A/N: This story is slow moving, but its for a reason. If you feel
that it is too slow, please let me know because I will speed it up, but
only if there is an overwhelming demand to speed it up. There is going to
be some funny moments here and there with Rachel and her new developing
feelings. I am trying to create an interesting sub-plot, so bare with me.
Everything will get interesting and you'll hopefully enjoy it. Please Read
and Review.
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Rachel woke up in the morning with confusion. Was Joey the one person she'd been waiting her whole life for? Was he just being nice to her to cheer her up? How could she be falling for Joey? She thought of it as an impossible task. He was her friend and nothing more.
Rachel got up out of bed and went into the kitchen.
"Morning Rach." Joey said as he was taking out a box of Frosted Flakes from the cupboard.
"Morning Joey." Rachel said, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Hey Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for saying all those things about me last night. They really meant alot to me."
"I wouldn't have said them if they weren't true." Joey smiled. God how she loved that smile.
There was a pause. Rachel stared at him in a loving way as she saw him make his usual breakfast. Daydreaming of Joey making her some breakfast. Bringing here breakfast in bed. Joey was unbeknownest to this. He saw Rachel out of the corner of his eyes.
"Are you ok Rach? Do I have something on my face?" Joey started touching his face to see if he felt anything on it.
Rachel snapped out of her trance. "Oh no. I was just, uh, thinking about, um....taking a bike ride today." Rachel felt the lameness of what she just said.
"Really? I didn't know you had a bike?"
Rachel paused, realizing that what Joey said was true. "Well, maybe I should go buy one if I want to ride one." Rachel started scratching her head. "Um, I'm gonna go to the bathroom." Rachel left to go into the bathroom, leaving a confused Joey. 'What is wrong with me?' Rachel thought as she slid against the shut door to the bathroom. She was acting as if Joey was a crush from high school. She felt so stupid. She had to try to surpress her new found crush if she wanted to act normal.
It was the afternoon and Monica and Chandler were auditioning bands at a hotel. Rachel decided to tag along too to keep herself away from Joey for a while.
"Monica, I don't want a band that only knows 80's songs. I'm afraid I might end up doing a Flock of Seagulls move." Chandler said.
"Ok fine. I guess we'll have to keep looking for a good band." Monica said.
The next band that came in was The Heart Shaped Travelers. They were doned in bright red suit jackets, black dress pants, and sparkling red cumberbunds.
"Hello you fine people. My name is Tony Hart, no pun intended and I'm here to tell you...." Tony spun around and started singing "Earth Angel.".
"Wow. That guy has a nice voice. And he's got such nice moves." Monica said. Chandler glared at her. "Oh, believe me, your moves are better." Chandler smiled and they resumed listening.
The song finished and all three of them clapped.
"Hey Monica, I think you might have a winner."
"Chandler and Monica. You look like a happy couple. But you, young lady over there. I just want to say something to you." Tony started to come down from the stage and over to Rachel. Tony carried a mike and started singing to Rachel: "You know that it would be untrue, You know that I would be a liar, If I was to say to you, Girl, we couldn't get much higher." Tony started to sing in Rachels ear and whisper: "Come on baby, light my fire, Come on baby, light fire, Try to set the night on fire." Rachel started to feel uncomfortable as he tried to seduce her.
"Ok mister, thanks for coming we'll call you if we need you." Monica said, pushing Tony away from Rachel. He almost fell backwards as she pushed him out the door. The band stared at Monica. "What? Do you think are the exception to the rules? Get outta here!" The band started to pack up and leave.
"Monica, that whole taking charge thing, was kind of a turn on." Chandler said, putting his arms around her waist.
"Really?" Monica said. Chandler and Monica were about to kiss.
"Hello?" Monica and Chandler turned around. "I was practically molestated by a horny band guy." Rachel said, complaining in her seat.
"Sorry about that." Monica said. "Well, Chandler, I think we're going to have to go with the 80's band."
"Well, you're not gonna see me on the wedding day. You'll be seeing me." Chandler started imitating the Flock of Seagulls.
