Yet again, I don't own Rugrats or All Grown Up. I don't have the cash to
own them. If I did, I'd make sure that Chuckie & Angelica would get
together. Oh yeah!
I'm pretty sure that the stuff you will be reading is not strong enough to warrant an R so it stays as a PG-13.
A special note to jovhyztwist: Flattery will get you everywhere and happy 18th birthday!
I'm really glad you all like my story. So, this is it; the final chapter in my story. Will Phil be the Alcohol King or the Jester of the court? Only I know until you read it. Enough talk already! Let's get on with the last instalment!
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Chapter 9: Fallout
They had kissed passionately so much. Chuckie and Angelica, now officially lovers, had made out on the beach. It was daring and potentially risky move, but they could not help but express their love for each other.
"What did you think of our parting gift to the ocean tonight?" Angelica asked Chuckie.
What they had done was mark out in the sand where they were. They had written a message in the sand which said "Chuckie Finster and Angelica Pickles made out here" and drawn an arrow in the sand to the exact spot. Not really what two people would do, but it was something unique (and it would last forever in their minds).
Chuckie laughed. "It was great! I'd love to see what happens when someone finds it." It was definitely a high point in his life.
"I loved that. I also wanna let you know that you have made me the happiest girl alive tonight."
"Well thanks. I enjoyed it as well. I guess we should try to spend as much time together as we won't get too many chances to be completely alone during the rest of this vacation." Chuckie said.
"Yeah I guess."
They were nearly home, exhausted but happy.
****
"I hereby pronounce Kimi as 'The Alcohol Queen'! Congratulations Kimi. How do you feel?" Tommy asked her.
Kimi laughed hysterically.
"Your schooo funny Thomas. That's what I really like about you..." Kimi trailed off as she started to feel ill.
"Uh...How do you feel?" Tommy asked again.
"I think I'm gonna hurl!" Kimi replied.
Susie and Lil immediately rushed her to the ladies toilet where the sound of Kimi throwing up could be heard.
Dil shuddered.
"So, Phil, how do you feel?" Tommy asked.
Phil looked at Tommy and then passed out.
"I'll take that as a not too good." Tommy said.
"Poor Phil...poor Kimi." Dil said.
"Obviously the alcohol is too much for Kimi's stomach. Phil...well...is Phil. Phil always passes out from his drinking matches...that's what makes him Phil." Tommy told Dil.
Dil smiled.
"Maybe we should go home now?" He asked his older brother.
"Yeah, but we'll need Lil to help us get the sleeping jester here home." Tommy said, pointing at Phil.
****
Both Chuckie and Angelica laughed as they entered the house.
"Hey, do you think the others are asleep?" Chuckie asked.
"Maybe." Angelica replied, shrugging her shoulders.
"Hmm...what's this?" Chuckie asked as he picked up a note. "Oh for God's sake Phil!"
"What?" Angelica asked.
"Here, read for yourself." Chuckie responded, handing Angelica the note.
"Hmm 'Dear Chuckie and Angelica, I hope the two of you really enjoyed your date. We have decided to go out for a while and we don't know when we will be back signed Tommy.'" Angelica read. She then noticed the hand writing had changed for the next part. "'PS, don't make too much noise in bed tonight when you two have sex'. Oh fuck you Phil!" She shouted.
"See? Phil is a total piece of crap!" Chuckie said.
"Yeah. God I'm so gonna beat the shit out of him tomorrow!" Angelica fumed.
"Anyway, goodnight Angelica." Chuckie said as he kissed her.
Angelica kissed him back and held him for a few moments.
"You know, we could spend some more time together." She suggested.
Chuckie became suspicious.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well...um...how should I put this? Er..." She replied turning a little red.
"Wait! Are you saying that you want to sleep with me?" He asked.
"No way! I'm kind of asking...well..."
"Spit it out!"
"You...wanna...sleep with me?" Angelica asked as she turned bright red.
"Isn't that what I just said?"
"No, you said I wanted to sleep with you, in your bed. I want you to sleep with me in my bed." She explained.
"I don't know..."
"Oh come on! You yourself said that we won't get to spend much time by ourselves. Here is an opportunity to spend more time together!"
"Well..."
"Okay, how about if we don't actually sleep so you can go when the others come back?" Angelica suggested. Either way, he was gonna go to bed with her. That was something she was going to make sure about.
"Oh...okay I guess."
Angelica kissed him.
"I'll...er...see you in a few minutes then." She said as she winked at him.
Chuckie wasn't sure if this was such a good idea but he could not help feeling a little turned on by Angelica's offer.
****
Around ten minutes later, Chuckie came in. Angelica winked and smiled cutely at him as he got in bed with her.
"You came then." She said happily.
"I still don't think that this is a good idea." He replied.
"We're not gonna have sex or anything. Just be together. Don't you want to be with me?" Angelica said, sounding a little hurt.
Chuckie began to feel guilty. "I'm sorry Angelica. I do want to be with you and I don't wanna upset or disappoint you. You know you mean a lot to me. I guess it won't be so bad...like you say, we're just gonna be together. It's not illegal for me to be in the same bed with you, we are old enough to have sex and everything and what's the worst that could happen?" His question was put more to himself than to Angelica.
