The Greatest Secret
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly
A/N: This story details what it would be like if Sam and Freddie were secretly together during the series. Read it, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Chapter 11 (Preetish: King of Love)
Another few days had passed and the group was now searching for chicks that had hatched and become lost around the apartment. Freddie was searching in the upstairs apartment when he thought he found one of the chicks, but when he pulled the object out of the small car object, he found it to be an old and moldy corndog.
"Ugh, that's where Sam hid it," Freddie thought while tossing the corndog aside. "Silly, beautiful, perfect but imperfect angel…that's what she is." Freddie continued to look for the lost chicks and started to grow fidgety, he knew they had to be around somewhere. He thought about how much Sam loved animals, he knew she'd be desperate to find them. "I wonder if she'd like to keep one of the chicks…at least until it is grown up, then we'd have to give it to a farm. She would be so sad, but at the same time thrilled to have one."
Freddie stepped out of the loft for a second and onto the stairway, he saw Sam about to blow into a drainpipe. He was astonished when a chick came flying out of the garbage disposal via Sam's blow. "She has some powerful lungs, that's for sure." Freddie then turned back into the loft and continued to search for the missing chicks, his search was halted when Sam stepped into the loft with him. "Hey Sam, you've left the others?" Sam shrugged and lifted a pillow from the ground. "I already searched there, there wasn't a chick underneath."
"Where are they?" Sam asked while sitting on the pillow. "I mean come on, I don't want to lose any of them!"
"Me either, but don't worry, we're going to find them." Sam frowned and slowly stood up, she couldn't give up now. If they weren't frantically looking for the chicks, they would love having this moment alone upstairs, but they knew they didn't have a lot of time. "You know what, I don't think there are any chicks up here." Freddie glanced up at the ceiling and frowned, they definitely weren't up there. "Chicks go all over the place, though, so we'll have to check here again. I promise we'll find them all."
"Yeah, we have to. I suspect they'll all be downstairs, though." Sam lifted a blanket off of the floor and looked at it. "Yeah, no chicks here. I guess I'm the only chick in this room." Sam smirked and Freddie gave a small laugh.
"Only you would use a degrading term on yourself…" Sam looked at Freddie and smiled, she had to love how he never referred to girls, especially her, as 'Chicks' or called them 'Hot' or 'Sexy.' It was impressive, since most guys tended to use such demeaning terms when speaking to girls.
"You always know how to impress me, Freddie. Have I ever told you that?" Freddie smirked and looked at Sam while giving a shrug.
"Nope, I've never heard it before in my life." Sam laughed and tossed the blanket onto Freddie. He gripped the edges of the blanket and wrapped it around him like a cloak. "Look at me, I'm the mysterious boyfriend of Sam Puckett!" Sam laughed again, it was a joke they had referring to the fact that Valerie was so sure Sam had a boyfriend. "I hide in the shadows and wait for my beautiful girlfriend to come see me. If I am spotted, bad stuff could happen."
"Freddie, enough joking!" Sam laughed again and Freddie wrapped the blanket around him more, concealing all but his eyes and nose. Sam took one look at him and started laughing up a storm. "What are you going to do if Carly comes in and sees you wrapped up in a blanket? Surely you're not going to pretend to be a pig in a blanket." Freddie took a step toward Sam and she took a step back, both of them gazed into the other's eyes until Sam felt her back touch the wall.
"If she comes up here, I will oink as much as the mysterious boyfriend and pig in the blanket can oink!" Sam laughed and Freddie closed in on Sam. "Perhaps if the mysterious pig boyfriend's oink is not pleasing enough, the beautiful and mystifying blonde shall chop him up and turn him into ham!" Sam held her stomach and began laughing harder, she couldn't get enough of his jokes. "Ah, the mysterious boyfriend sees the mystifying blonde. What shall happen next, you may ask?" Sam raised her eyebrow and grinned as Freddie leaned in closely. "The mystery man shall strike and find ways to please the blonde head."
"Freddie!" Sam laughed and Freddie quickly opened his arms out wide, appearing as though he was a vampire. "Oh no! He shows himself! The mystery boyfriend commences his strike upon the unsuspecting angel!" Sam laughed and felt herself scooped against Freddie's chest as he wrapped his arm and the blanket around her. Sam's cheeks turned a light pink as she gazed up and into Freddie's eyes. "The blonde has made eye contact, and appears to have a blush on her face. Alas, the boyfriend has had an effect upon her!"
