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stories than I think I am.
Chapter 6: Go on, ask her!
Angelica stood on the cliff edge and gazed out onto the ocean. The smell of the sea was something she admired in this country. She watched the waves form and crash onto the beach with little force. She folded her arms and sighed.
"You okay cuz?" A voice said.
Angelica wheeled around to see Tommy looking at her with a little concern on his face. She was pleased that Tommy was her cousin. Years ago she was embarrassed to admit that they were related, but she was immature then. Now she was more mature and accepted both Tommy and Dil for who they were, which they were pleased about as well.
"I'm fine. I was just thinking about mom and dad." Angelica said, smiling at Tommy. She missed her parents, there was no doubt. They all missed their parents but they were still happy...well mostly. Chuckie and Angelica herself had problems with each other.
"Thomas, remind me why you wanted to speak with me here?" She asked.
Tommy had told Dil everything about Chuckie and Angelica. Dil was in the arcade playing on the machines while waiting for Tommy to ask Angelica if she did possess true feelings for Chuckie.
"I want to ask you something Angelica, and I want an honest answer." Tommy said.
"Well, go on then. Ask your question."
"Are you in love with Chuckie?" Tommy said bluntly.
Angelica raised an eyebrow and started to laugh nervously.
"Heh...you are joking right?"
"No. I want to know if you possess feelings for him. I know that you are attracted to him." Tommy stated.
Angelica was not sure what to say. She WAS attracted to Chuckie, she knew that much.
"Yes I am kind of attracted to him." She replied, completely honest.
"And?" Tommy pressed for more.
"He looks alright. Obviously I haven't given him enough credit for his dress sense and things like that." Angelica said, trying to avoid Tommy's main question.
"Uh-huh. Well, do you love him or not?" He asked again.
Angelica shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay, let me rephrase the question then. Do you feel any different when you are around him?" Tommy asked. He hoped that rephrasing the question would give him the answer he was seeking for.
"Well, yes and no."
"Care to expand for those of us who can't read your mind?"
"No...as in I there is still the hatred for him. Yes...I feel somewhat...distracted." Angelica explained.
"Distracted? Like you are daydreaming?" Tommy asked. This was good; he could sense that Angelica did indeed possess the feelings for Chuckie, which Chuckie has for her.
"Yeah. That makes sense." Angelica said. She was mildly surprised that Tommy was able to decipher what she meant so quickly.
"Would you care to explain what these daydreams are about?" Tommy asked. He knew this was a long shot question as these were personal daydreams and he doubted that she would share them.
"What do you think they are about?" She asked back.
Tommy now knew that she was not going to readily share her daydreams
with him.
"I'd say that they are about you and Chuckie being a couple. You know, lovers, being married, that kind of thing." Tommy stated.
That was true. Angelica HAD daydreamt about those things. She had also daydreamt far more than just those few things. She smiled at him and began to walk back to the car.
"Those kind of things Tommy." She said.
Tommy smiled and went to the arcade to get Dil.
'Looks like she does love him after all. Now, to find a way to get them together.'
A few minutes later, Tommy was at the arcade and was looking for Dil.
"Hey Dil!" He shouted.
"Tommy! Over here!" Dil shouted back. He was playing on a pinball machine.
Tommy rushed over to his brother.
"So, did she admit?" Dil asked.
"Not directly. She kind of left me some clues as to her true feelings for Chuck." Tommy explained.
"So she does love him then?"
"I'd say that there was a 98% chance that she is in love with him."
"Great." Dil said as he lost his last ball. "Well, I'm done here. Let's get back."
The brothers left the arcade and ran to the car which was just a short distance away. They got in and Angelica drove back to the house.
****
When the three got back, Phil approached them.
"Where have you guys been?" He asked.
"Just out." Tommy replied.
"Just out? You've been 'just out' for the past two and a half hours!" He stated.
Tommy just shrugged his shoulders. The three had gone without actually telling anyone where they were going.
"Your not even gonna tell me where you went?" Phil asked loudly.
"Nothing worth mentioning happened alright." Tommy shot back.
"Fine T. Have it your way." Phil replied, shaking his head.
Tommy went upstairs to find Kimi. He went in to Chuckie's, Susie's and Kimi's room to see Chuckie reading...as usual.
"Hey Chuck, you seen Kimi?" He asked.
"She went into town with Susie and Lil. I don't know when they will be back, why do you ask?"
"Just wanted to talk to her."
There was silence for a few minutes.
