Hey everybody! I know it has been a long time since I updated, so here you
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Friends characters, but I do own Melanie, Maggie, Maddy [the three M's!! Hahahaha!] and I guess Ross' fiancee.
~* Family Portrait *~
Melanie had known that it would be a bad idea to come, but she did anyway. Because she thought that he was different....she had wished he would have changed. But he was the same; maybe even worse. He had a new family now.....all lined up and waiting for the day to draw nearer when they would become an official one. Melanie couldn't even bare thinking of it.....and that's why she had decided to go home. It was not only because of her dad's behaviour.
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The next day, Melanie woke up early, with the sun's rays leaking through thr blades covering the window. Maddy was still fast asleep beside her, and Melanie thought of it very weird. Normally she was up and about early in the morning already. She quietly got up and walked out the door. As she neared the kitchen, she heard the TV on in the living room. She glanced at the clock and realised that it actually was very early. 'Who would be awake at this time watching TV??' She walked into the living room to check, and right away regretted it. Sitting there in the living room was Maggie, her 'replacement'. Before Melanie could walk out unnoticed, Maggie turned her head and smiled.
Maggie: Hey there, haven't seen you around for a long time! Where have you been hiding? (smiles widely)
Melanie: (gives her a fake smile) In the room......(sounds depressed) I like being alone. Why, got a problem with that?
Maggie: (still smiling) No, not at all. It's jsut, Maddy told me that normally you're a very lively and happy person......!
Maddy. Melanie would have to deal with her later......now she had to deal with miss smiley.
Melanie: Yeah, that was before I came here.
Maggie: Uh......right. Hey, you wanna do something today? You know, we haven't done anything to get to know each other. I mean, we're going to be step-sisters soon.......
Stepsisters. Melanie suddenly felt like throwing up.
Melanie: You're not my sister.
Maggie: (confused that Melanie is being so rude) I didn't say you were.
Melanie: My sister's name is Emma.
Maggie: (confused) I thought your sister was DEAD? Didn't she die like a long time ago?
Melanie: (quietly, but coldly) Don't talk about her like that! You dont even have the right to TALK about her!
Maggie: Uh, yes I do. If she were ALIVE, she would be my stepsister.
Melanie: If she were alive, she wouldn't WANT to be your stepsister! Hell, I dont think she would have even COME if she knew about YOU!
Maggie: (gasps) Dont talk to me like that!
Melanie: I can talk to you however I want to!
Maggie: Hey, just because your sister is dead, your mother is messed up and I get your dad now doesn't mean you have to act like such a messed up freak!! Just because YOUR life is messed up doesn't mean you have to act like this to me! Just because your dad likes ME better than YOU doesn't mean you have to treat me this way!! It's not MY fault your life is so screwed up and that your own dad HATES you!!
(tears began to well up in Melanie's eyes as she took in everything that Maggie was saying. It hurt, it hurt so bad. And to be coming from Maggie of all people, who she hardly even spoke to........Melanie couldn't speak. She was hurting all over-emotionally. She couldn't take it anymore, without saying anything, she turned around and began to run out of the room, bumping into Chandler on the way out. She sort of just ran into his arms, and as she began to sob, Chandler just hugs her, not really knowing what had happened. We fade out as Chandler looks up from the sobbing Melanie in his arms and at Maggie, who looks sort of guilty, and then suddenly just walks out of the room.)
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(fades in to where they were standing before)
Chandler: Melanie, Melanie sweetie.....calm down.....come on.....what happened?
(Melanie keeps sobbing)
Chandler: Mel, come on. You can tell me.......what happened?
(Melanie begins to calm down and looks up at him, her eyes still filled with tears, and her cheeks stained with tears)
Melanie: (choking back on tears) She called me a messed up freak because my mom was so messed up......and because.....(chokes) Emma was dead.....and because my life was so screwed up. She said that it wasn't her fault that.......(pause) my dad likes her better than me and that he doesn't love me anymore......and that he hates me. (pause, sobbing.) (while sobbing hard, quietly) That bitch.........
