Check Yes, Juliet

A/N: Ooooookaaay! New chapter! Yay! Okay, so this is a Charbeck fanfic to "Check Yes, Juliet" by We the Kings. Again, I'm still getting used to these songfics, but this one might be a little bit better than my last one, seeing that I had more inspiration on this one. KK, uuuhhh…oh yeah!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Keepers, Charbeck, We the Kings songs, blah blah blah muffins, blah blah blah Nutella company, but, as y'all know, I DO own Maybeck! …he's in mah pantry.

NO FLAMING! If it stinks, tell me nicely. Tshank ewe!

Maybeck walked alongside of the street in the rain. He was off from working at Crazy Glaze today, so he decided to take a walk to Lord knows where. His mind was off of Keepers stuff; all he could think about was the note he had left Charlene earlier today in her locker. This is what it read:

Hey, Charlie-need to ask u something—do you like me?

Check yes or no.

He was a bit discouraged, since, apparently, she didn't see it…or just didn't want to reply. That being said, she didn't mention it when she saw him at lunch, or in the halls, or in study hall. Please, I hope it was just that she didn't see it, he thought.

Check Yes, Juliet

Are you with me?

Then, he suddenly stopped. He came across a house that he had only seen a few times before, but he knew exactly whose house it was.

It was Charlene's house.

There was no car in the driveway, and, knowing that there was no space in the garage for a car, he knew she was home alone.

Now was the time. No one to disturb her—he had to know if she had seen the note. And if she had, what was her answer?

There was a single light in one of the windows of the second story of the house. Of course, he assumed that this was Charlene's bedroom, since she was home alone.

He had to know.

Had to.

Rain is falling down on the sidewalk

I won't go until you come outside.

There had to be some way to get her attention without creeping her out. But how? He couldn't exactly send her a text saying, "Hey, Charlie! I'm outside your house looking trying to look through your window to get your attention. Make things easier and just come outside?" Puh-lease. The great Terry Maybeck didn't send lame texts. Everything he says is funny and adorable! Everything.

He noticed that there was a bed of pebbles that wrapped around the entire house under her window. If there were a traveling light bulb over Maybeck's head, it would have gone off right then.

Hey! He thought, I can be all romantic-like and throw pebbles at her window! Like they do in those chick flicks! Not that I watch them…

Check yes, Juliet, kill the limbo

I'll keep tossing rocks at your window

Maybeck picked up a small handful of the pebbles and started to chuck them at her window.

To his surprise, the pebble didn't hit the window and make the soft tapping sound that he'd expected.

Instead, the rock went through her window, and he heard a scream.

Charlene's head popped through her window.

"Maybeck?!"

Oops. That didn't go as planned.

"Hey, Charlie!" he said enthusiastically.

"What are you doing here?"

"Uhm…I, uh, had to ask you a question."

"Couldn't you have just texted me instead of almost cracking my phone's screen?"

"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that."

"So, what'd you want to ask me?"

Maybeck didn't know what to say. He didn't exactly want to ask her about the note while yelling up to her. Besides, this way she had a height advantage over him. The great Terry Maybeck didn't like that.

"You wanna take a walk with me?"

"Where?"

"I…uh…I don't know. Somewhere? Park, maybe?"

There's no turning back for us tonight

There was a park near Charlene's house that he knew she liked spending time at.

Charlene turned around and looked at her bedside clock. 7:45 P.M., it declared. She went to her closet to get her jacket.

Lace up your shoes

Here's how we do

Maybeck mentally willed Charlene to come down to walk with him. Not that he could mentally communicate with people. The Great Terry Maybeck couldn't do that.

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

They'll tear us apart

If you give them the chance

Maybeck knew that there were other guys that would kill just to have one date with Charlene. But Maybeck wanted to be that one guy. The one guy that could call Charlene "his." He could be with her through life's ups and downs. The one guy that she could trust to save her if there was an OT attack while they were crossed over. And, since they were paired to cross over, he'd be the only one to save her.

The only one.

Don't sell your heart

Don't say it's not meant to be

His thoughts drifted back to the note he had left her earlier that day. What if she'd checked "no"? What if she really didn't like him?

Run, baby, run

Forever will be

You and me

Meanwhile, Charlene was up looking for the jacket that she had put the note in. The one she wore to school that day.

