Changed
Chapter 5: You Oughta Know
*- Here is part 5. Ahh, summer vacations, they rule, nothing better than waking up at any hour to do absolutely nothing :D
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
Here it starts, I hope you enjoy it and please leave a review after reading. -*
Chandler entered Monica and Rachel's apartment running, almost breatless from climbing the stairs. He looked around the room and spotted Rachel.
"Rach!" he said "You gotta be my girlfriend!"
"What?!"
"You have to pretend to be my girlfriend, please!"
"Why?" Rachel asked, confused.
"It's a long story, but please, I need you to help me out"
"No way, Chandler"
"Come on, why not?"
"Because, no. I won't pretend to be someone's girlfriend"
Just then Monica walked out of her bedroom.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Mon, you!"
"Me what?"
"You are going to be my girlfriend!"
"What? Why?"
"Please, pretty please?" he begged "I'll explain why later, but please, you gotta do me this favour"
"Chandler, are you out of your mind?"
"Please?" he asked one last time.
She sighed "Fine, but you better have a good explanation, otherwise I'm not going to do it"
"Thank you SO much!" he said as he walked over to her and gave her a long kiss on the cheek "You are a life saver" he smiled.
"You are welcome, but serously, explain"
"Ok, see, I was at Central Perk..."
**20 minutes earlier**
"A capuccino, Gunther" Chandler said as he handed him the money.
"Right away"
"Chandler?" a familiar voice called him.
"Uh oh" he said softly as he turned around "Kathy, hi"
"Hey, how have you been?"
"I'm-I've been fine, you?"
"Fine too" she said "Long time no see, huh?" he nodded. "I've been meaning to talk to you for the last few weeks"
"About what?" he wondered.
"May we sit down?"
"Sure" he said as he took his capuccino and walked towards the couch.
"I'm sorry how things ended up between us" Kathy started "I was an idiot to go to Nick after things had gotten bad between us"
"Yeah" he agreed.
"But, well, I've been thinking a lot about you lately" she explained "And I thought I may find you here, thing I did, and... I don't know, I-I was wondering if you were, maybe, willing to give us another try?"
Chandler looked at her shocked. Give her another try? After she had cheated on him and had broken his heart? No way "Umm, actually Kathy, I..."
"Yeah?" she urged him to continue.
"I have a girlfriend now" he said. That was definately the first - and worse - idea that ahd crossed his mind.
"Oh, I-I'm sorry, I didn't know"
"It's ok"
"Well, would you mind if I met her? We could have dinner tonight, the three of us" she said.
"Umm, sure" he said, not really wanting to agree, but couldn't find a reason why not to.
"Great, so-so I'll see you tonight" Kathy said as she stood up "Meet you at that restaurant where we went once which was really good, ok?"
"Ok" he said, knowing which restaurant she meant.
**Back to the present**
"...and that's why"
"You couldn't come up with a better reason?"
"No, that was the first thing that crossed my mind!"
"How about telling her just no?"
"I-I couldn't, it just didn't come out"
Monica shook her head.
"But will you do it, Mon?"
"Yes, Chandler, but next time, you just say the truth!"
"I will, I promise" he said like a little boy would after being punished.
"When do we have to meet?"
"Let's go together, I'll pick you up at 7:30"
"Ok"
"Well, I have to go now, thanks again Mon! Bye Rach"
"Bye!" they said and he left.
"I can't believe you agreed to do so"
"Me neither, but I figured I owe him, he has done a lot for me, it wouldn't be a bad thing if for once I did something for him"
"But this is completely ridicolous"
"I know, but well, he's my friend, I want to help him"
"God knows what you will have to do to make her believe you two are actually going out"
Monica smiled.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"I don't think I would mind"
Rachel laughed "Ah-ha, I knew it! I knew something like that had to do with you agreeing"
"No, it really was because I wanted to help him"
"Sure, Mon, whatever"
"Seriously!"
"Right" Rachel said and laughed.
--
"Mon? Are you ready?" Chandler asked.
"I'm coming out in a second" she said as she took a last look at her reflexion in the mirror. "Ok, ready" she said as she came out of her bedroom.