"You know, you might make a great seductive vampire…" Freddie smirked and pressed Sam against the wall, she let out a small gasp as Freddie leaned in.
"So, the mysterious boyfriend is found out to be Dracula!" Sam giggled as Freddie lowered his lips to her neck. "Perhaps Dracula will satisfy her before giving her a bite full of nothing but love."
"Careful Freddie, we don't want Carly to see me with a hickey when we get back down there." Freddie blinked and pulled his head back. That could be troublesome. They had to wonder if Carly knew Ms. Benson's culture. If so, they really couldn't reveal they were dating.
"Oh yeah, that might take some of the fun out." Freddie shifted his eyes upward slightly and then back to Sam's eyes. "It appears the vampire is overcome and enchanted by this mystifying angel's beauty." Sam laughed and decided to play along.
"Oh, dear vampire, you have caught me in your cape…whatever do you intend to do to me? I am captured and I cannot free myself."
"That would be the point, fair maiden. I cannot release you, for you are mine!"
"Oh, but you are just a cruel and vicious vampire lord, so powerful as well. Yet, what am I? I am but a poor village girl without much of a home to go to. Why would you choose me?"
"You are the most beautiful of all the village women that I have seen, and you have enchanted me with your beauty. I wish to kiss you and make you mine." Sam inhaled and softly exhaled, it was a moment that they both wanted. After all, half of the time they dated, consisting of before the talk with Ms. Benson and at least half a month after they were slated to be married, they exercised control. Then they decided to look for an opportunity to have their first kiss, and that was usually a rare opportunity. Hopefully, this would be it.
"Then take me, oh great vampire lord. Transform me from a mere, pitiful village laborer and into your fierce and powerful mistress. First, I will need your name!"
"I am the one known as Lord Freddie."
"Then you shall know me as Sam, a humble servant of her greatness, Madam Emily Benson. I am friend and sister to Valerie Williams and Carly Shay."
"I will transform you into my lady, you will be forever known as Lady Sam. I shall not tear you away from your life down here, but take you to live in a life of luxury, you will still be permitted to see your friends and family for as long as you shall choose."
"Then I graciously accept your transforming kiss." Then, all grew silent as Sam felt his breath hitting her face. He gazed into her eyes and his voice lowered, it appeared that their game had ended, and they were back to being Freddie and Sam. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest, calling for his embrace.
"Then, we will kiss…" Freddie's heart was thumping as well, he felt as though he would have a heart attack if anything dared to interfere with this moment.
"Think about it…we might not get this moment again for a while. After this, though, perhaps we can kiss more often."
"Yeah, because we will have reached that special milestone in our relationship. You know I love you, and I know that you love me."
"No matter what, at the end of the day, we always come home to each other. So…before this moment is ruined…"
"I understand." Sam slowly closed her eyes and pressed the back of her head to the wall, she could feel Freddie's breath on her and flowing down her body. The breaths quickened as his lips continued to close in on hers. Her heart started pumping faster with each passing second. The thrill of the moment was so great, because she knew that anything could happen in the next few seconds, and whatever happened could either make or break the rest of the day, if not more. She felt him pause just when his lips were mere centimeters from hers, it was hardly the time for teasing. "I love you Sam. My Angel, my girlfriend, my fiancé, and finally, my wife…"
"Freddie." She was starting to become breathless, and her chest was slowly moving out and in. "I love you. You're my dork, my shield, my lover, my boyfriend, but we're not married yet." She just knew that he had a smirk on his face at that instant, and she wondered what he was thinking.
"Not yet, but we will." With that, their lips connected. Freddie released the blanket and let it fall to their feet as his grip around Sam tightened. She let out a soft moan of pleasure as she lifted her arms up and wrapped them around his neck, grabbing tufts of his hair in her hands. It felt like light was flashing near them as fireworks exploded in the sky. Warmth was being poured into their bodies and soon the fiery flames of passion began liking at their heels. It was the first and greatest shared kiss of their life, and the feel of it caused all their current worries to vanish. It was a moment that neither wanted to end, but they knew it had to. Fortunately, with the milestone taken, they could have millions more kisses just like it.
