Author's Note: I'm so sorry it took so long to update this story, i went on vacation and for two thirds of it i was cut off from the internet. i got back monday but my computer wouldn't turn on, so as a treat, i'll give you this chapter now, then the next chapter tomorrow (hopefully). Anyway, i hope you enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 6:
Fred sits at the end of Sam's bed, holding his phone, thinking about the text he just sent. Sam is lying on her bed, crying into her pillow. She had never felt so betrayed by someone. She always thought Freddie would eventually pick someone other than her, but never did she think it would be Carly, especially after she confided in her that she liked Freddie. Her heart is broken and she doesn't think anything will be able to fix it. She feels a reassuring pat on her lower calf. She sits up and moves to rest her head on Fred's shoulder. He awkwardly pats her on the back, unsure of how to proceed.
"Thank you for staying Fred, you're the only friend I have left." Sam says when she manages to pull herself together.
"Well, what about Freddie?" Fred asks.
"He wouldn't want to hang out with me anymore, he's got Carly now." Sam says unhappily.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Fred says.
"What do you mean?" Sam asks.
"Never mind, but why can't you be friends with Carly?" Fred asks knowing the answer.
"She betrayed me." She says, not wanting to tell Fred anything.
"How?"
"I'd rather not say."
"Tell me, or I'm going to go out and get a ham and eat it in front of you without sharing." Fred says, and Sam looks at him like he's joking, then seeing his face, realizes he might actually do it.
"Fine, I told her that I liked Freddie, and then she… well, you know what happened."
"Yeah." Fred says not looking at Sam. He knows it was his idea, but he still doesn't like the thought of Freddie and Carly kissing. Suddenly, Fred's phone starts to ring.
"Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep, up above in my head, instead of goin' under. Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep, up above in my head, instead of goin' under."
Fred walks into the hallway, signaling to Sam he'll only be a minute, and then answers the phone.
"Hello?" Fred answers his phone.
"What the hell was that?" Freddie's angry voice says over the phone.
"Whatever do you mean?" Fred asks, teasing Freddie.
"Shut up, this isn't funny. Why did Carly kiss me?"
"How should I know?" Fred asks not even trying to mask the lie.
"You've had a plan since the beginning, how does this get Sam and I together?"
"How could this be part of my plan?" Fred says still obviously lying. "All this has done is separate you and Carly from Sam and driven her straight to me."
"What, this was your plan? How could you? I trusted you. Carly trusted you!"
"Sorry, you're breaking up, I'm going through a tunnel… no wait, I'm at Sam's house."
"Then I'll come over and kick your ass." Freddie threatens.
"No you wont, cause Sam will never forgive you for beating up her 'only friend.'" Fred laughs into the phone.
"I'll get you somehow. Just watch me." Freddie says into the phone.
"Oh, I hope so." Fred says hangs up and he walks back into the room.
"Who was that?" Sam asks.
"Freddie, he wanted me to come over. I told him no.'
"Why?" Sam asks.
"I'm here to make you feel better. I'm not going to hang out with him right now."
"Thanks," Sam says and lightly hugs him, "You're a good friend."
"I know." Fred says and smirks to himself, it's all coming together.
Meanwhile, Freddie hangs up his phone and runs out of his room and across the hall and knocks on Carly's door.
"What's going on?" Carly asks when she opens her door.
"Was kissing me part of Fred's plan?"
"What are you talking about?" Carly asks horrible at lying.
"He told me on the phone that his plan was to get Sam away from you and me, to have her all to himself." Freddie rushes out. Carly looks confused at first, and then she realizes what he's saying.
"Oh, right." Carly says pretending to be shocked, "Damn him." she says, not at all taking him seriously. Then she closes the door and leaves Freddie out there writhing in anger. There's only one thing left for him to do and he really doesn't want to do this. He runs down the stairs two at a time until he reaches the lobby.
"NO QUESTS TO REDEEM YOURSELF IN MY LOBBY!" Lewbert screeches as Freddie runs by. Freddie doesn't even pause, just raises his middle finger behind him and continues running. He doesn't stop running until he reaches Sam's house. He stops on the front porch to catch his breath. Then he knocks on the door repeatedly until Sam answers.
"What do you want?" Sam asks angrily when she sees him.
"We need to talk."
"No we don't." She says and tries to close the door on him but he pushes it open. Again. "Just go." Sam says with anger rising again.
"Why are you angry at me?" Freddie asks. She looks away, not wanting to tell him.
"I'm not." She lies looking down.
"Yes you are now tell me why!" he yells.
"Because you didn't pick me!" she yells back. He stands there confused.
"What do you mean?" he asks lowering his voice.
"I mean you picked Carly over me. Everyone always picks Carly."
"No, I mean what do you mean I didn't pick you? Of course I picked you. Carly kissed me, Sam I love you." He says and puts his hands on hers. She looks up into his eyes, and then slaps him hard across the face.
