AN: I'm being rushed to post this by a Miss Bratty Hayes, so no AN this time!
Disclaimer: As the summary states, this is an original couples fanfic. Any mixed couple type things appear are purely accidental.

"Is that the last box?" An overweight woman in her late thirties with a very obnoxious voice yelled.

"Yes, Linda, it's the last damn box!" A boy in a red cap called back. He spoke in an equally obnoxious, almost mocking tone.

The boy slammed the box down onto the hard wood floor of the still nearly empty house, not caring it he broke the contents inside.

He found it hard to believe they had been there nearly three weeks and still hadn't unpacked. They didn't have that much crap.

The boy reached up to adjust his cap, only to find that it was no longer there. His eyes narrowed and he whipped his body around to face the other direction.

"Lari! Shari! What the hell did you do with my cap?" He directed his voice at the two little twin girls that ran, giggling, across the room.

"Come get it, Alvin!" The eldest of the two, Lari, grinned, before pulling said item out from behind her back.

Alvin let out a low growl. He wasn't in the mood for this. "You little brats! Give it back!" He chased after his 8-year old foster sisters and took his baseball cap from their grubby little hands.

He knew he shouldn't hate a child, but these two were as close to being hated as any child could possibly be.

They were twins, and that alone annoyed him. They stayed together while he and his brothers were apart.

When they weren't teaming up against him, they were fighting and each trying to convince him to take their side. It was an endless cycle, and he hated it.

He had to admit that this place was better than some of this previous homes. He had been thrown from home to home the past few years, eventually losing count of how many families he lived with.

No one wanted him to stay with them very long because the was such a trouble maker. The years had not matured him in the least bit, if anything, he caused more trouble now than he had as a young child.

"ALVIIIIN!" Alvin cringed. That nasty woman was calling his name again. The way she said it reminded him of his late father. It really hurt to have his name called that way by anyone but Dave.

"Whaaat?" he snarled. He sat down on the plush sofa that was one of the few things that sat in their tiny living room and sank back into the cushions. That bitch better not be asking him to go run around and do her errands again.

"ALVIIIIIN!"

"I said what!" Alvin got up and stomped his way into the kitchen where the woman was, his eyes narrowed and his arms crossed. He leaned against the door frame and glared at her, his blue eyes darkened with anger.

"Go to town and buy me some more sugar." She wiped her dirty hands on her apron. "Take the girls with you, Bob and I need some time alone." The overweight woman fluffed her hair with her still dirty hand and Alvin gagged.

Instead of arguing like he normally would, Alvin grabbed his house keys off the counter and walked out the back door. The twins were in the yard already, so he gave them a very familiar look that they knew quite well. It was the "They're at it again." look. The girls rushed to his side immediately.

"Where is she sending us off to today, Alvie?" Shari asked, her little red pigtails bouncing as she walked.

"Grocery store. Sugar." Alvin rolled his eyes as he twirled the keys around his finger.

The walk to the grocery store was pretty silent, other than the occasionally bickering between the little girls that had started to trail a bit behind Alvin. He didn't pay much attention to what either of them were saying, that is until he heard something that came to him as a bit of a surprise.

"Look, Alvie, a girl chipmunk!" Shari had shouted, pointing to the other side of the road.

The person Alvin saw there made his mouth drop and his eyes go wide. Standing there, on the other side of the street, was none other than Jeanette Miller.

"She looks like a nerd." Lari said, straightening her glasses and sticking up her nose.

"Ha! Takes one to know one!" Shari said, smirking and crossing her thin arms.

Alvin stopped paying attention to them. He was already walking across the street. He couldn't believe it. The Chipettes were here? In this town? How had he not seen them at school? He'd lived here for three weeks already.

Jeanette was bending down and picking up the library books that had spilled out of her hands. There were far too many, and her arms couldn't hold them all. The fact that she was so clumsy wasn't helping much, either.

Before she could get all of them picked up someone picked several of them up for her. She burrowed her eyebrows in confusion before looking up at her helper. Her eyes widened. "A-Alvin?"

"Long time no see." He smirked. Jeanette couldn't believe her eyes. Eleanor was right in her predictions! The new kid in town was Alvin! Brittany would be thrilled!

