High School Daze
Ch. 13
The next morning, the gang's vacation officially began. After getting properly dressed, they searched for the bike rental area in the resort. Shenzi was wearing a white Nightmare Before Christmas cropped t-shirt, black Disney villains jogger pants, black sneakers with white laces, a purple extension, two ivory extensions, purple hibiscus earrings, a purple flowers ponytail band holding her hair up, except the extensions, and a striped Jack Skellington sun visor. Frankie wore a black off-shoulder crop top with purple seashells on the chest, a black Disney villains sports bra under it, which matched Shenzi's pants, skinny bermuda shorts, purple Chesire Cat sneakers with black laces, Marie Tsum Tsums earrings, a Minnie Mouse Cadet cap, and a simple ponytail band, where the cap's adjustment strap was at, so her half ponytail was visible. Kimi was in a Mickey baseball cropped tee, black cycle shorts, red and white interlock running shorts over them, white Mickey and Minnie Mouse sneakers with black polka dots and white laces, two shimmer ribbon ponytail bands, one red and one black, Mickey and Minnie heads earrings, a slightly different pair in her extra piercings, and a red and black Minnie Ears sun visor.
Since there was 10 of them, the gang rented two Surrey bikes for 6, each leaving one seat empty for the girls' purses. Shenzi, Chuckie, Frankie, Bobby, and Roxy shared one, while Tommy, Kimi, Phil, Lil, and Dil shared the other. Each bike was red with three rows of two black seats, and a red and white striped fringe awning. They pedaled along the Sassagoula River, then down by Barefoot Bay, anywhere it was allowed. The bike with Tommy and Kimi was up ahead, while Chuckie and Shenzi were trailing behind. On a wooden pathway, they had a race, with Chuckie and Shenzi, and Tommy and Kimi pedalling up front.
"Come on, guys!" Chuckie exclaimed through joyous laughter, "Pedal with all your might!"
"We're winning!" Shenzi chimed in, as her hair blew in the breeze.
"Step on it, people!" Kimi yelled with excitement, "We've got to beat them!" Sure enough, Team "Timi" was ahead of Team "Sheckie", and won the race.
"We won!" Tommy exclaimed joyously, as Kimi jumped on him in a hug of victory.
"Be-best 2 out of 3," Shenzi panted, her hair messy.
"You're on!" Lil challenged them. They raced again after catching their breath, but rode back the way they came. And this time, Team Sheckie emerged victorious.
"Yay! We won!" Shenzi cheered as she jumped on Chuckie.
"Tha-that was a good race," Frankie panted, "Both of them were."
"That was... so much f-fun!" Kimi panted, "What's next?" The gang rode by the river and bay again, but more slowly since their legs were tired, and they had all day to engage in small activities anyway.
After returning the bikes, the group of teens stopped at the arcade, where they each purchased a game card, and had a blast at the various games. They also played air hockey, where they had a fun tournament. There was even 4-way air hockey, where they had yet another tournament, but with teams. Shenzi and Chuckie were together, as was Tommy with Kimi, Phil with Lil, Bobby with Frankie, and Roxy with Dil. Roxy and Dil emerged victorious after a while. Shenzi earned the high score in Guitar Hero, and the basketball hoops, while Frankie conquered every bowling game. Kimi beat the groove game, while Roxy was glued to Colorama. Dil made a beeline for every game that involved aliens, while Tommy decided to try the popcorn game. Bobby played Pacman with Phil watching, before the brunette boy got a turn. Throughout the day, the gang had to recharge their cards, but they earned tickets with every game they played. By the end of their time there, they traded the tickets for fun, Disney-themed prizes. After they finished, they stopped at the Ink & Paint Shop, where they purchased souvenirs, including Magicbandits, with their Magicbands connected to their credit card accounts. Their parents filled their accounts quite a bit for their trip.
It was in that store where some of the gang found the ears they decided to wear at the parks. Shenzi's headband had a Jack Skellington theme. Frankie's hat had an Ariel theme, while Roxy's was like Cinderella. Bobby's looked like BB-8 from the new Stars Wars, while Kimi's looked like Stitch. Tommy's had a graduation cap on it, with the current year, while Dil's had an angry Mickey face with a light green and blue Mohawk. Lil's had Mickey's pants buttons, while Phil stuck with the Mickey snood hat that he brought. Chuckie decided to wear the hat that Kira bought him for the trip.
