(A/N: This one is kind of short, just so you know. Enjoy!)

G- Games

Summary: When the Finsters get a new gaming console, Chuckie invites the new girl at his school, Shenzi Tuck, to play on it with him. How will it go?

12-year-old Shenzi Tuck shuffled through her closet with excitement running through her brain. On her first day at Jim Jr. Junior High, which was the current day, she was positive that she wouldn't have any new friends. Turned out, she was wrong; The cutest boy she ever saw invited her to a lunch table in the cafeteria when she had nowhere to sit. A while into their lunches, he invited her to his house, because he got a new game console, and "needed someone to play on it with him", and his sister and mother were out of town, and his friends were too busy with their own things. She eagerly accepted his invitation, so he wrote his address in her notebook and said she could come after their homework was over and done with.

Once she was home, she made a beeline for her closet, since she did her homework on the bus. She decided on black mid-rise shorts that reached her mid-thighs, black Converse dance lace sneakers, Mario Chain Chomp bite earrings, a green Mario mushroom hair bow, a red extension in her long bangs, which covered the left side of her face and thick, black eyeglasses, a black cord necklace with a Mario question mark pendant, and an 8-bit Mario cropped tank top that showed some of her flat stomach, but covered her belly button. She also grabbed something from her dresser for the day with who possibly could be her new friend, and her purse as well.

At lunch, he introduced himself as Chuckie Finster, and she told him her name as well. He then told her that he recently got a gaming console known as the Wii-U, that included Mario Kart 8. She couldn't hide her excitement after hearing his words, but he didn't mind. He understood, and said that he was excited as well. She also said that she had always wanted to play on a Wii-U, and that Mario games were her favorites, so he invited her to play on it with him after saying that his friends were too occupied, and she accepted.

After bidding her parents and older stepsister goodbye, she walked along the sidewalk, looking at the paper with his address for guidance. As she walked, excitement filled her up more and more. She wasn't exactly a social butterfly, so she didn't exactly have a lot of friends in her former school. But after it was destroyed from a tornado, she and her sister, Frankie, started attending a new school, Jim Jr. Junior High. She surely didn't predict making a new friend on her first day! But he was very sweet and fun when she was chatting with him in the school cafeteria.

She stopped in front of a purple, 2-story house with an impressive size to it, and a tiny front porch that was almost fully covered. She walked on the porch, and carefully knocked on the door. She heard rushing footsteps from outside, before the door was opened by Chuckie. "Hi Shenzi," He greeted her with a smile that, for some reason, melted her heart, "Come on in." He stepped aside to let her walk in.

"Thanks." She looked around the living room as the door was closed. "This is a nice place."

"Thanks," Chuckie smiled at her again, "We should have the whole house to ourselves; My mom and sister are out of town, and my dad's working at the Java Lava."

"What's that?"

"It's a coffee place run by my dad and a friend's mom. It's pretty cool."

"Ah," She nodded.

"Although it doesn't just have coffee; It also has smoothies."

"Oh, cool."

"So um, why don't we get started on the game?"

"Okay," She nodded with excitement.

"Hey, you have an amiibo?" He asked her upon seeing what she brought over.

"Yeah," She nodded, "My sister and I kind of collect these, even though we don't have a Wii-U. It's the same with Disney Infinity."

"Ah," He nodded as they sat on the floor in front of the TV, "Cool. Is that one for the 30th anniversary?"

"Yep, one of them," She nodded again, "There's two of them, but this one has modern colors."

"I noticed that; Looks neat."

"Thanks. My sister has the other one. Now, let's get started!"

The two pre-teens raced virtually in a few courses that didn't need to be unlocked, before they moved on to Mario Party 10, which was purchased separately, but at the same time as the console. Shenzi was able to use her amiibo for the party, as she and Chuckie dueled against each other. They didn't keep track of how many times they played, but it was quite a few. They both had almost an equal amount of victories, but Chuckie had a bit more than Shenzi, since she mostly played hand-held games, instead of ones on the TV.

"This was fun, Chuckie," She smiled at him after he won again, "You're good at this game, for it being your first time."

"Thanks, Shen." Her heart fluttered at the nickname; Her sister called her that from time to time. "I guess I just have more experience with non-mobile consoles like this. You're more hand-held."

