Things Change
Chapter 2: Arrival
By
Orion 101
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters presented in this fan fiction they are all the property of Klasky Csupo and Nickelodeon, I'm not sure if I have to do this every chapter so could someone tell me. In fact I really don't see why anyone does this from what I hear the people who make television shows aren't even allowed to read fan fiction in the first place, but I digress.
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Chuckangie: Thanks for reviewing my first fanfic as one of the best C/A writers on the site it's an honor. Just in case you didn't get my email was the C/A interaction in character.
Authors note: To those who wonder this fic takes place in Chuck, Angie's and Susie's freshman year of high school, Chuck was skipped a grade as was Tommy who is now in Kimi's grade, now on with the story.
Three months seem to pass by quickly for the group as they all carried on with their new school years and new life experiences. Susie and Angelica had become quite popular upon arriving at high school as they were already with the in crowd from junior high. Tommy was adjusting well to the 8th grade and Dil and the twins were kosher as usual. Before anyone realized it December had come as well as winter break and they were all off from school but more importantly Chuckie would be coming home.
"I'm glad Chuckie's on his way home I really missed him, without him around I get stuck with all of the chores," Kimi joked before enjoying a good laugh.
"Yeah it'll be good to have my best friend back, and I really have something I need to talk to him about too," Tommy stated.
"Really what, anything you can tell me about?" Kimi asked curiously.
"No! I really have to talk to Chuckie about it it's a guy thing, you understand right," Tommy quickly blurted out with a hint of blush on his cheeks.
"Well okay, I guess I can wait and find out later, anyway I'm too exited about my big brother coming back to pry anyway," Kim said before letting the matter drop.
"Thanks," Tommy was grateful she didn't investigate further he hadn't told anyone his secret and didn't want to until he talked to Chuckie first.
"Oh by the way don't be surprised if Chuckie is a little different from before," Kimi said as she was looking down the road for the car.
"Different, different how?" Tommy asked his curiosity peaked.
"Well before I left and came home in the fall puberty was doing a major job on him, his voice was cracking like an old rusty door. His height shot upfrom this growth spurt, and his face was breaking out in acne all over and he couldn't go anywhere without breaking his glasses, he was a really mess," Kimi described as she told her story.
"Man pimples and freckles poor Chuck," Tommy tried not to laugh but after picturing the scenario in his mind he simply couldn't help it.
"Yeah I had a hard time not laughing too but he was really sensitive about it so when he shows up could you at least try to contain yourself, I don't want spoiling my reunion with my big brother," Kimi warned as she stared at Tommy.
"Don't worry I've been around Chuck long enough to know how to control my giggle fits," Tommy said as he held up his hands defensively.
"Well see that you do, it just too bad all of this had to happen as he was on his way to high school. He was already worried about fitting in but all of this is going to make him a walking target the instant he walks through the door." Kimi said before she noticed her parents' car coming down the road.
"Here they come!" she said excitedly.
The car pulled up to the front of the house and stopped in front of the two friends, the car door on the drivers side opened and Chas stepped out with a huge smile plastered on his face.
"Come on out Chuckie they all can't wait to see you,' Chas told his son reassured. As he said this the passenger seat door opened and Chuckie began to step out, Tommy and Kimi immediately began to welcome him.
"Welcome Back Chucki…….," they stopped in mid sentence as they couldn't believe who had just stepped out of the car, standing before them was someone who they had been told was Chuckie but was hard to comprehend. He was now much taller obviously having completed his aforementioned growth spurt but everything else was completely off. Instead of having a face riddled with pimples his face was completely smooth and clear their weren't even any signs of his trademark freckles. Also his braces were now gone and in their place were a set of perfectly strait pearly white teeth, his glasses were also gone and showing now were a pair of deep brown eyes. His hair what was once shaggy and messy was now wavy shorter complemented his face and eyes well. Last but not least his skinny frame was now filled out by a slim lean mildly muscledbuild as his masculine frame was beginning to take shape in its place.
"Chuckie is that you?" Tommy asked not sure what to make of the person standing in front of him.
"Of course Tommy who else would it be," said Chuckie with a smile flashed for his best friend. Even his voice had changed, what as once nasally and high was now smooth and had an echo of maturity to it their were also no signs of the cracks and squeaks Kimi had mentioned.
