The Author's Notes : Alright, so this fan-fiction actually has two writers, and Jeffery will say what he wants to say in his own Author's Notes, but for me, I would like to say that people can still get along, even if they have different ships or different opinions. Jeffery is a new friend to me, but we actually knew each other in 2017, which was the year that I first started writing fan-fictions. After I finally understood how to use FanFiction. We got into a fight, and he said that he was done with me, all because of his depression, and he didn't feel comfortable with opening up to me about that. Years later, we ironically found each other again on AniRoleplay, and we are friend again now. He will be writing for all of the male characters in this fan-fiction, excluding Stu Pickles, who was written by me. A huge warning to everyone though. Do not read this fan-fiction if you do not like incest, or couscest (shipping two cousins together). Alright, Jeffery cannot type in anything because he is going to sleep now. For me, though, it's mostly because of that "Rats Race" episode of All Grown Up!. Tommy and Angelica are cute together, but I also like Phil x Angelica and Chuckie x Angelica. And I also ship her with Lil, and Kimi. This is a bit different from my fan-fictions of The Fairly OddParents, as there will not be any mentions of murder in this fan-fiction.
I hope that you will enjoy it, and I will see you all in the next Chapter.
Chapter 1: "Secrets Revealed".
Mrs. Fitz says to the class, "Alright, everyone, settle down, and take your seat. I will now begin choosing partners for this Acting For The Camera class! The first group will be Phil, and Harold."
Harold was greatly concerned. "Uh, could I get someone a little less gross? Phil has a tendency to be repulsive. I mean who else collects a bunch of spitballs? Like maybe Ang-angels sing! Yeah, that's it." Harold reluctantly sat near Phil.
"It's a rad collection though. Seven hundred and thirty-six spitballs, and counting. You wanna count all of them? It would only take four hours, probably." Phil continued to be gross.
"Next group will be Chuckie and Lil!" Mrs. Fitz says to the class.
"Oh okay, great!" Lil DeVille says, and then she sits down next to Chuckie.
"Oh, well, geez that seems kinda nerve-wracking. Maybe I should-nevermind. The decision has been made. Maybe I got this, although I might feel nauseous. Especially hearing about Phil's spitball collection." Chuckie was nervous but still tried to remain calm. "Lil, how do you handle Phil's grossness?" He asked.
"It's very hard. I think that he uses his spitballs to cover up his crush on Angelica, or someone else that he loves," Lil say to Chuckie.
"And the next group will be Sean Butler and Dil Pickles!" Mrs. Fitz announces to the class.
"Dude, I would be so honored to talk about visitors with you. Do you happen to know the dolphin distress call signal? It's so cool." Dil sat near Sean.
Lil suddenly notices that Chuckie feels anxious again. "Are you okay, Chuckie? Relax, it'll be fine, at least you're not paired up with Savannah Shane, or someone mean like her," Lil says to Chuckie.
"Oh, so I get captain weirdo? Well, that sounds terrific. Can't wait to work with him." Sean Butler's tone was sarcastic.
"And the last pair will be Angelica and her cousin Tommy!" Mrs. Fitz says to her students.
"Pickles?! Oh, dear Lord, heaven, help me," Angelica says, and then she stands up from her chair. Angelica looks for her cousin, and then she spots him close by to Kimi. "Wait, Kimi didn't receive a partner yet," Angelica says, as she walks towards Tommy.
Mrs. Fitz looks at the list of students again. "Oh, Kimiko 'Kimi'
Watanabe-Finster will be paired up with Susie Carmichael," Mrs. Fitz says to her students.
"See you later, Tommy. Good luck with Angelica," Kimi says, and then she sits down next to Susie.
"Anxious?! No, I'm, uh, perfectly fine, Lil. True, Savannah is really cruel. One of the meanest girls in this school. I don't understand what her problem with people is." Chuckie said.
"Oh, good. It's just me, Chuckie. You don't have to feel nervous. She picked on Angelica just because she wanted to become popular before proven. Or something like that," Lil says to Chuckie.
"Hey, Pickles," Angelica says, and then she sits down next to Tommy.
"Oh no, not Angelica! Anyone but her she's such a deceitful, annoying, and repugnant girl! I'd have better luck trying to make Dil not obsess over aliens. It would take a miracle, to make me tolerate her." Tommy glared at her. "What do you want, Angelica?" He scoffed.
"You talking to yourself again, Pickles? That's weird. You're almost as odd as your brother. I don't want anything from you. All you ever say is that I'm not allowed to be nice or something like that," Angelica says to her cousin, and then she sighs, as she looks at her teacher again.
"Oh, good. It's just me, Chuckie. You don't have to feel nervous. She picked on Angelica just because she wanted to become popular before proven. Or something like that," Lil says to Chuckie.
Chuckie wasn't sure how to tell her, so for the time being he thought of something else. "Well, uh, you're right. I just have allergies this time of year! Geez, that's so rude and uncalled for. I could never be that mean to someone. Although, I have done reckless things before like nearly stealing from a waterfall, and stealing someone's Christmas tree by accident" Chuckie said.
