Freddie Jr. looked up at his Dad, Freddie Sr., and smiled "Wanna go on the swings Dad?" he asked excitedly as he, his Mom, and his Dad walked through the park on their way to their favorite hill to have a picnic. The sun was out and it was a beautiful day in Seattle, Freddie Jr. loved days like these when he and his Mom and Dad would come out here together.
"We will" his Dad promised, "But I wanna eat first... I'm Starving." Freddie nodded and smirked as he caught his Mom roll her eyes and smile lovingly at Freddie Sr.
"Alright!" he said grinning, "Is Kurt coming?" he asked curiously.
"Not today" Carly said, "This is just a Benson Family picnic" They finally reached the top of the hill and she set one of the picnic baskets down, her silver wedding ring reflecting the sunlight into her husband's eyes.
"Carls!" he complained as he dramatically covered his eyes.
"Sorry!" she said but giggled, "This is what you get for buying a metal ring."
He walked up to her and smirked "I didn't hear you complaining when I proposed" he said as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
She looked up at him and bit her lip "Who says I'm complaining Mr. Benson?" she asked.
"Sounded like it to me Mrs. Benson" he replied, kissing her softly.
She placed her hand on his cheek as they kissed and Freddie looked away, he hated watching their parents make out, and his attention was caught by a blonde girl sitting beside a tree. "Carly" he muttered softly, his parent's not hearing him, How did he know that name? He knew it was his Mom's name but he had never met anyone else named Carly.
The girl looked about his age, her long blonde hair flowed past her shoulders, she was definitely beautiful. He felt his cheeks heat up at the thought and he looked away, just as the clouds began to darken, when he looked back up the girl was gone.
He heard a scream and looked around frantically, his Dad was holding his Mom tightly and a man was holding a gun, he looked like a monster with his dirty beard, wild eyes, and ruined clothes. "Please" Freddie Sr. said, "There's no need to do anything drasti-"
"Shut up!" the man said and for a moment Freddie thought he heard panic in the man's voice but shook his head, the man was holding a gun to his parent's head! It didn't matter if he sounded panicked, he needed to be stopped.
The older Freddie continued to try and reason with him and then there was a loud BANG and Freddie couldn't tell who screamed louder, him or his Mom. The shooter ran for it when he realized what he'd done and Freddie dashed to his father's side.
"I'm so sorry" the younger Freddie whispered, tears coming out "I was a coward and.." he realized it was too late as his Dad wasn't breathing anymore..
Freddie jolted awake, biting back a scream, and looked around. He was safe in his room "A nightmare" he muttered as he slipped out of bed and headed out of his room, across the hall, and into the small bathroom that he claimed as his own. He flipped on the light switch and shut the door, he didn't want his Mom to wake up, and looked at himself in the mirror.
He had his Mom's hair and his father's eyes, or so his Mom had told him, his hair was starting to get a bit long and he wondered if he should go for a haircut after school Monday. He turned on the faucet and watched as the water began to pour out and for a moment he could hear his Mother's scream and he shivered. Even though it had been a dream he'd never quite heard a scream like that, it had been pure despair and he had to wonder if his Mom had screamed like that when he'd died.
He shook his head again "Stop it Freddie" he muttered angrily, he hated these morbid thoughts that seemed to invade his brain like a virus. He cupped his hands under the water and sighed as the cold water filled up in his hand, he splashed it in his face and jumped as the ice cold water made contact with his face.
He walked back to his room quietly and shut the door, careful not to wake his Mom up, and looked at the clock which read 5:45. "Great" he muttered as he turned on his light and walked over to the box he'd hidden in his closet last night after his Mom had went to bed. He tugged out the box and looked at the DVD-R's, each marked with iCarly, and smirked. He hadn't planned to take these, but the curiosity was driving him nuts so he'd snuck back up and got them.
He grabbed the first DVD on the pile, his portable DVD player, and sat down on his bed. He slid the DVD into the player and smiled as he adjusted the volume; the first person to appear on screen was a young brunette girl that he could only assume was his Mother.
"I'm Carly!" the girl said excitedly, confirming his suspicions, and then a blonde girl that reminded him of his friend Carly appeared.
"And I'm Sam" the blonde said, practically shoving her face into the camera.
"Stop it Sam!" came a voice that made Freddie's heart stop and he leaned over to grab his ear buds, plugging them in and turning the volume up all the way as he heard his father speak again.