"Come here you big romantic geek." Angelica almost demanded. She was brimming with confidence that nothing dramatic would happen between them. She knows Chuckie probably better than anyone outside of his family and the older of her two cousins, Tommy.
They put their arms around each other and kissed passionately.
****
Twenty minutes later, Angelica had snuggled herself next to her boyfriend and had proceeded to doze. Her subconscious mind was active, still aware that the lamp was on and she had an arm around Chuckie, preventing him from moving without disturbing her. Chuckie, on the other hand, was wide awake and a little uneasy about being with her. No matter how much he thought of Tommy's words saying that he trusted him with Angelica, he couldn't help but think that he had betrayed his trust by doing this. The threat of Tommy losing his temper and attacking Chuckie did scare him. Even with Kimi to help protect him he couldn't stop feeling uneasy. He felt incredibly tired, using more and more energy via worrying about this little...well...let's just call it an 'incident' for the moment. His breathing was quiet, but fairly heavy as a drop of sweat ran down his face, catching the edge of his mouth. It tasted of salt as he licked it. His eyes were heavy...tired...needing sleep. Could he allow himself to sleep? To be more precise, could he allow himself to sleep with Angelica for the remainder of the night? He wanted to...but he didn't want to. He was caught in the middle of choosing between giving into his fear or his love. Which should he choose?
If he gives into his fear, he will cause Angelica to become upset with him. That was something he didn't want to do...her happiness meant a lot to this young adult. A lot more than most things in life, possibly more than Tommy's trust in him.
If he gave into his love, Angelica will still be happy. Tommy and Dil...
'Shit! I forgot about Dil! Oh crap...what to do? WHAT TO DO? Come on Chuckie, you can find a way out of this. You've gotten out of tougher spots before...okay with Kimi's help.' He thought. He wished he could talk with Kimi right now.
****
"How is she now?" Tommy asked as Susie and Lil came out with their arms around a weak and tired Kimi.
"Exhausted I think." Susie told him.
"Dil suggested that we should go home now. How will we get the sleeping jester back?" Tommy asked pointing to the sleeping form that was Phil DeVille.
"Carry him." Lil said.
"We could wake him up." Dil suggested.
"I don't know..." Tommy replied.
"Carry him you two. We'll take Kimi." Lil told the Pickles brothers.
Tommy and Dil each took an arm and placed it around their necks and dragged Phil along.
"Let's go. I expect that Chuckie and Angelica will be back now." Tommy said.
They departed with Phil still asleep and Kimi groaning quietly.
****
'Should I go? I need to think of something fast.' Chuckie thought. His breathing became faster as fear crept in, slowly overpowering him and causing him to think rashly.
His breathing did not go unnoticed as Angelica came out of her semi- sleeping mode and looked at him.
"Are you alright?" She asked, concerned about him.
"I...I don't know." His breathing became more intense.
"Calm down." Angelica said softly as she took his hand and gently rubbed it.
Chuckie's vision became slightly blurred as he began to panic.
"Shh. It's alright, I'm here." Angelica comforted him, kissing his cheek and holding him.
He was a nervous wreck. An empty shell almost. Controlled by his fear...
"Come on Chuckie..." Angelica words became distant.
His eyes became glazed and he couldn't think.
"F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f" This was all Chuckie could say.
Angelica's mouth moved, but Chuckie heard no sound. He didn't know what to do or what to think when suddenly Angelica lost her patience and slapped Chuckie hard.
"Ow!" Chuckie shouted as he clutched his sore cheek.
"That made you come around."
"Ow...thanks...I think." Chuckie replied. He had regained his senses for the moment.
"Look, you need some rest. Go to sleep." Angelica told him.
"Yeah...sleep." Chuckie said as he began to get up, only to be pulled back down.
"Look Finster, you are not going anywhere. Just go to sleep." Angelica said sternly.
Chuckie looked at her. Her eyes showed concern while her face showed anger. She cared deeply and was worried.
'By leaving, I'll only hurt her. Possibly make her think that I don't care about her enough when I do.' He was starting to think with more reason now.
"Your right. I'll try to get some sleep." Chuckie said. He yawned. He was dead tired.
"Good. You need rest Chuck. I need rest and I know I'll sleep soundly with you beside me." Angelica quietly and softly told him. Her angered look disappeared and turned into a relieved smile. She reached over and turned the light out.
"Goodnight, Chuckie."
"Goodnight, Angelica."
****
"God, I didn't know that Phil was so heavy!" Dil exclaimed as he and Tommy dragged Phil.
"I keep telling him to cut down on the junk food but he doesn't listen. I guess that is what makes him Phil." Lil shrugged a shoulder as she commented.
"I guess so. But I still wish he wasn't so heavy. I'll probably wake up with a sore shoulder when daylight comes around. Speaking of daylight, what time is it?" Dil questioned.
Tommy was just able to press the light on his watch to see.
"Er...2.50am. Man, we really should get some sleep as soon as we get in." Tommy said.
