Opening Statement: And here we are again, it's always such a pleasure... and before I break into song let me explain. This is the first chapter of the official sequel... or "Squeakquel" to "Honeymoon In The Snow" and It's going to cover a few things. First off, this is set exactly one year after the first story, and will involve a struggle of sorts... anyways, Let's get started!
Disclaimer: AATC belongs to Ross B and Fox Studios, and the OC's of Nathan, Cleo, Kris, Julian, Amani, Zack, Silas, Sandra, Kevin, Kendra, Jade, Michael, Amy and Gwen belong to me... holy crap I got a lot of OC's!
Silent Heart.
Alvin and Brittany were proud of their children, it had been an entire year since their lives were blessed with six pups and my how they have grown. Sandra, their eldest daughter, had been elected the school president, and despite having no voice to speak with, most people didn't really question her words. Kevin had opened up a fair bit more, and though he was a confident chipmunk, he was rather flamboyant as it were, Brittany personally thought he was homosexual and if that were the case she'd support him no matter what, but she didn't want to pry and figured when Kevin felt ready to talk about it, he'd come to her. Kendra had joined the school football team, quickly taking ofter her father on the field, but she also was an avid player of basketball, dodge ball, and even lacrosse. Jade had taken to an instrumental music path, favoring the violin over any other playable instrument, and was even able to dance and move about without missing a single note, but also had an intelligent mind, going the route of her Aunt and Uncle in the basement, slapping together various gadgets and whatnot to aid herself in daily tasks. Michael had a fire within his soul, one that showed itself in the way he danced, taking after his namesake, Michael Jackson in his dance style, and even adding his own spin on it. Amy, the youngest, had decided to name herself the "leader" of their group, even taking to wearing an open fronted hoodie with an "A" on the back. Currently though, all the children were doing their homework, Sandra going over a science project she had to do, involving crystal growth from a solution of sugar and water, when an errant thought went through her head... a thought involving a new student that had arrived to school recently, a male chipmunk with chestnut fur and green eyes named Luke.
"God, focus girl! You need this finished by tomorrow... but he's so dreamy..." Sandra thought, silently sighing as she pictured him in her head, her mother noticing the look on her face and giggling from the counter, "Okay Sandra, who's the guy?" Brittany asked, Sandra jumping in surprise, then gesturing away with her hands, "I wasn't thinking of anyone Mom!" Sandra replied, Brittany raising an eyebrow before chuckling, "That's a load of bull and you know it, I'm your mother, I know you too well... don't try and lie to me." Brittany said, Sandra's hazel eyes shifting before she silently let out a sigh, "There's this new guy in school... he's a chipmunk with green eyes and chestnut fur... and he's gorgeous!" Sandra said, a stupid smile on her face as she pictured him again, Brittany giggling a bit with a smile on her face, "Does he like you?" Brittany asked, Sandra's face immediately dropping and gaining a nervous look before the brown furred chipette responded, "I... I haven't bothered to ask... I don't know if he understands Sign Language," Sandra replied, Brittany rolling her eyes before hopping to the table, placing a hand to Sandra's shoulder and offering a smile, "Then use a note... surely he can read, besides, as the genetic lottery goes, you hit the jackpot... I don't say it very often, but you may be more attractive than I am." Brittany explained, Sandra's cheeks burning up in a blush before Brittany smiled and placed a kiss to her forehead, "Look, if he says he doesn't like you, he's a liar... you have everything that I do... maybe a little more with your father's half in you..." Brittany said, before she noticed the dreamy look on Sandra's face, "And you still have homework to do." Brittany added, Sandra snapping out of her thoughts and silently yelping before going back to her work.