"Hey Kira were back and Chuckie's home!" Chas yelled into the house. Several seconds later Kira was seen walking out of the house and upon taking a look at her son rushed over and held him in a crushing hug.
"Oh I'm so glad your back son, and you've grown up without me," she said not letting go of him.
"Mom let go of me, come on your embarrassing me," Chuckie argued as Kira kissed him on his forehead.
"Um Chuckie, what happened to your glasses," asked Kimi finally awakening from the shocked stupor she was in from having her brother change so much.
"Oh that," Chuckie started after finally convincing his mother to release her hold on him.
"Well you remember how due to my growth spurt I kept bumping into things and breaking them well eventually grandpa just decided to get me some contacts instead do you like them?" he asked.
"Um uh huh," is all Kimi could muster.
"Well lets all get in side our family has got a lot of catching up to do," said Chas as he and his family walked into their home. Tommy watched them go, he would simply have to wait to ask for Chuckie's advice, after all family did come first.
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"It going to be nice to see Chuckie again," Lil said as she prepared a smoothie in a blender, with Chuckie gone Betty had asked her to fill in for him at the Java Lava and she reluctantly agreed. Her mother had been on her recently about not having enough responsibility anyway it was something to do, when she had nothing else so she didn't complain much.
"Yeah things just haven't been the same without Chuck around, life isn't anywhere near as entertaining," Phil said drinking from his fourth free smoothie of the day.
"You know Phil you really can't keep getting that stuff for free, Mom and Mr. Finster are starting to get annoyed," Lil chastisised her brother.
"Hey look Tommy's coming." Said Phil trying to change the subject of his mooching.
"Hey guys," said Tommy as he waved to the twins and took a seat next to the counter.
"So is Chuckie back yet?" Lil asked while trying to work the blender.
"Yep and you wouldn't believe the changes he's gone through, said Tommy.
"We all go through changes Tommy I'm sure Chuckie's weren't anything major," Lil said casually.
"Yeah I guess, say what time do you get off?" Tommy asked.
"Four same as always, why do you ask?" she asked giving him a curious glance.
"I was just thinking we could hang out. All of us I mean," Tommy smiled as Phil just shook his head at the display.
Lil smiled it was always fun being around Tommy the two of them were always close, and over the summer and the fall school year they had grown even closer. As a matter of fact there were times when Lil could even swear Tommy liked her as more than just a friend. But she quickly dismissed that notion, she and Tommy had known each other for longer than either of them could remember he wouldn't like her that way. Not that it would be a bad scenario he was nice and kind of cute. She then shook her head she shook her head she shouldn't be thinking of her childhood friend that way, she better get back to work.
"That sounds like fun," said Lil as she turned on the faucet and started to fill up a pitcher of water. At that moment the doors opened and in walked Chuckie.
"Hey Chuck come over," Tommy waved over to his friend.
"Okay," Chuckie answered as he walked over to the counter. Phil almost couldn't believe that was really Chuckie, his reaction was similar to Tommy's.
"Hi Phil," Chuckie waved as he saw him, then he saw Lil at the counter and greeted her.
"Hi Lil," Chuckie greeted with a smile. Her face was currently down so she hadn't seen him yet but she looked up from the pitcher to greet him.
"Hey Chuckie, what happened to your voice it sounds differ……," she stops in mid sentence as she sees Chuckie and in that instant time seemed to stand still for her.
"Yeah my voice changed while I was away, guess I won't have anyone asking if I have a cold anymore huh Lil, Lil is their something wrong?" Chuckie asked as he noticed Lil was staring blankly at him. Just then Betty walked in through the back.
"Okay Lil I got some more supplies and I need you to…," she stopped when she saw Chuckie.
"Chuckster is that you?" she asked in disbelief.
"Yeah Betty it's me," Chuckie said with a smile.
"Well just look at you, you got so handsome you look like a new person, doesn't he Lil, Lil," she looked over to Lil only to find her still staring at Chuckie. On top of that the pitcher of water she was filling up had started to overflow and was now spilling everywhere.
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't notice it was filled up, I guess I got a little distracted," she said.
"I can see that," Betty said giving her daughter a knowing smirk.
It was then that Chuckie noticed Lil had changes her hair style a little, her hair was now longer to the point where it was a little past shoulder length and now had dye on both sides.
