Getting to Know You
Alvin and Britney's story
By musicalreader
Dedicated to Venus and Apollo, in whichever names they care for.
Alvin couldn't believe just how boring this night was turning out to be. First he had agreed, reluctantly, to go out with this needy girl from his science class. Now it turned out that not only was she his "#1 fan" who had followed his friends the Chipettes, his brothers, and him around all last summer on their big tour, but now she says that she has always had a thing for him. UUUGGGHHH!!! He hoped that Britney was having a better time on her date with Jess from the varsity basketball team.
Britney couldn't believe that she was out on a date with the second most popular guy in school, and he was a complete idiot!!! He constantly acted conceited and was just in general, a horrible date! Why had she said yes in the first place? It definitely wasn't because he was popular, if she wanted status in a boyfriend, she'd have asked Alvin out.
"So what did you think of the game last week?" Jess asked, snapping her out of her thoughts,
"What game? I was in the studio last weekend, was this the one that you guys played against the Lions?" she responded, taken a bit off guard
"Ha! You're funny, the Lions game was a month ago, and we kicked their asses! Well, I should say that I kicked their asses" he said with his usual air of superiority. Then he continued to talk all about how he had faked around every defensive player on the opposing team in vivid detail, complete with a game winning shot involving a crumpled up napkin and a trashcan half way across the room from their seats.
"Yeah well, it's getting late," Britney interrupted before he could start in on another story of how awesome he was as an athlete, "and I promised my mom that I would be back in the house by eight, so I'm gonna go now" she said hurrying to get away from this awful date.
"Wait, I'll drive you to your house" he volunteered, "I know where you live and it's real close by so I don't mind"
"Oh, well alright" she responded obviously taken back by the sudden change Jess had just shown from arrogant athlete to a genuinely nice guy. What she failed to realize was the fact that he was also notorious for taking advantage of the girls he went out with. And she definitely didn't notice the evil looking gleam in his eye.
When they reached Britney's house, she turned to say thanks for the ride only to be confronted by Jess' face being uncomfortably close.
"Uh, what are you doing?" She asked him.
"Well, I was thinking, you mentioned that your mom is out of town for a couple of days, right?"
"Yeah…" Britney responded uneasily, not liking where he was going with this
"Well, why don't we go inside and fool around for a while?" he said with a lascivious smile that revealed his one fake tooth he had earned in a fight with Alvin last year over who was more popular.
"Uh, no, I don't do that, and I certainly wouldn't do that with you if I did" she said bluntly
As she turned to open the door, however, she saw that it was still locked. A chill creeped up her spine as she felt him put his hand on her shoulder and spin her around to face him.
When she was forced to look behind her at Jess, she saw that his face was a barely controlled torrent of anger and disbelief.
"What do you mean, no?" he asked menacingly, "No girl ever says no to me"
"Well, obviously I did, and if you know what's good for you, you'll let me out of this car right now before I call the cops, or worse, I deal with you myself!" she shouted back at him
Now Jess may not have been the smartest guy in the world, but even he had heard about what happened when Britney got angry, and he had seen firsthand what happened when you pushed her too far. Better to let her go than risk a broken bone, and he reluctantly unlocked the door for her and as she climbed out of the truck, he sped off flipping her the bird as she walked up the steps to her house. But as she drew closer, she thought she saw a familiar shape outlined on the porch of her house; a familiar shape wearing a red hat.
When Alvin looked up, the first thing he noticed was that Britney looked a little relieved to see him.
"What happened? You're date not go well?" he asked with a slight look of superiority, per usual.
"No, that guy wouldn't shut up about himself and then he has the nerve to try and make it with me in his van!" she said angrily at the memory.
When he heard what Jess had tried to pull, he almost got up to chase his van down on foot. Instead, he laughed at her annoyance and remarked, "And I thought my date sucked, at least she didn't make me do anything against my will, though it wasn't for lack of trying" he said with his usual cocky smile.
"Well what did you guys do?" Brit asked him innocently, but Alvin could hear the wheels turning in her head as she tried to figure out where this girl had gone wrong.