After they were done, they headed back to their suite, where they changed into their swimsuits for the pool. Frankie had an Ariel cosplay bikini with ruffled bottoms, Ariel sketch flip-flops, a red ponytail band, a green swim crochet cover-up with a subtle shell pattern, and a mint dahlia hair clip in her hair. Her necklace, dangling earrings, and stacked rings, which she planned on wearing for the parks, had a matching Part of your World theme. Roxy wore a Cinderella monokini with a scene on the front, Cinderella comic strip flip-flops, and her jewelry for her planned parks outfit. Kimi had a Stitch-printed bikini with Stitch flip-flops, a tropical kimono, a Stitch button hair bow, two ponytails like usual, black and blue Ohana lounge shorts over her bottoms, Stitch stud earrings, and her blue waterproof eyeshadow. Lil had a Mickey themed bikini with a red halter top and black slightly high-waisted bottoms, silver Mickey head earrings, which she planned on wearing for the parks, a themed hair bow, a red extension, and Mickey-printed flip-flops.
The boys had packed Disney-themed swim trunks for the trip. Chuckie's were simply black with a small, white Mickey head on each leg. Bobby's resembled R2-D2, while Tommy's had Deadpool underwater. Dil's had Captain America with the USA flag in black and white. Phil's were red with a grey Mickey head on the left leg, and two grey vertical stripes on the right.
Chuckie smiled when he saw that Shenzi was ready. She was in the same ruffled bottoms as Frankie's, but wore a silver mermaid bikini top that tied both ways. She also had black bow flip-flops with a silver glitter Mickey head on each of them, a Jack Skellington themed hair bow for her parks outfit, Jack head stud earrings, a white single extension, black extensions that faded into ivory, and a blue visor for the sun. "My eyes are up here, Chuck," She giggled when she saw him staring at her. And not at her face.
"S-sorry," He smiled sheepishly with a deep blush on his freckled cheeks, "You just... look great."
"Thanks," She blushed, "Okay, let's get in that ocean!" She grabbed her Jack Skellington tuxedo tote bag, and headed for the door.
"Shen, wait!" Chuckie stopped her. "Shouldn't you use a swim cover, so creeps aren't eyeballing you?"
"Okay, good idea." She reached into her bag, took out what she was looking for, and pulled it on. It was a simple black crochet cropped cover-up with halter straps.
"That works," He nodded, "Okay, everyone ready? Let's get down there!" After grabbing their bags, the gang walked out of the suite, down the halls, and through the lobby. In the lobby, several bellhops and receptionists stared at the girls as they walked by with the boys. Chuckie gave death glares to anyone who eyeballed his girlfriend, but she didn't notice any of it.
When they arrived through the gate, their breath was taken away from them. The pool was so huge, that their entire school could fit in it! High, and middle! There wwere themed sculptures all along the pool, including the Finding Nemo characters. There were also white lawn chairs along the edges of the pool, along with tables that had blue umbrellas and 4 lawn chairs each. It was truly an amazing sight that they would never forget, especially since Dil took a picture right away.
Before long, everyone was having a blast at the amazing pool, doing their own thing. The girls had their cover-ups taken off, while the boys stripped out of their shirts. Chuckie was a bit shy to do so, but Shenzi coaxed him into it, since it was quite warm out. Phil was doing cannonballs, while everyone else tried to dodge him, to avoid getting hit. Shenzi and Frankie swam around underwater, shamelessly pretending to be mermaids. Some little girls wearing different Ariel swimsuits even joined them! It was an adorable sight to Chuckie, who watched from his seat on the ledge.
He suddenly burst into startled laughter when his feet and shins were briefly tickled under the warm water. He jerked his legs up with a splash, so Shenzi, Frankie, and the little girls emerged while laughing. "That was not funny," He smirked at them.
"Then why are we laughing?" One of the little girls retorted through giggles.
"It was hilarious!" Shenzi laughed.
"Yeah, until it happens to you," Chuckie raised an eyebrow.
"Oh boy," Frankie giggled, before turning to the kids. "We'd better get out of here, and to another area in the pool." She swam away, with the girls following her.
