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.

A/N: I decided to post this up earlier than usual, I'm just feeling generous.

Chapter 55 (Attacked)

Freddie sat outside of Principal Franklin's office, he was waiting for Sam to come out. She had thrown a football and accidently hit Mr. Howard in the face, so now she was discussing detention. Nobody knew why Freddie was sitting there, but then, no one really cared. Half of the people in the school really didn't know either of them, so they didn't care if they were dating or not.

Hopefully, Sam wouldn't get a detention for tomorrow, since it was the fiftieth webshow. What Freddie was confused about was why they didn't wait two more weeks when they could have a full year. It had been almost a full year of knowing Carly, and she still had a little crush on him. Fortunately, he was able to be more subtle, it was unfortunate however that it made Carly like him more. Even still, being subtle about it made Sam happier, she wasn't hurt as much from it, and neither was he hurt.

The door opened and Freddie quickly stood up, ready to greet Sam, but it was Principal Franklin that left. Freddie sat back down and placed his hands on his knees while looking around the area with boredom. The door opened again and he stood up once more, but it was Mr. Howard that ran out, holding his mouth. Freddie raised his eyebrow and stepped into the doorway as Sam stepped next to it. He placed his hands on her side and softly kissed her forehead. "How did it go, Sam?"

"Not good at all," She replied as she frowned and closed her eyes. "I have detention tomorrow night with Mr. Howard." That was the day of the fiftieth webshow, so it definitely wasn't a good thing. "Carly's going to be mad at me, isn't she?"

"No, not at all, love. She might be a bit sad about it, but I doubt she'll be mad at you. Besides, who could stay mad at this face?" Sam smiled as Freddie brushed her hair from her face.

"So, is that all you got to say?" Freddie smirked and Sam gazed deeply into his eyes. "Oh, you got something else to say?"

"Yeah, you shouldn't have thrown the ball." Sam chuckled lightly and Freddie kissed her forehead once more. "Come on baby, let's get you home. I'm sure we'll think of some way to do that webcast." Sam smiled and nodded as Freddie took her hand in his and began walking with her toward the school doors. They would have to go see Carly later, but they figured it could wait. "I have known Carly for almost a year now; I think it has been a year, actually…" Sam gave a subtle nod and Freddie lifted his head slightly. "Well, it is good to know her, I guess."

"I'm glad you think so, she is a great friend. I mean sure she doesn't know a few things, but that's perfectly fine. I would be afraid of what would happen if she knew we were together and all. I mean, she doesn't like arranged marriage."

"She just doesn't understand arranged marriage. We could try to explain it to her, but it is probably not going to help. She's also right beneath the thumb of Tyrone, as per what Mom said that Spencer told her before." Sam looked forward with wonder and placed her head on Freddie's shoulder.

"Do you think Spencer really can be trusted? I mean Tyrone sort of controls them all, in a way…I think he has more control over Carly than anyone else." Freddie wasn't sure how to answer it, Spencer did act like he could be trusted, from what Emily said. Apparently he'd been going to law school in secret for a couple of years, so that was new. He figured it was as Emily said, until Spencer proved there was any reason to trust him, he was still not that trustworthy.

"He does still harbor some secrets. He's pretty crazy too, not that that is a bad thing, but he probably could prove trustworthy have sometime. If he is, then he could be our lawyer." Sam giggled once and Freddie tapped his chin. "If it is as he says, it would be understandable that he is against Tyrone for trying to take Carly away from him." It was a good point, Spencer could be pretty mad for the guy attempting to take away his little sister. "I'm sure her wants to raise Carly on his own and not let his grandpa do it."

"Freddie, why is it always only Mr. Howard that gives me detention? I mean first Ms. Briggs and now Mr. Howard…what did I ever do to them?"

"Well to Mr. Howard, you did just throw a football in his face." Freddie smirked and Sam let out a playful gasp and slapped him on the arm. "Ms. Briggs hasn't done anything to you in quite some time, though."

"Yeah…but I'm surprised, you do more than I do, but you never get caught." Freddie smirked and his eyebrows rose slightly. "You're never going to tell me how you do it, are you?"

"Well I don't want you getting even more detentions, but you know I usually just cover myself up. Oddly, it's harder for me to do something when I try than to actually not try. I mean if I was trying to get into trouble, it might be a bit harder." Sam laughed and Freddie shrugged his shoulders, she found it hard to believe that he could hack computers but not do simple things to get detention. "You know what I always find fun?"

"What?" Freddie pointed toward the right and Sam looked over to see a couple of teachers taking care of Gibby.

"I've given him a Texas wedgie every once in a while…and he doesn't ever know it's me." Sam laughed once more and remembered Freddie telling her about when he was cloaked up and identity hidden, that was once when Gibby got a wedgie. The two walked out of the school doors and toward the street, they saw Jonah's car drive up and park next to them. Valerie was in the passenger side.

"Hey guys, do you want a ride?" Valerie asked while grinning at them. What they loved about Jonah's car was the windows were dark, nobody could see in the car. So if Tyrone wanted to come back and spy on Freddie, Jonah could just drive them wherever.