Jeanette smiled. "Alvin!" He handed her the books she had dropped. "I can't believe it's really you!"

"In the flesh!" He grinned wider. "I had no idea that you guys lived here! How haven't I seen you at school?"

"Eleanor and I go to a private school now." She adjusted the books in her arms. "And Brittany…she...she dropped out."

Alvin looked surprised, but didn't question the reason behind Brittany quitting school. Jeanette was glad, because she didn't want to go into explaining.

"So how is she?" The boy asked. If Jeanette had seen him in the past few years she would know that this was very out of character for him, as he no longer cared at all about anyone but himself, even less than he had as a child.

"S-she's doing good." Jeanette's smile quivered a bit.

"Does she miss me? Does she?" Alvin's tone made Jeanette feel bad that she wasn't telling him everything, but she was sure Brittany would rather tell him herself. She wasn't the best with these things.

"She misses you very much. She's been wanting to see you again for a long time." Jeanette's eyes widened. "Oh! Alvin, Eleanor got in contact with Theodore! He'll want to talk to you too!"

Alvin's eyes grew wide and a huge grin spread across his face. "Really? Does he live here too?"

Jeanette's smile fell. "Unfortunately not. He lives a few states away…"

"Oh…"

"But I'm sure when he finds out you're here he'll definitely come for a visit!"

Alvin was about to respond when the twins sauntered over to where he and Jeanette were standing and grabbed onto his arms.

"Alvie's got a girlfriend." Shari teased as she held onto her foster brother.

Jeanette smiled at the children. "Hello. What are your names?"

Lari stepped up and adjusted her thin black framed glasses. "My name is Lari, and this is my sister, Shari. We're twins."

"I can see that." Jeanette adjusted her own pink-framed glasses out of habit. "I'm Jeanette, Alvin's friend from when we were kids."

"Why would Alvin be friends with you? You're so nerdy looking and your shirt is way too big."

The Chipette looked somewhat hurt, but kept smiling anyway. She looked back up at Alvin. "I'm sure Brittany would love to see you. She's home now."

Alvin grinned once more. "She is?"

"Yep! But you might want to take your sisters home first."

"Not my sisters…FOSTER sisters." He glared at the girls that were only an inch or two shorter than he was, despite being nearly half his age.

"Right. Foster sisters. I'll walk with you so we can go and see Brittany afterwards, okay?"

"Great!"

"Alvie, I don't wanna go home!" Shari whined, a small pout on her face. She looked up at Alvin with big blue eyes.

"Yeah! What about the sugar? What about Linda and Bob?" Lari said from his other side.

Alvin sighed. "You act like I give a shit about the sugar or whatever the hell Linda and Bob do when they send us out."

Jeanette was appalled at Alvin's language. He was using curse words in front of children! She was tempted to fuss at him for it, but decided not to. He'd been through enough, so she couldn't blame him.

Alvin and Jeanette walked Lari and Shari back home, despite the complaints they made. When they walked in the front door Alvin said he'd just be a minute, that he had something he needed to get and bring with him.

Jeanette didn't know what it was, but she had a sneaking suspicion it was a gift for Brittany. Brittany had taken it pretty hard when the boys were taken away, despite her constant bickering with Alvin and pretending that she hated him. Everyone could see through that.

Her sisters both knew that she actually really loved him. If only he had shown up sooner.

Alvin ran up the stairs to his bedroom. He'd never been this happy to go into his cramped, tiny bedroom in his life. He'd been saving this for years, to give to the girl of his dreams.

When Alvin arrived in his bedroom he noticed that he'd left the TV on. It was turned to a news station. Bob must have been in here, he was the only one here who gave a shit about the news.

Alvin groaned and reached to turn off the TV, but the picture on the screen caught his attention. No…it couldn't be….

"Teenager almost beaten to death released back into custody of parents. It is rumored that the parents have paid a large sum of money to keep people quiet, but news of it has gotten out anyway. The name of the child and parents are unknown, but if you recognize this boy please call the authorities immediately."

The picture was blurry. To someone who didn't know the face of the person in the photograph so well it would appear a complete blur. But there was no mistaking that face. There was no mistaking those eyes.

Sorry if there is any typos, as I said, SOMEONE is rushing me. Thanks for reading!