Once they were alone, Chuckie jumped in the water, and started swimming to his girlfriend with a devious grin. She gasped and tried to get away, but surprisingly, he was too quick. He grabbed her by her bare hips, and started tickling right there with his fingers curling. She squealed and burst out laughing as he pulled her up to him, so her back was on his chest. He then tickled her everywhere in his reach, although at the same time, he was being careful to not reach for any mature spots, since they were in a kid-friendly area. Shenzi laughed, squealed, and kicked her legs in attempts to escape, and luckily for her, Chuckie was feeling merciful, so he stopped after a few seconds. After that, the two stuck together throughout the whole day. Since they planned on going to Hollywood Studios and the Animal Kingdom tomorrow, they and their friends took all the time they needed at the luxurious pool.
When the sun was starting to set, Shenzi and Chuckie were lounging on the lawn chairs, side-by-side. They took pictures to send to their parents all the way in Yucaipa. When she started feeling chilly after night time came around, Chuckie wrapped her towel around her shoulders, and laid his own over her chest, ribs, and stomach like a blanket. He put his shirt back on, then held her closer by her shoulders, so she laid on his shoulder, and he laid his head on hers. "Today was so much fun," Shenzi remarked.
"I couldn't agree more," Chuckie nodded.
"I can only imagine how much fun the actual parks will be," She added.
"Same here. I can't wait for that."
"Me neither," She laid her hand on his chest, over his shirt. As they relaxed together, their friends were still running wild, having a blast. "Hey, Chuck?"
"Yeah?" He looked down at her.
"I... I hope we never have problems with our relationship ever again," She said quietly, although he still heard and understood her.
"Oh Shen," He kissed her forehead, "We'll be fine. We did have that one problem, but we fixed it with our break. And if Pangborn hadn't... you know, then our break would've ended a lot sooner."
"Same here," She agreed, "The boys I did date at the time were nice. Most of them, at least."
"I hate to be nosy, but who were they?"
"You're fine," She assured him, "They were that new Bradley Uppercrust boy, Sean's friend Justin, and some others. Tyler really didn't work out; He was too possessive. The last guy I dated before what happened was Z, and he worked out pretty good, honestly. But... they weren't you."
"And all the girls I dated weren't you, so they didn't stick around," Chuckie agreed. "They were either snobby, dumb as a doorknob, or both."
"Ah," She mumbled, "Well, I'm sorry you had to go through that."
"It's okay," He assured her, "It's over, and... we're back together. Forever." He kissed her lips for a second. "I'm never leaving you again."
"And me for you," She snuggled in his neck, "I love you."
"I love you too."
After a while, the two were starting to get tired, so they gathered up their friends, they all dried off, and headed back to their suite. After showering to wash out the chlorine, the gang changed into their pajamas and lounged around the suite. While her hair was still damp after being blow-dried, Shenzi laid on hers and Chuckie's bed yet again. After he towel-dried his hair, Chuckie joined her, and held her hand as they smiled at each other. "So, you had fun today?"
"So much," She replied, "I want to pack all my belongings, grab my parents, and live here."
"Ah," He chuckled, "I feel the same way. What was your favorite part?"
"Everything," She answered, "The bike, the arcade, the pool. It was all wonderful." Before any more words were exchanged, her stomach growled. "I'm hungry," She giggled, "Can we order some food, and have it delivered to our suite?"
"Okay, we can," Chuckie stood on the floor, "Anything for you." He looked at the website on his phone. "Hmm, it looks like the only food we can have delivered is pizza. That alright?"
"Yeah," She nodded.
"Okey-dokey." Chuckie pressed "Pizza Delivery" on the in-room phone, and waited for an answer. "Hello? Hi, um; Can I get a large pizza delivered to my suite? Okay, thanks. Um..." He turned to Shenzi. "Is just cheese fine?" She nodded. "I'm back. Can we get a large, plain cheese pizza, with extra cheese?" She stifled giggles, and she didn't even know why. "Thanks. It's 5816, in the Nemo section. Okay, see you then." He hung up, and turned to his girlfriend. "Pizza's on its way. Now, all we have to do is wait."
"Hopefully it won't be too long," Shenzi remarked as her stomach growled again, "I'm getting very hungry."
