A/N: And Chapter 11 is finally here! Sorry it took me so long to post I didn't realize how long it had been. Let's see… Oh I'm posting a poem I wrote about Chandler and Monica in here, so you guys check that out and let me know what you think.
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Disclaimer: No I don't own them. None of the F.R.I.E.N.D.S or GH characters. I own this setting and the situations in this fic so don't steal them. I own Johnny and Ryan too. Oh and, Duckie and Bubbles are mine, you can't have them! =P
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Last Flight Out
© 2oo2 Ash Matthews
~ Chapter 11 ~
A few hours later they were still walking around the mall. In one hand Joey holds a bag from Claires, which after telling Monica he would not go into had anyway. In the other hand he held Monicas.
They were both enjoying the comfortable silence that had fallen over them. They knew each other so well they could basically have a conversation without speaking. The silence and 'conversation' ended when the ring from Monica's cell phone rang out from her back pocket. She removed her hand from Joeys and pulled out her phone. A smile spread across her face when she recognized the number.
"Hey sweetness" she answered
"Hey babes where you at?" Chandler asked
"The mall with Joey"
Monica could hear Johnny yelling in the background but she couldn't make out what he was saying.
"Oh…" he paused for a moment trying to remember what he had called her for
"Chandler?" Monicas voice brought him out of thought and jolted his memory on why he had called
"I hate to do this but I have to cancel our thing for later" he pauses awaiting her reaction
"What?" she asked. She stopped walking and her smile quickly faded
"The tattoo didn't fly as well as I had hoped" he began to explain "They wanted some pics without my shirt and I took them and Johnny flipped. Some press was there, they're gonna have a field day with it. I have to do a press conference in an hour to explain it, ya know, before all the rumors start"
"It's ok I understand… is that Johnny?"
"Ya" Chandler laughed "He's more than happy about it, I'd say thrilled"
Monica laughed lightly
"I hate to go but I have to. I've got to go over what I'm gonna say if certain questions are asked with Johnny, just a lot of bull shit. I'll make it up to you I promise. We'll be in New Orleans tomorrow, we'll do something there… Oh and if he wants bring Joey to the show"
"Are you sure?" Monica asked. She would love for Joey to go but she wasn't sure if Chandler really wanted to meet him. He didn't seem to like him very much the other night.
"Ya bring him if he wants to come, I'm gonna be really busy before and after the show so he can keep you company. Oh and don't forget to pack, we're leaving not long after the show"
"Ok"
"Alright I really have to go. I'll talk to you later"
"Bye"
Monica hangs up the phone and puts it back into her pocket
"What's going on?" Joey asked retaking her hand
"Chandler canceled our date, he has to do a press conference"
"That sucks"
"Ya but we're going to be in New Orleans tomorrow. He said we'd do something while we're there… you wanna come to the show tonight?"
"Me?"
"No the other guy holding my hand" Monica mused
"Ya I'll come"
"Ok, we should probably head home. I need to pack"
Not long after Joey pulls up to her house
"Do you need help packing?" he asked as they walked upstairs
"Ya, but I think I'm gonna call Rachel, see if she wants to help. I haven't talked to her since Chandler got here, and I'm leaving tonight"
"Alright" Joey puts the Claires bag onto the bed "I'm gonna go home and get ready for tonight. Do you need me to pick you up?"
"In a couple of hours"
Joey looks at his watch "So five? That'll give you like 3 hours"
"That's fine" Monica gives him a kiss on the cheek
"Later" he says as he heads for her door
"Bye"
Monica takes out a few suitcases and grabs the phone off of her dresser to call Rachel.
Rachel walked into Monicas room ten minuets later.
"Lets get packing" Monica said pointing to the suitcases that now lay on her bed
Rachel let out a small laugh and went to Monicas closit to pick out what she should take "How long are you gonna be gone?"
"Some where around four weeks"
Rachel nodded "I can't believe your gonna go"
Monica turned around from her dresser to face Rachel "Why would you say that?"
"I dunno I mean you're just going cause of Chandler right?" Rachel asked turning from the closet with an arm full of clothes, she places them on the bed then turns to Monica for her response.
"He's a big part of it" Monica smiled "But it's also a chance for me to get out of the house"
"I knew it!" Rachel said pointing at Monica
"What?" Monica asked confused
"I knew you were falling in love with him. You get this look in your eyes whenever someone mentions him" Rachel walked back to the closet
"Ya well guilty as charged" Monica smiled
Rachel stopped digging through the clothes and let out a heavy sigh
Monica looked at her concerned "What's wrong Rach?"
"I need to tell you something" Rachel said not turning around "I wasn't going to tell you but I think it's best if you know. Ya know before you leave, if you're falling in love with him you have a right to know"
"Oook" Monica said sitting down
After a moment Rachel finally turns around from the closet "When the guys first got here Chandler and I…"
The ring of Monica's cell phone stops Rachel in mid sentence. Monica stands up and grabs her phone from her pocket
"It's Chandler" she grinned then looked up at Rachel "Hold that thought"
"Hey sweetie" she answered
"Hey Mon. I can't stay on long I just wanted to let you know the press conference is gonna be live on tv in like a minute. I'm about to walk out on the stage so I got to go. I love you" Chandler said hurriedly
"I love you too, bye"
"Bye" he hangs up
Monica closes the phone and turns on the tv switching the channel to MTV. Rachel walked towards her.
