Chapter One

It's five days before Christmas and Alvin, Simon, and Theodore were doing last minute shopping for themselves. They were walking through the mall, Alvin talking on and on about Eleanor. Not that Simon and Theodore weren't happy for him, it was just that he refused to shut up.

"And then she laughed the cutest laugh ever. Did I ever tell you how cute her laugh was?" he asked, looking back at them.

Simon rolled his eyes. "Yes, Alvin, you have," he said.

"About 30 times already," Theodore said, completely annoyed, "And if you mention it again, you're gonna come up missing." Alvin and Simon stared at him. He shrugged. "It's annoying."

Alvin laughed and kept walking. "Aw, Theo's mad because he doesn't have someone to talk about like that," he said as they followed him.

"Well, if I'll sound as annoying as you, I'm glad," Theodore said.

"You know, Theodore, you sound a little jealous," Simon said as they walked into a store.

"You know, Simon, you need to shut up," Theodore said, quite annoyed with him now.

"Oh, defensive," Alvin teased. Theodore rolled his eyes.

Both Alvin and Simon had girlfriends and threw it in Theodore's face whenever they got the chance just because he didn't have one. They accused him of being jealous just because he made smart comments every time they talked about their girlfriends. Big deal, every one does that. At least, Theodore saw it that way. All three started looking for something to buy themselves.

'Man, these guys are annoying. I can get a girlfriend. I just don't want one right now. I'm focusing on school and a girlfriend would just be a distraction,' Theodore thought, trying to convince himself that it was true at the same time. Just then, everything went black, immediately interrupting him from his thoughts. "Who's this? Let me go. I'm warning you. I know Kung Fu," Theodore warned and the person giggled.

"Guess who," they said.

Theodore immediately recognized the voice and sighed in relief. He grabbed the person's hands and pulled them down. "Jeanette, don't do that," he said turning around.

She giggled and said, "Yeah, I wouldn't want you to do one of your Kung Fu moves on me."

"Yeah, cause that could really hurt," Theodore said and Jeanette laughed. Theodore smiled a bit and then asked, "Where are your sisters?" Jeanette pointed behind him and he turned around. Eleanor was doing the same thing to Alvin-he was still trying to guess-and Simon was kissing Brittany. Theodore nodded and said, "Ah, I see," causing Jeanette to laugh again.

Then, she asked, "So, whatcha doing?"

"Buying something for myself," Theodore said as he continued to look.

Jeanette rolled her eyes. "Of course. You Sevilles would only buy something for yourselves," she joked.

Theodore glanced at her. "Hey, I spent almost two months pay on Christmas gifts for you guys and Dave. Excuse me if I want to spend just a bit of my money on myself," he said.

Jeanette nodded. "I see," she said. Then she asked, "Whatcha get me?"

Theodore arched an eye brow and smirked. "You'll find out in five days," he said picking up a shirt and examining it. Then he shook his head and put it down. He turned and looked at Jeanette and saw that she was pouting. He laughed and put his arm around her shoulders. "Cheer up. Five days isn't that long," he said and started walking toward the exit with her.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

He shrugged. "I couldn't find anything I wanted in here," he said and they walked out of the store.

Meanwhile, their brothers and sisters were watching them. "They are so cute together," Eleanor said.

"If only they weren't so freakin blind. It's completely obvious they want each other," Brittany said.

"Apparently not to them," Simon said.

Alvin, who was texting, looked up from his phone and looked at them. "What we talkin bout?" he asked. The other three looked at him. Then, Simon shook his head, grabbed Brittney's hand and started walking toward the exit. Alvin looked at Eleanor with a confused look on his face.

She shook her head. "Don't worry about it, Alvin," she said. Then she grabbed his hand and followed the other two.

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All six of them ended up in the food court after Alvin, Simon, and Theodore had found something for themselves. Alvin and Eleanor were going back and forth going 'I love you more.', 'No, I love you more.' Simon and Brittany were in a discussion about what they were going to do after they graduated from high school. Theodore and Jeanette just talked about whatever came to mind.

"So, you have any special plans for Christmas?" Theodore asked her.

She shrugged. "Other than spending it with my family, no, I don't think so," she said.

