Chapter 36
Time for Alvin to come back in (finally). The green team turn envy green and of course for our blue team...well just read on.

The three greens were still eating toaster waffles that were pratically cooked to perfection. The yells from Brittany were heard but ignored by them. Ethan stopped eating his toaster waffle for a second, he sighed and kept on eating.

Eleanor looked at him curiously and asked concerned "What´s wrong Ethan?". He looked at her and knew tht she was concerned but he felt bad for making her worry. He didn´t want to make her worry or share his problems with her, that´d just be selfish. So he did what he´d normally do and just keep on smiling.

Ethan plastered on a smile "Nothing´s wrong Ellie" He looked at her and she just raised her eyebrow and he felt his smile crack away slowly.

"What´s wrong?" she asked again. Ethan looked at her but then looked away and his smile had completely gone from his face, he started sniffling. Eleanor and Theodore watched this and Ellie walked over to him and put a paw on his shoulder and started to rub it reassuringly. He looked up at her and now Eleanor noticed his eyes were full of tears.

"I-I´m s-so homesick. I wanna be back home in England now." Ethan admitted and a few tears fell down his furry, and now wet, cheeks. Eleanor really felt for him, she didn´t know entirely what it was like to be taken out of your own home by force and put in a country that was entirely foreign to you. Ethans bottom lip quivered and then Eleanor felt really bad but knew something that would definately cure this.

"Ethan" she said in a sweet tone and he looked up at her. She leant forward and wrapped her arms around Ethan pulling him into a big hug. As she assumed he stopped crying and nervously put his arms around her back. Ethan could feel his face warm up by the milisecond.

Theodore watched this and was getting a weird feeling in his stomache, he hadn´t felt this before. He didn´t like seeing this but he knew Ellie was trying to cheer Ethan up but Theodore still didn´t want to watch this. He turned his head away and reluctantly kept eating his toaster waffle even though he had no appetite for this at all.

The blues were still finding Brian backing down comical along with it seeming like payback for being a prick when they first met.

"How long before he argues back?" Simon asked not taking his eyes off Britany yelling and poking Brian. Though there was no sign from him that he was going to retaliate. And Jason just shrugged, by now he had closed his book and was enjoying watching them two argue (if you could call it that).

Jason just continued watching the two but then he started loking around the pink and red-clads and then turned to Simon and asked "Where's Alvin? Isn't he normally with them and shouldn't he be arguing with Brian right now?"

Simon and Jeanette both loked where Brittany and Brian stood and as Jason had said Alvin was indeed missing, Simon found this very curious and he looked at the stairs as if waiting to see his older vrother come bouncing down but as he had assumed, nothing.
"I'll go look for him" Simon said setting down his book and heading up the stairs.

Jason leaned backwards to watch Simon go up the stairs and when the blue-clad was out of sight he grinned and turned his attention to Jeanette and gave her a grin, she smiled back nervously. She'd been alone with Jason before so why this time was she feeling nervous and a bit embarrassed.

In the boys room Simon edged the dor open and asked "Alvin?"
The response he got was miserable at best "What?" It also sounded muffled. Simon pushed up his glasses and walked over to the triple bunk bed and looked at the top bunk. H eclimbed the ladder and when he reached the top Alvin had the covers pulled over his head but it was clear that he had his face on the pillow.
"Alvin-"
"What"
"What are you still doing up here? Why aren't you downstairs?"
"I'm tired and I don't feel like going downstairs"
"Why? What's wrong?" Simon asked actually concerned for his older brother.
"Nothin'" was Alvins reply.
Simon wasn't a doctor but he could tell when his brother was down in the dumps.
"Seriously now Alvin, what's up?"
"The sky"
Alvin wanted to avoid any more questions from Simon so picked himself up from his bed and went down the ladder but Simon was quickly following him. Alvin headed for the door, he didn't know what his plan would be when he got downstairs.

'Brittany and Brian are probably acting all gaga over eachother' Alvin thought and his pace slowed down as he headed to the door, Simon used this to his advantage and ran ahead of Alvin slamming the door shut. Then he turned his gaze back to Alvin who had dropped his head.

"Alvin, I want you to look me in the eye and tell me that there is nothing wrong" Simon said leaning towards Alvin who had slowly brought his head to look at Simon but the lump in his throat refused him any speech.

Heehee, the plot goes thicker and poor Al is upset Aaaaaw. Eth is homesick and Jason is being Jason, but what's everyone think of Brian? He's trying to be nicer ever since Jason gave him the lecture back in school.