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Chapter 8
"So, I'll see you tomorrow?" Brittany asked Eleanor, taking her pink nightbag and throwing it over her shoulder.
Eleanor smiled and nodded, her arms finding their way folded in front of her chest. "I would have refused you doing this but since it's for Jeanette..." She paused, "...then it's fine."
Brittany couldn't help but blink in confusion and anger. "It's great to know you don't trust me..." She said, annoyed, mimicing Eleanor's action and crossing her arms.
Eleanor sighed and shook her head, trying to calm Brittany down, "It's not that I don't trust you. Mostly Alvin... But it's just the point that two chipmunks in this household really like you!" Brittany couldn't help but giggle at this. Of course she didn't want Simon to like her, but knowing that he did was kind of cute. "I'll be responsible. Don't worry about me, Elly."
Eleanor nodded again before slowly taking a peek behind Brittany into the house. "Is Theodore awake?"
Brittany smiled at her younger sister's care for her friend and shrugged, looking right of her to the living room. "Last time I saw him, he was watching the Food Network channel."
Eleanor grinned, running inside past Brittany and into the living room. Theodore laid, fast asleep, sprawled out on the couch. Eleanor stopped short, a loving smile on her face as she gently knelt down to kiss him softly on the nose.
A small smile escaped Theodore as he slept.
Brittany sighed as she watched Eleanor stand up and make her way back over to her. "I'll talk to you later, Brit." She whispered. "Oh! And I forgot. I packed up some brownies in your bag for you to munch on." She gave Brittany a quick hug before heading out the front door. It closed slowly with a squeak.
Brittany shook her head to rid herself of her jealous feelings and began making her way up the stairs.
"Alvin, Eleanor dropped by to give me my stuf-"
She stopped dead in sentence, her eyes wide with both embaressment and confusion as the love of her life slowly pulled on his pajama pants. He was shirtless, and his messy hat hair was falling in his face. He didn't even notice when Brittany entered the room.
"S-sorry for...uh...intruding." She said softly, clearing her throat and staring at the ground. Her eyes didn't seem to want to glance away from his body, though. She had barely noticed how muscular Alvin had gotten over the years.
Alvin suddenly looked up, his face turning bright red with embaressment as he threw on an oversized t-shirt and played with his hair to tame it. "O-oh! No problem. Heh..."
Brittany gulped before walking foward and tossing her nightbag onto Alvin's bed, sitting beside it. "So, what's the plan?" She asked, changing the subject.
Alvin cleared his throat, his face still slightly red as he plopped down next to Brittany. "Well, me and Jeanette were set up on a date by accident, right?"
Brittany nodded, not understanding where Alvin was going with his plan.
"What if we pretend to like them back?"
"WHAT?!" Brittany yelped. She realized how loudly she had screamed and quickly softened her voice. "Why would we lead them on? We don't like them, remember?" She prayed that she was right.
"I know, I know." Alvin reassured with a smile. "But what if we do what they did accidently?" His smile widened as he noticed how perfectly his plan would work out. "What if you ask Simon on a date to the park and I ask Jeanette..."
Brittany finally understood as she continued Alvin's idea, "And then they'll meet each other there instead of us!"
Alvin nodded in excitement, and Brittany couldn't help but feel excited too. Without thinking she began hugging Alvin closely. Alvin happily hugged Brittany back, content that she liked his plan. After a few seconds, she let go in disbelief of what she did, but didn't say a word about it.
"...Do you think Simon's going to come up to bed anytime soon?"
"Nah. He usually falls asleep working on whatever experiment he's doing and wakes up the next morning in his lab."
"What about Theodore?"
"When Theo is watching the Food Channel, he's stuck on it for hours then dozes off into a deep sleep."
Brittany chuckled, "Yeah, I noticed that." They grew silent as both chipmunks realized that they had the entire room to themselves. "I'm going to go change into my pajamas." She said to break the silence, grabbing her nightbag before standing up and walking towards the bathroom.
Alvin only nodded as Brittany left, now sitting there alone, thinking. He wanted Brittany to sleep comfortably. Truthfully this was their first real "sleepover", not counting all the ones they had during touring season, of course. Standing up, Alvin walked over to Theodore's bed and examined it carefully. The covers seemed soft enough- ...but of course, hidden under the pillow were small packages of candy.
"Yuck! I don't want her getting bed bugs in her hair." He said outloud, ignoring Theodore's bed to now walk around his to Simon's bed. This bed had to be the most perfect, even better than Alvin's. It was still in good physical shape, and the mattress wasn't as worn out like his or Theodore's. Nodding with approval, Alvin pulled down the comforter and blanket to reveal the blue sheets. He sniffed them and smiled.