"Yeah, but we'll have to be quiet so we won't disturb Chuckie and Angelica provided that they are back and they are asleep." Lil reminded them.
"Oh yeah. I wonder if Phil's right...you know, about them sleeping together." Tommy said. He felt guilty about betting on his best friend and his cousin and hoped that they would not find out about it.
"If Phil was right, then God help us all." Susie said.
"You know, maybe we shouldn't have taken up Phil on his bet. We ARE betraying their trust in us." Tommy told them.
"Heh, so now you get a conscience. Why not when Phil challenged you guys? You violated their trust...and I hope you are all feeling very guilty." Lil snapped.
Kimi groaned, trying to respond with little success. She was still vastly drunk and unable to do much more than breathe.
"At any rate, you guys will cross that river if and when you get to it." Lil sighed. She knew that somehow and someway Chuckie and Angelica would learn of this bet. She only hoped that they would not be consumed by anger and rage over their friends' act of stupidity.
****
After thirty minutes of relative slow walking, Tommy, Dil, Kimi, Phil, Lil and Susie had reached the house. Outside the second car had been placed back to its original position meaning that a certain couple had returned from their date safely. Tommy opened the door and Dil struggled to bring a still sleeping Phil in.
"Wow, Phil is completely whacked." Dil said. They were all surprised that Phil had managed to stay blacked out while he was dragged home.
"Yeah, but he is gonna have one serious hangover in the morning." Tommy commented.
"Shh! Do you wanna wake Chuckie and Angelica with your blurting?" Susie scowled at the Pickles brothers.
Both decided to be more considerate. Tommy closed the door once Kimi had been brought in and helped Dil take Phil up to his and Lil's room.
Lil and Susie carefully guided Kimi up the stairs and into the Finster's room.
"Shh. We don't wanna wake Chuckie." Susie whispered, looking at Lil.
Lil scanned the room.
"Uh...okay. Chuckie isn't here!" Lil exclaimed, just able to keep a whisper going. She pointed to the empty bed that was all neat and tidy. There was no body under the sheets.
"You don't think..." Susie began, looking at Lil with a horrified look on her face.
"He can't be...can he?"
By this time, Kimi had passed out and her limp form was placed on her bed.
"We gotta tell Tommy." Lil said as they burst into the next room.
"Tommy! Dil!" Lil whispered loudly.
"What?" Tommy asked, confused.
"Chuckie isn't in his bed!"
"What?!"
"We think he and Angelica are...you know..." Susie indicated.
"He can't be...oh my God!" Tommy's heart pumped. He quickly dashed into the Pickles' room...where he saw two forms occupying the double bed.
"Oh my God!" His heart began to pump faster and harder. He never thought that this would happen so quickly. He didn't know what to do. Dil came in and saw for himself.
"Crap man! What's going on?"
"By God, if Chuckie has had her, he is so dead!" Tommy clenched his hands into fists. Dil restrained him and began to reason with him.
"C'mon Tommy. This is Chuckie. He wouldn't do something like that on his first date. I don't think Angelica would be that idiotic either. Just let them rest and we'll question them in the morning."
Tommy sighed. Dil was right. There was no need to get worked up now.
"You're right Dil. Thanks. I guess I shouldn't jump to conclusions." Tommy said as he calmed himself. There was no gain in losing his temper with his best buddy. After all, he DID say to Chuckie that he would not stand in his way with Chuck's relationship with his cousin. Not forgetting that Angelica is devious and resourceful. Even if they did have sex, she could have easily "persuaded" him to. She can twist people's minds, almost like she is a psychic. But anyway, these are thoughts that he should dwindle on later. Now was the time for rest.
****
The morning sun shone through the drawn curtains. The yellowish light turned a shade of red through the curtains. The rays fell on Chuckie's face, causing him to awaken from his sleep. He looked around the room and remembered what had happened. He had gone into a state of panic and Angelica had smacked him to get him to come to his senses. She lay next to him, lightly sleeping. Her breathing was almost silent. She looked very attractive. Chuckie noticed the two sleeping bodies on the makeshift beds on the floor. He wondered what they said when they found him here, something he felt he would find out later in the day. He had left his watch in his room, so he didn't know what time it was. He felt he should get up so he started to work his way to the end of the bed. Unfortunately he was not subtle and careful enough and ended up waking Angelica from her sleep.
"Going somewhere?" She asked in a low tone.
"Gonna get up." He replied in an equally low tone.
"Weren't even gonna give me a kiss before you leave?" The look on her face was one that no-one could resist. No-one would be able to say no to THAT face she made.
"You weren't awake. Now you are, I think I will kiss you before I go." Chuckie stated.
He moved up to her face and planted his lips to hers. She held him and gave a pleasurable moan. It was a full two and a half minutes before the kiss was mutually broken (for air of course) and Chuckie smiled at her before working his way down the bed and out of the door. He had only been separated from her for around ten seconds and he already missed her warm perfectly defined form. He carefully opened the door to his room and looked in to see Kimi sleeping on her bed, still dressed in the clothes she went out in. Susie however was awake and turned to look at him and smiled.
