Things Change
Chapter: 5 The Bet
By Orion101
Disclaimer: I do not own All Grown Up or any other Rugrats related characters; they are the property of Klasky Csupo.
Reviews: Digital Damita: Thanks for the comment, glad you like the story stay tuned for more.
Chuckangie: Thanks for the review, Savanna will have a bigger role in this and later chapters.
Lil-Wolfgirl: Don't worry every fan-couple will get to see a little bit of their moment.
TK-421: Yeah I delibrately portrayed him as a hormone driventeenager becuase well that's what he is.
alisha marie: Glad you like the story also
Jyotsna Gutta: Nicole is in this chapter.
Authors Note: Sorry about the long delay before an update but I was caught up with some important business, some school related others personal. I'm back now anyway and ready to continue my story. Oh just for those of you who are wondering this story and my other story The Good Child do not take place in the same continuity, they are completely separate from one another. Now that that's out of the way on to the story.
Chuckie was currently laying on his bed thinking about what had just transpired today, he could not believe he had kissed both Susie and Angelica. It had all seemed like some kind of strange dream; he placed his hand over his mouth as if to ensure it was actually real.
"My first kiss," he quietly mouthed to himself. He had been so shocked about what had happened that he had finally gotten the chance to let it truly sink in, he had experienced his first kiss and it was with his childhood tormenter. To say that he was surprised was an understatement, never in his wildest fantasies had he imagined Angelica and he would be doing that. Well not entirely, ever since he had hit puberty he had been attracted to her, I mean she was hot but he never actually considered anything could actually happen. It was kind of weird but at the same time it felt right, when their lips touched it was like everything negative that happened between them just disappeared. For those brief few minutes they were the only two people that mattered.
"I guess now I know what she wanted when she was being nice to me," he joked to himself. All this time he had thought it was just her natural flirtatious behavior, when in reality she was actually flirting with him. What should he do, she obviously liked him and he was sure he her but then there was Susie. His kiss with her had been awesome as well and he had had a thing with her since he had been a toddler. Though it had died down over the years now it was bigger than ever, than something else had sunk in he, had kissed his two friends.
"Oh man, what do I do, the two of them talk when they compare notes I'm as good as dead," Chucky then proceeded to bang his head on the wall. Of course this attracted the attention of his sister who opened the door and looked in at him.
"Chuckie why are you banging your head on the wall like that?" Kimi asked him.
"Because I just made my life all the more complicated," he replied.
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"This day is one I'll always remember," Angelica said as she was busy staring at a picture she had in her desk. It was a picture of her at three years of age clutching both Chuckie and Tommy in an embrace. It was the oldest picture she had of herself and him, she wasn't sure why she kept it but something about it held onto her. She held the picture to her chest and sighed, the kiss was one of the greatest moments in her life and to think it was with Finster.
"I can't believe I'm actually falling for a kid who I used to wrestle to the ground and make wear my dresses," she said with a giggle. She thought back to all the times she
had given him a hard time, she just couldn't help it there was something about him that made her drawn to him. Where most people would ignore a person like him she would go out of her way to bully him and she enjoyed it but not in a malicious sense she loved the reaction he she would get and the attention he gave her.
"Our relationship has definitely been complicated all this time," she said in reflection of her past.
"Whose relationship?" asked Charlotte as she was walking past her daughter's bedroom?
"Mom what were you doing eavesdropping on me," Angelica asked her mother angrily?
"I wasn't I was just walking past your door and overheard you talking to yourself," Charlotte defended. She then started to walk out of the room before her daughter stopped her at the last minute.
"Hold up Mom can I ask you something," Angelica asked her mother sincerely? Charlotte looked back at her daughter and asked her to tell her what was bothering her.
"Have you ever known this guy for some time and thought there was nothing then look back and realize their was this chemistry between the two of you?" Angelica asked. She couldn't help but notice her mother looked a bit uncomfortable as she described her situation.