"Do you even hear yourself? Angelica, you have a tendency to lie and use people to get something you desire. I don't think you'd be good at a nice character, you're too deceitful for it. Plus, even though you've gotten slightly less bossy, you haven't fooled me. Angelica, your nice girl act is probably a facade." Tommy said.
"She planned a party for herself at her mansion on the same day as Angelica's 13th birthday party on purpose, and she refused to change the date of it, when Angelica asked her to," Lil says to Chuckie.
"No, what you should be is grateful and thankful for what I did, because if I didn't get Coco LaBouche fired, Chuckie would probably have Coco as his mother, and Chas would not have found out that his fiancée was a scheming liar, but sure, just make me secretly hate myself even more, why don't you?" Angelica asks. "Wait, forget I said that," Angelica says to Tommy.
"Angelica was a bossy witch when she was younger but even I think that would be going too far. I'm glad I won't be with her for this project. Dil's alien obsession is really unhealthy. Someone's gotta tell him, just a matter of when. Or... Well, how that is. He might not take it well." Chuckie said.
"I care about Dil just as much as Tommy does. I don't want to break Dil's heart. He loves those aliens and dolphins so much," Lil says to Chuckie.
Tommy looked at her puzzled. "You secretly hate yourself? Guess you learn something new every day after all. Kinda hard of me to appreciate, a childhood bully that tormented my best friend when he was two-years-old. Besides, I'm the one with expert filmmaking skills. You don't even come close to my talent!" His arrogance was on display. "...Man, I really am a blowhard." He said.
"Would you just listen to our teacher so that she can give us our assignment, Pickles?" Angelica asks, and then she sighs. "No. I don't hate myself. I hate you instead. Let's just listen to Mrs. Fitz, so that we can get this over with, and I'll never see you ever again," Angelica says to Tommy. Even though that wouldn't happen anyways, due to them being family.
"Tommy and Angelica will be reading from the great play, Romeo & Juliet, and Tommy will play Romeo. And Angelica will play Juliet, of course," Mrs. Fitzs says to Tommy and Angelica.
Tommy looked at Angelica. "Wait a second, couldn't I be, uh, Tybalt, or something? Or maybe Mercutio. There are loads of other great roles." Tommy's tone had shifted. "Or, uh, any other role could work wonders!" He held onto his camera. Contemplating what he heard from the teacher.
"No, you cannot switch partners, Tommy. The scene that you need to read from has to include a female character for Angelica to play," Mrs. Fitz says to Tommy.
"Dolphins, are so majestic and wonderful. Aliens are nifty too, ya know? In ways no one understands yet." Dil said.
"Pickles just hates my guts. Are you sure that we can't change partners?" Angelica asks Mrs. Fitz.
"He hates you? But you two are family! No, partner switching cannot happen. It must be you who works with him," Mrs. Fitz says in reply to Angelica's question.
"You sure? 'Cause I have a sudden urge to shoot an indie film. Well, surely something else can be arranged, right? Because I got a film to shoot with Chuckie!" He was desperately trying to get out of the situation.
"May I please have a word with you, Tommy? Privately," Mrs. Fitz says to Tommy.
Tommy gulped nervously. "Uh sure, if we can make it fast." He was still holding onto his camera.
Mrs. Fitz walks outside of the classroom, and then she waits for him to follow her. "I am displeased to hear that you hate Angelica. She's a nice girl, but she is very popular. Regardless of how you secretly feel about Angelica, she is still your family member, and you need to be kind and be appreciative to her, or else this partnership is not going to work," Mrs. Fitz says to Tommy Pickles.
Tommy exited the classroom after. "Well, the thing is this indie film is still in pre-production. And, well the kissing scene might be weird. 'Cause's she well, you know... Related to me. Are you sure, there aren't any different roles I can do? Secretly feel? I, uh, have no idea what you're talking about." He said.
"You secretly love her as your cousin, I mean. You don't need to feel nervous with me, Tommy. You're a great student, and well, Angelica needs your help. She's new to this filmmaking class, and she looks up to you," Mrs. Fitz says to Tommy.
Tommy was flabbergasted. "Just, don't tell anyone else. People already think Dil's weird. I wouldn't want to become a social outcast. Well, I am a great filmmaker. One, with a lot of talent. She might struggle, that is true. Well, I haven't always been the best role model to her." He said.
"I saw the way that you were looking at Angelica. She said that you hate her, but I didn't believe it. Can you try to be kind to her? Saying rude things about her will only make her feel insecure about herself, and you wouldn't want Angelica to dislike herself, right?" Mrs. Fitz asks Tommy.
"I don't care what she says. I'm changing my partner. Sean, would you mind switching with me?" Angelica asks Sean Butler.
Sean ignored Angelica. "Man, that game next week is gonna be so cool. It's gonna have a special guest too." Sean only continued to prove his shallowness.
"Angelica, Tommy does not hate you," Kimi says.
"Sean, Angelica asked you a question," Lil says to Sean, and then she points at Angelica.
"Yes, he does. And I don't want to have a partner who hates me," Angelica says to Kimi.