"Well, for starters, she tried to convince me that the group should cover a few of Lady Ga-Ga's songs and that our old stuff was wearing out" he replied with a sneer as he said Lady Ga-Ga.
"Well, I agree that it is time we recorded some new stuff. But still, Lady Ga-Ga, really? She doesn't have any better taste? I'd have walked out on a date like that in a heartbeat, but what else did she do?" she commented, obviously interested now.
Alvin was glad she was so engrossed in his past misery, so he continued, "After that little slip up, this dumb bitch tries to tell me that we were made for each other, and she starts on this ten minute tirade about how we'll be the perfect family when we get older," just the thought of that part of the conversation made him shudder in horror, "I mean, who the hell says stuff like that on the first date, I gave her some excuse that I was feeling sick and bolted out the back when I had the chance"
"Sounds like you win the award for worst date ever" Britney commented sarcastically
"Yeah well, I wish I hadn't won that one. It's more fun to win the best date award" he remarked with his usual smile.
"Well, you know, I'm always going out with these wierdos, I wonder when I'm going to go out with someone I can really relate to?" she wondered out loud.
"Yeah, I hear you on that" Alvin chipped in, "What would be cool is if we both had a day where there was no drama though, I think that's what makes us go out with these freaks" he mused
"They're not all freaks, most of them are guys I just don't like well enough to see as a boyfriend" Britney retorted
"Well, say what you will, I still say that 90 percent of the girls I go out with are psychos of one breed or another. I mean just last week I went to the movies with that girl from the dance team that wouldn't shut up about how much I reminded her of Edward from Twilight. I've never been so insulted, even if she meant it as a compliment"
"Maybe we should try something new" Britney said out loud
"Different? Like how different?" Alvin asked curiously
"How about," Brit continued, "instead of going out with a different person every week, we try and see who can go the longest being single. That includes flirting" she challenged
Alvin laughed when he heard the last part, "You're joking right? There is no freaking way either of us can win that bet, we flirt more than anyone in school, it's just who we are"
"Yeah," Britney agreed, "besides, you'd probably lose…" she trailed off dangling the taunt in front of Alvin's nose, just waiting for him to bite, and sure enough, he did
"Oh really? I'll bet you twenty bucks I can go longer without flirting than you. And to make it interesting, the loser has to do anything the winner says for a whole day" he replied holding out his hand to shake on the deal
Britney shook his hand and chipped in, "Ok, just remember that you added that last part in. because if I win, I can think of a lot more embarrassing things than I could three years ago, the last time you said that. You do remember what I made you do, right?" she asked innocently
Alvin's face began to turn as red as his shirt as he thought back to the time she had made him streak through the school assembly in eighth grade. That little stunt had gotten him suspended for a week and an appointment with the school counselor until the day they graduated.
"Hey Brit," he asked trying desperately to change the subject, "are we still on for the sleep over at your place this weekend?"
"As far as I know, yeah we're still good, all I have to do is stay out of trouble for another day and you guys can come over for the night. Jeanette has a projector rigged up in the garage so we can watch some movies in wide screen, and I believe Eleanor's making her famous double chocolate chip high protein cookies for snacks" she answered, her mouth watering at the thought of her little sister's special cookies, it usually took a big event to get her to make them, but she had recently started making them whenever the Chipmunks spent the night. That was probably because it was Theo's favorite dish.
"Well, are we going to be spending the night on the pull out sofa like when we were little, or are we going to be separated between the guys and the girls?" he asked remembering how strict Miss Miller could be about the whole personal space thing.
"Oh, don't worry about that Alvin, or did you already forget that Miss Miller is visiting her sister in Texas this week?"
"Wait, you mean that you and the girls have been in the house by yourselves for the last few days?" Alvin asked, obviously amazed that Theo had not taken advantage of the fact to visit Ellie more.
"Yes Alvin; and we've gotten along just fine on our own. Or are you wondering why our little siblings haven't been spending more time together at our house?" she asked with one eyebrow cocked in scrutiny.
"Well," he admitted red faced, "I did think they would be a lot closer if there was the opportunity…" he trailed off realizing just how overbearing that statement sounded, but Britney obviously found his discomfort funny because she laughed.
