i wrote this very early in the morning T.T so forgive me if its not as great xD although i did like writing it lol so maybe it'll turn out okay lol also if there are any mistakes, I'm sorry
Present Day November 30th
It was cold and drafty in the cage Simon was sleeping in. He curled up into a tight ball in the far right corner, hoping to keep himself warm throughout the night.
His stomach turned into knots and growled from hunger pains. It was impossible to get any food at this hour and over the past few days Simon had been too distant to eat anything offered to him.
He wasn't treated kindly but he wasn't dealt with harshly. He was neglected most of the time and that disappointed him. In his situation he would have assumed the worst would be done to him.
He had been blind for over three weeks. His glasses were taken from him but it was so dark in the cage all the time that he wouldn't ever need his glasses. He didn't even know if it were night or day, he would just fall asleep when he couldn't keep his eyes opened.
Right now, his eyes hooded, tiredly. He was humming to himself and thinking only on the events leading up to his present situation.
In a few days, Simon was going to be forced to talk about these events. He wasn't looking forward to it. He just wanted everything to go back to normal. Back to the time where he had everything.
Simon closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep--dreaming of where it all went downhill for him.
---Four weeks earlier: November 3rd---
Simon Seville woke up with a start in the early morning when he heard a tapping noise on his bedroom window. His two brothers were sound asleep next to him so he quietly slipped out from under the covers and crawled up onto the nightstand where his glasses were. Placing then on his face, he peered toward the window and scurried down the nightstand toward the noise.
When he made it up onto the window sill, Simon pressed his paws against the pane and looked around. Then he turned is nose downward and caught the sight of Brittany, one of the Chipettes.
Pulling up the window, he leaned out. "If you were planning on catching Alvin's attention, then you shouldn't even bother at 3 am. He's sound asleep." Simon said before clinging to the trellis and sliding down to the grass a few feet away from her. "What are you doing here so early, Brittany?"
Brittany weighed the small pebble in her hand, tilting her head with a shrug, then tossed it over her shoulder.
"Well, you obviously came to tell Alvin something, so if it's anything you can tell me, I'll pass on the message." He offered, taking a few steps toward her. His nose twitched when he caught a strong scent from her and he stood straighter, shaking his head and flexing his nose when it caught him by surprise.
Brittany saw this and pulled away, trying to make herself smaller, feeling embarrassed. "I just really need to talk to Alvin alone." She said quietly.
Simon looked at Brittany then looked away, shocked. ". . . Of course." He said in a distant manner. "Can I ask you something, first?"
She shook her head, then bowed it, shamefully.
He looked back toward her. "It's alright." He quickly told her when he heard the quiet sobbing that came from her. "Everything's alright. Don't cry, Brittany." He came up to her and pulled her close for a hug. "Don't be scared."
"I can't help it." She curled up, burying her nose against his fur. "I'm really scared."
"I can protect you, Brittany. I know what your afraid of." He looked past her at the street. "Your afraid of your reputation, and Alvin's, aren't you?"
She nodded against him.
"I can help you. Humans, like them, and Chipmunks, like us,--we're different species. They might see this differently but in the Animal Kingdom, you did nothing wrong. It's instinct, it's natural, it's--"
"--Love." She finished, sniffling.
"Yeah." He bowed his head and buried his snout against her hair. "Don't be ashamed."
She stayed quiet.
"I'll go and wake Alvin for you."
"No." She wiped her eyes, pulling away from Simon. "He'll be too tired."
"Does anyone else know?" He asked.
"I don't know. I left my sisters when I found out and I didn't go back. I was afraid they would smell it on me like you did."
"They'll understand." He said, trying to comfort her.
She looked up into his caring blue eyes. "Not everyone is as understanding as you are, Simon." She reached up and straightened his glasses for him then gave him a quick hug. "I'll see you at school." And she scurried off before Simon could say goodbye.