"...and that is why my theory is true." Ross said, sitting down at lunch with his fellow co workers in the NYU lunch room.
"Sure, whatever you say Geller." Dr. Jamerson said as he got up and left.
"Believe what you want." Dr. Hanson said, grabbing his cup of coffee and leaving.
"I thought your theory made sense." said a new teacher.
"Really?" Ross said. "Are you new here?"
"Yeah. I'm Dr. Elaine Krause."
"Oh. What department do you work in?"
"Psychology. Yeah, I thought I'd be crazy to take up something like psychology, but aren't all psychologist crazy?" Elaine said, laughing. Ross laughed.
"So the world is run by a bunch of psychos?" Ross said. Elaine was a little confused. "Sorry that theory didn't make much sense."
"Took a piece of wrapping paper
and made it into a cape.
Oh that boy was so smart
If only he knew how to use tape. Lalalalala....."
Phoebe sang, at her usual gig at Central Perk. The whole gang was there.
"Lalalalalala. Thanks everyone. Come sign up for a free guitar lesson, after you pay me $50 dollars."
Phoebe took a seat on the couch next to Chandler, Monica, and Joey. Ross was in the sofa chair and Rachel on a chair.
"Hey, I've been thinking about becoming a psychic." Phoebe said, with her friends undivided attention. "I mean, I've predicted lots of things. Like that time when I said that Chandler wouldn't get laid in London? I was right!" *a/n: remember, no one knows that CnM hooked up in London until later on in the real 7th season.* "And the time when I said that Ross would get that job at NYU? I was right there too. And the time when I saw Rachel daydreaming out the window while I discuss all the times I was right when I predicted something?" Phoebe said looking over at Rachel. Everyone looked at Rachel.
"Hmm..What?" Rachel said, oblivious to her daydreaming.
"Rach, are you ok?" Monica asked.
"Yeah. Never better." Rachel said, putting on a happy face.
"So Monica, how was looking for bands today?" Joey asked.
"Well, we had this one band where the guy had a limp when he danced, we had a full on 80's band, and one guy who tried hitting on Rachel."Monica answered.
"But why is that the highlight of that band?" Rachel replied, offended.
"Oh please, you could see his microphone from where I was sitting." Monica said as matter of factly.
Ross is getting up to leave.
"Ross, where are you going?" Chandler asked.
"Oh. I have a date tonight."
"Oh with who?"
"With this professor, Elaine."
"Oh what does she teach?" Phoebe asks
"Psychology."
"Oh a psycho." Phoebe said, sipping her coffee.
Ross left to prepare for his date.
"Well, me and Chandler should get going. We can't eat too much over the next few days. Gotta go for cake testing." Monica said, as she grabbed her bag. Chandler and Monica left.
"I might as well get going. I have to start channeling the spirits." Phoebe said, taking her to go coffee.
"So psychics have different channels? Like on TV?" Joey asked.
"Yes but these are more entertaining. Bye."
Rachel was now alone again with the one person she was trying to avoid. She didn't want to end up alone with him. She wanted to surpress these feelings that were developing. She knew though that ignoring him would lead to him questioning why she avoided him. So there was no choice. She had to talk.
"Hey Joe, do you wanna go watch some movies with me? Since I have no one else to watch them with and if I watch a scary movie I might scream and cry and frantically go crazy---"
"Rach, you're babbling. And of course I'll watch them with you. You're my favorite movie buddy" Rachel felt herself get all flustered.
Rachel and Joey left. She knew that she might be heading for disaster. She knew that she shouldn't spend too much time alone with him or she might do something she will regret it.
Rachel and Joey entered their apartment.
"So what do you wanna watch Rach?" Joey said, heading over to their tape rack.
"How about...'Scream'? Rachel kind of blurting it out. She couldn't think of anything else. Now she felt little worried that a scary movie can lead to cuddling and Joey protecting her from the horrible guts and blood on TV.
"Sure." Joey said. Rachel kind of cringed when he agreed.
"I'll make popcorn." Rachel said.
"I'll rewind the tape. I can't believe we always forget to do that."
