?" Chandler said, referring to her suitcase.
"Damn it!"
Monica ran back and grabbed her suitcase.
Joey went
bursting out of the apartment, and shooting down the stairs. While he was
running, he stepped on Rachel's new boots, leaving it filled with chicken poop.
"Joey!!! You
are so dead!!! And learn to clean your shoes!!!" Rachel went chasing
after him, lugging her heavy suitcase behind her.
Chandler and Monica just shook
their heads and laughed.
"Poor Rachel! Joey's really gonna
get it!" Chandler said as he walked down the stairs with Monica.
"So, what are we gonna do the
three weeks we're in Hawaii?" Monica wondered out loud.
"Hmmm…we could just check out the
hot girls on the beach!" Chandler suggested.
"Oooh. I'm really looking forward
to that," Monica joked.
"Maybe I'll hook up with some
nice girl, and you'll finally find that perfect guy you've dreamed of!"
Chandler said teasingly.
Monica slapped Chandler on the
head. "That's not funny Mr. Bing!"
"I know, I know. I'm just joking!
C'mon, we better catch up with Rachel and Joey!" Chandler and Monica ran to the
bottom of the stairs. Near the bottom, Monica tripped and fell.
"Owww!! My ankle hurts!" Monica
yelled.
"Oh, are you okay? Do you want me
to pee on it again?" Chandler joked as he tried to help her up. "Can you walk?"
"Uhhh…yeah," Monica tried to take
a step. "No!!! Owww!!" Monica leaned on the wall for support.
"Here," Chandler picked Monica up
[like in TO After Vegas]. "We need to hurry up and catch up with the rest of
them."
Monica smiled. "Thank you!"
"No…problem.
Man, what did you eat today?" Monica laughed at Chandler's joke.
When they finally got on the
plane, Monica's ankle was feeling a little better, but it was still a little
difficult to walk. Joey and Rachel sat next to each other. Joey was trying to
convince Rachel that it wasn't a big deal about her dirty shoe. Monica and
Chandler sat together behind them.
"So, how's the ankle feeling?"
Chandler asked Monica.
"It's feeling a little better.
Thanks for carrying me before!"
"Hey, no problem! What are strong
friends for?" Chandler emphasized strong. Monica laughed.
"You wish!" she joked.
"Hey,
Chandler, look! They're playing Toy Story 2!!" Joey said happily.[AN: I know
that's an old movie, but my sister's watching that right now]
After 3 hours, Monica had fallen
asleep on Chandler's shoulder. Chandler just looked over at her and smiled. He
brushed a couple strands of hair that had fallen across her face behind her
ear. He then reached across for the blanket, and placed it on her.
Just then, Joey turned around and
snapped a picture of them. "Hahaha!! Nice face Chandler!"
"Ughh!
Cut it out Joey!" Rachel hit him on the arm.
Half an hour later, Chandler had
fallen asleep against Monica as well. Chandler's head was touching Monica's.
Monica was still sleeping, but when the two kids behind her started kicking her
chair, she woke up. She gently placed Chandler's head on her shoulder, and
covered him with her blanket. She looked at him and smiled.
When Monica dusted a piece of
dust off Chandler's shirt, he woke up, but didn't open his eyes. He noticed the
blanket on him, and he smiled slightly when he noticed it smelt like Monica. He
opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to wake
you," Monica apologized.
"No, no…It's okay. Did they serve
lunch yet?"
"Nope, not yet. But I think
they're coming soon. Why, are you actually looking forward to the airplane
food?" Monica gave him a disgusted look.
"Well, I'm just really hungry! I
was dreaming about a mountain of ice cream!" Chandler licked his lips.
Just
then, the flight attendant came with the food. Monica had fish, and Chandler
chose the chicken. They both looked at it with weird faces, but ate almost all
in the end.
After about 4 more hours, they
landed in LA and changed planes. They flew for another 5 hours, and finally
landed at the Honolulu airport on Oahu. [AN: That's what we did when we went to
Hawaii…]
Monica needed a little help when
she came down, but she survived by just leaning on Chandler. They stayed at the
Sheraton Waikiki, near the Waikiki beach.