They parted lips and opened their eyes, gazing into each other's eyes. "Finally, you are mine," Freddie said in a soft voice.
"I always was, Freddie." Freddie lifted his hand and brushed Sam's hair back slightly.
"Yes, but the kiss sealed it, and I know that nobody else can ever have that." Sam chuckled softly and quickly kissed his lips. Freddie gave a contented sigh and smiled. "Still so great. It's a pity that we have to keep it secret, but that's fine, our friends don't need to hear of our first kiss."
"True." Just then, a thumping sound was heard, and both remembered the lost chicks. "Oh no! We have to go downstairs!" Freddie nodded and both of them quickly rushed out of the loft and down the stairs, seeing Duke and Carly staring at Spencer, who was, oddly enough, stuck in the heating vent. Sam knew she was going to be in a trancelike state for a bit, and Freddie would have a slight daze as well, but hopefully, nobody would notice. "What happened?"
"Did you find another chick?" Carly and Duke looked up at them, not noticing the slight glaze in their friends' eyes.
"Spencer found another chick in the heating vent!" Carly said in a quick voice. Duke continued to stare at Sam and Freddie with a stupid look on his face.
"I arrived moments ago," Duke stated in an almost robotic voice.
"Good to know," Freddie said without really caring. Sam suppressed a laugh, quickly remembering she wasn't supposed to laugh when Freddie said something funny.
-NEW SCENE-
Sam and Carly were up in the loft, and Sam was constantly remembering the moments that had transpired moments ago. She would never forget it, it was her first kiss and truly one of the most beautiful moments of her life.
"Where's the chick?" Carly asked as she glanced over at Sam. Sam shrugged and looked around, hiding her triumphant smirk. She had kissed Freddie and Carly did not. Normally, she wouldn't subject her best friend, Carly, to her triumphant grins, but she couldn't control herself this time. It was as if beating a long time enemy at something, or winning that race that you tried so hard and so long to beat. It was like one of those times when you knew it was wrong to laugh at the others, but despite all your self control, you still couldn't help but to laugh, even if it was only on the inside.
She wasn't going to laugh at Carly on the outside, it would be wrong and hurtful to do so, but she still could feel happy to know Freddie was even more, never going to go to Carly's side. Despite the fact that he couldn't anyway, and he was only acting whenever he told Carly how he felt, it still felt real at some times. So when it felt real, despite being faked, the kiss that wasn't faked was what confirmed all those fake acting moments as just that.
"He's mine, I know he's mine, and Carly will never have him!" Sam thought while closing her eyes and smiling softly. She thought about how she wanted that blanket that was now positioned near the wall, in U form as it was when Freddie dropped it. It was filled with powerful memories. She would have to remember to ask Carly if she could have it, but first she needed to find the source of the chirping that now hit her ear. She looked up and saw the baby chick on the beam. "Carly! There he is!"
"What? How are we going to get up there?"
"Here, I'll boost you up." Sam cupped her hands together as Carly positioned her foot onto her hands. Sam grunted lightly as she pushed Carly up. She watched as Carly grabbed the beam and pulled herself up. Sam felt something odd on her hand and looked down, seeing gum on her hand.
"Ew!"
"What!"
"I think you had gum on your shoe."
"Shut up Sam!" Sam was taken aback, she hadn't expected Carly to snap at her. Of course, what she didn't know was Carly felt that triumphant aura that Sam was giving off, but she didn't know what had happened. All she knew was it felt as though the aura was directed against her.
"Sorry…just be careful!"
"I'm trying!" Carly spotted the chick and extended her hand. "Here chick." The chick then bit her finger and she let out a shrill scream.
"What happened!"
"He pecked my finger!" Sam blinked and glanced over at the blanket, she then smiled at the memory of finally being able to share a mutual kiss with Freddie. It was the greatest experience ever, of course, it seemed to incite her hormones. Who knew how long they might have kissed and began to make out if they didn't remember the chicks.