"Sure, that'd be nice." Sam and Freddie entered the backseat of the car and Jonah drove off. "You know what would be really nice is taking a road trip in this car. Nobody would see us, so we could do whatever." Jonah chuckled and Freddie draped his arm around Sam's shoulders.

"Yeah, but that's only if my parents were to allow that," Jonah said while stopping at a streetlight. "So, are you heading to Bushwell?"

"Yep, we're going to go see Carly," Sam replied. "I got detention with Mr. Howard."

"You do that a lot," Valerie said while giving a slight laugh. "Well, how are you going to do the webshow, then?"

"We're working on it. I'm guessing we'll think of something. I think Rodney's going to be in the same detention…" Sam frowned and Freddie pulled her closer. Sam closed her eyes and chuckled lightly. "Freddie, any closer and I'm going to be sitting on your lap." Freddie smirked and placed his hand on her leg. "What are you doing?"

"Letting you sit on my lap," Freddie replied. He picked her up, causing her to yelp and laugh as he positioned her in his lap. "Now, that's not bad."

"Freddie, you're such a dork sometimes."

"I'm your dork." Freddie placed his hands on Sam's side as she turned her body to face him and straddled his waist. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his lips. Jonah and Valerie looked at each other and chuckled as they turned their gaze to the road.

-NEW SCENE-

The next day, Jonah and Valerie were waiting at the Benson apartment for their friends to get home from detention. Somehow, Carly managed to get detention and Freddie had to sneak in. They were watching the show on the computer with Emily. "Can you believe Mr. Howard?" Valerie asked while crossing her arms. "He's such a rat, and a bastard, he's a rat bastard!" Jonah and Emily both laughed and Valerie looked over at the kitchen. "I'm going to check on the muffins and see if they're ready to be taken out of the oven." Valerie was making some banana nut muffins for when Sam and Freddie return, she thought they'd enjoy them. Valerie walked into the kitchen and saw a strange object on the counter, above it was a broken window. "Ms. Benson!"

"What is it?" Emily asked while looking toward the kitchen.

"Could you come in here? I think someone shattered the window…" Emily raised her eyebrow and walked into the kitchen, Jonah followed close after. She inspected the window and then looked toward the item; it was a strange cylindrical object with a note embedded into it. She clenched her fists and narrowed her eyes. "What is it?" Valerie looked toward Emily with eyes filled with worry.

"Vandals, they've been attacking us for the past year, but neither Freddie nor Sam know about it." Emily picked up the object and frowned. "I didn't want to worry them, but they may figure it out eventually. This city is filled with gangs who are intolerant to my culture…they hadn't started until Tyrone…" Emily narrowed her eyes and her body began to shake, Tyrone was behind the attack. The first attack happened when Tyrone threatened Freddie that he had gangs that he could control and use as force.

"What is it?" Jonah asked while stepping next to Valerie. He took the paper from the object and read it. "Get out now, we don't want your kind in our city…we hope you enjoy our gift…it's a blast." Jonah raised a curious eyebrow and looked over at Emily. "What does that mean?" Emily's eyes widened and she looked toward the object in her hand.

"It's a bomb! Get out of the kitchen!" Valerie gasped and Jonah quickly pulled her, yanking her out of the kitchen. Emily looked for a place to deposit it and chucked it toward the window, but she was too late. The item exploded and threw her against a wall. "Ah!"

"Ms. Benson!" Jonah quickly rushed into the kitchen and saw Emily positioned against the wall, she was unconscious. He knelt beside her and started to shake her. Valerie stepped in and stared at Emily with wide and fearful eyes, Jonah quickly turned his head and pointed to the door. "Get help!" Valerie nodded and quickly ran out the door. "Come on, wake up, Sam and Freddie need you!"

"Sarah…have I done a good job with Sam? Am I going to make it?" Emily saw herself surrounded with darkness, in front of her was her old friend, Sarah. Sarah was smiling and walking toward her. "Sarah, Sam is growing up."

"Yes she is, Emily," Sarah replied as she gave her friend a hug. "I think you're doing a great job with her. I do have a question, you knew these attacks were going on and you did not tell Sam or Freddie, why?"

"I didn't want them to fear living here. This isn't a dangerous place, but it's only made dangerous because of Tyrone."

"Yes, but you don't have to spare them, they need to know what is going on." Emily nodded and Sarah placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Thank you for caring for my daughter, I am so glad that you have been raising her well. I think you have found the perfect husband for her as well."

"Thank you." Emily smiled and felt tears rushing down her face. Just then, she heard a voice shouting at her. Sarah looked over and then back with a smile.

"I believe it's time for you to wake up. Continue to raise Sam well, I trust you." Sarah stepped back and placed her hands together while smiling. "I'll see you again one day, today is not the day." Emily watched as Sarah began to fade. "Do not worry, something, perhaps someone, will come that will turn the tables on Tyrone and he will stop bothering you. You will have no control over it, however."

"But what will that be, and when will it happen? I want Freddie and Sam to feel safe!"