"True," She nodded, "Want to play again?"

"Sure," He shrugged, "You're fun to play with."

She shyly blushed at the compliment. "I am, really?"

"Yep," He nodded, "You're not a sore loser like Angelica, or a sore winner like Kimi."

For some reason, her heart sank at him mentioning girls. "Wh-who are they?"

"Angelica is my friend Tommy's cousin, and Kimi is my stepsister."

"Ah," She nodded, "Well, I just try to have fun with the game, whether I win or lose."

"Good for you," He playfully nudged her shoulder, "You want to race again?"

"You're on," She playfully glared at him.

As they raced on Rainbow Road, they both stood up with anticipation as they concentrated. When they finished, just before he won second place, and she won third, Shenzi tried to playfully ram his kart, but she turned so hard that she lost her balance, and fell on top of Chuckie! When she looked down, his face was under 5 inches away from hers. They both blushed heavily as they stared at one another. She didn't realize until then, just how cute and handsome he truly was; He had adorable freckles on his cheeks, his red hair seemed to frame his face, almost reaching his chin, and his stunned expression made her heart skip.

At the same time, Chuckie noticed just how beautiful and cute she was. Her face was flawless, without a single freckle or breakout, her flowing dark hair framed half of her face, and her green eye was sparkling from the former excitement. Plus that hair extension was pretty interesting. Her face was so close to his, that the chains on her earrings almost made contact with his glasses, and he felt her warm, minty breath on his blushing face.

They didn't know how long they stayed in that position, as a replay of their race played on loop. They didn't even hear the door opening, and footsteps walking in the room. "Am I interrupting anything, son?"

Both pre-teens shot up, and their foreheads harshly collided in shock at the voice. "Ow!" They looked up with their hands on their foreheads, and saw Chaz Finster standing at the couch with a cheeky grin directly at them.

"H-hi Dad," Chuckie stammered, "Um, th-this is Shenzi, the new girl at my school."

"Oh, I remember you telling me about her before I went to work," Chaz nodded, "She's as pretty as you described her." Her blush deepened; He thought she was pretty?

"Y-yeah," Chuckie shrugged awkwardly, "Um, we-we're playing Mario Kart 8 at the moment. Want to grab the 3rd controller, and join us?" He turned to Shenzi."You don't mind, right?"

"No, of course not," She shook her head, "This is your console, not mine. Go ahead, Mr. Finster."

"Thanks kids, and call me Chaz, Shenzi," He sat at Chuckie's other side.

"O-okay then," She shrugged timidly.

The three raced several times, as new tracks and characters were unlocked. Shenzi learned that Chaz was a bit competitive, but like Chuckie, he was fun to play games with. They also put the party game back in, and played a few rounds. At a point or two, they played as a team, or were pitted against each other.

After a round where they competed against each other, with Chaz emerging victorious, Shenzi noticed the time. "Oh! I, I have to get home. I don't want to be late for dinner."

"Will you be fine walking alone?" Chaz asked her.

"I'll be alright," She assured them, as she grabbed her amiibo figure and stood up. "Bye! Thanks for the fun day!"

"You're welcome!" Chuckie called out back to her, before she left. Chaz was amused when his son stared at the door with a dreamy look. "Isn't she great?"

"Yeah," He nodded, "She's a really nice girl. And pretty too." He playfully nudged his shoulder with a wink.

"Dad," Chuckie blushed in embarrassment.

Weeks went on, and the two spectacled pre-teens formed a very tight bond. She even met Chuckie's stepmother Kira, and Kimi after they were back home, and Chuckie's friends, brothers Tommy and Dil Pickles, and twins Phil and Lil DeVille at one point. And around the same time, Chuckie met her family and they seemed to like him.

At home one day, when she saw her Mario games in their boxes by her portable gaming consoles, she couldn't help but smile. She felt like if it hadn't been for the franchise, then she never would've met Chuckie. Speaking of which, she had a date with him later in the day! It was Saturday, and they were planning on going to the arcade after having lunch together. She got dressed, and rushed out the door, where Chuckie and Chaz were patiently waiting for her. Life was going to be great with her new best friend by her side. She just knew it.

(A/N: Well, there's G for ya. I think it came out decent. You know the disclaimer.)