"Hey you changed your hair," Chuckie stated.
"Yeah, I guess I did," said Lil still not taking her eyes of off Chuckie.
"It looks nice," he said complimenting her.
"Really," she said and started giggling in a flirtatious tone.
"Did I say something funny," Chuckie asked confused.
"No, nothing funny at all," She said now lost in his eyes.
Tommy looked back and forth in between the two and decided to end this early.
"Say Chuck how about coming over to my house so I can show you that new um stuff I got," Tommy said quickly.
"Oh sure Tommy that sounds good, bye guys," said Chuckie as Tommy practically pushed him out of his seat and out the door.
"Something catch your eye their Lillian?" Betty asked still having that knowing smirk on her face.
"What, oh no I'm just really glad that Chuckie's back thats all," she said snapping out of her dreamy daze.
"Yeah we could see that," Phil pointed out teasingly, which earned him a glare from Lil.
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Chuckie and Tommy approached the front door to his house during the entire walk over Tommy couldn't get the image of how Lil had looked at Chuckie out of his mind. While Chuckie was away he had started to develop feelings for Lil and after some time it seemed that she was actually beginning to return them. Then Chuckie had to come back all good looking and everything, it really bothered him. He knew it wasn't really Chuckie's fault but he couldn't help but be jealous, funny he would have figured out of the two of them Chuckie would be the one to become jealous, guess life never turns out the way you hoped it would huh.
"So Chuck what kind of things were you doing while you were away?" asked Tommy breaking the ice as they opened the door to his house.
"Some really interesting things, I can't wait to tell you about them," said Chuckie. As they walked through the door Didi and Charlotte were having a conversation in the hallway and then they noticed the boys come in.
"Tommy Charlotte and came over to invite us to…. Is that Chuckie oh just look at how much you've grown you look so handsome," she said coming over and looking at how much he had changed.
"I'll say he shot up like a tree it's hard to believe that's the same little boy Chas and Kira used to bring over to our houses," Charlotte commented. As the two were huddled around Chuckie Tommy couldn't help but feel even more irritated at this turn of events.
"Why is everyone making such a fuss just because Chuckie's a little better looking," Tommy thought to himself but was careful not to let his face betray what he was thinking. While he was in his own thoughts Angelica's voice could be heard from around the corner.
"Chuckie's back, so the prodigal son returns, maybe now I can huh," Angelica blurted out as she rounded the corner and finally got a good look at him. To say she was surprised was an understatement, this dream boat was dorky Chuckie Finster. Without thinking she found herself running up and down him with her eyes checking him out, Chuckie of course didn't notice this and greeted her politely as he had always been raised to do.
"Hi Angelica nice to see you again," said Chuckie. It wasn't really a lie, despite how she treated him she was still his friend and seeing her again really was nice especially with the outfit she was wearing. She had on tight stretch jeans that hugged her hips and a green sleeveless top that complimented her shapely figure nicely, a figure that had developed more since he had left Chuckie noticed. He quickly snapped out of it as he realized he was checking her out. Hethen thought to himself he had better not do that again in the future, ever since puberty hit and his hormones went into full gear he had been "noticing" girls even more than he was before. Now instead of finding them pretty he found them "hot", of course he couldn't believe he was thinking this about Angelica now.
"I'd better be careful, if she caught me checking her out she would turn me inside out," Chuckie thought to himself completely oblivious to her checking him out as well.
"Yeah, it nice to see you again to," she said eyeing him and talking with a definitively different tone in her voice then she was earlier. She was also using her finger and twirling a strand of her hair with it to enhance the affect.
"Come on Chuckie lets go to my room so you can tell me how your visit was," Tommy interrupted while dragging Chuckie away, seeing his cousin flirt with his best friend was not something he was comfortable with. As the two walked off Angelica turned and watched the lifelong outlet of her aggression walk away only now he was an outlet for a different compulsion.
"Honey you've got a small bit of drool coming just out of the corner of her mouth," her mother pointed out to her giving her the typical mom glance.
"Oh, thanks mom I don't know what came over me," Angelica explained as she wiped her mouth off.
"I bet I can think of something," Charlotte said giving her that look.
"Well I'd love to stay and chat but I'm going to go and properly welcome Chuckie back because you know I haven't seen him in a while and that's what friends do," Angelica said then rushed after her cousin and former victim.
