(A/N: Here's B! Enjoy!)

B- Best Friends

Summary: Shenzi Tuck and Chuckie Finster have been best friends since their toddling days. Will their friendship last forever?

On a nice day at the park, 2-year-old Chuckie Finster was swinging on the swingset as he laughed with joy and excitement. Who was pushing him? Why, 2-year-old Shenzi Tuck was, of course. These two toddlers were best friends. Their parents even predicted that they would get married in someday in adulthood; That's how close they are.

After around a minute, Shenzi stopped pushing Chuckie, so they switched positions; She sat on the swing, while he stood behind her, and gave her a good, hard push. Her long, black hair and green, flowy skirt blew in the breeze as she swung back and forth. "Hey Chuckie?" She glanced down at the young redhead.

"Yeah?"

"What do you think our daddies meant by us getting married? What does married even mean?"

"I'm not sure," He replied, "But it has to be something nice; I mean, they always look happy when they talk about it."

"Do you think it's something big?"

"I dunno," He shrugged.

"I hope it doesn't ruin our friendship," She said timidly.

Chuckie laid his hands on her back so she stopped swinging. "You think I won't be friends with you anymore?" She simply shrugged. "That won't happen," He assured her, "We'll be best friends forever; I know it."

"You promise?" She turned to him, with her pinky finger out. "Pinky promise?"

He wrapped his pinky finger around hers in a sealing. "Pinky promise." They then decided to ditch the swings, and headed for the playset with the slide and the jungle gym.

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Years passed, and surely enough, Shenzi and Chuckie's strong friendship remained intact through it all. They trudged through preschool, kindergarten, and grade school side-by-side. He supported her when she started wearing glasses after turning 4, and was self-conscious about them. They had each other's back when they started wearing braces on their teeth, albeit at different, yet close times. He was a bit puzzled when she started wearing black all the time, but he accepted it. After she turned 10, she cried to him when she was bullied for her two-colored eyes. Her left is blue, while her right is green; They were inherited from her biological father, who may as well not exist. Why, you ask? You'll find out soon. Anyway, although he was able to comfort her, she started hiding her blue eye with her long bangs to look more normal.

Now, around 10 years later from that day in the park, they were still as close as they always had been. And as they grew, they started having strange feelings. Feelings such as butterflies in their chests when they were around each other. Shenzi suddenly had the urge to grab Chuckie's face, and kiss his pink, pouty lips until she and him were both out of breath. She wanted to sleep on top of him like he was a mattress. She wanted to run her fingers through his soft, red hair. She had the desire to kiss every adorable freckle on his smooth cheeks.

Chuckie was no different. Anytime he saw her, there was suddenly a sparkly background behind her, like in Japanese cartoons that his sister Kimi enjoyed, and an imaginery breeze blew her hair and clothes around as her eyes, or eye sparkled. She had grown into a beautiful young girl. He had the desire to run his fingers through her silky, black locks and caress her smooth, flawless cheeks with her soft, tiny lips against his. He wanted to hold her close, and never let her go. He wanted her to be his forever.

He could see it now; The perfect moment. She smiles up at him as he brushes her dark hair from her lovely face. With their eyes closed and their lips puckered, they start moving for the kiss when...

"You really think that's true, Tuck?" A female, slightly muffled voice snapped him out of his fantasy. He pressed his ear to the girls' bathroom door, and listened to the conversation.

"Yes I do," He heard Shenzi's voice from inside the restroom.

"There's just no way. Nobody wants to be friends with a weirdo like you. No one wants to be around you, Tuck. Not even gorks, those sad few beyond geek."

Chuckie's eyes widened in shock and anger. How dare she say that to her! His best friend! Without hesitation, he burst into the restroom. "Hey!" He shouted, getting both girls' attention. "You have a lot of nerve talking to my best friend like that!"

"You don't talk to me like that, geek," The preppy-looking girl crossed her arms at him as if she was an authority figure.

"I don't care!" He snapped, "You have no right to tell someone that no one likes them, especially when it's not true!"

"Watch me, geek." The bully turned to Shenzi, who already looked emotionally hurt. "You're fat and ugly, Tuck." Chuckie's blood boiled with fury as his hands clenched into fists. "If you killed your little pathetic self, then nothing would change for the worst." After flashing a smug smile at the boy, she exited the restroom like nothing happened.

When her back was to him, Chuckie swung a punch in the air directly behind her while seething with anger. He looked at Shenzi, and his heart broke at how emotionally shattered she clearly was. He walked up to her, but she backed away from him. "Shen, don't let her words get to her. She's wrong, and you know it." He attempted to walk closer to her, but she kept backing away; This repeated until she was against the wall. Before she could scoot to the side, Chuckie grabbed her shoulders. "Shenzi, you can't let a horrid person like her tell you lies like that! She's wrong about nobody liking you, or wanting to be around you. Why do you think I've been best friends with you for a decade? Because you're a sweet, wonderful, fun girl who is a delight to be with." Since when was he this smooth with words? After some shuddering breaths, she buried her face in his chest and her tears soaked his shirt. Chuckie hugged her firmly, and rubbed her back as she released heart-wrenching sobs of emotional pain. How could anyone be so cruel? Didn't they care about how much they were hurting those they looked down on? He just couldn't understand it.

He looked down when she drew away a bit, and wiped her tears away. "Ch-Chuckie?" She hiccuped.

"Yeah?" He brushed away a stray tear.

"Promise me that we'll be best friends forever," She requested pitifully.

He smiled warmly at her as he petted her hair affectionately. "I promise."

"P-pinky promise?" She held up her hand, with her pinky out. This became a regular thing between them; Whenever their friendship was questioned, or if what of them was miserable for anyone, they would do this to keep their friendship intact.