"So, how are things between you and Angie?" Tommy finally asked.
Chuckie put his book down and stared at Tommy.
"What?" He asked.
"How are things between you and the Ice Queen a.k.a Angelica?" Tommy asked again.
"Not...not too bad, I guess."
"Quite a stumble there pal...you've been thinking about her haven't you?" Tommy questioned.
"Uh...a little. Just...wondering if she will...er...be nice to me soon." Chuckie replied not totally sure if Tommy suspected anything.
Tommy smiled.
"Look Chuckie, you can have her. I don't mind. I can trust you around her." Tommy said.
Chuckie was shocked at what he had just heard.
"What...what makes you think that there's something happening between us?" He asked.
"Oh, I've seen the two of you together. Both of you are much closer to one another. Go on Chuckie, ask her out." Tommy replied.
'He does know something. Should I tell him?' Chuckie thought. He knows Tommy better than anyone (except maybe Dil) and he always gets Tommy's advice. He sighed.
"Okay Tommy. I am interested in your cousin...but I doubt she'd want to go out with me. I guess you already knew I had feelings for her right?" He said.
"Yep. I know you like a book Chuck, believe me. Anyway, show some confidence! Ask her if she would want to go to dinner with you. This is your big chance Chuckie! You can do it. Why would she turn you down?"
"She hates me?"
"Come on Chuckie. You of all people should see that Angelica has changed...especially towards you. How many fights have the two of you had since we got here?" Tommy asked.
"Well...two actually, both were on the first day here." Chuckie replied. Tommy was right, normally they would have had about twenty or thirty by know and this was only the third day here.
"You see? She likes you, go and ask her now!" Tommy encouraged his best friend.
"What should I say?" Chuckie asked, getting very nervous.
"Why don't you ask how she is, then have a chat about something and then ask her out?" Tommy suggested.
"Yeah...that'll do. Where is she?"
"Should be in our room. I'll be here if you need me." Tommy said.
"Great. Well, wish me luck." Chuckie said as he got up and headed out of the room.
"Good luck Chuck." Tommy said.
'I hope I've done the right thing. It would be easier if Kimi were here to talk it over with.' Tommy thought. Now he was the nervous one.
****
Chuckie knocked on the door.
"Yeah, come in." Angelica said.
Chuckie went in and saw Angelica brushing her hair.
"Oh hi Chuckie." She said, looking at him via the mirror.
"Hey. Erm...how...how are you?" He asked nervously.
She turned and smiled at him sweetly.
"I'm fine. How are you?" She asked politely.
'Wow. She's being polite. Tommy IS right! She has changed.' Chuckie thought.
"I'm...I'm...fine." He stuttered.
"You're nervous...which means you want to ask me something, right?" Angelica asked him.
'God, I hope he asks me out.' Angelica thought. She was feeling a little nervous herself but she was able to hide it unlike Chuckie.
"Uh...yeah. I...erm...wanted to ask you...er...wh-what do you...uh...think of...England?" Chuckie asked. He was incredibly tense and nervous.
Angelica looked a little disappointed.
'Surely he doesn't just want to know that, does he?'
"It's...alright. Weather is a little dodgy but, everyone speaks English which is always good." She said. She was not fond of visiting countries where the primary language was not English.
"Great...great." Chuckie replied. He did not know what to say now.
"So...is that all you wanted to ask me?" Angelica asked hopefully.
'Please let him ask me out!' She kept thinking to herself.
"Well...um. N-n-no. I er...was wondering if y-you would like to...have dinner...some time? Just us." He finally asked.
'YES! YES! HE LIKES ME! OH MY GOD!' Angelica thought, overcome with joy.
"YES! GOD YES I'D LOVE TO!" She shouted, joy obviously overcoming her.
"Really?" Chuckie asked.
'Oh my God! She wants to go out with me!' Chuckie thought. He was overcome with joy, but he was able keep himself under more control than she was.
Angelica threw her arms around Chuckie and kissed him. Chuckie kissed back and embraced her.
"So, tomorrow night good for you?" Chuckie asked when they stopped kissing.
"Anytime so long as it's just me and you." Angelica replied. She couldn't remember the last time she was this happy.
Outside, Tommy was listening to them. He had been there since Angelica shouted in joy.
'Well, looks like my job here is done.' He thought to himself.
****
Now that is a nice end to the chapter isn't it? Things are definitely looking up for Chuckie and Angelica.
The next chapter will focus on their first date. Please R&R!
