I don't own Friends, but I do own Sarah and Karen.
Okay, sorry about the long wait, but I didn't know what to do next. I also don't know if I should continue with the way the show is written, or have Chandler get with Sarah...I just hope no one gets mad no matter which way I go, but suggestions are always nice. Tell me what you think.
Sarah spent the rest of the day in her father's room, as well as the next day, forcing Joey to sleep out on the couch.
In truth, she just couldn't face Chandler. It was too much for her sixteen-year-old mind to comprehend at the time.
He obviously didn't want to be with her ever, even when she came of age. It was a horrible thought.
She heard from her father, who would let her in on what was going on when he brought her some food, which Monica usually made, that Chandler and Kathy had broken up. Apparently Kathy was upset with Chandler and actually slept with the guy that Chandler thought she was sleeping with after he had decided that she wasn't cheating on him with that guy. In a way it was all kind of confusing.
Everyone, except Chandler, had tried talking to her. Karen had stopped by several times trying to get the poor girl to tell her what was wrong, but she never said anything.
Chandler was upset too, for several reasons. His girlfriend was cheating on him so he broke up with her, his best friend's daughter was in love with him, and Joey was having fits about Chandler not moving on to the next stage cause he was ready for the strip club.
It was enough to drive anyone insane.
No one questioned why Chandler didn't talk to Sarah. They all assumed that because he was in such a bad mood that it wouldn't be wise for him to do so.
Unfortunately for everyone else, it was Chandler that Sarah needed to talk to.
She had decided she was going to apologize again and tell him she didn't mean it. Then everything would go back to normal. This is when she would stuff her face in a pillow because of how childish it sounded.
Go back to normal? It would never be normal between the two of them again. It was already out there and it would always be out there.
Finally, Sarah came to a decision. She only hoped that her father would understand.
Joey had been gone for three days on a fishing trip with his father, and he was expected back anytime today. Sarah got up and got dressed, hoping against hope that Chandler would be in his room.
Luck was not on her side.
There sitting in his chair, looking depressed, was the idol of her dreams, Chandler Bing. Sarah abruptly shut the door and decided to wait on her father in there.
It wasn't too much later that a strange smell walked into the room with her father, telling her everything she needed to know about the fishing business.
"Dad, we need to talk," she said. Joey turned to his daughter, surprised at her actually talking to him after almost five days.
"What is it?"
"I have decided that I want to go live with Aunt Karen for a while in New Jersey," Sarah said. She had heard earlier that Karen had gone to work in New Jersey for a while and decided that it would be a great opportunity for her to get away and sort out her feelings for Chandler.
Joey looked kind of sad. "Are you saying that you don't want to be here, with me?"
Sarah sighed. "That isn't what I'm saying. I just want to stay with Aunt Karen for a while. Maybe until I finish with high school. The people there don't like or understand me, and I think it would benefit me to go back to New Jersey, to my old friends and my old school."
Joey nodded in understanding. "Your Aunt Karen actually hoped that you would do this, and told me that she booked you a seat on the last plane out today. She was really lucky that you finally decided to talk to me on this day huh?"
Sarah nodded before walking toward Joey with the intention of giving him a hug, but the smell was too terrible.
"I love ya Dad," she said, "but that smell has got to go."
Joey laughed before giving her a high-five instead.
"I love you too Sarah. Now pack your things and I'll have someone take you to the airport."
Sarah started to do just that when she stopped. "Dad, if you ever have some major event happen, like a wedding or a funeral, let me know and I'll come with you."
"Doubt that's going to happen anytime soon, but you bet," Joey said before leaving to take a nice long shower.
Sarah quickly packed up her things in the room, praying that was everything. Unfortunately, her hairbrush was by her father's chair in the living room…with Chandler.
Sarah took a deep breath and exited the room. Chandler was watching TV and looking quite depressed. Sarah took the opportunity to rush over and grab her brush, but it wasn't fast enough.
"Finally out of your room, Sarah?" Chandler said. Sarah froze. She couldn't face him, so she kept her back to him as she answered.
"Yes."
"Why were you in there for so long?"
"You should know the answer to that."
"Tell me anyways. I think that I need to hear it. We're friends and friends don't have secrets from each other."
Sarah took a deep breath. "Very well. You see, I fell for this guy who had a girlfriend."
Chandler closed his eyes. He should have known that would be the reason. "Go on."
"Then I kissed him when he was vulnerable and I think that I ruined our friendship because of these feelings I feel for him. I was shot down, and it hurt. Now I'm going to go finish packing."
Chandler narrowed his eyes. He didn't like the sound of that. "Packing? Where are you going?"
"To Aunt Karen's in New Jersey."
"You're running away." Chandler hit the nail on the head and it caused Sarah to feel quite angry.
"I am not," she said walking back to the room. Chandler got up and followed her, although he didn't know why.
"You are so Sarah," Chandler said entering Joey's room after her. Sarah slammed her brush down and turned to glare at him.
"And you're not?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You are also running away Chandler Bing.
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"You sit there in your sweats and sulk all day long. You are running from your feelings."
"Shut up."
"It's the truth and you know it."
"I said shut up."
"You are running from everything cause your slut girlfriend cheated on you. You should have seen it coming, seeing how you two got started."
Chandler grabbed her by the shoulders and looked directly into her eyes. "Shut up…just shut up."
Sarah looked at Chandler's angry face with surprise. Never had she thought there was this side to him.
He released her and left the room. Sarah watched him go before she quickly finished packing and waited patiently for her father in his room.
She had to get out of here right now. She didn't like this side of Chandler, this angry side. She wanted the happy side back, the laughing, joking side of him.
She wanted her Chandler back.
