Sudden Changes

Ch 8

"Thanksgiving Surprises pt 1"

Monday morning came and Brittany walked with her sisters and the boys. As they entered the cafeteria she sat and buried her head in her hands. She put her hand by her neck and missed his nameplate around her neck to signify she was with Alvin. Eleanor could see how upset Brittany was and started to get worried. She turned to Theodore as Simon and Alvin went to get their lunches and her two sisters along with theirs.

"I just can't believe Julie took my sister's nameplate that every one of us saw Alvin give to her on their year anniversary. Man of all the rotten things that has got to be the worse by far! Oh Theo what exactly are you 3 doing for umm Thanksgiving? I know you usually go to your grandparents' house and the 3 of us usually go to Ms. Miller's cousin's house and be bored stiff! Has Dave talked about anything I mean it's now Monday and we have school till Wednesday?"

Theodore looked and sighed.

"Well this year we're staying home and eating at our house. Dave decided not to put us through anymore travel since the time we spent in Georgia. Which to me is a good thing my brothers and I can relax and watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and help Dave cook? Well I help cook and Alvin also helps a little. Simon just sits and watches the 3 of us cook even when we're at my grandparents' house. He is usually on the phone with your sister and driving Alvin and I crazy!"

She laughed at her boyfriend's face.

"Oh really that must be annoying to listen to? Brittany usually calls your brother around 12 or 12:30pm depending on her umm mood. It seems to be the only time he picks up."

Jeanette stared.

"Ha ha you're funny Elle. We aren't annoying; it's just we're really close and hate to be apart. Sometimes I wish Alvin felt the same. It's like he just doesn't seem to miss Brittany when we're away. "

Brittany glared.

"Oh you know what? Do me a favor and stop competing with me Jeanette! Alvin does miss me but he tells me not to call him till after 12pm cause he helps his grandparents and his baby brother cook. Unlike your man who sits on the couch and watches them cook."

Julie approached their table.

"Oh really you thought that was funny having Mark over there pretend to be Alvin, to make me give you that fake nameplate back to you? Well it didn't work and that nameplate is nothing but melted gold now! I warned you either stop this foolish game and admit you're a groupie just like the rest of us or you will get your ass kicked after school today BRITTANY!! Cheerleading captain or not do you understand me?"

Brittany looked up and stared dead into her eyes.

"I'm not a groupie for the millionth time Julie and that nameplate was Alvin's; he gave it to me on our year anniversary! Jump me if you want but I'm not going to tell a lie when I know what I'm saying is true! Theo tell her I'm with Alvin for nearly 3 years! Jeanette help me out here?"

Mark looked up from making out with Sherry.

"Why would I pretend to be my best friend? I have my own girlfriend Julie. And newsflash it's not Brittany her man will kick my butt if I even attempt to flirt with his woman. I'm with Sherry not Brittany. Simon is with Jeanette, and Eleanor is now with Theodore!"

Jeanette just remained silent and got Brittany angry. She stormed off and Theodore glared at Jeanette.

"Why don't you say something? What the heck is your problem? Are you that angry because my brother turned you down or something? Man ever since the night I got with Eleanor you've been impossible to talk to? Why don't you talk to Simon and tell him how you're feeling instead of taking it out on your sister?"

Julie looked at Theodore.

"Yes Theo tell me why their sister is so obsessed with Alvin when she knows he'll never get with her. We all know his type; and besides none of us are good enough for him! My point is Brittany is trotting a round with a nameplate reading Alvin S and he has no interest in her what so ever! He told me a million times! So I did the sensible thing and took it away from her. All I'm telling her to do is admit she's lying about being with Alvin so I don't have to jump her!"

Theodore looked and laughed.

"Fine jump her and watch how fast all 6 of you get laid out on the floor? Have you ever thought about why our father called you and took Fan Club President away from you? See if you jump Brittany then you'll have my Elle, Jean, and of course Brittany to deal with and they can all fight! Another thing weren't you told to stay away from the 6 of us? So exactly what are you doing here? Well?"

Alvin arrived with Simon and noticed Brittany wasn't there. Eleanor pointed to the direction where Brittany ran off and he glared at Julie. Then he headed in the direction she pointed. He spotted Brittany out by the bleachers crying while she buried her head in her hands. He tapped her gently.

"Here you go love puddle. Britt are you alright?"

