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The Aftermath

"This looks great…" Nora said, as Judy placed a plate of pancakes on the table. "But you didn't need to do this."

"Oh, its no problem…" Judy assured her as everyone began to help themselves. She glanced around the table, noticing someone was missing. "Do you want me to call Chandler?"

"No point…" Nora sighed. "He's not here."

"It's 8:30 in the morning." Jack looked up at her. "Where could he have gone this early?"

"I don't know…" She shrugged. "He was up before I was…. he's still upset about the move."

"I guess, that is understandable…." Jack nodded.

Monica played with the food on her plate. After the news about Chandler moving in with them was broke last night, Jack and Judy discussed with Ross and her. Ross was excited about it, hoping he and Chandler would become like brothers while Monica was interested in seeing what reaction Chandler would have towards Ross. Even though she hadn't really met him, she could tell in wasn't in studying on Friday nights and doing what he was told.

She also wondered about how he would act around Long Island, if he was one of these guys who did everything and anything to break the rules, then maybe it would take her parents' focus off of her which gave her the perfect opportunity to get away with a lot more. Maybe, just maybe she wouldn't be the screw up around the house anymore.

They all looked up when they heard the door and Chandler appeared with his walkman playing loudly, drowning out all sounds around him.

"Chandler…Have you been out for a morning run?" Nora smiled at him, seeing him in jogging-suit.

Chandler didn't reply, maybe because he couldn't hear her or maybe because he wasn't talking to her... probably both. He walked past the table, not looking at any of them as he pulled open the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water before heading into his room.

Nora was just about to get up and follow when music started to play loudly from inside his room. She sighed again and sat back down, knowing when he was in that kind of mood nothing could get through to him.

"He is a good boy, really…" She looked at Jack and Judy. "He's just upset."

They both nodded, before casting each other a look wondering what they had gotten themselves into.

Half an hour later, the music was turned off and he appeared again, this time with a sports bag and a soccer ball.

"Chandler, we saved you some breakfast…" Judy smiled at him.

"I'm fine thank you…" He mumbled.

"Oh, you need a breakfast to start the day." Jack added.

"I'll have something later."

"Sweetie, why don't we go and talk…" Nora tried to take his hand.

"I'm going out." He shook her off.

"Where?"

"I told the guys I'd meet them for a kick around." He told her.

"Oh, okay…" She looked slightly disappointed before getting an idea. "Hey, why don't you take Ross with you…"

"Ross?" He looked confused.

"Yeah, Ross…" She gestured to him, who had been reading a magazine about fossils until he heard his name. Nora thought that maybe if the pair of them spent some time and become friends, Chandler would be happier about the move.

Chandler sighed and turned to him. "You up for a kick around?"

"Kick around?" Ross repeated.

"Yeah…. y'know, soccer…" He replied, holding up the ball. "You kick the ball around the field and try and get it through the goalposts…"

"Uh…oh, yeah…" Ross looked down, slightly embarrassed before sending a glare at Monica when she laughed.

"Yay? Nay?" Chandler prompted.

"Uh, I guess I could go…" He stuttered, standing up.

"Right…" Chandler raised an eyebrow at his close slightly, seeing him wearing a white shirt and black pants. He shrugged, deciding that if he's clothes got wracked it was his own fault.

"Do you guys need a lift?" Jack offered, hoping to get Chandler to like him.

"Nah, we'll walk…. A good warm up…" Chandler replied, looking at Ross. "Maybe run a little."

"Uh…Okay…" Ross nodded, although they could all tell he wasn't keen on the idea.

Chandler forced himself not to laugh out loud at the look on his face, instead settle for a smile.

"You coming to?" He turned to Monica.

"Me?"

"Her?" Ross looked up sharply.

"Sure…" Chandler shrugged. "If you want."

"Yeah, okay…cool…" Monica smiled at him.

"Okay…" He replied, before looking at his watch. "Damn it, come on…we can't be late."

Ross and Monica quickly gathered their jackets and Ross even grabbed his science magazine, causing Chandler to stop and look at him for a second but decided not to say anything. Their parents called out to them to have a good time as they left.

As they reached outside, Chandler started to search through his bag, pulling some keys. He walked towards a black convertible car, unlocking it.

"Uh, I thought we were walking?" Ross looked at him.

