Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. Obviously. Does it look like I want people to hate me because Seddie aren't together again?
So, leave your thoughts, and reviews, but in all honesty this is a filler chapter, I'm perfecting the next one. ;D
iStart Working.
For the next few days, Carly, Freddie and Sam took Brian around Seattle to see the various sights it had to offer, while at the same time, getting him acquainted with the behind the scenes workings of iCarly. Mostly the technical stuff, which meant a lot of hanging out with his cousin Freddie, but whenever she got the chance to, Carly would help too. It was unnecessary most of the time, but definitely not unwelcome to Brian. Today, the day of his first iCarly broadcast, they were at Gallini's pies, the three Seattle natives had pressed Brian and talked up the pies to him, finally coaxing him to go. Even though Sam and Freddie were being their natural selves, flirting and having romantic moments, Brian and Carly never once felt like they were the third wheels.
"Look, seriously dude, these are the best Coconut Cream Pies you'll ever taste." announced Freddie, setting down a rather delicious looking slice in front of him.
"Yeah… too bad Spencer went fishing with Socko." sighed Carly.
The rest of them had plates of the very same pie ready to go for them, all they were waiting for was Brian to take his first bite.
"Well? Come on! Momma wants to eat her pie!" rushed Sam.
"Sam! Let the boy take his time." Carly defended Brian.
Gingerly, he picked up his fork and carefully sliced through the cream and to the pastry. The fork carried the piece to his mouth. The moment it touched his tongue, Brian understood the hype. Tingly coconut cream swirls filled his mouth, with soft, crumbly pastry giving it a rough, but at the same time smooth texture.
"…oh my God this pie is so good." he declared.
A cheer of agreement rang around the table.
"Haha! I told you!" cheered Freddie. He turned to Sam, "Cutie pie, open up," Freddie said as he fed Sam a fork filled with the pie.
"mmm, your turn!" Sam started to glide the fork towards Freddie, but on the last second, she stuffed the piece down her own mouth.
"Oh hey, come on! That's not fair!" Freddie complained. "You know what?"
"What?"
"I'm taking some of yours now." quickly snatching a piece off of her plate.
The couple were locked in a playful fight, stealing pie off of each others plates. All Carly and Brian could do was eat their own slices, and watch them affectionately quarrel.
"Look at them." Carly said. "They're so cute." gracefully placing a piece of pie in her mouth.
"Yeah, well anyone can be cute when they're feeding someone else. See, watch…"
Oh a whim, Brian fed Carly. He watched her, as her slim lips closed around his fork, entranced by every second.
"Oh! Look at us! We're so cute!" she sarcastically remarked.
What? Butterflies? No, no. That can't be right. I just broke up with Brad. No. Thought Carly.
After Brian had watched her enticingly take the pie, they locked eyes. Both of them knew it was mutual, what they felt, but at the same time, they felt unready.Unfortunately, this shared moment between Carly and Brian caught the eye of Sam and Freddie, and neither of them would let it slip.
"Ooooooh! What do we have here?" taunted Freddie.
"Aww Baby, it's young love." said Sam, pouting her lips and kissing the air.
Scared that his inner emotions were being unravelled, Brian instantly defended himself.
"No! No! It wasn't like that, guys! We were making fun of you two!"
"Yeah! We were just kidding around!" Carly exclaimed.
Feigning understanding, the couple nodded their heads.
"Uhuh, yeah, sure." teased Sam.
"Just… let us eat our pies in peace!" an annoyed Carly shouted.
Sam went back to unceremoniously shovelling food into her mouth, accepting Carly's request. She went through the pies like a bulldozer through dirt, and Freddie paid, acquiesced, for all six of her slices. It was amazing how such a petite girl, almost 18 years old, could eat so much. Carly and Brian however, awkwardly ate their own pies, avoiding any eye contact. In the fear that any connection between them would be drawn out and made fun of by Sam and Freddie. The two of them didn't want to show how close they had grown over the past week, trying to mask their ever-present but untimely emotions they both had.
