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Snows of Yakima:: 1-5

Jul 16, 2011 19:52



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Chapter 1. Pilot

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1.1. Yakima College

A gentle wind from the west blew across Yakima valley, a pictoresque landscape within the less urbanised part of the state of Washington.

This was the location of Yakima College, an institution of postsecundary education.

Summer had come to an end.

Unlike Seattle, Yakima was located hundreds of yards above sea level.

Its winters were not as suave as those of coastal Washington.

This allowed for activities like skiing, not to the degree of e.g. Aspen in Colorado, though.

Alas, many students welcomed this climate for a change.

Some young people, however, had chosen this place for different reasons.

Yakima was rather rural. It did not offer any of the distractions of a big city: no cinema running for twenty-four hours a day, no endless malls, no great teams for the greatest typical American sports, no exciting clubs, and stuff like that.

Life over here was, on the other hand, cheaper and safer than in certain centres of civilisation. And it was definitely more quiet.

1.2. Carly Shay

One of them was Carlotta Shay, a smart and sweet girl from downtown Seattle. She was now in her sophomore year. Unlike the majority of the students, she did not live on the campus.

Her grandfather, a well-known lawyer, hosted her in his mansion.

Before college time, Carly used to live in Seattle with her significantly older brother Spencer, a law school drop out and hungry artist.

Grandpa Shay had persuaded him into taking up his studies again after Carly's departure for college.

It took Spencer one year to find a willing law school.

His vitae was terrible.

Grandpa Shay had to use his contacts and striuggle hard in order to sneak his grandson into Olympia Law School.

Carly had enjoyed her freshman year.

But many things were now different.

The worst of those news are going to be dealt with later on.

1.3. Megan Parker

Carlotta's cousin Megan Parker, formerly living in warm San Diego, next to the Mexican Border, was now a freshman, and she shared Carly's room.

Both of the girls looked fairly similar.

This was both a sourse of fun and a burden.

But Megan had not come to Yakima just because of her grandfather.

Her boyfriend, viz. Nevel Papperman, was now a freshman at Yakima's, too. He lived on the campus. He was from uptown Seattle.

Megan and Nevel had met for the first time in Camp Opera, a summer camp for ninteenth-century music.

Alas, Carly had known Nevel a few years ago, and she hated him to death for no good reason.

Thus Megan had to keep their relationship top secret in order to avoid causing a tsunami wave of hurly-burly.

1.4. Lights go down

Megan had arrived in Yakima one day before the official begin of the academic year.

Grandpa had fetched her from the airport of Seattle-Tacoma.

Now she was busy accomodating her luggage.

Carly and Megan had not met in over ten years. They had a lot to talk about.

Megan had to go to bed early, though.

Her plane trip from California to Washington by plane and the car trip from Seattle to Yakima had been a bit awkward.

In addition, Megan was supposed to play Gaudeamus Igitur on her oboe for the impending opening of the academic year at this college.

But Carly offered some tortured impression as well. Nevertheless, she was not talking about any reason.

Megan and Carly thus called it a day rather early.

The lights were turned off.

Carly tried to fall asleep. But she did not get far. Shes started screamimg. “No, Freddie! You must be joking?”

Megan startled. “Carly? What's going on? What has Frednub done to you?”

Fredward Benson was a boy living next door to Carly at Bushwell Plaza in Seattle. He had been hankering after her for over five years. Nowadays, he was taking classes at a technical school in Seattle in order to become a metal engineer. He was obsessed with sandpaper.[ freddie and sandpaper]

Carly had not really been returning Fredward's affection as much as hoped, barring a few days following his bad accident. She had almost been run over by a truck, only saved by Freddie's suicidal intervention.

But this dangerous event had been during their soph yearat high school. It did not cause a change on the long run.

Alas, things changed during Carly's first year in Yakima.

The separation hasd made Carly ponder about her demeanour towards Freddie.

She had started pitying the dweeb for his endurance and his permanent disappointments. Thus she had decided to give him a try during the summer break. She had missed him a lot, and also her other frineds from her old shool, such as obsessiuvely rude girl Samantha Puckett, nowadays preparing for her career as a grease monkey.

But, after a few weeks, there had been one unpleasant surprise.

Carly had accidentally listened to a phone conversation between Freedward and Samantha.

Therein, Fredward had claimed to have won his bet with her.

What had been Freddie's and Sam's bet been about?

Plain and simple, Sam had always claimed “Carly will never love Fredward.”

They had made this subject of the bet.

Freddie boasted now with being victorious. But he also admitted to really loving Sam.

Dating Carly was just for the sake of the bet.

And Sam accepted this without a trace of hesitation.

So, Carly had just been abused.

Even worse, a medical test resulted in the following:

Carly Shay was pregnant, with Fredward Benson's baby! She could not go back to Freddie just for the baby's sake, knowing him in love with Sam.

In addition, Fredward's mother, neurotic bitch Marissa Benson, was most likely going to wreak havoc upon hearing about Freddie becoming a dad. regardle of the baby's mother.

And Sam had only used Carly shamelessly for about a decade in order to avoid youth prison.

