I wanted to write another chapter of iPause so here I am! Also, thank you so much for your amazing reviews, you're all too kind, and I wanted to answer some reviews so everyone could know too, so here goes:
hidden-in-the-pictures: I love your name, very original. Thank you for you review and as for your suggestion of seeing what goes on behind closed doors, it's like you read my mind! I originally planned to do a sequel to this after I had completed this fanfic called "iPause: The Flipside" just to show what went on in those conversations that Carly missed. Thanks again for you review! :)
SeddieThunder: Thank you for your comment! I really appreciate the feedback. And you're right, I had to make the fighting more like the season 1 fights, I felt that Sam and Freddie really needed to get in peoples faces with their arguments, otherwise there probably would be no reason for them to 'Pause' themselves. And I would have no story. I'm glad you like my story and thank you once again for your review! :)
Disclaimer: I can't think of anything awesome to say so… NO.
Previously on iPause:
"Hey, can you get me a Peppi-Cola?" Freddie called over to Sam, who replied with a simply put, "Sure." I must be dreaming… I thought.
"There's only one left." Sam lifted the one can in the directed of Freddie to show him, "You want it?" she added. I am definitely dreaming… Sam doesn't share, especially with Freddie.
"Nah, it's cool. I'll just get something from the Groovy Smoothie." Freddie replied, grabbing his coat and heading for the door. Sam grabbed hers and made her way over to Freddie.
"I'll come with." She said. "You coming Carls?" It took a few moments to process that she had actually been talking to me.
"N-No. I'm fine." I think. I still wasn't sure if this was real.
"Well, okay then. We'll bring you back something." Sam looked at Freddie for assurance. He smiled at her and nodded. "Let's go Fredifer." She tapped him twice on the shoulder and walked through the open door he was holding open.
"Of course, Princess Puckett." Freddie finished with a chuckle as he followed her out of the door. "Later Carls." He added, and the door swung shut to leave me on my own once again. What in the HELL just happened…?
Chapter 3:
A Weird New Year.
Carly's POV
Where did we leave it? Oh yes, I remember now, I was having a minor mental lapse after seeing Sam and Freddie's first Pause. It left me very confused. I mean, all I could figure out was the literal things that happened. Like the fact that they were fighting, again. I sighed at their predictable ways. They looked at me, then each other, then at me, then each other once more before reciting the word "Pause" and acting like nothing ever happened. All this information was being processed in my brain but all I could work out was a great big bowl of nothing. I mean, how did that just happen? I couldn't understand how two people, especially the two people in question, could go from wanting to rip the others face off one minute, to acting like the best friends I know they are and sharing things! It doesn't make any sense at all, and don't try to make sense out of it either. It doesn't work, believe me, I've tried. Anyway, how about I tell you about the next Pausing experience I just so happened to witness?
FLASHBACK!
It was about a month after my first encounter of the Pause. It was also December… the thirty-first. I was so excited! Last year I was in Yakima for New Year's visiting my granddad, so I didn't get to see Sam and Freddie at all. I missed them so much over the holiday that I can honestly say that I don't know what I would do without them. Anyway, we were all together this year and I was determined to make it a-maze-ing! We were spending the night in the iCarly studio and Spencer would be joining us for the big event. He said something about wanting to make a little family for Steven or whatever.
So while I was busy decorating the studio to look festive, I sent Freddie to got get the snacks for the night and I was going to ask Sam to help me with the decorating when the inevitable happened.
"No way, Shay!" Was Sam's lovely answer to my request for help. "There is no way I'm… decorating." She whispered the last word with pure disgust. She seemed shocked at the mere thought of it.
"Why not?" I pleaded, knowing that I will get nowhere with this. Sam rolled her eyes and turned her back on me to flop down on the couch.
"Because decorating is for prisses." She explained, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Well, to Sam it probably was.
"Well you have to do something." I continued. There was no way I was going to let her do absolutely nothing. Again. She sighed a long, drawn out breath of boredom and threw her head back. I smiled and shook my head at my lazy best friend.
"Come on." I walked over to her relaxed form and grabbed her wrist, pulling her up off the couch and trailing her behind me towards the studio. Sam, being Sam, still had her head thrown back in despair and was dragging her heals behind me, huffing and puffing every once in a while. I actually thought I might be able to get her to help me until-
"WAIT!" Sam's body went rigid and froze in place, making me almost fall down the stairs in the process. I turned my head to see her glaring at the front door, which held I slightly shocked and frozen Freddie, still holding the door handle on his way out.
