Alright, this is a little better. It hasn't been 6 months since my last
chapter anyways! Hope you guys like it! I always appreciate feedback!!
Just Friends?
Chapter 11: The One with the Death of Rachel's Father
"She loves him?" said Ross, incredulously. Monica nodded her head, vigorously. Ross, Phoebe, and Joey had been sitting drinking coffee in the Green's living room when Monica, unable to keep this piece of information to her any longer, had rushed in and told them. Ross' hand, which was in Phoebe's, tightened. Sure he was incredibly happy with Phoebe but still . . . he wasn't exactly sure if the idea of his ex-girlfriend and his best friend had completely settled.
Phoebe noticed the change in Ross's mood. She leaned in and whispered, "Ross it's going to be alright. I promise everything will play itself out. Believe me, I'm psychic." Ross smiled. Phoebe did have a point. There was no point and getting 'Red Ross' he would just look like a geek and he didn't need that now.
"Does Chandler love Rachel?" asked Joey, oblivious to Ross' reaction to Monica's revelation. The four friends looked at each other, unsure of what to say. "I guess we'll wait and see," said Phoebe, smiling. Personally she was ecstatic for them. Maybe it was the fact that in a past life they were lovers. Maybe not. Who knows?
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THE NEXT MORNING:
Rachel awoke that morning feeling absolutely fabulous. Although the reason she was at her parent's house was sad, she couldn't believe how wonderful it felt waking up next to Chandler.
She sat up and looked down at the sleeping Chandler. It felt like yesterday when she had first watched him sleep, the night of his birthday. He was so cute just lying there. Rachel pushed a piece of his hair out of his closed eyes.
'I never felt like this with Ross. Of course, I loved him but I never felt this adrenaline rush, like I do when I'm with Chandler,' she thought. 'I mean, only a couple months ago he was funny guy Chandler. Cute but not enough to be a boyfriend.
Rachel laughed at herself. All of it didn't matter anymore to her. Now at this very moment, Rachel couldn't think of anything else but lying here with him. It was wonderful.
Chandler stirred and opened his eyes. He smiled softly. "Hey," he said, reaching up to cup her face. "Hey."
"It's a good thing that your parents don't know I'm in here otherwise, I'm about to join the cross country team," he said, laughing slightly. "Yes and they never need to find out. Now, let's get dressed and go down to breakfast," said Rachel, getting out of the bed with Chandler in tow.
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When the two got downstairs, they were met with the pleasant smell of freshly brewed coffee and bacon. It reminded Rachel of when she was a kid. Of course, her parents were always in and out of the house so her breakfast was pretty much with Jill or Debbie and Rosie, the maid/cook.
"Mmm, it smells good down here," she called, when they reached the kitchen. Seated at the kitchen table were Joey, Debbie, and Monica. Debbie stood to give her sister a hug. "Deb! It's been a long time, hasn't it? You need to come to New York more often," said Rachel, squeezing her sister tightly. Debbie (AN: I named her before TWO Rachel's Other Sister aired so just bare with me) smiled.
"I know Rach, I promise I'll visit you soon," she said, smiling. She leaned in to whisper something else in Rachel's ear. "And you will have to tell me about this Chandler guy. He sounds cute." Rachel smiled and took a seat as did Chandler.
"Well Deb, you won't have to wait any longer to meet Chandler, because this is him," said Rachel, pointing at Chandler, who had a confused look on his face. "Yum, Rach did good," she said laughing. Chandler obviously looked uncomfortable. To top that Joey leaned over to elbow him while muttering, "Sisters, dude!"
Debbie laughed. "Rach, who's he? I like him," she said, scooting her chair towards Joey. Joey looked a little scared and hid behind Phoebe. "Joey Tribbiani meet the hormone driven Green, Debbie," laughed Rachel.
All of a sudden a loud sob could be heard and it was soon followed by a loud thud. "What tha . . .?"
Mrs. Green rushed in with a pale look on her face, a couple minutes later. "Mom what's the matter?" said Rachel, getting up quickly. "Rachel, Debbie, it's your father . . ."
Rachel didn't hear the rest of what her mother said. Her voice blended in as the entire world blurred, as Rachel fainted, dead to the world
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Dr. Leonard Green died October 15th at 3:27 AM
The group stood in front of Dr. Green's tombstone and listened to the funeral service. Rachel was a nervous wreck. She cried during the entire service. It almost seemed as though she wasn't there. She felt as though she had been watching this entire thing from a different, harsher angle.
After the service, Rachel had asked if she could say goodbye to her father, alone. She knelt in front of the tomb, as tears silently ran down her face. "Daddy, I don't want to say goodbye. It's not time to say good bye yet, it shouldn't be this way. You just can't die like this!" she said, her voice choking up even more. She ran her hand across her father's name on the tombstone. "How do you find the words to say goodbye, when you don't have the heart to say goodbye?" she sang, in a whisper.
She sat on top of the tomb and stared into the sea of graves. The sea of tears and loved ones that were gone forever. Before she could sustain herself once again, Rachel's tears overtook her entire body.
"Sweet pea, don't cry."