"Something the matter Mom," she asked curious? Her Mom instantly regained her composure and answered her.
"What? No of course not sweetie, now what's going on with you and Chuckie," Charlotte asked.
"What makes you think I'm talking about Chuckie?" Angelica questioned nervously. Her Mother gave her a knowing glance.
"Oh come now sweetie I'm not blind I've seen the way you've ogling Chuckie since he gave back, I know a smitten girl when I see one," Charlotte smiled as she looked at her daughter. Angelica looked sheepish as she twiddled her thumbs.
"Is it really that obvious?" Angelica asked.
"Oh yeah," Charlotte replied.
"Well what should I do then, I just noticed him now but I'm starting to realize theirs been something there for awhile now," Angelica admitted.
"Is that a problem," Charlotte asked?
"No, well not completely I mean he is major league cute now but if I'm right then I liked him back before he became hot. If that's true then that means I used to have a crush on a….a," Angelica started.
"A geek," Charlotte finished for her daughter.
"Uh huh," Angelica admitted. Her mother looked at her for a second then gave a sigh before rubbing her head.
"Sweetie one thing you should know is that you can never control love, it's an emotion not a conscience decision you can't decide who you love. Even more importantly you shouldn't base it on social standings of school cliques, when you do that then you end up missing out on some really great people. You can even end up doing things that you regret later on," Charlotte said with a hint of sadness in her voice as she said this. Angelica didn't miss this change in her mother's demeanor and made note to ask about it later.
"Yeah your right, where else would I find a guy as kind and sweet and thoughtful?" she said with a dazed look on her face. Her mother nodded her head and started looking dazed herself.
"Mom you weren't talking about Chuckie earlier were you," Angelica asked? Charlotte started to fidget herself as she looked away.
"Um what are you talking about sweetie," Charlotte asked? This time it was Angelica's turn to possess the knowing glance.
"I also know you weren't talking about Dad because you didn't meet him until after school," she said as she gave her mother a look.
"Now honey that is a story for another time," Charlotte said as she got up and walked out of the room ending the conversation.
"I'll have to remember to look into that later on," Angelica said to herself as she returned to her thoughts.
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Tuesday morning should have been a normal day with five friends riding the bus to school, it should have been but it wasn't not with two members suddenly trying to avoid each other. Tommy was sitting with his little brother Dil and Lil was sitting with her twin Phil, Kimi was sitting with her boyfriend Z somewhere in the middle of the bus. Lil was looking at Tommy but he was trying his best to ignore her.
"Hey Tommy you look nice today," Lil said trying to make conversation. Tommy just gave her a cold look and turned away from her.
'Whoa major harsh bro," Dil commented to his brother. Tommy just gave him a look that said "mind your own business" and went back to his moody grumbling. Phil was looking at the whole scene and was concerned with his sister's well being.
"Hey sis what's up with you and Tommy," Phil asked?
"It's nothing you need to worry about Phil," Lil said as she just sat down in her seat to stop talking. Kimi and Z were looking over at the display and shaking their heads.
"Oh Z I don't know what I'm going to do, they've been like that since this morning," Kimi said to her boyfriend as she sighed about the sad turn of events.
"Maybe you should try talking to each of them and get the scoop on the situation boot girl," Z said with a grin.
"Thanks for the advice Z," Kimi said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. She then walked over to her friend Lil.
"Say Lil once we get to school you mind if you and me have some girl talk," Kimi asked her friend. Lil looked up at her and smiled.
"Sure I would really like that," Lil said gratefully. Later on when they arrived and got off the bus the two of them started walking to their classes and discussing what was going on.
"So what was up with Tommy giving you the cold shoulder earlier," Kimi asked?
"I guess it's because he asked me the one question every girl expects the just a friend guy to ask at one point," Lil explained.
"You don't mean the want to be more than friend's question," Kimi asked surprised.
"Yep," Lil admitted.
"And you turned him down didn't you," Kimi pushed further?
"Uh huh," Lil answered nervous.