"I'm sorry Alvin, but you are just the most unobservant person I've ever met, you actually think the two of them aren't closer than hand holding and kissing?" she asked, amazed at his cluelessness, "I happen to know that your little brother has gotten farther than you think, and apparently, he's very good in bed"
"What!!!???" he yelled in shock, "How do you know that?"
"Well, unlike Jeanette, who has trouble remembering the month most of the time, Eleanor keeps a diary, a diary I might add, that is very easy to open, even without the key" she answered with an evil knowing smile, "As it turns out, you remember that week the two of them took off during the tour last summer?"
"Yeah, I remember, but they were both dressed when we came in. and except for that one night, they were in separate rooms, when the hell did they"
"The last night, apparently we came in the room almost right after they got redressed, and since then, she just keeps a running tally in the back of her journal with the number of times since"
"I didn't think he had it in him, I mean, he was always the baby of the family, do Dave and Miss Miller know about it?" he asked curiosity quickly overcoming his jealousy at the indignation of being beaten to the ultimate goal of every man by his little brother.
"Well, I know Miss Miller doesn't or else the two of them would never be left in the same room again. But I'm pretty sure Dave talked to Theodore already" she speculated
"Now that you mention it, he did have a talk with us before we left for the tour, he probably saw it coming!" he exclaimed in understanding.
"Well, either way, I think the whole story is a great thing for the two of them, I mean, they are just so cut together!" Britney said
"Yeah, I gotta admit, they do make a cute couple, hey, I wonder when Simon is going to notice that Jeanette likes him?"
"Who knows, but I have a plan to help them get pushed in the right direction" she hinted
"What plan?" Alvin asked, always eager to get in on a prank
"Nothing bad, just a little game of spin the bottle" Britney confessed, "But I figure that any little help would be good for them"
"I hear you on that," Alvin confessed, "after seeing the two of them flirt unintentionally for a few years, I'm starting to get sick of the whole scene, you know? I just want them to take the plunge and let the rest of us get on with our lives"
"Tell me about it," Britney sighed melodramatically, "I see Jeanette trying to get Simon's attention almost every day, and the few times he picks up on it and tries to make a move, she decides to space out and miss it"
"Hey, what time is it?" Alvin asked suddenly realizing that it was getting dark really quickly
"If my watch is right, it's about eight thirty. Why? Does Dave still have you on that nine o'clock curfew?"
"Eight-thirty?! SHIT!!! If I'm late again, I can forget about the sleepover, I'll be sleeping with the worms!" he freaked as he ran for his car parked on the street, looking over his shoulder as he tried to get home he called out, "I'll see you tomorrow, and don't forget the bet!"
"I won't!" Britney called back as she laughed at the fact that he was rushing when she had lied about the time. He'd be pissed when he got home at seven forty five, but it would be worth it tomorrow when she saw him again.
Two nights later, the doorbell ringed in the Chipettes house and all three of the girls rushed the door trying not to look too excited at the arrival of their best friends. When they were finally able to agree to answer the door together, they opened the door to find all three Chipmunks outside shivering in the night chill holding their backpacks and sleeping bags.
"It's about damn time!" Alvin laughed, smiling at his friends.
"Sorry, come on in, you guys look like you're freezing out there" Eleanor said giggling at how badly the boys were shivering while they sat inside warm.
After bustling through the front door and throwing their things on the floor near the staircase, the boys made their way into the living room where a large square of clear space replaced the usual floral print couch.
"You'll be sleeping here tonight," Jeanette said almost like she had rehearsed the line, "The girls and I will be upstairs though when we're done with the games and movies for the night"
"So, what are we talking here, I don't know about you all, but me and the guys don't usually konk out until about four or five in the morning" Alvin said smugly
"Well, that would explain how short you are Alvin," Jeanette chided, causing Alvin to go beet red in the face.
"And it's usually you who keeps us up 'til five in the morning anyway." Simon chipped in.
"Yeah yeah, so what are we gonna do first?" Alvin asked ignoring his brothers remark.