"Ah, good morning Chuckie." She said.
"Morning. You had a good night?" He asked.
"Yeah, Kimi and Phil had a drinking match and they both got pissed. How was your night?"
"Great. We had fun and we-"
"Decided to sleep together." Susie finished for him.
"Yeah. I wasn't too sure about the idea though."
"Typical you that. You getting up?" She asked.
"Yeah. I can't sleep...not even with Angelica by my side. Probably go and watch some TV or something." Chuckie replied as he got some fresh clothes and exited the room.
****
During the next few hours, the others had risen. Not surprisingly, Kimi and Phil both had terrible hangovers and felt very sick.
"You guys shouldn't have had that match." Tommy told them.
"Oh...but I kicked Phil's butt!" Kimi groaned.
"I let you win." Phil moaned back.
"Shut it DeVille! You can't take a girl beating you." Kimi retorted. Even in their weak state, they were able to have an insult flinging match.
"Guys. Calm down." Chuckie said as he entered the living room.
Tommy turned to his friend.
"So, Chuckie. You enjoy yourself last night?" He asked. His voice was a little threatening but he was trying to be as neutral as possible.
"Uh...yeah." Chuckie replied. He was scared of Tommy now.
"I'm sorry Chuckie. I'm trying to quell my rage that you slept with Angelica...but it isn't easy."
"R-really? W-well, we didn't have sex Tommy." Chuckie told him.
"You didn't? Thanks man. That makes me feel better." Tommy was able to relax more now.
"Chuckie slept with Angelica?" Phil asked, his interest in this conversation piqued.
"Yeah, I did." Chuckie said.
"Ya-hoo! Ow. Yay. Ow. I win!" Phil cheered in-between jolts of pain.
"What? What do you mean?" Chuckie asked.
"He means nothing!" Tommy said quickly.
Angelica, Dil, Lil and Susie came in.
"What means nothing?" Angelica asked.
"Come on guys. You all remember. That bet we made last night." Phil began explaining. Tommy, Dil, Kimi and Susie all began giving subtle hints to Phil to stop talking.
"What bet?" Angelica asked. She sounded a little angry.
"I said to them that you and Chuck would sleep together. I bet them that you guys would and they took me up on it. Now I've won some big cash. Thanks guys!" Phil said.
"You...WHAT?!" Angelica screamed.
"I can't believe you lot DID that!" Chuckie shouted.
"I had no part in it." Lil put in.
"I'll bash you all in bloody pulps!" Angelica screamed with pure vengeance and rage.
Chuckie restrained her.
"Come on Angelica! Violence won't help us here!" He told her.
Angelica glared at him, her anger all too apparent. Chuckie did not falter. He knew she would give in.
"I guess." She eventually said. She rubbed her eyes with a hand and sighed deeply.
"We're sorry for this." Tommy said.
"What were you all thinking?" Chuckie asked.
"Well, we just wanted to wipe that smile off of Phil's face. I guess we got too carried away. We know it was wrong and we do not feel proud about it...I can't say about Phil though. Can you forgive us?" Tommy asked.
"I...I don't know. Maybe Tommy. Not at the moment. You bet on my feelings for Angelica and her feelings for me. I just can't forgive you for that at the moment." Chuckie told them.
"Don't expect any favours from me for a long time." Angelica added.
"I understand." Tommy said, very disappointed. He knew that it was a stupid bet and he has very nearly lost his cousin and best friend...they all had nearly lost them.
Kimi looked at her step-brother.
"I'm sorry Chuckie." She said quietly. "We all are deeply sorry."
****
The rest of that day and the following four days were difficult. Chuckie and Angelica still hadn't forgiven them. Their vacation had hit a low.
Chuckie and Angelica were lying on her double bed that afternoon.
"You know, maybe we should forgive them now." Chuckie suggested.
"Do you think they are sorry enough for what they have done?" Angelica questioned.
"Yeah. They miss us. I miss them as well. Maybe it's time to forgive."
"Maybe."
Chuckie got up and decided to tell them that they were forgiven. He walked downstairs into the living room.
"Guys?" He asked. Six sets of eyes looked at him. "I just wanna tell you that Angelica and I have decided to forgive you now. We haven't forgotten, but you are forgiven."
Relief was visible on all of their faces as Chuckie scanned the room once and then went back upstairs.
"Is it done?" Angelica asked. She was at the top of the stairs.
"Yeah. I guess we can continue with our vacation now." Chuckie smiled at her as he joined her side.
"Not for the next fifteen minutes at any rate." She said seductively and winked at him. Chuckie turned red as Angelica beckoned him to follow her back into her room. He did obediently and shut the door behind him. He sat next to her on the bed and they started to kiss passionately, showing their mutual affection and attraction for each other once again.
This was indeed a vacation that Chuckie would remember.
THE END.
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Well, there we have it. Thanks for reading and reviewing my story. It has gone better than I thought it would. Now I'll take a break while I try to think of another plot, which will probably be a Tommy/Lil, Phil/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica story. Thanks for the positive feedback. TK-421 signing off and returning to Stormtrooper duties effective immediately.