(the next day, homeroom)
Sandra was nervous, sure as school president she got to take what she wanted... but a boy wasn't something that you could lay a claim to, not like one of your sister's fish sticks anyway. But she was confident enough in herself to at least approach Luke, the new boy regarding her with an odd expression, "Uhh... do I have something on my face?" Luke asked, before Sandra held out a piece of paper, Luke taking it and looking it over, "'My name is Sandra Seville, I was born mute and have no voice, for that reason I am asking this through a note... do you find me... attractive?'" Luke read, before his eyes widened upon comprehending what had just been asked, glancing to the rather pretty chipette next to him, "Uhhh... short answer yes?" Luke said, Sandra giving a flat look before silently grumbling to herself, Luke catching on a bit more and then blushing a bit, "I think I understand now, yes you are very pretty... you probably get this a lot but you look like Brittany," Luke said, Sandra turning and smiling widely, her hands starting up with the gestures of Sign language, "Oh good GOD! Why does he have to be such a stud muffin!" Sandra said, then blushed upon Luke grinning, her eyes widening a bit before she gestured some more, "You can read this, can't you?" Sandra asked, Luke nodding and chuckling a bit, "So, a "Stud Muffin" is what I am hmm? Can't say I've heard that one before... even from a voiceless girl." Luke replied, Sandra silently giggling a bit even as she felt her blush burning her cheeks more, until the desk was bumped into and caused Luke to stumble and knock Sandra over, inadvertently pressing his lips to hers and causing both to blush.
After recovering from the accidental kiss, Luke got up and helped Sandra up as well, "S-Sorry about that," Luke said, Sandra blushing furiously and gesturing her response, "It's fine... just didn't think my first kiss would be an accident." Sandra replied, Luke chuckling before fixing one of Sandra's bangs behind her ear, his green eyes gazing into her hazel ones, "Maybe we could try that again later, when we aren't at risk of being knocked into each other." Luke said, Sandra feeling a flutter in her stomach and nodding quickly before leaping away to her desk, Ryan sitting at it and chuckling at the look on Sandra's face, "So, you finally decided to grow a pair and ask him out?" Ryan asked, Sandra yelping silently and then glaring at Ryan, the two had actually become good friends since last year, and would pick at each other in much the same way as a brother and sister would, "That depends... does an accidental kiss and invitation to try for a real one count?" Sandra asked, Ryan smiling and nodding, "Sure it does, though accidental kisses can hurt sometimes, I remember I tripped and knocked this girl over, and she had braces... cut my lips up like crazy!" Ryan replied, Sandra laughing silently at this before the bell rang for actual classes to start, allowing everyone to go.
(much later, school presidential office)
Sandra was going over the various things on her desk, when she heard a knock on the door, glancing over and smiling to see Gwen at the door, "I heard about the kiss, was it nice?" Gwen asked, Sandra shaking her head before responding, "Not really, it was an accidental kiss... though Luke invited me to try again after school." Sandra replied, Gwen clapping her hands before entering and taking a seat on one of the lounge chairs, all while Sandra looked over various forms and such. A few minutes later, another knock was heard, Sandra not really thinking and just waving her hand for whomever was there to come in, though upon catching a familiar scent she regretted it, a scent that made her body shudder, "Hey, Madam President, may I have that kiss we agreed upon earlier?" Luke asked, Sandra shifting her gaze up and smiling demurely from behind a bang of her hair, before reaching up and brushing her hair out of her hazel eyes, gesturing her response, "Not right now, presidential duties have me pretty tied up at the moment," Sandra replied, but Luke only grinned before walking behind her, placing his hands on her shoulders and gently rubbing them, "You are as tense as anyone could be... you need to relax sometime... c'mon, take a break from your duties for a while, you need to relax." Luke said, a silent moan of relief flowing out of Sandra's mouth, one of the perks of having no voice meant that you could go and make any response you wanted without anyone noticing, but Luke was right, she was tense... but not for the reason he thought, it was his touch bringing this tension, almost as if she were hesitant to let herself simply go.