"Well, first, we're going to watch some movies in the garage," Eleanor stated, "we dragged the couch out there this afternoon so it's a lot more like the movies, and I think Jeanie finally fixed the short in the projector" she said looking at Jeanette for an answer.
"Yep, all I had to do to fix it was replace some batteries, and just so you know, we couldn't decide what to watch so we rented three different movies. Our options are Grease, Julie and Julia, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Who wants to see what?" Jeanette answered, looking to the boys as she read off the list of options.
"I say we watch Julie and Julia" Theodore piped in, grinning at Eleanor
"Well, I want to watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show!" Alvin said excited at the thought of seeing the one big movie Dave had forbidden him from seeing.
"I think Grease would be a lot better, and it has some great dance numbers." Simon answered matter of factly.
"Well, crap, that was a three way split too," Eleanor said, mulling over the problem in her head.
"Why don't we just watch all of them?" Alvin asked, "It's only seven now, we can still see all of them, but we should see the boring one first so we don't go to sleep too early."
"That's actually not a bad idea Al," Simon commented looking pleasantly surprised that he seemed to finally understand about compromising, "But which ones the boring one?"
"Duh, the cooking one" Alvin replied as he ducked a punch that Theo had aimed square at his shoulder
Several hours, and plates of cookies and soda later, the Chipmunks and Chipettes crawled out of the garage looking sufficiently freaked out after seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
"I can't believe that doctor," Britney said critically, "Did you see what he was wearing in that one scene?"
Alvin, Simon and Theodore simultaneously shuddered, "Don't mention that please" Theo begged
"On the other hand, the music was alright" Jeanette said, not quite comprehending why the others were so wierded out by the movie.
"The only song I liked out of all of that movie was the time warp," Alvin stated emphatically, trying to get anyone to contradict him, when nobody did, he changed the subject.
"So what do we do for the rest of the night?" he asked Britney, knowing full well what she had planned.
"Well, I thought we could play some party games," she began, but was interrupted by Eleanor announcing that the next round of snacks were ready.
When everyone had had their fill of Eleanor's cookies and assorted sodas, Britney stood up and announced, "Ok, this is getting pretty boring, anyone else agree?"
Of course Alvin raised his hand, and so did Jeanette and Theodore. When she saw that most of the group was ready to try something more fun than eating and watching movies, she continued.
"Well, since we need something to do, and obviously makeovers are out of the question, who wants to play a game?" she asked looking around at the small group trying to read their expressions.
"What game did you have in mind Britney?" Simon asked
"Yeah, we don't have any consoles, and the guys have played every board game we have, what do you have that's new?" Eleanor asked suspiciously
"I'll show you," she replied mischievously, as he led them into the living room where the large swath of carpet was and sat them all down in a circle.
"Are we going to play Mafia?" Jeanette asked, ever the inquisitive one
"No, and stop guessing." Britney replied calmly; as she reached into a bag hidden out of sight behind the girl's television set, and brought out a clean label less glass bottle.
As understanding slowly dawned on the others faces, Britney couldn't help but feel superior to them. After all, she had managed to take the two smartest kids in class completely by surprise.
"Hell no" Simon said resolutely, "I am not going to play Spin the Bottle"
"Why not?" Britney asked frustrated, she had gone to all the trouble of setting up this little moment so that hi and Jeanette could get a little closer, and now he didn't want to try!?
"I promise we'll only make guy-girl spins kiss," she continued, thinking that it was his fear of spinning one of his brothers that kept him at bay.
"I don't care, this isn't appropriate for us," he said indignantly
"I think it could be fun Simon, why don't you try it out first" Jeanette said, figuring out what could happen if they played.
"I don't know Jeanette, do you think it's a good idea, I mean it is Britney's idea, this could be a trick" he replied cautiously.