Chapter 6: Go on, ask her!
Angelica stood on the cliff edge and gazed out onto the ocean. The smell of the sea was something she admired in this country. She watched the waves form and crash onto the beach with little force. She folded her arms and sighed.
"You okay cuz?" A voice said.
Angelica wheeled around to see Tommy looking at her with a little concern on his face. She was pleased that Tommy was her cousin. Years ago she was embarrassed to admit that they were related, but she was immature then. Now she was more mature and accepted both Tommy and Dil for who they were, which they were pleased about as well.
"I'm fine. I was just thinking about mom and dad." Angelica said, smiling at Tommy. She missed her parents, there was no doubt. They all missed their parents but they were still happy...well mostly. Chuckie and Angelica herself had problems with each other.
"Thomas, remind me why you wanted to speak with me here?" She asked.
Tommy had told Dil everything about Chuckie and Angelica. Dil was in the arcade playing on the machines while waiting for Tommy to ask Angelica if she did possess true feelings for Chuckie.
"I want to ask you something Angelica, and I want an honest answer." Tommy said.
"Well, go on then. Ask your question."
"Are you in love with Chuckie?" Tommy said bluntly.
Angelica raised an eyebrow and started to laugh nervously.
"Heh...you are joking right?"
"No. I want to know if you possess feelings for him. I know that you are attracted to him." Tommy stated.
Angelica was not sure what to say. She WAS attracted to Chuckie, she knew that much.
"Yes I am kind of attracted to him." She replied, completely honest.
"And?" Tommy pressed for more.
"He looks alright. Obviously I haven't given him enough credit for his dress sense and things like that." Angelica said, trying to avoid Tommy's main question.
"Uh-huh. Well, do you love him or not?" He asked again.
Angelica shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay, let me rephrase the question then. Do you feel any different when you are around him?" Tommy asked. He hoped that rephrasing the question would give him the answer he was seeking for.
"Well, yes and no."
"Care to expand for those of us who can't read your mind?"
"No...as in I there is still the hatred for him. Yes...I feel somewhat...distracted." Angelica explained.
"Distracted? Like you are daydreaming?" Tommy asked. This was good; he could sense that Angelica did indeed possess the feelings for Chuckie, which Chuckie has for her.
"Yeah. That makes sense." Angelica said. She was mildly surprised that Tommy was able to decipher what she meant so quickly.
"Would you care to explain what these daydreams are about?" Tommy asked. He knew this was a long shot question as these were personal daydreams and he doubted that she would share them.
"What do you think they are about?" She asked back.
Tommy now knew that she was not going to readily share her daydreams
with him.
"I'd say that they are about you and Chuckie being a couple. You know, lovers, being married, that kind of thing." Tommy stated.
That was true. Angelica HAD daydreamt about those things. She had also daydreamt far more than just those few things. She smiled at him and began to walk back to the car.
"Those kind of things Tommy." She said.
Tommy smiled and went to the arcade to get Dil.
'Looks like she does love him after all. Now, to find a way to get them together.'
A few minutes later, Tommy was at the arcade and was looking for Dil.
"Hey Dil!" He shouted.
"Tommy! Over here!" Dil shouted back. He was playing on a pinball machine.
Tommy rushed over to his brother.
"So, did she admit?" Dil asked.
"Not directly. She kind of left me some clues as to her true feelings for Chuck." Tommy explained.
"So she does love him then?"
"I'd say that there was a 98% chance that she is in love with him."
"Great." Dil said as he lost his last ball. "Well, I'm done here. Let's get back."
The brothers left the arcade and ran to the car which was just a short distance away. They got in and Angelica drove back to the house.
****
When the three got back, Phil approached them.
"Where have you guys been?" He asked.
"Just out." Tommy replied.
"Just out? You've been 'just out' for the past two and a half hours!" He stated.
Tommy just shrugged his shoulders. The three had gone without actually telling anyone where they were going.
"Your not even gonna tell me where you went?" Phil asked loudly.
"Nothing worth mentioning happened alright." Tommy shot back.
"Fine T. Have it your way." Phil replied, shaking his head.
Tommy went upstairs to find Kimi. He went in to Chuckie's, Susie's and Kimi's room to see Chuckie reading...as usual.
"Hey Chuck, you seen Kimi?" He asked.
"She went into town with Susie and Lil. I don't know when they will be back, why do you ask?"
"Just wanted to talk to her."
There was silence for a few minutes.
