(A/N: Phew! Sorry I took so long with this one! I was originally going to have their full trip in one chapter, but them having breakfast and going on the tram alone were making this chapter lengthy. XD Well, enjoy!)

Forever and Always

Ch. 2

The next day, Shenzi's eyes blinked open from the requested wakeup call, reaching over and turning it off as the sun shined in through the window. When her nearsighted vision cleared, she saw Chuckie's bare neck, shoulder, and chest in front of her face, making her cheeks blush. She wanted to stay that way forever, but knew that they had to get ready to celebrate her birthday. She gently shook him by his shoulder with one hand. "Chuckie?" She whispered. "It's morning." He moaned a bit, but stayed asleep otherwise. Unlike her, he was a heavy sleeper. "Chuckie?" She nudged him a bit, but he was still out. "Hello?" She eskimo kissed his cheek, but it did nothing. He buried his face in the pillow he used, making her stifle giggles. "Chuckie, wake up! I have to pee!" She whispered loudly, but heard faint, muffled snoring. Deciding to do what she had planned now, she lowered her right hand to the side of his stomach, and lightly raked her fingernails along his soft skin. Stifling laughter, she waited for his reaction.

Chuckie flinched and let muffled giggles out from the ticklish feelings, before he unveiled his face as she drew her hand away. "Sorry, Shen. What time is it?"

"About..." She turned to the clock, "7:40."

"Oh jeez!" He exclaimed, suddenly shooting up. "I forgot about that wakeup call!" They quickly brushed their teeth, used the bathroom, and got dressed together, not caring about privacy; She was now pregnant, so they've seen everything, anyway. "I packed all your Disney clothes and such for you."

"Aww," She smiled, "Thanks. You really thought of everything, didn't you?"

"I guess," He shrugged modestly. He changed into dark denim shorts that reached his knees, a light blue It's a Small World t-shirt, black Vans with colorful accents, and grabbed the Mickey hands backpack he had handy, and a dark denim jacket. Surprisingly, it was the exact same one he received from her on his 13th birthday, and it still fit him.

Shenzi was now wearing a pair of black low-riding cycle shorts, a black and purple zebra tutu skirt, black and white Little Mermaid slip on comfy shoes, black glitter poison apple stud earrings, a black cropped t-shirt with a "Disney Goth" design in lime and purple colors, a lime green single extension, black multiple extensions that faded to purple, her wedding ring, and a black cropped tank top under her shirt, in case it should fly up.

"I grabbed these too," Chuckie gave her a Loungefly Minnie Mouse patch saddle bag, and a matching wallet, which had her required cards in it.

"Thanks, Chuckie!" She eagerly accepted them, then grabbed a black Mickey Mouse lace sweater. "You really did think of everything."

"Oh yeah! And..." He took out a white button pin that read "Baby on Board" in blue letters, and carefully pinned it on the right shoulder of her shirt. "This."

"You're a genius," She giggled and kissed his lips, before she jumped in his arms, and a make-out session began between them, with legs around his waist. Before it could get too intimate, they drew away, and she stood on her feet. "Let's get out there," She hooked her sweater on her elbow, and followed Chuckie out the door. On the way, she put their room key in the front pocket of his backpack for safekeeping. "What're we doing for breakfast?"

"Well, birthday girl, I made reservations at the PCH Grill in this very hotel," Chuckie replied.

"Ooh, cool! What kind of breakfast foods do they have?"

"All of them," He shrugged, making her giggle. "Let's get down there, before we're late."

"What time is our reservation?"

"8:00, exactly." He then saw the time on his brown strap Mickey watch; It was currently 7:49. "Oh jeez! We'd better hurry! We've got 11 minutes!" The couple rushed down in the hotel lobby, hastily asked for directions, and were led to the restaurant.

"Phew!" Shenzi puffed out. "We made it."

"Yep," Chuckie nodded, "With... 8 minutes to spare. Let's check in."

"Good idea." They ran to the lobby and the check-in desk, while not going too fast, since they still had a few minutes.

"H-hi," He puffed out, "I, I have a reservation for Finster."

"How many?"

"2," He replied, "Just me and my wife."

Meanwhile, after folding up her sweater and stashing it in her purse, Shenzi had a good view of the dining area. "Ooh, it's a buffet? Cool!"

"Follow me." The woman led the couple to a moderately-sized table with 4 chairs, where they sat closely together, near the buffet selection. "I'll have a waiter come here to order your drinks momentarily."

