Author's Note: Hey guys =) It took me longer to update than I had expected, sorry about that =/

Disclaimer: I had such a beautiful dream last night...

I'm in a beautiful green field, alone. I look around, and then I spot something coming towards me. It looks like a gigantic envelope from the distance, and as it approaches me, I'm able to read 'iCarly Rights' written on its front. I smile and start running in the envelope's direction, my arms wide open, ready to hug it. And when we were barely two steps away from each other...

I woke up. *Sigh*

And for the slow ones, I don't own iCarly! XD

Enjoy! =)


Chapter 18: A Helping Hand

Carly's POV

"Spencer, please" I gave him my best puppy dog look.

"Carly, I don't know…" He still wouldn't agree to do what I wanted him to do.

Okay, let me explain the current situation to you. You all remember that this morning I finally thought of a way to get Sam and Freddie to admit that they have feelings for each other, right? Well, for my plan to work, I'll need a bit of Spencer's help, but when I told him what I had in mind, he just refused to do it! He thinks it won't work or whatever…

"C'mon Spencer, please! Why don't you want to help?" I asked.

"Because, don't you think you're kind of… well, crossing the line?" He asked, walking towards the kitchen, leaving me standing alone in the center of the living room. He probably thought I wouldn't go after him, but I did, and when he realized that, he sighed.

"Crossing what line?" I asked, faking innocence, and he seemed a bit annoyed with that.

"Carly, don't pretend that you don't know what I'm talking about. Don't you think that we should let Sam and Freddie solve this by themselves?" He insisted on what he had been telling me for the past whole hour, and I gave him the same reply I had given him about thirty times.

"Spencer, they're so stubborn that they'll never solve anything if someone doesn't intervene, and maybe, if we wait too much, it could be too late!" I insisted. "Please" I added, giving him another puppy dog look, and he sighed, finally giving in.

"Okay, okay, you win. But if anything goes wrong, it will be entirely your fault" He said, pointing a finger at me, but I was so sure that my plan would work out just fine that I knew that last part would never matter. I was so happy that he had finally decided to help me that I was jumping up and down, clapping my hands excitedly.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I exclaimed, and then hugged him tightly. "Now, here's what you're going to do." I started explaining my plan when I pulled away from him. "Tomorrow, before you pick me up at school, I want you to…"

The next day…

Freddie's POV

I put my English book inside my bag when the final bell of the day rang, meaning that school was over. I then left the classroom where I had been watching Mrs. Briggs's class and walked over to where my locker was. The day had gone off pretty well, except that it seemed like Sam had been avoiding me. Actually, not only me, but Carly too, and that intrigued me a lot, making me wonder if there was something wrong. But if there really was, I couldn't tell what it was, and...

My thoughts were interrupted by my phone buzzing once on my back jeans pocket, meaning that I had a new text message. I didn't check it right away, because I hadn't finished putting the text books I'd need today inside my bag, and when I was done, I closed my locker shut and zipped my backpack.

Just then I got my PearPhone out of my back pocket and read what was written on its screen. Like I already knew it would, it said that I had a new text message, but just then I saw it was from Carly. I unlocked the screen by entering my password and read the text.

I had to leave early today, sorry! Meet me in our studio right after school and I'll explain everything!

I texted her back saying that I'd be there soon. Okay then…

After a few minutes talking to one of my AV Club friends, I walked out of the school doors. Today I'd have to go home walking, not that I minded. My mom had sent me a message during lunch saying that she wouldn't be able to go pick me up, and she told me to take a cab home, which I decided not to, because I didn't live that far away from school, so what was the problem with walking? She'd kill me if she knew about this, but well, she probably never would.

Anyway, I then started walking, headed to Bushwell Plaza.

Spencer's POV

Okay, I think I did a good job with what Carly wanted me to do. I think Mrs. Benson actually believed me! Well, at least I hope she did, or else Carly might sneak into my room in the middle of the night and push a pillow over my face until I stop kicking… Yeah, I know, that's some pretty dark stuff, but that's how she threatens me sometimes.

Anyway, here's what she asked me to do- wait, correction, what she made me do, because I didn't really want to have any part in this silly plan she had in mind.

Okay, back to the point. She told me to call Mrs. Benson before lunch and pretend to be a guy from that crazy club she's part of, the one called… Wait, I forgot what it's called… I guess it's something like Psycho Parenting… No, I think it's not like that… Ugh, whatever, remembering the name for about fifteen minutes until I had finished talking to her was already difficult, so how do you expect me to remember the name now?

Well, where was I? No, I wasn't telling you about how cute it was yesterday when Fluffy said daddy… Don't look at me like that, she said daddy! I swear! But Carly doesn't believe me… Oh, well… Oh yeah! I remembered! I was telling you about my conversation with Mrs. Benson on the phone earlier!

Okay, well, like I've already said before, I pretended to be a guy from that whatever-it's-called-psycho-parenting-thingy, right? So, I told her that 'we' were going to have a meeting at the exact time she'd have to go pick Freddie up at school, and if she was only a second late, she would be kicked out of the thingy. She started complaining, saying that she had to 'pick up her son at school at that time', and I told her that there was no problem with letting the kid take a cab home, and you want to hear the weird part of that? She agreed with me. Ha ha!

Then, she agreed to come to the meeting and that she wouldn't go pick up Freddie. But of course, I knew that she'd probably think that I could possibly pick Freddie up at school when I went to pick up Carly. So, you're asking yourself what I did, right? Well, I actually came up with that part of the plan myself!

You see, just like I had thought she would, Mrs. Benson showed up at our doorstep right after I had gotten off the phone with her, and she asked me if I could pick Freddie up from school because she couldn't, and she thought it was too dangerous to let him walk home by himself or take a cab.

So I did the best thing I could think of: I told her that I couldn't, because Carly had a doctor's appointment in a little over an hour, and that I was going to pick her up early from school before we'd go to the doctor and we'd be back way after school was over. I also told her that there was no problem with Freddie taking a cab home, and after trying to convince her for what seemed like an eternity, even though I was sure couldn't have been longer than five minutes, she finally gave in and agreed with me.

I then left and went to the junkyard to grab some stuff for a sculpture I'm working on, and after a few hours, Carly texted me. I then picked her up at school a little earlier than usual and we came back home. And by the time we got here, Mrs. Benson was already gone.

You can clap now.

Are you done? Good. So, since Mrs. Benson couldn't go pick up Freddie at school and I wouldn't do it, that meant he'd have to go home either by taking a cab, getting a ride with someone else or simply walking. And in all those cases, he'd have to go walk through the lobby. And that's where the second part of what I have to do starts, so I should go to the lobby in just a few… Wait! Is it this late already? Oh, no, I should already be in the lobby by now! Carly is going to kill me if the plan doesn't work because of me! I need to go, tiny people inside my head! Wish me luck!

Author's Note: And Carly's plan is still a secret. *Evil laugh*

You'll understand what it is when the right time comes ;P

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