"It doesn't seem like he'd be angry just over that, did you say something else to him," Kimi asked. At this question Lil's nervousness seemed to increase.
"I told him the reason I didn't want to date him was because I didn't think friends should date," Lil admitted. At this Kimi stopped walking and gave her friend a cold glance.
"You gave him that line despite trying to hook up with my brother," Kimi said. Lil seemed surprised by this.
"You know I like Chuckie," Lil said.
"Of course I know and you're being a total hypocrite," Kimi said. Lil could only hang her head and let out a sigh and hang her head in embarrassment.
"I know," were the only words she could let out.
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A few hours later Angelica was sitting at a table enjoying her lunch when a shadow cast itself over seat, she looked up and saw a very angry Susie Carmichael looking down at her.
"Hi Angelica I just came by to thank you for giving my club that false information the other day," Susie said sarcasm dripping from her voice. Not being phased Angelica just kept a cool expression and smiled.
"My pleasure Susie and don't worry I took good care of Chuckie for you yesterday," she said with a smirk. Susie just curled up her lower lip as she looked down on Angelica.
"Trust me he didn't need it he got all the care he needed from me yesterday," she replied with her own smirk. Angelica then lost her coolness and showed surprise.
"What do you mean, you were with you're club yesterday," Angelica said as if to remind her.
"Oh I was but I got back in time to catch Chuckie on his way home and we headed over to my house to do some school work," she said making extra emphasis on the word schoolwork. Angelica countered this with a smirk of her own, she wasn't about to let Carmichael get the best of her.
"Well while you and Chuckie were talking about math I enjoyed his private company down in the schools pool," Angelica said as she waited for Susie's response.
"You were with Chuckie alone in the pool," Susie stated shocked.
"That's right and we had ourselves a pretty good time if I do say so myself, besides I happen to know your parents weren't home yesterday and you were alone with him," Angelica retorted. Susie just looked back with a sour look on her face.
"That's different unlike you I wouldn't try to sink my claws into him, not he'd by what you have to sell anyway," Susie shot back. Angelica glared at Susie as she said this.
"He seemed pretty compliant when we were kissing yesterday," Angelica informed her rival. Susie for her part could only look on in shock at Angelica's smirking face until her anger increased as she started blurting out words.
"You probably had to force him into it like you did with everything else you got him to do at least he kissed me willingly," Susie let slip. This time it was Angelica's turn to be surprised as Susie said this.
"You hypocrite you were alone in your house with Chuckie kissing him and you judge me," Angelica said infuriated as she pointed her finger at Susie.
"At least I wasn't alone with him in a pool," Susie shot at Angelica. The two of them went back and forth like that for some time; little did either of them know they were being watched by Savanna.
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Later that day at the Java Lava Kimi, Lil and Chuckie were all working at the counter but each was consumed with their own thoughts. Chuckie was busy worrying about his situation with the girls, Lil about her problem with Tommy and Kimi about her boyfriend Z. The three didn't let it affect their job though until a familiar face showed up in the Java Lava.
"Chuckie is that you," asked none other than Nicole as she walked into the front of the store?
"Nicole," Chuckie inquired surprised to see her there. Lil just looked on with jealousy at the prospect of another rival.
"Hi I haven't seen you in awhile, you look really nice," she complimented as she looked him over.
"You do too," Chuckie answered back. It was then that he noticed a person walk up beside Nicole and put his arms around her.
"Hey Nicole I looking for you," the boy said as he kissed her on the cheek. The three friends just looked at the newcomer in surprise.
"Oh guys this is my boyfriend Josh, Josh these are my friends Kimi, Chuckie, and Lil," Nicole said introducing them to him. They all said hi to him before the two of them left. Kimi looked over to give her brother reassurance.
"You okay about this Chuckie," Kimi asked her brother trying to make sure he wasn't hurt in all of this. Chuckie just gave her a smile and answered her.