"Well, you have snacks, don't you?" He asked her.
"Oh yeah, I do! I guess I forgot," She giggled. From her suitcase, she took out a bag of sour gummy worms that she bought at a gas station. "You want to split them?"
"Sure," He shrugged, "I'm hungry too." The couple snacked on the colorful gummy worms as they admired the view from the window. Whenever they kissed, they tasted the sour candy on each others lips, but they didn't mind. They told the others about the pizza delivery, and they were happy with what he ordered. The couple then came back into the bedroom, and just laid next to each other on the bed. No words were needed; Their presences alone were enough for them. Chuckie's heart fluttered when the moonlight shined in through their window, and directly onto his girlfriend as she ate gummy worms profusely. Her big eyes (or eye) sparkled, her dark, slightly damp hair shimmered, and her clean skin glowed. She was like an angel, or a goddess. He ran his fingers through her glowing hair as he kissed her temple. "You look so beautiful in the moonlight, Shen," He whispered to her, with his hand above her forehead, as his thumb brushed her bangs. He leaned down, and kissed her lips, tasting the gummy worms vaguely as she blushed timidly.
"Aww," She smiled modestly, "Thanks, Chuck. And... you look very handsome in the moonlight."
Chuckie looked down at himself, and noticed that the moon was indeed shining down on him from the window. It illuminated almost the entire bed. "O-oh," He blushed, "Th-thanks, Shen." He laid next to her, and she crawled on top of him, with her head on his shoulder.
"Can't we stay like this forever?" She wished out loud.
"Well, we still have to eat pizza," He pointed out, with one hand in her hair.
"No, I don't mean this position, although it's very comfortable," She told him, "I mean... we see each other all day, every day. I'm going to miss you at home."
"Ohh," He understood, as he rubbed her head and the back of her neck, "Well... we will someday." He kissed the top of her head. "I know it." She was just about to fall asleep from his relaxing hold, when a knock on the door snapped her awake.
"Somebody order a large, cheese pizza?"
"Pizza's here!" Shenzi cheered as she jumped down in her shoes, and ran to the door.
Chuckie caught up to her as she opened the door, and the pizza box was placed in her arms. Chuckie paid for the pie, plus $3 for th delivery charge, but just as he was about to provide a tip, the delivery man winked flirtatiously at his girlfriend. Considering she was in small shorts and a tank top, it wasn't very surprising, but it still bothered him a lot. "She's my girl, bucko," He glared at the man, "Quit eyeing her like that. For hitting on my girlfriend, no tip for you." He then closed the door on the man, who just left like he did nothing wrong. "Some people," He sighed.
"It's okay, Chuck; I only have eyes for you," Shenzi assured him with a kiss on the cheek, "Let's eat!" She ran into the lounge room, where everyone gathered, with Chuckie following. The gang zealously ate pieces of the extra-cheese pizza, savoring the wonderful, hot taste. After a few minutes, the box was thrown out after being emptied, and the gang lounged around the suite once again. Shenzi and Chuckie made a beeline for their bedroom, while Bobby and Frankie laid on their pullout bed, after they all brushed their teeth. Shenzi called Felicia after doing the latter, but was surprised that Friar Tuck answered instead. She told him all the exciting things she and her friends did that day, and about the suite they were staying in. Chuckie smiled as he watched her talk or listen intently, while twirling a strand of ebony hair on her finger. After a few minutes, she said bye, and hung up.
"Things good at home?" Chuckie asked her.
"Uh huh," She nodded, "Although Dad said that it's boring at home without me and Frankie there."
"Ah," He nodded, "Well, you're a lot of fun to be around, Shenzi." He ruffled her hair like she was a child, making her giggle. "And so is Frankie." His smile grew when she let out a yawn. "Come on, Shen. If our food's fully digested, let's go to bed."
"Good idea," She rubbed her eyes, "I'm exhausted."
"Me too," He agreed, "We have big days ahead of us."
"Yep," She nodded as she and Chuckie crawled under the covers. She shifted closer to him, and wrapped her arms around his mid-section, and laid on his chest. "G'night, Chuckie."
He gently embraced her, with his hands in her hair and on her back, and his head carefully laid on hers. "G'night, Shen." The couple drifted off to sleep, so the suite was completely tranquil.
