A/N: All of the amazing reviews just make me so happy. I'm over the moon with how sweet you all are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Even my boyfriend's like, "Wow, people like you." Lol, but anyways, here is chapter 3!
Carly's POV
"And next on iCarly," Sam begins.
"Sam and I are going to show you guys how to play a new game called…" I continued.
"GUESS! THAT! SECRET!" we announced loudly together.
Little do Sam and Freddie know that this is my way to reveal them to the public. I told them my idea for this "new game" and they really liked it. I had them write down several facts about themselves that our viewers wouldn't know about them, then during the show we'd have viewers call in and we'd randomly pick callers so they can guess which iCarly cast/crew member (me, Sam, Freddie, Gibby, Brad, or Spencer) it's about.
The part I didn't tell Sam and Freddie about is that I'm going to include a certain fun fact that they don't want people to know about. When they show that one of the facts is "I'm dating Freddie," Sam won't want to admit it's true, but she'd rather do that than lie and say I'm the one dating Freddie. It's fool-proof. I had Brad to thank for helping me execute the plan. He had been a big help.
We explain the game to our viewers and Sam draws an index card from a hat. "And the first secret is 'I had a dog when I was younger named Barney,'" Sam happily reads.
"Now which of us do you think this describes?" I ask excitedly. "Now we'll give you a few moments to video-call in and be the lucky viewer we choose. In the meantime, it's time for some…"
"RANDOM DANCING!" Sam and I yell loudly. Freddie starts the music and as our fans called in, we had a small dancing break.
"Alright, Freddie, which lucky viewer gets to guess which of us had a dog named Barney?" Sam asks our technical producer.
"That would be Jennifer Skinner in Baltimore," Freddie says as he patches in the call. A girl about 15 appears on the screen.
"Hello, Jennifer?" I ask.
"Oh my god! I'm on iCarly! MOM! I'm on iCarly!" she yelled off-screen eagerly.
"Now, Jennifer, you're our first contestant on Guess That Secret, so show them how it's done! Who do you think had a dog named Barney when they were younger?"
"Hmm… I'm gonna guess Gibby!" she says happily.
"And Freddie, is that the correct answer?" Sam asks her (secret) boyfriend.
Suddenly a dinging sound could be heard through the speakers, indicating Jennifer had been correct. Gibby suddenly came on screen and said, "Barney was a good dog. But he ran away. I don't get it, why do all my pets run away? Margaret did that too."
"Margaret?" Brad asked off camera.
"Yeah, Margaret, my goldfish. She ran away too," Gibby says blankly. He shrugs and walks off-screen. Sam and I swap awkward glances, then change the subject.
"Alrighty then," Sam says quietly.
We continue playing the game until only one of the ten cards is left. I get excited because I know what secret must be on the card. I hold my breath while Sam draws it out. Unaware, she says, "And the final secret is, 'My favorite mythical animal is a beavecoon.'"
Spencer suddenly bursts onto the camera. "The beavecoon is NOT mythical. It is completely real! I saw one once, I swear!"
I snatch the index card from Sam. What happened to the card about Sam and Freddie dating? Maybe Sam saw the real secret and quickly improvised a new one. Nope… the card indeed says what Sam read out loud.
"Brad!" I snap to our intern. "What happened to the real card?"
"I-I-I thought I was going to be a little late, so I gave them to Gibby to bring so they'd definitely be here for the game!" he quickly explained.
"Gibby!" I say angrily.
"I'm sorry. I dropped the cards on the way here and a few blew away. But I replaced them with index cards that I wrote other secrets on, so I figured it'd be okay," Gibby awkwardly said.
I huffed out through my nose. The entire plan was messed up now! What was I supposed to do now?
Sam looked confused. "What do you mean, the real card? Was there another card in there that you wanted to be asked?"
This was my moment. I said, "Yes," very sternly, then turned and looked at the camera. "There's one more secret, folks, and that secret is 'I'm dating Freddie Benson.'" I turned and looked directly at Sam and said, "Now who do you think that secret describes?"
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Sam's POV
My heart stopped. What on earth was Carly doing? Scratch that, I know what she's doing: she's ruining my life. The better question is why.
I look directly at her, then at the camera. I silently ask Freddie for help, but he just shrugs. He's as alarmed as I am.
"Just admit it, Sam! You don't have any reason to be afraid to announce it! Tell them all!" Carly pushes excitedly. As angry as I want to be, I'm more hurt that my best friend ruined our plans.
I close my eyes and shake my head sadly. "Fine. It's true. I'm dating Freddie, everyone," I announce to the camera. I turn and glare at Carly. "There, you happy?" I shout angrily with tears in my eyes. I run out of the studio before I completely break down, even ignoring Freddie as he calls after me.
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Freddie's POV
I can't believe Carly would pull a stunt like this. After Sam and I specifically told her we didn't want to tell people, she just couldn't accept that. As Sam ran from the studio, my heart broke, seeing my girlfriend so upset. "Sam!" I yelled after her. When she didn't respond or turn around, I thrust the camera at Brad, who I'd have to interrogate later. I run out of the studio after her, calling her name. "Sam!"
I catch up to her just as she runs out into the hallway between the Shays' apartment and my apartment. I grab her arm and turn her to me. "Baby! Talk to me!" I say. She looked at me with the saddest eyes I'd ever seen. Never had I seen Sam show such emotion. She breaks down and hugs me, and I hug back harder than I ever had before, hoping to squeeze all her sadness and anger away.
She mutters something against my chest and I pull back a little so she can speak clearly. "What'd you say, babe?" I asked her gently.
She sniffed her nose and quietly replies, "It won't be the same anymore."
"What do you mean?" I stroke her hair.
"They'll never leave us alone now." She shakes her head. "We can't just be together now. Now we have to be together in front of them."
I hold her again. I hope she's wrong, but I know that Carly had really screwed up everything.
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Carly's POV
Well, that was… unexpected. I didn't think Sam would be that upset by it. I look at the camera awkwardly and say, "Well, that's it for this week's iCarly. I'm Carly, and on Sam's behalf, we bid you adieu!" I say goofily, trying to stay the same bubbly host our fans love. "Bye!" I wave. Brad presses a button and somberly says, "And we're clear."
Spencer looks at me. "I knew this wasn't a good idea. It's why I didn't want to help."
Gibby nodded, and said, "Not cool," in agreement with my brother.
I look to Brad, begging him with my eyes to back me up, but he just shrugs, not knowing how to handle the situation. I sigh dramatically. Yeah, maybe I didn't fully think this out.
A/N: A little dramatic, but I feel like Carly's a bit of a drama queen on the show, so I felt it was similar to how she would act. Sorry if you don't like Carly's character in this chapter. I don't even like her in it, but it's all part of the plan. Please review! The review button has gotten help for its aphephobia (or the fear of being touched), so it won't freak out if you click on it, I promise! Love! 3 ~~Jamie Walsh