Author's note: Sorry, this one is a little shorter, all the same i hope you like it.
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Chapter 7:
Freddie leaves his apartment and walks across the hall to Carly's. He opens the door and walks in as he had hundreds of times before. This time however, instead of Carly, a very sluggish Spencer slouching on the sofa greeted him. He was sitting there and he looked very tired and a little happy, but mostly tired. Freddie doubted he'd gotten much sleep.
"What's up Spence?" Freddie asks more than a little confused. Spencer's gaze moves from the wall over to Freddie.
"Not much just had some freaky dreams." He says with a slight slur.
"Okay, have you seen Carly at all today? I wanted to see if she wanted to walk to school." Freddie asks. Spencer just stares silently for a few seconds then speaks.
"She spent the night at Sam's. Would you like a brownie?" Freddie looks confused but then notices there are a few brownies in plastic wrap on the coffee table.
"What?" he asks.
"Yesterday, on my way home, I passed this little bake sale, and picked up a few brownies, I was going to share with Carly, but she didn't show up." Freddie didn't suspect anything and picked one up.
"Okay then, bye." He says and walks out the door, unwraps the brownie and takes a large bite. It tastes pretty good; he tastes chocolate, fudge, and something else that he can't quite place. Whatever it is, it tastes good and he walks and eats and by the time he reaches the lobby he is done and drops the wrapper in the garbage. He walks down the sidewalk toward his school, wondering if Fred had a new plan yet. He was a few blocks away from the school when he notices something odd. His mouth is a little itchy, but that's not all, he senses something odd about the world too. To Freddie, everything had become much more… fluid. He could almost see the air when he moved his hands. It was eerie, but he continued to school. By the time he walked through the front doors, the change was much more noticeable. The floor is covered in blue mist, the walls became, as best as Freddie could describe, swampy, and he no longer feels like he is walking, but floating. As he moves through the halls, he comes to Fred who is at his locker, but Fred has changed too, he is now completely red, clothes, hair, skin, all as red as a lobster. Freddie decides to ignore this speak as if Fred isn't as red a cardinal.
"Are you okay?" Fred asks. Freddie wanted to ask if Fred was because he resembled Mr. Krabs, but decided against it.
"Yeah, any new plans?" Fred smiles slightly.
"Yes." He turns Freddie and he sees Sam at her locker. "Kiss the girl." Fred says simply. Freddie is shocked by Fred's plan and confused as to why he heard music swelling in the background. Fred wraps an arm around his shoulder and points to Sam. He begins to speak, but Freddie hears the music and Fred isn't speaking, he's singing.
"There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her.
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You gotta kiss the girl."
Suddenly, the people walking by aren't walking but swaying in unison. They're dancing to the song.
"Yes you want her
Look at her you know you do.
It's possible she wants you, too
There is one way to ask her.
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl."
Now, the people stop swaying, they start intricately dancing and singing along. They were dancing and jumping side to side.
"Sha-la-la-la-la-la
My, oh, my
Look at the boy too shy
He ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Ain't that sad
Ain't it shame, too bad
You gonna miss the girl."
They quiet down and they all begin to sway again. Fred moves in front of him and sings softly.
"Now's your moment
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
She don't say a word
And she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl."
Everyone is singing and dancing again, Fred moves back to join the crowd but is still clearly visible. They're jumping and dancing in circular patterns, singing at the top of their lungs and a band starts marching through
"Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Float along
Listen to the song
The song say kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Music play
Do what the music say
You wanna kiss the girl."
Everything starts to quiet down again Fred drifts away with the music, along with the dancers, singers and band. It only leaves Freddie and Sam in the entire hall, but he still hears Fred's voice as he drifts away gently.
"You've got to kiss the girl
Why don't you kiss the girl
You gotta kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl."
Freddie stands there and watches Sam in the hallway. Everything gets blurry, then starts to get brighter and brighter. He can't see anything then things start to clear he's lying down and he sees Sam's worried face above him, behind her is Carly, and next to Carly is Fred. Freddie remembers the song that is still ringing in his ears, so he reaches up, hand finding the back of Sam's neck and pulls her in for a kiss. His lips meet hers and she's confused at first, but melts into it. The two sit there in euphoric bliss, but a hand grabs Sam's shoulder and gently pulls her away. She looks up and sees Fred there.
"We've got to get him to Carly's house." She nods and the two of them lift the confused and almost lifeless Freddie Benson and carry him out of the school building where he collapsed after Fred asked if he was alright.
Spencer is just starting to get control again when the door flies open. He looks up and sees Sam and Fred carrying Freddie, an arm wrapped around Fred's shoulders, and one around Sam's. Carly comes in behind them looking very worried.
"What happened?" Spencer asks, mostly concerned with Freddie.
"He collapsed in school." Carly explains to him.
"Well, why'd you bring him here? Why not the school nurse, or even a hospital?" asks Spencer.
"Because, I don't think Freddie would want anyone to know he'd been drugged." Fred says calmly. Spencer gets very angry when he hears this.
"Drugs! You drugged him?" Spencer accuses Fred loudly.
"I didn't do shit! He stumbled into school like that." Spencer looks at him with obvious skepticism. The two continue to stare daggers at each other, until Sam interrupts them.
"Ooh, brownies." She says and grabs one and starts unwrapping it. Fred turns toward her and snatches the brownie from her hands. "Hey, that's mine!" she says, but Fred silences her with a wave of his hand. He brings the brownie to his lips and takes a bite. He chews thoughtfully.
"Chocolate, fudge…" his face contorts in confusion. "What is that?" he asks himself. Then it comes to him. "Peyote. These brownies have peyote in them."
"What?" asks Sam.
"Peyote, a drug that can cause hallucinations." Fred says they all turn to look at Spencer.
"Well, I didn't know it was in there!" he defends.
"You gave Freddie peyote, you shithead!" Fred yells at him. "Then, you have the nerve to accuse me!" he says getting louder and for the first time that any of them saw, angry.
"I'm sorry." Spencer says quietly.
"Guys, what are we gonna do about Freddie?" Carly asks.
"Let him sleep it off, he'll be up soon." Fred says, with a little bit of a slur on the word 'soon.'
"Are you okay?" Sam asks as Fred stumbles over to the couch and sits down.
"Either the peyote is taking effect, or Carly just grew wings and a halo." Fred says dreamily. She giggles slightly at this. Spencer looks between them, then goes into his room. Carly sits down next to Fred and cuddles into him. He wraps an arm around her and drifts off to sleep as does Carly. Sam looks over at Freddie, who'd been set down on the chair. She looks over at Fred and Carly and does something that could change everything. She scootches Freddie over a little on the chair, then lies down next o him, her back facing him. He rolls over in his sleep and wraps an arm around Sam's waist. She smiles and joins the others in wonderful sleep.
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