The next morning, the gang woke up bright and early, freshened up, got dressed, grabbed their bags and portable chargers, and headed to the station for the buses headed to Hollywood Studios.
Upon arriving, the gang had a blast, despite the park being slightly small. They experienced Star Tours, after convincing from Dil, saw Indiana Jones, ate breakfast at ABC Commissary, despite only lunch being served early, rode on The Great Movie Ride, walked along Sunset Boulevard, and after some coaxing, the Rock N' Roller Coaster and the Tower of Terror. Shenzi and Chuckie were shaky after the latter, and since they were done there, the group rode to the Animal Kingdom.
They first ate lunch in the Rainforest Cafe, then saw butterflies and ducks near the entrance. They also stopped at various shops for souvenirs, viewed all sorts of animals in person, rode the wildlife express train, stopped at a petting zoo, rode on the train again to return to the other area in the park, rode on the rapids, ate dinner at Tusker House Restaurant, ate desserts from Tamu Tamu Refreshments, and stopped at a section with a prehistoric theme. They rode the Triceratop Spin, the Primeval Whirl, and played at the Fossil Fun Games. It was starting to get slightly dark, so the gang headed back to the bus stop; By the time they arrived, it was almost night time. The bus came after a while, and they rode it back to the resort.
The next day, they headed to Epcot. They stopped at the France section for a Parisian breakfast, stopped at various shops, got ice cream in Italy, admired the icon of the park, they rode on a boat in the lake, ate lunch at the Electric Umbrella, rode the monorail from the icon section, then the Test Track in the Future World, ate dinner at the Le Cellier Steakhouse in Canada, then rode the bus back to the resort from the section with the icon.
The next two days, the gang went to Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, in that order, with their swimsuits handy. In Typhoon Lagoon, they rode on Bay Slides, practically explored the entire park on Gangplank Falls, Mayday Falls, Keelhaul Falls, and Castaway Creek. They browsed various shops, ate their meals at some food places, including Typhoon Tilly's, and took risks on the Crush 'n' Gusher. Since they still had some time, the group lounged on the beach-like area on lawn chairs with red and white umbrellas. They also wiped out on the Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool; By the time everyone had a turn, the whole gang was almost in tears of laughter. Dil recorded everyone except himself, while Tommy recorded him as a favor for him.
As the group of friends sans a certain two played in the sand, Shenzi and Chuckie rested on the small island, just the two of them. "Today was a lot of fun," She remarked, "As were the last two days."
"I agree," Chuckie nodded. He smirked and raised an eyebrow when Shenzi burst into giggles. "What's funny, Shen?"
"I, I was just thinking about how you wiped out in the surf pool," She told him through her giggles, "I swear, you almost did a full somersault!" She cracked up laughing, "Not gonna lie, it was awesome."
"Well, when you wiped out, that was very funny," He smirked, "You just whipped down like it was your job," He laughed with her. "You want to go another round?"
"I'll ask Dil to record us again."
"Deal." The two swam over to their friends, and headed for the surf pool. "We're going again, guys!"
"Yep!" Shenzi nodded, "So, if you want to watch, be our guests! Dil, can you record us again?"
"Sure thing."
"Alright!" She cheered, "Let's do this thing!"
The results were different from before, but just as hilarious. Chuckie's feet slipped, so he quickly landed on his stomach in the water. Shenzi almost did an entire somersault like her boyfriend, and fell face-up. The gang cracked up as Dil stopped recording, and the two sat up, spitting out water and sputtering for breath. "That was so epic!" Frankie laughed.
"Even better the second time!" Kimi agreed.
The next day, the gang made a beeline for Blizzard Beach. After getting provided with mosquito protection, the group's fun began immediately, after they found the lockers and ate breakfast. They rode on Cross Country Creek, Teamboats Springs, the chairlift, the Summit Plummet, the Slush Gusher, the Runoff Rapids, rented toboggans to race, enjoyed the Snow Stormers, daringly slid on the Downhill Double Dipper, and eventually relaxed on the beach at the Melt-Away Bay. After eating lunch, they played at a miniature golf course. They then spent the rest of the day on the beach, relaxing and playing in the sand and water.