"Yes right friends Charlotte responded as she and Didi exchanged glances.
"You know Tommy you seem to be dragging me everywhere a lot," Chuckie pointed out as they walked into Tommy's room. Before Tommy could close the door however, Angelica came in made herself known.
"What are you doing here Angelica?" asked Tommy although he already knew the answer.
"What I can't come and talk to my old friend Chuckie," said in a defensive tone as she sauntered over to the bed where Chuckie was sitting. Tommy tried to sit down next to him but Angelica quickly moved in and positioned herself next to Chuckie instead.
"You want to talk to me?" Chuckie asked in a surprised voice.
"Uh huh," she stated while leaning in a little smiling at him.
"Angelica were going!" yelled her mother from the hallway.
"But I haven't finished talking to Chuckie yet, can't I stay a little longer and come home later?" she attempted to bargain.
"You'll come home now young lady, you know you have chores you need to get done at home," Charlotte called back.
"Rrggg," she growled as she got up and started to walk away, but before she took a step she turned around and bent over looking into Chuckie's eyes.
"My families having a Christmas party tomorrow we came hear to invite Tommy and his family but since your here would you like to come too?" she asked in a sweet voice.
Chuckie not knowing what to make of this turn of events could only say "Um sure I'd love to go".
"Thanks see you there, " she said as she walked off and upon reaching the door blew him a kiss and walked out.
Tommy and Chuckie stare marveled at what just occurred, it was then that Chuckie broke the silence.
"I wonder what she's trying to get out of me," he said to himself.
"What?" Tommy asked not believing what he was hearing.
"Come on Tommy you and I both know she wouldn't be that nice to me unless she wanted something," Chuckie explained to his friend.
"Oh she wants something all right," Tommy said as he rolled his eyes.
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"Man I can't believe that happened," Chuckie said to no one in particular as he walked through the door of his house. He had finished talking to Tommy and was now back at home.
"Well at least now I can settle in for the night and not worry about any more surprises," he thought not knowing about what was happening in the den.
"I don't believe it," Susie said as she and Kimi were talking while sitting on the couch.
"I'm telling you Susie I almost didn't recognize him when he showed up," Kim was explaining to her best friend. Neither of them realized that Chuckie was making his way to the same room they were conversing in.
"Girl I have two older brothers and I saw both go through puberty, and I find it hard to believe the changes you say he went through, WHOA!" she yelled as she saw Chuckie come in.
"Oh hi Susie I didn't know you were here, how have you been?" Chuckie asked sincerely.
"Oh I've been doing good, but not as good as you apparently," she said with a smile as her eyes searched over him.
Chuckie himself found his eyes on her; it was no secret that he had a crush on her when he was younger although he had long since gotten over that he was starting to feel it come back ten times as strong. She was wearing brown pants that although not tight showed off her figure well as did the vest and short sleeve top she was wearing. Her figure too had improved since he had been away and he soon felt those hormones taking control again.
"I like your new clothes," he said shyly.
"Thanks for noticing," she said smiling back at him all the while her own hormones taking charge. The two looked at each other for awhile before Kimi cleared her throat snapping them both back to reality.
"Oh hi Kimi forgot you were there for a second," Susie said with a slight blush on her face.
"I noticed," said Kimi giving her friend a glare.
Feeling she had outstayed her welcome Susie decided it was time to leave, so she grabbed her things and started to walk out.
"Hey are going to Angelica's Christmas party?" Chuckie asked
"Yep," she said looking back at him with a smile.
"I'm going too I guess, I'll see you there," he said smiling back.
"I'd like that," she said in a soft voice then she turned and left.
Chuckie looked at where she had been for about two minutes before Kimi grabbed his arm and pulled him upstairs.
"Hey what's the deal Kimi?" Chuckie asked his sister.
"You're going upstairs to take a cold shower," Kimi stated as she continued to drag him.
End of Chapter:2
Next Chapter: Thing heat up while its still winter as three lovely ladies have all taken an interest in the redhead. Add that to a jealous best friend an annoyed overprotective sister and you have trouble. Things also get more confusing as a fourth girl tries to sink her claws into Chuckie, who is it? Find out in the next chapter of Things Change titled Competition.
