A/N: I do not, and never did, own iCarly. :)

B e f o r e

3 Weeks Later. Four years b e f o r e…

It's not supposed to be a super big deal, right? I mean, she planned on not caring about it at all but here she was counting all the presents she bought for the crazy Bensons. It's not much, really. They're really simple things, things that could fit her budget. Of course she didn't buy something for all of them but she bought things for the persons who were important to Freddie the most. She bit her bottom lip as she counted her presents one more time. After counting, she shoved her gifts in a big paper bag and placed them beside her suitcase. She sat down on the couch trying to make it all sink in. How the hell did Freddie convince me to say yes? She asked herself. Nine days, nine freaking days at the Benson's. That'd be the first and probably the last depending on how things will works out. She was however, looking forward for the Ball Drop this year since it's easier for her to go to New York now, unfortunately, she's going to have to watch it on the television in the background as she celebrates New Year's Eve far from Time Square.

"Sam, you didn't check anything on your list" Freddie said holding up Sam's list of what she needs to bring. He sat beside her as she moved to place her feet on the top of his legs.

"Eh" was all her reply.

"Come on, Sam. I'm sure you wouldn't like it if you realize that you have forgotten something once we get there." Freddie replied.

"I mentally checked the list" Sam said waving her hands at Freddie signaling him to stop yapping about it.

"Sam, you have to actually check the—"

"Oh stop barking, alright?" Sam said cutting him off. "I promise you I didn't forget to pack anything.

"If you say so." Freddie said smiling. "Sam"

"Freddie"

"I just really want to thank you for doing this. I know how badly you want to see the Ball Drop and you still agreed to go with me even after I told you that we'd be there until New Year." He said laying Sam's feet on the ground as he moves closer.

"Eh, we still have next year" She said with a smile as he gave her a peck on the lips.

"You are the best" He replied.

"Yeah, don't forget that" She said.

"I don't think I ever will." Freddie replied.

The thing is that most of the people think that Freddie have always cared more for Sam than she did for him, that Freddie gave in more to Sam's requests than she ever did to his; That's the way other people see it. With all the constant bickering that always end up with Freddie saying sorry and persuading Sam, it wasn't that hard to see it in that light. They are all wrong though. They are all so fucking wrong. It pisses him off. He remembered how it sucked when his AV club friends gave him an intervention about him dating Sam. He considered them as his valuable friends since there weren't really a lot of friends available for the nerds in their campus. Freddie was lucky enough to have met Carly and Sam. Anyway, what they said in the intervention hurt a lot not because what they said was about him but because it was about Sam. They were telling him, trying to convince him that Sam doesn't deserve him. That he'll just end up getting hurt because that's what Sam does to their kind, to nerds. They said that she's probably just using him to pass her classes. He used to be so calm in front of them but they were crossing the line. He screamed at his AV friends, even punched one. After that he never showed at any of the AV club meetings ever again.

"Stop it." He said in the calmest voice he could muster at the moment. "Just please stop now." But the guy continued speaking, reading his letter to Freddie about Sam. "STOP IT" He screamed. "Don't you get it? I am the one who's not worth someone like her. Sam, she is" he paused "She is perfect. And all of you are wrong. She cares about me, she cares more than the way you guys will ever do. Heck, sometimes I think she cares about me more than I care about her." He clenched his fist.

"Freddie, she doesn't even tell you the three magic words. I'm sorry but I don't think she cares about you, her boyfriend." A guy named Louie replied. Freddie clenched his fist tighter. "She's messed up" Freddie couldn't take another word, he punched Louie right in the face being a nerd that Louie was he fell on the ground as the other members gathered to see how he was.

"You know nothing about Sam. Yes, she barely tells me her feelings but I don't blame her for that. She barely shows her feelings to her mother, to her sister, to Carly, her best friend. What makes you think that she would freely express her feelings to me like an open box? You don't fucking know her man. You don't fucking know her story and you have no fucking right to judge her according to what you see. I've known this girl since I was eight. Even before I met Carly, I already knew her. So don't act like you know everything." He turned around and started walking away. He felt a grab on his shoulder and the next thing he knew was that the side of his lip was bleeding. He wiped the blood from his lip and glared. "You know what, just stay away from me and stay away from Sam too if you don't want to get another black eye." And that was the last thing he said to him.

Sam never knew about this encounter. It would end up really bad and though he knew that Sam wouldn't tell him that those words hurt her. He knew it would once she found out. So he chose to keep that event his little secret. When she asked about his slightly swollen lips he said he punched someone for screwing with his codes that resulted to him getting kicked out of the club. He watched her as she stood up from the couch and went to the bedroom to get something he didn't really paid attention to because of his thoughts and all.

"Hey Sam, Do you remember Louie?" He asked.

"The guy from the AV club?" Sam replied from the bedroom.

"Yeah"

"Well, yeah, he avoided me after your whole incident. Probably thought I was going to beat the shit out of him" She said chuckling. "Why?" She asked as she plopped back once again on the couch with a pen on her hands. She grabbed the list and started checking. Freddie raised his eyebrows. "What? Well, I figured since you cared so much about this list it wouldn't hurt to check, right?" She replied shrugging. See? They're all wrong. She cares and he knows that for a fact. Freddie grinned and gave Sam another kiss. "I love you!" He said.

"Yeah, yeah." She replied smiling. "So, what time are we supposed to leave the apartment?" Sam asked.

"We still have an hour. Why?" Freddie asked looking at his watch.

"I may or may not have forgotten to pack pants." Freddie laughed.

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