"Okay, I got it Joey! You have to
clean up after me in the hotel, and…make sure everything is neat!! No…cigarette
smell! Got it? That's how I will forgive you!" Rachel suggested when they were
at the lobby.
"Awww…Rach, do I really have to?"
Joey whined.
"Yes!! That's the only way I'll
forgive you! Unless you wanna spend $190 on new boots?"
"Okay…where's our room?" Joey
grabbed the keys out of Rachel's hand.
"Oh! You guys don't mind rooming
together, do you?" Rachel looked at Monica and Chandler.
"Uhhhh…umm, no! That's fine!
Right Chandler?" Monica replied.
"Yeah! That's okay. Whatever,"
Chandler squeezed Monica's shoulder.
"Okay, let's go find our rooms!!"
Rachel ran excitedly to the elevators. Monica leaned on Chandler for support as
they went and found their room. It was a nice room, with a breathtaking view of
the beach. Since they arrived there late at night, the beach looked very
mysterious and beautiful.
"Wow Chandler! Take a look at
this view! I've never seen anything like it!" Monica pointed out.
"Maybe that's because we live in
New York City!" Chandler joined her. "Whoa! It is cool! C'mon, let's get
some rest. I'm getting tired!" Chandler hopped onto the bed.
"Okay,
besides, tomorrow we're hitting the beach!!" Monica jumped onto her bed.
"Come on, let's go Mon!!"
Chandler called out to Monica the next morning, who was getting ready in the
bathroom. She had just finished putting on her bikini. When she stepped out of
the bathroom, Chandler couldn't keep his eyes from popping out of his head.
"Wow Mon! Nice…bikini!" Chandler
was speechless.
"Chandler,
stop staring! Save it for all the other girl's you'll be staring at!" Monica
rolled her eyes and pulled him out the door. Her ankle was feeling a lot
better.
By the time lunch was over,
Rachel had already hooked up with some guy, and was at a movie with him. Joey
had hooked up with about 4 girls, and was out with one of them. Later that
night, Chandler and Monica had nothing to do, so that went out on the beach for
a midnight stroll.
"See, Rachel and Joey hooked up
with people. Look how sad we are!" Monica complained while she walked on the
beach with Chandler.
"I know! Sad little people! We'll
never find anyone!" Chandler hung his head.
"You were actually supposed
to say 'No Monica, you're pretty, funny, and you'll find someone really soon'!"
Monica joked.
"Oh, yes, sorry! Monica, you're
beautiful, funny, caring, and any guy would be incredibly lucky to have
you!"
Monica was shocked. She didn't
think he'd actually say those things.
"Tell you what, if none of us has
someone, we can go out!" Chandler brought that whole 'boyfriend material' thing
up again.
"Not again Chandler!" Monica
whined.
"Why not? Come on Mon! I know you
know it wouldn't be that bad!"
"Okay…but only if there's
a really good sign! A sign that we should be together, then we can go
out!" Monica knew there was no way any sign would show up. She didn't think
like Phoebe.
"Alright! It's a deal then!"
Chandler stuck out his hand, and Monica shook it.
And right at that moment, when
the waves washed up onto the shore near both of their feet, a red rose appeared
in the sand.
Monica and Chandler looked at
each other with the most bewildered expression on their face. They looked at the
rose again to make sure it was real. Then, Chandler bent down and picked it up.
"If this isn't a sign, then what
is?" Chandler whispered. He hesitated at first, then moved in to kiss Monica.
Monica was reluctant at first too, but then kissed back. While the kissed,
Chandler placed the rose in Monica's hand, and the moon came out from behind
the clouds.
Monica broke the kiss and looked
up at Chandler with tears in her eyes.
"Oh my God Monica! I'm sorry!! I
didn't—
Monica cut him off by kissing him
again, this time wrapping her arms around his neck. When she ended the kiss, he
was puzzled.
"What? Are you okay? Why are you
crying?"
"It's just…you know that feeling
that you get when you have a really good kiss?" Monica asked.
"Yeah…well, now I do."
Monica smiled. "Well, that's how
I feel, except it's kinda like a feeling when you have a really good kiss with
a really good guy."