Rachel looked up very quickly as soon as she heard her father's voice. But the strange thing is that she couldn't see anything but yet she could hear her father. "Daddy?"
"Ah Rachel honey, everything's going to be alright. Don't worry about me. I'm doing fine here. I'll never leave you honey, just promise me one thing. Make sure you find someone. I couldn't bear to think of you alone in the world. You and that Chandler kid, you kids fit together. Don't lose that spark Rachel, ever."
As sad as she was, she couldn't help but smile, in spite of it all, she could smile. She would never ever say goodbye to her father because her father wasn't gone at all. He would be in the air always, judging Chandler probably. She laughed out loud when she could imagine the names he would have called Chandler. Chuckles more than likely.
She stood and blew a kiss to her father and turned and walked away. From an entirely different astral plane, Leonard Green caught that kiss. "That's my girl."
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A COUPLE DAYS LATER:
"Rachel, it was nice of you to come out here," said Sandra, hugging her daughter. Rachel and the others were heading back to the city. It had seemed as though Rachel was taking her father's death very well. She had been somewhat subdued but content all the same. What Sandra was interested in was the fact that her daughter and Chandler had gotten together. When she first found out she was beyond confused but now she could see the love in both of their eyes. She had never even seen that look when she had been with Ross. Of course that was completely out of the picture now that he was with that Phoebe girl. But still she looked incredibly happy now.
"Rachel!" called Monica, who had gone into the psychotic being that she had been last car trip. "Coming!" she called back. "Bye Mom, if you ever need to talk then call me. Don't worry about me," she said, grinning widely. "You will call if anything happens between you and Chandler, tell me!"
Rachel grinned again and turned on her heel and ran to the car. Sandra Green smiled and closed the door to her home.
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IN THE CAR:
"Rachel, are you sure you'll be alright?" asked Ross from the front seat. Monica would be talking but Phoebe had deemed this 'Monica No Talkie Time." She was grumbling in the driver's seat. Rachel nodded with a slight grin. She was leaning on Chandler in the back.
"Hey! I'm watching you two. There'll be none of that," said Joey, pointing at the two with a mock-father approach. "Ouch Joe and to think I used to share a wall with you. Tell me, when can I give you that talk?" said Chandler. Joey frowned and slumped down in his seat.
The others laughed as they began their decent into the New York city area.
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Alright, I am suffering from a huge case of writer's block. I want to end this soon due the fact that I have lots of ideas but I refuse to start another story until I've finished this one! ARG!!! LOL . . .anyways if you want to know anything or contact me, angeleyes887@hotmail.com
~Ally~
P.S the little words that Rachel sings is an Alicia Keys song "Goodbye"
Just Friends?
Chapter 11: The One with the Death of Rachel's Father
"She loves him?" said Ross, incredulously. Monica nodded her head, vigorously. Ross, Phoebe, and Joey had been sitting drinking coffee in the Green's living room when Monica, unable to keep this piece of information to her any longer, had rushed in and told them. Ross' hand, which was in Phoebe's, tightened. Sure he was incredibly happy with Phoebe but still . . . he wasn't exactly sure if the idea of his ex-girlfriend and his best friend had completely settled.
Phoebe noticed the change in Ross's mood. She leaned in and whispered, "Ross it's going to be alright. I promise everything will play itself out. Believe me, I'm psychic." Ross smiled. Phoebe did have a point. There was no point and getting 'Red Ross' he would just look like a geek and he didn't need that now.
"Does Chandler love Rachel?" asked Joey, oblivious to Ross' reaction to Monica's revelation. The four friends looked at each other, unsure of what to say. "I guess we'll wait and see," said Phoebe, smiling. Personally she was ecstatic for them. Maybe it was the fact that in a past life they were lovers. Maybe not. Who knows?
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THE NEXT MORNING:
Rachel awoke that morning feeling absolutely fabulous. Although the reason she was at her parent's house was sad, she couldn't believe how wonderful it felt waking up next to Chandler.
She sat up and looked down at the sleeping Chandler. It felt like yesterday when she had first watched him sleep, the night of his birthday. He was so cute just lying there. Rachel pushed a piece of his hair out of his closed eyes.
'I never felt like this with Ross. Of course, I loved him but I never felt this adrenaline rush, like I do when I'm with Chandler,' she thought. 'I mean, only a couple months ago he was funny guy Chandler. Cute but not enough to be a boyfriend.
Rachel laughed at herself. All of it didn't matter anymore to her. Now at this very moment, Rachel couldn't think of anything else but lying here with him. It was wonderful.
Chandler stirred and opened his eyes. He smiled softly. "Hey," he said, reaching up to cup her face. "Hey."
"It's a good thing that your parents don't know I'm in here otherwise, I'm about to join the cross country team," he said, laughing slightly. "Yes and they never need to find out. Now, let's get dressed and go down to breakfast," said Rachel, getting out of the bed with Chandler in tow.
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When the two got downstairs, they were met with the pleasant smell of freshly brewed coffee and bacon. It reminded Rachel of when she was a kid. Of course, her parents were always in and out of the house so her breakfast was pretty much with Jill or Debbie and Rosie, the maid/cook.
