Chapter 6: Plasma Surprises

It was another thirty minutes before Carly got home. As the elevator opened Carly and Spencer step out revealing a huge plasma screen television behind them. Freddie was overjoyed as he ran over to it. His mouth wide open as he picked up the remote from on top of the screen.

"I think we could set it over here." He says pointing to the other side of the room next to the mock car.

"That's a good idea Freddie." Sam agrees as the four of them roll it over to position.

Spencer then plugs it in and pushes the power button. Instantly the screen comes to life with a deafening sizzle of static. Everyone cups their ears as Carly screams "Turn it OFF!"

Sam had a better idea though and snatched the remote from Freddie's hand, as he attempted to shield his ears with it. She quickly presses the mute button and everyone rejoices in the silence of the room once more.

"Wow, I wonder why they ship these things with the volume all the way up." Carly asks aloud to no one in particular. Spencer however still had his ears covered unaware that the mute button had been pressed.

"Spencer you can un-cup your ears now." Sam tries to tell him, although all she got was a confused look from him.

"How can you stand this noise?" He shouts back still covering his ears. Although the others were unsure how he didn't notice it was turned off.

"It's turned off!" Carly shouts pointing at the TV, which had 'MUTE' written in big letters across the screen.

"What? I can't hear you the TV is blaring!" Spencer responds once more. Sam finally gives up trying to tell him and figures she will show him. She then walks over to him and removes his hands from his ears.

"See it's quiet!" She yells into his ears sarcastically.

"No need to scream gosh." He responds and walks over to the TV. "Oh you all put it on mute, why didn't you tell me."

The three of them let out a deep sigh. "We tried to. But you had your hands over your ears remember." Carly answers while shaking her head. Her brother could be real silly at times.

"So should we test it out?" Spencer offers with a wide grin. He loved new toys just as much as the next person. He was even secretly looking forward to watching his DVD's on the new TV when Carly wasn't doing her web show.

"Great idea." Freddie says walking over to the back of the screen. "Let's see…" He says quietly assessing the different outlets on the back, before walking back to his laptop. After retrieving a few cables he ran the wires over to the screen and plugged them in.

"White, left speaker. Red, right speaker. Yellow, composite video. And last but not least orange, digital audio." He says aloud even though the rest of them were unsure what he was rambling about. He then walks over to the old TV on the wall and removes his laptop sync from it and reconnects it to the new screen. "There that should do it." He says proudly and comes back to the front.

It indeed had worked as it was now streaming the camera. The same camera he had set up earlier. "Great doesn't look like there is any problem."

Sam then states that she is going to get something else to drink and heads downstairs. Leaving Carly and Spencer staring at the screen, while Freddie tapped away once again at the laptop.

"Now let's just isolate the feed." He comments once more walking over to the camera and turning it off. Leaving a still image he had chosen from the laptop on the screen. "Images are syncing nicely. Now for the last check, video clips."

"Awesome I can't wait." Carly says excitedly while taking a seat on a stool.

"Yea this is cooler than my new socks!" Spencer jests pulling up a pant leg revealing another set of wildly socks flashing blue and orange. "Socko gave me a few new sets when I borrowed the truck. Aren't they awesome?"

"Oh yea, I like those better than the green and purple." Carly remarks admiring her brothers socks.

Freddie had isolated the clips from the camera and was about to choose one to test when he realized Sam was missing out on all the fun. Although Sam probably didn't care that she was missing it he still wanted her there to see it when everyone else did. "Ok clips are ready to go. To bad Sam is missing out on all the fun."

"Yea I know." Carly responds as she stands up from the stool. "I'll go get her."

"No wait." Freddie interrupts her before she leaves. "I'll go get her, I need something to drink anyway."

Carly was unsure why her friend would deliberately put himself in the way of Sam, but if he wanted to go retrieve her she wasn't going to stop him. "Ok if you insist."

Freddie had been downstairs no longer than a minute before Spencer stood up. "Oh I can't wait!" He says excitedly and runs over to the laptop. "Let's try it out now, Freddie won't mind."

"Ok sounds good." Carly agreed figuring her two friends would be back up any second now anyway.

Spencer pushed some of the buttons he had seen Freddie push on occasion and managed to get a video on the screen. "This computer stuff isn't that hard." He comments as the video clip begins playing.

Meanwhile downstairs Freddie had caught Sam right before leaving the kitchen. "Hey did ya get me something to drink to?" He asks jokingly knowing the answer was no.