"Make me nub" the blonde replied.
Freddie stared intently at his Mom, who watched the two fight for a moment before interrupting. "Anyway" she said loudly "We have a great show for you today."
Freddie began ignoring what they were saying, picking up just bits and pieces here and there, and began focusing on his Mom and Dad.
"Freddie" came a voice off camera and Freddie whipped around to look at Sam "Stop focusing so much on Carly? She will never love you!"
Freddie 's heart sank, much like he figured his Dad's was right now, and he heard "Sam!" from off camera and smiled as his Mom walked on screen "Don't listen to her Freddie" she said and suddenly there was an awkward moment where everyone was quiet.
Freddie looked at his Mom, even though she was on screen, and hit pause "Were you in love with him even then?" he muttered and shook his head as he sat up, it seemed like every time he went looking for answers three more questions popped up. He quietly snuck out of his room and headed downstairs for a drink. He opened the fridge and grabbed an iced coffee, one of his favorite drinks even though his mom hated it, and went back upstairs.
He spent the rest of the morning watching old iCarly DVD's and looked up when his door opened.
"You're awake?" his Mom asked as he quickly hit pause and closed the DVD player, he wasn't sure why but he didn't want her to know what he'd been watching yet.
"Yeah" he said with a shrug, "I just um, couldn't sleep" he said.
She nodded "What were you watching?" she asked curiously.
"Oh, Galaxy Wars" he lied, "I've seen it so many times I can quote the lines"
She rolled her eyes "like Father like Son" she said with a sigh, "I'm going to put on some coffee" she said, "Warm Coffee" she added as she noticed the iced coffee he insisted on having, "Then I'm gonna get ready to meet Sam at the coffee shop, you sure you'll be okay while I'm gone?"
It was his turn to roll his eyes "I'll be fine" he said, "I might invite Carly over while you're out."
She hesitated for a moment, as if she were about to tell him no girls over while she wasn't around, but nodded slowly "Alright" she said, "Have fun."
"You too Mom" he said smiling softly. She closed his door as she left and he could hear her going downstairs. "Guess I need to get ready for the day" he muttered as he tossed the empty can in his trash can. It took him around 20 minutes to shower, get dressed, and make some breakfast in the microwave.
As he finished his meal, breakfast leftovers from yesterday, and tossed the paper plate in the trash. He headed back upstairs and noticed he'd gotten some food on his shirt "Darn it" he grumbled as he slipped out his shirt, replacing the red t-shirt for a black one that went better with his black jeans better. He brushed his brunette hair again, making sure it stayed out his face, and sighed as he pulled out his phone "Hope she's home" he muttered as he sent Carly a text inviting her over.
For a second his nightmare came back to him, why had she been in it? Why had he found her beautiful? He had to admit she was pretty and.. "Stop it" he muttered to himself as his phone rang, "She's your friend, that's all there is to it." He pulled out his phone and smiled as he read the text, Carly was on her way, and for some odd reason his heart was beating faster than normal.
Ten minutes later there was a knock on the door and he raced to answer it. He smiled as he saw Carly who studied him for a second, "Eager to see me?" she asked playfully.
He took a deep breath and smirked "Oh you know" he said and turned around, the door swinging open "Come on, I got something to show you" he said, missing the wide smile and slight blush on Carly's face.
He stopped to look at her again, as if he were studying her, she was dressed in Blue jeans and a white t- shirt, her hair was long and blonde like he'd seen her mother wear when she was a teenager but instead of keeping it down she had it tied up in a ponytail.
She looked up at him and smirked "Take a picture, it lasts longer" she said but her tone suggested she didn't really mine he was looking at her.
"Maybe I will" he replied with a soft smile "C'mon" he said, "You're going to love this." he said.
She shook her head and followed him, curious as to what had him so excited.
Sam looked down at her watch, Carly was late which was unlike her, and ordered another Coffee. She practically lived off the stuff now, had for years. She looked at her phone and sighed at her reflection, she'd cut off her long blonde hair and kept it shoulder length, she'd considered dyeing it but had been talked out of it. She'd dressed casually, jeans and a blue T-shirt, she wore tennis shoes just like she had as a kid.
She looked up and nearly jumped when she noticed Carly sitting down "Been here long Cupcake?" she asked dryly.
"Oh, just long enough to see you staring at yourself, I never imagined you being self-conscious." She said with a slight giggle that made Sam smile.