Chandler: (looking kind of shocked) Mel, dont listen to anything she said! Non of that is true. You are not a freak.......and your mother is not messed up. And your dad does NOT hate you!! He loves you.
Melanie: I want to go home.......I want to go home!
Chandler: Okay Melanie.....lets go. Come on.....I'll bring you over to the airport. We'll have to try and get you on an air plane. (pause) Go get your stuff.....I'll go ask if I can borrow a car or something.
(he lets go of Melanie as she starts to head towards the stairs. And as she walks up, Chandler stares after her, shaking his head sadly)
~~
As Melanie walked out of the room with her duffel bag, she was met by Monica who gave her a huge hug.
Monica: (quietly) Melanie, I'm so sorry. I just thought that you were over reacting the whole time......but I understand now. I understand the pain you've been feeling, and I'm sorry I wasn't always there.
Melanie: (whispers) It's okay Aunt Monica. I understand. He's your brother....
(with that she walked down the stairs, where she saw Chandler waiting in the front hallway)
Chandler: I got a car. Come on, lets go.
~~
(They're now in the car, and Chandler starts the engine)
Chandler: Lets get you outta here.....
(As they drive out of the driveway, Melanie turns in her seat and stares at the house as the drive away)
Melanie: Was he home?
Chandler: What? (notices she's still looking behind) Oh.....no, he wasn't. He was at work.
Melanie: (looking down) Oh, okay.
Chandler: I'll just tell him tha-
Melanie: No. Uncle Chandler, dont tell him! Dont tell him what Maggie said. He has her now.....she's his daughter, and-
Chandler: Melanie, you're his daughter.
Melanie: I DONT want him to know.
Chandler: (sighs) Fine.
(Melanie turns her head to look back, and standing in the drive way of the house, there she sees Ross. His car parked on the side of the road.)
~~
He was too late. He had had a feeling that she was going to leave that day. How could Chandler just take her away? He wanted to apologise for everything.......for the way he had acted and for the way he was treating her. He loved her.......she was his daughter, and he loved her with all his heart. He quickly ran into the house and met Monica in the living room.
Monica: (surprised) Ross?
Ross: Did they go to the airport?
Monica: Uh, yeah.
Ross: Oohh God!! I cant believe it!! I'm such an idiot!! I should have never left........I SHOULDNT HAVE! But I was such a fool!! I thought I wouldn't be able to take it!!
Monica: Well Ross, you should have realised that sooner.
Ross: I loved them Monica! They were my family.....but I was just so scared I would hurt them both if anything worse happened.
Monica: Well, you hurt them more when you left, Ross.
Ross: Mon, I gotta go.
Monica: What, where?
Ross: New York!
Monica: Ross, you're getting married.
Ross: She's my daughter Monica.......and she thinks I hate her for God's sake!! No father hates their daughter, and I want her to know that!!
Monica: Ross, you're getting married, and you're getting a new family.
Ross: Look Monica, okay, yay, I'm moving on....getting a new daughter, what ever! But still, Melanie is my REAL daughter......and I love her so much!! I never thought that I would see her again.....but I did, and now I want her to know that I love her and that I will always be her father!!
(we go to the doorway leading to the living room, and there we see Maggie, looking down at the floor, looking really sad)
Monica: Okay Ross......fine. Just don't ruin it for everyone.
(with that, Ross runs out the front door and we fade out as it slams shut)
~~To be continued.......~~
Well, I hoped you liked this part. Yes, this fic is getting dramatic, but hey, I love drama! Hehe. Anyways, I need you people's help! Actually, your suggestions. Please include them in your reviews. Who wants a good ending where Melanie and Ross are finally happy but Ross still gets married and life goes on as usual. And well, who wants Ross and Rachel to get together, and we have a perfect ending? Please tell me, and I'll base the next part on your suggestions!! Okay? So please review!! Bye, and thanks for reading!!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Friends characters, but I do own Melanie, Maggie, Maddy [the three M's!! Hahahaha!] and I guess Ross' fiancee.