"No Joey. You always forget to do that." ' But you never forget how to get to my heart.'
As soon as the popcorn was done, Rachel and Joey started the movie. Rachel felt that this would be a long night. A long night that she dreaded.
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Rachel woke up in the morning with confusion. Was Joey the one person she'd been waiting her whole life for? Was he just being nice to her to cheer her up? How could she be falling for Joey? She thought of it as an impossible task. He was her friend and nothing more.
Rachel got up out of bed and went into the kitchen.
"Morning Rach." Joey said as he was taking out a box of Frosted Flakes from the cupboard.
"Morning Joey." Rachel said, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Hey Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for saying all those things about me last night. They really meant alot to me."
"I wouldn't have said them if they weren't true." Joey smiled. God how she loved that smile.
There was a pause. Rachel stared at him in a loving way as she saw him make his usual breakfast. Daydreaming of Joey making her some breakfast. Bringing here breakfast in bed. Joey was unbeknownest to this. He saw Rachel out of the corner of his eyes.
"Are you ok Rach? Do I have something on my face?" Joey started touching his face to see if he felt anything on it.
Rachel snapped out of her trance. "Oh no. I was just, uh, thinking about, um....taking a bike ride today." Rachel felt the lameness of what she just said.
"Really? I didn't know you had a bike?"
Rachel paused, realizing that what Joey said was true. "Well, maybe I should go buy one if I want to ride one." Rachel started scratching her head. "Um, I'm gonna go to the bathroom." Rachel left to go into the bathroom, leaving a confused Joey. 'What is wrong with me?' Rachel thought as she slid against the shut door to the bathroom. She was acting as if Joey was a crush from high school. She felt so stupid. She had to try to surpress her new found crush if she wanted to act normal.
It was the afternoon and Monica and Chandler were auditioning bands at a hotel. Rachel decided to tag along too to keep herself away from Joey for a while.
"Monica, I don't want a band that only knows 80's songs. I'm afraid I might end up doing a Flock of Seagulls move." Chandler said.
"Ok fine. I guess we'll have to keep looking for a good band." Monica said.
The next band that came in was The Heart Shaped Travelers. They were doned in bright red suit jackets, black dress pants, and sparkling red cumberbunds.
"Hello you fine people. My name is Tony Hart, no pun intended and I'm here to tell you...." Tony spun around and started singing "Earth Angel.".
"Wow. That guy has a nice voice. And he's got such nice moves." Monica said. Chandler glared at her. "Oh, believe me, your moves are better." Chandler smiled and they resumed listening.
The song finished and all three of them clapped.
"Hey Monica, I think you might have a winner."
"Chandler and Monica. You look like a happy couple. But you, young lady over there. I just want to say something to you." Tony started to come down from the stage and over to Rachel. Tony carried a mike and started singing to Rachel: "You know that it would be untrue, You know that I would be a liar, If I was to say to you, Girl, we couldn't get much higher." Tony started to sing in Rachels ear and whisper: "Come on baby, light my fire, Come on baby, light fire, Try to set the night on fire." Rachel started to feel uncomfortable as he tried to seduce her.
"Ok mister, thanks for coming we'll call you if we need you." Monica said, pushing Tony away from Rachel. He almost fell backwards as she pushed him out the door. The band stared at Monica. "What? Do you think are the exception to the rules? Get outta here!" The band started to pack up and leave.
"Monica, that whole taking charge thing, was kind of a turn on." Chandler said, putting his arms around her waist.
"Really?" Monica said. Chandler and Monica were about to kiss.
"Hello?" Monica and Chandler turned around. "I was practically molestated by a horny band guy." Rachel said, complaining in her seat.
"Sorry about that." Monica said. "Well, Chandler, I think we're going to have to go with the 80's band."
"Well, you're not gonna see me on the wedding day. You'll be seeing me." Chandler started imitating the Flock of Seagulls.
"...and that is why my theory is true." Ross said, sitting down at lunch with his fellow co workers in the NYU lunch room.
"Sure, whatever you say Geller." Dr. Jamerson said as he got up and left.