She looked up with tears rolling down her eyes smudging her make up.

"No I'm not alright! Your stupid groupies are going to jump me after school today because Julie has them all thinking I'm lying about being with you! Does that answer your question! My own little sister won't help me clear my name! She sat there and laughed when I begged her to help me out! Alvie it's hopeless; maybe we should just end it! Ever since I came to this school I have nothing but trouble! I'm getting accused of lying about being with you and I just can't take it anymore!"

The other 4 joined them and Theodore looked at her.

"Britt the worse possible thing you can do is break up with my brother! You have been with him for nearly 3 years and been through too much to just let it falter because of our stupid groupies! We all know you love him and he loves you that's all that matters right now that you're together! You don't see Alvin wasting his breath to tell them anything. He basically lets them talk and walks away! That's what you need to do; you know the truth so let them think what they want! "

Eleanor smiled.

"Theo is right Britt! The 6 of us know the truth and just let them talk! Alvin just walks away because he knows who he loves and nothing anyone says or does will ever change that. Right Alvin? Alvin?"

Simon laughed.

"He's not listening; he's busy making out with your sister!"

Eleanor looked up and shook her head.

"Ok I guess she was umm listening? Anyway can you 3 come by today after school and beg Ms. Miller to let us spend Thanksgiving with you 3 instead of going up to see her cousin like we do every year? Please Theo I'm begging you!"

Simon and Theodore laughed.

"Of course we will Elle. I know you 3 hated being in Georgia just as much as the 3 of us did! That's why Alvin begged Dave to stay home this year cause he's really had it with the traveling!"

Simon looked at Jeanette and asked.

"Hey what's going on with you? We haven't kissed or looked at each other since Wednesday night. Jean sweetie what is on your mind; talk to me please! Jeanette we're together nearly 2 years talk to me please!"

She sighed and looked into his periwinkle eyes behind his glasses.

"I know you're mad at me for backing down Wednesday night and am afraid we're finished. You haven't paid attention to me since that night and I'm concerned."

He looked into her eyes and took her hand.

"Jean I'm not mad at you, and am not going to dump you. I am in love with you and just want you to be more careful that's all! Jean my precious I'm in love with you and would never dump you like that. Besides I'm a chipmunk and we really don't like to be teased by our mate! Wednesday night you really set me off and I really had a hard time cooling down. But eventually I did and you shouldn't have avoided me cause of that mistake! You should've just came to me and tell me why you were so uptight and afraid to be alone with me!"

She smiled and gazed into his periwinkle eyes after she removed his glasses. Then she leaned over and he removed her glasses. He embraced her tightly and their lips met. Theodore looked at Eleanor and his brother with their girls.

"Oh what the heck; if you can't beat them then just join them."

He gazed into Eleanor's hazel eyes and smiled. Then he brushed his hand against her cheek and their lips met. She smiled and embraced him tightly accepting without second guessing. Julie ran after them and saw Alvin and Brittany making out and shook her head.

"Oh hell no he chose her over me? Alright ladies after school today we jump Brittany as planned. There is no way am I going to stand by and watch her take my man! No way!"

Sherry looked.

"Your man, maybe in your dreams sweetheart but definitely not reality. Fine the 6 of you can jump her all you want but be warned the 3 of the sisters can umm kick some serious ass! As for you Julie; don't you feel stupid now? You thought it was Mark pretending to be Alvin and it was actually Alvin you got smart with. Some Alvin fan you are don't even know how he sounds like when he talks. No wonder why their father called you personally and fired your ass as the Fan Club President! You actually threatened Alvin's girlfriend and stole her name plate too! Real good shape you're in don't you think! Anyway let me go break them up the bell is about to ring. Fine ladies see you after school and then we'll just see who you all are messing with!"

Sherry and Mark walked over to where the 3 couples were making out and he took a water bottle and squirted all 3 boys. Alvin looked up and saw where his hands were. He gulped and Brittany just smiled.

"Oh really you're not umm ready? Can you kindly get your hands out of my shirt before my coach catches us and we both get disqualified from the pep rally tomorrow and the game! ALVIN!!"

He looked.

"I'm umm sorry for that. I guess I got carried away! Alright you caught me I'm more than ready! What do you expect from me I'm a chipmunk Brittany and am in the middle of puberty!"

He looked at Mark.

