Yay! I'm updating this fic! Anyways, this might be the last update for a week or so…got my exams starting on Thursday..eek…so not ready! Oh and for the people who's asked about Mondler getting together during this fic…I'm not sure when it'll be…probably in the next few chapters or so….sorry :P Anywhoo, thanks for the reviews! Love them! Keep em coming!
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Agreement Between Friends
"Hey, Chandler…." Ross walked into the room they shared, glancing over his shoulder. "Oh! You're doing homework!"
"Before you say anything…" Chandler started defensively.
"No, no don't worry…" Ross replied and started to pull books out of his own bag. "I do homework Friday nights too!"
"Actually, I'm only doing this to get it out of the way because I'm going to the city this weekend…" Chandler smirked, turning back to his work. "But whatever…"
"Oh…" He blushed slightly. "Uh…well…okay…"
Chandler glanced up from his work at him, seeing him sorting through his book bag. Ross wasn't the kind of guy he hung around with but he was in the same year and did live with him…he had to make an effort.
"Look, why don't you come to?" He sighed.
"What?" Ross looked at him surprised.
"Well, Monica and her friends are coming…" Chandler shrugged.
"You want me to come?" He questioned to which Chandler shrugged. "Why?"
"To show there's no hard feeling about Chip's posters…"
"Oh…." Ross' eye suddenly went wide "Why? What did you do!"
"Nothing…" He protested, before shyly looking away. "We just sorta added some stuff…"
"Oh my god…he's going to kill me!"
"He's not going to kill you…" Chandler rolled his eyes.
"You don't know him!"
"Just tell him it was us…"
"What? Grass on you and Joey so you can beat me up!"
Chandler was quiet for a moment, thinking about. "Maybe…"
His mouth dropped open before he quickly went into a karate pose.
"Oh relax…" Chandler laughed at him. "I'm not going to beat you up!"
Ross looked at him suspiciously. "What do you want from me?"
"Want from you?" Chandler repeated with a frown.
"Why would you want hang out with me?"
Chandler sighed loudly. "Ross, I don't want anything from you…I just thought I'd offer you an invitation."
"Why?"
"Because it thought it might loosen you up a bit…"
"I don't need loosening up!"
"Well, you're not actually the school's 'Mr Cool' are you…" Chandler smirked, picking up his pen again.
"Well, at least I'll graduate high school…" Ross muttered, climbing onto his bed.
Chandler slowly turned to look at him. "What's that meant to mean?"
"Nothing…" He avoided his eyes and pretended to be looking through his bag.
"Whatever…" Chandler mumbled going back to his work.
XxXxX
"You want to spend the weekend in the city?" Jack raised an eyebrow at Monica and Chandler.
"Yeah, I just wanna catch up with some friends and stuff…" Chandler shrugged. "Thought Monica would like to tag along…"
"What about Ross?" Judy cut in.
"He wasn't interested…" Chandler told her.
"Well….I guess Chandler can go…" Judy stated.
"Just Chandler?" Monica questioned.
"Well, who do you know in the city?"
"Rachel and Phoebe's going!" She protested.
"They are? Why? What's going on?"
"Nothing…" Chandler stepped in. "Just Monica and Kerry talked when you visited and they'd liked to get to know each other more…"
"Kerry, is your girlfriend right?" Jack queried.
"Yeah, which is why the girls are coming because Joey and James will be there and it would unfair for Kerry to be alone with three guys…. Plus Joey's ex, Jen is coming with her new boyfriend…"
"Right…" Judy and Jack looked at each other, stunned by how quickly he spoke and the amount of information they were given.
"It'll only be for one night…we'll be back Sunday…" Chandler continued. "The girls are staying at Kerry's and me and Joey are crashing at James'…."
"Well, I don't know…"
"I've done all my homework…" Monica added.
"Okay, I guess…." Judy reluctantly agreed. "But as long as Chandler promises to look after you…"
"Sure thing!" Chandler grinned.
"And you must do what he says…" Judy turned to Monica. "He knows the city, you don't…"
"Okay, no problem…" Monica claimed. "I'm going to call Rachel and let her know…"
"And I'm going to call Joey…" Chandler mimicked her excited tone, earning himself a mock glare as she left the room.
"You two seem to be getting a long…" Jack observed from behind his paper.
"Yeah…. she's cool…" He shrugged.
"Well, I'm glad you're making new friends…" He replied, turning the pages.
XxXxX
"So, are we really staying at Kerry's house?" Monica asked, squashed in between Phoebe and Rachel in the back of Chandler's car.
"Nah, we'll all crash at my place…" Chandler told them. "Just easier to tell your parents that there would be adult supervision."
"So, who's going to be there?" Phoebe asked, shifting over slightly as moved closer to her.
"Us, Kerry, James, Jen…her new guy…" Chandler listed.
"Huh, he won't last 5 minutes!" Joey predicted.
"Ohhhh…do I detect a bit of jealousy…" Chandler teased.
"Noooooo…" Joey replied. "But you do know who it is, don't you?"
"Just some guy she's met…" Chandler started.
"Gary Thomas…" Joey informed him, cutting him off.
"What!" He exclaimed. "That jerk's not coming to my house!"
"Ohh, who's Gary Thomas?" Rachel sat forwards eagerly to hear gossip.
