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Sorry for the short delay. I've been really busy lately. But, luckily, I have a vacation coming up soon so, I'll be able to write more then. :D

Enjoy!

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Chapter 6

Ding dong.

"Could somebody please get that? I'm kind of busy!" Theodore yelled, wiping his eggy hands on a nearby towel.

"Don't worry, Theo. I'll get it." Eleanor answered him, a smile on her face, shaking the water off her freshly cleaned hands and heading from the kitchen to the front door.

It slowly opened with a squeak.

"Jeanette! Alvin! Hi guys!" She exclaimed, taking one of the bags filled with dirty silverware, plates, and cups from Jeanette carefully.

"Hey, Eleanor...thanks." Jeanette said, sighing.

Alvin didn't think hellos were necessary and barged in, gently pushing Eleanor out of the way. Eleanor looked at him, then back at Jeanette, confused. Jeanette only shrugged.

Theodore smiled as Alvin entered the kitchen.

"Oh, hello Alvin! You're back just in time! I need a guinea pig to test out the new desert I've been working on. Of course, Eleanor would do it too, but..." He laughed, "She always says my food is good, even when it isn't!"

Alvin nodded as he placed the bag he had been holding on the table.

"I'd love to, Theodore, but I need to talk to Simon first. Where is he?"

Theodore shrugged, "In his lab with Brittany, I think."

Alvin blinked in surprise. Since when did Simon and Brittany get along enough to be in the same room together? Unless they were argueing...as usual.

"Think he'll mind if I go down there?" Alvin asked, rubbing his neck.

Theodore shook his head no, "He didn't mind Brittany going down, so ... it shouldn't be a problem."

Alvin smiled at his brother, "Okay. Thanks, Theo."

They left off with a smile as Alvin opened the small door behind the stairs, quickly speeding down the spiral staircase. He stopped short as he reached the bottom, noticing how closely Brittany and Simon were sitting.

The loud stomping made them both look up from Simon's work.

Brittany smiled, "Alvin!"

Alvin cleared his throat and nodded, "Hey Brit."

Simon took in a deep breath before turning to completely face his brother.

"Look, Alvin. I didn't mean for this to happen. I definately screwed everything up."

Alvin shrugged and pulled up a chair by the other two.

"Eh, don't worry about it. I got to know Jeanette better-" He noticed the envy and Brittany's eyes, then grinned and continued, "And we actually got pretty close."

Simon nodded, "Well, that's good!"

Alvin looked confused as he nodded back. Simon wasn't jealous that he had spent the night with Jeanette? Alvin knew that they were oblivious to each other's feelings, but ... there wasn't an ounce of grieff in Simon's voice at all.

Brittany let out a little cough into the awkward silence.

"...Alvin?" Simon started, "Do you mind going upstairs to...uh..." He had to think for a moment, "...Get me something?"

Both Brittany and Alvin looked at Simon, puzzled expressions on their faces, "Why?"

Simon seemed surprised at their response and blinked, "Well...I need something."

"What do you need?..." Alvin asked, still confused.

Simon took a look over at Brittany, then sighed, standing up. "Nevermind. I'll get it." He gave his head one last shake before slowly heading up the staircase.

This left Alvin and Brittany alone, and both of them knew exactly what was going on.

"I think..." Alvin started.

"You think...what?"

"...I think Simon...likes you."

Brittany's eyes widened. Alvin couldn't believe it either, but he knew it was true.

"Well..." Brittany stated.

"Well?"

"Well... I think Jeanette likes you."

Alvin shook his head and laughed, then finally remembered the way she had been acting at the park. Maybe she does...

Brittany finally let out a fake groan, "Like I care, though?"

Alvin acted back, "Hah! Neither do I, obviously."

Truthfully, Brittany did care, and truthfully, Alvin cared more.

"I really doubt it though, Alvin." Brittany said, turning to fully look at him. "It's so unlike him. He just ... doesn't like girls."

Alvin shrugged, trying to seem uneffected by Brittany's words. "Big deal. Alot of people lie about their actual feelings towards ...each other."

The room grew silent again.

They both looked at the ground, a million thoughts running through their minds at once.

"Look, Brittany-"

"Alvin, I-"

They spoke at the same time, and couldn't seem to get their thoughts into words.

Why is this so hard? They both whispered, shaking their heads.

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Eleanor and Jeanette placed the bags they had been holding on the Seville's living room table. Jeanette plopped on the couch with a sigh.

Eleanor always knew when something was wrong with her sisters. It was almost like ... triplet telepathy. And for some reason, at this very moment, she got horrible vibes from both Jeanette and Brittany.

She took a seat beside Jeanette, placing a hand on her bare shoulder.

"What's wrong, sweetie?"

Jeanette shrugged, not answering, and grabbed her purse, taking out her abnormally large, pink glasses, plus a small contacts case.

"Come on, Jeanette. I know something's up."

Jeanette only shrugged again, gently taking out her contacts, and placing them in their case, then putting her glasses back on.

Eleanor sighed and suddenly hugged her sister closely.

"Jeanette, did something happen at the park?"

Jeanette didn't return her sister's embrace, but slowly nodded her head up and down.

Eleanor gasped, "Did someone hurt you?!"

Jeanette quickly shook her head no. She broke free from her sister's grasp to lean back on the couch.

Eleanor's eyebrows lowered into thought, "What happened then? Something with ... Alvin?"

Jeanette didn't respond. She didn't move a muscle. This made Eleanor's eyes widen.

"It does have to do with Alvin? Was he being selfish and rude to you?!"

Jeanette softly cleared her throat and replied, "...Not at all."

Eleanor sat silently next to Jeanette. Now she could tell what was going on. Jeanette ... liked Alvin? It seemed completely impossible but, maybe it wasn't.

"Is there something you want to...talk about?" Eleanor asked, looking over at Jeanette.

As soon as Jeanette got the courage to open her mouth and speak, the sound of footsteps walking towards the living room began echoeing through the air.

It was Simon.

He entered the room, searching around with only his eyes, as if he were looking for something.

Jeanette and Eleanor noticed that he seemed sort of... upset.

It was almost awkward, until Eleanor spoke, "Looking for something?"

Simon seemed startled, then looked over at Eleanor, straightening his glasses.

"No, it's just ... nothing. Nevermind." His glance moved to Jeanette. She seemed even more upset than he was.

"Something wrong, Jeanette?"

Jeanette was surprised to see that Simon was noticing her emotions for once in his life, but shook her head, a small blush in her cheeks, "No, I'm fine."

Simon smiled, "Alright. I'm going to, uh, head back down to my lab." He left off with a wave before turning around and leaving.

Of course, the one time Jeanette thought Simon finally cared , he didn't even notice how pretty she had made herself, thinking it was for him.

Oh well, at least Alvin complimented her.

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Simon came back down just in time. Surprisingly, he wasn't carrying anything.

"What'd you go get?" Alvin asked, looking at Simon, confused, trying to change the subject between himself and Brittany.

Simon shook his head, "Nothing. I tried some of Theodore's dessert though."

Brittany let out a chuckle, "Improved with the help of Eleanor, right?"

Simon couldn't help but smile as Brittany laughed, and nodded, "Of course."

Alvin cleared his throat loudly and rolled his eyes, leaning back in his seat.

He knew that he would have to set things straight. And he was willing to lose a close relationship with his brother to do so. Sooner or later though, Simon would ease up.

...Just, hopefully, Brittany was willing to do the same.

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End Chapter 6

I know that Simon and Jeanette are sort of out of character, but I'm tring to do the best I can do so the characters flow with the plot of the story.

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