"I'm not" Sam said with a smile, "I was just thinking I'm getting old."
"We're old" Carly said gravely "We have teenage kids, we're old."
"Did you ever imagine it?" Sam asked softly, "That we'd be here, right now.. Like this?"
Carly shook her head, "I thought the trio would last forever" she said softly.
Sam looked down "So, tell me about what's new" she said, "What have I missed?"
Carly sighed and ordered a cup of coffee "Not a lot, when Freddie died.. Then I found out I was pregnant, I settled down, I became a news anchor because of how similar it was to what we did with iCarly, just more serious"
Sam nodded, "That's it? No real boyfriends or anything?"
Carly shook her head "Guys hit on me, they still do.. But I can't, I mean it's not even that I feel like I'm betraying him" she said, "Just no one compares to him anymore" she said.
Sam's eyes showed sympathy but she didn't say anything "W..Wow, That's.. I didn't know anyone still loved each other like that"
Carly sighed "It's weird, no one else seems to but.. I just, I know I need to move on, but I can't"
Sam reached over and put a hand on Carly's shoulder "I'm here now.. It's okay" she said, "I'm here to help."
Carly nodded and shook her head "I'm fine" she said, "Anyway.. Tell me about what you've been up to"
Sam nodded and looked down at her cup, organizing her thoughts, and sighed "Well, when I left I didn't really know where to go" she admitted, "I ended up going to New York and applying to a few colleges, not that many would accept me with my grades"
Carly smirked "Told ya" she interrupted.
Sam waved her away and smiled "I know" she said, "Let me just tell you, every time a college rejected me I thought of you" she told her, "I got into a community college, started studying journalism because I knew I would make a good news anchor after iCarly... Let's face it cupcake, I was limited on career choices"
Carly nodded, sipping her coffee, and motioned for her to continue as she set her coffee cup down "How did you do?" she finally asked.
Sam shrugged and sat back in her chair "I did okay, I mean I'm not a great writer but I can deliver news well so that helped a lot." She paused, not sure where to go from there, "During my second semester I met a guy.. Great guy" she said softy, though Carly could hear the sadness in her tone.
Carly nodded "Is he...?" she trailed off as Sam nodded.
"Yeah he um.. He was cute, charming, and just a really great guy" she said with a sigh, "we got along great..." She paused for a moment and looked down, she hadn't really told anyone this story and it hurt to relive it, "When I found out Freddie died I- I was devastated" she said, "I turned to David, That was his name, David was there for me"
She smiled "When I found out I was pregnant he told me he wasn't ready to be a Dad and that was the last I've heard from in in thirteen years"
Carly nodded "Being a single parent is hard" she said, ""How long were you together?" she asked curiously.
"About a year or so" she said, "I had just graduated from college when I found out I was pregnant."
She nodded, "When I found out about Freddie I almost considered an abortion but... He was Freddie's, the only real connection to Freddie I had... Have left"
Sam nodded "Do you ever regret it?" she asked curiously.
Carly smiled "Never." she replied.
Sam nodded "Me either" she said and finished her coffee "I'm hungry.." she muttered, "Wanna grab some lunch?"
Carly nodded, "It's on you though, you owe me for all the years you lived off Spencer and I" she teased .
Sam rolled her eyes "Fine, but I want Ham" she said with a childlike pout.
It was Carly's turn to roll her eyes "Some things never change" she said with a warm smile.
"You're right about that Cupcake" Sam replied with a grin, "Now let's eat!"
Carly rolled her eyes, trying to ignore the feeling that maybe she'd gone to fast, perhaps she shouldn't have just forgiven Sam so quickly. She stood up and stretched "C'mon" she said, "They opened up a nice little place down the street... It has Ham"
Sam followed after Carly eagerly, wondering if maybe Carly forgiving her was to good to be true, and grinned "I haven't had Ham in.. a week" she said, trying to make conversation.
"A new record" Carly teased with a smirk.
"You know it" she replied, still feeling uneasy, it was as if they were walking on ice and she hated it but she also realized there was nothing she could do but show Carly she could trust her again.
They arrived at the little Diner Carly had mentioned and she smiled "Try not order everything on the menu?" she teased.
Sam just rolled her eyes and walked in. Carly followed after with a slight giggle, though the uneasy feeling was still there, and they sat down to eat.