"Thanks," Chuckie nodded.

"It's my birthday today!" Shenzi blurted out.

"Oh, well happy birthday."

"Thank you!" With that, the woman walked away to the check-in desk. "This place is awesome!"

"I'm glad you like it," Chuckie smiled at his lovely wife, "I knew you would. Do you mind waiting here for a second? I'm going to wash up real quick. After I'm done, you can go. Seeing as how busy it is here, we'll both have time to do so."

"'Kay," She nodded, "Go ahead."

"Thanks, Shen." He kissed her cheek, then walked to the men's restroom. As she waited for him, she sighed in relaxation and looked around at her surroundings. The floor had a blue carpet with fun, colorful symbols all over, except the buffet area had a tile floor with multi-colored triangles, and the walls were different colors. The tables and chairs were plain brown wood, with the latter having seat cushions that matched the carpet, but with smaller symbols. She couldn't believe that she was at Disneyland, or will be, on her birthday! Chuckie was the greatest husband, boyfriend, and friend anyone could ever ask for. She couldn't wait to get a Disney birthday pin to wear around. When she looked back ahead, she saw him walking back up to her. Speak of the devil. "I'm back," He sat back next to her.

"'Kay; Be right back," She nodded, and walked to the women's restroom after finding it. Chuckie sighed lovingly as he watched her go. Unsurprisingly, various teenage boys were staring at her as she went, but she didn't notice. He was so lucky to have such a beautiful girl as his wife, and the mother of his child. When she announced her pregnancy to him, he secretly vowed to be a much better father than her birth father, Jack Johnson, was. The thought of resenting his own kid over something as trivial as gender made him sick. He wanted to track him down, and make him pay for causing his wife so much emotional pain around prom time. For a recap, she tried to bond with him, but he rejected her efforts, all just because she wasn't a boy. He couldn't even think of doing that with his own child. It was unthinkable. "Hi," Shenzi came up to him, and sat back in her seat. Speak of the devil.

"Hey," He smiled at her, "How was the restroom?"

"Clean," She replied, "Like my hands now." She held her hands up for him to see. "Have any waiters come yet?"

"Not yet," He shook his head, "You getting hungry?"

"A little," She shrugged, "Thirsty too."

"Well, why don't we wait until after we get our drinks before we start gorging?"

"Good idea," She nodded with a giggle, "This place is wonderful. Thanks for taking me here." She hugged him from the side.

"You're very welcome, sweetheart." He kissed her forehead as they stayed in each others' arms for several seconds.

"After we order our drinks, I'll call my parents and/or Frankie, to let them know how we're doing."

"Sounds like a plan. I'll my parents too, and/or Kimi."

"Sounds good." She sighed happily as she laid a hand on his chest. "You're the best husband ever."

"Why do you say that?" He asked her in curiosity.

"'Cause you took me here for my birthday," She replied with a small giggle, "And... you're just so caring, sweet, and selfless." She kissed his freckled, blushing cheek.

"Thanks," He couldn't help but feel modest, "And you're the best wife anyone could ask for. You're also sweet, selfless, and caring, plus you appreciate anything and everything given to you." "I try my best," She shrugged, "Especially for you." She giggled and he chuckled when they shared a playful Eskimo kiss.

"Hello," They looked up, and saw a waitress at the table.

"Uh, h-hi," Chuckie stammered, as his wife grinned sheepishly, "Sorry."

"Oh no, it's okay. Can I start you two off with some drinks?"

"That'd be great, thanks," Chuckie nodded, "Can I get a lemonade, please?"

"Same for me," Shenzi added.

"Alright," The waitress wrote down their order, "Two lemonades, then."

"Today's my birthday!" Shenzi blurted out.

"Oh, happy birthday!"

"Thanks!" With that, the waitress headed for the kitchen. "I hope our drinks don't take too long. I'm thirsty."

"Same here," He agreed with her, "I'm hungry too."

"I am too." They looked at the buffet, where there was seemingly hundreds of choices for breakfast alone.

"What do you want to try?" Chuckie asked her.

"Everything," She giggled.

"We'll look after our drinks come. You can go first."

"Thanks, Chuckie."

"No prob. You're eating for two now, so you need more food than me."

"True," She nodded, "I wonder if I'll also have to drink for two."

"Possibly," He shrugged, "We can explain to our waitress if you need another drink, depending on how quickly you need it."

"Sound good."

