iSam's Secret Santa

Part 1 – The Announcement

"This is dumb," Sam Puckett complained, wiggling in her seat.

Freddie Benson rolled his eyes at the blonde demon sitting next to him in the auditorium. They were waiting for Principal Franklin to make his announcement.

"You shouldn't be complaining," Freddie told her. "This is getting us out of that history test, which I'm sure you didn't study for."

"You know me well, Benson," Sam said, clapping him on the shoulder. Freddie groaned quietly at the familiar swoop in his stomach, unnerved by the implications.

Freddie was falling for Samantha Puckett.

And he didn't like it one bit.

He glanced over at Sam, to see if she had heard his groan, but luckily for him she was texting someone. It was probably Carly, who was sitting a few rows down the bleachers with Wendy.

That was Freddie's favorite part about History. Carly had gone a bit overboard with her schedule, taking Civics instead of basic History. Sam, not wanting to do (or not do) any more work than necessary, had opted to take the standard class. This gave Freddie the opportunity to stare at Sam for a whole fifty-three minutes without having to worry about Carly catching him.

He was a special kind of pathetic.

Finally, Principal Franklin walked onto the stage, and the talking quieted down.

"Hello everyone," he said.

A chorus of "hi Principal Franklin," followed, and he smiled.

"Thank you. So, here's what'd going on. This year we're starting a new annual tradition. I present; the Ridgeway High School Secret Santa!"

The buzz of students talking rose to a roar in seconds. This was more exciting than the lock-in last term.

That thing was fun as always, but relatively uneventful, especially compared to Sam's artistic moment the year before.

Poor, poor Gibby.

Freddie, Brad, and Sam (yes Sam!) had made a moodface app for the Pear Pad. Brad had been the test subject; he felt like making fudge.

No surprise there.

"Quiet down, settle down now," Principal Franklin called, though it had no effect on anyone.

Sam stood up in her seat. "Shut up!" she screeched.

The room quieted immediately.

"Thank you, Miss Puckett."

Sam bowed dramatically. Freddie rolled his eyes again, finding the move adorable despite himself.

"Everyone is going to come up and draw a name from this tub," Franklin said, gesturing to the large, clear bucket behind him.

People instantly rushed to the stage. Sighing, Freddie pushed himself up out of his seat and made to follow them.

Slowly but surely, the crowd thinned. Freddie was able to move forward and pick a slip of paper out of the bucket.

Uninterested, he unfolded the paper and glanced at the name, expecting some stranger who would be happy with an iCarly t-shirt.

Instead, it read Samantha Puckett.

Freddie's mouth fell open in shock.

Only his luck.

So, what do you guys think of the first chapter? Leave me a review with your thoughts, and look out for part 2!