"Well, it's kinda complicated. The judgment might be hard to handle. Being nice to her? What if someone starts to suspect something? No, but if I'm too nice, people might get suspicious. Plus, it's not exactly something I think Angelica would take well. So, I've kept it to myself." Tommy said.
"People expect you to be nice to your family. No one else has to know that you're in love with her, Tommy. I just don't think that being mean to her would make her want to work with you. She isn't all bad, didn't she stop that evil woman from marrying your best friend's father?" Mrs. Fitzs asks Tommy.
"Oh right, Angelina or something? I was really spacing out of something." Sean Butler reverted his attention to someone else. "So, as I was saying that game is gonna be wicked." He was unimpressed.
Angelica passes a note to Savannah.
"Sure, Angelica. I'll speak to Sean," Savannah Shane says, and then she walks towards Sean Butler. "Sean, Angelica wants you to partner up with her," Savannah says to him.
"Man, I gotta add more spitballs to my collection! Seven hundred and thirty-seven compadres." Phil wadded up another piece of paper, spat on it, then flung it. "Yup, that one is going to the collection." He said.
"Phillip, you are being really gross right now," Lillian says to her twin.
"Well, a little sibling rivalry is normal. I hope no one else finds out, it would be awkward to explain. Maybe not but kissing her for a scene, might be odd to people. She did, yeah, which wasn't easy to do given the circumstances. That whole situation was tough, to say of the least. Our parents would be livid if they found out, but keeping a secret like this might be hard." Tommy said.
"Now, let's get back inside the classroom, and talk to Angelica again, alright? Kindness is key to making Angelica content with working with you," Mrs. Fitz says, and then she walks back into her classroom.
"Oh, that's disgusting! Who the heck, would need seven hundred spitballs besides Phil? He sure knows how to make people lose their appetite. Lil-I, uh, almost forgot to say that I like-that I like, uh, stamp collecting! That's it. Well, anyway this project might be a lot of work so I'll do my fair share." Chuckie said.
"So, that was pretty random. What made you want to confess that to me, Chuckie?" Lil asks Chuckie.
"Oh right, Angelina. I don't think I can be partners with her, got a wicked game coming up, and Darryl wants to show me something after class." Sean Butler said.
Tommy re-entered the classroom. Sitting down in his seat. "As much as it makes me wanna puke, I'll attempt to be slightly nicer to you. Just don't think too much of it. This scene, better not take too long. Now I've got a really cool thing I wanna shoot with Chuckie when this project ends." Tommy took a couple of deep breaths as he clutched his camera.
"Oh, but are you sure that you want to be partners with Dil Pickles?" Angelica asks Sean. And then she looks at Pickles. "Oh, typical, you only care about yourself as usual," Angelica retorted to Tommy. "Alright, I suppose we can call this a truce, or something until this love scene will end," Angelica says to Tommy.
Chuckie gulped. "Yeah, it was very random. Uh, because I have a new stamp collection! I got it last week." He was trying to hide his embarrassment. "Anyway, how are you, Lil?" Chuckie wanted to change the subject.
"Chuckie, if you still like Yu-Gotta-Go cards, that's fine. As long as you aren't going to do anything desperate to get more Yu-Gotta-Go cards like you did last time, I'm fine with you liking the game. You don't have to lie about liking your dad's stamp collection. If that is true though, I suppose that is cool. You might not want to admit that to Sean Butler or Justin Rogers though... I'm happy. How are you feeling right now, Chuckie?" Lil asks Chuckie.
"I only care about myself? That's ironic, coming from you, Angelica. For now, sure but when it's over, we go back to despising each other. Man, this is going to blow." Tommy said as he looked around the room.
"Did someone say blowhole?!" Dil exclaimed in a chipper tone.
"No, Dil, no one said that." Tommy said.
"I'm so glad that we're cousins, because if we weren't, I wouldn't love you even if you were the last boy on Earth! Fine, but I won't like this at all!" Angelica says to Tommy.
"Dil, I love you like a brother, but you need to get help," Lil says, and then she sighs as she looks at Dil.
Mrs. Fitz begins giving each pair of two people their script for the scenework.
"And Sean is totally not interested in you, the guy practically forgets you exist. I don't like it either! You're such a pain in the neck, Angelica. Let's just get this redundant scene over with." Tommy said.
"Dudes, I gotta get a lot more spitballs. I learned a trick from this girl with a weird unibrow and pink bow. It's so cool." Phil said.
"Chuckie and Lil, you will have a scene from Romeo & Juliet," Mrs. Fitz says, as she gives Chuckie and Lil their script. "Chuckie will play Romeo, and Lillian will play Juliet," Mrs. Fitz says to Lil and Chuckie.
Angelica takes her copy of the script that Mrs. Fitz had given to her moments ago. "You are such an egotistical prick," Angelica says to Tommy. She reads the lines of dialogue. "Ugh, just my freaking luck. We have to kiss in this scene," Angelica says to Tommy, and then she feels disgusted at having to kiss him, even if it was just pretend.
"Oh, I kinda have stage fright. I dunno if I'd be able to handle a lot of lights or people but I'll try. I think Dil might be more, well, dramatic than I am. But maybe it won't be so bad." Chuckie was still scared by a lot of things. In fact, he could probably make an entire list of his phobias if he wanted to.