~* Family Portrait *~
Melanie had known that it would be a bad idea to come, but she did anyway. Because she thought that he was different....she had wished he would have changed. But he was the same; maybe even worse. He had a new family now.....all lined up and waiting for the day to draw nearer when they would become an official one. Melanie couldn't even bare thinking of it.....and that's why she had decided to go home. It was not only because of her dad's behaviour.
~~
The next day, Melanie woke up early, with the sun's rays leaking through thr blades covering the window. Maddy was still fast asleep beside her, and Melanie thought of it very weird. Normally she was up and about early in the morning already. She quietly got up and walked out the door. As she neared the kitchen, she heard the TV on in the living room. She glanced at the clock and realised that it actually was very early. 'Who would be awake at this time watching TV??' She walked into the living room to check, and right away regretted it. Sitting there in the living room was Maggie, her 'replacement'. Before Melanie could walk out unnoticed, Maggie turned her head and smiled.
Maggie: Hey there, haven't seen you around for a long time! Where have you been hiding? (smiles widely)
Melanie: (gives her a fake smile) In the room......(sounds depressed) I like being alone. Why, got a problem with that?
Maggie: (still smiling) No, not at all. It's jsut, Maddy told me that normally you're a very lively and happy person......!
Maddy. Melanie would have to deal with her later......now she had to deal with miss smiley.
Melanie: Yeah, that was before I came here.
Maggie: Uh......right. Hey, you wanna do something today? You know, we haven't done anything to get to know each other. I mean, we're going to be step-sisters soon.......
Stepsisters. Melanie suddenly felt like throwing up.
Melanie: You're not my sister.
Maggie: (confused that Melanie is being so rude) I didn't say you were.
Melanie: My sister's name is Emma.
Maggie: (confused) I thought your sister was DEAD? Didn't she die like a long time ago?
Melanie: (quietly, but coldly) Don't talk about her like that! You dont even have the right to TALK about her!
Maggie: Uh, yes I do. If she were ALIVE, she would be my stepsister.
Melanie: If she were alive, she wouldn't WANT to be your stepsister! Hell, I dont think she would have even COME if she knew about YOU!
Maggie: (gasps) Dont talk to me like that!
Melanie: I can talk to you however I want to!
Maggie: Hey, just because your sister is dead, your mother is messed up and I get your dad now doesn't mean you have to act like such a messed up freak!! Just because YOUR life is messed up doesn't mean you have to act like this to me! Just because your dad likes ME better than YOU doesn't mean you have to treat me this way!! It's not MY fault your life is so screwed up and that your own dad HATES you!!
(tears began to well up in Melanie's eyes as she took in everything that Maggie was saying. It hurt, it hurt so bad. And to be coming from Maggie of all people, who she hardly even spoke to........Melanie couldn't speak. She was hurting all over-emotionally. She couldn't take it anymore, without saying anything, she turned around and began to run out of the room, bumping into Chandler on the way out. She sort of just ran into his arms, and as she began to sob, Chandler just hugs her, not really knowing what had happened. We fade out as Chandler looks up from the sobbing Melanie in his arms and at Maggie, who looks sort of guilty, and then suddenly just walks out of the room.)
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(fades in to where they were standing before)
Chandler: Melanie, Melanie sweetie.....calm down.....come on.....what happened?
(Melanie keeps sobbing)
Chandler: Mel, come on. You can tell me.......what happened?
(Melanie begins to calm down and looks up at him, her eyes still filled with tears, and her cheeks stained with tears)
Melanie: (choking back on tears) She called me a messed up freak because my mom was so messed up......and because.....(chokes) Emma was dead.....and because my life was so screwed up. She said that it wasn't her fault that.......(pause) my dad likes her better than me and that he doesn't love me anymore......and that he hates me. (pause, sobbing.) (while sobbing hard, quietly) That bitch.........
