Chapter 11 Odd Behavior
Alvin's POV
"Have a fun day you guys" Dave said as he stood at the front door, watching me and my brothers getting into the van. "And Alvin, please, don't do anything stupid, be smart." "Smart is my middle name" I reply as I climb into the driver's seat.
I could hear both Theodore and Simon give a small groan of annoyance after I had said that. As soon as they had their seat belts on, I stuck the keys in the ignition, and turned the vehicle on.
The motor gently hummed as I put the car in gear and pulled out of the driveway, and then drove down the street, heading for the girls house.
My heart pounded with excitement to see Brittany again, but a part of me was tired of hiding our relationship. I wanted to hold her, kiss her, hug her, and be with her without the fear of being caught.
But I respected her choice, it was her secret as well, and I wasn't going to force her to do something she wasn't ready for.
"So what are we going to do today?" Simon asked, breaking the silence. "I don't know" I said giving a small shrug. "We will see what the girls want to do when we arrive."
As soon as I said that, we pulled up to their house. I quickly put the car in park, and shut off the engine, as we all look toward the front door, waiting for them to walk out and join us. But where they would come out as soon as we pulled up, seemed to be taking a while.
"Do you think they forgot?" Theodore asked from the back seat.
"I doubt it" said Simon, as we kept our eye's lock on the house. "Maybe they are just running a bit behind."
Several minutes past, and still, there was nothing, i was starting to get a little worried. They should have been out ages ago. "I am going to see what is going on" I said as I unbuckled my seat belt. "Just give them a moment Alvin" Simon said as he grabbed my arm. "Not everyone can be ready as quickly as you."
I glared at Simon, I could understand his point, but it was never like the girls to be tardy. Before I could reply to what he said, I looked past his head and could see the front door opening, with the girls slowly walking out.
I couldn't help but smile when I saw Brittany. Her bright auburn hair shimmered, her blue eyes sparkled in the light, and her skin seemed to glow under the sun. She was beautiful, perfect, flawless was the better word I was looking for.
We kept our eyes on them as they slowly approached the van, which I immediately thought was weird. They would normally be almost running at us with excitement, but here, it was just a slow walk.
The girls then reached the van, opened the doors, and climbed in, with Brittany taking the seat directly behind me. "You guys were a little slower then usual" Simon said as he turned around to face the back, "Is everything okay?" I looked in the review mirror, and could see Jeanette and Eleanor's eyes looking out the window, avoiding eye contact with my brothers. "We're fine" Jeanette replied softly, almost to the point where we could barely hear it. "We just had a bit of a rough sleep last night."
"Do you guys still want to go out?" Theodore asked, "because we can hang out next week."
"No, it is fine" Eleanor said, as the two of them continued staring out the window.
Now I admit, I am not the best at reading body and facial language, but it almost seemed as if they were nervous to near my brothers. I could see their faces were slightly red, and they had small beads of sweat forming on their heads. "Is there any place you want to go?" I asked as I twisted myself around, looking at everyone in the van, with my eyes briefly resting on Brittany.
"It doesn't matter" Brittany replied, giving me a small smile, making my cheeks burn. "Wherever you boys want to go, that is fine with us." I look back at my brothers, as they returned a confused shrug. "Well, there is a Fair down near the beach, we can go to that" I said, trying to fill the awkward silence that was filling the van. "That sounds nice" Jeanette whispered.
After another tense moment, I finally turned around and started the van.
I think the ride there was one of the most tense ones we have ever been through with the girls. No one said a word, I swear, I could hear the blood flowing through my veins. What the hell was going on. The girls seemed fine yesterday, and Brittany seemed more then happy last night.
Something was up, what changed that caused this odd behaviour. It must have been big if it caused such a change in them.
I felt a wave of relief as we pulled up to the fair parking lot a half hour later, with the rides and attractions shining in the sun. I quickly pulled into an empty spot, then climbed out of the van. Well, jumped out was a better term for it. Everyone else wasn't slow at getting out as well, I think they were just as desperate to get out.
I bend and twist as I stretch my body, with the occasional crack in the bones. "I'll go and grab the tickets" I said, keeping my smile on my face, trying to act like nothing was going on. Everyone just gave the silent nod as I turn around and head for the ticket booth.
The booth was just on the outside of the fair grounds across the parking lot, well out of the view of my brothers and the girls. My mind kept thinking what was going on, what has changed that is causing this big awkward feeling between us all.
"Can I join you Alvin?" a sweet soft voice said next to me. I look to my right, and see Brittany standing next to me, wide smile on her face, her hair gently flowing in the breeze.
