Chapter 7: Surprise Visit!
A MONTH LATER!
The house is surprisingly quiet; the triplets are upstairs for their naptime. Dave, Rob, Simon, and Alvin sat in the living room.
Dave is sitting in his easy chair reading his paper. Simon is trying again to pre-study his physics book. And Rob is watching Alvin as he is playing a video game from his Playstation council system.
"Oooh, come on, come on...Yea!" Alvin begins to cheer, as it appears he's winning. But a surprise attack made by the computer turns the situation bad for his game. "Arrg! Nooo! Oh maaaannn!" He whines.
Simon slowly shakes his head and without looking up from his book, he comments, "I can't believe that you are almost 22 years old and still playing video games."
Rob starts chuckling at Simon's comment to his brother.
"Well, it beats looking at that boring book all day." Alvin retorts over his shoulder as he begins to restart the game.
Simon looks up and growls loudly towards his brother. Rob smiles; he always enjoys watching the two brothers.
The door opens and a familiar, not so little, butterball comes walking in. "Hello?" Theodore cries out.
"Theo?" Simon says as he pops his head from his book.
"Theo?" Dave says as he looks up from his newspaper.
"Theo?" Alvin says, his game forgotten.
"Theodore!!" Simon and Alvin yell, when see the youngest of three of them, they both jump up at the same time, and run up to their younger brother and give him a big hug.
"I take it that this is the younger brother?" Rob asks Dave.
"Yup... Come and meet him." Dave announces with pride.
"What are you doing here?" Alvin asked out of concern.
"Well, Eleanor and I managed to get the weekend off, so we decided to surprise everyone by coming down and visit for a few days." Theodore chirped.
"That's great, Theodore." Simon says still grinning.
"Speaking of Eleanor, where is she?" Alvin asked when he realizes she wasn't with Theodore.
"She went to visit Miss. Miller and Brittany for a bit before we could all get together later..."
"That sounds alright." Alvin says satisfactory.
"Where's Jeanette?" Theodore asked why he realized that she wasn't here.
"Ironically, she is over helping Brittany with her accounting homework." Simon laughs as he can picture the happy look the sisters will have when they are reunited.
"Hi, Theodore." Dave smiles before bending down to his son's height to give him a welcoming hug.
"Hi Dave. Ooh, I miss being home." Theodore admits loudly. He then notices a stranger standing behind Dave. "Uh, your new."
"Oh, sorry." Simon blushes. "This is my friend from the Island, Rob."
"Nice to finally meet you..." Theodore pauses as he had just figured something out.
"Wait a second...Didn't you say that there were no other survivors?" He looked toward Simon with a perplexed expression.
"Hee, hee. It's a long story. One that would be explained over tea and cookies." Simon assures his younger brother. He knows that Theodore would never turn down food.
"Great!" Theodore's face brightened. "I'm starved."
The three chipmunk brothers and Dave started to laugh knowingly. Rob smiled and shook his head as he followed them into the kitchen.
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MEANWHILE...
Miss. Miller sat in the living room and worked on some crochet...something she rarely has time for. Jeanette and Brittany sat at the kitchen table so that Jeanette can tutor her sister.
"Come on, Brittany. This is easy, I know you know this." Jeanette whines. It's been over two hours and yet Brittany is still not getting a few of the equations that are really simple to figure out.
"Easy for you, maybe." Brittany pouts.
"Oh, Brittany..." Jeanette shakes her head.
"Hello... Any one home?" Cried out a familiar voice.
Jeanette and Brittany looked at each other then at the front door where the voice came from.
"Eleanor?" They both cried out.
When they could see their little sister standing at the door looking at them with a bright smile, Brittany and Jeanette start squealing. They jumped up and ran to Eleanor with open arms.
"ELEANOR!!!" They both scream.
"I thought I heard you come in." Miss. Miller said when she finally got up to join the reunion.
"Awe, I missed you guys so much." Eleanor cooed.
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THE NEXT EVENING!
The Seville's and Miller's got together for a family feast on the following evening. They interacted with each other as if they were never separated. Eleanor and Theodore held each infant, and cooed over them.
"Ooh, how we missed you three." Eleanor cooed as she gently rocked little Tom.
