(A/N: This one just came to me right away, that's why it's finished this soon after the last one. Enjoy!)
Q- Quiz
Summary: Shenzi is having doubts about her relationship with her boyfriend, Sean. When she takes a relationship quiz online, she starts to think that she's meant for... someone else.
"Are you dating Mr. Right, Mr. Right Now or Mr. Wrong? Find out with our fun quiz!" 14-year-old Shenzi Tuck mentally read the web page on a Sunday afternoon. For the lazy day, she was wearing a white mini skirt with black and light pink hearts all over it, matching slip-on shoes, a light pink extension in her long bangs, light pink pixel face heart earrings, and a loose, black cropped t-shirt. She was currently laying on her bed, browsing on her laptop absentmindedly, when she came across this page.
The quiz piqued her interest; She was currently in a relationship with 16-year-old "pretty boy" Sean Butler, but was having some doubts that he actually cared about her. She then ultimately decided to take the quiz to at least estimate the fate of their relationship.
"1) He's out with the guys and when your boyfriend calls to check in you tell him you've come down with the flu. He:
(o) Leaves the boys and comes right over with chicken soup.
(o) Offers to come over, but is noticeably relieved when you tell him he doesn't have to.
(o) Says he hopes you feel better and will call you tomorrow."
She selected the third one; Sean was always "too busy" to help her with anything.0
"2) When you're telling your man how your day was, he's usually:
(o) Half listening.
(o) Intentionally listening.
(o) Distracted."
Third, definitely. He would stare at himself in the mirror at times she would be trying to talk with him.
"3) The biggest issue your family has with your boo is:
(o) They don't think it will last too long.
(o) They wish he could come over more for family dinners.
(o) They think he's rude."
That one wasn't too tough; Third. He was checking himself out almost the whole time he met her family. Frankie had given him a killer glare for ignoring her baby sister.
"4) The last time your boyfriend brought you flowers, it was:
(o) Just because! No reason.
(o) Oh, hmm . . . Well, I mean, I totally don't even need flowers. I don't have much of a green thumb anyway.
(o) I caught him texting with another girl!"
Hmm... he never gave her flowers before. Most likely the third would be true, so she selected it. He did stares at other girls while with her.
"5) You see each other every day at school, but on the weekends:
(o) We do either a Friday or Saturday night date night.
(o) He disappears! I mean, guys totally do that, right?
(o) Oh we're still together all weekend, when he's not working."
This time, she chose the second one. What the heck did he do every weekend? He was unavailable yesterday, the day before that, and the weekend before that! It was pretty suspicious.
"6) His Facebook status says:
(o) Single
(o) In a relationship... with me!
(o) Blank, he doesn't have a relationship status listed."
Pah! Was that a trick question? Second one! The boy was quite the narcissist.
"7) You're scrambling to find a date to your cousin's wedding, so you invite your man even though you've only been dating a month. Would he accept?
(o) He'd already have some mysterious plans that night.
(o) He'd accept, but after some hesitation.
(o) Yes, absolutely! Meeting my fam would not freak him out."
She selected the first one, related to the fifth question.
After answering, she got the results. Turned out, surprise surprise, Sean was: "Mr. Wrong. Sure, you can get blinded by love, but we're gonna need you to put your glasses on for this one. Not only is he not a keeper, he's not even worth the time it took you to do this quiz! Not every guy you meet will be The One, but the point is to have fun while you're looking. This guy is more trouble than he's worth. Ditch the zero and find a hero!"
She then stood off her bed, closed her laptop to put it in sleep mode, and got dressed for a day in the park with her friends. Her friends are 15-year-old Chuckie Finster, his younger stepsister 14-year-old Kimi, 13-year-old Tommy Pickles, his younger brother 12-year-old Dil, and twins 15-year-old Phil and Lil DeVille. She simply went with a white vintage-style flare dress with black straps and chestline, and a heart print matching her shoes, which she kept on.
After grabbing her purse, she headed out after telling her parents about her plans and they wished her a good time. As she walked along the block, she suddenly saw Tommy and Dil's cousin, 16-year-old Angelica Pickles' house in front of her. She decided to see if Angelica wanted to come with her and her friends to the park. When she walked up to the porch, she spotted some rustling in the living room; Now curious, she went to sneak a peek. To her shock, not to mention horror, she saw Sean, making out with Angelica! She knew it! He was cheating on her all along! Now furious, she stomped up to the porch, practically slammed the door open, and stomped up to them. "SEAN BUTLER!" She screamed, startling them into falling on the floor. "What do you think you're doing?! You're going out with me!"
"Sorry Shenzi," Sean said to her, with no sympathy, "It's not my fault Angelica's more attractive than you." The blonde girl shrugged, also lacking remorse.