"Hooray! They don't smell like Sugar Daddies or Hershey bars!" He laughed then fluffed the pillows and set them up straight and nice. A knock was suddenly heard from the door. Alvin looked to see Brittany standing in her pajamas looking cuter than ever. She was wearing short light pink shorts that had little black music notes scattered around them. On her top was a plain, hot pink tanktop while her hair was placed into two cute pigtails, almost like Eleanor's but a bit longer, with a yellow ribbon tied around each creating little bows.
She smiled at him. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't doing anything private again."
Alvin nodded, smiling back. He had almost forgotten how to speak. "O-oh! Uh... I made Simon's bed all nice and cozy for you. Since he won't be using it, I just assumed you'd be more comfortable sleeping on this rather than the floor." He chuckled, which made Brittany's smile widen.
"That's really nice of you, Alvin." She replied, dropping her nightbag by the foot of Simon's bed and sitting on top of it. She had to admit that it was a lot softer than Alvin's bed. Unsurely, she glanced over to the clock, seeing that it was already almost midnight.
"What's that supposed to mean? That I'm never nice?" Alvin asked with a semi-harsh tone. This only made Brittany roll her eyes as she pulled Simon's blanket over her body, snuggling into the bed. "No, I'm just saying...thank you." She smiled up at him which made a small tint of red hit his cheeks.
"I guess this means we're going to bed?" Alvin asked, starting to climb into his own. Brittany looked at him and shrugged. "I... guess so."
"Well then...goodnight."
"Yeah, goodnight." Brittany finished as Alvin reached to turn off the lights.
20 minutes past. The room had been completely quiet. The sound of a pindrop would have been heard.
"...Alvin?" Brittany's whisper broke the silence. "Are you still awake?" She couldn't tell through the darkness.
"...Yeah." Alvin answered. His voice seemed tired and raspy. "What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. I just can't seem to fall asleep. It might be this bed..."
"Oh?" Alvin asked concerned, rolling over on his side to look at Brittany. The darkness prevented this though.
"My bed at home isn't this comfy, so it makes me feel even farther away from home."
Alvin blinked, his stomach filling with butterflies for the 100th time that night. Come lay with me. He asked in his head. Obviously she wouldn't answer. "Uh..well..." He was going to suggest Theodore's bed, but he truely didn't want to take the risk.
Only one thing to do, Alvin...
"Do you want to...sleep over here?"
Brittany took a deep breath in as her eyes widened. "Wh-what?"
Alvin gulped and took a deep breath in before repeating, "Do you want to come sleep in my bed?"
Brittany had to catch her breath without Alvin noticing before answering him back. "I'd...love to."
Alvin moved over to his left, allowing Brittany to hesitantly climb under the covers with him. Neither of them was going to lie; it was very awkward. They weren't touching in any way for Alvin had moved completely over. This only made Brittany shiver in lonliness. She wanted him to move closer. She wanted him to wrap his arms around her and hold her close- ... but he didn't.
Assuming that he must have been very tired, Brittany sighed and turned over onto her side, now not facing towards were Alvin was, but towards Simon's bed.
10 minutes past. She was still awake. 20 minutes past, she began to doze off. After 30 minutes of waiting to fall into a deep sleep, as Brittany's mind began slipping, she was soon wakened by the warm touch of a hand on her shoulder. She took a deep breath in, unsure of what was going on, but kept her eyes closed. Suddenly, she was pulled to her left towards Alvin, his arm wrapped over her body as his hand gently moved down to lay on top of hers.
I must be dreaming... Brittany thought to herself, her stomach fluttering wildly. She soon felt Alvin's chest againest her back as he matched his body up with hers.
"...Brittany?" He whispered close to her ear.
Brittany didn't know if she should answer. She was so confused about what was going on, but knowing she had to say something, she let out a small, "Hmm?"
"Look, ... I'm sorry for being so ... bossy and conceited all the time. I know you hate it." He sighed and slowly traced Brittany's hand with his fingers.
"O-oh. I know it's a part of who you are, Alvin. It's fine..."
"It really isn't, Brittany. All we used to do was insult each other, and I don't know if you meant anything that you said to me but I know that I didn't mean anything I said to you."
"...Y-you...didn't?" Brittany couldn't believe her ears. She must've been dreaming.
"Of course." Alvin said, smiling before moving his hand in place with Brittany's and gently closing it. Brittany couldn't help but close hers too linking their hands together as she tightly squeezed Alvin's hand in hers. "I never meant anything negative I said either." Her thumb began softly rubbing his. A small sigh escaped Alvin as a huge smile appeared on his face.
"Goodnight, beautiful." He was so impressed and happy with what he had just confessed. He never knew that he had it in him. And thinking about it carefully, Simon's willingness to help did come in handy afterall. None of this would have happened if it weren't for the whole mixup.
"Sweet dreams, my love." Brittany ended, pushing herself back more to squish in closer to Alvin. She didn't even notice his free hand smoothly stroking her hair.
Both of them hoped the night would never end, but they knew it had to. And when it did, they were ready for what came next.
Their plan must be set into action.
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End Chapter 8