Carly thus had kept her pregnancy a secret. She did not want to bother Fredward or Samantha, or even Spencer with it.

Talking to her grandfather would have been even worse.

Thus she decided to tell Megan the bloody story.

Carly's cousin gasped. “Oh my gosh!”

Carly's faith prevented her from abortion.

Adoption was such an awkward hassle.

Carly did not know where to start, especially without telling Spencer, grandpa, or her father.

The latter was an airforce commander living abroad.

Raising her baby on her own was not exactly a nice prospect, either.

And boys were rarely keen on considering a girlfriend pregnant from someone else.

Thus Carly considered her life ruined.

Megan shrugged. She would have liked to help her cousin, notwithstanding the latter's conflict with Nevel. But she was just a teenage girl.

1.5. Back At Law School

So, Spencer was now back to law school after a break of ten years.

This was awakward.

He was now already in his thirties.

Most of the freshmen were ten years younger than Spencer.

And the rest of the students was not much older.

All the years ago, Spencer had got varying girlfriends.

His careless attitude, typical for hungry artists, had prevented him from maintaining long-term relationships.

The women here being much younger, there was no hope for him to get any further during the next years, not without disappointing grandpa again and dropping out for good due to skipping classes and flunking his studies.

After graduating, he could certainly impress women with his law school diploma, especially serious women looking for serious relationships with serious-looking man.

But, by then, he would be in his mid-thirties.

Conversely, most students did not readily consider Spencer Shay as one of theirs.

Zoey Brooks, a freshman aged twenty-two years, mistook him for a law school teacher and asked him for advice for her schedule.

Needless to say, Spencer was not only unable to offer any of the expected help, but also totally embarrassed by admitting to his real status.

Zoey sighed deeply and looked for help somewhere else. “See you in the classes!”

Spencer sighed. He was so prone to skipping classes. And he would have liked to avoid being seen among a bunch of twenty-something people. He felt so senile.

His life had been over long since.

Now he was just waiting for his slow death ceremony, called classes.

[ freddie and sandpaper] cf. iCarly : iStart A Fanwar.

Chapter 2. Gaudeamus Igitur

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2.1. Nevel comes to Yakima

Nevel Papperman exited the pullman bus taking a bunch of students at “Yakima's” to their campus.

This was his freshman year.

Nevel had been the worst enemy of iCarly, the uttermost popular web show produced by Carly with the help of Freddie and Sam, for almost five years, swearing to put a violent end to the “pollution of the interweb”.

Then the web show had come to its natural end.

Carlotta, Fredward, and Samantha's graduation and dispersion to different colleges had made a direct collaboration and continuation of their schedule impossible.

Fredward had been looking for a way of reforming iCarly into an interweb conference show.

But Carly's lack of interest in the necessary technical prerequisites made this option too tough to realise.

There was no reason for Nevel left to care about it.

He had committed a serious of dubious onsloughts on iCarly during the last years.

One of them got him sentenced to a huge fine for driving a car without a driver's license and causing some not insignificant material damage to third-party property, not mentioning the costs for the medical treatment of some severe injuries to his own body, and all that at the age of thirteen.[ driving without license]

In addition, he had been pushed into several hundreds of hours of community work and anger therapy sessions.

This had not at all been a bonus for his application for the college.

In consequence, he had only been accepted on parole.

The college shrink was going to supervise him during the following years.

Nevel held Carly responsible for all this bunch of disturbances.

And the whole trouble had started due to Nevel's confusion.

Carly and Megan looked very similar.

Nevel had had a crush on Megan since their first common attendance of “Camp Opera”, a summer school for gifted old-fashioned instrumental musicians.

As aforementioned, Megan mastered the oboe.

Nevel's instruments were the recorder and the piano. He was, on top of all, gifted with absolute audition, in addition to other extreme sensitivities.

Megan and Nevel had not started being a couple until a bit later, though.

This will be dealt with at some different point.

Their musical abilities caused them to be chosen for the opening ceremony of the new academic year at their college.

But before the solemn opening, Nevel had to accomodate in his new residence on the campus.

2.2. 101 Huebscher Hall

Dustin Brooks, another freshman, entered his dorm, “101 Huebscher Hall”, for the first time. He was a bit tired.

The rooms here were a lot smaller than ay “Pacific Coast Academy”.

The latter had been Dustin's boarding school, located in warm and sunny southern California.

Dustin stumbled in, spotting his new room-mate, Nevel Papperman. He was consternated. Dustin had been a vigorous fan of iCarly for several years. He had no difficulties recogniosing “Public Enemy Number One”. He gasped. “Have you come to mmake Carly's life even more miserable?”

Nevel coughed. “Who are you?”

Dustin introduced himself. “And I'm not going to allow you to bother Carly! Not as long as I'm alive!”

Nevel replied, “calm down! I am just a student. iCarly is dead, even without me.” He had anticipated meeting one or the other belligerant fan of the web show on the campus, knowing about their excruciatingly high number.

For Dustin, iCarly was not dead.

He was always going to wear it in his heart, keeping it alive like a camp fire through the winter. He knew about the rather tough winters up here in Yakima Valley.