I'm pretty sure that the stuff you will be reading is not strong enough to warrant an R so it stays as a PG-13.
A special note to jovhyztwist: Flattery will get you everywhere and happy 18th birthday!
I'm really glad you all like my story. So, this is it; the final chapter in my story. Will Phil be the Alcohol King or the Jester of the court? Only I know until you read it. Enough talk already! Let's get on with the last instalment!
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Chapter 9: Fallout
They had kissed passionately so much. Chuckie and Angelica, now officially lovers, had made out on the beach. It was daring and potentially risky move, but they could not help but express their love for each other.
"What did you think of our parting gift to the ocean tonight?" Angelica asked Chuckie.
What they had done was mark out in the sand where they were. They had written a message in the sand which said "Chuckie Finster and Angelica Pickles made out here" and drawn an arrow in the sand to the exact spot. Not really what two people would do, but it was something unique (and it would last forever in their minds).
Chuckie laughed. "It was great! I'd love to see what happens when someone finds it." It was definitely a high point in his life.
"I loved that. I also wanna let you know that you have made me the happiest girl alive tonight."
"Well thanks. I enjoyed it as well. I guess we should try to spend as much time together as we won't get too many chances to be completely alone during the rest of this vacation." Chuckie said.
"Yeah I guess."
They were nearly home, exhausted but happy.
****
"I hereby pronounce Kimi as 'The Alcohol Queen'! Congratulations Kimi. How do you feel?" Tommy asked her.
Kimi laughed hysterically.
"Your schooo funny Thomas. That's what I really like about you..." Kimi trailed off as she started to feel ill.
"Uh...How do you feel?" Tommy asked again.
"I think I'm gonna hurl!" Kimi replied.
Susie and Lil immediately rushed her to the ladies toilet where the sound of Kimi throwing up could be heard.
Dil shuddered.
"So, Phil, how do you feel?" Tommy asked.
Phil looked at Tommy and then passed out.
"I'll take that as a not too good." Tommy said.
"Poor Phil...poor Kimi." Dil said.
"Obviously the alcohol is too much for Kimi's stomach. Phil...well...is Phil. Phil always passes out from his drinking matches...that's what makes him Phil." Tommy told Dil.
Dil smiled.
"Maybe we should go home now?" He asked his older brother.
"Yeah, but we'll need Lil to help us get the sleeping jester here home." Tommy said, pointing at Phil.
****
Both Chuckie and Angelica laughed as they entered the house.
"Hey, do you think the others are asleep?" Chuckie asked.
"Maybe." Angelica replied, shrugging her shoulders.
"Hmm...what's this?" Chuckie asked as he picked up a note. "Oh for God's sake Phil!"
"What?" Angelica asked.
"Here, read for yourself." Chuckie responded, handing Angelica the note.
"Hmm 'Dear Chuckie and Angelica, I hope the two of you really enjoyed your date. We have decided to go out for a while and we don't know when we will be back signed Tommy.'" Angelica read. She then noticed the hand writing had changed for the next part. "'PS, don't make too much noise in bed tonight when you two have sex'. Oh fuck you Phil!" She shouted.
"See? Phil is a total piece of crap!" Chuckie said.
"Yeah. God I'm so gonna beat the shit out of him tomorrow!" Angelica fumed.
"Anyway, goodnight Angelica." Chuckie said as he kissed her.
Angelica kissed him back and held him for a few moments.
"You know, we could spend some more time together." She suggested.
Chuckie became suspicious.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Well...um...how should I put this? Er..." She replied turning a little red.
"Wait! Are you saying that you want to sleep with me?" He asked.
"No way! I'm kind of asking...well..."
"Spit it out!"
"You...wanna...sleep with me?" Angelica asked as she turned bright red.
"Isn't that what I just said?"
"No, you said I wanted to sleep with you, in your bed. I want you to sleep with me in my bed." She explained.
"I don't know..."
"Oh come on! You yourself said that we won't get to spend much time by ourselves. Here is an opportunity to spend more time together!"
"Well..."
"Okay, how about if we don't actually sleep so you can go when the others come back?" Angelica suggested. Either way, he was gonna go to bed with her. That was something she was going to make sure about.
"Oh...okay I guess."
Angelica kissed him.
"I'll...er...see you in a few minutes then." She said as she winked at him.
Chuckie wasn't sure if this was such a good idea but he could not help feeling a little turned on by Angelica's offer.
****
Around ten minutes later, Chuckie came in. Angelica winked and smiled cutely at him as he got in bed with her.
"You came then." She said happily.
"I still don't think that this is a good idea." He replied.
"We're not gonna have sex or anything. Just be together. Don't you want to be with me?" Angelica said, sounding a little hurt.
Chuckie began to feel guilty. "I'm sorry Angelica. I do want to be with you and I don't wanna upset or disappoint you. You know you mean a lot to me. I guess it won't be so bad...like you say, we're just gonna be together. It's not illegal for me to be in the same bed with you, we are old enough to have sex and everything and what's the worst that could happen?" His question was put more to himself than to Angelica.