They were then silent, not knowing what else to talk about. Shenzi started tapping her foot on the floor, and her finger on the table, whistling the Main Street Electrical Parade tune, making Chuckie smile. Whether she was singing, humming, or whistling, she had a lovely voice. Eventually, he started whistling and tapping with her. They occasionally gazed at the buffet selection to remember where everything was. When they finished the song, they were quiet again.

After only a minute or two, their waitress came with their drinks. "Here are your two lemonades, lovebirds."

"Thanks," Chuckie nodded.

"Yeah, thanks," Shenzi added. They both took long sips from the curly straws as the waitress headed back to the kitchen.

Once they were done, he turned to his wife. "You want to go over there?"

"Sure," She nodded, "Be right back, Chuckie." She stood up, and walked to the buffet table. To his surprise, sort of, she put two Mickey pancakes, three slices of bacon, and a Mickey waffle on her plate.

He smirked when she sat back at their table. "You're not eating light, are you?"

"Nope," She giggled, "I'm eating for two now, remember?"

"Right," He chuckled, "I'll be right back." He walked to the buffet table, and picked out two Mickey waffles, a piece of French toast, and a sausage, before he sat back with his wife, who was already eating. "How's your food?"

"Amazing," She replied after swallowing a pancake bite, then took another. "What about yours?"

"Hang on a sec." Chuckie took a bite out of his sausage, then answered her question after swallowing. "It's awesome."

"Good," She smiled, before finishing her first pancake, but before she could move onto her second one, their waitress came back with a cupcake on the tray, and two other waiters. It had colorful Mickey head sprinkles, and a lit-up candle in the middle. "Ooh!" Shenzi perked up when it was set in front of her, after she moved her plate. "This looks good!" To her surprise, the waiters sang a birthday version of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" as Chuckie smiled at her. When she blew out the candle, Chuckie and the waiters clapped and even cheered a bit for her, before the candle was taken out. With that, the waiters went back to the kitchen. "That was great!" She eagerly took a sprinkle-filled bite out of the brownie. "So is this!"

"Happy birthday, Shen." He kissed her temple as she excitedly gobbled up the tasty pastry. She nodded in thanks, not wanting to talk with her mouth occupied.

As they ate and drank, they encountered Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Lilo, and Stitch at least once each. A deeply amused Chuckie snapped pictures for each one with his ecstatic wife. They even got a birthday cake sized for just two of them! They each got a special button pin too. Once they were done eating, they boarded a bus to seemingly the parks entrances. Although Chuckie secretly had other plans. "Chuckie, this is the best birthday of my life," Shenzi hugged her husband from the side.

"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself," He reciprocated the hug firmly, but not too tightly.

She suddenly gasped in surprise. "Oh! I forgot to call my family!" She whipped her phone out of her purse, selected Felicia's number, and waited for an answer. "Hi, Mom!" She greeted Felicia after hearing her voice.

"Hi, honey! Happy birthday!"

"Thanks!"

"Did you and Chuckie eat breakfast yet?"

"Yes we did," She replied, "It was at an all-you-can-eat buffet in the hotel. I even got a brownie, and a cake that I shared with Chuckie!"

"I'm glad you're having a good time. Where are you now?"

"Chuckie and I are on a bus to the entrances to the parks." He couldn't help but smirk. She had no idea.

"Ah," Felicia nodded, "Well, you two have fun. I need to run to work."

"Alright. Love you."

"Love you too. And happy birthday again."

"Thanks, Mom. I'll call you later."

"Alright."

"Bye."

"Bye." With that, they both hung up.

"Everything good at home?" Chuckie asked her.

"Seems like it," She nodded, "Mom didn't mention anything bad happening."

"That's good. I'm going to call my family as well." He took his phone out of his front pocket, selected Chaz's cell phone number, and waited for an answer.

"Hello?" Chaz answered the call.

"Hi Dad," Chuckie greeted him.

"Oh, hi Chuckie! How are you and Shenzi doing?"

"We're doing great. We just had breakfast at that PCH Grill I told you, Mom, and Kimi about."

"How was the food there?"

"It was amazing. Oh, and Shenzi got a brownie since it's her birthday, and we shared a cake."

"That sounds nice. I'm glad you're both having a good time. Where are you now?"

"We're heading for the parking lot," Chuckie replied, as Shenzi's eyebrows furrowed confusedly.

"Oh, okay."

"I'll call you, Mom, or Kimi when we're in the first park."

"I look forward to it. Now, I've got to get to my shift at the Java Lava."

"Alright," Chuckie nodded, "Love you, dad."