"What's wrong? Am I hurting you?" Luke asked, Sandra laughing silently before pulling herself away from Luke, gesturing a bit to respond to his question, "Not that... I don't know why but I tensed up at your touch." Sandra replied, Luke chuckling a bit, "Yeah... I had that issue with a few girls in my old school... don't look at me like that, I wasn't some Casanova... I was a simple masseuse." Luke explained, Sandra giving him a sceptical look before Luke rolled up his sleeves, "May I?" he asked, Sandra shrugging her shoulders and removing her jacket, turning away and sitting on her desk, letting out a shuddering breath when she felt Luke's hands on her back, rubbing into her spine a bit before he quickly pressed into her, an audible popping sound being heard as Sandra's spinal discs were realigned, causing Sandra to silently yelp but otherwise melt at the sensations, Luke chuckling a bit behind her, "Sorry about that, I learned everything I know from my dad... he's a chiropractor," Luke explained, Sandra standing up and stretching a bit, rolling her hips a little as if to get a feel for them again and smiling, before she turned and gestured to her suitor, "Keep that up, and a kiss may not be what you get from me later... it may be something more," Sandra replied, Luke coughing a bit before chuckling, "Oh my, aren't you eager... maybe we should get to know each other better before jumping to... that." Luke said, Sandra shaking her head a bit and silently giggling, "Sure thing Luke," Sandra said, before walking over and gazing into Luke's emerald eyes, leaning closer until she ended up inches away from a kiss, just as the bell rang, "God fucking damn it... SO CLOSE!" Sandra thought, as Luke sighed and left the room.
(After school)
Sandra waited outside the main school building, for the moment browsing the web on her chipmunk sized BlackBerry Leap, when her phone screen flashed a warning of being on battery saving mode, then faded to black. Once totally black, Sandra noticed that someone was looking over her shoulder, and instinctively spun around with a balled up fist thinking it was one of her two brothers, only to giggle silently and wave at Luke, whom was in the process of backing up away from what had been a punch, "Okay... remind me never to startle you... anyways, we have a few minutes before my parents come to pick me up... care to retry that kiss?" Luke asked, Sandra's cheeks heating up before she smiled and nodded, standing up and gesturing her response, "I'm on a bit of a time crunch myself... but my parents won't mind... I think-" Sandra's hands went still as Luke swiftly leaned in and pecked her lips, the voiceless chipette's heart hammering away within her chest before she threw her arms around Luke's neck and hauled him into a much more passionate kiss, this lasting a total of five minutes before a cough was heard, Sandra and Luke freezing and glancing to the side to find a red clad chipmunk with a none too impressed expression on his face.
"Okay, I can see someone is taking after their mother... Sandra, to the car NOW!" Alvin said sternly, Sandra pulling out of the kiss and sighing silently before smiling to Luke one last time. Once Sandra was gone and inside the car, Alvin fixed Luke with an interrogatory glare, Luke chuckling nervously as he backed up a bit, "Sir, I'm certain you must hate me right now but-" "I don't hate you... if my daughter has her heart set on you, then I'm not getting in the way... I just need to know if you're ready for the responsibilities." Alvin said, Luke raising an eyebrow before he caught onto what the red clad chipmunk meant, "Is this about her being unable to speak?" Luke asked, Alvin nodding his head before sighing a bit, "Listen, I'd never say this to anyone else, but when Sandra was born, she suffered from nightmares... up until just last year she had been shutting herself apart from other people, including her siblings, only recently had she started getting more involved with others... I don't want that changed." Alvin explained, Luke nodding a bit before he chuckled, "My name's Luke, if you need to know sir," Luke said, Alvin rolling his eyes and shaking his head, "No need for formalities, makes me feel old... and I'm still too young for that yet." Alvin replied, patting Luke on the shoulder, but before he removed his hand he applied a grip, one that made Luke softly groan in discomfort, "BUT, if I find out that you've hurt my little girl at all... let's just say things aren't going to be pretty." Alvin explained, before he patted the same shoulder and turned to leave, Luke rubbing his shoulder a bit and chuckling, "Good talk sir... we should do it again sometime!" Luke called out, Alvin rolling his eyes before hopping into the car with the rest of his family.
