Author's note: This fan fiction based on the Rugrats spin off 'All Grown Up' and is basically a Chuckie and Angelica romance fan fiction. Enjoy.
'It's Like That'
Chapter One
Angelica sat on her bed among essay styles, fashion magazines, pens and pencils her hair was tied up but strands kept falling down in front of her face, she huffed as she tucked them behind her ear. On her lap lay open a small green book filled with writing and the occasion doodle of her friends and family members; this was obviously her diary.
She flipped a page, re-read what she had written and fell back onto the pile of pillows behind her.
The small pink phone, which was lying next to her started to ring, playing loudly the newest song from the latest boy band. Susie's name was flashing variously she rolled over and sighed.
"Hey Sus" she muttered placing one of her books over her face.
"What's up girlfriend?" she heard her friend reply.
"Not much, just rearranging items"
"Still no movement on that essay then?"
"Doesn't organization skills count for anything?"
She heard Susie scoff "You? Organized? Give it up Angie and just write the essay!"
"Easy for you to say, you finished it" she pouted and stood up, still holding onto the green book and stared at herself in the mirror. "I bet a bit of retail therapy would help me" she grinned.
"Hinting at the mall, are we?"
"Come on Susie! I haven't been out all week and what about those pair of white boots which are calling my name as we speak?"
"The ones with the fur?"
Angelica smiled to herself...
hook, line and sinker.
"Okay" Susie sighed, "I guess a but of fresh air could do us both some good, pick up?"
"Yeah, give me 10 minutes"
"Okay" Susie had hung up; Angelica stared at her bed and threw the book upon it and grabbed her coat.
"Mom, I'm going out" she strolled down the stairs and out the door. She stood on the curb pressing the alarm button and started to admire the car her parents had brought her for her eighteen birthday. As she drove off her license plate read 'Princess1' so fitting, she thought.
Angelica hadn't stopped studying since she had found out her grades were all dependent on this science essay which made up 70 of her grade and not to mention the horrible exam at the end of the month.
She pulled up outside Susie house, and beeped the horn. Susie appeared she had kept her hair out of her braids, ever since her episode of being bad, which Angelica had still said to this day she was worse.
Susie approached the car, she smiled and got into the car, Angelica was tapping her fingers along to the boy band playing on the radio.
"Oh, change the station! These lot are just a pretty face and can't hold a note behind them!" Susie rested her knee against the dashboard.
"How dare you say that about my future husband!"
Susie rolled her eyes at this comment and started to pull out several pieces of paper out of her bag and waved a few of him in front of Angelica.
"Oi Carmichael careful! I am trying to drive here!"
"Is that what you call it?"
"You're just jealous I got a higher score than you in the test" she glanced at Susie "What are those anyway?"
"Essay guides" Susie smiled and leant forward to change the radio station.
"Why would you bring me more stress on my shopping trip?"
Susie threw the piece of paper into the back of the car, she knew how hard her friend had been studying but Angelica was more easily distracted than none other Phil Deville.
"They are there to help" Susie smiled "Just in case"
Angelica frowned "I don't need the pressure, mom's been on about my grades all months and that's how I ended up with tutoring from the master of dorkness himself"
"I am guessing you are referring to Chuckie"
"Don't say his name out loud, he might appear waving mock tests and the periodic table at me!"
"He isn't bloody Mary, Angelica, if you say his name three times in a mirror he isn't going to appear".
"Lately I wouldn't put that across him, he is basically stalking me, I am going to have a get an conduction on his ass!" Angelica replied as she reversed into a parking space.
"I think you are being OTT"
"Am I really!" she said squealing
"Careful girl, any higher and I'll have to get in spike to interpret you!"
"Shut it" she growled, slamming the car door and walking toward the mall, Susie followed.
Within five minutes Angelica had made herself at home surrounded by shoes and sales assistants.
"Which ones?" she asked a very bored looking Susie who was leaning on one of the till chairs, flicking through the latest shoe magazine and chewing on gum.
"Does it matter?"
Angelica stared her, like a bus had hit her, wearing odd shoes and preparing up and down the shop.
"Yes it does! The choice between looking fashionable but done causally of course or looking like I have dressed in the dark" she sighed "again"
"Get both," Angelica seemed to be pleased with this comment and went back to what she was doing while Susie returned to her magazine when Chuckie followed by Tommy and Phil entered the shop.
"Angelica, why aren't you studying?" Chuckie had stormed up to her standing in front of her mirror.
She rolled her eyes at him "God, they let anyone into these places these days!"
Chuckie wasn't phrased by this anymore, if Angelica didn't get a good grade this would look bad upon him and it would mean he wouldn't be able to tutor again.
"If you have some much free time for shoes then you have more free time for mock tests!"
Angelica pushed passed him and looked at the shoes in the mirror. Phil and Tommy had seated themselves next to Susie.
Tommy sighed; "I wasn't even looking for shoes" he turned to get a reply from Phil who had jumped up and was trying on Angelica's shoes. "This is fun"
"My idea of great afternoon" Susie grinned at him and passed her packet of gum. He gladly excepted while they watched Angelica and Chuckie argue over which element went where and the occasion sales assistant try and remove Phil from the shoes.
To be continued…