All's Fair In Love & Hate
Disclaimer: I do not own Rugrats or All Grown Up. Throughout this story, I will possibly make some characters up, so I'll own them...just not the important characters.
I'm back guys! Back with a better (and not to mention longer) story than my first outing. If I was told a few months ago that I'd be a massive Chuckie/Angelica fan, I would have laughed it off. Don't get me wrong, I am still a big Tommy/Kimi fan, but Chuckie/Angelica provides me with more ideas (and gives us many more laughs with their dodgy relationship). Anyway, as you have probably guessed, this is another Chuckie/Angelica fanfic primarily. As I promised in the closing notes of my first story, I will have Phil/Kimi and Tommy/Lil relationships. This story is rated PG-13 due to bad language.
Background:
Okay, this story will involve Chuckie and Angelica at High School, while Tommy, Phil, Lil and Kimi are at Junior High School (If I make any mistakes, please give me the benefit of the doubt as I live in England and I'm not too sure about the American education system). I don't know if Dil and Susie will appear in the story at the moment, they might but don't hold your breath.
Chapter 1: Two Faces
Chuckie smelled the early morning air. He was tired as he was not used to getting up so early. School kids around him were talking. He didn't know lots of them, not that that mattered to him. He was looking out for one person in particular...then he saw her.
"Angelica!" Chuckie shouted.
The tall, blonde haired girl turned to see Chuckie run to her. She tilted her head to one side and sighed heavily.
"Angelica, I'm here." Chuckie greeted happily.
"At last. Look Finster, go into the school, go to your locker and put your stuff there. I'll give you the ground rules then." Angelica stated rather harshly on Chuckie.
Chuckie was shocked at Angelica's tone. He couldn't believe that she was being so hostile to him, after all, during the summer they had become pretty good friends and she had told him to meet her outside High School so she would 'show him the ropes', so to speak.
....Flashback....
"Hey Chuckie." Angelica said, approaching the red haired boy.
"Angelica?" Chuckie asked.
"I want to apologize to you. For how I've treated you all these years. I've picked on you too much and I want to set it right. I want to be friends." Angelica told him.
Chuckie looked into her eyes and saw how much she meant those words. Could it be true? Could Angelica have a heart? Still, to be on the safe side, caution was the best approach as Angelica does have a certain reputation for lying.
"Wow. Is this a dream? Are you really gonna be nice to me now?" Chuckie asked being partly serious and partly sarcastic.
Angelica frowned at him. "No, it's not a dream and yes, I am gonna be nice to you now. So, how'd you like to do the arcade?" She asked.
"You mean with you? Just us?" Chuckie asked as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Yes."
"Er...sure. Let's go." Chuckie wasn't still 100% convinced that Angelica had finally turned over a new leaf.
....End Flashback....
That was the beginning of their summer friendship. Chuckie had been shocked at her reversal on her treatment of him, but he was glad she had changed. He felt happier and he actually started to like Angelica.
He had walked into the school and found his locker and put what he didn't need for the day into it. Angelica leaned against the lockers beside him.
"Okay Finster. Our homeroom is the fourth door on the left. During the course of the year, you will not speak to me unless I specifically want to hold a conversation with you. If we happen to be partners on a project, we will do nothing but the work. No excuse to try and talk to me or anything. You will not tell anyone that we were friends, otherwise I'll give you an appointment at the hospital for a smashed jaw and you will never ask favours of me. Finally, you don't know me and I don't know you. Got it?" Angelica stated with intense anger on her face, her eyes practically burning with hatred for Chuckie.
Chuckie stared at her, completely dumbfounded.
"GOT IT?"
"Y-yes." Chuckie looked at the floor.
"You got transport to get home tonight?" She asked.
"You said yesterday that you would give me a lift home until I was old enough to drive and I had my own car." Chuckie pointed out to Angelica.
Angelica sighed and placed a hand on her hip. "I'll give you a ride home after school today. For the rest of the year you had better get yourself some transport...unless you want to walk home." Angelica was fast becoming the old Angelica, the one he hated to be around, the Angelica who teased and insulted him at every opportunity, the Angelica who had effectively put some major cracks in his life with her greed and her apparent hatred for Chuckie.
The Angelica that Chuckie feared.
....Flashback....
Phil and Tommy were playing soccer as Chuckie and Angelica passed them.
"Wow! Hey Tommy, your cousin and Chuckie dead ahead." Chuckie had heard Phil shout.
Chuckie and Angelica walked over to the two playing soccer.
"Hey guys." Angelica greeted.
"Hang on. Did Angelica just greet us nicely?" Phil asked sarcastically.
"I think I'm gonna have a heart attack!" Tommy commented.
Chuckie laughed while Angelica frowned at her cousin and his friend.
"So, did you threaten to use garlic if Angelica didn't stop being evil to you?" Phil asked.
A large smile grew on Chuckie's face. "Nah. She just came up to me and said that she was gonna start being nice to me. We've just been hanging out like friends today." Chuckie explained.
"Yep. I'm surprised at how much fun Chuckie is. I always thought he was a total geek. Guess I'm wrong about that." Angelica said as she smiled at the boys.
....End Flashback....
Angelica stormed off to their homeroom. Chuckie watched her go and then finished putting his excess items into his locker. As he did so, he could not help but let a tear roll down his face. He wanted Kimi with him right now. She would be compassionate and be a rock for him to cling to. He missed Tommy as well. His best friend would give him advice and stick up for him. Before he started High School, he had promised Tommy that he would look out for his cousin and help her in times of strife, but now he was not so sure that she would even want his help. She would probably try to kill him if he gave any indication that they knew each other in meticulous detail.
He walked to his homeroom in silence, not even giving a thought to himself.
....
The homeroom teacher was some guy called Mr. Nicholls. As Chuckie walked in, he looked at the red head.
"What's your name son?" Mr. Nicholls asked.
"Chuckie Finster." Chuckie replied. He scanned the room and saw a few seats available. One was next to Angelica. He wanted to sit next to her as yesterday she said that he could sit next to her to help him fit in. He wanted to but he knew he would be better off if he didn't.
"Take a seat Chuckie." Mr. Nicholls told him.
Chuckie sat in a seat that was one row behind and two seats to the left of Angelica. She had watched him walk in and, to a certain extent, was pleased that he had paid attention to her rules. Of course, he could have and should have sat further away from her, but she was willing to let it pass as it gave no indication that they might know each other.
Even within her own thoughts, Angelica wanted to help Chuckie settle in. She knew the score and why she couldn't help him...too much. She could tell that Chuckie had thought that she had changed back, but deep down she hadn't. That was probably why she had decided to give him a lift home after school today. Nevertheless, Chuckie Finster was a danger to her status in High School and the less he knew about her and the less anyone knew about them overall, the better off she would be.
To Be Continued...
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Well, there we have it. Angelica has mostly changed back. Will she be able to bring herself to admit her friendship with Chuckie or not? Will Chuckie find out that Angelica does want to help him? Find out more in chapter 3. Chapter 2 will concentrate on Tommy and the others. I'll try to get it up be the end of next weekend.
