A/N: Alrighty, Chapter 2. So last time we saw that Theodore has a crush on his big brother. How is he going to handle these new feelings? What will the others think? Read and find out.
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Day 3- Thursday February, 9
Big Brother
Theodore tossed and turned in his bed. No matter what he tried, he just couldn't fall asleep. He looked over to the digital clock that stood on his dresser. It read 1:34 AM. He was supposed to be awake in less than four hours to prepare for school and the chipmunk couldn't muster a wink of rest. He huffed in annoyance as he rose out of his bed and quietly snuck out of the bedroom and into the kitchen.
Flicking the light switch on, Theodore began searching the kitchen for a midnight snack. He knew he wasn't supposed to eat anything so late into the night, but right now food seemed like the only cure for his restlessness. His only other alternative would be sleeping in Alvin's bed, and with his new feelings for his brother it felt very awkward to even think about. Sighing, Theodore settled for a bag of chips in the pantry and a can of soda, which he placed a long straw in for easier ingestion due to his small size, and sat down on the table.
As Theodore consumed his unhealthy make-shift "meal", he began feeling more comforted. The high amount of sugar and caffeine in his drink would still keep him up, but a least he didn't feel so anxious by his own emotions. But those feelings came rushing back as Theodore's sensitive ears heard soft foot steps enter the room. He caught sight of Alvin just as the chipmunk jumped onto the table. Theodore did everything he could not to blush, as he saw that Alvin was wearing nothing and was technically naked in front of his baby brother. Theodore remembered that Alvin never wore clothes to bed in the first place, and it hadn't been a problem since he was a chipmunk. But now, that was the last thing Theodore wanted to see.
"What you doing up this late, Teddy?" Alvin yawned as he helped himself to a potato chip, oblivious to Theodore's sudden nervousness.
"Oh n-nothing." Theodore's heart began fluttering. "Just a little hungry, that's all."
"Uh-huh..." Alvin nodded as he bit into yet another chip and pointed to the soda. "You mind?"
"No, not at all." Theodore smiled as Alvin sipped the drink.
"You know," Alvin chuckled as he swallowed the beverage and ate more. "This crap is going to kill us both one day."
Theodore chuckled back in response. He and Alvin were the only chipmunks in the house that ate junk food, the girls being so concerned about their bodies and Simon feeling such foods only harm the body. Alvin was the type that could've cared less, while Theodore used it as comfort food if he had a major problem like the one he was experiencing now.
Theodore could feel his eyes subconsciously examine his eldest sibling. Alvin didn't seem to notice as Theodore gazed at his lips. Something in the back of his mind wanted desperately to touch those lips with his own. Just one passionate kiss to show Alvin every emotion he was feeling. Theodore wanted to smack himself for thinking these things.
No he's my brother. End of story!
Theodore however found himself staring at Alvin's bare chest. To put it bluntly, Theodore actually thought his brother was, well... sexy. His body structure made the chipmunk extremely attractive. As if against his will, Theodore's eyes traveled south until they stopped at his brother's crotch area.
No no no! Bad Theodore! He is and will never be more than your sibling!
"See something you like down there?" Alvin chuckled, snapping Theodore out of his thoughts.
Theodore began stuttering and sweating nervously. Had Alvin caught him staring? Theodore was praying he hadn't.
"Kidding little bro." Alvin smiled. "You were just staring at me and I couldn't resist."
Theodore mentally sighed in relief. He ate another chip as he began to calm down.
"Is hot here?" Theodore could feel himself still sweating.
"If your hot then take off your shirt." Alvin shrugged. "That's why I don't wear clothes to bed, I'm warm enough in just my fur."
Theodore gulped as he took Alvin's suggestion and removed his T-shirt that he wore as his night wear. His heart began fluttering as he realized that both he and his brother were basically sitting around nude. Be began blushing as he began eating again, trying hard not to concentrated on his current situation.
"Theo, I've seen you naked before and you've seen me naked before." Alvin laughed, seeing his brother's rosiness. "You don't have to blush."
"I-I know." Theodore stammered. "I guess I'm just used to seeing you with clothes now."
"Well ditto." Alvin said as he drank more of the soda.
