Chuck vs Awesome
Chapter 1
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A/N: This story picks up after awesome hears part of the truth from Chuck in Season 2. Awesome hasn't had a chance to really confront Chuck.. And he's freaking out. Send help.
Casa Woodcombe, Echo park
Don't freak out. Do not freak out. I keep repeating to myself as I slowly drink my second bottle of water from the fridge.
Chuck is a spy. Sarah and Casey are also spies.
Casey.. who I punched, is tied up to a chair in his own home. A very creepy home full of surveillance and big scary guns.
Chuck is a fucking spy for the CIA!
"Stay cool"
"Just stay cool. Slow long breaths."
Just as I keep repeating this to myself I don't really hear the door open and Ellie walks in saying
"There you are, did you learn anything about chuck at the buy more"
What?! Does she know? No, she doesn't. She couldn't possibly. After all Chuck asked me to cover for him with Ellie. Why would he ask me that if Ellie already knew ? Does Ellie know ? Am I the only one who hasn't known ? That can't be. Ellie wouldn't keep such a big secret from me.. Would she ?
Then why is she asking me about chuck ?!
"HUH?" is the only intelligent thing I manage in my haze.
Ellie continues undeterred, placing some paper bags filled with vegetables and something else my brain is too hazed to even pick apart. My heart is beating so fast, all I can hear is my own heartbeat in my ears. My palms are sweaty, my blood pressure is rising, my breaths are short and I am going into shock. Fucking great.
"Chuck ? My brother ? He's supposed to pick up your parents from the airport tonight ?"
Chuck ? Pick up my parents? Not awesome. Chuck is a spy. Sarah is a spy. Casey is a spy.
They tied Casey up in his own house and ran away. This is not awesome at all. Are they not coming back ? Did something bad happen ?
Are Ellie and I going to be fine ? What will happen when Casey gets free ? Will he come kill me to silence me ? Will he also kill Ellie ? Should I kill him now while I have the chance ? Why did chuck and Sarah not kill Casey ? Why did they leave him tied up ? I think I am going to pass out.
"Honey?"
"Why are you just looking at me like that?"
"It's a really simple question, have you talked to chuck?"
Huh? "Yeah" What did she even ask me ? Am I fine ? No I am decidedly NOT fine. Why would you assume I am fine ? Take my pulse, I am freaking out! "NOOO"
"So, you spoke to him?"
Him ? Huh ? What him are you talking about ? Him who ? Him Casey ? Him maybe coming to kill me ? That him ?
"What ?"
"Chuck ? Honey have you spoken to chuck ? .. on his way to .. your parents"
Chuck ? WHY chuck again ? And why would she assume I spoke with him ? I am in shock woman! Stop increasing my blood pressure already.
Spoke to him? How I hope to god I had not! "NO! Definitely not!" AT ALL!
"So ? Someone else spoke to him? Casey? … Sarah ?"
Any remaining semblance of calm drained from me. Why is Ellie asking me so many difficult goddamn questions ?
"No ?" She continued to push.
My breathing is getting ragged. I need to sit down and breathe into a bag.
"Who?"
Ellie suddenly came to some realization. Oh no! Oh, so.. not awesome.
"Oh no. OH, honey. no nononononono. I need you to focus, okay?"
"No, wedding day jitters! We've got company coming in at any moment, my father .."
Wedding day jitters? WHAT in the world is she talking about ?
"HUH ?"
"So I just need you …"
"Can you be AWESOME for me?"
I need you. Can you be awesome for me ?
"Yeah" I should pull myself together.
"Good."
Ellie.. Of course. I will always pull together for you. I will do anything for you.
"Okay. Come on now" and she smiled. I looked into her eyes and.. my heart rate started to slow back down. I felt a lot more calm. Wedding day jitters ? Why would I get wedding day jitters when all I am doing is waiting for you to walk up to me ? I get to tell the world that you are mine and mine alone. Sometimes it is like you don't even understand my love for you Ellie.
After I spent a long time in the shower during which I contemplated how to best handle this crisis, I jus t came to the conclusion to forget about it.