"Wow, you look great" he said, she blushed.
"Thanks"
"Let's go then"
"Let's"
--
"What did this woman do to you?" Monica asked him as they walked towards the place where they were supposed to meet Kathy.
"I thought she was cheating on me with this guy from a play, and well, I turned out to be wrong, but when I went to apologize to her apartment, it turned out she was cheating on me, she just hadn't been when I accused her"
"Ouch, cheap shot"
"Yeah, but well, I guess I deserve it from doubting her in the first place"
"Chandler, no one deserves that, if you doubted it was maybe because you were scared, but that doesn't give her the right to cheat on you"
"I know, but she did, and well, at first I was really depressed, but I got over it. I don't want her back in my life, that's why I desperately needed a reason why not to go out with her again"
"I know, I knew this was important to you, that's why I decided to help you"
"Yeah, I really appreciate that" he said and smiled at her. "Well, here we are"
"Let the party begin" Monica said as they entered the restaurant.
They looked around trying to find Kathy, it was pretty crowded, so it made their job a bit harder until they finally spotted her sitting in a table for three at the corner of the restaurant, near the dancing area.
"Hey" Chandler said as they approached her.
"Hi" Kathy replied.
"Mon, this is Kathy" he introduced them "Kathy, this is Monica"
"Hi, nice to meet you" Monica said.
"You too"
"Well, let's order" Chandler said as he moved Monica's chair so that she could sit down.
"Thanks sweetie" she smiled warmly at him, Kathy looking at her with hate in her eyes.
Chandler smiled as he took a seat himself.
Dinner passed by, with little talk here and there, various questions coming from Kathy, asking about Monica and Chandler's "relationship", which they explained just like it had happened, only adding a part where they had gotten together.
Kathy listened to the story really wanting to kill Monica's brother for bringing Chandler back into Monica's life. If only she had found him earlier he would have been hers again.
"Excuse me ladies" Chandler said as he stood up "Nature calls" he explained as he went towards the bathroom.
This was Kathy's chance, her chance to make Monica realize she wasn't worth it and that she should leave Chandler for her.
"You really think you deserve him?" Kathy asked suddenly, caughting Monica off guard.
"Excuse me?"
"You really think you are good enough for him?"
"If you had the right to be with him, so do I. At least I don't cheat"
"It was a mistake!" Kathy tried to defend herself.
"So what? You still hurt him, at least he's happy with me"
"So was he with me. And may I tell you he seemed a lot happier with me"
"If he chose to be with me instead of you when you offered it must be because of something"
"Because he feels sorry for you, why else? He doesn't want to leave you alone, because he knows that if he leaves, you won't have anyone else"
'Ok, how did she know that was my weak point?' Monica asked herself "What do you know? He is with me because he wants to"
"That's what he makes you think" Kathy said and laughed at her "You really think someone would really like being with you?" Monica was quiet "Thought so. You know, our relationship was going just fine, but it got ruined, so don't expect this one to last any longer"
"Your relationship got screwed up because you messed up, you were the one who cheated on him, not the other way around. And believe me, I'm not doing that to him, so stay there calmly and see if this ends someday, because as far as I know, it won't!" Monica said, angry at this Kathy woman who claimed being better for Chandler than anyone else.
"Yeah, he promised many things to me too, but look where it went, you can blame it on me, but he was the one doubting in the first place, not me"
"If you make him sound so terrible, why on earth do you want him back, huh? And, for your information, there's nothing wrong in doubting when he knew he was dating a bitch"
"How--"
"I'm back" Chandler announced.
Monica stood up "Glad to see you again" she said as she kissed his cheek "Wanna go dance, honey?" she asked and looked at Kathy.
"Sure"
"Excuse us" Monica said as she took Chandler's hand and lead him towards the dancing space, Kathy staring at them.
Chandler looked at Monica "Everything ok?"
"Yeah, you just used to date a real bitch"
Chandler laughed "I know" he said as he wrapped his arms around her waist, while Monica put her arms around his neck.