Chuckie took some deep breaths as a certain thought entered his mind; They were going to Magic Kingdom tomorrow. At that day, he was making his move. Not earlier, not later. No ifs, ands, or buts. He wasn't backing out anymore.
After a while, it was getting a bit dim out, so the group ate dinner, then took a bus back to their resort. During their times at both water parks, some teenage boys stared at the girls. After arriving, they turned in earlier than usual, since Magic Kingdom was quite a distance away. Late that night, as Shenzi slept in his arms, Chuckie's mind raced as he stayed awake. He was going to do it, and nothing was going to stop him. She was the love of his life, and he wanted her to stay that way. He only hoped that it would go well. Deciding to worry about it tomorrow, he kissed Shenzi's hair, and fell asleep.
The next morning, at around 6:30, the gang woke up bright and early, and got dressed in their planned outfits, almost all with a different theme, for the last day in Disney World. Shenzi's had a Jack Skellington theme, with a pinstripe lace-up dress, knee-high socks, combat boots, a hair bow on the back of her head, stud earrings, her Magicband (with silver glitter shoe, silver Mickey icon, Mickey groom hat, and Stormtrooper helmet Magicbandits), her tote bag that contained a stripe jacket, and the ears headband she picked out at the resort gift shop. She also had a single white extension, and black extensions that faded into ivory. Chuckie vaguely matched her in a Jack Skellington tuxedo t-shirt, light denim jeans, purple Vans, a dark blue hoodie, his Magicband, and purple Vans. He carried a Jack Skellington backpack on his back.
Frankie's outfit had Ariel, with a cropped ringer t-shirt, high-waisted seafoam green shorts with black polka dots and shells, blue slip-on sneakers, a shell hair bow clipped in her blonde hair and on her ears hat from the gift shop, an aqua green backpack that carried her black outline cardigan, her Magicband (with Minnie dress, Minnie bow, Princess icons, I Love Mickey icons, and Minnie hat Magicbandits), and her matching jewelry. A red ponytail band held half of her hair back.
Roxy had a Cinderella theme, with a tank top that showed a scene from the movie, dark denim hurricane pocket shorts, black zamille sneakers, ASOS Cinderella ankle socks, her ear hat from the gift shop, three stacked rings that formed the horse carriage, a slipper necklace, a butterfly ear cuff, a blue barbell in her other ear, her Magicband (with Princess icons, and castle Magicbandits), and a fashionable tote bag. She also had a polar blue extension. Bobby wore a purple and pink Chesire Cat tie-dye t-shirt, black jeans, purple Converse high-tops, his Magicband (with Pluto and Mickey baseball icon Magicbandits), and his ear hat from the gift shop.
Kimi's outfit had a Stitch theme, with a black tattoo-printed tank top, a plain bluebell petticoat skirt, Sitch floral slip-on shoes, her button hair bow clipped in her hair and on her ear hat from the gift shop, Stitch stud earrings, a Stitch face crossbody bag, her Magicband (with Stitch, castle, and Disney world icon Magicbandits), two low ponytails, her blue waterproof eyeshadow, and a Stitch costume hoodie. Tommy wore a black Mickey and Friends neon t-shirt, light denim jeans, blue Vans, his Magicband (with Mickey classics icons, and Mickey soccer icon Magicbandits), a red and black oversized flannel shirt, and his ear hat from the gift shop. Dil waw wearing a white Neff Mickey Japanese toy t-shirt, grey jeans, white Converse high-tops, his Magicband (with Star Wars Galactic Empire Magicbandits), a black short-sleeve button-up shirt with an Ariel tattoo print, a Stitch keychain on his Sherpa hat, and his ear hat from the gift shop over it.
Lil had Mickey Mouse, with a white printed cropped tee, plain red high-waisted shorts, a grey hoodie, black printed boots, her ear hat from the gift shop, a red extension, silver Mickey icon earrings, her Magicband (with Best of Mickey, Sorcerer, retro icon, ear hat, and Mickey face Magicbandits), a black hip pack, and a black and blue lanyard with a black pouch. Her Minnie Mouse snood hat was folded up in her pack. Phil matched her in a red Mickey heathered t-shirt, vintage denim jeans, black and red Nike basketball shoes, his Magicband (with Star Wars Rebel Alliance, and Hitchhiking Ghosts Magicbandits), and his Mickey snood hat.