Freddie looked up from the DVD player and smirked at Carly "What do you think?" he asked curiously.
"T-That was our parents?" she asked curiously, "My mom was so..."
"Mean" Freddie finished for her, "I mean... All teenagers are"
Carly shook her head "Maybe but... No one should be treated like that; my Mom isn't like that anymore anyways."
Whatever Freddie was going to say was cut off by Kurt appearing in the doorway "Hey bro!" he said with a grin.
"Hey Kurt!" Freddie said happily as they shook hands and bumped fists, like they usually did when they hung out, "I thought you wouldn't be back until this evening?"
Kurt shrugged "I wasn't needed anymore, so I came back... How've you been bro?"
"Oh man have I got stuff to show you" he said with a smirk and looked up as Carly headed out of his room, "Give me just a second, okay?"
Kurt looked confused but nodded "Um.. Sure" he said as Freddie ran out of the room.
Freddie headed down the stairs "Carly wait" he said as he grabbed her arm, "Where are you going?"
"I just thought I'd give you and Kurt some alone time.. I mean I was just a replacement wasn't I?" she asked.
Freddie shook his head "You're my friend" he said "Stay, hang out with us, you may even like Kurt"
Carly looked up, almost shyly, a warm smile on her face "Really?" she asked, "I knew you couldn't stand not having me around" she said playfully.
"Totally, my life would suck without you" he retorted.
Carly blushed softly "Thanks Freddie" she whispered, "It means a lot" she said.
"Don't worry about it, C'mon I got an idea" he said, "Let's hope you and Kurt like it"
She nodded and followed him back upstairs, curious to his idea, and let out a soft giggle at the confused look on Kurt's face "What's wrong?" she teased, "Never seen a girl before?"
Kurt laughed "Of course I have" he said, "I've just never seen Freddie go after one"
Freddie glared at Kurt while Carly looked down, another blush tinting her cheeks, and finally Freddie spoke up "Carly and I were watching old videos' of my parent's webshow.. iCarly"
Kurt nodded "Dad had a copy of a few, he showed me" he interrupted.
"Good, that means I don't have to catch you up" he said with a smirk, "I think we should restart it."
Carly and Kurt looked up "Restart it?" he asked curiously.
"How would we even begin?" Carly asked.
"Easy, we talk to Mom, since she hosted it as a kid, I think it's only fair that a Carly be the main host this time." he replied
"M-Me" She squeaked, "Why me?"
"Like I said, it's iCarly.. it's only natural that a Carly is the host, don't worry" he said, his tone becoming reassuring, "I'll be there to help you out." He looked up at Kurt "I need you to work the Camera's and such, You're better at it than I am"
Kurt laughed "That is true" he said, "Which is weird, because you know pretty much everything else about computers."
Freddie shrugged "I'm more interested in fixing them, not in A.V programs"
"So, we talk to your Mom.. and start up iCarly?" Kurt asked.
Freddie nodded "Yeah.. That's the idea" he said.
"I'm in" Kurt said with a shrug, "Might as well continue the legacy."
Carly nodded "I'll help.. I mean, I'd love to help continue what our parent's started"
Kurt looked at Freddie "What about Miranda?" he asked, "Shouldn't we include her? I mean... Spencer was part of iCarly."
"Who's Miranda?" Carly asked, trying to ignore the small pang of jealousy at the idea that Freddie might have another girl friend.
"My cousin" Freddie explained, not noticing Carly sigh in relief "We'll ask her if she'd like to appear on our show" he said, "I'm sure she won't say no to you" he teased with a grin
Kurt looked down, a pleased smile on his face, "I hope not" he muttered.
"Alright, let's meet up tomorrow, here, and get this started" he said, "But for now.. I have homework to do."
Kurt and Carly nodded "I do too" she said with a groan "I forgot about the math test tomorrow." She headed for the door and smiled "see you tomorrow Freddie"
Kurt followed after her "Math test? What Math test?" he asked, a panic to his voice as they headed downstairs.
Freddie plopped down on his bed, suddenly exhausted, and began to wonder if this was such a good idea as sleep consumed him.
Note: Wow this was a long chapter, I hope I answered a few questions and left you wondering a few more! If you have anything you'd like to see in this story don't hesitate to leave say so in a review! Also please tell me if you like the way this story is going, I love a good/bad/neutral reviews! As always I don't own iCarly or anything related to it.