The Greatest Secret

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own iCarly

A/N: Skipping over the Car episode, in a way. Do know, however, this story will soon, possibly with this chapter, stop following the series. Bear with me dear reader and enjoy.

Chapter 97 (iCarly's Stalker)

April had passed by, the excitement of Jonah and Valerie's wedding had also come and gone. They had become married on April the fifteenth. It seemed to be the middle of spring, that was why they chose it. Freddie had been the best man and Sam was the Matron of Honor. It had been a beautiful wedding. Sam had even managed to catch the bouquet.

The group had also met with Nevel once more, he had tricked them into nearly having to shut iCarly down. Freddie may have wanted the end of iCarly to come, but he didn't want it to have to be by Nevel. They had to find a new car or else iCarly would be finished. In the end, they did find a new car. Sam actually expressed her distaste of the situation to Freddie, it had been so confusing for her. She had been conflicted, trying to decide whether Nevel's trick had been a good thing or not. Freddie reassured her that it would be bad because Carly would hate that Nevel basically won. Sam couldn't help but feel more distress over the fact that her nightmares were becoming more frequent. The car dealership they mentioned was just yet another way for people to identify them. It was a fearful thing for Sam.

Freddie decided to get Nevel to quit his little game, he figured it was high time for it to end anyway. He would be happy to inform the little twit that he was already in the process of ending iCarly. It was a thought that had been on his mind for quite some time. He was sure iCarly had to end.

Freddie drove to Nevel's house and parked at the curb. He exited the black sports car and walked up to the door. Thinking about what he would say, he knocked on the door and waited as Mrs. Papperman opened the door and smiled at Freddie. "Why hello, what brings you here?" The lady asked. Freddie shook her hand and leaned against the doorframe.

"I'm just looking for Nevel, is he in?" Nevel's mom nodded and led Freddie inside. He sat on the couch and stared ahead as the lady went to fetch her son from his room. After a few minutes, Nevel seemed to appear next to Freddie, as he hadn't seen the guy come down.

"What are you doing here?" Nevel asked while crossing his arms. He was already upset that he had failed to shut down iCarly, the last thing he needed was iCarly's technical producer to be inside his house. "Go away, shoo." Freddie gave a deep sigh and closed his eyes, he was plenty annoyed with Nevel as it was. The last thing he needed was for Nevel to start acting stupid. Nevel placed his hands on his hips and stared at Freddie. "Well?"

"Would you just shut up for a minute, Nevel." Nevel felt as though he'd just been insulted. Freddie actually wasn't in the mood to play games or anything. "Why do you want to end iCarly so badly, anyway?" Nevel rolled his eyes and sat down in a chair across from Freddie, he figured that might be what the guy was there for. "Is it jealousy? Greed? Lust?" Freddie narrowed his eyes and shifted them over to the oddball. Nevel merely raised his eyebrow with confusion, it wasn't any of those. He just wanted revenge because Carly didn't want to kiss him. Yes, he was still mad about that.

"Carly didn't kiss me, and I'm still mad about that." Freddie chuckled and bowed his head, it was hilarious to him that the geek was still upset over something so trivial. Carly wouldn't then, and she still wouldn't do it.

"Yeah, well you should know by know that Carly's not going to kiss you. Therefore, why don't you just stop worrying about it?" Nevel tapped his chin and leaned back, he didn't think he should. He did wonder if maybe Sam would be easier and kiss him, then he'd be off of iCarly's back.

"I might stop trying to sabotage iCarly if…" Freddie raised his eyebrow and Nevel smirked slightly. "If the co-host would kiss me." Freddie felt his anger and jealousy flare up, he now wanted to punch Nevel in the face. How dare he suggest something like that! Freddie took a deep breath and tried to maintain his calm and patient demeanor. It was hard, though.

"No, she wouldn't kiss you." Nevel frowned and Freddie clasped his hands together while leaning forward. "Besides, she's got a boyfriend who would probably kill you if you even tried to kiss her. Trust me on that, I should know." Nevel blinked a couple times while Freddie stared back at him. "Plus, iCarly won't end because you want it to. Not one bit for you."

"Then when will it end?" Nevel crossed his arms as Freddie shrugged.

"I don't know. It might end soon, I hear Sam's getting a little tired of it. I'm actually more concerned than the girls are, though." Nevel raised his eyebrow and Freddie continued on. "Think about it. I'm concerned for them that iCarly could give them a stalker. I don't want that to happen to them."

"Yeah, they don't need that." Nevel wasn't the type to give anyone a stalker, he didn't think like that. However, he had seen something suspicious recently. He wondered if he should bring it up, Freddie might think it was a foul plot or something, but it would be best to tell him anyway. "I did see something odd, though. I thought I saw Sam at the park, and this weird guy was flashing photos of her." Freddie raised his eyebrows and leaned back, this was news. He knew Sam had been at the park just a few days ago, this couldn't be good at all. Freddie stood up and placed his hands on Nevel's shoulder, looking intensely into Nevel's eyes.

