Chapter Five: What About The Novel?

Disclaimer: I do not own Family Guy

The novel was a-go. Every day they would write a new chapter on their experiences, like a diary entry, and almost like what Stewie was doing with his letters to Brian, which he still held in his pillow case. Each day a chapter was written, and each day Stewie's feelings grew stronger. He was in love with Brian and that was a fact, he couldn't keep it in any longer, he wanted to tell him so bad. But he so terribly afraid of rejection. Being rejected, and anything with Brian and pain being involved were Stewie's only fears: along with pools and other things.

Two weeks after they began working on the novel, Brian and Stewie spent every day together: playing at parks, getting ice cream and hot dogs, going shopping for Lois, and they just about did everything together! Brian started sleeping in Stewie's room, for times when they were up late working on a chapter for the novel. And although Stewie loved the fact that Brian and he were now roommates, he was somewhat afraid that he wouldn't be able to handle it and confess his undying love to him, awake or asleep, or even worse, that Brian would find his letters. But Stewie had them safely hidden, and Brian wasn't much for going through people's things, so Stewie was okay.

One day, while working on the novel late at night, Brian and Stewie were up conversing over the bright computer screen.

"What do you think would fit better," asked Brian. "'Like the eclipsing sun' or 'like a dark, never ending tunnel'?"

"I like the eclipsing sun." said Stewie, nodding as Brian started typing it.

The developing novel was a great bonding experience, their friendship grew stronger, and soon enough they wouldn't do anything without one another. They were inseparable. They were...in love?

Stewie would reread chapters on his own time, to correct a few things and just look over some things. One line he read over most often was: At that moment, I finally realized the truth, how much I loved Stewie Griffin. He was very excited on hearing that Brian loved him, even if he took it to wrong terms, it still was there, it was written right there on the computer screen, by Brian himself.

They woke up the next morning, shoulder to shoulder, backs against the leg of the crib, the laptop fixed haphazardly on across the pillow on Brian's lap. The sound they awoke to wasn't very cheerful, but very annoying. The sweet newborn birds who had made their nest in a nearby tree chirped through the window, irritating the ears of Stewie and Brian both. The woke, groaning and trying to go back to sleep, but the annoying birds began chirping at least ten times louder.

"What the duece!" cried Stewie, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He sat up and looked over at Brian who was cursing under his breath.

"Damn, birds." swore Brian, he began crawling away from his position he slept in to the door and out of it.

Stewie followed him, not wanting to lose him. Brian crawled all the way to the bathroom. He walked in and used the step-stool to reach the sink and brushed his teeth, then washed his face. Stewie stood in the doorway watching. Brian looked at Stewie through the mirror and smiled. Stewie smiled back, beaming a little. Then their silence was broken.

"Brian!" called Peter from downstairs. "Someone's here to see you!"

"Hm, I wonder who that could be." said Brian, and he exited the bathroom, walking right past Stewie and down the steps.

Stewie was about to follow when he heard and unexpected cry of delight.

"Jillian! What are you doing here?" It was Brian's voice, of course, which mad Stewie unexplainably mad. Jillian was Brian's ex-girlfriend, why was she here? Stewie scooted down the steps on his behind and watched from a middle stair.

Jillian was looking down at Brian, she looked as beautiful as ever, and yet there was sadness in her eyes. "Brian, I realized I made a mistake giving you up. I'm sorry." she apologized. "But I really want you back, and if you could come with me, that would be totally rad."

Brian looked at her, his mouth gaped in disbelief. She was so irresistible, he had no other choice but to say...

"Yes, Jillian."

She bent down and kissed him. They were in a kiss for a long while, until Stewie finally barged between them. "Get a room!" he yelled coldly, and breezed right past them into the kitchen. Brian looked up at Jillian and smiled, she smiled back, a ditzty look in her eyes.

Brian and Jillian spent the whole day together, leaving Stewie feeling alone and confused. How could Brian take that moronic girl back? He raged in his mind. She left him, he didn't even like her and yet they're back together! What is this? She took my Brian away from me, and for that she will pay.

Since Brian was staying over Jillian's that night, Stewie took hold of his laptop and wrote another letter.

"Brian,

How could you go back to Jillian? You don't understand how big this hole in my heart is now. I feel betrayed and alone and yet I can't blame you. You never knew the way I felt, because i never told you. And I will never tell you, because obviously you don't feel the same. But Brian, you left me for an idiot! How could you? Sure she may be beautiful, if you like that slutty outlook, but Brian, you left me and our novel! What about the novel, Brian? WHAT ABOUT THE NOVEL?! Sorry...I got carried away there.

I still love you, Brian, and I don't think I'll ever STOP loving you.

Forever yours (even if you don't care),

Stewie"

He printed the letter out and shut the laptop off without saving. "I might as well delete our novel, it doesn't look like it's ever going to get finished." And Stewie hid the letter with the rest of the pile, laying down in his crib, unable to sleep.