Chandler gently wiped the tear
that had fallen on her cheek. "So, are we going out now?"
"What do you think?" Monica
replied.
"Is that a yes?"
"That's a hell yes!" Monica was
so happy that he finally kissed her. Ever since he had fallen asleep on her
shoulder on the plane, she had seen him a lot differently.
Chandler was relieved that he
finally made the move to kiss her. Ever since she had fallen asleep on his
shoulder, he had seen her in a different, more beautiful light.
They continued walking along the
beach hand in hand. They would occasionally run to the water and splash each
other. Monica scooped up sand and pored it into Chandler's hair. She started
laughing and ran away. When Chandler caught up with her, he picked her up, ran
out into the water, and dropped her there.
"Chandler!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!!
You're going to get it!" Monica said when she came out of the water. She had
seaweed in her hair, which was tangled, and even more seaweed on her pants.
"Look what you did!! I look horrible now!"
"You don't look horrible. You
look beautiful," Chandler wasn't being sarcastic this time.
Monica
just rolled her eyes and kissed him. They walked back to the hotel hand in
hand.
"You guys are going out??!! Oh my
god!! This is huge!!!!" Rachel screamed when Monica and Chandler told her and
Joey the next day.
"Dude!! Way to go!" Joey gave
Chandler a sly smile.
"Uhhh no Joe! Not yet!" Chandler
shook his head.
"This is great!! Now we all have
partners for the beach party we're having soon!!" Rachel screamed again.
"What beach party?" Monica asked.
"Oh! My boyfriend, Paul, is
having this beach party! He is sooo cute! There's gonna be volleyball and all
these games!! It'll be like when we were in high school!" Rachel squealed.
"In high school, I had sex!" Joey
commented.
"Ugh, Joey! Get a grip!" Rachel
pushed him onto the floor.
"So, you wanna go eat dinner? I
mean, I didn't even eat lunch!" Chandler said.
"Sure! I could use some food!
Where do you wanna eat?" Monica asked.
"Tony Roma's okay?" Chandler
suggested.
"Oh yeah!
Steak baby!!" Joey smiled a huge smile.
A few days
later, they had the beach party on Waikiki Beach. Rachel, Chandler, Joey,
Monica, Paul and Paul's friends were there. Katie, one of the girl's that Joey
had met, was there too with her friends.
The first
game they played was volleyball. Monica and Chandler were sadly on different
teams. While Chandler was sitting out, Monica was about to hit the ball, but
the sun was in her eyes and the ball hit her on the head.
"Owww…"
Monica complained as she rubbed her head.
"Come on
Mon!! You can do it! I know you can kick their butts!" Chandler cheered, even
if he wasn't on her team. His other team mates shot him an evil glare.
"Hey, I
think it's cute!" Rachel said.
The next
game was a race to the sea shore. They had to partner up, and Monica and
Chandler were obviously together. One of them had to be blindfolded, and their
partner had to walk with them and tell them where to go. Monica was
blindfolded, and Chandler helped her to the end. He would occasionally kiss her
cheek and edge her on. Even though they didn't win, it was till fun.
Next, they
played Charades. Monica was on Chandler's team, and she was up. Monica was
acting out a golden retriever, and after a couple of guesses, Chandler finally
got it.
Later that
night, Monica and Chandler were walking on the beach again, but closer to the
grass. Monica noticed a plumeria tree and wanted to pick it.
"Look
Chandler!! Aren't those flower's beautiful?" Monica ran to the tree.
"Not as
beautiful as you!" Chandler replied.
Monica tried
to pick them, but the tree was too tall. Chandler went over and lifted her up
so she could pick the flower she wanted.
"Thank you
Chandler!" she said and gave him the flower.
"That's
okay. I don't like flowers that much!" Chandler gave it back to her. In the
distance, they could hear soft ukulele's playing and beautiful Hawaiian music.
"Wow, I didn't know Hawaiian people could play such nice music!" Chandler held
out his arms. "Dance?"
"Sure!"