(at home)
As soon as Alvin had entered the vehicle after picking up Sandra with Dave, his daughter shot him a glare that, if looks could kill the red clad chipmunk would be dead. It was for that reason that Sandra had stormed off to her bedroom and slammed the door shut, Alvin gaining a confused look on his face before he was greeted by his wife, whom for her part looked just as mad as Sandra had, "What did you do Alvin?" Brittany asked, her tone broking no argument for her husband, Alvin sighing a bit before chuckling nervously, "I think our daughter has a bit of a crush on this guy in school-"
"And you just had to scare him off didn't you?" Brittany asked, Alvin going silent for a moment before offering a meek smile, Brittany rolling her eyes and letting out an exasperated grown, "Alvie, we've talked about this... when our children reached the point where they feel attraction to the opposite gender, we will encourage them to pursue it... not try and stop it from happening." Brittany said, Alvin dropping his head low and sighing a bit, "I know Britt... it's just that... I want her to be safe-" "And I love that you feel that way hon... but eventually you'll have to let go... just like I had to when we first enrolled our litter into West Eastman." Brittany explained, Alvin giving his wife a flat look, "Am I going to be able to finish at least one sentence-"
"Mom... can I speak with you... alone?" Kevin asked, startling both parents enough to jump slightly before turning to regard their eldest son, he was currently dressed in a light blue t-shirt and a dark red zip-up hoodie, Brittany glancing to Alvin with a hopeful smile before she dashed off with her son. Once Kevin and Brittany were in a private spot, in this case the back porch of Dave's house, Brittany offered a smile to her son, she was certain of what he wanted to say, but decided to play dumb so as not to discourage him, "So, Kevin... what did you want to talk about?" Brittany asked, Kevin taking in a deep breath and then letting out a sigh, "Mom... I think... what I mean to say is... CRAP! I had this all planned out!" Kevin said to himself, before Brittany placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder and smiled, "It's okay Kevin... take your time and think it out." Brittany said, Kevin staring into his mother's blue eyes with his own matching orbs, letting out a sigh before shaking his head, "I... I think I may be... gay." Kevin finally said, Brittany's eyes lighting up a bit before she recomposed herself, "What sweetie? I couldn't hear you over the breeze, what did you say?" Brittany asked, though she had heard it clearly, she wanted to be certain that's what her son had just said, Kevin raising an eyebrow before he rolled his eyes, "I just said I was gay... and I don't mean as in "happy"," Kevin replied, Brittany smiling warmly toward her son, "I... suspected, your father is, as usual clueless as always, but just out of curiosity when did you come to this conclusion Kevin?" Brittany asked, the casual nature of her tone catching Kevin off guard a bit, "Aren't you upset?" Kevin asked, Brittany letting out a gentle laugh before shaking her head, "No, if anything I'm proud of you for finally, as humans put it, "coming out of the closet" and being true to yourself." Brittany replied, Kevin simply taking this in and shaking his head a bit.
"Well... this got weird, I had a whole rant set up and everything for when you freaked out about me being gay... but to answer your question I caught myself checking out Michael the other day during gym class... then I was checking out some human guy on the football team... and eventually I had to make sure I wasn't being too obvious with it." Kevin explained, Brittany giggling a bit before she stood up and pulled Kevin into a hug, "I'm glad you felt ready to tell me... is it okay if I tell your father? Or would you rather do that yourself?" Brittany asked, Kevin sighing before he shook his head, "I'll tell him Mom, just one thing first... how did you even know I was gay?" Kevin asked, Brittany biting back a laugh before answering her son, "Sweetheart, I'm your mother... I know things about you that even you don't know." Brittany replied, placing a kiss to Kevin's forehead before the two stepped back inside.