Theodore gasped in mock horror and placed his hand over his heart. "Oh my, that's terrible. Simply terrible, darling," he said and Jeanette laughed. He laughed along with her. Then he gasped. "I know what you should do."

"And what's that?" Jeanette asked.

"You should start a snowball fight with some random person off the street," Theodore suggested.

Jeanette chuckled. "Sounds fun, yet dangerous. I don't know, some people are crazy. They might have a whole bunch of friends that might pop out of random bushes and attack me," she said. By the time she finished, Theodore had his head down on the table, laughing. Jeanette laughed at him.

Once he finally calmed down, he put his head up. "Okay, you're right; very dangerous," he said.

Jeanette nodded. Then she gasped. "Here's an idea. Why don't we hang out on Christmas? I mean, our siblings are spending Christmas together, so why don't we?"

Theodore nodded. "Are you sure? I mean, I think I'm a little too special for you," he teased.

Jeanette smirked. "Yeah, you're right. You are too special for me," she said.

Theodore nodded. Then he thought about it. He looked at Jeanette and said, "Hey!" and Jeanette started laughing.

"Good job, Teddy," she said. Then she gasped. "I'm sorry. I know you don't like it when we call you that," she apologized.

Theodore smiled. "No, it's okay. I don't mind when you call me that. They usually call me that when their teasing me," he said.

Jeanette smiled and looked down. Then she back up at him. "Teddy, why don't you have a girlfriend?"

Theodore shrugged. "I don't want one," he said.

Jeanette looked back down. "Oh," she said, sounding disappointed. "Why?"

"Because I focusing on school," he said.

"And a girlfriend would distract you," Jeanette finished for him.

"Exactly," Theodore said.

Jeanette looked at him again. "Do you really believe that?" she asked.

Theodore chuckled. "Trying to," he said.

Jeanette smiled a little. "So, you don't believe it?"

Theodore looked at her. "What's with all the questions?"

Jeanette shrugged. "I was just wondering," she said.

"Why?" Theodore asked, eying her suspiciously.

Jeanette thought quick. "Uh, there's a, uh, girl that I know that likes you," she said.

Theodore raised his eye brows in interest. "Really?"

Jeanette smiled and nodded. "Yes, she saw you and told me that you were really cute and that she wanted to get to know you," she said.

"Is that so? Does she go to our school?" Theodore asked.

Jeanette's eyes widened. "Uh, no, she doesn't. She goes to our…rivalry school," she lied.

"Uh-huh…What's her name?" Jeanette started thinking of random names. Theodore looked at her. "Jeanette?…Jeanette?….Netta?"

"Mandy!" Jeanette exclaimed, alerting everyone at the table. They all stared at her. She blushed and looked down and they all went back to what they were doing.

Theodore nudged her. "You said her name was Mandy?" he asked.

Jeanette nodded. "Amanda, but Mandy," she said.

"Sounds cute. Where do you know her from?"

"Um, at one of the football games. She's one of the cheerleaders," Jeanette said.

Theodore nodded. "Cool. I would really like to get to know her, too," he said.

Jeanette looked worried. "You would?"

"Yeah. When can I meet her?" Theodore asked.

Jeanette thought about it. Then a smile slowly crept on her face. "On Christmas. She doesn't have anything to do and she said that after Christmas, she's going out of town, so that's the only day she's free," she said.

"Okay," Theodore said.

Jeanette pretended to be offended. "Oh, so you'll hang out with her, but not me?" she said, putting her hand on her hip.

Theodore smirked. "Jealous?" he asked.

Jeanette rolled her eyes. "As if. Why would I be jealous of her if she's dating you?"

Theodore put his hand over his heart. "That hurt, Jeanette. That hurt to the core."

Jeanette laughed and hugged him. "I'm so sorry, Teddy." Theodore smiled and hugged her back.

Eleanor happened to look up and see them. She smiled and nudged Brittany and Alvin. They looked at her and she motioned toward the two. Brittany smiled and tapped Simon. He looked up and saw them. He smirked and looked at Alvin. "Hey, Alvin," he whispered, "I think I know what we could do this Christmas."

Alvin smiled and nodded. Brittany and Eleanor looked at each other, both of them thinking, 'This cannot end well.'