The gang waited at the bus stop, unable to sit still from excitement, like with the other parks. When Chuckie looked down at Shenzi, he noticed that she looked a little solemn. "What's wrong, my love?" He asked her, with a hand on her shoulder.
"I... I just wish we didn't have to leave tomorrow," She replied quietly, although he still heard her. "I just really love being with you 24/7, like how it has been these past few days."
"Aww Shen," He brushed some hair from her face, and kissed her cheek. "We'll be alright. We live close together, so we can see each other whenever we want. Just call first." She giggled at his last sentence. "So, since we're going home tomorrow, why don't we enjoy the Magic Kingdom as much as we can?"
She nodded after a beat of silence. "Okay."
"Atta girl," He kissed her temple, "That's the spirit." She held her ear headband on her lap, and laid on her boyfriend's shoulder. She almost fell back asleep when Chuckie started rubbing her arm. That combined with the fatigue she already had made her eyes droop. She was woken up by a bus driving up, and stopping in front of them. "There's our ride," Chuckie pointed out. The gang stood up off the bench, and boarded the bus, sitting close to the front.
Chuckie watched as Shenzi gazed at the scene rolling by outside the window she was sitting at. The sun was shining down on her, although it wasn't in her eyes; She looked like a beautiful angel. Which was appropriate, because she was a beautiful angel. He was the luckiest boy in the world, to have such a sweet, lovely girl in his life, as his girlfriend. Although at the same time, he felt like she could do better than him. No matter what anyone said, she was the prettiest and smartest girl in their former schools; She deserved someone more attractive than him. Someone as attractive as she was. Basically, anyone but him.
Shenzi watched the scenery roll by, as she became lost in her thoughts. She was the luckiest girl in the world, having the sweetest, smartest, and cutest boy in their former schools as her boyfriend. She wished that Chuckie wouldn't put himself down so much; It broke her heart. But then again, he had to feel the same way whenever she downgraded herself. But she felt that he deserved someone more attractive, and less nerdy and weird than her. Someone as cute as him. Basically, anyone but her.
After what seemed like days passed by, the bus finally stopped at their destination. The gang saw the large castle entrance as they hastily disembarked. At first, they were confused on how to enter, but then concluded that they had to ride the Walt Disney World Railroad, which they happily did. After stopping at another station, they roamed through Frontierland and Adventureland; They stopped at the Crystal Palace, where they had a reservation, for breakfast after letting their bodies fully wake up. They even stopped at the Aloha Isle to try Dole Whips, Shenzi using a lactaid for safety reasons.
"It's official," Shenzi piped up as she threw out her empty Dole Whip cup, and the others turned to her. "This is the greatest park in the entire resort!"
"I agree," Chuckie nodded.
"What'll we do first?" Kimi wondered aloud.
After their meals and snacks were fully digested, the group rode on The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, since they were right at it, and explored the Swiss Family Treehouse. They then walked through the castle entrance to the rest of the park. There, they rode on the Prince Charming Regal Carousel, where they took pictures of themselves and each other, Peter Pan's Flight, and It's a Small World (to Shenzi's delight). After they exited the last one, they were all singing the catchy, infectious song. They even went to ride the Haunted Mansion; Chuckie and Shenzi were nervous, but were coaxed into it. After they finished it, with Shenzi enjoying it more than expected, they rode on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, then the Mad Tea Party teacups. On the latter, Chuckie wished that he and Shenzi weren't in the same cup as Tommy and Kimi, because Kimi was all fired up with excitement; She made the cup spin so fast, they were all quite tipsy when they were done. They almost looked drunk.
On the way to the race track, the gang's stomachs growled from hunger. "Let's have some lunch before we race," Tommy suggested.
"Good idea," Bobby nodded.
"But where?" Phil wondered aloud.
Frankie looked at the map, and her eyes visibly lit up. "Hey! How about here?" She pointed at a certain food place by the carousel. "They serve lunch."
Shenzi looked as well, and she perked up. "Hey, that's Dad's restaurant!"
"Say what?" Chuckie looked, and smiled upon seeing it. "Oh yeah! I remember you telling me about that."
"Can we eat there?" Shenzi asked him.
"Yes we can," He nodded with a smile.
"Yay!" She and Frankie cheered.