"Chuckie, it's all going to be okay. I care about you, and this is all just pretend. We aren't in love with each other, but our characters are in love with each other. It's all going to be just fine. Just pretend that no one will be watching us," Lil says to Chuckie.
"You're a deceitful witch." Tommy looked at her. "Kiss you? I can barely to stand to look at you!" He wanted to keep his feelings towards her a secret. Knowing he would be judged for it. He glanced at the script. "This dreck is horrendous! But we gotta get it over with. The sooner, the better." He said.
Angelica recites all of her lines, and when it was time for her to kiss Pickles, she leans in towards him and kisses him on his lips quickly, and then she pulls away from him just as quickly. "Gross," Angelica says, and she quickly feels disgusted again as she looks at her cousin.
Tommy was left speechless, by the short kiss but quickly snapped out of it. "Ew! Now I gotta wash out my mouth! It'll take weeks to get the awful taste out." Part of him liked the kiss, but he refused to admit it. Due to a lot of reasons, some more noticeable than others. If Angelica knew his true feelings, well, the results are horrific, to say of the least. He didn't even want to imagine the outcomes. It all seemed bleak to him.
"I, uh, care about you too. You're right it is Lil. I just, get scared easily, ya know? I'll try, Lil, it might be hard, but I will try." Chuckie wasn't sure when to tell her, or how he'd react. Given the circumstances. Or, how she'd react he was too scared to tell her.
"You're not a good kisser, Pickles, but given the circumstances, that would be understandable," Angelica says. "Oh, calm down, would you? You're making a scene, and people are looking at you right now!" Angelica says to Tommy.
"Dude, T. seems ticked. Way more than usual, I might add. Oh, well, when the visitors arrive, it'll be so cool." Dil said.
"Aw, thank you, Chuckie! That's sweet of you to say that!" Lillian says to Chuckie. "At least we didn't get a kissing scene. Just trust me, Chuckie! Everything will be fine between us for this scene study," Lil says to Chuckie.
Phil fired a football at Dil. "I might be gross, but, uh, Dil you need serious help. I don't know how, or when but you do." He said.
"Well, it was gross. How did you expect me to respond? Hmm, wouldn't be the first time I have, either. Maybe they are, that's just school, I guess. Uh, Mrs. Fitz, may I please be excused? I have a new camera coming in today. And it's really urgent that I get it," Tommy said, and then he darted towards the door.
"Phillip, can you please pay attention to your scene with Harold?" Mrs. Fitz asks Phil.
"Tommy, I would like you to please continue rehearsing with Angelica. Remember what we talked about? You don't have to tell her your little secret, but be kind to her, and she will be fine with working with you," Mrs. Fitz says to her student, Tommy.
"Wait, what secret are you hiding, Pickles?" Angelica asks as she continues looking at Tommy.
"Secret? There is no secret, just crazy talk. Look at the time, I gotta go now!" Tommy ran out of the classroom.
"Mrs. Fitz, Pickles is ditching class!" Savannah says to the teacher.
Angelica follows Tommy's direction. "Pickles, would you mind explaining to me what this secret that you are keeping from everyone is?" Angelica asks, as she quickly managed to catch up to Tommy.
"Sigh. I hate this day. Yes, I will inform the Principal that Tommy Pickles is skipping his class, and playing hooky," Mrs. Fitz says to Savannah, and then she quickly calls the Principal of this school. "Hello, Principal Rivers, one of my students left the theater on purpose. His name is Thomas 'Tommy' Pickles. He is in the 10th Grade right now," Mrs. Fitz says to the Principal on the phone.
"Angelica is missing too, Mrs. Fitz," Savannah says to the teacher.
Tommy looked at Angelica. "Secret? Dunno what you're talking about. I have no secret. I'm an open book, to put it mildly. Anyway, see you later, Angelica," Tommy was trying to avoid the situation. As much as he wanted to keep it secret, it appeared that Angelica was rather persistent. "Look, I have things to shoot. And you have some popular party to go to, right?" Tommy asked Angelica.
"Alright, it also seems that my other student, Angelica Pickles is gone too, and she is in the 12th Grade this year," Mrs. Fitz says to Principal Rivers.
"If this is about me, like how you really feel about me, you can trust me, Pickles. I won't tell anyone your secret," Angelica says to Tommy calmly, as she continues looking at him.
"I think that Angelica chased after Tommy after she found out that he has a secret," Mrs. Fitz says to Principal Rivers. "Alright, thank you for listening to me. And I hope that you will have a good day today. I will talk to you later, Principal Rivers," Mrs. Fitz says to her, and then Mrs. Fitz ends the call.
Tommy looked at her. "Angelica, you might not like it. It's not exactly something easy to say. I appreciate you won't tell anyone though." He whispered into her ear. "I secretly love you in a romantic way." He then sighed. "Well, now you know, and I regret informing you." He said.
"You LOVE me?! B-But that can't be possible! You just talked about how repulsed you were feeling after I kissed you! I-I don't understand how you can love someone and hate them at the same time," Angelica says to Tommy. To put it bluntly, she was extremely shocked to hear this coming from her cousin.
