A/N: I will warn the readers that this chapter contains sexual references, although nothing explicit. Feel free to skip this chapter if you feel uncomfortable. Otherwise, enjoy!
Chapter 12: Love is shown and made
Weeks had passed since Brittany's accident, and during those weeks Alvin and Brittany were arguing less and becoming closer. Brittany's near death experience made them realise that they were wasting their time by bickering constantly, and decided that they should try to be nicer to each other. Brittany trusted Alvin more; she knew now that he would never hurt her as he cared about her too much. Alvin, in return, was treating Brittany with more respect. Since God had answered his prayer, he knew he had to live up to it by treating her like the lady she was, and so far he was doing well.
Their siblings had also grown closer in the last few weeks. Simon taught Jeanette about first-aid and medicine, and after awhile he made her his assistant. They started spending more time alone together, and even if they were doing so to study, they secretly wanted to spend more time away from their siblings to share stuff with each other; stuff that they only knew about.
Eleanor taught Theodore how to play soccer (they used a coconut instead of a ball). At first, Theodore wasn't very good at the game, but after awhile he got the hang of it, and Eleanor praised him for doing so well, which made Theodore exceptionally happy; he loved getting praises from her, it made him feel so alive.
As another week passed, all three counterparts were spending more time alone together, and as they did, they felt their burning passionate desires for each other growing stronger, but they just ignored them since they didn't want to ruin their friendships. Still, it was so difficult to ignore as the boys wanted to be able to touch and hold the girls, but they didn't want to lose their respect. The girls wanted to be held by the boys as well, but felt they would look like idiots if they asked them to do so.
On one particular morning, all three counterparts went swimming alone together. Alvin and Brittany swam at the deep end of the beach, Simon and Jeanette went swimming in their private pool, and Theodore and Eleanor took a dip at the shore edge just next to the shelter.
Alvin taught Brittany how to equalise so he could take her to the deepest areas underwater. Once Brittany got the hang of it, she and Alvin went swimming underwater. They played hide-and-seek amongst the corals and tickled each other with seaweed. Once they rose to the top of the water, they were greeted by a friendly pod of bottle-nosed dolphins. The dolphins allowed them to ride on their backs. Brittany laughed at Alvin whenever he fell off, but he would always get even by splashing her with water. Still, she didn't mind.
After Alvin and Brittany finished their swim, the two of them lay out on the sand to dry themselves. I should mention that at the time neither of them was wearing their loin-cloths; they were naked and in full view of each other. Brittany sat up and looked over Alvin's muscular body, her heart started beating faster and she got butterflies in her stomach; he was so irresistible to her. She licked her lips with desire. Luckily, Alvin didn't see her do it, but he sat up and saw the way she was looking at him, and he smiled a little.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Britt?" Alvin asked with a grin.
"No special reason, it's just that...I've never seen a guy...naked before." Brittany murmured nervously.
"That's not true, Brittany. You used to see me naked all the time when we were kids, why does it bother you now? Do I disgust you?" Alvin asked in embarrassment.
A flirtatious smile spread across Brittany's face, and she leaned in closer to him.
"On the contrary, I think you are one of the sexiest and most handsome boy's this side of the island." Brittany replied seductively, running her fingers up and down Alvin's chest.
Alvin looked over Brittany's beautiful body and returned the smile.
"And I think you are the sexiest and most beautiful girl this side of the island." Alvin murmured sincerely, looking deep into Brittany's eyes.
"Thanks" she replied as she looked into Alvin's eyes.
Alvin lay over Brittany, and gently began to stroke her hair, which sent shivers down her spine. He leaned over, and very softly kissed her lips, and she returned it willingly. The kiss grew deeper and more passionate. Alvin then stopped kissing Brittany's lips and made his way down to her neck. Brittany burst out laughing as he continued to kiss her neck.
"Alvin, stop it! You're tickling me." Brittany giggled.
"I don't want to stop!" he replied.
Brittany continued to laugh as Alvin nibbled at her chin, giving it small pecks at the same time. He soon pulled away and received a beautiful, warm smile from Brittany, which he returned happily. Suddenly, both Brittany and his smile faded, a funny feeling had rapidly come over them.
"I feel so funny in my stomach." Alvin murmured.
"Me too" Brittany replied softly.
"My heart's beating so fast." Alvin said gently.
"Mine too." Brittany replied.
Once again, Alvin kissed Brittany, but this time he traced his tongue into her mouth. It took Brittany by surprise, but she accepted it eagerly and ran her tongue over his. Both of them were experiencing their first French kiss, and found it to be wonderful; they both tasted amazing. They wrapped their arms around each other, and began to do something that both of them had wanted to do in a long time. They made love!
