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Chapter 3: TOW Daniel's First Day Of School

(Follows TOW the Sonogram at The End)

Chandler got up one weekend morning and saw Monica in the kitchen starting a pot of coffee as Daniel watched cartoons in the living room.

"Morning," he greeted as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

"Morning," Monica gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and turned back to making breakfast. "Can you go start a load of laundry really quick? We won't have time after breakfast because we need to go school shopping for Daniel. I already put it all in the laundry room."

"Sure." He walked into the new addition and went to the laundry room and started sorting the clothes.

"Hey," Rachel came out of her room in her bathrobe.

"How are you settling in?" Chandler asked her.

"Good." She went to him. "I know you weren't entirely on board with me moving in here, so thank you."

"It's not that I wasn't on board," he looked at her. "I saw what Monica went through when you chose your father and the money. She was very upset. I don't like seeing her upset."

"I know." She watched him put a load of clothes in the washer. "I will never forgive myself for missing out on knowing that little boy for the first five years of his life."

"You know, we have a whole lot of pictures and video on him growing up. We can look through it later tonight after we get back from shopping. If you want."

"That'd be great." She smiled at him as he closed the lid to the washer and they walked to the main area and saw Monica setting the table.

"Why is there so much food?" Rachel asked as Chandler turned off the TV and Daniel came to the table.

"Everyone will probably be arriving soon." Monica told her. "We all usually eat breakfast together."

"Uncle Joey is always first." Daniel said as Chandler got him some pancakes and bacon and Monica poured him a glass of milk.

"And there he is," Chandler said as the door opened and Joey came in. "Is Phoebe coming this morning?"

"She already left for work. She had an early massage patient this morning." He took a stack of pancakes.

"Save some for the rest of us." Monica told him. "Ross should be here soon."

"So how's the job going, Rachel?" Chandler looked across the table at her.

"It's going ok." She sighed. "But at least it's something."

Rachel had taken a waitressing job at Central Perk a few days ago when she heard that someone had quit. She wasn't very good, but they didn't say that in front of her.

"Hey," the door opened and Ross came in.

"You're just in time." Monica told him as he sat down with them. "But you better hurry before Joey takes it all."

After they finished breakfast, Monica and Rachel cleaned up while Chandler got Daniel dressed. They came out of his room and saw Monica putting the shopping list in her purse.

"He wants to wear his cape shopping," Chandler told her.

"It's fine for today," she smiled as she saw Daniel in a pair of jeans, one of his superhero shirts, and the cape tied around his neck. "Are we all ready to go?"

"Looks like it." Chandler grabbed his keys and they all walked out of the apartment.

"They have Superman!" Daniel ran to the selection of book bags. "Can I get this one?"

"Sure, honey." Monica took it from him and put it in the cart as she crossed it off the list. "Now let's see what all we need still."

Chandler followed them with the shopping cart as Monica checked the list again. Daniel ran ahead when he saw an action figure display.

"Can I get this?" he held it up.

"Sorry, buddy." Chandler told him. "It's only groceries and the rest of your school supplies today."

"But-"

"No." Chandler said firmly. "And don't even start pouting. It's not going to work."

"Mommy-"

"Listen to your dad." Monica told him. "And stop playing us against each other."

Daniel stomped after them as they finished shopping and went to checkout. They got back to the apartment and saw Joey and Phoebe there watching TV. They looked back at them as they set all the bags on the table.

"How'd shopping go?" Phoebe asked.

"Pretty good." Chandler said as Daniel went to his room and slammed his door.

"That good, huh?" Joey looked back at them.

"He's just mad because we told him that he couldn't have an action figure toy," Monica told them.

Chandler helped Monica put all the groceries away as Rachel came out from her room. She sat on the couch beside Phoebe as Chandler brought all of Daniel's school supplies over and put them all on the coffee table so they could organize them and put Daniel's name on everything.

"I had no idea kids needed this much for school." Rachel saw at least three bags on the coffee table.

"And this is just for kindergarten," Chandler told her. "Can you imagine how much he'll need as he gets into junior high and high school?"

"Ok." Monica got out Daniel's school papers. "You said he could use one of your old work shirts for art time, right?"

"Yeah." He took one of the papers from her. "How often will he buy his lunch? He can't buy every day."

"I say twice a week. We'll let him choose when." Monica told him as they got everything out of the packages and put them in his book bag.

One morning, Chandler's alarm clock went off early and he turned over to see Monica coming awake as well. They both climbed out of bed and walked out of their room and went into Daniel's room. Chandler went to the bed where he was sleeping soundly and shook him.

"Wake up, buddy. It's your first day of Kindergarten."

Daniel shot up in bed and Chandler smiled at him as Monica handed him a pile of clothes to put on.

"Put these on and come out to the kitchen." Monica told him as she followed Chandler out.

Monica set to work getting their breakfast ready as Chandler double-checked to make sure everything was in Daniel's book bag. Daniel came out of his room dressed in the clothes that Monica handed him and went to use the bathroom real quick.

"What's for breakfast?" Daniel asked.

"Whatever you want." Monica smiled at him. "We have cereal, toast, pop tarts-"

"Pop tarts!" Daniel announced as Chandler came into them.

Monica came over to the table with his plate of pop tarts as Chandler got out some cereal for him and Monica. They were almost done with breakfast when Rachel came out of the new addition.

"Morning," she greeted as she poured herself some coffee from the pot that Monica had made earlier.

"Aunt Rachel, it's my first day of Kindergarten." Daniel told her.

"It is?" she smiled at him. "Are you going to have fun?"

"Yeah." He took his plate to the sink and Chandler told him to go brush his teeth.