It would not be easy for a boy accustomed to southern California.

And Nevel's presence gave Dustin the creeps, beyond any imaginable measure.

This was by no means a good background for their start into their common life at “Yakima's”.

But neither Dustin nor Nevel were hitherto aware of Carly's miserable situation.

This might have changed their demeanour.

2.3. Lunch with Megan

Nevel walked alone into the campus cafeteria. He spotted Megan Parker, his beloved one. During the last year, he had learnt to distinguish her infallably from Carly. He was thus not scared and jumped straight into her arms. “Hi sweetie!”

Megan grinned. “Nevel! Good to see you right now. We need to practise for the celebrations.”

Nevel nodded. He had seen that coming.

Megan explained, “well, the admin wants us to play Gaudeamus Igitur.”

Nevel shrugged. “OK, that's standard for opening an academic year, ain't it?.”

Megan nodded solemnly. “Certainly. Too bad, some of the students are not in the mood for that.”

Nevel asked, “what do you want to say?”

Megan coughed. “Er … nothing … but OK. Carly is feeling miserable.”

Nevel shrugged. “I told her to rue the day …”

Megan nodded solemnly. “I know. But not even you would have wanted her to end up like this.”

Nevel wanted to know the details.

Megan sighed. Of course she had not got Carly's permission to tell everyone about it.

But Carly had not prohibited Megan from telling nevel in particular. Little wonder, she had not yet had any clue about Nevel's and Megan's relationship. Otherwise, Carly would have deemed Megan a backstabber of the uttermost deprecable sort and refused to talk to her again.

Megan started talking about Carly's pregnancy, and about Freddie's and Sam's demeanour. Anbd she had been right.

Nevel was ready to throw up.

This was nowhere near his taste of letting Carly rue the day.

Hestarted sweating. “Sorry for Carly.”

Megan nodded. “May you imaginbe it? Freddie had been hankering after her for years, and then he gets her pregnant, and it was just for a bet with Sam?”

Nevel moaned, “Really. That's evil. Freddie has always been attracted physically by Carly.”

Megan agreed.

Nevel continued, “but that's it: only physically. And he still is.”

Megan sighed deeply. “Probably. Sam, however, must have made Freddie better understood, her rudeness notwithstanding.”

Nevel agreed.

But they decided to keep on hidding their relationship from Carly, at least for the time being.

Nevel moaned, “the campus looks nice. But I have to share a dorm with a total fan of iCarly.”

Megan coughed. “Well, that was to be expected here in the state of Washington. Her fans are everywhere.”

Nevel sobbed. “But that one, Dustin, is from California, from some noble school named ‘Pacific Coast Academy’.”

Megan panted. “I know that school. Great stuff! I would have loved to go there. But bear with it!”

Nevel sighed.

Megan was worried about Carly's fans. “There are two camps among them. One half are so-called ‘Creddiers’, favouring a relationship between Freddie and Carly. The rest of them are ‘Seddiers’. Thery favour a relationship of Freddie and Sam.”

Nevel had heard about that bloody war. “In aother words, the fans will wreak havoc upob being informed about Carly's pregnancy and her choice, or Freddie's choice, to refrain from raising the kid together.”

Megan fainted. “You're so right. It must stay a secret.”

But it was impossible for anyone to hide Carly's secret forever, wasn't it?

2.4. Let the music play

The choir was collected in the main square of the campus of “Yakima's”.

The dean gave the sign for the musicians, including especially Nevel and Megan.

Music filled the air.

Megan decided to make the choir skip a few stanzas. She deemed the prais of the lust ogf life inappropriate for her cousin's situation.

Nevel agred with Megan's decision.

Many of the students wondered about those unanticipated omissions.

But the celebrations went on as planned.

Nobody dared to ask about the reasons for the changes.

The dean's speech was, as expected, long and boring.

This was typical for opening days.

Of course, Nevel could not ask each and every student on the campus about his affiliation with one of the camps, viz. “Creddiers” and “Seddiers”. But he had at least to figure his room-mate's inclination.

2.5. Student Party

Unaware of carly's destiny, celebrations took also place at other institutions of the state of Washington, such as “Olympia Lawschool”.

The students had organised a party for the next evening.

Spencer was not in the mood of participating. As aforementioned, he felt too old for his fellow students' company.

Zoey Brooks asked him, “why don't you join us?”

Spencer sighed deeply. “I'm too old.”

Zoey shrugged. “You would certainly be welcome, anyways. At least I don't mind.”

Spencer did not fear Zoey, but the anonymous masses. “Would yopu please not tell anyone outside the school about my status as a student?”

Zoey gasped. “OK, let's see … you're apparently too embarrassed for having decided to make something of your life, even at your progressed age …. well, I won't spread the rumours.” She did nopt understand Spencer's embarrassment, though.

Spencer explained, “Thanks, Ms. Brooks! See, it was not really my decision.”

Zoey looked puzzled. “What do you want to say?”

Spencer moaned, “it's all my grandpa's fault.” Then he told about his background and his former life as a starving artist.

Zoey sighed deeply. “OK, I like arts, too. In fact, I would also have loved to become a fashion artist. But mon and dad … bearwith it!”