"Well, uh, we're friends, right? Friends stick together no matter what. Yeah, that would have been awkward. I will, Lil. You're a great friend to have, and I-uh, never mind. We got this, just gotta get this over with." Chuckie looked at the script, examining his lines.
"Get this over with? It would have been awkward? Do you hate me or something?" Lillian DeVille asks Chuckie.
"I don't hate you, Lil, quite the opposite. I like like you, to put it mildly. I could never hate someone like you. Oh, geez, I said too much. Forgot I said that at all. Just, uh, thinking out loud." Chuckie placed his hand over his mouth. He was scared that he said too much.
"Now, can you see, why I didn't want to tell anyone? The judgment will be hard to endure. It's complicated, Angelica, I should go. Just forget, I said anything, Angelica." Tommy walked off in an opposing direction.
"Phillip, how is your rehearsal going so far?" Mrs. Fitz asks Phil DeVille.
"Oh, the theater thing? I'm honestly more invested in my spitball collection. It's rather neat." Phil said.
"Phillip, you need to take this more seriously if you want to make your parents proud of you," Mrs. Fitz responds to him.
"Right, remind me again the point of our scene. Because I wasn't paying attention at all. Anyway, my spitball collection is amazing." Phil said.
Harold sighed. "Okay, so in this scene, we have to pretend to tolerate each other. Which is gonna be hard because you're sickening. Ugh, if only I had a different partner. That would make this so much more tolerable, no offense, Phil." Harold said.
"None taken. I am rather repulsive. So, how's being Angelica's lab rat going for you?" Phil asked.
"Wait, you have a crush on me, Chuckie? That's so cute! No, don't be nervous. I kind of like you in that way too," Lil says, and then she blushes as she looks at Chuckie.
Angelica frowns, still feeling shocked at what Tommy confessed to her. She knew that his parents would be furious if they ever found out, and they would probably disown Tommy. Angelica sighs, and then she walks back into her classroom with Mrs. Fitz. "Sorry, Mrs. Fitz. I couldn't convince Tommy to come back to the classroom," Angelica says to her teacher.
"Oh, that's too bad. I hope that he will be alright. He seemed really upset earlier," Mrs. Fitz says to Angelica. "Well, thank you for returning back to class, Angelica," Mrs. Fitz says to Angelica.
"I was scared to tell you, but yes I do. Wait, you also like me that way? I never knew Lil." Chuckie also blushed, feeling nervous. "Well, the cat's outta the bag or some other folk saying. I feel kinda relieved to just get it off my chest, now." He said.
"Yeah, he just needs some time to himself right now, I think. You're welcome, Mrs. Fitz. I don't know what to do right now, since my Romeo has left the theater," Angelica says to Mrs. Fitzs.
"Lab rat? I'm not such a thing! Sure, I assist Angelica with things. But it's not like that. What gave you that idea?" Harold's expression was stern.
"Alright, let me try to speak to him," Mrs. Fitz says, and then she walks towards Dil, Tommy's younger brother. "Dil, sweetie, what is your brother's cell phone number? Angelica needs her partner back here," Mrs. Fitz says to Dil.
"I didn't want to tell you that I have a crush on you too, because, well, I knew that you loved Nicole Boscarelli, and I thought that you might also love Angelica, and I thought that I didn't have a chance with you at all," Lillian DeVille says to Chuckie. "This still won't be so bad, Chuckie. Just be yourself in this scene," Lil says to Chuckie.
Dil was spacing out, but he eventually returned to reality. "Oh, well T. can be a busy dude. He directs stuff but is kinda a blowhard at times. Fine, just don't stress my bro out too much." He wrote down Tommy's number on a slip of paper.
"Thank you, Dil," Mrs. Fitz says, and then she types in Tommy's cell phone number. She calls Tommy using her cell phone. "I won't. He just needs to not skip his class," Mrs. Fitz says to Dylan.
"Well, I wasn't sure how to tell you. Thought you might not take it well. Angelica? She's less mean now, but I feel different around you even if it sounds kinda cheesy. Never had a chance? Lil, you're one of the most caring and determined people I know. You're right though. It won't be. I think, I might actually get the hang of this." Chuckie read some lines from the script.
"Oh, so you don't have any romantic feelings for Nicole or Angelica? Thank you, though, Chuckie. That's very sweet of you to say that to me. You just have to be honest and real, what's so difficult about that?" Lil asks Chuckie.
Mrs. Fitz continues to wait for Tommy to answer his cell phone.
Tommy was hiding in a broom closet. He eventually left a message to the person calling. "Hey, I'm busy shooting a film here. Contact me later when I'm less busy. Also, tell Dil to stop obsessing over aliens. It's unhealthy, talk to you later bye." He turned his phone off afterward. "Geez, now she knows. This day just gets worse and worse. If anyone else knows, I'll be the laughingstock of the whole school." He said.
"I don't know what to tell you, Angelica. Can you take Tommy's place, Phillip?" Mrs. Fitz asks Phil.