"Come here you big romantic geek." Angelica almost demanded. She was brimming with confidence that nothing dramatic would happen between them. She knows Chuckie probably better than anyone outside of his family and the older of her two cousins, Tommy.
They put their arms around each other and kissed passionately.
****
Twenty minutes later, Angelica had snuggled herself next to her boyfriend and had proceeded to doze. Her subconscious mind was active, still aware that the lamp was on and she had an arm around Chuckie, preventing him from moving without disturbing her. Chuckie, on the other hand, was wide awake and a little uneasy about being with her. No matter how much he thought of Tommy's words saying that he trusted him with Angelica, he couldn't help but think that he had betrayed his trust by doing this. The threat of Tommy losing his temper and attacking Chuckie did scare him. Even with Kimi to help protect him he couldn't stop feeling uneasy. He felt incredibly tired, using more and more energy via worrying about this little...well...let's just call it an 'incident' for the moment. His breathing was quiet, but fairly heavy as a drop of sweat ran down his face, catching the edge of his mouth. It tasted of salt as he licked it. His eyes were heavy...tired...needing sleep. Could he allow himself to sleep? To be more precise, could he allow himself to sleep with Angelica for the remainder of the night? He wanted to...but he didn't want to. He was caught in the middle of choosing between giving into his fear or his love. Which should he choose?
If he gives into his fear, he will cause Angelica to become upset with him. That was something he didn't want to do...her happiness meant a lot to this young adult. A lot more than most things in life, possibly more than Tommy's trust in him.
If he gave into his love, Angelica will still be happy. Tommy and Dil...
'Shit! I forgot about Dil! Oh crap...what to do? WHAT TO DO? Come on Chuckie, you can find a way out of this. You've gotten out of tougher spots before...okay with Kimi's help.' He thought. He wished he could talk with Kimi right now.
****
"How is she now?" Tommy asked as Susie and Lil came out with their arms around a weak and tired Kimi.
"Exhausted I think." Susie told him.
"Dil suggested that we should go home now. How will we get the sleeping jester back?" Tommy asked pointing to the sleeping form that was Phil DeVille.
"Carry him." Lil said.
"We could wake him up." Dil suggested.
"I don't know..." Tommy replied.
"Carry him you two. We'll take Kimi." Lil told the Pickles brothers.
Tommy and Dil each took an arm and placed it around their necks and dragged Phil along.
"Let's go. I expect that Chuckie and Angelica will be back now." Tommy said.
They departed with Phil still asleep and Kimi groaning quietly.
****
'Should I go? I need to think of something fast.' Chuckie thought. His breathing became faster as fear crept in, slowly overpowering him and causing him to think rashly.
His breathing did not go unnoticed as Angelica came out of her semi- sleeping mode and looked at him.
"Are you alright?" She asked, concerned about him.
"I...I don't know." His breathing became more intense.
"Calm down." Angelica said softly as she took his hand and gently rubbed it.
Chuckie's vision became slightly blurred as he began to panic.
"Shh. It's alright, I'm here." Angelica comforted him, kissing his cheek and holding him.
He was a nervous wreck. An empty shell almost. Controlled by his fear...
"Come on Chuckie..." Angelica words became distant.
His eyes became glazed and he couldn't think.
"F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f" This was all Chuckie could say.
Angelica's mouth moved, but Chuckie heard no sound. He didn't know what to do or what to think when suddenly Angelica lost her patience and slapped Chuckie hard.
"Ow!" Chuckie shouted as he clutched his sore cheek.
"That made you come around."
"Ow...thanks...I think." Chuckie replied. He had regained his senses for the moment.
"Look, you need some rest. Go to sleep." Angelica told him.
"Yeah...sleep." Chuckie said as he began to get up, only to be pulled back down.
"Look Finster, you are not going anywhere. Just go to sleep." Angelica said sternly.
Chuckie looked at her. Her eyes showed concern while her face showed anger. She cared deeply and was worried.
'By leaving, I'll only hurt her. Possibly make her think that I don't care about her enough when I do.' He was starting to think with more reason now.
"Your right. I'll try to get some sleep." Chuckie said. He yawned. He was dead tired.
"Good. You need rest Chuck. I need rest and I know I'll sleep soundly with you beside me." Angelica quietly and softly told him. Her angered look disappeared and turned into a relieved smile. She reached over and turned the light out.
"Goodnight, Chuckie."
"Goodnight, Angelica."
****
"God, I didn't know that Phil was so heavy!" Dil exclaimed as he and Tommy dragged Phil.
"I keep telling him to cut down on the junk food but he doesn't listen. I guess that is what makes him Phil." Lil shrugged a shoulder as she commented.
"I guess so. But I still wish he wasn't so heavy. I'll probably wake up with a sore shoulder when daylight comes around. Speaking of daylight, what time is it?" Dil questioned.
Tommy was just able to press the light on his watch to see.
"Er...2.50am. Man, we really should get some sleep as soon as we get in." Tommy said.
