A/N: I'm home! And that means I'll go back to being more consistent with updating! Woot, yay for consistency. Lol, here's the next chapter! :D
Also, I know the last few chapters would never be on Nickelodeon, as a really smart reviewer reminded me, but I think they're teenagers and they can't have Nickelodeon lives all the time. The overall idea is what I think will happen. The details won't be what happens on the show, but looking at the way they act, I feel like they'd ultimately act do what happens. Look at what Sam, Freddie, and Carly do, not what minor characters, like Wendy or the football players, do. If you don't like it, don't read it. I just want you to enjoy yourselves. :)
Okay, now read.
Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly. I know, bummer, right?
Freddie's POV
I trudged back to the cafeteria and sat back down in my seat. Carly, Gibby, and Brad looked at me sadly, and suddenly I slammed my head down on the table in frustration. I didn't need pity; I needed people to leave me and my girlfriend alone.
The rest of the day dragged on, with people still whispering and giving me strange questioning looks. I know it seems strange that I'd be dating someone like Sam, especially after she harassed me for years, but it's none of their business why we're dating. All they need to know is that we're together. Even if the horrible rumor about how Sam had convinced me to date her was true, it's still none of their business!
As soon as the final bell rang, I bolted from the classroom and went straight to Carly's locker so we could leave. The sooner I got to see Sam, the better.
Carly approached and said a quiet 'hi' as she opened her locker to swap a few books. I nodded back and leaned against the lockers.
"I never realized how boring school can be without Sam," I said. "This day completely sucked."
Carly nodded. "Yeah, I'm disappointed about how people acted."
"I mean, I knew people would have opinions, but I didn't think they'd be so one, obvious, and two, rude," I said. "It's just so frustrating!" I punched the lockers behind me in anger, making Carly jump.
She shook her head. "It'll be okay…"
"You have no place to talk, Carly. It's because of you this whole day happened!" I put my forehead against the locker to try to calm myself, but it wasn't going to work. I started back in. "It was our secret! Sam and I were happy, and we felt a little excited that no one knew, except the people we thought were important enough to know! But you told people, and I know I claimed I'm all right, but I'm mad! I am! Think about someone other than yourself for once!"
The red I was seeing faded and I finally saw the tears in Carly's eyes. "I-I'm sorry…" she stammered and I immediately regretted what I said.
"Oh my god, Carly, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have said that," I said quickly. I held the sides of her arms. "I didn't mean it. I'm sorry." I held her close to me. She was frozen at first, but then she melted into my hug and put her arms around my back.
She whispered into my shoulder, "You did mean it, and I deserved it."
"Nah. No one deserves that," I whispered back.
Suddenly a flash of light blinded me and I pulled away from Carly, only to see three girls standing a bit away, one of them with a camera. The girl with the camera and another girl had on shirts with just the word "Creddie" written across the chest, and the third had a shirt with pictures of me and Carly on it with "Creddie" written beneath them all. They were all grinning like Cheshire cats.
Carly turned and looked at the girls, just as confused as I was. "Can we help you?" she asked.
The girls grinned wider and the one with the camera said, "I knew you and Sam couldn't be real."
"Excuse me?" I asked. Oh god, would this day never be over?
"You and Sam hate each other. You couldn't possibly be a real couple. I mean, you love Carly. Eeeeeeveryone knows," another one said like we were stupid.
"Look, would you just go away? Sam and Freddie are a real couple and meant to be together, and you're just being annoying," Carly said, defending us. She really was a good friend at the base of it all.
The girls all looked at each other. "You may think they're a perfect couple, but we now have a picture that has Creddie written all over it," said the girl with the camera. The three of them smirked and walked off, cocky and… stupid. There really was no other way to describe it.
Carly turned back to me and slammed her locker shut. "Let's just go find Sam."
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Sam's POV
I must have dozed off, because I was suddenly jerked awake by the sound of someone pounding on the door.
"Sam!" Carly yelled from the other side. "Sam, open up!"
"Sam's not here right now!" I croaked back. I hugged the pillow close to me. It wasn't time to face the world yet.
"C'mon, Sam. We need to talk." My heart stopped. That wasn't Carly's voice, and we all know it's not good news when a boyfriend says he wants to talk.
"No! Go away!" I yelled back. I suddenly heard something small clinking against the door and the door swung open. Freddie and Carly walked in smugly.
"I knew I'd learned something from dating you," Freddie joked, holding up a bobby pin. He put it down on Carly's bedside table and plopped down on the bed next to me. He went to put his arm around me, but I shrugged it off. He acted like it didn't bother him, but I could see he was hurt.
"C'mon, Sam, you can't mope forever," Carly said, dragging a beanbag chair over to the foot of the bed so she could sit near us.
"Wanna bet?" I challenged, slumping down on the bed again. The worst day ever was worthy of a night of sulking.
"They're all dumb, Sam. I'm really happy with you, and I hope you're just as happy as me. Who cares if other people like it or not?" Freddie said.
That's it. I can't take it anymore.
"I care!" I snapped. I jumped up from the bed and turned to look at the two of them, both shocked at my outburst. "For years, I had this stupid fantasy playing in my head that one day I'd finally work up the courage and tell you I liked you, and you'd tell me you liked me back and we'd start going out. And we'd post it on Splashface and lots of people would Like it, and kids at school would totally approve and we'd be the new It Couple. And your mom would like me and I'd feel like I finally had a real mother figure in my life! And we're finally together, and none of that's happened! I didn't actually work up the courage and tell you I liked you, I just kissed you at that stupid Lock-In, and now the kids at school either don't believe it or don't like it or think it's for reasons other than we like each other, and I ruined any chance of your mom liking me by 'being a bad influence' and I just can't take it anymore!"
Freddie stood up, looking extremely concerned. "Sam, calm down. Where is all this coming from?"
"It's coming from me, and it's not totally unexpected! This entire day, I've wanted to feel good, but everybody didn't act like we'd hoped they would. I'm so tired of it, and it's only been a day! I don't want any more of it!"
He looked even more nervous. "What are you saying?"
I took a deep breath. I couldn't believe it had come to this, but I was out of my mind. "It's over."
His eyes (his beautiful brown eyes) suddenly looked very sad. "You don't mean…" He trailed off, unable to finish his sentence.
"Sam…" Carly said quietly and hesitantly, not sure of what to do.
I nod. "This is me breaking up with you." I turn and walked right out of the room.
I had lost my mind again, just like I did when I kissed him at the Lock-In. That boy makes me do crazy things. But maybe this breakup will be for the best. Maybe. Hopefully.
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Freddie's POV
I watched my girlfriend leave the room and I felt my heart break into a thousand pieces. Well, I guess now she's my ex-girlfriend. This can't happen. After all the time it's taken for us to finally get together, she was just throwing it away?
No. No, I'm not letting this happen. I love her, and I know she feels the same, even though we haven't told each other, and we're meant to be together. I'm gonna get her back.
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