"I love you too, son."

"Bye."

"Bye." He then hung up, and stashed his phone in his pocket.

"Chuckie?"

He turned to his wife. "Yeah?"

"How come we're going to the parking lot instead of straight to the entrances?"

He let an excited smile grow. "So we can ride the tram to the entrances. I remember how much you loved it in your childhood."

"Aww, Chuckie!" She hugged him from the side. "That'll be awesome! We'll be riding in the fresh, morning air!"

"Yep, we sure will be." They separated after a few seconds. "So uh, Shen?" She turned to him, still looking joyful. "What do you love about the tram?"

"I dunno," She thought about it, "It's relaxing, we'd be in the fresh air, and frankly, I think of it as the first and last ride you go on."

"Hmm," He raised his eyebrows in interest, "You do have some good points there. Especially that last thing." She shrugged modestly. "The tram is definitely relaxing, especially with a slight breeze, and it is like a ride. I can't wait for it."

"Me neither," She agreed, "It's especially wonderful at night."

"Yep," He nodded. Before long, the bus stopped at the parking lot. "Here we are," He glanced at his wife through the driver's voice providing the safety recommendations.

"Yay!" She cheered shortly. When they were granted permission to disembark, Shenzi practically bounded out of her seat, but Chuckie held her hand before she could get lost in the crowd. He loved her childish ways. He led her through the crowd and out of the bus in the fresh air. "Where's the tram line at?"

"Hmm," He looked around, then spotted it, "Right over there." He led her to the start of the long line. "Nice day out, huh?" He remarked.

"Uh huh," She nodded, "Kind of hot, though." She lightly tugged at her shirt. "I'm glad I used a lot of deodorant."

"Same here."

"Do you think we'll get in the first tram? Or the next?"

"Hmm," Chuckie stepped aside, not too far out, and made an estimation. "Um, most likely, we'll have to wait for the next one. Lots of people here."

"Ah," She nodded, "'Kay." She smiled with ecstasy, with her shoulders up a bit. "I'm excited!"

"Me too," He agreed with her.

When the first tram stopped, the line moved quite rapidly, but when the couple were near the front, the tram was full. "Aww, so close," Shenzi giggled over the safety recommendations.

"Yep," Her husband chuckled, "The next one will come momentarily."

"I hope it's soon," She remarked with excitement.

"I do too." As they waited, she gazed around absentmindedly at their surroundings. She saw the hustle and bustle of millions of people, the monorail track high above their heads, and various plants. It was a beautiful sight. Occasionally, the monorail roared by, startling a few patrons. Her heart fluttered at any families with little children, literally jumping with excitement. Some of them were in adorable costumes. Soon, that was going to be her and her husband. "You enjoying the background?" Chuckie smirked at her.

"Uh huh," She nodded with a giggle, "I love the little kids dressed in costumes. It's adorable."

Chuckie held her closer by her shoulders. "Soon, that's going to be us."

"Yep," She nodded, with her hands on her partially bare tummy, "I can't wait for that."

"Me neither."

They snapped their attention to the front when they heard and saw another tram coming up. "There it is!" Shenzi pointed out excitedly as it came to a stop. Chuckie led his wife to the tram near the front, where he made sure she sat in the middle as he sat to her right. "Why can't I sit at the side?" She asked him in curiosity.

"Well, they said no small children at the side," He patted her tummy, making her flinch and giggle, "So you need to sit in the middle."

"Ohh, okay." After a minute or two of safety checks, and the recommendations translated to Spanish, the tram started moving smoothly. "Here we go."

"Yep," He nodded.

As the tram drove smoothly along the concrete, Shenzi snuggled on Chuckie's shoulder, enjoying the relaxing ride while they admired the scenery rolling by, their hands intertwined. The slight breeze was salvation to the heat, as was resting their legs. "I love your shirt," A girl who looked to be in her 20s complimented her.

"Thanks!" Shenzi smiled, and the girl turned to face forward again after nodding in "you're welcome."

"It is a great shirt," Chuckie added.

"Thanks, Chuck." She sighed happily, with her hand on her purse, which rested on her lap, "This is so relaxing."

"Yep," He nodded, letting himself lean onto her. They were surprised when another tram passed by, going in the opposite direction. After only a few serene minutes, the tram came to a slow stop at the park entrances. "Here we are," He pushed the door open, and helped his wife step out as the rest of the passengers disembarked.

(A/N: There's part one of Shenzi's 19th birthday! You know the disclaimer.)