Hey guys!! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!! * everyone stands up and applauds * thank you, thank you! I know y'all love me!! (* cough* * cough*) Okay...I just got back from the beach. Yes, the beach. I live in a tropical country. Hehe. Anyway...I just realised that this fic is getting pointless, and I got this cool idea that will make it more interesting!! Yay! Hehe. I'm not sure the WHOLE idea will unfold here, but maybe some of it will. Again, thanks for the reviews, as I always say, and thanks for reading this! Means a lot to me!! Now, read on, and afterwards, help me beat 71 reviews!! Heehee.

~*Where the Heart Is*~

...Chapter 7...

As Rachel walked out of the school and towards Monica's house, she wondered why she had been so scared to go up to Monica and ask her to walk over to her house. It was so weird, because when Monica was around her friends, Rachel seemed invisible to her. She ignored her, even if Rachel did nothing but smile. Suddenly she heard footsteps behind her and turned her head.

Rachel: Phoebe...hey!

(Phoebe just looked at her and then looked down)

Rachel: Okay, look Phoebe......

Phoebe: You dont have to say ANYTHING Rachel Greene. I heard everything.

Rachel: That was Monica.

Phoebe: yeah, and I should have known you were like her.

Rachel: What?! Why??

Phoebe: I dunno.

Rachel: Well, then you shouldn't say anything!

Phoebe: What ever. (pause) What does she have against me ANYWAY?! I haven't done anything to her! Is it because I'm different?! That my family background is not that good?!

Rachel: I dont know anything about your family, Phoebe. But maybe she's just jealous of you?

Phoebe: Jealous?! (she begins to laugh,, and Rachel gets scared) Yeah right. She's got everything....and I've got nothing.

(Rachel's about to say something when somebody approaches them, and walks beside Rachel. Rachel looks at the person)

Rachel: Ross. Hey.

Ross: Hey Rachel.....(looks over at Phoebe and nods)

(Phoebe rolls her eyes)

Ross: Where ya heading?

Rachel: Over to your house....

Ross: Oh. Cool.

(with that, Phoebe turned and crossed the street without saying anything. Rachel just stared after her, but after a while turned back to Ross)

Ross: She scares me.

Rachel: (getting pissed) Why do people say that about others when they dont even KNOW THER PERSON?!

Ross: Whoa, okay.....I'm sorry.

Rachel: Sorry. It's just.....ugh, never mind.

Ross: Uh. Okay.

Rachel: So, where's mister 'I hate Rachel for no reason'?

(Ross looks confused but then realises what she's talking about. He chuckles)

Ross: He doesn't hate ya, he just doesn't KNOW you!

Rachel: Ya see what I'm talking about?

(Ross nods)

Rachel: So, he got the courage to ask Monica to the prom huh....?

Ross: (laughs) Yep. After so long.

(silence)

Ross: Hey Rachel, I actually wanted to ask you-

(girls voice from behind: HEY GUYS, WAIT UP!)

(they both turn around and see Monica running up to them)

Monica: What's up?

Ross/Rachel: Hey.

~~

(later on, in Monica's room, they're sitting on her bed and just talking)

Monica: Sooo, has he asked you yet?

(Rachel blushes)

Rachel: No!

Monica: (laughs) Man, ya know, my friends are getting so annoying.

Rachel: Your friends, why?

Monica: I dont know. They just are. You know, I used to think that we were so close, but now we're all just getting distant. And they're getting so....I dunno...bitchy.

Rachel: Ah.

(Monica nods. After a while, Monica sits up)

Monica: Remember what I told you about my lil dream?

Rachel: (slowly) Yeah.......

Monica: Wanna try it one day?

Rachel: Are you serious?

Monica: Yeah! It would be awesome.....jsut the two of us, on the open road, exploring the wooorrlllllddd!

Rachel: (laughs) By the world you mean The United States right? Cause I aint driving to....where ever!

Monica: Well, yeah! It would be cool!

Rachel: (sighs) Yeah, it would.

Monica: So, are you in?

Rachel: Uh-uh....when?

Monica: (lies down and stares up at the ceiling) When we feel like giving up...when everything in this world is just bringing us down, and life just.....turns around.

(Rachel thinks and realises that Monica had a very good idea)

Rachel: Okay. Sure. But where would we get the money......the car?

Monica: We can take my brothers car.......he would never know. And I could get some money from my parents......I can tell them I need some clothes or something.

Rachel: Wait-you're not going to tell your parents?

Monica: (shrugs) Like they would care. I bet they would like to see me gone. (looks away from Rachel) We're like a broken family.......

(fades out on Monica's sad looking face)

TO BE CONTINUED......................

Hahaha! Decided to leave you off there!! Yes, I've decided to make Monica's "dream come true" hahaha! So, if you want me to continue....please like one second of your time to review to my ickle story!! PLease? PLease? Heehee. I hope you liked this chapter! Thanks for reading......and I'll update very soon!! Bye 4 now guys!!! Thanx!