"So, how are things between you and Angie?" Tommy finally asked.
Chuckie put his book down and stared at Tommy.
"What?" He asked.
"How are things between you and the Ice Queen a.k.a Angelica?" Tommy asked again.
"Not...not too bad, I guess."
"Quite a stumble there pal...you've been thinking about her haven't you?" Tommy questioned.
"Uh...a little. Just...wondering if she will...er...be nice to me soon." Chuckie replied not totally sure if Tommy suspected anything.
Tommy smiled.
"Look Chuckie, you can have her. I don't mind. I can trust you around her." Tommy said.
Chuckie was shocked at what he had just heard.
"What...what makes you think that there's something happening between us?" He asked.
"Oh, I've seen the two of you together. Both of you are much closer to one another. Go on Chuckie, ask her out." Tommy replied.
'He does know something. Should I tell him?' Chuckie thought. He knows Tommy better than anyone (except maybe Dil) and he always gets Tommy's advice. He sighed.
"Okay Tommy. I am interested in your cousin...but I doubt she'd want to go out with me. I guess you already knew I had feelings for her right?" He said.
"Yep. I know you like a book Chuck, believe me. Anyway, show some confidence! Ask her if she would want to go to dinner with you. This is your big chance Chuckie! You can do it. Why would she turn you down?"
"She hates me?"
"Come on Chuckie. You of all people should see that Angelica has changed...especially towards you. How many fights have the two of you had since we got here?" Tommy asked.
"Well...two actually, both were on the first day here." Chuckie replied. Tommy was right, normally they would have had about twenty or thirty by know and this was only the third day here.
"You see? She likes you, go and ask her now!" Tommy encouraged his best friend.
"What should I say?" Chuckie asked, getting very nervous.
"Why don't you ask how she is, then have a chat about something and then ask her out?" Tommy suggested.
"Yeah...that'll do. Where is she?"
"Should be in our room. I'll be here if you need me." Tommy said.
"Great. Well, wish me luck." Chuckie said as he got up and headed out of the room.
"Good luck Chuck." Tommy said.
'I hope I've done the right thing. It would be easier if Kimi were here to talk it over with.' Tommy thought. Now he was the nervous one.
****
Chuckie knocked on the door.
"Yeah, come in." Angelica said.
Chuckie went in and saw Angelica brushing her hair.
"Oh hi Chuckie." She said, looking at him via the mirror.
"Hey. Erm...how...how are you?" He asked nervously.
She turned and smiled at him sweetly.
"I'm fine. How are you?" She asked politely.
'Wow. She's being polite. Tommy IS right! She has changed.' Chuckie thought.
"I'm...I'm...fine." He stuttered.
"You're nervous...which means you want to ask me something, right?" Angelica asked him.
'God, I hope he asks me out.' Angelica thought. She was feeling a little nervous herself but she was able to hide it unlike Chuckie.
"Uh...yeah. I...erm...wanted to ask you...er...wh-what do you...uh...think of...England?" Chuckie asked. He was incredibly tense and nervous.
Angelica looked a little disappointed.
'Surely he doesn't just want to know that, does he?'
"It's...alright. Weather is a little dodgy but, everyone speaks English which is always good." She said. She was not fond of visiting countries where the primary language was not English.
"Great...great." Chuckie replied. He did not know what to say now.
"So...is that all you wanted to ask me?" Angelica asked hopefully.
'Please let him ask me out!' She kept thinking to herself.
"Well...um. N-n-no. I er...was wondering if y-you would like to...have dinner...some time? Just us." He finally asked.
'YES! YES! HE LIKES ME! OH MY GOD!' Angelica thought, overcome with joy.
"YES! GOD YES I'D LOVE TO!" She shouted, joy obviously overcoming her.
"Really?" Chuckie asked.
'Oh my God! She wants to go out with me!' Chuckie thought. He was overcome with joy, but he was able keep himself under more control than she was.
Angelica threw her arms around Chuckie and kissed him. Chuckie kissed back and embraced her.
"So, tomorrow night good for you?" Chuckie asked when they stopped kissing.
"Anytime so long as it's just me and you." Angelica replied. She couldn't remember the last time she was this happy.
Outside, Tommy was listening to them. He had been there since Angelica shouted in joy.
'Well, looks like my job here is done.' He thought to himself.
****
Now that is a nice end to the chapter isn't it? Things are definitely looking up for Chuckie and Angelica.
The next chapter will focus on their first date. Please R&R!