Old Friends, New Feelings
AN: Hello, my dedicated readers (all both of you lol). Thank you for all
the reviews! I'm sorry I didn't get this chapter up yesterday but Marine
World took more out of me then I thought! Anyway, here it is now! Enjoy. Oh
yeah, Marine World and Great America are both amusement parks in
California. I realize that the gang is in New York, but I decided to write
about these theme parks because I know them better. Sorry if it bugs you!
And thanks for all the nice reviews!
Disclaimer: I do not really own Friends. I just own it in my dreams along with a 2002 Silver Honda 2-door and Dance, Dance revolution (my latest obsession). I don't own Marine World or Great America either.
Chapter 3
Ross smiled as he walked up the five flights of stairs that led to his friend's apartments. He had managed to get six tickets to Marine World from his work's lottery. None of the Paliontologists were interested in them, they all wanted the new Fossil Finder 500.
"Oh well" thought Ross "Their loss, our gain." His friends, especially Joey, were going to be so excited. It was worth giving up his chance to win the Fossil Finder 500.
There were other reasons too. Like the fact that Ross felt that he was often ignored by the group. Or, more simply he was boring. The others all brought their own unique qualities to their gang: Chandler, with his constant jokes; Rachel, with her obvious grace and beauty; Monica's amazing food and her ability to always be there when you needed her; and Joey and Phoebe with their special way of thinking which some people would call stupid, but their friends knew better.
Ross grimaced, he was definitely inferior to his friends. In fact, if he wasn't Monica's brother or the lucky guy who Rachel had fallen for he might have left the group involuntarily a long time ago.
Absorbed in his thoughts, Ross didn't realize how close he was to the apartment until he was nose to nose with the door. He smiled, it was finally his chance to shine. He reached out to open the door.
"Hey guys, Gue---" he began, but he was immediately interrupted by Monica.
"Ross! Ross! Guess what?! Chandlers work gave us season passes to Great America, isn't that cool!" she exclaimed happily, not knowing the impact of her rushed words.
"Honey? Isn't that great?" questioned Rachel, seeing the look on Ross's face.
"Yah..great," he answered, creastfallen. "When are we going?"
"Tommorow baby!" exclaimed Joey, as excited as Ross thought he would be.
"Okay, great, well I'm gonna go now, I need my rest. Bye everyone, and I love you Rach!" with that he quickly exited.
"But but you just got here!" Rachel said, confused. Her words were lost among cries of good bye from the friends.
"What was up with him?" asked Chandler.
"I don't know, he's been acting weird lately. But he's right, we all need to get some sleep so we can have fun on the rides tomorrow." Phoebe pointed out and they all got up and filed to their nice warm beds.
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"I don't know why you girls insist on wearing flip flops to a theme park. We're going to be walking at least a mile and they're going to fly off on roller coasters!" Ross grumbled as he drove their rented van. They had decided not to take cabs, as they would be too expensive, and borrowed a van instead.
"Ross, how many times do I have to tell you, they're sandals, not flip flops OR thongs" Monica insisted, looking at Joey for the last part. She couldn't believe how crabby Ross had been all day.
"Huh?" Joey looked up from his Playboy.
"Calm down Joey, they're talking about shoes, not underwear." Chandler informed him
"Oh."
"Look guys! We're here!" Phoebe shouted, pointing to Top Gun's black tracks.
"Finally! And what good timing too, I just got done with my toenails" Rachel said. The guys rolled their eyes.
After parking, the gang traipsed up to the theme park like they owned the place. Right after they got through the gates, Phoebe stopped them.
"Right well, since the rides go in groups of two, we need to split up. How about me and Joey, Rachel and Ross, and Monica and Chandler?" There was no objection from the group who had expected this pairing.
"Pheebs can we plllleeease go now? I want to go on the Sponge Bob ride!"
"Fine, fine, we'll meet you guys at the entrance at 11:00, but don't go on any roller coasters yet! Save that for the end of the day!" she yelled.
Monica chuckled, she knew Phoebe would want to be with Joey. She bet they would have gone on half the rides by 11.
"Right, well, Ross and I are going to head towards the arcade. He promised to bu.err win me a teddy bear. See you later Mon!" Monica and Chandler watched them retreat.
"Okay, it obviously pained them to leave us on our own." He said, watching the two pairs sprint in opposite directions
Monica giggled "So, what ride do you want to go on?"
" Well, I heard that they have some pretty good water rides here, but you probably don't want to ride those, you don't have a bathing suit on.."
"Wanna bet?" Monica stripped off her t-shirt. Underneath there was a red and white flowered bikini. "I'm always ready for water rides"
By eleven, Monica and Chandler had gone on the two log rides twice and the roaring rapids three times. They were soaked, but happy as they laughed and joked their way to the entrance.
The other four were already there, laughing and joking. It was the perfect friend moment.
Suddenly a photographer came up to them and snapped their picture and asked them if they would have a problem being on the brochure. Of course they said no, so the photographer gave them each a free copy of the picture. Then they all went off to ride the roller coasters, which was pretty much the only reason they were there anyway.
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Monica smiled. It had been a perfect day. Even Ross had loosened up and had fun. She was so excited for a whole season of this.
The pairings were perfect too. She and Chandler had had a great time getting wet and laughing and cracking jokes. He was great, and she was glad she had him for a best friend.
Monica felt herself begin to nod off and fell asleep on Chandler's lap. Chandler looked down on her.
"She's beautiful" Chandler was surprised to think this. He had only thought two other people were beautiful in his life, his mother and Laura Croft. But looking down at Monica, beautiful was the only description. Well not the only one. Funny, sweet, amazing. Those fit in there too. He was so lucky to have a best friend like her.
