We Meet Again
Ch. 4
Shenzi and Chuckie stumbled upstairs and into the latter's bedroom, feeling like their arms and legs were going to fall off. "Oh, my Gosh!" Shenzi panted as Chuckie flopped on his bed. "I don't remember gym class being that... enduring!" The two were kept in the gymnasium after the school day was over by Mr. Pangborn, since they weren't doing very well.
"Me neither," Chuckie shook his head, "If it stays that way, I'm going to lose an arm. Or two. I guess I'm just weak."
"Me too, Chuck," Shenzi flopped on his bed next to him, "I'm weaker, though; I know it."
"No, that'd be me," The redhead insisted.
"It's me," Shenzi giggled.
"I am."
"Okay, there's only one way to settle this," Shenzi said before an argument, playful or not, could break out. "We've gotta fight."
"Fight?" Chuckie raised his eyebrows at her.
"Yep," She nodded.
"Um, isn't a guy hitting a girl a no-no?"
"Oh, that's right; Okay then, we can wrestle. No hitting, just a test of strength."
"Let's do it," Chuckie decided. But when they sat up, they immediately let out yells of pain from their aching muscles. "Let's rest first."
"G-good idea."
After a few minutes, the dull pain of exercise went away, and the two were ready. "Okay Shen," Chuckie started as he sat up, and stood on the floor, "We'll start on "three", and if you feel any pain, just yell..." He was cut off by Shenzi pouncing on him, so they safely landed on the floor. They rolled all around the room, dodging any obstacles as the fight remained a tie through it all. But soon, it was going to turn into a different kind of fight...
A couple minutes had passed, and the two friends were still at it. They didn't know how they ended up on the bed, but they just brushed it off and kept up the playful competition. "You won't beat me!" Shenzi exclaimed in determination when Chuckie had her pinned on her back.
"Oh yes I will!" He retorted with a determined smile; He was trying to pin her hands and arms down to officially declare himself the winner, but the emo girl was persistent. And a bit stronger than he thought. Shenzi was trying to keep her arms and hands up, but was struggling under Chuckie's surprising strength. When she saw that both of his hands were occupied, an evil idea came to her mind. She quickly released her right hand, and started tickling his side with all her fingers over his lime green button-up t-shirt. Chuckie's eyes widened before he burst out laughing, letting go of her hands to protect himself. "Gyaahahahahahaha! Hey! That's cheatihihihing!" His laughter increased when she used both hands on both of his sides, and his ribs.
"All's fair in love and..." Shenzi was cut off by the wrestling match officially starting again. Soon, she had Chuckie on his back when they were on the floor, doing the same actions as before. And sure enough, Chuckie reached up and tickled her side in retaliation over her red plaid ruffled, slim-fitting t-shirt. She squealed before she burst out laughing, falling on her side as she protected herself. "Gyaahahahahaehehehehe! You cheater!" She then pounced on the redhead, pinning him on his back, and tickled his ribs and stomach with her sharp, black-polished nails.
"Shehehehehenzihihihi, stohohohohop!" Chuckie burst into laughter and giggles again.
"Wait 'til I tell Kimi about this!"
"N-NOHOHOHOHO!" Chuckie suddenly screamed, "Dohohohohon't tehehehell heheher! Pleheheheheahahahase!" Finding a bit of strength, he pushed her hands away, and pinned her face-up on his bed.
Now that she was vulnerable, he started tickling all over her flat stomach. "Eeek! Heheheheheheahahahaha!" She burst into giggles. When one of his fingers touched the indent in her shirt where her belly button was, she flinched harshly. Smiling devilishly, Chuckie focused on that one spot with his index finger. "Gyaahahahahahahaha!" Shenzi laughed hysterically, as the soft fabric rubbing her sensitive skin sent ticklish jolts through her body. "N-nohohohohohot thehehehehehere! Chuhuhuhuhuhuckihihihihie!" She tried to protest and tickle him back, but his tickles seemingly drained her of any energy she had. After around a minute, he moved both hands to her squirming sides, where he moved his wiggling index fingers up and down. Shenzi's shoulders shrugged up as she tried to protect herself with her arms.
When he attacked her armpits, she writhed hysterically. "What? Are these your weak spots?" Chuckie taunted her; He held her arm up with his left hand, and tickled under it with his right.