"Well, I used to love Nicole. But I no longer feel as strongly towards her. Angelica's better now, but she does lie a lot. You're welcome, Lil. Well, I'm not very experienced at acting. I'll try though, sorry if my performance isn't the best. Well, the difficult thing about it stems from trying to remember all the lines." Chuckie said.
"Oh, I'll help you with remembering your lines, Chuckie. Just do the best that you can do," Lil says to Chuckie.
Phil flung some of his snot at a window. "So, like an understudy? I dunno I'm gross to be around just ask Lil. Plus I don't think my line delivery will be great. I tend to make people nauseous. What about Harold? He practically does anything for her." Phil said.
"Well, you need to pass this class, Phillip. Just until Tommy finishes his film that he is working on right now, and, Dil, your brother wants you to stop obsessing over aliens," Mrs. Fitzs says to Phil and Dil.
"Thanks, Lil, I'll try my best. You can count on that." Chuckie read some of his lines in a somewhat shaky, yet tolerable fashion.
"So, what if I do Phil? It's just to help her out. Do you have a problem with that? Besides, I know that Angelica would prefer Sean as an understudy." Harold responded to Phil.
"You're welcome, Chuckie. It will be great, but I'm not expecting perfection out of you," Lil says to Chuckie, and she gives him a comforting pat on his shoulder.
"I think that was just a lie," Angelica says, but she doesn't say anything about Tommy loving her romantically.
"Tommy lied to me? Then what is he doing right now, Angelica?" Mrs. Fitz asks as she looks at Angelica.
"I dunno. He's probably hiding in a broom closet or something like that. I'm not going to get into the full details, but I think that he just wants to be alone right now," Angelica says to Mrs. Fitzs.
"Oh, okay. I hope that the janitor won't lock him in there. Chuckie, please play Romeo for Angelica. She can't do any rehearsal without an acting partner," Mrs. Fitzs says. "Lil can partner with Savannah," Mrs. Fitz says.
"Am I still going to play Juliet?" Lil asks Mrs. Fitz.
"Yes. Chuckie will be Romeo. Angelica will be Juliet. Lil can be Juliet in a different scene with Savannah Shane. And Savannah will play a character from Juliet's mansion," Mrs. Fitzs says.
"Oh, Finster's pretty cute," Angelica admits aloud.
"Everyone, take your seats with your new partner right now, and start rehearsing right away! You do not want to get a bad grade in this class, right? So, please get to work!" Mrs. Fitz says to all of her students.
"For Angelica? Wait, this is the same Angelica that used to pick on me right? I dunno, she is slightly less mean now though. But I dunno, this will just be temporary right? Because when Tommy gets back, I might be able to switch back. Well, this will be... I don't know how to describe it." He looked at his script. Chuckie was baffled by what he just heard. "Did I... Uh, hear that right?" He wasn't expecting Angelica to say that.
Lil stands up, and then she nervously walks towards Savannah. Lil sits down next to Savannah. "H-Hi, Savannah," Lil says to the most popular girl in the whole school.
Angelica realizes that she said that aloud, and then she nervously starts walking towards Chuckie. "I mean, whatever," Angelica says, covering up her crush on Chuckie. Angelica sits down next to Chuckie.
"Don't think too much on it, DeVille. You're still a loser," Savannah rudely says to Lil. Savananh gets a new script from Mrs. Fitzs.
Chuckie was visibly anxious. "Oh, there's the typical Angelica attitude I was expecting." He grabbed his script reading lines the best he could. "Wait a second, there's a kiss scene, right? It's not a long one, is it?" He examined his script thoroughly.
"I am NOT a loser. You take that back, Savannah!" Lil says. After attempting to throw a party on the same day as Angelica's 13th birthday party, Savannah became more manipulative and mean than she was a few years ago.
"Yeah, my character, Juliet, kisses your character, Romeo, on the lips. Hey, can I ask you for advice on something?" Angelica asks Chuckie. "I don't think so. I kissed Pickles pretty quickly," Angelica says to Chuckie.
Phil looked at Harold. "Hey dude, ain't my fault you have an obvious crush on her." Phil fired a spitball at Harold, grossing him out in the process.
"Oh, well that'll be something. Wait you're asking gorky Chuckie Finster for advice? How big of a puddle are you in? Oh well, that's good to know. Also, I'm not the best actor here. Dil might be a natural at it though. I just hope your, uh, issue, isn't too big." Chuckie said.
"Well, let's just say if hypothetically someone was in love with me, but it's not right for us to be together, what should I do about this? Hypothetically speaking, of course," Angelica subtly asks Chuckie. "You'll be great, Finster. And I'm sorry about before. I don't want to make you feel more anxious than usual," Angelica says to Chuckie.
"Oh, that sounds tough. Well, I'd recommend speaking to them finding some common ground, ya know? Finding a positive solution to it or something along those lines. You really think so? An apology? Now that's something I never expected to hear from you. Well, I'm anxious for a lotta different reasons. I think I might be close to finding my, uh, special one, yeah that's it. Won't say who, but she knows who she is. Anyway, let's start on the scene." Chuckie said.