"Oh just some guy from our school…" Joey told her. "He was always trying to bet us at stuff…. Sports, girls…"
"Urg, don't you just hate guys like that…" She sat back.
"Umm, excuse me?" Monica looked at her.
"What?"
"This coming from Lincoln High's queen bitch…"
"Hey!" She protested. "Anyway, it's charming on girls…. It makes guys look like losers…. Either you got it or you haven't…"
"Sorta like that Chip dude…. He was a loser…" Joey stated.
"Exactly…" Rachel replied. "And these guys have differently got it…"
"Yeah baby!" Joey cheered.
"Come on, let's get this party started!" Chandler rolled his eyes but couldn't help smiling as he flicked on stereo causing to blare out the many speakers in the car.
XxXxX
"Wow…." Phoebe stared around the apartment in awe.
"This place is amazing…" Rachel added.
"Yeah I know…" He replied modestly before chucking his car keys at Joey. "You wanna go get some food and stuff in…"
"Yeah, sure!" Joey replied eagerly.
"Uh, is it a good idea to trust him with food?" Monica questioned.
"Good point…" Chandler glanced at her. "Maybe someone should go with him."
"Hey, I'm not a baby!" Joey argued.
"Of course you're not…" Chandler said patronizingly. "Rach, wanna do the honours?"
"Me?"
"Well, I would myself but I gotta wait for Kerry to turn up…"
"Uh…. Well…um…. Maybe Monica should go…" She suggested. "I mean, she's the wannabe chef…"
"You want to be a chef?" Chandler looked at her.
"Um, yeah…"
"Cool…" He nodded. "Maybe you should cook for us tonight."
"Okay!" She exclaimed, before turning to write a list of stuff she needed.
"Wow, look at her go…" Joey watched, unsure whether he should be scared or not.
"Eh, you'll get use to it…" Phoebe commented, dropping onto the couch.
The doorbell rung and Chandler moved to answer it, shaking his head as he laugh lightly.
"Hey!" He grinned at Kerry.
"Hey, yourself…" She threw her arms around him.
"Miss me?" He joked but continued to hold her.
"I did actually…" She pulled back slightly to look at him, giving a quick kiss on the lips. "No one to help me with my Maths homework."
"Is that all I am to you?" He asked, following her back to the others. "Free study tuition?"
"Yeah…that and my driver…" She replied, running towards Joey giving him a big hug.
"Oh, yeah, that's nice…" Chandler replied but knew she was only joking.
"Of course I missed you, baby…" She moved back to him and pulled him into a kiss.
"Umm, bedroom's that way…" Joey pointed in the general area, causing them to break apart.
"Is there nothing else on your mind?" Kerry asked, hitting him lightly in the stomach.
"Ow…" He flinched away in pain. "Why always the stomach! It's my weapon!"
"Your weapon?" Chandler raised an eyebrow, as he wrapped his arms around Kerry's waist from behind and resting his chin on her shoulder. "So what you going to do if someone tries to mug you? Eat them?"
Joey glared at him and opened his mouth to reply but then realised he didn't know what to say.
"So, you going to introduce me to your new friends?" Kerry asked glancing back at him.
"Uh, yeah sure…" He shrugged, before pointing to each other. "Monica, Rachel and Phoebe…"
"Wow, you're good at this…you must have done it before…" Kerry replied sarcastically before turning to the girls. "I'm Kerry, by the way….if you never need these two sorting, give me a call…"
Before any of them could answer, Joey cut in.
"You can sort me out any day…"
"Joey!" She glared at him.
"What? I'm joking!" He held his hands up in defence.
"You better be joking!" Chandler added.
Joey started to laugh until he saw the serious look on his friends face. "So, Mon, how's that list coming?"
"I'm done!" She held it up proudly before handing it to Rachel.
"Great, come on Rach…" Joey headed for the door.
Rachel looked from the list, to Joey and then to Chandler and Kerry before sighing loudly and storming off to follow Joey.
"What's with her?" Chandler questioned.
"Who knows?" Phoebe replied, sharing an amused look with Monica.
Joey glanced across at Rachel who was sat in the passenger's seat; they had been driving in silence since they had left.
"Back off…" Joey broke the silence.
"What?" She looked at him confused.
"Chandler, back off…"
"I don't know what you're talking about…" She put on her most innocent look.
"Look, I know you have a thing for him but I also know you're doing it because he's new and popular…" Joey informed him. "And I'm just telling you, to back off…they're not going to break up so don't mess with them…"
"How do you know why I'm doing it!" She argued back. "I might really like him!"
"Oh please…I know what you're like!" He rolled his eyes. "I am the male version of you!"
"You're not nothing like me…" She mumbled slumping back in her chair.
"Uh-huh…. We're the same…" He insisted. "Except, I eat probably…"
"Hey! So do I!"
"Yeah, right…" He laughed. "I've seen more meat on a football post!"
She glared at him but didn't say anything in return.
"Look, Rach…you're a nice girl and all…" He sighed. "But Chandler…. He really likes Kerry and she likes him…. They're good for each other…. Just leave them, okay?"
"Okay, fine…" She reluctantly agreed. "Chandler's off limits."
"Okay good…" He nodded. "Thanks…"
She looked over at him, giving him a small smile. "What are friends for…"
TBC
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