"Chuhuhuhuhuckihihihihie!" Shenzi squealed, "Nohohohohohohoho!" She writhed and squirmed under the redhead's grip, before she finally found strength; She had him on his back in seconds. "Let's see how you like it, Finster!" Without another word, she scribbled her fingers in his armpits over his shirt before he could put his arms down. To her surprise, Chuckie was wiggling and squirming like a fish out of water, and was laughing like a maniac. "Ooh, are you most ticklish here, Chuck?" She teased him, as she kept up her attack.
"N-nohohohohohoho!" Chuckie yelled through his hysterical laughter; He was able to start wrestling with her again, but she had him face-down on his stomach in under half a minute.
"Ha! I've got you now!" Without holding back, Shenzi started tickling his sides, armpits, neck, and even his back over his shirt while sitting on his thighs and backside. The redhead went ballistic with laughter, punching the bed, kicking his legs, and trying to escape.
"Shehehehenzihihihi, stohohohohop!" Chuckie pleaded, "I'm g-going to p-peehehehehe mysehehehehelf! Ahahahahahahaha!"
"What's the magic word?" She playfully taunted him.
"Uhuhuhuncle, uhuhuhuhuncle! Gyahahahahahahaha!"
"Nope, that's not it!" She giggled at his choice of words.
"Stohohohohohohohop!"
"That's not it either!" She kept her fingers in his sensitive armpits this time.
"P-PLEHEHEHEHEAHAHAHAHASE!" He finally shrieked, fearing that his bladder was going to give out on him any second now.
"Correct!" Shenzi finally stopped and jumped off of him and on the floor. Chuckie panted and sputtered for breath as he covered himself as much as he could with his arms and legs.
"I, I'll be right back." He jumped on the floor and made a beeline for the bathroom like he hadn't used it in days. She absentmindedly put her hand on the back of her head, and was surprised that the big, black bow in her hair had stayed intact.
"Chuckie? Oh, Shenzi!" The girl looked back, and saw Kimi at the doorway. "I didn't know you were here; I was going to tell Chuckie that I decided what to do for my 11th birthday party."
"Well, he's in the bathroom," Shenzi told her, "What're you going to do?"
"I decided to have a pool party!" Kimi smiled with excitement, "You and your friends are all invited! It's going to be great!"
"Awesome," The emo girl smiled.
"So um, if you don't mind me asking, what were you and Chuckie doing in here?"
"We were having a tickle fight," Shenzi giggled, "I won."
"Chuckie's ticklish?" Kimi giggled, "I had no idea."
"He is, trust me," Shenzi smirked.
Just then, Chuckie came back in the room, feeling refreshed. "Oh, hey Kimi; What's up?"
"I decided to have a pool party for my birthday," The Asian girl told him with excitement in her voice, "Shenzi and all of her friends are invited."
"That sounds fun," Chuckie smiled, "What were you and Shenzi talking about?"
"Oh, nothing," Kimi smiled innocently.
"Yeah, just girl stuff," Shenzi smirked, "Well, I'd better get home; Thanks for the invite, Kimi! I'll tell my friends!"
"Chuckie! Kimi! Dinner time!" Kira called out. Kimi was in the bathroom, so Chuckie came downstairs first. After washing up at the sink, he sat in his usual spot at the table. When the Asian girl came out, she was on her toes, sneaking up to her brother from behind. When she was close enough, she quickly but gently squeezed his sides.
"'Ipe!" Chuckie yelped, startling their parents and almost falling out of his seat, before he glared at his sister, "Kimi!"
"I couldn't resist," She giggled as she sat next to him. Throughout dinner, she would poke at or teasingly tickle his side, stomach, ribs, or neck, earning giggles and glares every time.
"Shenzi told you, didn't she?" He finally asked her.
"Yep," She nodded, before poking between his side and stomach, getting a harsh flinch and a high-pitched giggle out of him. He even almost dropped his fork on the floor.
"Okay Kimi, that's enough," Kira chuckled at them, "Leave your brother alone."
"Oh okay," Kimi playfully pouted before she ate the spaghetti noodles on her fork.
"So Chuckie, what did you and your friend do today?" Kira asked the redhead.
"We had a wrestling match," Chuckie shrugged, "Which turned into a tickle fight on her behalf."
"Who won that?" Chaz smirked.
"Um, I-I did," Chuckie stammered.
"No, you didn't!" Kimi chimed in with a giggle, "Shenzi won! She said so!"
"Okay, so I lost," Chuckie admitted.
"That's nothing to be embarrassed of," Kira shrugged, "As long as you both had fun with it."