AN: Okay, so it's finally up! I'm sorry it took so long. I think this is the best chapter I've written so far, at least the beginning was. I don't really know where this story is going, but hopefully I'll figure it out before it ends ( Read and Review please!
Disclaimer: I do not really own Friends. I just own it in my dreams along with a 2002 Silver Honda 2-door and Dance, Dance revolution (my latest obsession). I don't own Marine World or Great America either.
Chapter 3
Ross smiled as he walked up the five flights of stairs that led to his friend's apartments. He had managed to get six tickets to Marine World from his work's lottery. None of the Paliontologists were interested in them, they all wanted the new Fossil Finder 500.
"Oh well" thought Ross "Their loss, our gain." His friends, especially Joey, were going to be so excited. It was worth giving up his chance to win the Fossil Finder 500.
There were other reasons too. Like the fact that Ross felt that he was often ignored by the group. Or, more simply he was boring. The others all brought their own unique qualities to their gang: Chandler, with his constant jokes; Rachel, with her obvious grace and beauty; Monica's amazing food and her ability to always be there when you needed her; and Joey and Phoebe with their special way of thinking which some people would call stupid, but their friends knew better.
Ross grimaced, he was definitely inferior to his friends. In fact, if he wasn't Monica's brother or the lucky guy who Rachel had fallen for he might have left the group involuntarily a long time ago.
Absorbed in his thoughts, Ross didn't realize how close he was to the apartment until he was nose to nose with the door. He smiled, it was finally his chance to shine. He reached out to open the door.
"Hey guys, Gue---" he began, but he was immediately interrupted by Monica.
"Ross! Ross! Guess what?! Chandlers work gave us season passes to Great America, isn't that cool!" she exclaimed happily, not knowing the impact of her rushed words.
"Honey? Isn't that great?" questioned Rachel, seeing the look on Ross's face.
"Yah..great," he answered, creastfallen. "When are we going?"
"Tommorow baby!" exclaimed Joey, as excited as Ross thought he would be.
"Okay, great, well I'm gonna go now, I need my rest. Bye everyone, and I love you Rach!" with that he quickly exited.
"But but you just got here!" Rachel said, confused. Her words were lost among cries of good bye from the friends.
"What was up with him?" asked Chandler.
"I don't know, he's been acting weird lately. But he's right, we all need to get some sleep so we can have fun on the rides tomorrow." Phoebe pointed out and they all got up and filed to their nice warm beds.
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"I don't know why you girls insist on wearing flip flops to a theme park. We're going to be walking at least a mile and they're going to fly off on roller coasters!" Ross grumbled as he drove their rented van. They had decided not to take cabs, as they would be too expensive, and borrowed a van instead.
"Ross, how many times do I have to tell you, they're sandals, not flip flops OR thongs" Monica insisted, looking at Joey for the last part. She couldn't believe how crabby Ross had been all day.
"Huh?" Joey looked up from his Playboy.
"Calm down Joey, they're talking about shoes, not underwear." Chandler informed him
"Oh."
"Look guys! We're here!" Phoebe shouted, pointing to Top Gun's black tracks.
"Finally! And what good timing too, I just got done with my toenails" Rachel said. The guys rolled their eyes.
After parking, the gang traipsed up to the theme park like they owned the place. Right after they got through the gates, Phoebe stopped them.
"Right well, since the rides go in groups of two, we need to split up. How about me and Joey, Rachel and Ross, and Monica and Chandler?" There was no objection from the group who had expected this pairing.
"Pheebs can we plllleeease go now? I want to go on the Sponge Bob ride!"
"Fine, fine, we'll meet you guys at the entrance at 11:00, but don't go on any roller coasters yet! Save that for the end of the day!" she yelled.
Monica chuckled, she knew Phoebe would want to be with Joey. She bet they would have gone on half the rides by 11.
"Right, well, Ross and I are going to head towards the arcade. He promised to bu.err win me a teddy bear. See you later Mon!" Monica and Chandler watched them retreat.
"Okay, it obviously pained them to leave us on our own." He said, watching the two pairs sprint in opposite directions
Monica giggled "So, what ride do you want to go on?"
" Well, I heard that they have some pretty good water rides here, but you probably don't want to ride those, you don't have a bathing suit on.."
"Wanna bet?" Monica stripped off her t-shirt. Underneath there was a red and white flowered bikini. "I'm always ready for water rides"
By eleven, Monica and Chandler had gone on the two log rides twice and the roaring rapids three times. They were soaked, but happy as they laughed and joked their way to the entrance.
The other four were already there, laughing and joking. It was the perfect friend moment.
Suddenly a photographer came up to them and snapped their picture and asked them if they would have a problem being on the brochure. Of course they said no, so the photographer gave them each a free copy of the picture. Then they all went off to ride the roller coasters, which was pretty much the only reason they were there anyway.
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Monica smiled. It had been a perfect day. Even Ross had loosened up and had fun. She was so excited for a whole season of this.
The pairings were perfect too. She and Chandler had had a great time getting wet and laughing and cracking jokes. He was great, and she was glad she had him for a best friend.
Monica felt herself begin to nod off and fell asleep on Chandler's lap. Chandler looked down on her.
"She's beautiful" Chandler was surprised to think this. He had only thought two other people were beautiful in his life, his mother and Laura Croft. But looking down at Monica, beautiful was the only description. Well not the only one. Funny, sweet, amazing. Those fit in there too. He was so lucky to have a best friend like her.
AN: Okay, so it's finally up! I'm sorry it took so long. I think this is the best chapter I've written so far, at least the beginning was. I don't really know where this story is going, but hopefully I'll figure it out before it ends ( Read and Review please!