Spencer shrugged.

Zoey continued. “Whatever, I like being a student here, among fantabulous fellow students. And you should do the sdame, regardless of your age.”

Spencer wasn't convinced. But he followed Zoey's advice. On the other wise, he would blame and condemn her forever in the case of getting disappointed by the party.

The fun could begin.

Spencer wasn't exactly the life of the party.

But it would be better than shutting himself away in his loft for yet another night.

[ driving without license] cf. iCarly : iGive Away A Car.

Chapter 3. Signing Up

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3.1. After the Party

The next morning, Spencer returned to school with a relentlessly spinning head.

Zoey crossed his way.

Spencer did not notice her appropriately.

And then it was too late.

Spencer stumbled and boyunced from corner to corner.

Some students tried to catch him. But that was not easy.

Zoey Brooks shook her head.

Suddenly, Spencer's but started burning.

A few of the students squealed.

Zoey looked around and grabbed a fire extinguisher. She used it correctly in order to kill the flames. “Phew! Where did this come from?”

Spenecer sighed deeply. “This always happens to me.”

Most of the students chuckled mercilessly.

Spencer sighed deeply.

Zoey covered Spencer's disgusting rear end with a towel. “OK, that was sure entertaining. Yesterday, you've been so embarrassing with your belly rub dance.”

Spencer gasped. “What? I've learned it from my pal Socko. It's cool.”

Zoey shook her head. Then she had to adjust Spencer's trousers. This way, she discovered his socks. She gasped.

Spencer wondered, “Hey! These socks are cool.” He flailed with his arms.

Zoey asked “and those socks are from your pal ‘Socko’? Right?”

Her voice was absolutely sarcastical.

Spencer nodded. “Sure! He always sells me those things. And he has got a brother, Tyler. That one sells me suits. And then they have got a sister, penny. She invented the Penny shirts.”

Zoey choked hard. She removed Specer's overcoat in order to take a look at his suit. Of course, she did not believe in his lies involving fictional friends like “Socko”, “Tyler”, and “Penny”. She knew very well about the true origins of the socks, suits, and shirts worn or mentioned by the overaged freshman. She had designed them herself during her life at “Pacific Coast Academy”. “But how have those clothes made it into Spencer's possessions? And why does he have to lie about them? He was hardly going to answer the straight way. What a strange guy,” thought Zoey for herself.

3.2. Creddier Or Seddier

Nevel was still left with doubts about Dustin's potential attitude concerning the infamous fanwar. He could not ask him downright without making him curious concerning Carly's current situation. But he could not procrastinate the question forever and one day.

Dustin was totally curious about Carly. He must have sensed something bad going on in her. But he could not do anything about it. This was sooner or later going to drive him insane.

Nevel feared this possibility.

It would have resulted in a fan riot.

It was time for lunch.

For aforementioned reasons, Nevel had to avoid any contact with Carly.

This was not an easy task for students at the same college.

Fortunately, Carly lived off-campus, reducing the probability.

Megan helped, of course, by staying close to Carly as long as possible. Also, she kept on informing Nevel by means of secret text messages. She was perfectly acquanted with Carly's regular schedule.

Carly must have wondered about this activity.

This was a ticking time bomb.

Nevel was now most hurt by the fact of not getting to see Megan as often as anticipated during the breaks.

Carly could have caught them together and started wreaking some insane havoc.

Not even lunch could be taken by Nevel and Megan at the same time.

Nevel entered the cafeteria after an appropriate message from Megan. Bow he had to hurry up in order to get back to his afternoon classes in time. He stumbled into some female junior.

She introduced herself as Leann Carter[ leann carter].

Nevel remembered vaguely that name.

Leann Carter had - more than once - been elected “Miss Seattle” during her tween years.

But Nevel remembered one incidence.

Leann had once been pushed down the staircase by one angry competitor.

And that enviar had been no other than Samantha Puckett.

The pericious onslaught upon her life notwithstanding, Leann had never said any bad word about Sam. “Let Him Who is Without Sin Cast the First Stone!”[ throwing first stone] .

Nevel wished to have been a bit like ecopacifist Leann. He was strong in faith, but did not approve of that stoic infiltration of christianity.

Carly would have been able to forgive him years ago, saving him from this stupid hiding game.

Nevel wondered about Leann's potential suitability for the upcoming tedious task of mediating between “Creddiers” and “Seddiers”. But for that avail, he would have had to fill in Leann into Carly's situation.

Was this really an option?

Leann started talking. “Hey, I've seen your performance at the opening celebrations.”

Nevel grinned. “Erm … yeah?”

Leann continued, “you must be very gifted.”

Nevel smiled. “I've got the absolute audition!”

Leann gasped. “Hey! That's cool! You know, I've been at various pageants. Often enough, I've played one or the other woodwind in the segment about talents.”

Nevel banged his head against the table. He had already heard her perform in local radio. “You must be upset about not having been chosen for the opening orchestra.”

Leann shook her head. “Not at all. I'm not all that good at that.” Really, she was just too humble to admit to her masterhood. “In addition, I had been extremely anxious.”