"Well, if we walk we'll be late…" He explained, getting into the driver's seat. "I was going to run but I think you guys would prefer to drive."

"You thought right." Monica replied, moving to get in but Ross stopped her.

"I'm the oldest, I'll sit in the front seat!"

She rolled her eyes but never said anything and simply jumped into the back.

"Shouldn't we tell your Mom, you're borrowing her car?" Ross asked, as he started up the engine.

"Its not her car…" Chandler replied, pulling away at speed. "It's mine."

"This is your car?" Monica asked amazed.

"Yeah…" He shrugged; he glanced back at her before looking at Ross. "Okay, some rules…whatever happens today, don't tell your parents…"

Ross shot Monica a lot, wondering what was actually going to happen.

"Don't take everything you hear to seriously…" Chandler continued. "You'll hear a lot of stuff…. My friends will probably be winding you up."

"Okay…" Monica nodded, understandingly.

"And never touch my stereo…" He added, before reaching to turn it on.

Ross jumped when music started loudly and Chandler speeded up. Monica grinned and leant back in her seat.

"Where are we?" Ross asked, as Chandler pulled into a car park.

"My school…" He told them, shutting of the engine. "Or my old school…."

"Oh…" Ross replied. "It's the summer, should we be here."

"Who cares?" Was the only response he got before Chandler jumped out of the car.

Ross and Monica followed him silently as he led them towards the field. They saw a crowd of teenagers already gather there already.

"Hey man!" A guy jogged over to them. "You're late…."

"So?" Chandler replied.

"Y'know how early I had to get up to drive all the way here?"

"Should have stayed out my place then, shouldn't you…"

"I thought you had people over."

"I do…which reminds me… This is Monica and Ross…" He introduced them. "Guys, this is Joey…"

"Hey…" Joey nodded towards him, grinning at Monica. "How…"

"Don't!" Chandler warned.

"What!" He asked innocently.

"Haven't you got a girlfriend?"

"Oh, relax man…" Joey told him. "What's the matter with you anyway?"

"Nothing!"

"Sure…" Joey replied sarcastically as they headed over towards the rest of their friends.

"Drop it, okay, Joe…"

"Fine…" He sighed and backed off.

"Hey, heads up!" A voice called out as a ball came speeding towards them.

Ross let out a scream and covered his face with his hands. When he realised that he wasn't going to get hit, he looked and saw Chandler had control of the ball, continuously kicking it up and down.

"Who's the geek?" A guy asked, looking at Ross.

Chandler turned and kicked the ball, into the open goal before turning back.

"We playing or what?" He asked his friends.

"Sure, let go…" They all shrugged and moved to get the play.

"You playing?" Chandler asked Ross.

"Uh, no…I don't think…" He started.

"Okay…" Chandler cut him off, not really bothered whether or not he did.

Monica and Ross headed towards the bleachers to watch the game. Just as they sat down, Monica saw two girls walk over to Chandler and Joey.

"Hey, Guys…" Chandler and Joey turned around.

"Hey!" Joey grinned, seeing his girlfriend Jen.

"Hey, Babe…" The other girl, Kerry said to Chandler. "Who's that girl I saw you with…you're lucky I'm such an understanding girlfriend, I might get jealous."

Chandler shrugged. "No one, just some friends of my Mom…"

"So they're nameless people, then?" She replied, putting her arms around him and giving him a quick kiss.

He gave her a small smile. "Her name is Monica and that's her brother Ross…"

"Well, they look like nice people…"

"I guess…"

"Oh come on, you don't want to get to know them?"

"Not really… I don't want plan on getting to know them anytime soon!" He replied.

"Oh, ignore him…" Joey cut in. "He's just moody because he hasn't had his soccer fix, this morning."

The girls laughed quietly. "Okay, then…you better go and whoop those guys…"

"I will do…" Chandler nodded, before kissing her softly. "There's something I need to talk to you about, later. Okay?"

"Uh, okay…" She looked at him curiously. "Good or bad?"

"We'll talk later…" Chandler told her.

"Right, okay…" She nodded watching as he and Joey walked onto the field before going and sitting in the bleachers.

"Are you breaking up with her?" Joey asked once they were alone.

"I don't know…" He replied quietly.

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"Joe, just drop it okay." He sighed, running off to take his position as the game started.

TBC

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