"You'll figure it out soon, Emily. They will be safe, with you, they are safe."

"Marissa!" Emily moaned and rubbed her head as she opened her eyes, the blast was powerful. She also heard someone call her by her first name, not her middle, which was Emily. She hated that. She could tell someone moved her to the couch, since the floor was definitely not that soft. Her vision slowly came back and she saw who was surrounding her. Jonah was looking at her with concern, Valerie was standing with wide and fearful eyes, Spencer was standing up and looking at her, concerned as well, and Robert Shay was kneeling beside her.

"Robert!" Emily exclaimed as she sat up. Right when she did, she screamed and Robert quickly placed his hand on her back, letting her slowly descend against the couch. She let out a soft sigh and looked toward Robert, her eyes narrowing. "What are you doing here?" Spencer gave a wary smile and took a slow step forward. Emily looked at Spencer and her face softened slightly.

"Dad was paying one of his rare visits because he wanted to congratulate Carly on her fiftieth webshow," Spencer said while crossing his arms. "He's only here for a couple of hours, though." Robert took a cotton swab with some alcohol on it and started dabbing a wound on Emily's head. Emily growled and he merely shrugged his shoulders as he started to apply a gauze pad to it.

"I'll ask again, why are you here?"

"Spencer and I were watching the webshow," Robert said as he applied adhesive tape to the gauze and looked into Emily's eyes. "We heard what sounded like an explosion and then this young lady ran into the apartment." He pointed to Valerie and Emily gave her a soft smile. "She seemed well shaken. We got in and carried you to the couch…You have minor injuries, so you should be okay." Robert's face softened as he looked over to Emily and lightly rubbed a finger over the gauze pad. "What happened, Emily?"

"Your damned father is the one causing the city gangs to attack my family, that's what's happening! This is why I say you Shays can't be trusted!" The front door slammed open and Emily decided not to look over, it was painful to move.

"Mom, what happened to you?!" Freddie shouted as he and Sam hurried to the couch. "Jonah called and said you got knocked out." Sam remained silent, seeing Spencer and Robert both in the room. Normally, she would be freaking out because Emily had been hit or something. Even though she felt something about Spencer and Robert that seemed different than Tyrone, she didn't know what. Robert closed his eyes and sighed softly as he slowly stood up.

"Your mother-" Emily put up her hand and looked toward Freddie.

"I suppose I should tell you the truth," Emily said in a quiet voice. "The city gangs have been attacking me ever since Tyrone tried to take Carly away." Sam gasped lightly and Freddie narrowed his eyes. Carly entered the apartment just then, fearing for Emily.

"What's going on?" Carly asked as she rushed toward the couch.

"Ms. Benson needs some rest," Spencer said while rubbing her back. Carly nodded and looked over at her father, smiling when she saw him.

"Dad, I didn't know you were here."

"I'm only here for a couple hours, I wanted to be here to congratulate you on your fiftieth webshow." Robert gave Carly a quick hug and looked back to Emily. "I think you're going to be okay, Emily." Emily scoffed and carefully crossed her arms, trying not to wince as the pain surged through her body. "Get some rest…"

"Yeah, I'll do that, just get out of my house," Emily said as she narrowed her eyes. Robert sighed and gestured for Spencer to leave, so they did. Robert took one last glance, frowned, then moved from the room. Carly stayed behind and Emily turned her head to glare at her.

"I think you should go too, Carly," Freddie said in a quiet voice. "Mom needs rest, and there are too many people here." Carly nodded slowly and walked out of the apartment. When the door closed, Sam quickly knelt beside Emily.

"Emily, what happened? Tell me," Sam said quickly. "How come you didn't tell us you were having problems!"

"I didn't want to put fear into you kids," Emily replied while slowly sitting up. "I don't want you to be afraid of anything that is out of your control…Your mom instructed me specifically to take care of you, and that is precisely what I have to do." Sam hugged Emily and let the tears leave her eyes.

"You don't have to worry about us, Mom," Freddie said as he placed his hand on Sam's back. "I wouldn't let anything happen to Sam. As for the gang attacks…you're a high ranking police officer, you're practically in charge of the entire police force. Can't you just do something about it?"

"I've been trying to, but gangs are numerous in the city, we can't just bust them up in a year. The only way to get them to stop is to get Tyrone to call them off, and that's impossible." She sighed and slowly shook her head. "That man really works me to my last nerve, I'm telling you…" She leaned back in the couch, it wasn't going to be possible for her to move. "Valerie made you guys some muffins…"

"They're not done yet," Valerie said in a quiet voice. She was still shaken by what had happened. Jonah gently rubbed her back and Emily tilted her head back onto the back of the couch.

"Okay then, I'm just going to sleep a little. Congrats on the show, by the way. From what I saw, you did great." Sam and Freddie smiled as Emily tried to stand up. "Okay, someone help me to my bed, please…" The group helped Emily up and slowly walked with her back to her room, they were thankful that no serious damage was given.

I hope you liked this chapter, well as much as one could. Please do review!