At Simon and Jeanette's secret place, everything was quiet and peaceful, and that suited them both perfectly. They had just finished their swim, and both of them were taking a rest inside their cave. Neither of them had bothered to put their loin-cloths back on. They sat in the sand and watched the stars through a hole in the roof of the cave.
Jeanette felt comfortable enough to let Simon put his arm around her. At this very moment, she had never felt closer to him. Simon felt the same way about Jeanette, though he tried hard not to show it as he described the stars to her.
"Jeanette, do you see how the stars link together in a pattern? These are called star constellations!"
"Really, what constellations can you see, Simon?" Jeanette asked curiously.
"Well, I can see the star signs, like Taurus and Virgo; so far they are the brightest ones tonight." Simon replied with a smile.
"What's your favourite constellation, Simon?" Jeanette asked as she moved in closer to him, making him gulp nervously.
"My favourite constellation would have to be The Southern Cross, which can be seen in Australia. I heard that it can be used as a compass to help you find your way home. If only it was here in the Northern Hemisphere, then maybe I could figure out a way to get us home." Simon sighed sadly.
"Hey, as long as we're together, anywhere is home." Jeanette said softly, comforting him with a hug.
Simon's heart began to beat faster and he started sweating heavily. There were so many things that Simon wanted to say at this moment, so many words of adoration, but he didn't have the courage to say them. Jeanette gently pulled away from the hug and looked up into the beautiful bright sky.
"It's just so beautiful!" she sighed in admiration.
"Yes, you are." Simon murmured, without realising he had done so.
Jeanette looked towards Simon with an ecstatic smile on her face. She was surprised, but thrilled that he had said these words to her.
"D-Did I just say that out loud?" Simon asked, blushing in embarrassment.
"Yeah, Simon, you did!" Jeanette giggled.
She moved in closer to him, and ran her fingers through his hair.
"And I'm glad you did."
She leaned forward and gently laid a kiss on Simon's lips, which he didn't hesitate to return. Never in their lives had they felt so alive, they felt and tasted incredible to each other. Simon's tongue traced the roof of Jeanette's mouth, and although she was taken by surprise, she accepted it without hesitation, and ran her tongue over his. Simon slowly lowered Jeanette towards the ground, and she pulled away when she felt her body hit the ground.
"Oh my..." she gasped.
Simon realised what he had done, and quickly pulled away.
"Oh no, not again, Jeanette, I am so-"
"No, Simon...it's okay." Jeanette smiled, pulling him back towards her body.
Simon and Jeanette went back to French kissing, and by now they were really getting passionate. Jeanette giggled as Simon started kissing her neck, his lips were so soft and warm against her skin. Simon continued to caress her affectionately, as he wanted to get to every inch of her; she felt and tasted fantastic. He gently pulled away from Jeanette and smiled at her, and she smiled back. Simon's smile suddenly faded and he became deep in thought. There was something that he desperately wanted to do to Jeanette, something that would prove to her just how much she meant to him, but he knew that he could hurt her or lose her respect if he did it without permission, and he couldn't live with himself if either of those things happened.
"Jeanette?"
"Yes, Simon?"
"You know that I care about you, don't you?" Simon asked gently, while stroking her hair.
Jeanette nodded and buried her cheek into his hand; it felt so warm and his fur was really silky soft.
"Well, Jeanette, there's something that I have wanted to do in a long time, something I've wanted to do to you," Simon said, trying to hide his awkwardness.
"But...I am not going to do it, Jeanette, unless I know that I have your trust. I promise that I won't hurt you, I swear on my dead father's grave I won't! So...do you trust me?" Simon asked gently.
Jeanette looked deep into Simon's eyes and saw that he was being honest. She thought hard for a minute, wondering if she did trust him or not. She knew he cared for her, and even if she didn't know what Simon wanted to do, she wanted to do it with him. Jeanette smiled at Simon with her most trusting smile.
"Yes, Simon, I trust you."
A huge smile spread across Simon's face as soon as Jeanette said those words, and she smiled back. He lay over her and they went back to kissing, and after a long time of making out, they made love.
Back at the shelter, Theodore and Eleanor had just finished their swim, and Eleanor was fixing them a snack. She was chopping up a mango on large, flat stone that she usually used as a chopping board.
"Theodore, why don't you wait outside, I won't be finished for awhile." Eleanor suggested.
"Okay, Ellie. I'll wait for you outside."