"I think you should try it out before you judge, Simon" Eleanor piped in, looking at Theodore alluringly
"Well, alright, but what do we do if I spin and it lands on one of the guys?" he asked
She thought about that for a few seconds and said, "Well, if a guy spins a guy, or a girl spins a girl, the one the bottle lands on has to share a secret"
"I don't mind, but how about this, the spinner gets to ask them a question that they have to answer" Theodore said trying to be helpful
"That's a great idea Theo!" Alvin exclaimed excitedly
"Alright then, let's get started, make sure you all sit guy to girl, or there will probably be a lot of secrets tonight" Britney said, ready to get the game underway
As she reached for the bottle, her heart sped up a little bit, would she have to kiss one of the boys? Or would she have to tell one of her biggest secrets to the group? The tension was killing her. As she watched, the bottle slowed down and pointed at…
As Britney watched in anticipation, the bottle began to slow down and finally came to rest in pointing right at Jeanette.
As Jeanette tried to come up with a good question, Eleanor whispered to Theo, "I hope she comes up with a really good one, if it had landed on me, I was going to ask her who she had a crush on."
"But I thought we all knew she liked Alvin." He replied confused.
"Yeah we all know it, but that would mean she would have to say it out loud.
As Theo and Ellie were whispering back and forth, Alvin decided to get a jab in at Brit.
"Well, that's good for you Brit," Alvin remarked sarcastically, "It could have landed in front of Ellie and you might have had to tell a really juicy secret"
"Shut up Alvin, she still has to ask me a question," she snapped back.
Suddenly, Jeanette said, "I got one!" excitedly.
"Well, what is it?" Simon asked suddenly becoming a little more interested in the game.
"It's a good one. I promise," she said to him as she looked to Britney and asked,
"Have you ever had sex? And if you have, who was it with?" she asked with a smirk.
Relieved that it wasn't a more private question, Britney replied smugly, "I hate to disappoint you, but I'm still a virgin."
"Oh," Jeanette, a little disappointed that she had wasted her question.
"Okay, it's my turn now, right?" Alvin said as he reached for the bottle to spin it
When Alvin spun, the bottle landed in front of Eleanor,
"Well, that's awkward," Eleanor said.
"Yeah, you cool with this Theo?" Alvin asked
"Hey, we knew the rules when we agreed to play. Like it or not, I have to kiss you Alvin" Eleanor answered for him as Theo opened his mouth to respond.
And so saying, she leaned across the circle and tried to imagine that Theo as the one she was kissing, which is a lot harder than she thought as she soon found out that Alvin wasn't the same kind of kisser as Theodore. His was a kiss that was somehow more uncaring and colder. She could only assume this was because he had hoped for a chance to kiss Britney.
When they broke away, they were both red in the face, and were surrounded by laughter, or at least Simon and Jeanette found it funny. Britney and Theo were both trying not to look; probably both for the same reason, Jealousy.
Over the next hour, the list of awkward kisses began to steadily grow, as did the list of secrets told. The biggest event of the whole game was when Simon finally spun Jeanette and the rest of the siblings decided to cheer them on. Jeanette looked like she enjoyed the kiss, but Simon looked just a little sad about the whole event.
"Oh well," Britney thought to herself after seeing his expression, "If he didn't like it, that's between him and Jeannie"
Finally, as the hands of the clock began to slowly inch towards midnight, Britney spun the bottle, and it stopped pointing towards none other than the boy she had had a crush on since before the sixth grade.
"Oh shit…" Alvin said with pleasant surprise as he noticed that the bottle was spun towards him.
"You sound disappointed there Al, what happened? I thought you liked Britney." Eleanor commented in his ear quietly.
"It's not that, I just wasn't expecting it is all." He replied in his usual prideful way.
"Well…" Britney said from across the circle, "Are you going to kiss me or not?" she asked trying not to reveal her elation at having finally spun Alvin.
"Gimme a minute," he said nervously, sure he had kissed girls before, but none of them had been his best friend.
After giving him a few seconds to compose himself, Brit gave up on waiting and leaned forward to surprise Alvin a full on kiss much to the surprise of his brothers and her sisters. After a second of surprise, however, she found that he was returning the kiss several times over.
When Simon could stand it no longer, he leaned in and said, "Break it up or find a room you two"
After kissing for a few seconds more, the two of them broke away to breath and were surprised to find their siblings gawking at them.
"What? You've never seen a kiss before?" Britney asked her sisters.