Theodore smiled as he returned to his snack. Thankfully Alvin was oblivious to the reason why he was blushing. He let his mind wander again as he enjoyed the time he was spending with his brother.
"We ought to go back to bed. We've got to up in like three hours." Alvin looked at the clock and stood. He then ruffled his little brother's hair. "We need to get you a new girl."
Alvin gave Theodore a kiss on the forehead and made his return to the bedroom. Theodore was feeling a mix of relief and disappointment. Relief because Alvin was unmindful of the reason behind Theodore's awkwardness. Disappointed because he knew he could never tell his big brother how he really felt.
"Hey, Theo!" Alvin poked his head from around the corner. "Me and Britt are going to that cheap movie theater tonight since we have a three day weekend. I know with what happened a couple days ago you must feel pretty lonely, so why don't you come with us? It'll be fun."
"Thanks Alvin, but I don't want to get in between you and Brittany." Theodore sighed.
"Don't worry Teddy, it's not even a date." Alvin clarified. "We're just hanging out. I'm insisting here."
"Ok ok, I'll go." Theodore chuckled. "But you know how Britt is..."
"I know and I promise she won't try anything." Alvin responded. "We'll be there as three friends."
With that Alvin walked away again. Theodore sighed as he began to clean up after himself, throwing away the now empty soda can and putting the chips back in the pantry. As he exited the kitchen, he pulled his shirt back on and made his way to bed.
He kept having this biting feel however, that the theater would be a very bad idea. And a specific pink-clad chipette will have something to to with it.
/ / / / / / / /
Alvin, Brittany, and Theodore stood outside the entrance of the movie theater. As they examined the posters advertising different movies, they found it difficult to make a selection, since most of them have already been viewed by the three chipmunks.
"They play all sorts of movies here." Alvin explained to his little brother. "They'll show a different set every week, but most of them are already DVDs by now. But it's only fifty cents a ticket so it's a good deal."
"Ok..." Theodore nodded as he looked, seeing nothing of interest.
"I give up." Alvin said as he and Theodore gave Brittany two quarters each. "Me and Theo will get the popcorn, you pick the movie."
"Fine." Brittany said as she took the money. She gave an irritated sigh as the boys went inside.
She hated not being alone with Alvin. They hadn't had any alone time in awhile, and the one night they do Alvin had to bring his baby brother along. Sure she felt bad for Theodore for what Eleanor did, but that didn't mean shewanted it to cut into her time with her boyfriend.
She made a wicked smile as a thought popped into her head. She was in charge of what they watched tonight, so now all she had to do was select a film she knew Theodore couldn't handle and scare him off. Then she would have Alvin to herself again. Her eyes rested on one poster as she hopped onto the ticket booth. The poster read Piranha.
"Three for that one." Brittany smiled as she pointed to her selection.
"It's rated R, can I see your I.D.?" The person behind the glass sighed in obvious boredom.
Brittany smiled as she flashed him her identification card. Her and Alvin were seventeen years old, while Theodore had barely turned sixteen.
"Thank you, enjoy the film." The man yawned as he accepted the proof of age and handed the chipette her tickets.
Brittany jumped down and headed inside, humming a tune to herself. She knew good and well that Theodore couldn't handle the sight of blood without getting sick and, from what she had heard, this movie was an all-out gore-fest. Theodore would get nauseated and leave, and she would have her one-on-one time with Alvin.
"We're ready." Alvin said as he and Theodore carried the bag of popcorn, which ironically was the smallest size available. "Did you pick a good one?"
"Oh yea." Brittany said as they made way to the screen room the movie was playing in. "It's going to be awesome."
"Thanks for inviting me along guys." Theodore smiled as they entered the room.
Don't thank me yet. Brittany smirked as they sat together in one seat, her next to Alvin and Theodore on the other side. She relaxed as the room darkened and the movie began playing. This was going to be fun.
Theodore was not doing good. The premise of the film Brittany chose concerned a small tremor that opens a fissure at the bottom of an Arizona lake, releasing hundreds of a prehistoric species of piranha into the water just as thousands of partying teens vacation to the lake for spring break. The movie was reaching its climax, as the ancient fish began swimming towards their first victim.