They danced for a while to the slow song playing on the background. Monica looked at Kathy, who was still looking at them with a jealous look. Monica leaned closer to Chandler and whispered shyly "We are supposed to be a couple, but we haven't really kissed, so I was thinking that we should... y'know, to make Kathy really believe we are together"
Chandler looked at her shocked "You really think so?" she nodded, wanting to make Kathy as jealous as possible.
"Ok then" he said softly, as he looked into her eyes and started leaning forward.
Monica closed her eyes, trying to make it look as natural as possible, and not as if it was the first time they kissed. Finally, their lips met in a kiss that seemed more natural than it was supposed to. Chandler brought Monica closer as the kiss deepened, while Monica started playing with his hair, really enjoying the kiss.
Suddenly, the moment was ruined when they heard someone's throat being cleared. They slowly broke the kiss and looked at Kathy who was standing next to them.
"Well, I'll leave you two alone. It was a, umm, nice dinner"
"Bye bye Kathy" Monica said, happy to know her plan had worked.
"Bye" she said and left the restaurant, furious to know she had lost Chandler.
"Should we go home?" Chandler asked.
"Yeah, let's go" she said as they asked the waiter for the bill.
--
All the way home none of them talked about the kiss, both telling themselves it had only been to show Kathy they were together, and also to make her jealous in Monica's case.
As they stood outside Monica's apartment door, Chandler took her hands and looked at her "I had fun tonight, even though Kathy was there to ruin everything"
Monica leaned towards the wall "Yeah, me too" she said and looked at him into his sea blue eyes.
"Well, thanks for everything, really" he said "Good night" he leaned to give her a kiss on the cheek, and once he did, Monica held him close.
"Good night..."
Chandler looked at her, wanting to kiss her again, but not sure if he should. "I wish Kathy was here..." he whispered to her.
"Why?" she asked as softly as he had.
"Because that way I would be able to prove her again that we are together"
"You don't need her here to do that"
"I don't?" she shook her head "You know I'm talking about--"
"I know"
Chandler smiled at her and started leaning forward for the second time that night.
I want you to know, that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theatre
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you fuck her
Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
Cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
You Oughta Know, © Alanis Morissette.
End of part 5, I hope you liked it :) Please leave a review!
Chapter 5: You Oughta Know
*- Here is part 5. Ahh, summer vacations, they rule, nothing better than waking up at any hour to do absolutely nothing :D
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
Here it starts, I hope you enjoy it and please leave a review after reading. -*
Chandler entered Monica and Rachel's apartment running, almost breatless from climbing the stairs. He looked around the room and spotted Rachel.
"Rach!" he said "You gotta be my girlfriend!"
"What?!"
"You have to pretend to be my girlfriend, please!"
"Why?" Rachel asked, confused.
"It's a long story, but please, I need you to help me out"
"No way, Chandler"
"Come on, why not?"
"Because, no. I won't pretend to be someone's girlfriend"
Just then Monica walked out of her bedroom.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Mon, you!"
"Me what?"
"You are going to be my girlfriend!"
"What? Why?"
"Please, pretty please?" he begged "I'll explain why later, but please, you gotta do me this favour"
"Chandler, are you out of your mind?"
"Please?" he asked one last time.
She sighed "Fine, but you better have a good explanation, otherwise I'm not going to do it"
"Thank you SO much!" he said as he walked over to her and gave her a long kiss on the cheek "You are a life saver" he smiled.
"You are welcome, but serously, explain"
"Ok, see, I was at Central Perk..."
**20 minutes earlier**
"A capuccino, Gunther" Chandler said as he handed him the money.
"Right away"
"Chandler?" a familiar voice called him.
"Uh oh" he said softly as he turned around "Kathy, hi"
"Hey, how have you been?"
"I'm-I've been fine, you?"
"Fine too" she said "Long time no see, huh?" he nodded. "I've been meaning to talk to you for the last few weeks"
"About what?" he wondered.
"May we sit down?"
"Sure" he said as he took his capuccino and walked towards the couch.
"I'm sorry how things ended up between us" Kathy started "I was an idiot to go to Nick after things had gotten bad between us"
"Yeah" he agreed.
"But, well, I've been thinking a lot about you lately" she explained "And I thought I may find you here, thing I did, and... I don't know, I-I was wondering if you were, maybe, willing to give us another try?"
