Fallen
A/n: Do not own AGU, Rugrats, ladda da da blah. I only own the plot line to this story. Fare warning, the story jumps a head a bit, and I changed it to a CSa/CA luv triangle... yayness
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¤Chapter 2¤
Everyone was suffering the "Chuckie blues" it seemed. Everyone but Kimi knew about the phone call, and everyone wanted to keep it that way. Chuckie was a no-show when he promised that he would come back into town that night. Nothing changed much since then, except now it seemed that Kimi was going to less of her sessions with her therapist. Everyone truely thought she was getting better by the minute. No more Miss Depression.
Lil sighed as she sat in her car, waiting for Kimi to be done. She played with her sweatshirt hood strings, as she looked across the street. She saw a family of four, a brother, sister, mother, and father, buying some popsicles at a near by stand. The way a real family is suppose to be I guess. No heartbreak, no pity, no wanting to go back to fix the past. A real family.
Lil's gaze broke when she heard her phone go off. She opened her purse and Flipped it open. She looked at the caller ID. Unavailable.
She twirled the phone in her hands, wondering what to do. Should she answer it, or should she just throw it down to the floor? She gulped as she answered her phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
Lil sighed at the sound of Tommy's voice. She smiled as she continued to play with her hood
strings. "What's up?"
"We need to talk, all of us... except Kimi. It concerns you-know-who..."
Lil looked towards the doors of where Kimi should pop out at any second, and nodded to herself. "When?"
"Tonight, at my house."
Lil Glanced once again to the family across the street, and sighed. "Okay, tonight then."
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"When did he call you? Why exactly did he want to come back in the first place anyhow? Doesn't he know everyone will kill him once he comes back?"
"We discussed that the first time he called. He just doesn't get it I guess. This time he actually called me and told me for real that he was coming to suprise everyone tomorrow night. Kimi was getting better, now when he comes back, who knows what kind of condition she'll be in."
The 6 of them sat in a circle, staring down at the carpet in Tommy's room. Tommy, Lil, Phil, Dil, Angelica, and Susie didn't dare say much about Chuckie's suprising new announcment of return. Angelica looked at everyone's sad faces, and grunted.
"Like I care about anything that freak does or says. As long as I don't have to see his pathedic face again, I'll be happy." Everyone looked up at her, and back down again. Everyone knew that out of everyone there, Angelica was taking his return the hardest. Her best friend ran off with a boy that Angelica seemed to admire all through her childhood. She'd never forgive either of them; Samantha for stealing the one she loved, or Chuckie, for actually wanting to marry the scum.
"What are we suppose to do about Kimi then? It's not like we can avoid her from seeing him." Phil looked across to his sister, and sighed. He would beat the crap out of Chuckie for what he did to Kimi... they should worry about keeping him away from Chuckie. No one said anything till Susie yawned at sat up from her position on the floor.
"I would love to stay and chat with ya'll about our problem, but I go back to school tomorrow and that's the last thing I want to be worried about." She looked at Angelica and offered her hand. "You comin'?"
"Might as well..." She took Susie's hand and bounced back up to a standing stance. "If I want to make myself depressed, I might as well be watching a Beverly Hills 90210 marathon." They both waved and said their goodbyes as they walked out of Tommy's room. Phil yawned and got up himself.
"It's getting late... might as well go myself." He turned towards Lil. "Are you going to stay awhile?"
Lil nodded as Phil turned towards the door. "I'll tell mom." Lil waved at her brother, and got up from her position on the floor to join Tommy on his bed. She sat down next to him and laid a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"And I'll... leave you alone then." Dil got up and headed across the hall, making sure to close Tommy's door for the extra privacy. Tommy ran his hands through his hair and he lent his elbows against his knees. The Chuckie situation was getting way too blown out of porportion, but he knew, everyone knew, his return wouldn't be all flowers and sunshine.
"I'm going to tell Kimi about Chuckie's little 'Suprise visit' tomorrow. I don't want you to stop me, either. She'll see him, he'll make sure to see her. We can't prevent it, we can't lie to her about everything in the world. She's brave, strong, smart; she can take care of herself, you know that, and I know that." Lil's hand movied to Tommy's back, as she began to brush her hand softly against his back. "You know we have to."
Tommy looked up at Lil, and then back down on the floor. "I know. I just, hate him so much now, It's unbelieveable."
"You say that, and every time you do, it gets harder and harder to believe you." Lil got up and knelt down on her knees in front of him. She slumped down and sat, while she played with her jean belt loops for awhile. She looked up at his fustrated state. "You're the one who has to set the example, Tommy. From day one you were always the bravest, smartest person out of the whole group. Don't let us down now."
Tommy looked at her with shock, yet understanding. "I won't," he whispered, as she got back up on her knees, and slumped into his warm embrace. She rested her head on his chest, while he stroked her hair with his hand. She was right, of course. He really didn't hate him; he longed to have his best friend back more then anything in the world. He kissed the top of her head as he broke their embrace. "You should go home now, so your mom doesn't worry."
Lil nodded as she got up off the floor. She grabbed her purse, and headed for the door.
"I love you a lot," He called out to her.
She turned and smiled. "I love you a lot, too."
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"Phil! Wait up!"
Phil looked behind him as he saw Kimi running towards him. He swallowed as she came at a slow stop next to him, a bit out of breath. He looked at her like she was crazy, but decided not to say anything too offensive.
"What are you doing out here so late? Shouldn't you be home or something?" A cold burst of air came passing by. Kimi shivered as she looked Phil in the eyes.
"It was a bit depressing their, so I decided to go for a little walk." Phil sighed as he slipped off his brown sweatshirt. He smoothed out the Tee shirt that he had on underneath, and put it over Kimi's head, gently.
"You're not catching a cold on my watch. Don't worry, it doesn't smell or anything. Look, Kimi, I-"
"What were you guys talking about tonight?"
Phil stopped as he looked over towards her. She pulled her arms through the arms of his sweatshirt. Even though it was really baggy on her, she felt extremely comfortable in it, the most comfort she felt in a long time. It also smelt extremely good, too.
"Nothing, really. Just, exchanging math notes."
"Oh," Kimi sighed, looking down towards the sidewalk. Another gust of wind blew as it crept the hood of Phil's sweatshirt even closer up Kimi's head, almost completely covering her face.
He grabbed onto The sides of the hood, and pulled it up as far as it could go. "I'll walk you home, kay?"
Kimi smiled as they turned towards the direction of her house. "I have another session tomorrow with my therapist. He said I should bring a friend along with me next visit, to help me along with talking about my problems and all that jazz. Could you come, possibly?"
Phil looked down at her hooded face, as she turned her head to meet his gaze. Some loose strands of her hair that were creeping out of the hood blew freely into the wind. She looks so beautiful, in the moonlight, he thought to himself. How could he say no? "Of course I will," He said, leading her up the street.
She smiled as she wrapped an arm around one of his. "Thanks a lot." He wanted to tell her the truth, about everything. Chuckie, his feeling about her, everything he could manage to ever tell her. He couldn't, though. He wasn't brave enough to tell her.
If only I had a some courage... he thought to himself. Where are you when I need ya, Dorothy?
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Wow... I never thought I would continue on this story, but I managed! yayness to me! Please review and keep this stroy alive, that is, if you want me to post another chapter. Much more to come, I swear! (sorry if this story makes no sence, I waited about 100 years to post another chapter ) I changed the story a bit, as you saw above, to a CSa/CA tirangle. I like CA better then CSu... don't ask me why. Please review if ya like! thanks!