"So, you had fun at Chuckie's?" Frankie asked Shenzi. Their parents abruptly decided to take them to Outback Steakhouse for dinner that night, so the two sisters were dressed somewhat nicely for it. Frankie was in a white sleeveless dress with skulls, and pink and blue roses in a watercolor style, black and yellow Converse high-tops, chocolate donut dangle earrings, a matching necklace and a neon yellow and hot pink monster hood-style hat with pink pom-poms, yellow horns on top, and white teeth along the front hem. It was definitely head-turning. Shenzi was in a black short-sleeved dress with a purple floral skull print skirt, black bow tie ballet flats, a purple extension, and black bow earrings.
As of the moment, they were waiting for their food to come. "Yep, I did," Shenzi nodded.
"What did you do there?" Felicia asked her.
"We had a bit of a wrestling match, to prove who's weaker, and I turned it into a tickle fight," Shenzi giggled.
"Who won?" Friar Tuck asked her.
"I did, surprisingly," She shrugged, "Oh, Frankie?"
"Yeah?"
"Kimi said that you, I and our friends are invited to her birthday party on the 5th. It's a pool party."
"Ooh, that sounds fun," Frankie smiled.
October 5th Soon enough, the school day was over, and Kimi's party was drawing near. She planned on having it in the early evening, so the sun wouldn't be blinding or burning anyone. Shenzi and Frankie told their friends about it, and they were all stoked. The day before, they all went shopping for presents for the birthday girl.
Shenzi pulled on a black cat mesh swim cover without sleeves, a black and white cropped rash guard, and black and white palm tree board shorts over her swimsuit for the party, while Frankie had a black cover that more resembled a robe. The younger girl had black and white sailor flip-flops on her feet, a white extension in her bangs, and black palm tree earrings while the blonde had mint green flip-flops with navy blue flowers on them, a mint bow ponytail band, and mint heart lock earrings. With towels and their wrapped presents in hand, they waited in anticipation as their parents drove them to their destination. After what seemed like forever, they arrived at the Finster house, where a select few of their friends were waiting for the party to start.
"You girls have fun," Felicia smiled at them as they opened the side doors.
"And behave too," Friar Tuck told them.
"We will," Shenzi giggled.
"Bye!" Frankie waved at them as they drove off. "Okay Shen, let's go join the others." With her sister following, the blonde entered the backyard through the house after Chaz and Kira granted them access, and set their presents on the appropriate table. There was a cake in a pan with a transparent lid; It was chocolate with light blue frosting, and two '1' candles surrounded by those candles with colored flames. There were also pink party favor bags, red plastic cups, and a portable freezer.
"Hey, guys!" Tommy called out to them; He was wearing camo-print swim trunks, a light blue butterflies and bamboo t-shirt, and navy blue Converse high-tops. Dil was next to him in a black and white alien emoji ringer t-shirt, green swim trunks, light blue Converse high-tops, and his signature Sherpa hat. Angelica was with them, looking like she didn't want to be there. She was in a black tricot skater dress, neon green expensive-looking flip-flops, silver hoop earrings, light purple waterproof eyeshadow, and had a cobalt blue flower in her blonde hair.
The Zimmeruski twins were there too. Roxy was in a blue tricot skater dress with a rhymer print all over it, turquoise floral flip-flops, and blue dice earrings. Bobby was wearing a yellow t-shirt, black and yellow Batman swim trunks, and classic Converse high-tops. "You know where Kimi's at?"
"She's still in her room," Chuckie told them from the sliding door. He was in his lime green t-shirt, light purple swim trunks, and black flip-flops.
"She's still not ready yet?" Bobby wondered aloud, "Man, how long does it take to get dressed for a party?"
"It can take a while sometimes," Frankie shrugged.
"Didn't you spend almost ten minutes doing your hair on our first day at Jim Jr. High?" Shenzi smirked, as Chuckie walked up to them.
"Yeah..."
Before any words were said, Maxie and Matt came dashing in, along with Susie and Santana, each with presents in hand. Maxie was in black and white plaid swim trunks, a baggy white t-shirt, the right sleeve having red stripes and the left being blue with white stars, and red Converse high-tops. Matt was wearing blue floral swim trunks, a light blue alien t-shirt, black Converse low-tops, and his Sherpa hat. A grumpy-looking Santana was wearing a pink cover over her swimsuit, pink expensive-looking flip-flops, pink waterproof eyeshadow, pink candy heart "Not Sorry" dangling earrings, and a light pink flower in her hair. A small, poorly-wrapped present was in her hand.
