Hey, Guys! Here's the next part! Please review and let me know what you think.
LilMondlerLuverUh, I don't know whether it would be weird for Monica and Chandler to get together… I hope no one thinks so anyway…
Oh, and there is going to be a lot of stuff about Chandler playing soccer throughout this fic… just to warn you, as I'm from the UK and we call it football…I might slip up…I'll try not to but just so that you are warned.
Anywhoo…
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Pushed Over The Edge
Ross was focused on his magazine and only occasionally glancing up at the soccer game when he heard the cheers coming from the few people stood watching. Monica watched as they players ran up and down the pitch but her eyes mainly stayed on Chandler, who seemed to be taking the game more seriously then the others. He wore his school, blue and white soccer jersey, like the rest of the players on his team, while the opposition wore their own plan clothes.
Joey who was not on the school soccer team went to tackle Chandler, put his friend skilfully dribbled around him before sprinting off to the other end of the pitch, dodging all the oppositions' defenders. Once he was right in front of the goal, he used all his power to kick the ball towards the back of the net. The goalkeeper didn't even attempted to stop the ball and instead jumped out the way of the speeding ball.
"Jeez, man…what did you have for breakfast?" Joey asked, breathlessly as he caught up with him.
"One- nil to us…" Chandler mumbled in reply, walking back to re-take his position.
"Seriously, Dude.." Joey stopped him. "What's the matter?"
"Why would there be something the matter?" He questioned.
"Oh, I don't know… how about you won't give a straight forward answer…" Joey started. "Or maybe because you nearly just took the goalie's head off!"
"Just forget it, Joe…" Chandler told him again.
"No, I won't!" Joey grabbed his arm to stop him running off.
"Get off!" Chandler pushed him away.
The other players stopped what they were doing and watched the pair. Kerry and Jen saw what was happening and head over to them with Monica and Ross, slowly following behind.
"Look, man why don't we go and talk?" Joey suggested.
"I don't want to talk!" He claimed. "Are we finishing this game or what?"
"Chandler?" Kerry asked concerned. "What's going on?"
"Nothing!"
"Uh-oh…teacher alert!" One of the other boys said causing everyone to turn and see the school's sports coach heading towards them.
"I didn't know you guys were that dedicated to school…" He said once he had reached them. "Maybe I can talk to the principle and get him to arrange a few extra classes."
"We're just having a game…" Chandler told him. "Is that a problem?"
"Breaking into school propriety might be…" Coach Murphy replied.
"We didn't break in…the gates were already open." Chandler claimed.
"If you say so…" The coach said. "I was hoping you'd be here."
"So, we're not in trouble?" Joey cut in.
"No, Mr Tribbiani…we already knew you lot came down here…" He told them. "Just don't wrack the place and no one will stop you."
"Alright!" Joey grinned. "I knew I liked this place for a reason!"
Murphy rolled his eyes and turned back to Chandler. "Can I have a word?"
He sighed loudly and followed the coach towards the bleachers, leaving his friends to watch them curiously. He didn't really get on well with his teachers, apart from Coach Murphy; he'd always been there for him. Helping him out when he was in trouble, offering him advice and encouraging him to continue with soccer.
"Your Mom phoned me this morning…" He started. "She wanted me to talk to you."
"What a surprise!" Chandler replied sarcastically. "Do you know what she's wants me to do?"
"Yeah, I found out a few weeks ago…" He told him. "But I think this could be good for you…Lincoln High is a good school…"
"Wait! You knew!"
"Well, yeah…"
"And you didn't tell me!"
"Well, it wasn't really my place…" He tried to explain.
"I can't believe you!" He grabbed his bag before storming off back to his friends.
"Chandler!" He called after him but he carried on walking.
"Here!" Chandler pulled the captain 'C' from his shirt and handed to one of his closest friends, James. "Congratulations."
"What's this?" James asked him, looking down at it.
"You're the captain now…" Chandler told him. "I've been dropped from the team."
"What!" There were shouts of protest from the players.
"Chandler, come on…" Murphy came up to him. "Lets go and talk about this probably."
"There's nothing to talk about!" He replied. "I can't believe I ever trusted you!"