"Yeah, but we'll have to be quiet so we won't disturb Chuckie and Angelica provided that they are back and they are asleep." Lil reminded them.
"Oh yeah. I wonder if Phil's right...you know, about them sleeping together." Tommy said. He felt guilty about betting on his best friend and his cousin and hoped that they would not find out about it.
"If Phil was right, then God help us all." Susie said.
"You know, maybe we shouldn't have taken up Phil on his bet. We ARE betraying their trust in us." Tommy told them.
"Heh, so now you get a conscience. Why not when Phil challenged you guys? You violated their trust...and I hope you are all feeling very guilty." Lil snapped.
Kimi groaned, trying to respond with little success. She was still vastly drunk and unable to do much more than breathe.
"At any rate, you guys will cross that river if and when you get to it." Lil sighed. She knew that somehow and someway Chuckie and Angelica would learn of this bet. She only hoped that they would not be consumed by anger and rage over their friends' act of stupidity.
****
After thirty minutes of relative slow walking, Tommy, Dil, Kimi, Phil, Lil and Susie had reached the house. Outside the second car had been placed back to its original position meaning that a certain couple had returned from their date safely. Tommy opened the door and Dil struggled to bring a still sleeping Phil in.
"Wow, Phil is completely whacked." Dil said. They were all surprised that Phil had managed to stay blacked out while he was dragged home.
"Yeah, but he is gonna have one serious hangover in the morning." Tommy commented.
"Shh! Do you wanna wake Chuckie and Angelica with your blurting?" Susie scowled at the Pickles brothers.
Both decided to be more considerate. Tommy closed the door once Kimi had been brought in and helped Dil take Phil up to his and Lil's room.
Lil and Susie carefully guided Kimi up the stairs and into the Finster's room.
"Shh. We don't wanna wake Chuckie." Susie whispered, looking at Lil.
Lil scanned the room.
"Uh...okay. Chuckie isn't here!" Lil exclaimed, just able to keep a whisper going. She pointed to the empty bed that was all neat and tidy. There was no body under the sheets.
"You don't think..." Susie began, looking at Lil with a horrified look on her face.
"He can't be...can he?"
By this time, Kimi had passed out and her limp form was placed on her bed.
"We gotta tell Tommy." Lil said as they burst into the next room.
"Tommy! Dil!" Lil whispered loudly.
"What?" Tommy asked, confused.
"Chuckie isn't in his bed!"
"What?!"
"We think he and Angelica are...you know..." Susie indicated.
"He can't be...oh my God!" Tommy's heart pumped. He quickly dashed into the Pickles' room...where he saw two forms occupying the double bed.
"Oh my God!" His heart began to pump faster and harder. He never thought that this would happen so quickly. He didn't know what to do. Dil came in and saw for himself.
"Crap man! What's going on?"
"By God, if Chuckie has had her, he is so dead!" Tommy clenched his hands into fists. Dil restrained him and began to reason with him.
"C'mon Tommy. This is Chuckie. He wouldn't do something like that on his first date. I don't think Angelica would be that idiotic either. Just let them rest and we'll question them in the morning."
Tommy sighed. Dil was right. There was no need to get worked up now.
"You're right Dil. Thanks. I guess I shouldn't jump to conclusions." Tommy said as he calmed himself. There was no gain in losing his temper with his best buddy. After all, he DID say to Chuckie that he would not stand in his way with Chuck's relationship with his cousin. Not forgetting that Angelica is devious and resourceful. Even if they did have sex, she could have easily "persuaded" him to. She can twist people's minds, almost like she is a psychic. But anyway, these are thoughts that he should dwindle on later. Now was the time for rest.
****
The morning sun shone through the drawn curtains. The yellowish light turned a shade of red through the curtains. The rays fell on Chuckie's face, causing him to awaken from his sleep. He looked around the room and remembered what had happened. He had gone into a state of panic and Angelica had smacked him to get him to come to his senses. She lay next to him, lightly sleeping. Her breathing was almost silent. She looked very attractive. Chuckie noticed the two sleeping bodies on the makeshift beds on the floor. He wondered what they said when they found him here, something he felt he would find out later in the day. He had left his watch in his room, so he didn't know what time it was. He felt he should get up so he started to work his way to the end of the bed. Unfortunately he was not subtle and careful enough and ended up waking Angelica from her sleep.
"Going somewhere?" She asked in a low tone.
"Gonna get up." He replied in an equally low tone.
"Weren't even gonna give me a kiss before you leave?" The look on her face was one that no-one could resist. No-one would be able to say no to THAT face she made.
"You weren't awake. Now you are, I think I will kiss you before I go." Chuckie stated.
He moved up to her face and planted his lips to hers. She held him and gave a pleasurable moan. It was a full two and a half minutes before the kiss was mutually broken (for air of course) and Chuckie smiled at her before working his way down the bed and out of the door. He had only been separated from her for around ten seconds and he already missed her warm perfectly defined form. He carefully opened the door to his room and looked in to see Kimi sleeping on her bed, still dressed in the clothes she went out in. Susie however was awake and turned to look at him and smiled.
"Ah, good morning Chuckie." She said.