Susie was wearing a white, purple, and blue floral tricot skater dress over her swimsuit, yellow bow flip-flops, white bow earrings, a pink flower ponytail band, and a turquoise bandana. Her present, which looked big, was wrapped much more nicely. Pistol was down with a cold, so she couldn't make it to the party.
After around a minute, the DeVille twins came running in the backyard, each carrying a carefully-wrapped present. Phil was in red and dark blue floral swim trunks, a red v-neck t-shirt, and black and blue checkerboard Vans. Lil wore a simple black tank top, high-waisted strawberry shorts, a strawberry clip in her hair, and matching flip-flops. She had started wearing colorful extensions in her hair, different each day, so the one she wore for the party was red.
Chaz and Kira came out in the yard, choosing to wear regular day clothes and stay on the pool deck. "Everyone's here?" Chaz checked.
"Here!" All the guests exclaimed.
"Pistol couldn't make it," Frankie told them, "She's sick."
"Oh, that's too bad," Kira frowned sympathetically, "Well, we're glad that all of you were able to come."
"I'll see if Kimi's ready," Chuckie announced as he walked back in the house. When he came upstairs where their bedrooms were, he knocked on her door. "Kimi, are you ready?"
"Almost!"
"Well all of the guests are out in the backyard! Pretty much all of them, at least..."
"Don't worry, I'll be down in a minute."
"Okay." Chuckie walked back down the stairs and out where everyone else was. "She'll be down in a minute."
"Alright," Kira nodded.
"Why does it take so long for girls to get dressed?" Phil wondered aloud, "I take like, two minutes tops."
"I dunno," Chuckie shrugged, "I usually take three minutes. Maybe five."
Sure enough, after around a minute, Kimi came dashing out in the backyard. She was wearing a black and pink argyle butterfly dress that had a retro style, navy blue flip-flops, a purple sequin scrunchie holding half her hair up in its signature bun, small gold hoop earrings, a purple flower hair clip, and three pink hair sticks. "Sorry I took so long!" She hastily apologized, "Let's get this party started right!" She exclaimed in a deeper voice. She pulled of her dress, revealing her... unique swimsuit. It was a hot pink bikini with a top looking like an off-shoulder blouse, with striped straps, and matching skirt bottoms. The boys took off their shirts as the rest of the girls stripped out of their dresses/covers.
Frankie was wearing a mint green bikini with a halter top, which had a smiley alien face on it, and tie-side bottoms. Roxy's bikini looked like it was made out of denim, with high-waisted bottoms. Lil was wearing a one-piece strawberry-printed swimsuit with green gingham ruffles on the top hem. Angelica had an expensive-looking purple floral bikini with a triangle top and skirted bottoms. Susie's tie-dye bikini had a flounce top, and bottoms that tied at the sides. Santana's bikini looked expensive like Angelica's, but it was white with light pink leopard spots. It had a triangle top and skirted bottoms.
Chuckie couldn't help but stare as Shenzi took off her cover, rash guard, and shorts. She had a simple, black bikini with a halter top and side-tie bottoms. "Chuck, my eyes are up here," She giggled upon seeing his stupefied expression.
"S-sorry," He stammered sheepishly.
Soon, the party was in full swing; Kimi decided to open her presents first, so they could have the cake while lounging in the pool. From Shenzi, she received a set of edgy stud earrings, a black skull cameo chains headwrap, and a necklace and pair of earrings sold together, each containing a bottle with the labe "Poison". From Chuckie, she got two flower cluster hair clips, and a white hair bow with a sushi print. She got two handmade wing hair clips made of pastel pink and purple Perler beads from Frankie. Bobby and Roxy collaborated with a large blue bow that resembled Ariel's from The Little Mermaid. From Maxie, she got black leather fingerless gloves with a red and white polka dot bow on each of them, and black suspenders with white mustaches. Matt gave her a necklace and a pair of earrings from Dylan's Candy Bar that had gumball machine charms. She got a blue, yellow, and pink Stackins plush owl, a black rose bun garland, and a set of floral heart earrings from Lil. Phil went with a sheet of metallic temporary tattoos with a Day Of The Dead theme. Angelica carelessly went with an old pink donut pillow from a box in her bedroom, and a black, cheap mustache whistle, but Kimi enjoyed them. Santana chose an old pair of "Hot" pink stud earrings. Susie was a lot more generous with her present: Two Killstar Addams dresses, one black and one light pink. Tommy surprised everyone, especially Kimi, with his gift: A black Pandora bracelet! Dil had picked out a silver cat bead for it as well.