Nevel nodded. “But we all may be anxious when performing before a bigger group.”

Leann sighed deeply. “There was another reason. There's a new transfer student here at ‘Yakima's’. His name is Zachariah Carter-Schwartz.”

Nevel wondered, “a relative?”

Leann moaned, “yea and nay. It's a step-brother of mine. He came hereto upon my recommendation.”

Nevel nodded. “Many people choose a college following their friends'and family's recommendations.”

Leann sighed. “That's true. But in this case …” She blushed. “I'm totally in love with him. And he doesn't know. He'll probably laugh about it. ”

Nevel coughed. “He'll rue the day for laughing! Until dystopia will he …”

Leann gaped. “Hey! That's nothing to be pronounced lightly.”

Nevel sighed. “Sorry!”

Leann calmed down. “It's OK. See, I haven't come to see him a lot during the last ten years. We've lived across the continent. But we both have always pitied animals. I've been helping out in some animal shelter for ten years, down in Seattle. Zach is a Ras Tafarian, a follower of Bob Marley.”

Nevel wondered, “the reggae idol?”

Leann nodded. “I've always admired his endeavour.” She blushed and swooned.

Nevel sighed. He thought, “Zach and Leann would be a lot of help in calming down the wicked war ablazing between ‘Seddiers’ and ‘Creddiers’. Maybe bringing them together will make them even more willing to do the dirt work?” He chuckled silently, but with glee.

3.3. Internships

In the evening, Zoey walked past the bulletin board.

Many lawyers from the region were posting offers for internships.

Zoey signed up for won of them sounding most interesting.

Spencer walked past Zoey and a few other female students of law.

Zoey asked, “have you already found an internship for the fall break?”

Spencer yawned. “Hell, do I need one? I'm still all dizzy. Maybe I won't even make it past the first 72 hours. Just like last time.”

Zoey shook her head. “Come on, you are really not that bad!”

Spencer was not so convinced.

Zoey explained, “my brother Dustin is an undergraduate at a college in Yakima Valley. ”

Spencer gasped. “Carly, you know, my sweet little sister, is also studying in Yakima.”

Zoey smiled. “Not bad! So maybe we can visit them together, in one car, saving quite a few gallons of gas.”

Spencer shrugged. “Maybe!” He wanted to see Carly, but he was not happy about the prospects of encountering his grandfather.

Zoey continued, “so I've signed up with some experienced lawyer from Yakinma. His name is …” She looked at her mini cheat sheet. “Shay? Shay?” She looked aghast.

Spencer sighed deeply. “That's my grandfather.” He stomped his feet.

Zoey moaned, “then he will as sure as hell choose you.” She looked disappointed,

Spencer shook his head. “Come on! Go there! He'll see a decent student of law and realise: I'm a total loser and slahgger. Then he will maybe send me off law school! Come on, do that!” His voice was desperate and sarcastical.

Zoey grabbed Spencer's wrists. “No way! You are not that bad, and you have not got a reason for downing yourself like that. I'll come with you to Yakima and take care of you. Don't even dare to try to run away from your grandpa!”

Spencer twitched. He wondered, “why was Zoey Brooks so determined?” But, in the end, his desire to see his little sister Carly again was strong enough to agree on a deal with Zoey Brooks.

Both Zoey and Spencer wondered about Carly's and Dustin's first days. “They are certainly enjoying their undergraduate life a lot.” they guessed unison.

Too bad they were so wrong …

[ leann carter] from iCarly : iWas A Pageant Girl

[ throwing first stone] cf. Gospel according to John, 8:7

Chapter 4. Elder Siblings In Town

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4.1. Car Trip

Spencer had moved his butt ere the rise of sun.

Now Saturday morning had broken.

A few birds started twittering in the distance.

Spencer's car was rigged and ready for the trip to Yakima Valley.

It had been his home for several years before going to law school fro the first time.

Zoey Brooks had been in time, much to Spencer's dismay.

Both Spencer and Zoey were nervous.

Zoey was a bit consternated. “You call that a car?”

Spencer sighed. “It's not just a car, it's a Sockomobile. I've assembled it from the junk yard, together with my pal Socko.”

Zoey moaned, “Socko here, Socko there …”

Spencer's car looked like a patchwork. It was rather a sculpture than a car, indeed.

Spencer explained, “this work of art isd the perfect combination of industry and esthetics.”

Zoey sighed and entered the car. “But is it a death trap?”

Spencer denied this. “It's as safe as can be.”

Zoey moaned, “I hope so. You better don't let me touch wash your car. This can't go well. I've already trashed the car of my prep school's executive chairman.[ trashed car] We wanted to raise funds for a concert of Drake Parker, in case you know him, Californian kids of my generations worship him as the greatest rock idol ever.”

Spencer gasped and twitched.

Zoey wondered, “is anything wrong?” She tried to reanimate Spencer with a chest massage. “I've worked as a bay watch on Maui.[ baywatch on maui]. ”

Recovering Spencer moaned, “I prefer Hawaii over Yakima any day. Really. I do know Drake Parker. More than just that.”

Zoey was curious.