"Wha..." Shenzi stammered in disbelief, "We're, we're over, you cheating jerk!" She stomped out of the house, slammed the door shut, and ran to the park. Not only were her supportive friends there, it was her go-to place when she was depressed, troubled, or emotionally hurt. Through the tears in her eyes, she didn't see the concerned expressions on her friends' faces.
"Shenzi!" Chuckie immediately took her in his comforting arms. "What happened?"
"Sh-Sean was ch-cheating on me!" She sobbed in his chest. "A-and with Angelica, no less!"
She heard Tommy sigh angrily. "I had a feeling that Sean was a no-good cheater."
"Me too," Chuckie agreed.
"I, I should've listened to you guys," She mumbled, although they understood her dialogue, "I was blind. I didn't want to believe that he was unfaithful, so I didn't."
"It's okay, Shen," Chuckie rubbed her back and stroked her hair in comfort, "You didn't know."
As he hugged her, she felt something from his embrace. That something was... serenity. Or was it something else? Either way, she actually liked it. Her cheeks flushed and her heart jumped a bit when she felt him kiss the top of her head. She just tightened her grip on him, and laid quietly on his chest. Hmm, she wondered...
That night, after changing into her black and pastel rainbow hearts pajamas and brushing her teeth, she opened her laptop and re-opened the quiz page back to the beginning. Why was she taking the quiz again? Because she wanted to determine, or estimate, if Chuckie was a good boyfriend for her.
After starting the quiz, she chose "Leaves the boys and comes right over with chicken soup." for the first question. Chuckie was selfless enough to take care of her like that. On the second question, she answered "Intentionally listening." He was always interested in what she had to say. The third question was hard to answer, considering her family had no problems with Chuckie. So she went with "They wish he could come over more for family dinners." They did always love his visits. For the fourth question, she immediately chose "Just because! No reason." It sounded a lot like him. On question five, after little consideration, she selected "We do either a Friday or Saturday night date night." He would never ditch her for anything, unless it was important. For question six, she selected "Blank, he doesn't have a relationship status listed." Because he truly didn't have one. On the seventh and last question, she chose "Yes, absolutely! Meeting my fam would not freak him out." When he did meet her parents, he was completely calm. With hope, she went to look at the results.
To her delight and surprise, it read: "Mr. Right. Is he a keeper? Oh honey, he's so much of a keeper, we're really hoping he's got a brother for us! Your man is not afraid of a commtment or to show how much he cares about you, and he's absolutely down for a fun time all the time. He's a great communicator; always listening to whatever you're saying, which is the key to a long-lasting relationship. Keep him around for sure!"
'Yes!' She thought to herself. 'I knew it!' Truthfully, before she hooked up with Sean, she had a huge crush on Chuckie, but gave up upon hearing about his crush on Nicole Boscarelli, a girl in their school who was clearly prettier and overall more attractive than her. Then she met Sean; He seemed to be interested in her, and asked her out. Eager to get over Chuckie, she accepted and they had been dating ever since... until today. And she heard that Nicole had a boyfriend, jock extraordinaire Fridge Kaminski, so Chuckie seemingly got over his crush on her. But... she wasn't over him. No matter how many times she told herself that she was, she just wasn't. She felt dirty thinking about Chuckie while out with Sean, but she couldn't help it. Chuckie was just so handsome, more than Sean could even dream of being, and was sweet and generous as well.
Before she fell asleep, she made her decision; The next time she sees Chuckie, she's going to ask him out. She only hoped that he was over Nicole by now.
The next day, which was Monday, she came up to Chuckie at his locker while he was taking out his textbook for the first class. "Um, Ch-Chuckie?" She stammered.
He turned to look at her. "Hey, Shenzi," He smiled, making her heart pound hard, "What's up?"
"Um... uh..." She couldn't spit the words out. Dang it, why'd he have to be so cute?! It was almost like he was hypnotizing her with that smile. "I... doyouwanttogooutsometime?" She quickly blurted out.
"Huh?" He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "What'd you say? I couldn't understand you."
"S-sorry, um... d-do you want to go out sometime?" She repeated her question more slowly.
He looked surprised at her request, as dread filled her up to the bone. Would he say no? Not want to be friends with her anymore? Or by a small chance, would he say... "Sure," He replied, "That sounds great."
"R-really?"
"Yeah," He nodded, "What do you have in mind? If you don't have any ideas, I can think of something."
"Well um... I was thinking maybe we can hang out at the mall after school."
He smiled warmly at her. "That sounds perfect."
Later that day, after school was out and homework was done, the two friends met at the Big Mall entrance after being dropped off by their respective parents. "H-hi Chuckie," She stammered shyly.
"Hey Shen," He took her hand in his, making her cheeks flush, "Come on, let's find a place to sit in there." He led her into the building, and searched for some good seats. "How about over there?" He gestured to a set of seats by Target.