I quickly wrap my arm around her, and pull her in close, kissing the top of her head. "Only if you can answer my question" I reply. "What exactly is going in with your sisters?" I could see her smile dim a little, but it was still strong and bright as she took my hand. "Is it that noticeable?" she asked.
"No" I said sarcastically with a smile. "Normally we all go hours without saying a word to each other." "No need to be smart" she giggled as she moved her face closer to mine, our noses gently nuzzling together.
I give her a quick peck on the lips, then lean away so she could completely see my face. "But seriously, what is going on?" She gave a small sigh as she looked down at her feet. "They know" she said quietly.
I gave her an odd look, not knowing what she was talking about. "They know a lot Brittany. You are going to have to be more specific." She then looked back up at me, her face looking serious. "They know we are together, they know about us."
What she just told me hit me like being in hot, humid weather, then walking into an air-conditioned building, but I also felt a bit of relief, knowing that me and Brittany didn't have to hide it anymore. "And that is why they are acting strange, because they know how we feel about each other."
Brittany then shot me a nervous smile, giving me the gut feeling I wasn't going to like what I was about to hear. "Not quite. I might have accidentally have told them about how your brothers feel about them as well."
I felt like my eyes were going to pop out of my sockets as they bulged open and my jaw drop. "You told them" I said, my voice in disbelief. "Sorry" she said, trying to sound sweet and innocent.
I was about to open my mouth, when I held myself back. I knew it wasn't Brittany's fault for telling them, and I didn't tell her not to tell them. Besides, it was more my fault that couldn't keep Simon's secret. It was my stupidity.
"Well, uh" I said as I scratched the back of my head, "That explains a lot." "You aren't mad at me" Brittany replied, her face filling with joy. "I could never be mad at you" I said as I pulled her close, pushing the bangs away from her eyes, pulling the long strands behind her ears.
Our heads then began to move closer, as our lips came closer and closer to touching. They were only a few millimetres apart, it almost felt like tiny sparks were jumping back and fourth from them, making my heart race, and my body tremble with excitement.
"NEXT" a voice screamed out, making the both of us jump. I look away from Brittany, and could see we were the next one at the booth, as the teller stared at us, waiting for the money.
I quickly pull out some change, and push it under the small opening in the glass. "Six tickets please."
She quickly pulled a small wheel full of them, then ripped off the amount I asked for. "Enjoy the Fair, sir. NEXT." I quickly pull away, not wanting to hear her scream again. Every time I heard it, it reminded me of how you are sound asleep, and you suddenly hear a loud noise that make you almost jump out of your bed.
"Boy, quite the set of lungs in her" I said as me and Brittany went back to the van. "So what are we going to do about our siblings?" Brittany asked me as we moved across the parking lot.
I immediately stop in my tracks, knowing that we couldn't have a fun day if there was all this tension. "Well, we can do what we did at the mall last week. We just go separate ways, and hope something happens between them."
"But they have obviously have had feelings for each other for quite sometime" Brittany said. "What make you think anything will happen?" as she looked at me intently. "Let's not forget" I replied. "Jeanette and Eleanor didn't know my brothers had feelings for them. With them now knowing, they might try and confess their feelings. And soon, they might have the same thing we have."
A smile formed across Brittany's face as she took my hand. "It might actually work, great idea Alvin." I smile back as I almost take a heroic pose. "I know. The smart and handsome Alvin does it again."
"Smart, HA!" she saaid as she started walking back towards the van.
"Hey" I said as I quickly run to catch up. "That wasn't exactly very nice" I say as I walk along side her.
"I said ha to smart" she said giving me a grin. "I didn't say ha to handsome. If you were smart, you would have caught that."
"I am smart" I fire Back. "See I'll spell it. S-M-A-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T." Brittany lets out a soft giggle as she reaches out and grabs my hand. "You are such a goof, you know that." "And proud of it" I reply.
Not a whole lot of romance, but don't worry, there will be a lot more in the chapters to come, but I won't go into details ;) . And to give you the idea of how long this story may be, my guess is off the top of my head is that I am only 1/8th of the way through it. Until next time.
P: Some of you have sent me Pm asking what happened to Tyler, so I will just give a quick detail. He suffers from a condition where he gets severe headaches and head pains. When that happens, his vision becomes blurred, he has trouble speaking, and his hands shake, and the pain he expirences is so bad, that he basically holds his head and groans in agony. He has not suffered from a episode since he was in grade 8, and he is hoping not to ever get it again.