"Oh, I do like you, but someone else loves me, so I don't know what to do right now. I've never thought of him like that before, so it's unusual. I don't want you to worry about Pickles though. I'm hoping that he will be okay. After he said what he had to say, he became so regretful and upset, and I couldn't run fast enough to talk to him more about this. But you can't tell anyone what I just told you. Do you understand? Oh, of course... I don't know what I was thinking by that confession. It was like I was auto-pilot or something," Angelica says. Angelica recites her lines of dialogue, and then she kisses Chuckie on his lips passionately, playing the character of Juliet. Angelica blushes, and then she looks down at her high heels.
"Are you trying, to get under my skin, DeVille?! Because I think you're succeeding. Lay off for once, will you?" Harold asked.
Mrs. Fitz checks on Sean Butler and Dil Pickles. "How is the rehearsal going so far, boys?" Mrs. Fitz asks Sean and Dil.
"Well, I'm flattered Angelica but my heart yearns for someone else. Would I happen to know this person? Oh, well that can be stressful. Wait... that seems, geez, I dunno what to say about that. My lips are sealed, Angelica. I do understand completely. I think you did know, Angelica, I'm not gonna judge you for being honest." Chuckie looked at Angelica. "Well, what a day. I just hope that Tommy comes out of hiding eventually." Chuckie said.
"The rehearsal, oh right. Dil keeps going off script and mentioning aliens or something. I dunno why, but he seems kinda fixated on them. It is very, uh, perplexing, if you ask me." He said.
"Visitors are coming, just a matter of when. I sense good karma to come. Also, a lotta dolphins too." Dil said.
Angelica nods, but she started crying. "I see. Well..." Angelica says, and then she whispers extremely quietly into his ear, "Tommy is in love with me, as in romantically. He ran off after he told me, and I think he's hiding inside a broom closet trying to recover from what just happened." Angelica cries again. "Excuse me, I need to visit the dressing room for a few minutes," Angelica says, and then she leaves, and she walks into the dressing room where the actors change into their costumes for their character.
"Dylan, your brother wants you to stop obsessing over aliens. He's very concerned for you, and he knows your obsession is very unhealthy," Mrs. Fitzs says to Dil.
"I'm not feeling well right now, so can I please be excused for today?" Angelica asks over the phone. She is now talking to Principal Rivers.
"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Of course you may be excused, Angelica," Principal Rivers says to Angelica. "I will write you a going home pass right now," Principal Rivers says to Angelica on the phone.
"T. has nothing to worry about. Concerned? I'm fine though, just different. Unhealthy? I dunno about that, but I do know that the aliens will be coming." Dil said.
"Thank you. I'll come to your office right away to get it," Angelica says, and then she hangs up the phone. Angelica splashes water on her face, and then she uses a towel to dry herself off. Angelica leaves the dressing room, and then she walks towards Chuckie. "Ummm... It's not your fault, but I asked Principal Rivers if I can go home, and she said yes, so I will be leaving now. Sorry to bother you with my problems," Angelica says, and then she picks up her backpack, and she walks out of the theater.
Mrs. Fitz sighs. "Do you want 'T.' to be happy, Dylan? They will not be coming. They do not exist," Mrs. Fitz says to Dil.
Angelica finds the broom closet, and then she knocks on the door. "Hey, uh, Pickles. I-I... I don't know what you want me to do. Finster rejected me, so I'm going home. I'll see you later, okay?" Angelica asks Tommy, and then she walks into the Principal's office.
Chuckie was trying to process, all that he heard from her. "Ah, geez, she's had a really rough day. Maybe things will get better for her, or they might not. She's really upset though. Dil, enough with the alien talk! It's never gonna happen." He pondered about all that occurred. "Hey Lil, uh, can I talk to you really quick? I think I* might have upset someone." He said.
"You upset someone? That's terrible, Chuckie. Was it Angelica? I just saw her leave the theater in a hurry. Is she going to be alright?" Lillian asks Chuckie.
"I just don't know what to do, I feel ashamed, Angelica." After she left, he stood up. Approaching the door, and twisting the knob. It opened within seconds. He reluctantly walked back to class. "Hey, uh, sorry that I kinda ditched. I was trying to find myself." He said.
"Alright, everyone can now return to their original partners. Lil and Chuckie are now partners, and Tommy, you can partner up with Savannah for the kissing scene, as Angelica is not feeling good right now, and she got permission from Principal Rivers to go home," Mrs. Fitz says to everyone in the theater. "It's okay, Tommy. Given the circumstances, I completely understand. So, you told her?" Mrs. Fitzs asks Tommy.
"Yeah, it was Angelica. Which isn't something I'm proud of. I hope she'll be alright, but I dunno, Lil. I think she was devasted about, well, being turned down to say of the least. Maybe she needs some time alone. Love can be hard sometimes, in more ways than one. Anyway, Lil, how are you holding up?" Chuckie asked her.
"I did...yeah it wasn't easy. I kinda feel ashamed about it. Anyway, I can understand if she's upset." Tommy sat down in his seat.
"Oh, you rejected her due to you being in love with me? Well, she has had it pretty rough for years. With Sean constantly ignoring her, and no one else seems to love her, except for Harold, whom she does not love in return," Lil says to Chuckie.
