The Glass and the Bow
Prologue
This chapter is not the actual story it is just for you to get a feel for the new characters which by the way are 3 at the time.
6:30AM, Saturday, January 21st, 2009
The dark house was quiet and peaceful. Inside was a family of chipmunks. Alvin, Brittany, and their two children Braden and Alex. Alex awoke slowly and looked around in curiosity. She was reckless this morning. So she tipped toed passed her parents and brother's room. Down the stairs and to the living room. She saw the DVD case for her mom and dad's movie 'The Chipmunk Adventure' remembering last nights event.
Flashback
"No way! Dad won by a long shot." Braden protested.
"Pfft! You wish. If it wasn't for mom and our aunts, dad and our uncles would have died." Alex pointed out with her arms crossed.
Brittany walked into the room and smiled "What's going on here?" Alex ran over to her mother. "Mom, would you please explain to Braden that you, Aunt Jeanette, and Aunt Eleanor won the trip around the world?"
Brittany laughed playing with Alex's pink bow in her auburn hair. "That was years ago-"
"But you did win right mom?" Alex said looking up at Brittany with her big baby eyes.
Brittany picked Alex up "Yes, I suppose so."
Alex looked over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out at Braden who had a frown on his face. "Told you so."
Baden fixed his glasses and muttered "I bet dad doesn't think so…"
Brittany sighed. "Enough you two. Come I'll tuck you into bed."
End of Flashback
Alex picked up the case and put it away in the DVD drawer then walking to the kitchen. She pulled out things for breakfast and got everything set up for the rest of the family. Table and all.
7:15AM.
Slowly but surely the others filed down the stairs to find there breakfast already waiting for them. This put smiles on all there faces as they started to eat. "Wow Alex I'm very impressed." Brittany said with praise. Alvin nodded in agreement busy shoving his face with sausage. Braden stared at the food with a worried look.
"Braden! Eat the food your sister cooked you!" Alvin demanded.
"Yes Braden, show some appreciation." Brittany added.
Alex had her innocent face on. "What's a matter Braden, don't you like over easy eggs?"
Braden gulped and brought his fork slowly to the egg.
Closer…
Closer…
Closer…
KABOOM!
As soon as Braden poked his fork into the egg it exploded in his face. Alex burst into uncontrollable laughter. "Gotcha!" she chuckled.
"AAALLEEXX!" Braden bellowed wiping yolk off his face. Brittany tried not to laugh. And Alvin tried to calm down his son. "You're gonna pay for that you little rat!" Braden hissed.
Alex leaned forward "I rather be a rat then a mouse."
Braden lunged for his sister but Alvin held him back. "Alex! You need to clean this up right away, it wasn't funny."
Alex's mouth dropped "Mom thought so! I thought so."
"Don't drag your mother into this. I expect this cleaned in the next 20 minutes. Pull something like this again, you will be grounded." Alvin stood up and led his son away.
Alex looked down nervous to look up at her mom. She slowly did so, not to see anger. But disappointment. "Mom, it was just a joke…"
"You could of kept me and your father out of it though. We told him to eat it, because we believed it was just food. Not an explosion waiting to happen."
Alex sighed "But dad did that sort of thing…"
Brittany sighed ignoring her daughters comment. "Come on I'll help you cleanup. Your father doesn't need to know."