"Believe what you want." Dr. Hanson said, grabbing his cup of coffee and leaving.
"I thought your theory made sense." said a new teacher.
"Really?" Ross said. "Are you new here?"
"Yeah. I'm Dr. Elaine Krause."
"Oh. What department do you work in?"
"Psychology. Yeah, I thought I'd be crazy to take up something like psychology, but aren't all psychologist crazy?" Elaine said, laughing. Ross laughed.
"So the world is run by a bunch of psychos?" Ross said. Elaine was a little confused. "Sorry that theory didn't make much sense."
"Took a piece of wrapping paper
and made it into a cape.
Oh that boy was so smart
If only he knew how to use tape. Lalalalala....."
Phoebe sang, at her usual gig at Central Perk. The whole gang was there.
"Lalalalalala. Thanks everyone. Come sign up for a free guitar lesson, after you pay me $50 dollars."
Phoebe took a seat on the couch next to Chandler, Monica, and Joey. Ross was in the sofa chair and Rachel on a chair.
"Hey, I've been thinking about becoming a psychic." Phoebe said, with her friends undivided attention. "I mean, I've predicted lots of things. Like that time when I said that Chandler wouldn't get laid in London? I was right!" *a/n: remember, no one knows that CnM hooked up in London until later on in the real 7th season.* "And the time when I said that Ross would get that job at NYU? I was right there too. And the time when I saw Rachel daydreaming out the window while I discuss all the times I was right when I predicted something?" Phoebe said looking over at Rachel. Everyone looked at Rachel.
"Hmm..What?" Rachel said, oblivious to her daydreaming.
"Rach, are you ok?" Monica asked.
"Yeah. Never better." Rachel said, putting on a happy face.
"So Monica, how was looking for bands today?" Joey asked.
"Well, we had this one band where the guy had a limp when he danced, we had a full on 80's band, and one guy who tried hitting on Rachel."Monica answered.
"But why is that the highlight of that band?" Rachel replied, offended.
"Oh please, you could see his microphone from where I was sitting." Monica said as matter of factly.
Ross is getting up to leave.
"Ross, where are you going?" Chandler asked.
"Oh. I have a date tonight."
"Oh with who?"
"With this professor, Elaine."
"Oh what does she teach?" Phoebe asks
"Psychology."
"Oh a psycho." Phoebe said, sipping her coffee.
Ross left to prepare for his date.
"Well, me and Chandler should get going. We can't eat too much over the next few days. Gotta go for cake testing." Monica said, as she grabbed her bag. Chandler and Monica left.
"I might as well get going. I have to start channeling the spirits." Phoebe said, taking her to go coffee.
"So psychics have different channels? Like on TV?" Joey asked.
"Yes but these are more entertaining. Bye."
Rachel was now alone again with the one person she was trying to avoid. She didn't want to end up alone with him. She wanted to surpress these feelings that were developing. She knew though that ignoring him would lead to him questioning why she avoided him. So there was no choice. She had to talk.
"Hey Joe, do you wanna go watch some movies with me? Since I have no one else to watch them with and if I watch a scary movie I might scream and cry and frantically go crazy---"
"Rach, you're babbling. And of course I'll watch them with you. You're my favorite movie buddy" Rachel felt herself get all flustered.
Rachel and Joey left. She knew that she might be heading for disaster. She knew that she shouldn't spend too much time alone with him or she might do something she will regret it.
Rachel and Joey entered their apartment.
"So what do you wanna watch Rach?" Joey said, heading over to their tape rack.
"How about...'Scream'? Rachel kind of blurting it out. She couldn't think of anything else. Now she felt little worried that a scary movie can lead to cuddling and Joey protecting her from the horrible guts and blood on TV.
"Sure." Joey said. Rachel kind of cringed when he agreed.
"I'll make popcorn." Rachel said.
"I'll rewind the tape. I can't believe we always forget to do that."
"No Joey. You always forget to do that." ' But you never forget how to get to my heart.'
As soon as the popcorn was done, Rachel and Joey started the movie. Rachel felt that this would be a long night. A long night that she dreaded.
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