Sam waited patiently with him as he poured a drink. She had even taken the time to make herself a sandwich in which she nibbled on waiting for him. "So you nervous about telling her?" She asks washing her sandwich down with tea.

"Nope, I think she will take it well. How about yourself?" He asks taking a sip of his tea.

"Why would I be nervous? You're the one who has had the crush on her for so long." She then puts a big grin on her face. "Plus I'm doing her a favor. Now she won't be burdened by you obsessing over her all the time." And after a short wink in his direction she comments "Not that I mind."

"Well we better get back upstairs. Were about to play some video clips to see how the new TV works."

"Awesome lets go." She says grabbing her sandwich and drink.

They then walked up the stairs together, side by side. Nearing the top they heard a familiar voice. "Why are you speaking in riddles Freddie? If you have something to say, just say it." The voice seemed to say. It sounded just like Sam's voice.

The two of then looked at each other with wide eyes as they both realized just which 'video clip' was playing. Rushing to the top they walked into the room as Spencer and Carly both stared at the screen in bewilderment.

"Sam, will you be my girlfriend?" came his voice from the screen followed by Sam leaning over his shoulder. The camera was unable to record her answer, as she had whispered it to low. But the answer was obviously clear as the screen showed what happened next, their kiss in full 42 inch plasma resolution.

"Oh… my… god…" Carly commented unable to take her eyes off the screen. The kiss just kept going, and she was totally taken by surprise.

"Well that was unexpected." Spencer says in his normal voice before glancing back to Sam and Freddie. Neither of them was able to speak either. Their wordless mouths wide open as they both stared at the screen.

Sam finally regained her composure and ran over behind the screen. She didn't feel like screwing around with the laptop and went straight for the source, removing the power plug from the wall.

As the screen went blank Carly came out of her state of shock. "Wow. Umm guys did I miss something?" She asks still surprised. She had her occasional thought that Sam or Freddie might have liked each other. But to her it was just some wild idea she had. Nothing she ever thought could have actually come true. But it was hard to argue with what just happened.

Sam of course was the first to lay blame. "Freddie why in the world did you put the camera on record?" She yells as embarrassed begins to set in. She actually wasn't nervous about telling Carly about her and Freddie. But she sure wasn't going to kiss him in front of her either.

"I didn't mean to! Look at the bright side, at least it wasn't broadcasting to the internet."

"Well that is true." She responds slightly calming down, but the embarrassment still showing.

"So Sam, should we go downstairs and let you two finish up?" Carly teases jokingly. Spencer didn't say a word, instead he just casually walked towards the stairs. Leaving the three of them to talk.

"No need to make fun of us." Freddie complained showing slight embarrassment.

"We were going to tell you Carly, after the show. But I guess the cats out of the bag now." Sam responds walking towards her friend, who seemed to be taking it well.

"Well I'm glad you two are together. I always thought there was a little chemistry between you two."

"You did?" Freddie asks.

"Well the way you two pick at each other. I figured you would either eventually kill each other or marry each other. So… When's the wedding?" She asks jokingly trying not to laugh.

Sam picked up a pillow and threw it at Carly. She ducked and it hit the wall behind her. "The next one won't miss." She says throwing another pillow. And it indeed didn't miss hitting Carly in the face.

The two of them then playfully threw pillows back and forth for a few minutes. All the while Freddie was on the laptop, making sure to delete the video clips of him and Sam. After all he didn't want those popping up unexpectedly again.

They went on to do the web cast soon after. Carly had indeed took the news well, with only a slight joke here and there. But that was to be expected. Sam was even able to remember her fat priest joke she was wanting to tell on the show.

No one however mentioned what had happened that night on the web show. Carly figuring her friends would tell others when they were ready. Sam and Freddie on the other hand didn't feel like dealing with all the e-mails and feedback that would ensue if they announced it on the show just yet.

"Maybe next show." They both agreed after the show had ended.

Freddie was updating the shows blog after they had ended broadcast when Carly walks over to him. Sam was standing by his side when she asked "So Freddie, when you going to tell your mom?"

This question Freddie hadn't thought about yet. He sure wasn't going to tell her. But there was the chance she would eventually find out. He finally responded with "I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. But I sure don't plan on telling her." Carly and Sam agreed with him. They didn't plan on telling his mother either.

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The Sequel is now out, it is called 'Love and Dating' and can be found in my profile. Again thank you all for reading.