"Looks good to me," She nodded.
"Alright then." With that, he started leading her to the seats, but they passed by a bakery booth. "Um, d-do you want a drink? Or something o eat?"
"S-sure," She shrugged. Sean never offered to get anything for her. "That sounds great. I'm kind of hungry, and a bit thirsty too." She went to take out her wallet.
"No, no," He shook his head, taking out his own wallet, "It's on me."
That really surprised her. "O-okay. Um, you sure?"
"I'm sure," He nodded, "I got a second job recently, that pays a lot. Don't worry about it. What would you like?"
"Hmm..." She looked at the selection of small-ish desserts and drinks.
"What can I help you with?" The woman greeted them.
"Um... I'd like a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting, and a 20-ounce Pepsi, please."
"No problem," She gave the Goth girl what she requested.
"Thanks."
Chuckie took out the required amount of money, and laid it on the counter. "Keep the change."
"Thank you," The woman nodded, as Shenzi took her cupcake and bottle in each hand. "You're a lucky girl," She told Shenzi, to her surprise. "That Chuckie boy is so sweet and generous."
"Y-yep," She nodded, "He's my best friend. Um, thanks for uh... th-these."
"It's my pleasure, dear."
With that, she timidly followed her date to the seats. When they sat down, she felt reluctant, but when Chuckie gave her a smile that told her "Go ahead", she sidled up to him. The bottle was held securely between their legs, as she took a frosting-filled bite out of the pastry after lowering the cup down. "That good?" He asked her, and she nodded with some white and chocolate bits on her lips. He chuckled in amusement, as she smiled up at him.
"What? What's funny?" She giggled.
"No offense, but you eat like a boy," He chuckled, "You've got a little something on your face." He grabbed a coupple napkins from the food court, got them wet from a water fountain close by, sat next to Shenzi, and carefully wiped her lips clean.
"Thanks," She giggled, "And none taken."
"No prob," He threw the napkins away, and smiled at her as she continued eating, now being more careful, and occasionally taking gulps of Pepsi.
"You want some?" She offered.
"Well, I... I am kind of thirsty."
"Then go ahead; I don't mind. I'm not sick or anything."
"O-okay," He accepted the bottle, "Thanks." After taking a couple gulps, he set it back between their legs.
"I'm having a great time," She remarked after swallowing a bite.
"Me too," He agreed, and kissed her cheek, making a blush grow.
"We don't need to do anything exciting," She smiled up at him, "Just being with you is enough." She took another bite, so there was no frosting left.
"Thanks Shen," He blushed timidly, "Um... I, I'm really sorry about Sean."
"It's okay," She assured him, "He wasn't right for me anyway. Honestly, I... I took this relationship quiz online, basing the answers on Sean, to determine if he was Mr. Wrong or Right."
"And... he was Mr. Wrong?"
"Yep," She nodded, "And... I uh, I then took it again after we were at the park, but basing the answers off of... y-you."
"Me?" He looked a bit surprised at that. "What was my result?"
She let a loving smile grew. "You were Mr. Right. And so... since I was, uh, I mean am single, I remembered my crush on you, and..." Her hand flew up to her mouth in shock.0
Although it did no good; He heard her every word, and looked very surprised. "Y-you liked me?"
"Yeah," She nodded, "But... I still like you. Even while I dated Sean, and... you had eyes for... Nicole."
"O-oh," He stammered, "Well, can I be honest with you?" Fear filled her up, so she merely nodded, afraid of saying the wrong thing. "I... I've liked you too."
Her eyebrows raised in surprise. "R-really? You do?"
"Yeah," He nodded, "You don't deserve a jerk like Sean. You deserve someone who will love you..." She blushed more deeply when he brushed her hair from her face, "And... respect you." He kissed her forehead with one hand on her cheek. "And Shen... I would do all those things for you, whether you're my girlfriend or not."
She smiled shyly at him. "But you already do those things."
"Yeah, I do," He nodded, "And I'll still do them for you, no matter what."
Her hand gently held his wrist. "Thanks, Chuckie."
"It's my pleasure," He laid his forehead on hers, "No thanks are needed. So, um... do you want to go out with me again?"
Her smile grew as she gazed into his brown eyes. "Yes, I do. Maybe we can have some dinner."
"That sounds great. This Saturday? I can take you to Outback Steakhouse; They have great food."
"It's a date," She agreed.
As they cuddled together on the couch, her heart flew with joy. She was now dating the true boy of her dreams; One who loves, respects, and cherishes her. Her life was going to be great with Chuckie Finster by her side through it all. He would love her, support her through any obstacles, and hopefully respect her decisions. She just knew it.
(A/N: The relationship quiz is from an actual site, just an FYI. You know the disclaimer.)