"This is important, Nevel. What did this guy look like? Have you seen him before? Tell me all you can." Nevel didn't understand why Freddie was so extremely concerned for Sam, but he figured he'd better give the information anyway. He actually snapped a photo of the guy himself, since he wanted to take it to the police and say that he thought someone had a stalker.

"Here…" Nevel opened up the drawer of the coffee table and handed Freddie a group of pictures. It showed a tanned skinned man snapping photos of Sam, most of them were of his back. He was wearing a trench coat and had a baseball cap on. He had shoulder length red hair, from what Freddie could see of his back. He was about medium build and stood at approximately six feet tall. Nevel moved to a picture that had been taken of the man's frontal body. The man had a red goatee and a scar on his cheek. His eyes were hazel colored.

"This man, where have I seen him before?" Freddie tapped his chin in thought and narrowed his eyes. He was sure this man worked at the smoothie shop nearby. His eyes widened and he took a slight step back. No, he didn't work at the smoothie shop. He saw the man sitting there once, watching as Freddie, Carly and Sam all sipped their smoothies. He had seem the man working at the chili restaurant that Sam worked at for a short time. That could have caused trouble if this man was a stalker. "Shit. I have to go Nevel, thank you for these. By the way, when this man's arrested, be sure to give your witness statement. I'm sure the police will be seeking you."

"Uh, okay…" Nevel watched as Freddie ran out of the door. Freddie honestly wasn't sure what to think, though. How come Nevel had those pictures? Freddie parked next to the chili restaurant and entered inside. He saw the red haired man serving a customer. Freddie pushed the customer aside and grabbed the man's shirt, pulling him in. The customer didn't complain, since it seemed Freddie's eyes were very angry.

"Do you want to tell me what you were doing snapping photos of Sam Puckett in the park the other day?" The man stuttered for a moment, but stopped when Freddie slammed the photos on the counter. "What is the problem here? Why are you taking photos of her? What is your name?" The man swallowed and sweat dripped down the side of his face. Freddie shook the man violently and glared into his eyes. "I asked you a question. WHY were you taking pictures of Sam Puckett? What is your name? Answer me now."

"My name is Micah Papperman, I'm Nevel Papperman's uncle! He made me go to the park so that he could take photos. He was planning to put them up on iCarly and alert the girls that they had a stalker. He wanted to make them afraid. It wasn't my idea!" Freddie clenched his teeth and released Micah, he couldn't believe that Nevel had tried that. Fortunately, he had taken the pictures away from him. He felt a hand on his shoulder and glanced back to see Robert standing behind him.

"Freddie, take a breath for a moment," Robert said with a quiet voice. "Let's sit down." Freddie nodded and sat down with Robert. Mr. Shay let out a slow sigh and closed his eyes. "The girls don't have a stalker, we've already questioned Micah. Emily and I both have watched carefully over them, making sure there were no signs of a stalker in their midst…Other than Micah, who confessed wholly to Nevel making him stand in the park. We caught him that very day, so we confiscated his camera."

"You watched over Carly and Sam? Why?"

"Because…we didn't want to worry you with this, but we think it's about time for you to know. About a year ago, Emily and I did catch a man who was following Sam." Freddie's eyebrows rose and he leaned back in the velvet booth. So Sam really did have a stalker, from what Robert was saying. "He's been arrested and put into jail, the police found enough evidence to put him in. He apparently had some sort of shrine at his house or something."

"My god…so iCarly really did have a stalker?"

"Yes." Robert slowly opened his eyes and tapped a gift card he had bought on the table. "In fact, I would strongly recommend that if you're considering iCarly's ending…do it now."

"Well, Sam was getting nightmares and growing more afraid of doing iCarly. I'm becoming more and more concerned for her safety."

"I see, if she's becoming afraid because of iCarly, then what do you think is the best route to take?"

"I think it would be best to talk to the girls about ending iCarly. I could do it abruptly or talk to them peacefully…but Carly won't want to end it, no matter what."

"If Carly refuses, then have Sam quit. If Sam quits, then you can quit."

"We've done the whole quitting thing, Carly manages to talk us back into rejoining iCarly."

"Then if you have trouble, leave it to us, the parents of iCarly. I'm sure we can figure something out." Freddie nodded and looked over as two bowls of chili were placed in front of them.

"You ordered chili?"

"Yeah, while you were talking to redhead over there, I told the waitress to bring two bowls of chili. So, let's talk over chili." Freddie chuckled and shrugged his shoulders, it seemed like a fine idea for him. He wondered if he should have a talk with Nevel about what had just happened, but he figured it didn't really matter all that much anymore.

Ah there it is, the benefit of the man found several chapters ago has come to pass. Next chapter will be the end of iCarly, but not the story itself. After this story breaks from the series, I guarantee you, it WILL GET BIGGER. Not longer, just bigger as in better ^_^. You're going to enjoy it. Isn't it ironic, Nevel tries everything, but still fails to be the cause of iCarly's end, and now it will be ending because of a stalker...one that he didn't hire! lol