Chandler looked at her shocked. Give her another try? After she had cheated on him and had broken his heart? No way "Umm, actually Kathy, I..."
"Yeah?" she urged him to continue.
"I have a girlfriend now" he said. That was definately the first - and worse - idea that ahd crossed his mind.
"Oh, I-I'm sorry, I didn't know"
"It's ok"
"Well, would you mind if I met her? We could have dinner tonight, the three of us" she said.
"Umm, sure" he said, not really wanting to agree, but couldn't find a reason why not to.
"Great, so-so I'll see you tonight" Kathy said as she stood up "Meet you at that restaurant where we went once which was really good, ok?"
"Ok" he said, knowing which restaurant she meant.
**Back to the present**
"...and that's why"
"You couldn't come up with a better reason?"
"No, that was the first thing that crossed my mind!"
"How about telling her just no?"
"I-I couldn't, it just didn't come out"
Monica shook her head.
"But will you do it, Mon?"
"Yes, Chandler, but next time, you just say the truth!"
"I will, I promise" he said like a little boy would after being punished.
"When do we have to meet?"
"Let's go together, I'll pick you up at 7:30"
"Ok"
"Well, I have to go now, thanks again Mon! Bye Rach"
"Bye!" they said and he left.
"I can't believe you agreed to do so"
"Me neither, but I figured I owe him, he has done a lot for me, it wouldn't be a bad thing if for once I did something for him"
"But this is completely ridicolous"
"I know, but well, he's my friend, I want to help him"
"God knows what you will have to do to make her believe you two are actually going out"
Monica smiled.
"What?" Rachel asked.
"I don't think I would mind"
Rachel laughed "Ah-ha, I knew it! I knew something like that had to do with you agreeing"
"No, it really was because I wanted to help him"
"Sure, Mon, whatever"
"Seriously!"
"Right" Rachel said and laughed.
--
"Mon? Are you ready?" Chandler asked.
"I'm coming out in a second" she said as she took a last look at her reflexion in the mirror. "Ok, ready" she said as she came out of her bedroom.
"Wow, you look great" he said, she blushed.
"Thanks"
"Let's go then"
"Let's"
--
"What did this woman do to you?" Monica asked him as they walked towards the place where they were supposed to meet Kathy.
"I thought she was cheating on me with this guy from a play, and well, I turned out to be wrong, but when I went to apologize to her apartment, it turned out she was cheating on me, she just hadn't been when I accused her"
"Ouch, cheap shot"
"Yeah, but well, I guess I deserve it from doubting her in the first place"
"Chandler, no one deserves that, if you doubted it was maybe because you were scared, but that doesn't give her the right to cheat on you"
"I know, but she did, and well, at first I was really depressed, but I got over it. I don't want her back in my life, that's why I desperately needed a reason why not to go out with her again"
"I know, I knew this was important to you, that's why I decided to help you"
"Yeah, I really appreciate that" he said and smiled at her. "Well, here we are"
"Let the party begin" Monica said as they entered the restaurant.
They looked around trying to find Kathy, it was pretty crowded, so it made their job a bit harder until they finally spotted her sitting in a table for three at the corner of the restaurant, near the dancing area.
"Hey" Chandler said as they approached her.
"Hi" Kathy replied.
"Mon, this is Kathy" he introduced them "Kathy, this is Monica"
"Hi, nice to meet you" Monica said.
"You too"
"Well, let's order" Chandler said as he moved Monica's chair so that she could sit down.
"Thanks sweetie" she smiled warmly at him, Kathy looking at her with hate in her eyes.
Chandler smiled as he took a seat himself.
Dinner passed by, with little talk here and there, various questions coming from Kathy, asking about Monica and Chandler's "relationship", which they explained just like it had happened, only adding a part where they had gotten together.
Kathy listened to the story really wanting to kill Monica's brother for bringing Chandler back into Monica's life. If only she had found him earlier he would have been hers again.
"Excuse me ladies" Chandler said as he stood up "Nature calls" he explained as he went towards the bathroom.
This was Kathy's chance, her chance to make Monica realize she wasn't worth it and that she should leave Chandler for her.