"Seriously you guys, you're acting kind of creepy right now…" Alvin said a little red in the face as he realized that Britney and he had just kissed for the better part of two minutes.
"Okay guys, I think that is the end of the game right there." Jeanette said slightly amused that her older sister had just made a huge show of what was supposed to be a simple game.
"Yeah, I'm feeling really tired now that you mention it." Theodore said a little self consciously.
"So who's sleeping where again?" Britney asked trying to hide her embarrassment.
"I think guys sleep here," Eleanor replied, "and we're upstairs, but I think it would be cool if we all slept here tonight, it's supposed to get really cold."
"Alright, then let's go do our night stuff," Jeanette prompted, retreating slowly from the room to escape the mood that had settled over the room.
"Yeah, let's go to bed." agreed Simon, heading up to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
After everyone was settled into their sleeping bags, Britney got up to turn off the lights. After about five minutes in darkness, four of the six kids had fallen asleep, only Alvin and Britney were still awake at one 1 the morning. After lying in the dark for what seemed like eternity, Alvin got up and walked out the front door to sit on the porch to think.
"What are you doing out here?" Britney said, startling him out of his thoughts.
"Oh, I didn't hear you come out." He said trying to dodge the question, "why are you still up?"
"Probably the same reason as you, can't sleep." She replied brusquely.
"Oh, anything you want to talk about?" he asked.
"Sure, why not." She answered, wondering if he was feeling the same things she was right now.
"You know how Wednesday, we were talking about relationships?" she asked him quietly.
"Yeah, I remember." He replied, not quite sure where this was going.
"Well, when you left that night, I thought you were trying to say something is all. What was it you were really saying?"
"I was just saying that most of the people we date are jerks who just use us to become popular or semi-famous. It just occurred to me that the only person I don't have to be popular or cool around is you." He said.
"And…" Britney prompted, trying to get him to continue.
"Well, when I'm around you I can be myself, I don't have to be the bad boy. You see me as I really am, and you don't judge me. I really like that about you." He said blushing in the darkness.
"Well, you know, I really like it that you can be so open around me. I usually have all these guys trying to impress me and going out of their way to show how masculine they are. You just do what you do and let people say what they will. Even if you are impulsive a lot of the time" she said with a smile.
"Yeah, and back there, when we were playing Spin the Bottle, I was kind of hoping that I would spin you at least once." He continued, "And when I did, I was so happy that I literally didn't know what to do. Then you kissed me first and it felt so good, like I didn't want to end it."
"I didn't want it to end either," Brit said quietly, sidling up to Alvin's side, just trying to get closer to him.
"You mean that?" he asked, scared that this would turn into another of her jokes, "You really liked it?"
"Of course I did Alvin, I thought you knew" she started to say, but stopped before she let spill the biggest secret she had.
"Knew what?" Alvin asked, curious as to what would make her stop short.
"Nothing, it's nothing" she said trying to hide her face from his gaze.
"Well, you know, when we were playing, I was actually scared that I would spin one of my brothers." He confessed.
"Why? If you spun Theo or Simon, you would only have to answer a question. What did you think they would ask?" she questioned him.
"I was actually worried that one of them would ask who I had a crush on." He confessed.
"Well, since they aren't around, why don't you tell me? I won't tell anyone." Britney said confidently.
"I want to tell you, but I can't." he replied much to her dismay, "If I told you, you might not be my friend anymore, and I couldn't live with myself if I didn't have someone like you to talk to."
"I promise I won't make fun of you." She swore as she ran through a list of girls she had seen him talk to a lot at school, trying to narrow her guesses down.
"You promise, you won't laugh, and you won't overreact?" he asked cautiously.
"I swear I won't." she promised him as she waited for him to keep going.
After taking a few deep breaths, he looked her dead in the eyes and said, "You"
How will Britney react? What will happen? And how will this change their lives?
The answers to all these questions and more await you in the next chapter of
"Getting to Know You: More than friends?"
Thank you for reading, please R&R. sorry about the two part format. I promise the next chapter will be published as a whole.
Happy Reading
Musicalreader
