Over the next few days, the Bensons get their new apartment ready. The day after they get to LA, the movers come with the furniture and Freddie helps them put the furniture in the appropriate room to get everything ready. Mrs. Benson went to the hospital earlier that day to talk to her new boss, Dr. Gibbons, and her new co-worker, Mrs. Valentine.
Freddie waves goodbye to the movers after they help him put the furniture in the place his mother asked, before going to his room and putting his clothes away. After putting some of his books away, he hears his mother walk into the apartment, calling his name.
"Freddie? Are you still here?"
"Yeah, mom." He says in a bored tone, leaving his room.
"Sorry I couldn't be here to help, but my boss called me in for a meeting." She says, sitting on the couch. "How much of your stuff have you put away already?"
"Almost everything. I just have to finish putting away my books and stuff for my desk. I already un-packed all of the boxed for my room." He says, sitting down far away from his mother.
"I need you to come with me tomorrow." She says, shifting slightly uncomfortably. "My co-worker has a daughter and she offered to take you around town." She says, watching her son carefully.
"Why do you keep doing this to me?" Freddie asks, watching his mother.
"Do what?" She asks, unsure of what he means.
"Make plans without telling me." He says, standing up. "I'm going to my room. I'll go, but stop making plans that involve me without asking me first." He says, entering his room.
The rest of the night goes slowly for the Bensons. Mrs. Benson un-packs the kitchen and puts the pots and pans away, as well as some of the food so that it doesn't spoil. After the kitchen, she moves to her room, un-packing her stuff and putting them where they belong.
Freddie on the other hand, finishes putting his stuff away and turning his Pearbook on. The apartment has a weak wi-fi connection, so until he gets one for the apartment, he uses the apartment's.
He tries to contact Carly and Sam again, but each chance ends with the other party canceling the call when they notice it. He gives up after a few tries, he turns his Pearbook off and closing it. He check the time, groaning when he realizes it's almost 10:00 p.m. He grabs a change of clothes, a muscle shirt and gym shorts and changes before climbing into bed.
The next day, Freddie wakes up and takes a shower, changing into his clothes for the day. After grabbing his wallet and Pearphone, he heads into the kitchen to grab breakfast. Noticing a note on the kitchen counter, he picks it up and reads it.
Freddie,
I had to go in early to get some paperwork taken care of. Christine Valentine, Catarina's mother, will be dropping her off at noon. I'll see you later for dinner. I left money on the living room table for lunch for you and Catarina. Stay safe, Freddie.
Mom.
Freddie grabs a bowl of cereal and eats it, rinsing the plate off afterwards. He grabs the 30 dollars from the living room table and puts it in his wallet. He doesn't know why she gave him so much, but he won't question it. He heads back to his room and grabs his Pearbook, turning it on to work on some work for when he starts Hollywood Arts in a few months. Not paying attention to the time, he jumps slightly when there's a knock on the door. Closing his Pearbook, he leaves his room and opens the door, seeing a small redhead slightly bouncing where she stands.
"Are you Freddie?" She asks.
"Yeah. You don't remember me?" He asks, closing the door behind him as they leave.
"Should I?" She asks, sounding serious.
"We met a while ago, at Keenan Thomson's house for that party?" He asks as they continue heading towards her car. "Your friend Tori and my friend Carly found out they were being used by the same guy?"
"Oh, yeah. I remember you now." She says, giggling. "How are you?"
"I'm good. And you?"
They make small talk the rest of the short walk to her red Mitsubishi Eclipse.
"Why did you move to LA?" She asks as they pull out of the parking lot.
"My mom got a job at the same hospital as yours." He answers, looking from the window he was looking through to Cat.
"Sounds fun." She says with a smile. "Where are you going to school?" She says, pulling into the parking lot of a place called Nozu.
"Hollywood Arts." He says as they step out of her car, closing the doors behind them as Cat locks the doors.
"Ooh, you'll be going to the same school as me and my friends then!" She says, hopping towards a small group of people he recognizes as her friends he met at the party. "Hey guys!" She yells, hugging a goth girl he recognizes as Jade. "This is Freddie, he just moved here and he'll be starting school with us." She tells them, bouncing lightly.
"Cat, we already know him." The goth says, placing her hands on Cat's shoulders, using a calming tone as she does. "Come on. I'm hungry."