"That wasn't funny, that's just cruel." She says and walks back inside but Freddie follows her in before she can shut him out. "Leave." She tells him in monotone.
"What's going on?" Fred asks as he walks down the stairs.
"Nothing, Freddie was just leaving." Sam says and starts to push Freddie toward the open door.
"No Sam, wait, don't trust him! He planned this!" Freddie yells and Sam pauses in curiosity.
"Planned what?" Sam asks doubtful.
"Everything, he wants to turn you against Carly and me, he wants you all to himself." Sam looks at him skeptically. Freddie gives her a look of utter desperation.
"Maybe if Fred hadn't just told me he only wanted to be friends I'd believe you." Sam says. Freddie looks between her and Fred in disbelief. Sam starts to push him toward the door and he pushes back one last time.
"Wait, think about it. You tell Carly you like me, and she kisses me. Does that sound like her? Also, she obviously listens to Fred." Sam pauses and thinks. "And, isn't it convenient that he happened to take you right to the place where Carly took me, that he took you exactly where Carly was going to kiss me?" Sam was looking worried; she looks over at Fred with her suspicions on her face.
"This isn't true is it?" she asks, confused and a little fearful. Fred keeps his cool and sticks to the plan.
"Of course it isn't true," he says, now it's time to set his trap, "How would I know that Carly would bring Freddie there to see Mrs. Briggs?"
"I didn't say why Carly brought me there." Freddie accuses. And the trap snaps shut. Fred smiles inwardly, happy that Freddie caught his mistake. Sam's eyes widen and Fred raises his hands in defense.
"Okay, you got me." He says and moves toward the still open door. "I'll go, I'm sorry." And he walks out. Freddie steps closer to Sam and she turns toward him.
"I'm sorry." She whispers he stays silent and moves even closer. He gently puts his hands on her waist and pulls her closer. They both lean in, but Sam puts her hand on his shoulder and lightly pushes back. There lips were a few inches apart and they both realize for the first time that their eyes are closed.
"What's wrong?" he asks quietly. She tears her eyes from his lips and looks him in the eyes.
"It's just… how did you know I told Carly how I felt about you?"
At that moment, Fred is waiting a few yards outside Sam's house for Carly who said she'd meet him there. As he stands there he hears telling coming from inside the house. He looks over to see Freddie fly out the door, roll down the front porch stairs and come to rest on the lawn. He sees Sam stick her head out of the door way and yell 'And stay out!' before slamming the front door closed. He walks over to Freddie and reaches out a hand. Freddie takes it and pulls himself up.
"I take it the plan didn't work?" Fred asks. Freddie stands and looks at him.
"No, for a minute there I had hope, but it just didn't happen. I did everything like you said in your text. I called you and questioned your plan, so if Sam heard you, she would start to doubt you. I went to ask Carly, so Spencer would hear that I didn't know your plan. I even caught your slip up when trying to defend yourself to Sam, but it still didn't work." Freddie explains.
"What went wrong?" Fred asks.
"I mentioned that I knew what she told Carly, and she called me on it." Freddie tells him. At that moment, Carly turns the corner and walks down the street to them.
"So how'd it go?" she asks when she reaches the two. "Are you and Sam finally together?"
"No." Freddie says dejected.
"What? What happened?" she asks looking between them.
"Numbnuts here let it slip that he was part of the plan." Fred says slightly upset that his genius plans failed. Two things happened on Carly's face when Fred explained what happened. She smiled at Fred calling Freddie 'Numbnuts' and she frowned at Freddie's failure, which caused her to look very silly, and brought a smirk to Fred's face.
"What do we do now?" Carly asks when her face returns to normal.
"Well, first, Carly you are going to go in there and comfort Sam, tell her I tricked you into doing those things and that you're very sorry. If she asks how you knew to come, tell her Freddie texted you after she threw him out and that he thought she could use a friend." Freddie marvels at Fred's immediate planning.
"What about you two?" Carly asks.
"I'm gonna head home and make more plans, and I don't really care what Freddie does, as long as he gives Sam her space, he can do almost nothing wrong." Freddie slightly objected to Fred talking about him as if he were a pet that he thought was too stupid to function without it's master, who didn't particularly like caring after terminally stupid pets, but he stayed silent.
"Sounds good, I'll see you tomorrow." Carly says and stands on her tiptoes to reach Fred and give him a kiss, but he still had to lean down a bit. Freddie watched them and desperately wanted to do the same with Sam. 'Fred's plans had better start to work, or I might never get to.' He thought to himself as all three parted ways.
If you honestly don't have something to say after that chapter I'm shocked. That one had a lot of twists and turns, or maybe you're pissed it took me so long. If either are true leave a review. btw Fred's ring tone was "In Too Deep" by Sum 41, just in case you didn't know already.