(Sandra's room, Alvin's POV)
I really wasn't ready for my little girl to get a boyfriend... not at all. But I remember the look she gave me when I entered Dave's car, and that alone nearly made me cry from guilt alone. It wasn't a look of anger, sadness or even spite... it was a look of pure disappointment, and it cut into me like a red hot knife, searing at my resolve until I couldn't take it anymore! For that reason, I was standing outside Sandra's bedroom, trying to compose myself before I knocked on the door. "Sandy... can Daddy come in? I want to talk." I asked, then felt something at my feet, looking down and seeing a note, picking it up and reading the message, "I don't want to speak to you!" the note read, causing me to sigh and then grin, running off a moment and grabbing my acoustic guitar from the music office, returning to the door before I knocked again, "Sandy, please let me in... I just want to talk okay?" I asked again, once more seeing a note slide from under the door, this one face up so I could see it from the floor, "NOT NOW DAD!" it read, causing me to sigh and shake my head, "Alright, you leave me no choice." I said, before I started to play a tune on the guitar, one that I knew always got Sandra to return briefly to that stage in her life when she was practically attached to my side, and started to sing the words.
"Are you lonesome, tonight,
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry, we drifted apart?" I sang, already hearing Sandra moving away from the door, as if to try and distance herself from me and my choice of song. But that wasn't going to work, I wasn't an IMA award winner for nothing after all.
"Does your memory stray,
To a bright and sunny day?
When I kissed you, and called you sweetheart?" I continued to sing, raising my voice up a bit so that Sandra could still hear me, trying not to laugh at the thought of how she was acting inside her room. Then I threw in a fast card, something I heard from a movie this one time which featured this song in it.
"I wonder, why I am,
Singing this for.
When you will not even,
Open, the door?" I sang, then waited a few moments, hearing Sandra moving back to the door, before I recieved another note from under the door, this one I had to pick up to read though, "I don't want to see you." it read, causing me to chuckle lightly before I tapped on the door, "Then how about you close your eyes after opening the door?" I asked, no sooner hearing the door click open, followed by the sight of my daughter's tear stained face, eyes closed as she slowly made her way back to her bed and hopped up onto it. "See, that wasn't so bad." I said playfully, then resumed my song from earlier.
"Is your heart, filled with pain,
Shall I come back again?
Tell me dear,
Are you lonesome tonight?" I sang softly, Sandra keeping her eyes shut and allowing me to climb up onto the bed with her, gently wiping her cheek before I added in another twist from that movie I watched in the past.
"Won't you open your eyes,
Give your Dad a surprise!
Tell me Sandra, are you lonesome,
Tonight?" I ended the song there, glancing down at my eldest daughter's face, her eyes were opened and reddened from having shed a bunch of tears, though her mouth was turned up into a smile, before she started to gesture a bit, "You know that was not fair... you know I can't resist that song." Sandra said, causing me to chuckle before setting the guitar down, "I know, but I really do want to talk... I'm sorry about how I acted when I picked you up from school, if you have your heart set on Luke... then I won't stop you from pursuing him." I said, the words stinging in my chest as I spoke them, Sandra seeming to sense this as she sat up and hugged me, then pulled back and gestured her response, "I don't know... will Luke really like a girl like me? Sure he kissed me today but-"
"Sandra, I'm not the best person to speak to in regards to romance... despite my claiming to be the "Love Doctor" I only lucked out with your mother... after that I've been sort of winging it." I explained, Sandra's eyes widening a bit before giving me a questioning look, in turn causing me to chuckle, "It's a long story, more to the point, I know this much about love... if you want to know what it is, how it feels and what to do about it... you have to pursue it yourself." I explained, Sandra's eyes lighting up a bit before she pressed an affectionate kiss to my cheek and nearly strangled me in a hug.