Spencer admitted, “but don't tell it anyone. We are cousins.”

Zoey's eyes bugged out.

Spencer started the engines and released the brakes.

The rusty vehicle made its way into the dreamy countryside of Washington in the early days of fall.

For Spencer, this was a home trip.

The next weeks were going to rush past him.

Winter days were not far away.

Unlike Seattle and Olympia, Yakima would greet him in a white coat.

Zoey was still worried abourt safety. “What if the bad state of the roads make the car crash in the middle of the land of nowhere?”

Spencer tried to calm Zoey down. “I do know the road, just as mypants' pockets.”

The car was shaken violently.

Spencer comment, “hole number one, I call it ‘Charly’.”

Zoey shook her head.

Spencer had got a name for every hole.

Zoey prayed hard for reaching Yakima in one peace, and even more for not needing anything located in Spencer's trousers' pockets.

Spencer started telling Zoey stories about his time in Yakima.

Later, Spencer had become responsible for Carly, and they moved to Seattle.

But Grandpa Shay would almost have forced Carly to leave back to Yakima.

Zoey remarked, “that would have definitely better for Carly!”

Spencer grunted, “what's that supposed to mean?”

Zoey scratched her head. “Nothing really …” She whistled innocently.

The car stumbled its way across the streets of rural Washington.

And they almost reached their goal.

Only two miles from Yakima, the “sockomobile” saw it's hindside ablazing, without a trace of a reason.

Spencer and Zoey had to make the rest of the road on foot.

But now they reached the traditional home of the Shays.

4.2. Home Seet Home

Carly had already been waiting.

It was a day off classes.

Carly had decided to wait for Spencer.

Megan, on the other hand, had been going shopping with her friends.

Unbeknownst to Carly and Grandpa, Nevel Papperman was one of them.

Grandpa was also around to greet his grandson.

Zoey was totally worried.

The accident on the road had not exactly left her outfit in a good state.

Granted, Spencer's was even worse off.

Carly hugged Spencer carefully.

He had expected her to jump into his arms. He thought, “what is wrong with my little sister?”

Old Shay wondered, “Spencer is that your girlfriend?”

Zoey went pale, shaking her head.

Spencer gasped. “Hey, that's Ms. Brooks, another wannabe intern. We decided to save on gas by making the trip together.”

Grandpa Shay banged his head. “Oh, well, I was expecting her as well by now.” He shook hands with Zoey.

The blond Mary-Sue excused herself for her spoiled outfit and talked about the accident.

The grandpa shrugged. “That's Spencer …”

Carly added, “definitely!”

The old shark uttered, “OK, Spencer, I know you already. So may I start with Ms. Brooks?”

Zoey nodded solemnly. “I'm appointed with my bro Dustin. He studies over at ‘Yakima College’.”

The grandpa grinned. “OK, I hope it won't last too long.”

Zoey shrugged and folllowed the shark into the noble mansion.

Spencer was now left alone with Carly. He had already noticed something. “Carly, you appear to be a little … different!”

The young woman looked aghast. “Spencer …” She could not help stammering aimlessly.

Spencer was now really worried. “Let's go to some silent corner.?”

Carly nodded sadly.

Spencer followed his little sister for a few steps, making sure to be not heard by grandpa, let alone by Zoey.

Finally, Carly fessed up. “I'm … pregnant …”

Spencer's breath froze.

He squealed, “How could you achieve that before me?” He choked once more on his destiny of being an old batchelor.

Carly deemed Spencer's demeanour inappropriate.

Spencer banged his head against a fence pole and let it hang low. “Sorry! So … who's the dad? Freddie?”

Carly nodded sadly.

Spencer asked, “does he already know? Will you marry? Mrs. Benson will not …”

Carly shook her head. “I won't tell him. And I certainly won't marry the censored.”

Spencer shrugged. “Why so?”

Carly explaine dthe situation.

Spencer was now really upset at the “nice” boy next door.

Carly started weeping at her elder brother's shoulders. “Don't tell grandpa! And not Mrs. Benson, either …”

Spencer ran his fingers slowly through Carly's long, dark, and smooth hair. “Why didn't you tell me earlier?”

Carly didn't want to answer. She just wanted it to stay unbeknownst to anyone as long as possible.

Spencer regretted having let Carly hang out with Samantha Puckett. “She's just a false snake.”

Carly nodded. “But Freddie never loved me to begin with.”

Spencer announced, “he will pay for this dearly!”

Carly wondered, “what are you up to?”

Spencer sighed. “You better don't know!” He sobbed bitterly.

Carly had finally calmed down.

Grandpa Shay was now done with interviewing Zoey Brooks.

They showed up at the door of the mansion.

Old Mr. Shay wished Zoey a nice visit to “Yakima College” and her brother.

Spencer asked, “grandpa, may I borrow your car in order to take Ms. Brooks to …”

Zoey and the shark grunted unison, “no way!”

Spencer sighed sadly.

4.3. Shopping In Yakima

Megan and Nevel walked the downtown of Yakima.

Megan felt urged looking for baby wear. “Carly has to keep it secret, so we need to store it somewhere else. Maybe in your dorm?”