As he headed to the door, he gave Eleanor a gentle pat on the back. She felt a wonderful shock run through her body as he touched her, and suddenly found herself in a daze. Her knife was still moving in the chopping motion, but it wasn't cutting up the mango, and she wasn't even watching what she was doing. She finally snapped out of her daze and went back to chopping the fruit, but that didn't stop her thinking about how soft Theodore's fingers were, and how wonderful they felt on her skin. Neither she nor Theodore was wearing anything, so her body felt very sensitive to touch, especially when the person who was touching her was the boy she had feelings for.
After Eleanor had gotten the snack ready, she headed outside and sat down beside Theodore.
"Here you go, Theodore, my freshly cut mango is served!" Eleanor exclaimed.
"Great, Eleanor, it looks fantastic!"
Eleanor blushed at Theodore's compliment, he was so sweet. Theodore immediately started scoffing into the mango, and Eleanor watched him admirably. Although she wasn't aware of it, Theodore's eyes were set firmly on her with pure admiration. She had never looked more beautiful to him, especially now he had gotten a full view of her body. He tried to ignore his hormones, but he couldn't help it, he wanted to hold her and kiss her, what he wouldn't give for just one kiss. Eleanor was thinking the exact same thing, she wanted Theodore to touch her again, and she wanted him to hold her, it would be just amazing.
Theodore soon found himself looking into Eleanor's eyes, and she looked into his, they both looked like they were in a trance, but it was clearly a passionate one.
"Eleanor...".
"Yes, Theodore?"
"Kiss me" he murmured.
"But, Theodore, you're all sticky." Eleanor chuckled.
"So what, kiss me."
Eleanor shrugged and leaned forward, planting a gentle kiss on Theodore's lips. The kiss lasted for about six seconds, but as soon as Eleanor started to pull away, Theodore restarted the kiss again, this time it was longer and more passionate. Theodore ran his fingers through Eleanor's hair which she found wonderful, and she traced her tongue across the roof of Theodore's mouth. At first he was taken by surprised, but didn't hesitate to return the kiss by sliding his tongue under hers. As they continued on with their first French kiss, Eleanor wrapped her arms around Theodore's neck and he began to lower her towards the ground, and as soon she felt her body touch the ground, she quickly pulled away from the kiss. At first she was afraid and unsure of herself, but then she looked deep into her sweetheart's eyes and changed her mind, she didn't care what Theodore was doing; she just wanted to do it.
"Theodore...hold me...touch me...show me how much you care. I'm willing to do anything with you." Eleanor encouraged him.
"But...what if I hurt you, Ellie?" Theodore asked apprehensively.
"You won't, Teddy. I know you won't." Eleanor said with faith in him.
Theodore smiled and started to kiss her neck, she moaned softly as he did so, and with that, they made love.
Alvin and Brittany were both lying out on the sand, panting and sweating heavily. They were both exhausted after their love making session, but also surprised too; they never realised it would feel so good. They suddenly burst out laughing and turned to smile at each other.
"Oh, Alvin...how did you do that? That was amazing!" Brittany said breathlessly.
"It was instinct I guess, and you're right, it was amazing. I can't believe we haven't been doing this the whole time; it felt so right." Alvin smiled as he ran his fingers through his lover's hair.
"You want to do it again?" Brittany asked, grinning slyly.
"Absolutely!" he exclaimed.
They started making love all over again.
Simon was crouching down on all fours as he tried to catch his breath; he was exhausted from making love to Jeanette, but very satisfied. Jeanette was lying next to him on her back; she had a huge smile on her face.
"Wow, Simon, all this time you wanted to do that? It was absolutely incredible!" she gasped pleasurably.
"Oh, I know. Thank you so much, Jeanette for trusting me." Simon said with a huge smile.
"You're welcome, Simon. It looks like you've made another discovery, the Professor never taught us about this. Well...at least I think he didn't."
"It wasn't a discovery, Jeanette, we simply learnt it together." Simon laughed.
"Yeah, you're right, Simon."Jeanette agreed with him.
Simon lay over her and stroked her cheek as they looked deeply into each other's eyes. He leaned over and kissed her tenderly on the lips, which she returned without hesitation.
"Simon?"
"Yes?"
"Can we do it again?"
"I thought you'd never ask!"
Simon and Jeanette went back to kissing passionately, and made love again.
Eleanor was breathing in and out deeply as Theodore lay beside her and waited for her to recover. She finally caught her breath and turned over to face Theodore with a smile on her face.
"Are you alright, Eleanor? I didn't hurt you did I? Did that feel good to you, because it felt incredible to me?" Theodore asked with both concern and pleasure.