I did not stumble upon the three spies. I did not go into Casey's apartment.
Casey did not pull a gun on me. Sarah did not kick Casey and tie him up in his own apartment.
Chuck did not tell me that they were all spies.
Ellie is waiting for me. That is all that matters now. All I care about.
Chuck is a grown man who can handle his own problems. All I need to do, is focus on Ellie.
I come out of the shower, with a new gameplan. I put on my suit, and I walked out of the room with a new determination.
Ellie was sitting on the arm of a couch looking beautiful in a long purple dress with some makeup and her hair done.
"Babe, you look awesome" I tell her with a smile. "But we are late, and we have to get going"
"I can't" she replies with some frustration. I know the reason fully well.
"Honey, we have a whole rehearsal dinner full of people waiting for us" I remind her gently.
I'd rather not get into the subject if I can avoid it right now. I do not need another shock to my system.
"I knew that my dad would disappoint me but I just didn't think that chuck would" Oh boy.
"I don't know. It must be in the DNA" she says, completely disappointed in her brother. But DNA ? No ellie. You for one are never going to disappoint me.
Chuck wanted to be here. I mean if not for a very good reason, they would not have run. Why did they run ?
"Ellie... I- Look I know it's difficult without chuck, but he would want us to continue the wedding."
"Continue the wedding.. Why are you talking like he isn't coming to the wedding either ? Do you know something devon ? Have you spoken to him ? Is he bailing on me too ?" Ellie continued her assault.
Please dear god! I cannot take this drilling. Is this how interrogations are conducted ?
"Uh.. No. I mean. Yeah like generally, you know chuck.. he would uh, he would be there for you right ? Yeah. I don't know. Maybe your dad leaving shook him up bad."
Goddamn it. Why do you want to hurt her more ? Bringing up her father leaving again ? Not awesome at all man. Not. awesome.
"Ellie.. you know chuck. he'll.. he'll be back"
Don't prove me wrong here chuck. Even if takes you a long time.
"Trust me - he loves you.. And so do I"
"Now come on. We have to go. We have a dinner waiting for us"
"My only family isn't going to be there Devon" Ellie says feeling down.
I kneel down in front of her, and use my hands to hold her face, and I make myself a promise.
"Well.. We're going to be a family soon. And I promise you. I will always be there for you. Always."
She looks into my eyes, and pulls me into a hug.
"I love you Devon."
"I love you too babe"
As we are reveling in out love and understanding for each other, the door opens and who else but Chuck walks in. CHUCK ? What about Sarah ? Is she here as well then ? And what did you do to Casey ?
"Chuck! Where have you been?" Ellie demands jumping up from the couch before I have a chance to even contemplate his presence. I am still on the ground kneeling in front of the couch.
Chuck looking as calm as ever, just walks in and pulls Ellie into a hug. He says "I was fetching your wedding present. Don't be too hard on him, he was just beating himself up over it all."
I look back and Mr. Bartowski is standing in the doorway looking a little awkward.
I knew Ellie wanted her father to be there for her. Good work Chuck.
As Ellie pulled out and went to have her words with her father, I was just watching Ellie. She was.. She was handling it beautifully. I don't even know how I would react to this situation.
But Ellie, she just looked at Mr. Bartowski and asked weather he would just abandon them again, and when he said no.. She just accepted it. No, she pulled him into a hug too.
When he looked at Chuck with tear filled eyes, I sort of understood. Chuck not only went away to solve whatever it is he went to do, but also took the time to grab Mr. Bartowski on the way back.
"I got your back bro!" was all I could tell Chuck for what he did for Ellie. He may be a spy and I may have lied about it to my soon to be wife, but Chuck obviously loved his sister as well. I could keep their secret. Atleast for now.
Besides, how bad could it be?
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A/N : This was sitting in my computer, completed, but one I never got around to posting. I came back to the site just to check-in and found some really compelling stories on here. If you haven't yet, please go read Steelejay's works. I recommend Chuck vs His destiny and Sarah vs Asking chuck out.
Chuck vs A new day by WilleGarvin is still awesome.
