Ok guys, so here it is, the big chapter and possibly the second last chapter, sadly. I cannot believe it, I'm almost done the story. I am so happy that I am almost actually finished a story, cause I never finish stories, but also sad because this is so much fun. But I do have some news. I have possibly two new iCarly stories coming up. One of them I'm writing for sure, I've already started that one actually, but am in the works of rewriting the first chapter, tweaking it and stuff. I wrote it a few months ago so it will start off not so good, but it'll escalade from there. BTW, the story is iDon't Need Help.
The second story I thought of, I don't know if I'll write it, but I got the idea from What Happens In Vegas, so it'll obviously take place the summer before their senior year, when they all go to Vegas and Sam and Freddie accidentally get married. I don't know about this idea, so let me know what you think of it, if I should do the idea or not. And if I do the idea, what should the title be?
Well, let's not talk anymore and here's the possibly second last, and most important, chapter!
Freddie led Sam outside. When he kept walking, however, toward the road, Sam paused.
"Where are we going?" she asked. Freddie turned to her.
"To where this all began," he said simply. Sam knew where that was. The fire escape. Their fire escape to be exact. Sam was certainly surprised Freddie would skip school just to talk. Yes, class didn't start for another 50 minutes but Sam knew this wasn't going to be a short talk.
The walk to Bushwell Plaza was silent, both trying to figure out what to say to the other person. Once they got to Bushwell, they saw Lewbert going into his office. Sam spotted a jar of glue beside the phone (Sam would not even ask why. Lewbert was too weird to figure out). Sam, to take her mind off the talk, crept to Lewbert's desk, opened the glue and rubbed it all over Lewbert's phone handle then his chair. She smirked as she put the bottle back and walked back to Freddie, who looked unsurprised and amused.
"Nice," he said lightly. Sam smiled back as the two continued to the fire escape. They got there quicker than both wanted. Freddie sighed as he sat on the ladder again, Sam back on the windowsill. Both remained quiet for several minutes. Finally Freddie spoke.
"So, I guess we're going to have to talk sooner or later," Freddie said.
"I'd rather it be later," she admitted. Freddie nodded.
"Yeah, me too," he agreed. Sam grinned as she stood up.
"Well, that makes my life way easier. Let's go get some pie!" she declared. Freddie shook his head.
"Sam, we have to talk, even if we don't want to," Freddie pointed out grumbled as she sat back down.
"I know. But I really don't want to!" she said. Freddie sighed deeply, nodding. He knew exactly what she meant. Why did they have to talk anyways? Why couldn't things go back to the way they were before this whole kiss topic started, when Freddie still had a crush on Carly and not Sam? Why couldn't they go back to fighting almost constantly and doing iCarly as if nothing was wrong? Carly had been shocked, Freddie had seen clearly, when she found out they kissed. But also she looked like she knew it happened already. Of course, Carly, the all-knowing one.
Freddie sighed as he fumbled with his hands.
"Ok, so yeah, we kissed. And both of us admitted to liking the kiss, right?" Freddie started, letting himself just speak. If he just spoke and didn't think about it, maybe it would be easier to get this talk over and done with.
Sam nodded slowly. "Yeah, sadly enough," she muttered. Freddie smiled, though all he wanted to do was to run away from this. Maybe spend some time with his aunt Jennifer or something.
"So, I guess the real question is do we have any feelings for eachother?" Freddie continued. Sam just gaped, surprised Freddie would even ask a thing. Of course she did, but she wasn't just going to admit it!
"What? Of course not! How could you even suggest such a thing you-you-dork!" Sam exclaimed, almost angrily, but in denial. Freddie nodded, in understanding.
"Yeah, I figured you would say that. But seriously Sam, what do we do now? We can't possibly go back to hating each other if we are still hung up over the kiss, the kisses," he corrected quickly.
"I know! The kiss is driving me crazy! How can I go back to teasing and hating you now?" Sam asked, throwing her hands up in protest.
"Well, I guess we have to start...telling each other the truth, about our feelings," Freddie said, pausing a little bit. Sam rolled her eyes.
"Well, you can have fun with that, because I guarantee you I won't be saying anything about...feelings," she said. That was the one thing she would never do, talk about her feelings. She wasn't like most girls, she would not be a romantic person at all. Freddie nodded.
"Fair enough," Freddie stated. He took a deep breath then let the words flow out of his mouth. "Ok, on Wednesday after we...well, you know, kissed, I was definately confused. I had no clue what to think whatsoever, besides that I liked the kiss, probably more than I should have. After that I just couldn't stop thinking about it. Everytime I thought of something else, my mind wandered back to you, and to be honest it was very scary for me, because I never had these thoughts of you before. I did, at first, want these thoughts and feelings to go away. More than anything, I wanted the kiss to have never happened. But now, I'm glad it did. It could possibly be the best kiss I'll ever have, no lies.