"You can't drop him!" James told him with agreements from the others. "He's our best player!"
"It's out of my hands!" Murphy told them.
"Well, y'know what! I don't need you…or her!" Chandler told him, referring to his Mom.
"Chandler…"
"Forget it!" He shouted, pulling his jersey off and throwing it at him before storming off to his car.
The others watched in shock as he speeded away from the schools grounds. Monica and Ross looked each other, both wondering how they'd get back, they didn't know their way around the city.
"Coach, what happened?" Joey asked.
"I can't say…" He sighed. "I'd better go call his Mom…"
"What do you think he's going to do?" Kerry asked Joey, once Murphy had walked off.
"Probably something that will devastate himself and everyone around him…" Joey told her. "Come on, we'd better go look for him."
"Uh, what about us?" Monica cut in causing them all to look at her.
"What about you?" Joey frowned.
"Joey!" Kerry slapped him around the back of his head.
"We uh, sort of don't know how to get back…" Ross told them. "We came with Chandler…"
"Ah right…" Joey nodded, but still looked confused.
Kerry rolled his eyes at him. "Okay, Joe…. Gave them a ride home and we'll start looking for Chandler."
"Why can't you give them a lift home!" Joey moaned.
"Because Chandler doesn't want his Mom to know about me and she's more likely to tell you what's happening then any of us!"
"Oh right…okay…" He nodded before turning back to Ross and Monica. "Okay, guys follow me."
They nodded and stayed silent as Joey led them to his car.
"Uh, you don't know what's going on do you?" He asked them.
"No! No we don't…." Monica said quickly before Ross had glance to say anything.
"Oh okay…"
Ross looked at his sister questionable but she just shook her head at him, telling him not to say anything.
XxXxX
"Chandler!" Nora called out when they heard a key turning in the door.
"No, it just us…" Joey walked into the room, followed by Ross and Monica. "Chandler, kind of left them at the school…"
"Oh, okay…thanks Joey…" She sighed, disappointed that it wasn't her son.
"Uh, Coach Murphy has kicked Chandler of the soccer team…" Joey started; ready to jump to Chandler's defence. "That's why he went off."
"No…he never kicked Chandler off…"
"So, he can still play!" He asked hopefully. "Cos he thinks he can't…"
"No, Joey…he can't play…well not for Morris High anyway.." She told him quietly.
"What's going on?" Joey asked confused.
"Chandler's been transferred…" She informed him. "He's starts Lincoln High at the beginning of next year."
"What!" Joey's eyes went wide... his best friend was leaving.
"I'm sorry, Joey…" She looked up at him. "I'm going on a book tour and Chandler is moving in with the Gellers…. That also means you can't stay here for school."
"Chandler…he can't leave…. He goes to school here!" He protested. "His friends are here!"
"I know but its what's best for him…"
"Oh god…. that's why he was acting so weird…" Joey rubbed his eyes. "No wonder he was pissed off."
"Where'd he go Joey?" Nora asked.
"I don't know…" He shrugged. "There are a few people looking for him…. I'd better go help."
"Okay…. When you find him bring him straight home, okay…" She told him.
"I don't think he will want to…" Was the last thing Joey said before disappearing out the door.
XxXxX
Joey met up with Kerry, Jen and James near the park entrance, deciding they should stick together and looked for him. It was mid afternoon now and they still hadn't had any luck finding him, the more time went on, the more their concern grew.
"Hey, guys…" Joey called out, jogging up to them.
"Hey, man…" James turned around first. "Did you find out anything?"
"Uh, yeah…he's um…he's moving…"
"Moving?" Kerry repeated. "What do you mean, moving!"
"His Mom is going on a book tour…" He explained. "He's moving in with that family who are visiting."
"Well…where do they live?" James asked after a few seconds of silence.
"Long Island…"
"Oh right…" He nodded. "You live in Long Island too…. So are the two of you going to be travelling back and forward to school?"
"No…he's been transferred to Lincoln High."
"What?"
"We've got to find him." Kerry claimed.
"Are you okay?" Joey asked her.
"I'm fine…" She told them but they could all see she wasn't.
"Okay then…lets go find our friend…" Joey sighed as they all walked off in silence, trying to figure out where he was.
TBC
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