"Morning. You had a good night?" He asked.
"Yeah, Kimi and Phil had a drinking match and they both got pissed. How was your night?"
"Great. We had fun and we-"
"Decided to sleep together." Susie finished for him.
"Yeah. I wasn't too sure about the idea though."
"Typical you that. You getting up?" She asked.
"Yeah. I can't sleep...not even with Angelica by my side. Probably go and watch some TV or something." Chuckie replied as he got some fresh clothes and exited the room.
****
During the next few hours, the others had risen. Not surprisingly, Kimi and Phil both had terrible hangovers and felt very sick.
"You guys shouldn't have had that match." Tommy told them.
"Oh...but I kicked Phil's butt!" Kimi groaned.
"I let you win." Phil moaned back.
"Shut it DeVille! You can't take a girl beating you." Kimi retorted. Even in their weak state, they were able to have an insult flinging match.
"Guys. Calm down." Chuckie said as he entered the living room.
Tommy turned to his friend.
"So, Chuckie. You enjoy yourself last night?" He asked. His voice was a little threatening but he was trying to be as neutral as possible.
"Uh...yeah." Chuckie replied. He was scared of Tommy now.
"I'm sorry Chuckie. I'm trying to quell my rage that you slept with Angelica...but it isn't easy."
"R-really? W-well, we didn't have sex Tommy." Chuckie told him.
"You didn't? Thanks man. That makes me feel better." Tommy was able to relax more now.
"Chuckie slept with Angelica?" Phil asked, his interest in this conversation piqued.
"Yeah, I did." Chuckie said.
"Ya-hoo! Ow. Yay. Ow. I win!" Phil cheered in-between jolts of pain.
"What? What do you mean?" Chuckie asked.
"He means nothing!" Tommy said quickly.
Angelica, Dil, Lil and Susie came in.
"What means nothing?" Angelica asked.
"Come on guys. You all remember. That bet we made last night." Phil began explaining. Tommy, Dil, Kimi and Susie all began giving subtle hints to Phil to stop talking.
"What bet?" Angelica asked. She sounded a little angry.
"I said to them that you and Chuck would sleep together. I bet them that you guys would and they took me up on it. Now I've won some big cash. Thanks guys!" Phil said.
"You...WHAT?!" Angelica screamed.
"I can't believe you lot DID that!" Chuckie shouted.
"I had no part in it." Lil put in.
"I'll bash you all in bloody pulps!" Angelica screamed with pure vengeance and rage.
Chuckie restrained her.
"Come on Angelica! Violence won't help us here!" He told her.
Angelica glared at him, her anger all too apparent. Chuckie did not falter. He knew she would give in.
"I guess." She eventually said. She rubbed her eyes with a hand and sighed deeply.
"We're sorry for this." Tommy said.
"What were you all thinking?" Chuckie asked.
"Well, we just wanted to wipe that smile off of Phil's face. I guess we got too carried away. We know it was wrong and we do not feel proud about it...I can't say about Phil though. Can you forgive us?" Tommy asked.
"I...I don't know. Maybe Tommy. Not at the moment. You bet on my feelings for Angelica and her feelings for me. I just can't forgive you for that at the moment." Chuckie told them.
"Don't expect any favours from me for a long time." Angelica added.
"I understand." Tommy said, very disappointed. He knew that it was a stupid bet and he has very nearly lost his cousin and best friend...they all had nearly lost them.
Kimi looked at her step-brother.
"I'm sorry Chuckie." She said quietly. "We all are deeply sorry."
****
The rest of that day and the following four days were difficult. Chuckie and Angelica still hadn't forgiven them. Their vacation had hit a low.
Chuckie and Angelica were lying on her double bed that afternoon.
"You know, maybe we should forgive them now." Chuckie suggested.
"Do you think they are sorry enough for what they have done?" Angelica questioned.
"Yeah. They miss us. I miss them as well. Maybe it's time to forgive."
"Maybe."
Chuckie got up and decided to tell them that they were forgiven. He walked downstairs into the living room.
"Guys?" He asked. Six sets of eyes looked at him. "I just wanna tell you that Angelica and I have decided to forgive you now. We haven't forgotten, but you are forgiven."
Relief was visible on all of their faces as Chuckie scanned the room once and then went back upstairs.
"Is it done?" Angelica asked. She was at the top of the stairs.
"Yeah. I guess we can continue with our vacation now." Chuckie smiled at her as he joined her side.
"Not for the next fifteen minutes at any rate." She said seductively and winked at him. Chuckie turned red as Angelica beckoned him to follow her back into her room. He did obediently and shut the door behind him. He sat next to her on the bed and they started to kiss passionately, showing their mutual affection and attraction for each other once again.
This was indeed a vacation that Chuckie would remember.
THE END.
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Well, there we have it. Thanks for reading and reviewing my story. It has gone better than I thought it would. Now I'll take a break while I try to think of another plot, which will probably be a Tommy/Lil, Phil/Kimi and Chuckie/Angelica story. Thanks for the positive feedback. TK-421 signing off and returning to Stormtrooper duties effective immediately.