"Is it just me, or did Vincent grow a bit from the last time we saw him?" Theodore asked Simon.
"Hee, hee. Yea, he's been growing fast...I would be surprised if he grows up taller then his ol' man." Alvin comments.
"Hey, I'm not that old." Simon argues from across the table.
Everyone around the table burst out in laughter.
"So, are you two eating alright?" Miss. Miller asks.
"Yes, Miss. Miller." Theodore and Eleanor groan in a perfect unison.
"Are you sure...?" Miss. Miller asks again. "You two are looking more slender then usual."
Both Theodore and Eleanor smile with a slight blush.
"Well, we have been a bit more busier then usual." Theodore says as he glances lightly towards Eleanor.
The other Chipmunks and Chipette's caught this glance and started snickering to themselves knowingly. Miss. Miller gives a perplexed look, while Dave raises his eyebrow in suspicion.
"Well, you will let us know if you need anything. Won't you?" Dave says with a parental tone.
"Yes, Dave." Theo and Ellie groaned once again.
Rob silently watched the family interact with each other and suddenly realized a slight ache beating down on his heart. Slowly he lifts one of his hands and touches that sensitive spot coming from within his chest. This is a feeling he couldn't explain. He was sure he hadn't felt this way in such a long time. When the conclusion finally hit him, he was nearly in tears. With a deep sigh he realized that he misses his own family.
By watching Simon's family, Rob finally remembers his childhood and how he felt before and after his kidnapping. He wanted to go home, but how? Rob has no way of finding out where they live. If they live at the same home, how would he find out? Would he even remember how to get there?
"Is everything alright?" Rang in Dave's voice.
Rob jolted back to reality. "Huh? Oh, I-I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Dave asked with concern.
"Uh, yes." Rob answered with a little uncertainty. He then stands up. "I- I-I think I need to go lie down for a bit...Goodnight."
"Goodnight! It was nice meeting you, Rob." Theodore cheerfully calls out.
Simon over-sensed Rob's recent thoughts and understood how his old friend from the Island is feeling. He instantly started thinking of ideas as to how he could help his friend. But right now, he turned his attention back to his family.
A MONTH LATER!
The house is surprisingly quiet; the triplets are upstairs for their naptime. Dave, Rob, Simon, and Alvin sat in the living room.
Dave is sitting in his easy chair reading his paper. Simon is trying again to pre-study his physics book. And Rob is watching Alvin as he is playing a video game from his Playstation council system.
"Oooh, come on, come on...Yea!" Alvin begins to cheer, as it appears he's winning. But a surprise attack made by the computer turns the situation bad for his game. "Arrg! Nooo! Oh maaaannn!" He whines.
Simon slowly shakes his head and without looking up from his book, he comments, "I can't believe that you are almost 22 years old and still playing video games."
Rob starts chuckling at Simon's comment to his brother.
"Well, it beats looking at that boring book all day." Alvin retorts over his shoulder as he begins to restart the game.
Simon looks up and growls loudly towards his brother. Rob smiles; he always enjoys watching the two brothers.
The door opens and a familiar, not so little, butterball comes walking in. "Hello?" Theodore cries out.
"Theo?" Simon says as he pops his head from his book.
"Theo?" Dave says as he looks up from his newspaper.
"Theo?" Alvin says, his game forgotten.
"Theodore!!" Simon and Alvin yell, when see the youngest of three of them, they both jump up at the same time, and run up to their younger brother and give him a big hug.
"I take it that this is the younger brother?" Rob asks Dave.
"Yup... Come and meet him." Dave announces with pride.
"What are you doing here?" Alvin asked out of concern.
"Well, Eleanor and I managed to get the weekend off, so we decided to surprise everyone by coming down and visit for a few days." Theodore chirped.
"That's great, Theodore." Simon says still grinning.
"Speaking of Eleanor, where is she?" Alvin asked when he realizes she wasn't with Theodore.
"She went to visit Miss. Miller and Brittany for a bit before we could all get together later..."
"That sounds alright." Alvin says satisfactory.
"Where's Jeanette?" Theodore asked why he realized that she wasn't here.
"Ironically, she is over helping Brittany with her accounting homework." Simon laughs as he can picture the happy look the sisters will have when they are reunited.