Nevel gasped. “You think this a good idea?”

Megan shrugged desperately. “Sorry, it was probably as dumb as anything else imaginable.”

Nevel nodded. “You're so right, honeybunny. OK … I will take that upon me.” He shuddered with an uneasy feeling, however. “I've sent out some spies in order to get a list of all ‘Creddiers’, the main source of potential turmoil and mayhem, for future reference.”

Megan grinned. “Now we are secret agents …”

4.4. Dustin fesses up

Dustin and Zoey had lunch in the cafeteria.

Dustin wondered about Zoey's internship.

The blond Mary-Sue replied, “old Mr. Shay is OK not as crazy as some other male of the family.”

Dustin grunted, “Spencer is cool!”

Zoey shrugged. “Probably. But this doesn't help him much. Alas, I get along well with the old shark, but Spencer will probably not find an internship elsewhere. I don't really want to be the cause of a family tragedy.” She sobbed. Then she wondered about Dustin's days here at Yakima. “Have you found many new friends?”

Dustin sighed deeply.

Zoey continued, “and what about girls? Did you see your secret crush?”

Dustin nodded. “But only from distance. I don't dare to fess up to her.”

Zoey sighed. “Being honest would be best.”

Dustin shivered. “The ‘Creddiers’ will tear me into smithereens when finding out. And there are so many of them.”Zoey wondered about that technical term.

Dustin had to explain it, admitting to Carly Shay as the target of his crush. “They have only lynched Carly's former crush, Adam Moretti, at a fan meeting.[ adam moretti]”

Zoey's eyes bugged out. “Lynched? Those evil censored.”

Zoey felt the need of protecting her little brother, just as in the good old times. But she had not got any idea as of how to proceed.

Bothering Spencer with that problem would have been a possibility. But was it a nice idea?

Zoey had to think about it.

[ trashed car] in Zoey 101 : Spring Fling

[ baywatch on maui] announced in Zoey 101 : Chasing Zoey

[ adam moretti] cf. iCarly : iStart A Fanwar

The surname is taken from another character by same actor in a third-party owned movie.

Chapter 5. Years Ago

Table of Contents


5.1. Zachariah Carter Schwartz

The weekend was over.

Another week had begun at “Yakima College”.

Nevel Papperman had finally found time to take care of the case of Leann Carter. He tracked down Zachariah Carter Schwartz in the cafeteria and sat down by his table.

Zach was really new here, inspite of being a senior. “I like the air of Yakima. Soon, it will be winter. Pure white snow, not the dirty mixture of snow, oil, and dust of the industrial belt.”

Nevel shrugged. “I hate germs more than that, though.”

Zach sighed. “OK, my real reason for making it to the state of Washington is my high school girlfriend Geena Fabiano[ geena fabiano], though.”

Nevel gasped, thinking for himself, “This will break Leann's heart.”

Zach told more about Geena. “We went together to school at ‘Rocky Road’. During eighth grade, we became a couple. But she moved away before her junior year of high school, to some place somewhere near Seattle. For me, Yakima and Seattle looked pretty close. Thus I followed my step-sister's recommendation. She should be around here, somewhere.”

Nevel nodded. “Leann, right?” He was still consternated.

Zach nodded. “I have got to thank gher for many things. Too bad my mother never allowed me to visit Leann over the summer break. It had been a very dirty divorce, all those years ago. Nobody wants to talk about it. I could have found Geena more easily. So I take another shot at it.” He showed Nevel a picture of Geena.

That one was already six years old.

But Nevel's perfect rote memory did not let him down.

He had seen Geena before.

She had been faking Carly Shay for the eyes of Spencer.

The latter had not allowed Carly to go to some event with brutal jocks of the worst sort.

Nevel remembered the session of Carly's web show with the faked Carly. He could have helped Zach to find Geena. But did he want to?

According to Nevel's intuition, Leann was the way better girlfriend from Zach.

Geena is just hot.

Zach's and Geena's attraction, inspite of having been friends for many a year, could not be but physical.

Geena must be really shallow.

But Leann and Zach are soulmates.

I have to make Zach find out about this. So maybe I shgould get him to find Geena Fabiano, just in order to make him see this truth?

Zach kept on talking about the old times at “Rocky Road”.

Nevel took notes in his mind. Hed had to report the tricky situation to Megan. And he had to prevent Leann from breaking down when hearing the newws about Zachariah Carter Schwartz and Geena Fabiano.

5.2. Geena Fabiano

Megan and Carly were back at their room after classes and some time spent with friends on the campus.

Carly had started turning more and more nervous. She was haunted by sweat attacks.

Those had never occurred before.

She even started showing signs of asthma.

Megan had to try heard in order to let Carly keep her secret.

Carly had not suffered from fits of asthma since elementary school time.[ carlys asthma]. Now she could not go to a medic without risking grandpa to find out.

Medications against her problems needed to be chosen carefully in order to prevent a danger for her baby.

Carly had already thought about contacting Quinn Pensky, the surgeon of Samantha Puckett's mother.

That was a very unconventionakl medic, and not even twenty-five years old.

But Carly would have had to bother Samantha Puckett with that.