After the kiss, I guess I also realized that I didn't love Carly, it was definately just a crush. What happened Wednesday night, basically changed me and my opinions about you. You're not that bad of a person Sam, I'm seeing that now. I'm just as scared as you are with these weird feelings and thoughts and everything, but there is one thing I'm sure about. I seriously cannot believe I am going to say this," Freddie said, then paused, watching Sam listening.
"I....think I love you. No, wait, I do love you. I think I've always subconsciously had these feelings, but they have been hidden because of our hatred for each other. I guess ever since we met I've liked you, maybe not loved you, but liked you and could never hate you. We used to be best friends, and it only changed when Carly came along. I'm not saying I regret Carly being our best friend, I don't, I just guess that we could have been good friends all these years if she hadn't. Now, I know you'll probably punch me now, but this is how I feel about you Sam, and there's no doubt about it," Freddie finished then looked down, afraid. Sam wadn't totally a changed person and could potentially punch him for loving her.
Sam just processed all of this. Freddie loved her? That was a shocker. She didn't think this would happen! What was happening in this insane world?! Sam realized she would have to say something eventually, to talk. There was no escaping this now. No interruptions, no people to watch them. It was just her and Freddie, all alone, and she could not avoid this. Not anymore. She was done running.
"Ok, Freddie, I am going to say this once and only once. If you tell anyone I said these following things, you're toast," Sam said. Freddie nodded, still looking down. "Ok, so I-I lied for what I said earlier, about the not having feelings part. I liked the kiss, alright? Ever since that kiss I have been thinking about you way more than I should, and not the evil hating thoughts about you. Good thoughts. I don't like it, I mean, we should be teasing and hating each other, but I can't. I just can't, because we're friends, maybe even something more. Maybe my feelings were hidden behind all the teasing. Maybe I have liked you for a while and just didn't know it. The kiss just brought forth our feelings.
So, basically what I'm trying to say is that.... no matter what I do, I can't get my mind off of you. No more denying, no more lying. I'm done with it. So, yeah. I love you too," Sam finished. Freddie looked up, apalled. Sam breathed, glad to get all of that off her chest. She was actually relieved. But what now, she wondered. Freddie smiled as the shock disappeared.
"Wow, I didn't expect this," he admitted.
"Me neither. So now what? Are we a couple or something?" Sam asked. Freddie thought about it.
"Well, if you want to be a couple, then we can give it a shot," Freddie said. Sam thought about it. Well, they could probably give it a shot. If they didn't, they'd probably continue acting like they were now, awkward and stuff. She shrugged.
"Sure, I guess we could give it a try," she said as calmly as she could, but somehow, the prospect of being Freddie Benson's girlfriend made her smile inwardly. Of course, that could also be Freddie's dorky smile on his face currently.
"Great. So, we're boyfriend and girlfriend," he said, sounding happy. He couldn't help it. He was going to be dating Sam Puckett. It felt a little weird calling Sam his girlfriend, but he was sure their relationship would work. After all, the love-hate relationships half the time worked out better than most. Freddie was sure they would fight, but probably less and more flirting than ever. Sam grinned.
"Sounds great," Sam said. Freddie nodded.
"So, do you want to seal the deal? Wanna kiss me?" he asked. Sam nodded.
"Sure," she said casually as the two leaned in and this time Sam inituated the kiss. The sparks flew, imaginary fireworks went off, and in Sam's mind, an imaginary crowd went 'Awwww!'
The two broke apart after a while, both smiling like idiots.
"So, we'd probably start heading back to school, right?" Freddie asked after a minute. Sam groaned as she looked at her watch. Lunch had ended over ten minutes ago sadly.
"Naw, let's not head back. I can call in and pretend to be the police or something," Sam joked. Freddie rolled his eyes as he grabbed Sam's hand, pulling her up.
"Fine, but pretend to be my mom instead. Then she won't get a phone call home," he instructed. Sam nodded.
"Yes sir!" she mock saluted. Freddie just shook his head playfully as they walked out of the fire escape, hand in hand, happy and content with their situation, even though it would change their relationship. Wait, it already did. But it was the best thing to have ever happened to them.
Ok, so that was it, the big chapter. Hope it was big enough! I know they're OOC but that's what love does to you sometimes! So the next chapter IS the epilogue then it's over! Boo! But I had a fun time writing it and I hope you had fun reading it! So yeah, tell me if my story ideas (up above) are good or not. So, yeah! Review guys!