"Mmm, it smells good down here," she called, when they reached the kitchen. Seated at the kitchen table were Joey, Debbie, and Monica. Debbie stood to give her sister a hug. "Deb! It's been a long time, hasn't it? You need to come to New York more often," said Rachel, squeezing her sister tightly. Debbie (AN: I named her before TWO Rachel's Other Sister aired so just bare with me) smiled.
"I know Rach, I promise I'll visit you soon," she said, smiling. She leaned in to whisper something else in Rachel's ear. "And you will have to tell me about this Chandler guy. He sounds cute." Rachel smiled and took a seat as did Chandler.
"Well Deb, you won't have to wait any longer to meet Chandler, because this is him," said Rachel, pointing at Chandler, who had a confused look on his face. "Yum, Rach did good," she said laughing. Chandler obviously looked uncomfortable. To top that Joey leaned over to elbow him while muttering, "Sisters, dude!"
Debbie laughed. "Rach, who's he? I like him," she said, scooting her chair towards Joey. Joey looked a little scared and hid behind Phoebe. "Joey Tribbiani meet the hormone driven Green, Debbie," laughed Rachel.
All of a sudden a loud sob could be heard and it was soon followed by a loud thud. "What tha . . .?"
Mrs. Green rushed in with a pale look on her face, a couple minutes later. "Mom what's the matter?" said Rachel, getting up quickly. "Rachel, Debbie, it's your father . . ."
Rachel didn't hear the rest of what her mother said. Her voice blended in as the entire world blurred, as Rachel fainted, dead to the world
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Dr. Leonard Green died October 15th at 3:27 AM
The group stood in front of Dr. Green's tombstone and listened to the funeral service. Rachel was a nervous wreck. She cried during the entire service. It almost seemed as though she wasn't there. She felt as though she had been watching this entire thing from a different, harsher angle.
After the service, Rachel had asked if she could say goodbye to her father, alone. She knelt in front of the tomb, as tears silently ran down her face. "Daddy, I don't want to say goodbye. It's not time to say good bye yet, it shouldn't be this way. You just can't die like this!" she said, her voice choking up even more. She ran her hand across her father's name on the tombstone. "How do you find the words to say goodbye, when you don't have the heart to say goodbye?" she sang, in a whisper.
She sat on top of the tomb and stared into the sea of graves. The sea of tears and loved ones that were gone forever. Before she could sustain herself once again, Rachel's tears overtook her entire body.
"Sweet pea, don't cry."
Rachel looked up very quickly as soon as she heard her father's voice. But the strange thing is that she couldn't see anything but yet she could hear her father. "Daddy?"
"Ah Rachel honey, everything's going to be alright. Don't worry about me. I'm doing fine here. I'll never leave you honey, just promise me one thing. Make sure you find someone. I couldn't bear to think of you alone in the world. You and that Chandler kid, you kids fit together. Don't lose that spark Rachel, ever."
As sad as she was, she couldn't help but smile, in spite of it all, she could smile. She would never ever say goodbye to her father because her father wasn't gone at all. He would be in the air always, judging Chandler probably. She laughed out loud when she could imagine the names he would have called Chandler. Chuckles more than likely.
She stood and blew a kiss to her father and turned and walked away. From an entirely different astral plane, Leonard Green caught that kiss. "That's my girl."
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A COUPLE DAYS LATER:
"Rachel, it was nice of you to come out here," said Sandra, hugging her daughter. Rachel and the others were heading back to the city. It had seemed as though Rachel was taking her father's death very well. She had been somewhat subdued but content all the same. What Sandra was interested in was the fact that her daughter and Chandler had gotten together. When she first found out she was beyond confused but now she could see the love in both of their eyes. She had never even seen that look when she had been with Ross. Of course that was completely out of the picture now that he was with that Phoebe girl. But still she looked incredibly happy now.
"Rachel!" called Monica, who had gone into the psychotic being that she had been last car trip. "Coming!" she called back. "Bye Mom, if you ever need to talk then call me. Don't worry about me," she said, grinning widely. "You will call if anything happens between you and Chandler, tell me!"
Rachel grinned again and turned on her heel and ran to the car. Sandra Green smiled and closed the door to her home.
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IN THE CAR:
"Rachel, are you sure you'll be alright?" asked Ross from the front seat. Monica would be talking but Phoebe had deemed this 'Monica No Talkie Time." She was grumbling in the driver's seat. Rachel nodded with a slight grin. She was leaning on Chandler in the back.
"Hey! I'm watching you two. There'll be none of that," said Joey, pointing at the two with a mock-father approach. "Ouch Joe and to think I used to share a wall with you. Tell me, when can I give you that talk?" said Chandler. Joey frowned and slumped down in his seat.
The others laughed as they began their decent into the New York city area.
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Alright, I am suffering from a huge case of writer's block. I want to end this soon due the fact that I have lots of ideas but I refuse to start another story until I've finished this one! ARG!!! LOL . . .anyways if you want to know anything or contact me, angeleyes887@hotmail.com
~Ally~
P.S the little words that Rachel sings is an Alicia Keys song "Goodbye"