She had her answer, but she didn't know the right moment to give it to him. Oh, well, she thought. If he brings it up, at least I'll be prepared. The second the words "be prepared" crossed her mind, that creepy song from The Lion King came into her head. BE PREPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARED!

Check yes, Juliet

I'll be waiting

Maybeck shifted uncomfortably under her window. Was she coming or not? His mind was racing, anticipation charging his adrenaline.

Wishing, wanting

Yours for the taking

Just sneak out,

And don't tell a soul goodbye

Her jacket on, Charlene's head popped out of the window again.

"The security system is on. How am I supposed to get down?"

Check yes, Juliet

Here's the countdown

Three, two, one, now fall in my arms, now

Maybeck looked around viciously.

"The tree!" he said, pointing to a tree by her window that she could easily climb down.

Charlene hesitantly tested the tree's branches. Once she saw that they were stable, she steadily scaled the tree, but towards the bottom—about six feet off the ground—there was a weak branch and Charlene slipped and fell.

Luckily, with Maybeck's agility, he was able to catch Charlene as she was falling to the ground. It wasn't much of a fall, but she would have probably sprained/twisted something if he hadn't caught her.

"It's okay. I've got you," he said softly as he and Charlene were caught in a passionate stare.

Charlene quickly got up and shook herself off.

They can't change the locks

Don't let them change your mind

Charlene looked hesitant about leaving.

"You know, it's gonna be fine. You'll be back before you know it," Maybeck said. But that was the problem—she didn't want it to be over soon. I mean, spending a Friday night with your crush? Sounded good to Charlie!

Lace up your shoes

Here's how we do

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

Charlene took off at a run.

"Race you to the crosswalk!" she yelled behind her.

The crosswalk was right where the entrance to the park was, so this was a fun way—for the both of them—to get to the park.

The race ended up being a tie, but the two playfully argued about who won.

They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance

Don't sell your heart

Don't say it's not meant to be

Run, baby, run

Forever will be

You and me

They walked, out of breath, into the park. Maybeck slipped his hand into hers. And she didn't pull it away. This was a good sign to the Great Terry Maybeck.

We're flying through the night

We're flying through the night

Way up high

"Come here," Maybeck said. "I want to show you something."

They walked a little bit further into the park, and Maybeck led Charlene up to the top of a high hill. So high, you could see Cinderella Castle from that spot.

"So," Maybeck said. "I put this note in your locker today. And I just wanted to know…did you possibly happen to read it?"

The view from here is getting better

With you by my side

Charlene pulled a slip of paper out of her pocket.

"Do you mean this piece of paper?" she said, dangling it in front of his face.

Run, baby, run

Don't ever look back

"Yes," Maybeck said, swatting at the torn-off corner of a notebook page. "That one."

"Yeah, I saw it. You know, I get a lot of these, so you're lucky I saw this," she said, playing with him.

They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance

Don't sell your heart

Don't say we're not meant to be

"Soooooo…" he said, seeking an answer.

She pulled a pencil out of her bag that she took with her, placing a check mark in one of the boxes.

Maybeck held his breath, unsure of what her answer was.

She folded the paper in half, and secretly slid it to Maybeck.

He slowly unfolded it, re-reading the whole note.

Hey, Charlie-need to ask u something—do you like me?

Check yes or no.

Yup. I do like you, Becky! ;)

His smile grew larger as he looked over to Charlene's smile, greeting his. As they sat down in the grass, he intertwined his finger's with hers, making her blush and smile. And, as if on cue, one of the fireworks from the Wishes: A Nighttime Spectacular! shot up in the air.

Run, baby, run

Forever will be

There. It was that perfect moment. That moment where all your worries just simply melt away.

Charlene gently laid her head against his shoulder, and he put a protective arm around her waist.

You and me.

You and me,

You and me.

A/N: Aaaaaannnnddd…that's a wrap! How'd y'all like it? Good? Bad? Tell me NICELY (repeat: NICELY) in a review. Still new to the whole songfic stuff. Well, whether you loved it, hated it, wanted to smother it in Nutella and sprinkle it with bacon, made you want to eat a muffin, REVIEW PUH-LEASE! If you do, you'll get a virtual muffin! *says in singsongy voice*

Okay, I seriously stayed up till 12:08 A.M. to post this for y'all. No, wait…it's 12:09 A.M. now… ugh…gonna watch Hunger Games, and go to sleep…in mah school clothes. Yup. Too tired for mah jammies… :)