The party favor bags were handed out soon after; They contained random novelties from Oriental Trading, such as mini erasers, stress toys, ninja bouncy balls, plush skeletons, and small, plastic Halloween bears. Once the evening was kicking off, the kids gathered in the pool. Chaz and Kira had excused themselves into the house, but didn't say why. "So Kimi, do you feel any different being 11?" Susie asked her best friend.
"To be honest, not really yet," Kimi shrugged.
"It'll come eventually," Chuckie smirked jokingly, "Trust me."
"It's not that different," Shenzi shrugged, "Maybe a little bit." She raised an eyebrow when Kimi and Roxy stifled giggles. "What? What's funny?" She let out a loud yelp when two fingers poked her bare sides under the warm water. "Chuckie, I know that was you, mister! You're gonna regre-Aaaeehehehehehehe!" She squealed and burst into giggles when the redhead tickled her sides and ribs. She tried to swim away, but Chuckie grabbed her around her waist, and attacked her stomach. She started squirming and trying to escape, but he was persistent.
"Hey!" Chuckie laughed and squeezed his eyes shut when Shenzi started splashing close to his face.
"Doesn't she have a button or something that makes her stop splashing?" Phil wondered aloud, as he shielded his eyes.
"Hmm," Chuckie smirked, "I think she does." He then swiftly poked her belly button, but that made her let out a loud squeal and splash even more.
"That makes her worse!" Lil exclaimed with a wide smile.
"Hmm," Chuckie's smirk grew, "Maybe you have to scratch it to make it go into effect."
"No!" Shenzi tried to protest, but it was in vain; The redhead was out for playful vengeance. He started tickling her belly button under the water, making her squirm and kick like a maniac. Her large splashes reached the other sides of the pool, soaking everyone else. She tried to pull his arm and hands away, but he was just too strong. When he tickled one of her hairless armpits at the same time, she was splashing like a soon-to-be victim of drowning.
After around a minute, Chuckie decided that she had enough; Plus he and his friends were getting soaked. He stopped and let her go, as she swam away from him and covered herself with her thin arms.
"This is the best party ever!" Kimi giggled. "And my best birthday ever!" Little did she know, it was going to get better.
"Hey kids, come in Kimi's room," Kira told the guests, "We have one last surprise before you all have to turn in for the night." After drying off, the children followed the two parents to their destination. Kimi was confused at the big, white sheet covering her bed. But her jaw dropped and her eyes widened when Chaz and Kira yanked it off; Now on her bed was gothic Alice in Wonderland bedsheets, pillowcases, and a comforter.
"Oh my Gosh! I love it! Thank you!" Kimi hugged her parents in turn tightly.
"Happy Birthday, Kimi-chan!" Kira smiled at seeing her daughter so overjoyed.
"Happy Birthday, sweetheart," Chaz smiled at her.
The guests admired the new bedding for a while, before they decided to head on home. They called their respective parents and waited in the living room, wrapped up in their towels. "So, you like your presents, Kimi?" Chuckie asked his sister.
"Uh huh!" She nodded, all of her gifts gathered on her lap. "They're awesome; Thanks guys!"
"To be honest, I knew about the bedding," Chuckie admitted, "You wouldn't believe how much willpower it took to keep it a secret."
"Oh," She giggled, "Well thanks for keeping it a surprise, Chuck."
"No problem," He smiled.
After a few minutes, the guests' parents arrived, and took their kids home, leaving the Finsters alone in the living room. For Kimi's birthday, they took her and Chuckie out for a nice sushi dinner. Kimi seemed to be in heaven from the fish, while Chuckie merely settled on rice with semi-crunchy seaweed. After they were home, they started getting ready for bed, as Kimi put her gifts in their proper spots.
She smirked when she saw Chuckie with a wide, happy smile on his face, unaware that she was watching him. Before Shenzi and her friends started attending their school, he had never looked this happy; Not even when he fell for Nicole Boscarelli. His newfound joy had to involve Shenzi.
It just had to.
(A/N: Chapter 4, down! An unknown number to go. XD You know the disclaimer. The party favors are from Oriental Trading. ;) Hope you enjoyed this chapter!)