"Oh, it was wonderful, Teddy! You really blew me away!" Eleanor replied gratifyingly.
Theodore blushed at Eleanor's compliment.
"I don't know about me, but you were really fantastic." Theodore said as he held her close in his arms.
She sighed and snuggled up to his chest, his body felt so warm and soft, and she wanted to be as close to him as possible. Theodore ran his fingers through Eleanor's messy, sweat-covered hair, which gave her shivers down her spine (in a good way of course).
"Theodore, can we do it again?" Eleanor asked with a determined smile.
"Oh yeah!" he exclaimed.
They began to French kiss, and then they made love again.
For the next few weeks, all three couples started making love more frequently. For them, it wasn't gross or weird, it felt good and right, and they wanted nothing more than to do it with each other, and each other only. Although they didn't know much about sex, they felt it was something that should be done in privacy, so they would keep it a secret from their siblings. Whenever they were around their siblings, they showed love for each other by smiling and holding hands. Just because they were having a secret relationship, didn't mean they couldn't show each other the smallest amount of affection.
When the boys went spear-fishing one morning, they spotted a pair of sea turtles mating. They realised that what they did with the girls was actually very natural, and they weren't doing anything wrong. As they went back to making love with the girls, they tried to understand what they felt. It was a feeling of care, respect and...love?
Of course, why hadn't they known all this time? The incredible feeling they had for the girls was love.
At the same time, the girls realised that they were in love with the boys. They no longer wondered if it was true or not, they knew it was true.
On one particular day, Alvin and Brittany were making out passionately on the sand, although this time they were only kissing and not doing anything else. Alvin was trying to show Brittany how much he loved her by getting his lips to every part of Brittany's face as he could reach, but he knew it wasn't enough: he needed to tell her. He felt a little angry at Brittany for not reading his mind, but he knew he shouldn't, he just needed to say those three words.
"Brittany...there's something I've wanted to tell you for a long time now. So I'm just going to come out and say it. I love you!" he said as bravely as he could.
"Oh, Alvin, you love me? But I thought you said-"
"I know what I said, Brittany! But come on, I was just a stupid little kid; I didn't know anything about love. Please believe me when I say these words, Britt. You're the only girl who knows how to make my heart beat faster and slower at the same time. I'm so in love with you, Brittany Miller." Alvin murmured.
"I love you too, Alvin Seville! You're the only boy who knows how to make my heart beat faster and slower at the same time." Brittany said, wrapping her arms around Alvin's neck, showing her love with her eyes.
She and Alvin smiled at each other, and kissed each other passionately, impressing their love. This very moment was by far their favourite one.
At Simon and Jeanette's cave, the two lovers were kissing each other passionately against the wall. As Simon continued kissing the love of his life, he swallowed a few times, hoping he could get enough courage to tell her how he felt about her.
"Jeanette?"
"Yes, Simon?"
"I uh...I think..."
Simon gulped, and after breathing in and out a couple of times, he managed get the words out his mouth.
"I think I've fallen in love with you." Simon finally got it out, blushing bright red as he did.
Jeanette couldn't believe she had heard those words from Simon, she was thrilled.
"Really, Simon?" she asked, overwhelmed with a sense of joy and contentment.
"Really and truly, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I wouldn't be whole if I didn't have you, Jeanette. You're my heart, mind, body and soul, and I couldn't live without you." Simon said with absolute honesty.
"Oh, Simon, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me. I love you too, so much!"
Jeanette wrapped her arms around Simon's neck and kissed him passionately again. Simon returned the kiss eagerly; this was one of the happiest moments of their lives.
Theodore was kissing Eleanor up against a tree, savouring the lovely taste of fruit that hung on her lips. He was enjoying this moment, but he knew now that the hard part was coming up: expressing his love for her.
"Eleanor, do you know how wonderful you are?" Theodore asked sweetly.
"I do now." Eleanor answered with a giggle.
"Well, you must know that when I say that, I don't mean it casually, I really mean it! You are the most wonderful, kind, caring and prettiest girl I've ever known, and I...love you." Theodore murmured shyly.
"Do you really mean that, Theodore?"
"Of course I do, I haven't felt this way about anyone before."
"Theodore, I love you too, I always have!" she exclaimed.
With that, Theodore threw his arms around Eleanor, and held her close, never wanting to let go.
Later all three couples walked back to the shelter holding hands. It was then that each couples feelings were exposed to their siblings, but they did nothing but smile. That night, the girls snuggled up in the boys arms while they slept, it was happy day for everyone.