"Hi, Theodore." Dave smiles before bending down to his son's height to give him a welcoming hug.
"Hi Dave. Ooh, I miss being home." Theodore admits loudly. He then notices a stranger standing behind Dave. "Uh, your new."
"Oh, sorry." Simon blushes. "This is my friend from the Island, Rob."
"Nice to finally meet you..." Theodore pauses as he had just figured something out.
"Wait a second...Didn't you say that there were no other survivors?" He looked toward Simon with a perplexed expression.
"Hee, hee. It's a long story. One that would be explained over tea and cookies." Simon assures his younger brother. He knows that Theodore would never turn down food.
"Great!" Theodore's face brightened. "I'm starved."
The three chipmunk brothers and Dave started to laugh knowingly. Rob smiled and shook his head as he followed them into the kitchen.
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MEANWHILE...
Miss. Miller sat in the living room and worked on some crochet...something she rarely has time for. Jeanette and Brittany sat at the kitchen table so that Jeanette can tutor her sister.
"Come on, Brittany. This is easy, I know you know this." Jeanette whines. It's been over two hours and yet Brittany is still not getting a few of the equations that are really simple to figure out.
"Easy for you, maybe." Brittany pouts.
"Oh, Brittany..." Jeanette shakes her head.
"Hello... Any one home?" Cried out a familiar voice.
Jeanette and Brittany looked at each other then at the front door where the voice came from.
"Eleanor?" They both cried out.
When they could see their little sister standing at the door looking at them with a bright smile, Brittany and Jeanette start squealing. They jumped up and ran to Eleanor with open arms.
"ELEANOR!!!" They both scream.
"I thought I heard you come in." Miss. Miller said when she finally got up to join the reunion.
"Awe, I missed you guys so much." Eleanor cooed.
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THE NEXT EVENING!
The Seville's and Miller's got together for a family feast on the following evening. They interacted with each other as if they were never separated. Eleanor and Theodore held each infant, and cooed over them.
"Ooh, how we missed you three." Eleanor cooed as she gently rocked little Tom.
"Is it just me, or did Vincent grow a bit from the last time we saw him?" Theodore asked Simon.
"Hee, hee. Yea, he's been growing fast...I would be surprised if he grows up taller then his ol' man." Alvin comments.
"Hey, I'm not that old." Simon argues from across the table.
Everyone around the table burst out in laughter.
"So, are you two eating alright?" Miss. Miller asks.
"Yes, Miss. Miller." Theodore and Eleanor groan in a perfect unison.
"Are you sure...?" Miss. Miller asks again. "You two are looking more slender then usual."
Both Theodore and Eleanor smile with a slight blush.
"Well, we have been a bit more busier then usual." Theodore says as he glances lightly towards Eleanor.
The other Chipmunks and Chipette's caught this glance and started snickering to themselves knowingly. Miss. Miller gives a perplexed look, while Dave raises his eyebrow in suspicion.
"Well, you will let us know if you need anything. Won't you?" Dave says with a parental tone.
"Yes, Dave." Theo and Ellie groaned once again.
Rob silently watched the family interact with each other and suddenly realized a slight ache beating down on his heart. Slowly he lifts one of his hands and touches that sensitive spot coming from within his chest. This is a feeling he couldn't explain. He was sure he hadn't felt this way in such a long time. When the conclusion finally hit him, he was nearly in tears. With a deep sigh he realized that he misses his own family.
By watching Simon's family, Rob finally remembers his childhood and how he felt before and after his kidnapping. He wanted to go home, but how? Rob has no way of finding out where they live. If they live at the same home, how would he find out? Would he even remember how to get there?
"Is everything alright?" Rang in Dave's voice.
Rob jolted back to reality. "Huh? Oh, I-I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Dave asked with concern.
"Uh, yes." Rob answered with a little uncertainty. He then stands up. "I- I-I think I need to go lie down for a bit...Goodnight."
"Goodnight! It was nice meeting you, Rob." Theodore cheerfully calls out.
Simon over-sensed Rob's recent thoughts and understood how his old friend from the Island is feeling. He instantly started thinking of ideas as to how he could help his friend. But right now, he turned his attention back to his family.