Hi! Everyone. This is a story I wrote back in high school. That would be around 1987, so that means this is based on the cartoon series. I hope all Theodore and Eleanor fans will like this story, because it's all about them. They're fourteen in this story and are going on their first date. Okay I've set the scene so, Happy Reading!!

Theodore's Macho Makeover

Chapter One: First Date Jitters

At the Seville house...

Theodore ran around the house like a maniac. It was his first real date with Eleanor, and he was so nervous. He almost wanted to call it off. He ran into the laundry room and saw the freshly dried basket of clothes. He threw the clothes about, looking for the shirt and pants he wanted to wear.

"Theodore, what are you doing?" Simon asked. "If Dave sees this mess, he'll kill you."

"But I can't find my clothes, and I have to be ready to pick up Eleanor in a half hour."

"They're on your bed, Theodore," Simon said.

"Oh," Theodore said, feeling a little embarrassed.

He scooped up the clothes and dumped them back into the basket and ran back up the stairs to his room. He was relieved when he found his clothes waiting for him. He quickly put them on and looked at himself in the mirror.

"There, just perfect." Then he looked at his feet. "Wait. Oh, no, where are my shoes?"

"Right here, Theodore," Alvin said, coming through the doorway. He dangled the shoes right in front of his little brother.

Theodore looked relieved and quickly put his shoes on. "Thanks, Alvin," he said and almost tripped over himself.

"Why are you so nervous, Theodore? You're just going out with Eleanor. You two have hung out almost all of your lives."

"But, Alvin, this is an actual date," Theodore said, becoming emotional. "Oh, why did I ask her? Why did she say yes? I can't do this." Theodore plopped down on his bed, burying his head in his pillow.

Simon came into the room, observing the mess that was Theodore. "Hey, Theodore, you better hurry. You don't want to keep Eleanor waiting."

He screamed in frustration. He sprinted off the bed and went into the bathroom to fix his hair. "Why can't I get my hair right?"

"Theodore," Alvin said. "Calm down."

"You look fine," Simon added.

"Are you sure?" Theodore asked.

"Yes!" both his brothers said at the same time.

He wasn't sure if his brothers were being sincere or just humoring him.

Meanwhile at the Miller house...

"Brittany, Jeanette, does my dress look okay?" Eleanor asked, while looking in the full length mirror that hung on the wall in their room.

"You look great, Eleanor," Jeanette said.

"Yea," Brittany added. "I don't know why you're so nervous. Theodore should be grateful that you said yes."

"Oh, Brittany," Jeanette scolded. "Poor, Ellie is nervous enough." She turned to her little sister and said," Just be yourself, Ellie, and everything will be great."

"Okay," Eleanor said, calming down a little. Suddenly the doorbell rang. "It's him," Eleanor said. Her nervousness returned ten fold. "I can't do this. I'm not ready."

"Yes, you are, Ellie," Brittany said. "Now, Jeanette and I will go let him in. Now, when I call up to you, that's when you make your entrance."

"But what if I trip and fall on the way down the stairs?"

"You won't," both her sisters said at the same time.

"Okay, okay," Eleanor said, regaining her composure. "I can do this." She started to breath in and out to relieve her nervousness.

Brittany and Jeanette raced downstairs and opened the door. They were both shocked to see Theodore standing there all dressed up. He wore dark dress pants with a deep green jacket, a white dress shirt and a matching tie.

"Come on in, Theodore," Jeanette said.

"Is Eleanor ready?' He asked, anxious and nervous at the same time.

"She'll be right down," Brittany said. She walked to the steps and yelled up. "Oh, Eleanor, you're date is here."

Suddenly Eleanor appeared. She wore a simple green dress with matching shoes. To Theodore she looked like an angel walking down the staircase. He waited for her at the bottom. She stumbled on the last step, but fortunately Theodore caught her before she fell.

"Oh, Theodore, I'm sorry," she said. "I guess I'm just a little nervous."

"That's alright. I was a little nervous, too." She smiled at him as he offered his hand. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yes," she said, shyly.

She didn't take her eyes off him as they left the house for their date. At that moment neither of them could figure out why they ever had the jitters.

Brittany watched them leave, but she was still worried. To think, her baby sister was going on her first real date. "I think we need to keep an eye on those two."

"What do you mean?" Jeanette asked.

"Let's call the boys."

Okay, here's my first chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. This story have been in one of my old notebooks collecting dust, so I thought it was about time to share it. Hope you like it.