"You really think you deserve him?" Kathy asked suddenly, caughting Monica off guard.
"Excuse me?"
"You really think you are good enough for him?"
"If you had the right to be with him, so do I. At least I don't cheat"
"It was a mistake!" Kathy tried to defend herself.
"So what? You still hurt him, at least he's happy with me"
"So was he with me. And may I tell you he seemed a lot happier with me"
"If he chose to be with me instead of you when you offered it must be because of something"
"Because he feels sorry for you, why else? He doesn't want to leave you alone, because he knows that if he leaves, you won't have anyone else"
'Ok, how did she know that was my weak point?' Monica asked herself "What do you know? He is with me because he wants to"
"That's what he makes you think" Kathy said and laughed at her "You really think someone would really like being with you?" Monica was quiet "Thought so. You know, our relationship was going just fine, but it got ruined, so don't expect this one to last any longer"
"Your relationship got screwed up because you messed up, you were the one who cheated on him, not the other way around. And believe me, I'm not doing that to him, so stay there calmly and see if this ends someday, because as far as I know, it won't!" Monica said, angry at this Kathy woman who claimed being better for Chandler than anyone else.
"Yeah, he promised many things to me too, but look where it went, you can blame it on me, but he was the one doubting in the first place, not me"
"If you make him sound so terrible, why on earth do you want him back, huh? And, for your information, there's nothing wrong in doubting when he knew he was dating a bitch"
"How--"
"I'm back" Chandler announced.
Monica stood up "Glad to see you again" she said as she kissed his cheek "Wanna go dance, honey?" she asked and looked at Kathy.
"Sure"
"Excuse us" Monica said as she took Chandler's hand and lead him towards the dancing space, Kathy staring at them.
Chandler looked at Monica "Everything ok?"
"Yeah, you just used to date a real bitch"
Chandler laughed "I know" he said as he wrapped his arms around her waist, while Monica put her arms around his neck.
They danced for a while to the slow song playing on the background. Monica looked at Kathy, who was still looking at them with a jealous look. Monica leaned closer to Chandler and whispered shyly "We are supposed to be a couple, but we haven't really kissed, so I was thinking that we should... y'know, to make Kathy really believe we are together"
Chandler looked at her shocked "You really think so?" she nodded, wanting to make Kathy as jealous as possible.
"Ok then" he said softly, as he looked into her eyes and started leaning forward.
Monica closed her eyes, trying to make it look as natural as possible, and not as if it was the first time they kissed. Finally, their lips met in a kiss that seemed more natural than it was supposed to. Chandler brought Monica closer as the kiss deepened, while Monica started playing with his hair, really enjoying the kiss.
Suddenly, the moment was ruined when they heard someone's throat being cleared. They slowly broke the kiss and looked at Kathy who was standing next to them.
"Well, I'll leave you two alone. It was a, umm, nice dinner"
"Bye bye Kathy" Monica said, happy to know her plan had worked.
"Bye" she said and left the restaurant, furious to know she had lost Chandler.
"Should we go home?" Chandler asked.
"Yeah, let's go" she said as they asked the waiter for the bill.
--
All the way home none of them talked about the kiss, both telling themselves it had only been to show Kathy they were together, and also to make her jealous in Monica's case.
As they stood outside Monica's apartment door, Chandler took her hands and looked at her "I had fun tonight, even though Kathy was there to ruin everything"
Monica leaned towards the wall "Yeah, me too" she said and looked at him into his sea blue eyes.
"Well, thanks for everything, really" he said "Good night" he leaned to give her a kiss on the cheek, and once he did, Monica held him close.
"Good night..."
Chandler looked at her, wanting to kiss her again, but not sure if he should. "I wish Kathy was here..." he whispered to her.
"Why?" she asked as softly as he had.
"Because that way I would be able to prove her again that we are together"
"You don't need her here to do that"
"I don't?" she shook her head "You know I'm talking about--"
"I know"
Chandler smiled at her and started leaning forward for the second time that night.
I want you to know, that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theatre
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you fuck her
Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
Cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it
And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know
You Oughta Know, © Alanis Morissette.
End of part 5, I hope you liked it :) Please leave a review!