Chandler: (looking kind of shocked) Mel, dont listen to anything she said! Non of that is true. You are not a freak.......and your mother is not messed up. And your dad does NOT hate you!! He loves you.
Melanie: I want to go home.......I want to go home!
Chandler: Okay Melanie.....lets go. Come on.....I'll bring you over to the airport. We'll have to try and get you on an air plane. (pause) Go get your stuff.....I'll go ask if I can borrow a car or something.
(he lets go of Melanie as she starts to head towards the stairs. And as she walks up, Chandler stares after her, shaking his head sadly)
~~
As Melanie walked out of the room with her duffel bag, she was met by Monica who gave her a huge hug.
Monica: (quietly) Melanie, I'm so sorry. I just thought that you were over reacting the whole time......but I understand now. I understand the pain you've been feeling, and I'm sorry I wasn't always there.
Melanie: (whispers) It's okay Aunt Monica. I understand. He's your brother....
(with that she walked down the stairs, where she saw Chandler waiting in the front hallway)
Chandler: I got a car. Come on, lets go.
~~
(They're now in the car, and Chandler starts the engine)
Chandler: Lets get you outta here.....
(As they drive out of the driveway, Melanie turns in her seat and stares at the house as the drive away)
Melanie: Was he home?
Chandler: What? (notices she's still looking behind) Oh.....no, he wasn't. He was at work.
Melanie: (looking down) Oh, okay.
Chandler: I'll just tell him tha-
Melanie: No. Uncle Chandler, dont tell him! Dont tell him what Maggie said. He has her now.....she's his daughter, and-
Chandler: Melanie, you're his daughter.
Melanie: I DONT want him to know.
Chandler: (sighs) Fine.
(Melanie turns her head to look back, and standing in the drive way of the house, there she sees Ross. His car parked on the side of the road.)
~~
He was too late. He had had a feeling that she was going to leave that day. How could Chandler just take her away? He wanted to apologise for everything.......for the way he had acted and for the way he was treating her. He loved her.......she was his daughter, and he loved her with all his heart. He quickly ran into the house and met Monica in the living room.
Monica: (surprised) Ross?
Ross: Did they go to the airport?
Monica: Uh, yeah.
Ross: Oohh God!! I cant believe it!! I'm such an idiot!! I should have never left........I SHOULDNT HAVE! But I was such a fool!! I thought I wouldn't be able to take it!!
Monica: Well Ross, you should have realised that sooner.
Ross: I loved them Monica! They were my family.....but I was just so scared I would hurt them both if anything worse happened.
Monica: Well, you hurt them more when you left, Ross.
Ross: Mon, I gotta go.
Monica: What, where?
Ross: New York!
Monica: Ross, you're getting married.
Ross: She's my daughter Monica.......and she thinks I hate her for God's sake!! No father hates their daughter, and I want her to know that!!
Monica: Ross, you're getting married, and you're getting a new family.
Ross: Look Monica, okay, yay, I'm moving on....getting a new daughter, what ever! But still, Melanie is my REAL daughter......and I love her so much!! I never thought that I would see her again.....but I did, and now I want her to know that I love her and that I will always be her father!!
(we go to the doorway leading to the living room, and there we see Maggie, looking down at the floor, looking really sad)
Monica: Okay Ross......fine. Just don't ruin it for everyone.
(with that, Ross runs out the front door and we fade out as it slams shut)
~~To be continued.......~~
Well, I hoped you liked this part. Yes, this fic is getting dramatic, but hey, I love drama! Hehe. Anyways, I need you people's help! Actually, your suggestions. Please include them in your reviews. Who wants a good ending where Melanie and Ross are finally happy but Ross still gets married and life goes on as usual. And well, who wants Ross and Rachel to get together, and we have a perfect ending? Please tell me, and I'll base the next part on your suggestions!! Okay? So please review!! Bye, and thanks for reading!!