"Mon I really need to tell you this" she said as she sat down next to her
"When this is over" Monica said looking to Rachel "Chandlers coming on" she quickly returned her eyes when a voice came on interrupting the current show.
"We interrupt "The Real World" for a news break. We now go live to inside Madison Square Garden where Chandler Bing is about to start a 'last minute' press conference"
The screen flashes and the stage comes into view. The set up is almost exactly the same as it was for the conference held yesterday. A table sat in the front/center of the stage with a 'Chanandler Bong' banner draped across it. Only one chair sat at the table instead of the usual three.
Chandler walks out onto the stage. Almost immediately an array of flashes come from the crowd. He walks to the table and sits in the chair that is placed in the middle. A number of questions are thrown his way before he has time to speak. Johnny hushes the crowd.
"On at a time"
A reporter speaks up "Mr. Bing…"
"Call me Chandler" he interrupts
"Ok, Chandler, the tattoo what does it stand for?" he asks bringing a pen to a writing tablet ready to write
"It is the Japanese symbol for true"
"Does it have a significant meaning?" another reporter asked
"Yes"
"Which is?"
A smile spread across Chandlers face "It coincides with another, they together read 'True Love'."
*~*~*
Rachel's eyes shot to Monica who was smiling "Oh my god, you have the other tattoo don't you?"
Monica nodded pulling her shirt back so Rachel can see. Monica's eyes stayed on the t.v.
Rachel sighed. How was she supposed to tell Monica about Chandler? She didn't want Monica to get hurt. And she definitely didn't want to be the one who hurt her.
~*~*~
"Who has the other half?" some one from the back yelled
"My girlfriend"
"Monica Geller?"
"As a matter of fact yes" Chandler smiled
"There have been rumors that she would be joining the band on the tour, is that true"
"Yes it is, she will accompany us until the end of the tour"
"Are you in love?"
"Very much so"
*~*~*
Rachel starred at the screen. She wasn't buying anything that he said. "That's bull shit" she said under her breath. One day he was a heart less snake and the next he was in love with her best friend? Give her a break.
~*~*~
Johnny ran into view. "There will be no more questions! This conference is over. Mr. Bing has other business to attend to!" he pulled Chandler up and rushed him off stage.
*~*~*
"What?" Monica asked standing up
"Looks like someone's in trouble" Rachel grinned
The feed from MSG was cut and "The Real World" reappeared on screen.
~*~*~
"What the hells the matter with you!" Johnny screamed
Chandler stood silent
"What happened to what we went over. What you told me about the tattoo"
"I guess I lied" he said shrugging his shoulders
"You guess you lied? You guess you lied!... that was all true?"
"Every word of it"
"How do you expect to sell records to the millions of girls who adore you when you publicly admit that you're in love!"
"You figure it out, you're my manager!" Chandler screamed back
"I can't keep cleaning up your mess's Bing"
"Then don't! I haven't asked you too, and this isn't a mess. I want the world to know I'm in love. I'm not ashamed of it!"
Chandler grabbed his cell phone out of his pocket as it began to vibrate and flipped it open.
"Hello?"
"Chandler whats going on are you ok?" Monica asked
"Everything's fine but I can't talk right now. I have to call you back" he hung up the phone without saying or giving her a chance to say bye.
*~*~*
Monica starred at the phone for a second before hanging it up.
"Whats wrong?" Rachel asked
"I don't know. He couldn't talk"
"You think he's in trouble?"
"I hope not. I think he is though. Johnny looked pissed"
~*~*~
Chandler looked at Johnny who was pacing "This isn't such a bad thing quit freaking out. So my lyrics will change, the music's still the same, we're still the same band"
"It is bad. The record company isn't going to like this."
"I don't care what they like, it's my music, my songs, my voice. I'll do whatever the hell I want with it" Chandler walked out of Johnny's office slamming the door
*~*~*
Twenty minutes later news vans and various news paper and magazine reporters were outside Monica's house. Rachel and Monica had been packing during the gathering of reporters so they had no idea what was going on outside her house. A knock on Monica's door stopped them momentarily. Monica opened the door to see her dad standing on the other side.
"Monica, honey, you should come see this"
"What?"
"Follow me"
Monica motioned for Rachel to follow. They followed her dad downstairs. Monica instantly noticed all the blinds in the house were closed which was very unusual.
"What's going on?"
Jack walked to a window and motioned for her to come closer. Monica did so, when she got to him he slightly pulled open the window and Monica peered out. Her yard was full of reporters and the street was covered in news vans.
"Holy shit" Monica whispered backing away from the window "They don't waste anytime do they?"
"Apparently not" Rachel said glancing quickly out the window
A/N: And that's chapter 11. So I'm already done with chapter 12 but I don't like it at all. I think it ruins this story so I'm gonna try to fix it. I don't expect it to take as long as this chapter did, a week at the latest. Alright well R & R, let me know what you thinks gonna happen stuff like that. I'd love to know what you guys think.
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But you never pop nothin'
We say you a wanksta
And you need to stop frontin'