He linked his pinky with hers to seal the vow. "Pinky promise." His heart fluttered when a small, but genuine smile grew on her face. "You want to get to lunch?"

"Sure," She nodded, wiping away any extra tears, "I'm getting hungry." Hand-in-hand, the two headed for the cafeteria.

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Years passed by, and before long, the two best friends were graduating. They also have been a romantic couple for 4 years now. Shenzi was still bullied by those claiming that no one wants to be around her, and Chuckie had the same treatment, but they defended each other every time. After a while, there was a fun party at the school thrown for the graduates to celebrate their accomplishments.

Chuckie couldn't help but admire his beautiful girlfriend as she wore a white vintage dress with thin straps, black tulle under the short, slightly flared skirt, and black lace accents. She was also wearing black and white vintage ballet flats with a thin ankle strap, black bow front-and-back earrings, a thin black headband with a big bow on it, a single white extension in her long bangs, and multiple extensions elsewhere in her tresses that faded from black to ivory. She looked like an angel as her eyes sparkled with excitement under her black cat-eye prescription eyeglasses.

When she was looking away from him, he quietly walked up behind her, and sneaked a quick kiss on her cheek. She jumped and gasped a bit, but calmed down when she saw it was her loving boyfriend. "Chuckie," She giggled, "You scared me."

"Sorry Shen," He chuckled, "I couldn't resist."

She blushed as she once again realized how much Chuckie had grown over the years. He had a growth spurt a while back, so he almost towered over her, he had his braces taken out at around the same time as she had hers out, when he was 15 and she was 14, and his red hair barely reached his shoulders, whether it was wet or not, although it was still wild. But he still had his purple geometric glasses, his adorable freckles, and most of all, his boyish charm. In her opinion, he had become a very sexy boy over time, especially with that hair. He deserved better than her; She was positive about that. He didn't deserve to be burdened by someone as ugly and unattractive as her.

She didn't realize how solemn she looked from these thoughts until Chuckie came back up to her from the food table. "Hey Shen, I brought you a... what's the matter?" He frowned in concern.

"N-nothing," She stammered.

"Is it really nothing?" He raised an eyebrow at her. She was a terrible liar, and he knew it. "You can tell me what's troubling you. You can trust me."

"Promise you won't be mad?"

"I promise."

"Well, um... I, I just feel like you can do better than me," She confessed.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean you can get a girlfriend more attractive than me," She clarified.

Chuckie shook his head as his expression turned serious. "No, I can't."

"Yes you ca..." She was cut off by his hands on her shoulders.

"I can't get a girlfriend more attractive than you, because that girlfriend doesn't exist. You're the prettiest girl in our whole school... former school, if not whole town, and I know that I'm the luckiest guy in the world to have you as my girlfriend."

She let a shy smile grow. "Y-you really mean that?"

"I meant every word," Chuckie caressed her blushing cheek with a loving smile, "Now, can you promise me that you'll never put yourself down again?"

"I promise," Her smile grew.

"And another thing."

"Yes?"

"Promise me that no matter what happens... we'll always be best friends."

Her shoulders raised up for a split second. "I promise."

He held up his right hand with his pinky out in a familiar way. "Pinky promise?"

She wrapped her thin digit around his. "Pinky promise." She then stood on her toes, and kissed his lips. He stroked her hair as her hands cupped his cheeks.

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"Have you two your vows?"

Chuckie smiled down at his bride. "Shenzi Tuck, there's no other way to say this: I love you so, so much." He brushed her cheek under her white veil. "I would've given anything to be your husband, and now... I," He stammered, making her smile grow, "You're the love of my life, my soulmate, my best friend, you name it." He slipped a ring on her tiny, right ring finger.

"Chuckie Finster," She started with a shaky breath, "I love you, always have, and always will. That one day in the park, 20 years ago, when you promised that we'd be best friends forever..." She didn't know what to say for a second, as his smile grew. He looked so handsome in his tuxedo, that she got a bit distracted. "I had no idea that we'd end up where we are. I mean, we were 2 years old." He nodded in agreement. "But... I promise that we'll be best friends now and forever." She put a band on his right ring finger.

"Chuckie Finster, do you take Shenzi Tuck to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, to take care of for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," He smiled lovingly at his bride.

"Shenzi Tuck, do you take Chuckie Finster to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, to take care of for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," She smiled up at Chuckie, with emotional tears in her eyes.

"Then by the power vested in me..." The couple of the hour linked their pinky fingers together after she unveiled her face. "I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." With that, Shenzi practically jumped on Chuckie and planted her lips on his as the guests cheered and cried tears of joy for them. She lifted one leg up and supported her weight on him as they stayed connected. When they separated, she hugged him tightly with tears spilling. Chuckie wiped them away as he was feeling emotional himself.

At the reception, Shenzi laid on Chuckie's shoulder as they slow-danced in their first dance as husband and wife. He carefully laid his head on hers, as he held her closer. She was seriously beautiful in her short, but elegant white dress; She was like an angel. No, not like, was an angel. She was his angel, forever and a day. "I love you so much," He whispered in her ear over the romantic music, and kissed her head with a hand in her hair.

"I love you too," She whispered back. "Hey um, Chuckie?"

"Yes, my love?"

Her heart fluttered at his response. "Um, p-promise me that we'll be best friends forever through this scary thing called life."

He chuckled a bit. "I promise."

She held one hand up, and sure enough, her pinky was out. "Pinky promise?"

He smiled lovingly at her as he wrapped his finger around hers. "Pinky promise."

(A/N: Well, I hope this one was good! You know the disclaimer. I've already got an idea for C, just a little heads-up.)