"Where's Tori?" Cat asks as they head in.
"Sorry to interrupt, but isn't she the girl that dated the same guy as Carly?" Freddie asks, chiming in.
"Yeah, one and the same. She's inside, saving our seats." The goth says, leading the way. "I tried to make Robbie hold our table, but he wouldn't listen, so Tori volunteered." She says, pushing her way through the crowded restaurant.
"Yay!" Cat says. "Oh, Freddie, you can sit by me." She adds in, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the table, where her friends are sitting.
"So, Freddie." Tori starts from beside Jade. "What brings you to LA?"
"My mom got a job offer here in LA with Cat's mom, and it was too good to pass up, apparently." Freddie says, clearly not happy about it.
"Why do you sound like you hate it?" A tall guy across from Freddie asks.
"I didn't know about the move until a few days before." Freddie says with a sigh. "Anyway, I don't remember all of you. I remember Cat because she's hard to forget, and Tori because of the whole Steven thing." He says a little shyly.
"I'm Beck." The tall guy says as Freddie finishes talking.
"Andre." An African-American guy states from beside Beck.
"Jade." The goth says. "And if you so much as look at my girlfriend for more than a second, I'll stab you with my scissors." She finishes with, pulling out a pair of scissors and pointing them at Freddie's face.
"Wait, girlfriend?" Freddie asks when Jade's sentence clicks in his mind. "Weren't you dating him last time we met?" He asks, pointing to Beck when he asks his question.
"We broke up, idiot." Jade says. "And yes, girlfriend. This girl here, to be exact." She says, pulling Tori close to her.
"Wow. I never met lesbians before." Freddie says without thinking.
"Now you have." Tori says, diffusing the situation before Jade pulls her scissors out again.
"Sorry for the wait." A waitress says as Tori calms Jade down. "What would you like to drink?"
"Water." Everyone says, except for Tori who asks for green tea.
"Okay. I'll bring those right out. Here are you menus." The waitress says before heading to the back to get the drinks.
"So, Freddie, what are you going to Hollywood Arts for?" André asks as the waitress walks away.
"Tech theater, stuff like that." He answers, relaxing slightly. "I checked the school website earlier this week and saw what the class is like. Basically the same as what I did for iCarly, plus setting the scene kind of stuff." He says, sounding a little somber at the end.
"What's up? You sound upset." Becks asks, sounding comforting.
"Like I said, basically the same as what I did for iCarly. Sam made me do most of the work." Freddie says, still somber. "Thinking back, I remember how everything was, and now that Carly and Sam aren't talking to me because of the move."
"Give them time, maybe they'll talk to you again?" Tori tries, sounding calm.
"I hope so." Freddie says as the waitress comes over and gives everyone their drinks.
"Everybody ready to order?" She asks, taking out her pad and pen.
Everyone gives their order, Freddie going over the menu to find something, too busy to check earlier. "Okay. I'll have these for you soon." She says with a smile.
"Thanks." Beck says for everyone. "What are everyone's plans for after lunch?" He asks, sipping his water.
"Me and Tori are going to a movie. You guys can't come." Jade says, holding Tori's arm in hers.
"What movie?" Cat asks.
"The Scissoring 2." Jade says with a smirk.
"I thought we agreed on something else?" Tori says, in almost a whine.
"Sorry, babe. You lost the bet last Saturday, remember?"
"Oh, man." Tori says, pouting.
"Don't worry. You'll live." Jade says, her smirk staying strong, holding Tori close.
"Anyway." André says, drifting attention from the girls to the others. "I have to make sure my grandma doesn't do anything too crazy, well, for her anyway." He says, causing everyone but Freddie to laugh. "That's a horror movie in and of itself." He says with a sigh.
"Don't worry bro. You'll live." Beck says, patting his arm on André's shoulder. "Maybe." He says when Andre groans.
"What about you Robbie?" Cat asks, asking the one person of the group who has been oddly quiet.
"I have to take Rex on a date with a NorthRidge girl." He says, groaning himself.
"What's a NorthRidge girl?" Freddie asks, wondering why everyone groans with Robbie.
"A kind of girl you don't want to meet." Beck says, the rest of the table nodding in agreement.
"Ok then." Freddie says after a moment of semi-awkward silence.