"Wait, I'll call Angelica right now!" Savannah says, and she dials Angelica's cell phone number. She just simply didn't want to have to kiss Pickles.
"What do you want, Savannah? I'm going to the mall right now," Angelica says, after she left the school.
"Ugh, can't you do that later? You have to kiss your cousin again," Savannah says, and then she snickers.
"Oh, I wouldn't want to give you that kind of satisfaction. I can't, Savannah. Have fun making out with Tommy," Angelica says, and then she hangs up the cell phone call. Angelica walks into the mall, and then she walks into a clothing store.
"Well, yeah I love you more than words can describe, Lil. I've heard her parents also neglected her. She's had a tough life, but I think eventually things might turn around for her. Harold does do a lot for her. I can see why she might not be interested in him though. Sean seems kinda shallow, I don't think all popular people are like that though. I dunno, what we're gonna do about Dil though." Chuckie said.
"Drat!" Savannah says, after Angelica hanged up the call. "This is repulsive. I'm the most popular girl in the school. I shouldn't have to kiss a loser who doesn't even know how to dress. Even if it is just pretend, this whole thing is ridiculous," Savannah says, as she walks towards Mrs. Fitzs and Tommy.
"That's sweet. But I can't help but feel sad for Angelica. Sean is also inattentive, and uncaring. And mean. He said rude things about Tommy's grandfather on that trip to the museum, remember?" Lil asks Chuckie.
"Slow down there, I'm not a loser! I am a talented artist who knows my craft. If you got a problem with it, I'm sure you'd feel more comfortable kissing the bottom of a trash can! Which end of the shallow gene pool did you come from? That'll be something to think about." Tommy replied in a blunt manner.
"This only happened because Angelica is in love with Finster, and he rejected her because he loves Lillian DeVille! This whole thing is Finster's fault, really!" Savannah says as she points her finger at Chuckie.
"Yeah, she's been through a lot. More than a lot of us have. That is true, Sean practically ignores her. Yeah, that was harsh. I do remember that, Lil." Chuckie said. "Well, I don't think that's the entire reason. She also had issues with Tommy." Chuckie tried to remedy the situation.
"Those two fight and argue so much that it's like they're a married couple, except they are cousins, so that would be gross. Incest," Savannah says with a repulsed look just thinking about Angelica and Tommy being husband and wife.
"Yuck," Kimi remarks. "I sure hope that Tommy doesn't secretly love his cousin," Kimi says to the crowd of students and Mrs. Fitz.
"Dude, I might be 'weird' but even that creeps me out. It's just...strange man." Dil said.
"That would be like, so uncool and lame." Sean said.
"'Tomgelica' isn't even cute or romantic if they are cousins," Lil says.
"Uh, am I hearing that right? I might be gross, but that seems kinda icky. Oh, speaking of Icky, I heard this song "Icky Tricky" or something, it's something else." He said.
"I thought it was called "Icky Vicky", Phillip, and stop being gross," Lil says to her twin brother.
"..." Chuckie remained speechless. "Hey, Tommy, when you got a minute I'd like to talk to you. It's rather urgent." Chuckie said.
"Actually, Chuckie I was meaning to talk to you myself. Can it wait after class though? It might not be good to discuss things here." He said.
"Well, I, uh, don't think it can. Sorry to burst your bubble there, amigo. It'll be quick though, I promise. Mrs. Fitz, may Tommy and I be excused, please?" Chuckie asked the teacher.
"Sure, Mr. Finster. Come back after you are done talking to your best friend," Mrs. Fitz says to Chuckie.
Chuckie grabs Tommy's arm, leading him to the broom closet. He made sure to lock the door. "Tommy, Angelica told me some weird stuff. Is it true you love your cousin? Because that's rough, man." Chuckie said.
Tommy sighed. "Yes. I do, Chuckie, I feel ashamed though. It'll never work and the judgment will be non-stop. I was hoping, neither you or Angelica knew. My mom will disown me if she found out! You can understand why I didn't tell anyone though, right?" He asked him.
"You...love your cousin romantically? Geez, Tommy, that's a big puddle you got yourself in. Well, now we both know, Tommy. I'll try to find a way to throw Savannah off it might be tricky though. I don't think your mom would disown you, but she might be disappointed, and give you a lecture on why incest is wrong. Also, she tried asking me out but I turned her down." Chuckie said.
"Yeah, I know it's a very steep one. Unfortunately, that is the case, yes. You will? I knew I could count on you, Chuckie. Hmm, maybe but she might disown me regardless. I can understand if you're confused or disgusted, Chuckie. Angelica tried asking you out, and you rejected her? Dang, Chuckie, I didn't know you had it in you." Tommy said.
"The steepest of holes I might add. Hey, we're best friends, right? What kind of friend would I be if I didn't help you in your time of need? I dunno about that, Tommy. I'm certainly questioning it, yes. Well, I feel strongly for someone else. It might have been someone you formerly dated, that's not gonna be a problem, is it? Anyway, we should probably head back to class." Chuckie walked towards the door, getting ready to unlock it.
The janitor didn't know that there are people inside the closet, and he locks the door, and he did not know that he just prevented Tommy and Chuckie from leaving.