"Thanks for that bro. Whew that was close! Let's eat our lunch before the bell rings?"

The 8 of them ate their lunch and laughed at each other's laughs. Mark stared at Alvin.

"I can't believe she had no idea she was talking to you. Do I sound like a chipmunk when I talk? Man bro that is just too funny! Anyway when does your voice start to get deeper; bro you still sound like a girl when you talk. Your younger brother Simon has a deeper voice than you do."

Simon laughed and Alvin just stared.

"Ha ha that's funny Mark! Obviously you haven't paid attention to my voice lately have you? Why else w-w-would my v-v-voice be cracking? I'll be 14 in April ding bat! Oh whatever make fun of me all you want, see if I care. Simon can it will you?"

The lunch bell rang and the 8 of them headed to their lockers to get their text books for their next class. Brittany stared at her sex education text book and shook her head.

"Ill I really hate this class. Like any of that pertains to me or my sisters. I have to go over in Science and also this stupid class. Alvin what did you think when you had to take this stupid class?"

Alvin and his brothers answered.

"Oh we hated it with passion and then Dave sat us down and had the umm talk? That was no fun at all and we just listened though we already knew. Come on ladies the bell is about to ring and your class is in the main building when our class is out in the portables."

The 3 sisters took the brothers' hand s and walked with them to class. When they came to the door all 3 of them kissed the girls.

"We'll see you ladies after school. Brittany make sure the 3 of you watch your backs especially you love puddle."

She looked and sighed.

"Yes Alvin I know. Don't worry we will watch ourselves after school. Love you see you after class."

He smiled and responded.

"Love you to Brittany! See you after school. Come on Simon and Theodore we need to move before Talbot puts the 3 of us in detention! Will you 2 breathe already? Oh man talk about bad! Hello older brother talking here! Britt a little help please!"

She took out her water bottle and squirted all 4 of them. They broke apart and glared at her. She pulled her two sisters by their shirts and waved goodbye to the boys.

"See you after school boys! Oh no hurry up the bell is ringing in seconds and the portables are out there? Go on boys see you after class."

She watched as Alvin grabbed his two brothers and ran as fast as their legs could carry them to their last class of the day. They made it in within seconds before the bell rang. Alvin sighed with relief as he opened his notebook and saw a note stuck in the pages where his homework was. He opened it behind his notebook and read it.

'Oh Alvin sorry about that umm attitude I had with you! I had no idea that was you, can you ever forgive me? I swear if you'll just talk to your father about reimbursing me as the Fan Club President I'll never mess with any of you again, but I still am relieved I took that fake name plate from Brittany! Don't you feel more relieved that it's no more than melted gold now! Now you can start flirting again we all really miss that!

Love Julie'

He shook his head and broke his pencil in half. Then he used his pen and wrote back.

'Julie,

It wasn't a fake nameplate BRITTANY is my girl for nearly 3 years! You stole the nameplate I gave to her for our year anniversary and I'm not forgiving you so you can forget it!! YOU messed up nobody else! Don't come by any of us or you'll wish you were never born or messed with my woman Brittany….B…….stand for BRITTANY!!!AND I DON't DATE MY FANS!!!!!!!

ALVIN'

He folded it up and handed it to Marina.

"Give this to Julie and tell her it's from me! Another thing you better not even attempt to jump Brittany! Cause if you do then you'll be on the list just like she is KABISH and for the 100th time I DON'T DATE MY FANS!!!!!!!! Now get over me and find somebody else to flirt with….the B…on my w-w-w rist stand for BRITTANY no body else! I had it!!! With all you groupies!"

He walked away and left her with a blank expression on her face and went back to his desk and did his class work with his 2 brothers cause they were split up into groups. Simon shook his head.

"Man they just don't understand what we don't date our fans means do they?"

Theodore chimed in.

"Yea obviously and they sure don't understand what we're taken means either! It's a shame really! Alvin do you think Julie and the others are really going to jump Brittany?"

He looked up.

"Yea and I'm going to stand there and watch Brittany kick Julie's ass, and also your girls take on the other obsessed groupies that think they were funny threatening Brittany like that! What about you 2?"

They both nodded in agreement.

"Same with us bro; we'll just stand back and watch the show. Oh should we tell them about their plans for Thanksgiving?"

Alvin looked and shook his head.

"No we let Ms. Miller tell them and remain quiet kabish!"