"Where does he think he's going?" Sam questioned incredulously, pointing an angry finger in Freddie's direction and whirling her head round to face me. I didn't want to give too much away. If Sam knew Freddie was getting the food, she would scream and kick until she was the one who got to handle the food. And trust me, giving Sam money to buy food for everyone is never a good idea.
"He's helping set up for tonight. Unlike some people." I answered. Please stop there, please stop there, please stop there, please stop the-
"How?" she demanded, her face lit up with inquiry. Of course, Freddie uses his impeccable (note the sarcasm) timing to inform Sam of his actions.
"I'm getting the food for tonight." Oh Freddie. Naïve little Freddie.
"WHAT?" Sam exploded, jumping off the stairs and taking a few strides towards Freddie before turning back to me. "How come I can't do that?" I may be wrong, but I think she is actually offended. Oh no, I gotta explain myself…
"W-Well, it's just… it's just that Freddie's good with… money and stuff, so I sent him… instead." Well, Carly I think you've outdone yourself on that little performance there. She totally believes you. I'm doomed.
"What she means is that if you had the money, you'd spend it all on fatcakes." Freddie translated, looking thoroughly bored.
"For your information, Fredweird, everyone loves fatcakes." Sam snapped at him, taking a small step towards him. Not again…
"Sure, but with you around they probably wouldn't even make it through the front door." No Freddie, don't wind her up.
"That's just stupid." Sam remarked, flicking her long blond curls out of her eyes.
"Me, stupid?" Freddie countered, taking another step towards Sam so that they were all up in each others faces again. Woah. Déjà vu…
"Yeah, you're face is stupid." Sam said simply, crossing her arms. They were now so close that Sam's folded arms were in contact with Freddie's chest.
"That doesn't even make any sense!"
"Yes it does."
"No it doesn't."
"Yes it does. You just don't understand. 'Cause you're stupid."
I groaned quietly and sat on the stairs, waiting for them to fizzle out. Freddie was about to say something back when he saw me on the stairs with my head in my hands. I saw him nudge Sam with his elbow and nod over to me. Sam turned and her scowl softened and disappeared before she turned back towards Freddie.
"Pause?" she mumbled quietly. Freddie didn't say anything this time, only nodding in agreement before stepping in front of Sam to address me.
"Tell you what, why don't I take Sam with me and then everyone's happy?" he suggested. I was a good idea. Sam wouldn't make a fuss and Freddie would keep an eye on her to make sure she didn't go overboard. There was only one flaw in his plan.
"Who's going to help me decorate? I can't do it all by myself." I wondered. Freddie frowned and thought about it, but apparently Sam already had the answer.
"SPENCER!" she howled, so loud that Freddie jumped about three feet in the air and I almost feel off my step. Spencer came running out of his room carrying a large roll of duck tape to use as a weapon. What's he going to do with that, tape the intruder away?
"What?" he asked, when he saw no immediate danger and lowering his battle tape.
"You're helping Carly decorate." Sam stated, no hesitation in her voice, only authority. Spencer was right not to question and just nodded whilst making his way to the studio.
"Okay Fredifer," She said, turning back to Freddie. "Let's get some food! Bye Carls." She added and walked out the door. Freddie laughed at her and followed.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure she doesn't get in trouble." And with that, he swung the door shut and left me wondering once more. What in the HELL just happened?
Later that night – 10 seconds to midnight
We were all in the iCarly studio, counting down the seconds until New Year when Sam walked over to Freddie. She didn't say anything, just looked at him with a blank face. It creeped him out to say the least, and he had a very confused look on his face.
5, 4, 3…
Sam's face switched from blank into and evil smile, which Freddie knew too well. His eyes widened and he took a step back, only to find that Sam had stepped with him.
2, 1…
Sam raised her hand and slapped Freddie across the face. Not hard, she didn't want to actually hurt him; I could see that by the way she held herself. But enough to shock him. Freddie was frowning.
"What was that for?" he cried, the look of shock still lingering in his features. Sam smiled.
"I just slapped you into the next decade!" she replied excitedly, then returned to my side whilst doing a happy dance.
Freddie looked at her like she was insane, shook his head and flopped down onto his beanbag. Sam was still doing her happy dance, but when I looked back to Freddie, I saw him smiling an amused smile at Sam. My friends are weird…
Soooo there it is! New chapter, hope you guys like it. I'd love to hear what you guys think so REVIEW! And thank you to all those that have reviewed, alerted and favourited. You're all stars!
-Charlie :)