Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum) [Translation: A Terrible Event (Out From Bad Comes Good)]

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
Tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
At the end of the world
You still belong

Freddie and Sam had been "not dating" for about three weeks now. It was nice to have some peace of mind, knowing they cared about each other, yet Sam couldn't help but wonder where their relationship was going. They hadn't done anything couple-y... not that she wanted to. But they hadn't even kissed! Not that she'd given the boy permission to. It just frustrated her. Maybe that agreement was a bad idea she thought. Currently, she was sitting on the Benson's couch watching Girly Cow while Freddie made her food in the kitchen. Mrs. Benson was working late that day, so they were able to have some alone time. Alone time doing nothing she contemplated with some bitterness. This is stuff friends do. Where did More Than Friends go?

"Here's your popcorn with extra, extra butter," said Freddie, coming in and handing her a huge bowl. Sam took it, but didn't eat any. Freddie frowned. "Is something bothering you? You know you can tell me if you want to."

Sam glared at him for a second. "You know what? I've had enough of this! I can't take it anymore!"

Freddie gaped at her outburst. "W-what are you talking about? I thought the agreement was working for us?"

"The agreement!" Sam threw her hands up, knocking the popcorn to the floor. "That is the problem. It's not working for me at all. In fact- in fact-" Something inside Sam appeared to snap. Grabbing Freddie's head, she kissed him with a shocking force took the boy completely by surprise. When she let go of him, he sat perfectly still, unable to keep a grin from creeping onto his face.

"Sam," he said. "What exactly was that?"

Sam fidgeted guiltily. "You're too slow," she mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Things were going too slow!" she shouted.

"But the deal was your idea," said Freddie, confused.

"The details of it were. You were the one who said we should 'take it slow'. You know me, Freddhead. I don't do slow. Now are you in, or what?" Sam thought she sounded tough, but Freddie could tell she was pretty afraid of what he might say. It dawned on him that he now had total control over Sam, if he chose to use it.

"I can't say I'm unhappy about this," he said smugly. "But are you 100% sure this is what you want? First More Than Friends, now kissing?"

"Freddie, I'm about to shove this popcorn down you pants."

"Okay, okay!" he laughed. "I'm in. Pass me a soda?" Sam growled, looking murderous, and Freddie snickered. "I suppose I can wait for that," he murmured. Leaning over, he gave her a much softer kiss than she had given him. This time is was more about emotion than passion, and he tried his hardest to tell her exactly how he felt about her with this one kiss. It must have worked, because when they finally broke apart, Sam had a look in her eyes he had never seen before. She seemed vulnerable and innocent, yet very happy. It made Freddie feel like an accomplished individual that he could make Sam Puckett look like that.

"Remember when you sent me that nubbish peace treaty?" Sam said quietly.

"Yeah," Freddie breathed.

"I'm glad you did." Sam leaned her head on his shoulder, putting herself in a comfortable viewing position for the show. "If you hadn't, you would never have gone from being my dorkwad frenemy to being my dorkwad... boyfriend."

"I'm glad I did too." Freddie let the boyfriend comment slide. They would have plenty of time later to fight more over what level they were supposedly on. As long as she was happy, he was happy, and for now everything was as it should be. He couldn't have asked for a better outcome from a few words on a piece of paper.

The end.

(A/N: And so marks the end of my Super Seddie Songshot Challenge! I've certainly taken my time with it. I encourage anyone who is interested in this challenge to take it. Music is such an important form of inspiration, and there is no end to songs that remind me of Seddie. Good luck to future challenge-takers. Until next time!)