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"So, tell me, why you decide to research my family history?" she asks what a fire in her eyes. He knew this was gonna end him in the hospital.

"Nothing. Oh no, I was just…" he stalled

"Wanna finish that?" she asks

"I would if I had anything say," he says admitting defeat. And out of all the things he expected her to do. Punch him, hit him, and knee him in a place where boys shouldn't be kneed. She laughed. More like chuckled.

"Why are you laughing?" he asks her wearily.

"You're just so funny, you're expression, is just…wow," she says still cracking up

"Um, thanks?" he says not so sure. Where on earth is this conversation going? He thought.

"Anyway back to the real reason," she says straitening up. He raises an eyebrow. He as no idea what's happening now.

"Why were you researching me?" She pushes

"I was just..." he starts and stops, what to say what to say, "I was just curious," he settled on.

"Curious?" she repeated. "Why?" she asked at last.

"Well you seem like a nice girl," he said from his heart. He really did think she was a nice girl, looking past the bullying and the attitude she does seem nice if you get to know her, which he hopes to do.

She huffed when he said that, "Me? Nice?" she wanted to reconfirm.

"Yeah, look Sam I don't know you and I know you don't know me and from what you've seen I may come across as a nerd or a geek but there's more to me that that and I know you may come across to everyone else as a bully but to me I think you're someone who's just looking for a friend to lean on," he said looking directly into her eyes, no this was not for the bet, this was coming from his heart, after learning about her life or what it used to be, he knew it was none of his business but he couldn't help that feel that maybe this bet could turn into something more.

"I think you're just saying that because of what you read," she says looking away

"Sam," he says, "Sam look at me," he says using his hand to gently turn her face to him. "I'm not just saying that," he says when he has her full attention.

"I really honestly think that you just need a friend, and I'm willing to be that one whose shoulder you can cry on when you're sad, who would be there for you when you need to. I know we just met but I just happen to be a really good friend," he said finishing a speech that he hoped would let her trust him.

"I have lots of friends, I don't need some wanna be offering his condolences," she complains.

'There's the Sam I know and Love' he thought to himself.

"They're not keepers, are they with you right now?" he asked

"No, but only because they have classes!" she protested but it was no use, his point was made.

"Look maybe we could be friends, I do have some uses for you and also to keep you from spilling what you saw," she says taking a big turn in this conversation.

"Wait, what?" he asked. Was she really ready to be his friend? More like willing to be his friend? Or was this a joke.

"Are you gonna shake the hand for a deal or not?" she asked pointing at her outstretched hand.

"Oh yeah," he said then cleared his throat when she made a gesture to shake his hand.

"Deal-o Seal-o" he said smiling she just shook his hand with a confused expression, "It's just this thing me and-" he started but was cut off almost immediately.

"Save it, I don't wanna know," she says her hand still enclosed inside his. For some reason she didn't pull back and for some reason neither did he.

Her hand felt soft and warm and he was growing rather fond of the idea of having her hand enclosed around his everyday. To just have her everyday. He quickly shook those thoughts out of his head.

What had happen today in the library was something that couldn't be erased. They were friends, something they never thought that could happen in a million years.

Today a new hope sparked inside Freddie. Not just hope that he could win the bet but also there might be that ever so slight chance that he may fall for Sam looking at her in a completely new way. Sam felt that same spark. She never thought that she could become friends with a nerd, but when she talked to Freddie everything was just so natural, she felt so normal and happy when she talked to him, she felt like she could tell him anything, trust him with her dark deep secrets and know that he would never tell a soul. Even though they just met, she felt like maybe there was just something more to him that she was yet to discover.

They both felt and knew that this was the beginning of a great and beautiful friendship.

Well there you go. 869 words, sorry that's the best I could do.

I know it's been a while too, sorry bout that, but I'm gonna change that once I get positive feedback from you guys also I am lost. I know I have the bet for them to focus on and Freddie winning Sam's heart and all that. But maybe you could help me?

If you have any ideas on what Sam and Freddie could do that would build their friendship and make Sam fall for Freddie faster, please let me know. PM me or just leave it in the review. Thanks :)

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