"Come on, guys!" Frankie started leading them to their destination, the Friar's Nook. They learned that their father collaborated on it before they were born. Even before he met Maya, Shenzi's blood mother. Long story short, it was quite a while ago. When they arrived, they ordered their meals and sat at separate tables, since there weren't any with 10 chairs alone.
"I gotta say Shen, Frankie, your dad really outdid himself," Chuckie remarked, "It really feels like we're in Nottingham."
"It is great, isn't it?" Shenzi smiled, "I remember when Frankie and I were 2, we were at Disneyland in California, and we ate here with our parents."
"That's cool; How do you remember that far back?"
"Mom and Dad told us about it, and they have pictures."
"Oh, okay."
After they ate, they went back on the train to another area in the park. Once they stopped at the station, they rode The Barnstormer, the Dumbo ride, shopped at Big Top Souvenirs, then remembered the race track. They ran over, and competed on the Tomorrowland Speedway, where Chuckie and Shenzi were victorious. After they were done, they went to ride on Journey of The Little Mermaid, and shopped at Bonjour Village Gifts. They then decided to have some water fun in the Casey Jr. Splash 'N' Soak Station, ignoring the stares of weirded-out parents.
After drying off and changing back into their clothes, they ventured to Tomorrowland, where the bravest in the group rode Space Mountain. Shenzi, Chuckie, Lil, and Roxy stayed out of it, admiring their surroundings as their friends rode the crazy coaster. After Kimi, Tommy, Dil, Phil, Bobby, and Frankie were done, the gang rode on the Astro Orbiter, and the Carousel of Progress.
Before long, it was time to head for the place where they would have dinner; the Be Our Guest restaurant. Chuckie took deep breaths when the castle structure was in their sights. It was time; Time to make his move. He wasn't chickening out. Whether it should end well or not (he hoped for the former), he was going to do it. No backing out now.
The group took their seats, surprised that there was a table that contained 10 seats, and gazed around at the breathtaking interior. They felt like they were really in the ballroom of the Beast's castle. After they ordered their food, Chuckie made his first move. After their waiter left, Chuckie quickly, but stealthily followed him, with the excuse that he had to use the bathroom, until he was out of Shenzi's sight. "Um, e-excuse me?" He stammered nervously, getting the waiter's attention.
"Yes, sir?"
"Can you um, do something for me?" He whispered the request in his ear, and slipped something in his hand.
"It won't be a problem, sir."
"Oh, thanks," Chuckie sighed in relief, "You don't know how much this means to me. I just want it to be perfect."
"I understand how you feel."
"Thanks," Chuckie nodded again, before he entered the men's restroom, since he actually had to use it.
After he was freshened up, he went back to the table, and sat next to his girlfriend. He couldn't stop the smile of ecstacy from growing on his face as he gazed at her, but luckily for him, she just smiled back. "Isn't this place beautiful?" She asked him.
"Uh huh," He nodded, "But not as beautiful as you." He kissed her blushing cheek.
"Aww," She shrugged timidly, "Thanks Chuck." She laid on his shoulder as she admired the interior. "Y'know Chuckie, Disney always has those handsome princes."
"Y-yeah, it does."
"But... they have nothing on you," She smiled up at him.
A timid blush grew on his own freckled cheeks at the sweet compliment. "Oh, thanks Shen. And um, the princesses are plain compared to you."
"Thanks, Chuck." The two shared a kiss for a second.
The gang chatted, mingled, and admired the interior as they waited for their meals to come. They talked about their favorite parts of each park, their favorite foods so far, ec cetera.
But before long, it was time. Chuckie's heart pounded harshly in his chest as their meals were delivered to their table on silver platters with elegant lids. For Chuckie's plan, Shenzi's platter was left closed, confusing her. When the waiter gestured for him to begin, Chuckie turned to his girlfriend with a loving smile. "Shenzi?"
"Y-yeah?"
"I want to ask you something." Chuckie lifted the lid off her platter with averting his eyes.
Shenzi gasped quietly at what she saw.
(A/N: Cliffhanger! Dun dun du-u-un! You know the disclaimer. Sorry that if the parts with Hollywood Studios, the Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Blizzard Beach weren't that long. But I hope you enjoyed this chapter.)