"Thank you, Freddie…"
"Wipe that grin off your face!" Carly shouted. Sam quickly frowned and looked elsewhere, she needed to focus on the chick, anyway. What she didn't know was Freddie and Duke were having the same basic experience. Freddie was focusing on finding the chicks, but still becoming lost in the kiss while Duke was tearing apart the house and freaking Freddie out at every turn. It was just Duke's way of getting Freddie back to reality, and still being too dumb to question why Freddie would zone out every now and then.
"Is Carly mad at me or something?" She figured Carly was just frustrated by the chicks being all over the place. She would be frustrated as well, if she didn't have the memory of her moment with Freddie to keep her calm. He always had that way about him, a way that under any given pressure, she could remain calm.
"Just walk toward me you nutty chick!" Sam looked up as Carly groaned.
"Try to grab him!" Carly moaned and rolled her eyes, annoyed by the fact that Sam seemed completely out of it. The chick glared at her and quickly ruffled its feathers.
"Gee, if only I had thought of that." For a minute there, the girls felt as if they were speaking of something completely different than the chick. Could it be Freddie they were talking about? "Come here chick"
"Be careful!" Carly placed her hand around the chick but it didn't want to be with her, it quickly fluttered and jumped off of the beam, toward Sam.
"Sam, grab him!" Sam was right on it, she quickly leapt into the air and extended her arms, cupping her hands together. She landed on the ground and the chick landed safely in her hands.
"I got him." Sam smiled as the chick looked at her. "Yeah, I got him. I definitely got him…" Sam looked up as Carly started to try to come down. "Be careful coming down." Carly rolled her eyes and then screamed as she fell off, Sam quickly covered the side of the chick and rolled slightly to the side as Carly landed next to her. Sam sighed and slowly sat up, smiling at Carly. "That wasn't careful."
"Whatever." Carly glared at her and groaned as she placed her head on the floor.
"Are you all right?"
"Yeah I'm fine, let's find the rest of the chicks." Sam nodded and glanced at the blanket, smiling at the memory.
"By the way Carly, can I have that blanket over there? It's really comfortable and warm." Just like Freddie's arms. Carly looked over at the blanket and raised her eyebrow, it was the one that looked raggedy and filthy. She had no clue how it could be warm and comfortable, but two different people could see different things in the same object.
"Yeah, if you want it, go ahead and take it. I don't mind at all."
"Thanks!" Carly raised her eyebrow again and slowly shook her head, baffled by her friend's enthusiasm. Sam stood up and looked at the chick, she loved it. "This is the one we named Yoko, but I want to rename it…so I'm going to name it Preetish. I think I remember Ms. Benson once telling me that the name Pree was given to a pet that her husband gave her, and she named it that in honor of her husband. The name means "King of Love." Her husband was the king that gave her love, and Pree was found here, which is where Freddie and I kissed…and is also symbolic of Freddie, I realize that now. Carly grabbed at him, and he flew into my hands. Carly wants Freddie, but Freddie comes to my arms instead…so this bird is Pree."
"Okay, let's get going." Carly pushed herself up and held her hand out.
"I think I'm going to hold onto him." Carly shrugged and crossed her arms.
"Suit yourself. Let's just get him into the incubator." Sam smiled and looked down at Pree as she and Carly left the room, Pree was the lightest of all the chicks, easy to remember. As they stepped out, Carly looked at her with pitiful eyes. "Can I at least hold the bird for a little."
"Here, you can hold the bird." Sam smiled and handed Pree to Carly. They walked out and saw Freddie standing near the incubator with the other chicks.
"We found Yoko," Carly said in a happy and pleased voice.
"Preetish," Sam corrected under her breath. "His name is Pree." Freddie raised his eyebrow and looked over, Carly hadn't heard her, but he did. Sam shifted her eyes to the side and whispered once more. "And he represents my king of love…Freddie." Freddie smirked and heard Carly say for him to search downstairs for the rest while she and Sam went back up, he nodded and looked around.
"Okay, when these chicks can come out, I'll talk to mom about bringing 'Pree' home too you, Sam."
I hope you liked that chapter. Sam and Freddie got their first kiss, without any interruptions! Sam is also getting a pet, huzzah! Drop a review and let me know what you thought. I hope you caught the symbolism of Preetish. You shall enjoy the next chapter, at least I believe you shall.