The green-clad chipmunk tensed up as the monsters made the first bite on an unsuspecting woman floating on an intertube. The character jumped at the bite and paused for a few seconds, before she began screaming in agony as the piranhas devoured her through the bottom of her flotation device, spraying blood everywhere. The other characters panicked and began swimming out of the water before they became the next victims. All was lost however as one by one the swimmers were killed.
Alvin looked at Brittany in disbelief. She was completely aware of what these images could do to his baby brother, and didn't seem to care at all. He noticed his brother becoming paler by the second. He looked back at the screen, seeing the humans in the movie desperately climbing onto a floating stage. The weight of the fleeing was too great however, and the stage capsized, sending the humans back to the fate they had been avoiding. Even Alvin winced as a spark flew and a cord went sailing through the air, slicing a young girl in half.
"Theo, maybe we should go..." Alvin whispered to his brother.
"I-I-I'm fine A-Alvin..." Theodore tried to seem unaffected. "We can stay."
Alvin looked in worry as he saw his brother's eyes wide in terror. He wasn't mentally ready for this type of film. His concern grew as he felt something squeeze his paw. Theodore looked like he was about have a heart attack.
The scene became calmer as the few survivors swam onto the shore. Theodore could feel vomit building inside of him as he saw people covered in blood drag their mutilated and half-eaten friends and loved ones to safety, not knowing they could be carrying dead weight. The chipmunk almost lost it as two men were carrying a girl by her arms and legs, but just as they got to land the girl split at her waist. The men screamed and cursed as her insides spilled out onto the sand.
"Britt let's go." Alvin said as he stood up. "Teddy's not looking so well."
"I'm fine Alvin." Theodore gulped, still pale from the gore. "The movie's probably almost over anyway..."
Alvin sighed and sat back down. Theodore was being unusually stubborn, and it was puzzling trying to figure out why. A few minutes later, the main character is informed that the piranhas they've been fighting are only infants. Another male begins wondering aloud where the parents were, but is interrupted when a giant piranha leaps out of the water and tackels him, the screen instantly cutting to black and the credits rolling. Theodore immediately ran out of the theater, holding his mouth closed.
"Theo!" Alvin called as he followed his brother into the bathroom. Brittany rolled her eyes as she went after them with no urgency whatsoever.
Theodore burst into the restroom, but was too late. Before he could reach a toilet, the chipmunk vomited onto the floor. Alvin walked in just in that moment and right away went to his brother's side.
"Oh God, I'm so sorry Alvin..." Theodore sobbed. "I ruined everything."
"Teddy, you didn't do anything." Alvin reassured him. "You just can't handel that kind of stuff. Hell, I almost barfed when that girl got cut in half!"
"I-It's just..." Theodore wiped away a few tears. "I wanted to brave it out and not worry you guys."
"Theo, I was worried the whole time." Alvin explained. "I know you're squeamish, and you were just making yourself sick watching it. Britt did this on purpose."
"I just wanted you guys to enjoy your movie without worrying about me..." Theodore sighed.
"Look I'm going to talk to Britt when we get home. And don't let what other people want come before your health." Alvin hugged him, feeling lucky that no vomit hand landed on Theodore's hoodie. "Now come on, let's clean up here and go home."
Theodore smiled a little as he looked into Alvin's amber eyes. They were filled with warm care and genuine concern. The duo grabbed some paper towels and began wiping up the mess. Theodore knew he had the perfect moment now to tell his brother everything, but he couldn't muster the words. The time would come however, but that time wasn't now.
Outside, Brittany groaned out of frustration. Her plan backfired and now Alvin was spending even less time with her. She also had this feeling that somehow Theodore was a threat to her and Alvin's relationship. She couldn't put a finger on why, but it made her skin crawl. But no matter what, she was keeping Alvin. And no one was going to deny her that.
A/N: And the drama begins! Theo has missed two opportunities and Britt is starting to catch on! Also the movie that made Theodore sick is a real movie. Piranha 3D is the most gruesome horror movie I've seen and I can easily imagine Theodore getting squeamish from watching it. For people who've seen it, you know what I'm talking about. For people who haven't, I hope I haven't spoiled too much if you plan to watch it.
Anyway thanks for reading! Look out for more updates and please review!