"You know surprisingly enough I am, it's weird but I hadn't even thought about Nicole in a few months. I guess with everything that's happened I got over her," Chuckie said a little surprised himself. Kim and Lil just gave him a strange glance as he said this.
"Chuckie what do you mean everything that's happened," Kimi asked her brother. Chuckie quickly clammed up and changed the subject.
"Well we need to get back to work, this coffee isn't going to make itself," Chuckie said as he went back behind the counter. Kimi and Lil just looked at each other and shrugged.
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The next day came and it was time for Savanna's party, Chuckie arrived at her house and thought to himself that this was the first time he was ever here. He looked up to see a huge house with a lot of people walking in and out or just talking on the porch. He regained his composure as he walked in and decided to socialize, he then noticed Sean standing by the couch and walked up to him.
"Hey Sean how are you doing," Chuckie greeted him. Sean looked up and smiled.
"Fine Finster, say Savanna's been looking for you," he said with a wink.
"She has," Chuckie inquired curiously.
"Yep and here she comes right now," Sean pointed behind Chuckie as he said this. The next thing Chuckie knew a pair of hands had grasped his shoulders and pulled him away. He turned around to find none other than Miss Popularity Savanna Shane standing behind him giving hi m a seductive look.
"Hello their Chuckie glad to see you could make it," Savanna said as she held onto Chuckie.
"Thanks for inviting me," Chuckie said as he nervously smiled back.
"Don't mention it, say do you think I could talk to you alone for a minute," she asked as she smiled at him? Chuckie could only nod in response as she led him to a private part of the house. Sean was giving him thumbs up as they exited the living room. The two of them soon came to a sanctioned off part of the house where no other people at the party had come to, the two of them were alone.
"So here we are, alone, with no one else," Chuckie said looking at his surroundings.
"We certainly are, say Chuckie can I ask you a question," Savanna asked?
"Okay," Chuckie replied in a weak voice.
"Are you dating either Susie or Angelica," she asked giving him a look. Chuckie was caught of guard by this and thought about what to say for awhile before giving his response.
"No I'm not dating either of them," he said. This was technically true he wasn't in an actual relationship with either of them at least not yet. Savanna pleased with the response she got gave him a wide grin.
"Good then you shouldn't have a problem with this," she said as she pulled him into a kiss. Chuckie really should not have been surprised by this action but he was none the less. He just stood there as the teen pressed her lips to his; he was enjoying it though and after a few seconds started returning the kiss. Savanna feeling she now had the advantage moaned in her success, but that jarred Chuckie out of his stupor and realizing that the last thing he needed was to add to his complications pulled away.
"Sorry, I just think this is moving a little two fast okay," Chuckie said as he backed away from her. Savanna though not pleased decided to relent and let him walk away, she could afford to be patient besides she had some business to take care of.
"Okay Chuckie, we'll go at our own pace I've got something I need to do anyway," she said as she turned and left the room.
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Susie, Angelica and Lil were all currently at the Java Lava though none of the three were speaking to the other. All of them looked up as Savanna entered the coffee house and walked up to them.
"Susie, Angelica I believe we need to talk about a certain red headed Finster," she said as she started leading them to a corner of the store. She turned and was surprised to see Lil following as well.
"What are you doing here Deville, this doesn't involve you," she said in a bitter tone.
"If you're talking about Chuckie then it involves me," Lil said stubbornly. Savanna just gave her a look and realized what she meant.
"Oh I see your apart of the club too, well the listen up then it seems we all have our eye on the same guy and since we all obviously can't have him then I propose a little wager. The first girl to have a successful date with him gets him got it," Savanna proclaimed. All of the girls considered this for a moment, not all of them agreed with this but they did all want Chuckie so eventually they relented.
"Okay," they all said in unison.
End of Chapter: 5
A/N: Well it seems the stakes have been raised a little haven't they, what will happen next. Find out in the next chapter as someone of the first to get a date with Chuckie but who will it be, find out in Chapter 6 Romantic Upheavals.