(after dinner, normal POV)
Kevin was feeling nervous, sure he'd came out to his mother, and even before that he had confided in Sandra for confidence, but now wasn't a moment to loose. "Dad... I need to tell you something." Kevin said, Alvin turning to regard his blue eyed son with a smile, "Yes, what's this you need to say?" Alvin asked, Kevin seeming to hesitate a bit, before he glanced to Sandra on the couch, her hands gesturing a quick message of encouragement, "Go on Kevin, you can do this!" Sandra said, Alvin not noticing this as he had his back to her, and Kevin taking a deep breath before speaking, "Dad... I'm gay," Kevin said, squeezing his eyes shut and preparing for a berating yell, only to hear a slow chuckle that eventually turned into a laugh, causing the auburn furred chipmunk confusion, "Dad? You okay... Oh God! I BROKE DAD!" Kevin shouted, Alvin catching his breath and regaining his composure before pulling Kevin into a hug, "Well, it's about time you came out of that closet... I mean seriously it must be getting stuffy in there at best." Alvin finally replied, Kevin's eyes widening a bit, "You knew? HOW?!" Kevin asked, Alvin ruffling his son's hair before taking a breath to calm himself, though unable to wipe the smile off his face, "You take more than an hour to get your hair ready for school... not to sound rude but only your mother does that," Alvin replied, Brittany on the couch smiling a bit at the sentiment, then cluing into what her husband actually said and growling a bit, "HEY!" Brittany shouted, this time Sandra bursting into silent laughter.
After that moment there was a knock on the door, Dave getting up to answer it, and when he didn't see anyone outside he shrugged his shoulders, "Down here!" a voice shouted, one which caught Sandra's attention and made her jump up and rush to the door, leaping out and tackling her suitor to the ground, "GAAHHH! Sandra, my aren't you affectionate," Luke said, Alvin watching from a distance with his wife, a single tear rolling out of his eye, one which Brittany noticed, "Alvin, are you crying?" Brittany asked, Alvin quickly wiping his eyes and shaking his head, "No... I got something in my eye is all." Alvin replied, Brittany rolling her own eyes and then looking back, gasping at the sight of her daughter currently locked into a rather passionate kiss with her suitor, tilting her head a bit to get a better angle to watch, "Maybe I should try that with Alvin later..." Brittany thought, then Dave sighed and split the two apart, "As much as this is cute to watch, I think your parents wouldn't appreciate you two making out on the front lawn," Dave said, then invited Luke inside his home.
"So, this is the home of the chipmunk crew... it's nice," Luke said, Sandra giggling silently before gesturing a bit more, "I know... want to see my room?" Sandra asked, Brittany narrowing her eyes before grinning a bit, "You can show Luke your room Sandy... just keep your door open." Brittany said, Sandra's eyes bugging out a bit before a deep blush rose on her cheeks, Luke also blushing as he caught onto what Brittany had said, "Ma'am, I'd never do that unless she was ready-"
"And technically, in regards to chipmunk biology, she is ready... just making sure she doesn't try to do anything stupid... yet," Brittany explained, Sandra's jaw dropping open slightly before she glared at her mother, her hands a near blur with how fast she was signing, "I'm not a child anymore MOM! If and when I decide to give myself to Luke is MY decision... not yours!" Sandra practically screamed, Luke backing up a bit to give her some room, "Quite a temper there... which parent did she get that from I wonder- never mind." Luke said, catching a glimpse of Brittany's face, and Sandra catching it too, as she quickly grabbed Luke's hand and started to run, her mother on both of their heels.
After outrunning her mother, Sandra and Luke sat on her bed together, simply catching their breath before Sandra sighed silently and pulled Luke into her arms, then pulled away to say something, "I know it may be a bit soon but... I think I love you Luke," Sandra said, the green eyed chipmunk next to her smiling before he leaned in close to her ear, "I love you back Sandy," he whispered, before he laid himself on top of her and kissed Sandra's lips.
I understand this is a strange place to stop for a first chapter, but that's it. I'm mainly stopping it here so I can get started on both Chapter 2 of this post, and the next set of rules for my rule book. As always, I'm TimberWolf, and tell me what you think in the comment/review box below. As the rating above states, there may be a love scene in the future... though not in chapter 2, let's just say Sandra is smarter than going into that without being ready first.
And now, a random moment in the Seville home:
*Miles watching TV in the living room*
Miles: Man... I'm bored- WHAT THE!?
*Toby suddenly runs into the room, leaps into the air and starts recording a video of Miles on his phone*
Toby: ACTION SHOT!
Miles: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
*Toby then lands on the floor and groans in pain*
Toby: Ow... my body... HEY A DOLLAR!
