~Baby Steps~
~by ChipetteGirl10~
~This Will Be Interesting~
Later that day, Alvin Seville found himself carrying a baby doll to the Miller residence. He didn't know how on Earth he got roped into that, but at least he wasn't alone. He looked to his left; Simon was mumbling what were most likely swearwords under his breath as he held his own baby doll. Alvin looked to his right; Theodore was cooing to the baby doll gently. The capped boy shook his head. Simon was pretty much on the same page that he was…Theodore was in a totally different universe. Sighing, Alvin walked up the concrete porch steps and rang the doorbell. Jeanette stepped out a moment later.
"Oh, hi guys. We've been waiting for you," she said shyly. She looked past Alvin and Simon toward Theodore with a smile, and pushed open the door for everyone to fit through. Theodore stood by his project partner respectfully while Alvin and Simon sat down on the couch to wait for Jeanette's sisters. Eleanor was the first to come downstairs, and she greeted the boys politely and motioned Alvin toward the backyard.
"Brittany is taking forever," Simon muttered as he rested on the couch. Jeanette and Theodore offered to stay with the blue-clad while he waited, but he politely waved them off so that they could work on their project. Fifteen minutes later, Brittany finally came sashaying down the stairs with pre-bleached and pre-ripped jeans, neon pink lace-up work boots, a long, flowing light pink tank top with a neon pink see-through flowing vest. The chipmunk on the couch got up, baby doll in arms, and greeted Brittany.
"Finally," he said a bit irritably. He handed her the baby doll, which was clothed in nothing but a white hat and white jumpsuit. That meant the teacher was leaving it up to them to find out the baby's gender. Simon shuddered at the thought – all the more reason to let Alvin's girlfriend do it.
"Find out the gender," he commanded the girl next to him. Brittany looked taken aback, but went into another room while Simon collapsed on the couch. Five minutes later, Brittany came in with a grin on her face.
"It's a girl."
~Backyard~
"It's a boy, Alvin!" Eleanor cried happily, "I always wanted a boy!" Alvin laughed slightly and took the baby boy in his arms to rock it. It giggled and gurgled like a real baby.
"Let's name it Alvin Junior and call him AJ for a nickname!" the red-clad suggested. Eleanor nodded and smiled at Alvin. They took a seat on the trellis underneath the two weeping willow trees. Alvin handed the baby to Eleanor, who in turn began to rock it, and the oh-so-familiar lyrics drifted from her mouth.
"Rock-a-bye baby…in the treetop…when the wind blows—"
"The cradle will rock," Alvin joined in singing with the female, "and when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. And down will come baby, cradle and all…" Eleanor smiled at Alvin, and blushed for a minute before reality came rushing back to her. Eleanor Rayne Miller, what on EARTH do you think you're doing blushing over a guy like Alvin? Don't you like Theodore? Eleanor bit her lip. I just realized he could be kind of cute when he does that… Then she scowled again. YOU. LIKE. THEODORE. Besides, your older sister Brittany is Alvin's. So give up before you get hurt.
"El, are you alright?" Alvin asked, noticing that Eleanor's face was changing expressions from happy to mad every ten seconds. Eleanor nodded absently.
"I-I'm fine Alvin, really, I am." She couldn't help it as she blushed.
~In Jeanette's bedroom~
"Do we know what gender it is?" Jeanette asked shyly. Theodore put the jumpsuit back on the baby doll and proudly announced to Jeanette:
"It's a girl!" he said. Jeanette grinned widely. You've always wanted a girl, and your wish has been granted. Gosh, Jeanette, don't you wish it was Simon instead of Theodore? Um…well, partly, but Theodore's a good partner too. Goodness, you actually LIKE having him as a partner? Well…yeah… JEANETTE, you should be with Simon. Don't you worry about him being with Brittany?
Jeanette paused arguing with herself when her bad half mentioned her older sister being paired with her long-time crush. Simon had also been coming over to the house to tutor Brittany. When he got there he was always nervous, and when he left he was in a daze. This prompted Jeanette to wonder what they actually did up in Brittany's bedroom. The obvious, terrifying first thought came to mind, and Jeanette quickly brushed it aside.
"Are you alright Jeanette? You look a bit perplexed there," Theodore said his voice full of genuine concern. He had snapped Jeanette from her thoughts. She gave him a fake smile, naturally fooling him. The chubby chipmunk nodded and proceeded to rock the baby doll in his arms. Jeanette watched as he spoke softly to the doll, making it giggle with pleasure. Jeanette smiled a bit, and Theodore's green eyes flashed up to hers.
"Do you want to hold it, Netta?" he asked, accidentally calling her Simon's nickname for her. The purple-clad didn't seem to notice, however, as she nodded and carefully took the doll from her partner, cradling it in her arms. She giggled to herself when the baby doll gave a small yawn and made like it was drifting off into a dream-filled slumber. The brunette chipette was so content with things that she didn't even flinch when Theodore draped an arm around her.
~Back with Simon and Brittany~
"Brittany, we need to talk about this!" Simon shouted, pushing Brittany back onto her bed. He was finally free from being trapped in Brittany's grip against the wall. The blue-clad pointed to the baby doll.
"First of all, we're not doing this in front of that doll. Second of all, YOU ARE DATING ALVIN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! How do you think he would feel if he found out that his girlfriend whom he'd been so faithful to is suddenly lip-locking and trying to seduce his younger brother?" he shouted. Brittany's icy blue eyes narrowed in frustration.
"You aren't honestly pushing me away for the sake of your clueless brother. You're pushing me away for the sake of Jeanette! It's so obvious Simon!" she yelled back. Simon froze for a minute. So what, Brittany? I'm doing this for Jeanette; I'll admit that in my head. And I'll also admit that Alvin isn't exactly on my mind right now. But I won't admit something else to you…OR MYSELF. The boy stopped his thoughts and glared at Brittany.
"Don't you dare even try to drag your sister into this," he stated. Brittany rolled her eyes with a smirk. He didn't even try and deny it. It was all about Jeanette. Not Brittany. Jeanette. The redhead knew it right away. It was eventually going to be all about her and not her nerdy sister – she would make sure of it. For now, she pushed Simon back up against the wall.
"Don't deny that you like this," she said, walking her index and middle right hand fingers up Simon's chest. Simon blushed intensely and suddenly found himself once again locking lips with the girl.