And the latter should by no means have heard about the baby, at least not before it was born.

Megan helped Carly adjusting the inhalator. “Carly, do you remember your fake lookalike from that session? Spencer had not allowed you to go out for something dangerous, and you needed a fake …”

Carly sighed. “You've been in California, too far away …”

Megan nodded. “I know. That isn't the point. Her name was Geena Fabiano, right?”

Carly nodded solemnly. “Wow! You really remember those things? Wait! It wasn't even said in the web show!”

Megan chuckled. “Some birds have twittered.”

Carly was afraid of “twittering birds”.

Those little monsters could spread news about her pregnancy like wildfire and provoke further mayhem between “Seddiers” and “Creddiers”.

Megan continued, “really, her boyfriend from middle school or high school times, somewhere far away, is now a student here at yakima here at ‘Yakima's’. Maybe she would like to know.”

Carly gasped. “Oh, that would be totally sweet.”

Megan grinned, able to hide her mischief. “OK, do you know how to contact her?”

Carly sighed. “Without alerting Fredfart Benson?”

Megan sobbed, thinking “that problem just had to be …”

But Carly remembered something, “Geena had been up to going to ‘Seattle Art’. She's a passionate beautician and fashion designer.”

Megan smiled. “OK, all we need to do is to check for her in there.”

Carly nodded solemnly. “The grandpa of my school pal Gibby is a retired hairdresser. He is now a honorary teacher at Seattle's vocational colege for beautician arts.”

Megan chuckled. “You mean shirtless Gibby?”

Carly nodded solemnly. “Yeah, that one!”

Megan smiled. “He won't go straight to Fredward and Samantha and …”

Carly sighed. “I don't hope so.”

Megan moaned, “OK, we've got to risk it.”

Carly looked up Gibby's current address. She had not seen him since graduation.

Gibby had been rejected by all colleges because of not wearing a shirt. He was probably working as a model for beauty classes, getting himself stained and mutilated all over his shirtless body.

Megan saw Nevel's intuition confirmed.

Beauticians and fashion freaks were one shallow bunch.

Megan hated especially a certain Caitlyn Valentine from Los Angeles.

That hyperstupid girl had once been responsible for making Megan's mask for a concert. And she had turned Megan into a painted monkey. She had been talking incessantly about cute nothings instead of concentrating on Megan's face.

It had been Megan's first concert common concert with Nevel after their mutual declaration of eternal love. It should have been a moment of greatest glory, not a dumb joke.

This had made Megan particularly angry.

There was absolutely no way for Megan to ever forgive that perverted bimbo wench.

So there would not be much of a competition for Leann.

Even Carly was going to understand that with ease.

5.3. Spencer breaks

Zoey and Spencer were back from Yakima.

Their return from there had even been a bigger mess. It taught Zoey thoroughly to refrain from relying on Spencer's driving skills in any sense.

Spencer's mind had been clouded by his fears for Carly and her baby.

Zoey noticed something wrong with him during the classes about the history of Roman law. But of course she could not know about Carly's situation.

After classes, Spencer slouched out on the other students and banged his head thrice against an oak wall.

Zoey moaned, “Spencer Shay, what's wrong?”

The sculptor did not answer.

Zoey grabbed him and pulled him into a calmer room. “OK, you've been way off since Yakima. Is something wrog with your grandpa?”

Spencer shook his head.

Even that action was totally tedious.

The Spencer squealed, drummed his fists against a table, and fell on his face.

Zoey grabbed his suit. She made him lean against the next wall. “Spencer Shay, we can't let you walk out on the streets like this. What happened in Yakima?”

Spencer sobbed bitterly. “Carly is pregnant.” He hated himself for haing betrayed the secret. Then he talked about Carly's story concerning Freddie. “And he has never loved her. It was just a midsummer folly.” He almost puked on Zoey's attire.

“Your sister?” Zoey concluded, “she is probably not in a stable relationship, ready to marry the baby's father next month, and stuff. And given Dustin's statements, her ‘fans’, especialy those ‘Creddiers’, will wreak an insane lot of havoc. They had already excuted Mr. Moretti for messing with ‘Creddie’.” Zoey allowed Spencer to weep at her shoulder. She was not comfortable, given Spencer's age. But she should not have cared for real. “You must now be strong for Carly. I had to be strong for my brother many a time. And I had to be strong for … forget about that.”

Spencer sighed deeply.

Zoey's shoulders appeared him so comfortable.

But Zoey had refrained from telling Spencer about her best friend's, viz. Hollywood star Lola Martinez, pregnancy, a terrible mess making Zoey still squeal on and off. “Carly has still got may unconditional fans, even here at Yakima.” Here, she did not nmention Dustin. But maybe she should have done so? She panted heavily. She had to talk to Spencer about the impact of crazed fans. And she felt compelled to talk about this to Grandpa Shay, pretty much against Carly's will. So,what would Zoey do?

[ geena fabiano] this star sidekick from Unfabulous is identified with same actress's cameo in iCarly : iLook Alike.

[ carlys asthma] cf. iCarly : iWant To Stay With Spencer

story: snows of yakima

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