Daniel came out and grabbed his book bag as Monica started taking pictures of him. Chandler finally convinced her to stop so they could take him to school, saying that there would be plenty more moments to capture. They walked the few blocks to the primary school and walked down the halls to find Daniel's classroom.

"Here's the green section." Chandler noticed the change of the color of walls. "It's room 25, right?"

"Yes." Monica told him.

As they neared the designated classroom, Daniel took Chandler's hand and clutched it tightly. He glanced down at him and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Are you excited?" he asked him.

"Yeah." He said softly.

"How about nervous?" he nodded slowly. "It'll be ok. You'll have fun here."

"And we'll be here to pick you up after school." Monica told him as they walked into the next classroom and saw many parents with their children.

"Hello, there." An older lady came up to them and smiled down at Daniel. "And what's your name?"

"Daniel Bing." He said softly.

"I'm Mrs. Williams," she smiled at him. "Let's go find your cubby and desk."

Chandler and Monica followed as Mrs. Williams showed Daniel which cubby was his and helped him put his book bag inside it. Then they went to his desk and Monica took some more pictures.

"Ok. We have to go to work now." Chandler looked at Monica as they knelt down beside Daniel. "You're going to be fine, ok? We'll be back right after work."

"Ok." Daniel said softly as he watched them leave.

Chandler and Monica slowly walked back down the halls and out of the school. They walked down the street and went their separate ways to their work places.

Monica and Chandler returned to the elementary school ten minutes before Daniel got out of class, but they weren't the only ones. They waited out in the hall outside the classroom with all the other parents. The teacher opened the door and everyone filed in to get their kids. Chandler and Monica walked in and spotted Daniel by the cubby's getting his book bag.

"Hey, buddy." Chandler went to him. "How was it?"
"Fun!" he told them as they all walked out and he started telling them all about his day.

He was still rambling when they reached their building. They walked in and saw Joey and Phoebe there as Rachel was searching under the cushions of the couch.

"What are you doing?" Monica demanded.

"Uh-oh. Danger." Chandler led Daniel away.

"I lost my engagement ring." Rachel told her. "I have to return it to Barry tomorrow."

"When did you have it last?"

"There's a chance-" Rachel stood by the lasagna that Monica had let her make for her parents' visit that night.

"I gave you one job." Monica lifted the glass dish to see if she could see the ring.

"You know that's not how you look for an engagement ring in a lasagna." Chandler told her.

"I can't do it." Monica put the dish down on the table and Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey started digging through the noodles.

Monica started going through Daniel's book bag as a knock came at the door. She opened the door and saw Ross standing there with a strange expression on his face.

"What happened to you?"

"Carol's pregnant." He told her as she led him in and they all followed as he sat on the couch.

They all listened to Ross tell them about how Carol came to the museum to tell him about her pregnancy.

"She said I can be as involved as I want. Basically, it's all up to me."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I have no idea. No matter what I decide, I'm going to be a father."

Later on that evening, Chandler came out of their bedroom in nicer clothes as Monica made spaghetti after the lasagna was ruined.

"Do you need any help?" he asked her.

"I'm fine." She smiled at him. "Go make sure Daniel is dressed."

"Sure." He walked into his son's room and saw him sitting on his bed with his arms crossed over his chest as the clothes that Monica had picked out for him lay across the bed next to him.

"You need to get dressed, buddy. Grandma and grandpa Gellar will be here soon."

"I don't want them to come." He mumbled. "I don't like them."

"I don't like them much either." He knelt down in front of him. "But your mom wants us to look our best for their visit. And we want to make mommy happy, don't we?"

"Yeah."

"So you need to get dressed in the clothes that your mom picked out for you, ok?" he nodded and slowly stood up as Chandler left. "Five minutes, bud."

Chandler walked out and saw that Ross had arrived. They were arguing about something and he sighed. He refluffed the pillows as Daniel slowly came out of his room in his dress clothes.

"Thank you," Chandler told him as they heard a knock on the door and they both groaned in unison.

"Mom, dad," Monica opened the door for them as Chandler walked to them with Daniel hiding behind him.

"There's my grandson," Jack smiled at him. "Come over here and tell me all about your first day of school."

He slowly went to Jack as they all went to sit in the living room and Chandler shot Monica an exasperated look as he followed them. Daniel was telling Jack about his classroom and the kids in his class. Monica brought in some appetizers and they all took some.

"What's that curry taste?" Judy asked

"Curry." Monica stated as she walked back into the kitchen and Judy made a retort.

"I like mommy's cooking." Daniel stated loudly and went to Chandler.

"What's wrong with you, sweetie?"

"I think you are what's wrong with him." Chandler snapped.

"Dinner is ready!" Monica called, trying to stop a fight from starting.

They all sat down at the table and started to enjoy the meal as Jack and Judy started in again. First about Rachel leaving her fiancée at the altar, then about Monica. Ross tried to take some of the heat off her by announcing that Carol left him because she was a lesbian and that she was pregnant with his child and would raise it with her partner Susan. They somehow turned it on Monica again for her not telling them.

After they finally left, Chandler got Daniel ready for bed and sat with him for awhile to calm him down after their visit. He finally walked into their bedroom and lay down beside Monica.

"Are you ok?" he asked her.

"Yeah." She sighed. "I'm sorry I made you suffer through that. I should've sent you and Daniel out. I know he doesn't like these dinners with them."

"Like I would leave you to handle them on your own." He looked at her. "But I don't think Daniel should be around them too much anymore."

"I think you're right." She sighed as he reached over to turn out the light and he held her to him.

AN: So what'd you all think? I am suffering a writer's block on this. I don't know where to go from here. So if any of you have any ideas for storylines with Daniel or anything else, feel free to leave the ideas in your reviews or you can PM me. And if I use any of them, I'll give credit to you. Anyway, please R&R!