Monica stuck the flower in her right ear as Chandler took her in his arms. They
could hear the waves pounding against the shore, and the wonderful music coming
from the hotel. Monica felt so happy. The romantic setting and the wonderful
man that was holding her made her feel so special.
"I love you
Monica. I always have." Chandler stopped dancing and looked into her gorgeous
eyes.
"I love you
too Chandler." Monica started tearing.
"Oh,
and…this," Chandler took the flower out of her ear, "Belongs on the left, now
that you're taken." He carefully put the plumeria in her left ear. Monica
smiled and kissed him.
They
pulled each other closer and continued dancing.
Towards the
end of the second week, Monica and Chandler were getting closer and closer.
Chandler knew that this relationship was the best one he's ever been with, and that
Monica was a wonderful woman for making him so happy.
Monica knew
that Chandler was a wonderful man as well because he had made her more
confident of herself and much more happier than she'd ever been. She was
thankful for that night that he kissed her.
A few days
before they had to return home, Monica and Chandler were sitting on the beach
by a campfire. They were roasting marshmallows.
"You know
Monica, I didn't think that you'd actually think of me as boyfriend material. I
mean, I prayed silently that you would, and I guess God had mercy on my pitiful
heart and answered it. I just want to say thank you. Thank you for kissing me
back, thank you for seeing me in a different light, and thank you for loving me
back." Chandler started making Monica cry.
"Chandler,
you don't need to thank me for any of that. In fact, I think I should be the
one thanking you. I was so happy when you kissed me. Thank you. Thank you for
saying 'I love you'. Thank you for offering to be my boyfriend. Thank you for
creating this new, happy me. This relationship sorta started out as like a
back-up thing, but now, it turned into the best one I've been in. Thank you."
"You're
welcome. And, I think it's time that I gave you something. I know we've only
been dating for 3 weeks, but I want you to read this." Chandler pulled out a
single red rose from behind him with a note attached to it.
Monica took
the rose and opened up the note. It read:
A single
rose changed my life,
It opened up
new doors.
I'm giving
you this single rose,
Hoping it'll
change yours.
I didn't
expect anything to happen
On that
wonderful magical night.
But when I
finally had the guts to kiss you
I knew I
finally did something right.
And before I
knew what was happening
Our relationship
had begun
And out of
all the ones I've been in
This was
definitely number one
I've been in
a few good relationships
And I have
loved other women
But the love
I feel for you
Is so strong
you can't imagine
I love you
with all my heart
It feels
like it's going to burst
And I will
keep loving you
Even when
worst comes to worst
If you look
closely at the stem of this rose
You will
notice a beautiful ring
I think you
know what I'm asking
And what
great joy it will bring
This single
rose that I've given you
Might
drastically change your life
I know it
will change mine again
If you say
yes and be my wife
P.S. I know I'm no poet
And this
letter is kinda crappy
But I know
you really like poems
And that it
makes you happy!
Monica was
now crying, as Chandler slipped the ring off the rose and got down on one knee.
"Monica,
will you marry me?"
Monica was
speechless. She had never been so touched before. She knew that they had only
been dating for 3 weeks, but they've known each other for about 5 years.
"Yes…yes
Chandler. I will marry you."
Chandler
slipped the ring onto her finger and gave her a long, gentle kiss. Then he
picked up a plumeria from the ground and put it in her left ear.
Montage of
scenes, with Celine Dion "Because You Loved Me" [Just change loved to love…hehe]
You were
my strength when I was weak
Scene: Chandler lifting Monica up when she hurt her ankle
You were my
voice when I couldn't speak
Scene: Chandler finally guessing correctly in Charades
You were my
eyes when I couldn't see
Scene: Chandler helping Monica get to the shore when she was blindfolded
You saw the
best there was in me
Scene: Monica coming out of the ocean w/seaweed on her and
Chandler telling her she's beautiful
Lifted me up
when I couldn't reach
Scene: Chandler lifting Monica up to reach the plumeria
You gave me
faith cuz you believed
Scene: Monica getting hurt in volleyball and Chandler cheering her on
I'm
everything I am
Because you love me
Man courteney…can't
even write a decent story!! Hehe…I hope you liked it. I kinda rushed a little
though!