Eventually, the time came when it was time to retreat to the studio and prepare for the show. Freddie ran camera checks, making sure that lens focused right, and that the wireless transceiver sent the video feed to Brian. At the tech station, Brian went through his normal routine whenever he was concentrating, pulling his hoodie over his swept mouse brown hair, and digging an earphone into his left ear and blasting blink-182. It was his first broadcast as iCarly's new assistant technical producer, and he wanted everything to go smoothly, immersing himself in the final checks. Meanwhile, Carly and Sam were warming up; Carly pacing the studio, muttering prep phrases that she learnt off of cheerleaders, and Sam… well, her warm up was eating a bucket of fried chicken.
"5 minutes to air guys!" announced Freddie, snatching the looks of all of the entire studio.
While Sam was chewing on one of her last pieces of chicken, she could've sworn that Carly glanced several times at Brian's direction.
OOOOOOO Carly and Brian? Momma's intrigued.
Finishing her last chicken leg, Sam crept over to Carly, who was still engulfed in her own warm ups.
"Psst. Carls. Checking out Brian much?"
"What? No! I wasn't checking out Brian." she said, with air-quotes around 'checking'.
"You don't have to hide it from me! It's nice that you're moving on."
"wha-you're insane!" stammered Carly.
"Guys! 10 seconds to show!" notified Freddie.
"We'll talk about this later!" whispered Sam.
"In 5… 4… 3… 2…" counted Freddie, skipping the '1' and gesturing them into the show.
"Hey! I'm Carly! And she…"
"…is Sam!"
"And you're watching…"
"iCARLY!" the two hosts said in perfect unison.
Sam clicked a button, and canned applause rang through the studio, and around the world.
"On tonight's show, we show you what happens when you try cooking a chicken with a lighter, and some insect repellant!" Carly proclaimed, with an infectious enthusiasm.
"And kids, remember not to try this at home." warned Sam, closing in on the camera. "We got Spencer to do this for us, and he almost burnt down the studio!" she exclaimed, eyes and mouth wide open, faking excitement.
"And do not eat the chicken either! Insect Repellant and chicken don't go well together. Do they Sam?"
"…Nope." muttered Sam, rubbing her stomach.
They wrap up the show, some thirty minutes later. Freddie, proud that his cousin had just did his first iCarly broadcast, went out with Sam to get all of them a round of B.F Wangs. Brian honestly thought that it was all an over-reaction, to him he was just doing what he loved. Even though he thought it was going overboard, he didn't protest. It left time for him and Carly to be alone and talk about what happened today. It wasn't like him to leave things untouched, he'd rather discuss it than leave the topic out to hang. Anxiously, he approached Carly, who was cleaning up the feathers from the last act of the night, and decided to bend down and help her pick them up.
"That was genius what you guys did with that feather bomb. It would've been cooler if and actual person held it though." said Brian, trying to make some conversation.
"Yeah, well, Gibby had to go to Canada, so this mana-gibby had to do." patting the odd replica of Gibby on its leg.
Brian laughed, and so did Carly. But after that, nothing. Just the awkward sounds of their fingernails scraping lightly against the floor as they picked up feathers. Finally, Brian gave in to his inner voice that told hi to just hurry up and talk about it.
"Carly… about today…"
"I know, we're both coming from break-ups, and getting together would be, well… stupid." interrupted Carly.
Brian was impressed. She really did think things through. Feeling uncomfortable, he sat down, stretching out his legs. Carly followed suit, crossing hers, sitting Indian style.
"You're really smart you know that?" he said, appraising her.
"Oh stop it." smiled Carly, clearly flattered.
There had to be an ultimatum, something that they could both agree on that wouldn't screw up their friendship, but still let them stay as close as they were.
"We don't have to stop these moments though, cause they're nice. I mean, its only been a week for me in Seattle, but spending time hanging out with you? Highlight of my vacation, hands down." he confessed.
"Definitely." she grinned, meaning every syllable of it.
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