Getting to Know You
The Chipmunks and Chipettes story
Part IIX
What's happened so far…
Theo had picked Ellie up that morning at eight like they had agreed and driven over to the park for their usual Saturday routine of a walk and ending up at the ice cream parlor. Let's take a look at how things are going now…
"Why do you always get the same thing every time we come here Theo?" Eleanor asked.
"I don't really know, I guess I just like the flavor." He answered absently, his mind still a few miles back on the trail where they had taken a rest and ended up making out behind a wall of rocks. It never ceased to amaze him that for all the time they had been together and the things they had done, she still was able to stun him with a kiss.
For her part, Ellie was also preoccupied, but she was more worried about Simon being left alone with Alvin. She had specifically called him and he had told her that he and Brit would watch Simon until they got back after lunch. Nevertheless, she had a sneaking suspicion that the two of them had skipped out early for a little "personal" time. If that was the case, she could only hope that Jeanette had gotten her note to go and check up on him when she got up.
"Is something the matter Ellie?" Theodore asked, interrupting her thoughts.
"I was just wondering if Alvin and Brit even bothered to stay with your brother is all." She responded, sounding for all the world like a concerned mother, which for all intents and purposes, she was.
"I wouldn't worry about Si if I were you Ellie, he's a big boy and besides, you left Jeanette a not to check on him when she got up right?"
"Yeah, but I'll still be pissed if Brit and Alvin ran off early, who knows what could happen to Simon if they left him alone." She responded exasperated.
"Hey, this is Simon we're talking about right? This is the same brother of mine that can pull an all nighter without realizing it and still be awake for the whole school day the next morning. Trust me Eleanor, Simon can take care of himself feverish or not." Then upon seeing her frustrated look he finished quickly, "but if it makes you feel any better, we can go check up on him as soon as we're done here."
"Thank you Theo." She said, relieved.
They finished their treats in silence and headed out of the shop to get in Theo's car and headed immediately over to the Chipmunks house three miles away. When they pulled into the driveway, the first thing they noticed was the absence of either Britney's or Alvin's car. The second thing they noticed was that in their place was Jeanette's truck.
Theo and Ellie got out of the car quietly and made their way up to the front door. When they reached the red door on the front of the house, Theo took out his key and, taking care to be as quiet as possible, opened the door to the sight of a dark hall. As they made their way inside the entrance, Theo caught a flash of color in the living room, and upon looking in, he saw both Jeanette and Simon passed out on the couch, with Simon's hand around Jeanettes waist no less!
When this strange sight finally registered with Theodore, he motioned for Eleanor to come take a look.
"Do you see what I do Ellie?" he asked stunned.
"I think so, do you see them sleeping on the couch?" she responded sounding as stunned as he felt.
"Yep, so they're really sleeping like that then?"
"I guess so. Should we wake them up?" she asked softly, trying not to disturb them despite part of her wanting to do just that.
"No, let's just leave them like this and go let Alvin and Britney know though." Theo answered.
"Alright, and I want to give them a piece of my mind." She said sounding a little miffed.
So they walked out the door trying to be even more silent then they had been walking in and taking care to lock the door behind them lest someone come in unexpectedly. As they got closer to the car, a smile began to form on Eleanor's face.
"What got you in a good mood so quickly?" Theo asked sarcastically.
"I just realized that I owe Brit and Alvin a thank you." She said turning to him laughing.
"How so?" he asked confused, "Just a minute ago you were going to chew their ear off about leaving Si alone. Now you want to thank them?"
"Well, think about it this way Theo, you remember how we finally admitted our feelings?"
"Yeah, but what does a breakup turned relationship have to do with this?" he asked clearly not getting where she was going with this.
"I mean, sometimes, a bad thing can turn into a good thing. And if those two finally admitted how they feel, then maybe being left alone wasn't such a bad thing in the end." She answered, trying to make sure that he understood.
"Oh, then I guess we do owe them a thank you hunh?" he responded, finally understanding the whole picture.
"Hah hah ha, man Theo you can be so oblivious sometimes." She said teasing him gently.
"Maybe," he retorted, "but would you love me if I wasn't me?"
"Hmmm," she said pretending to think about that prospect seriously before responding with yet another of her wonderful laughs, "I guess not."
As Theo drove them around town aimlessly, Eleanor took out her phone and called Britney to find out where they were. After a few tries, Britney's phone stopped ringing and Ellie heard a slightly out of breath voice pick up and say, "Yes?"
"Where are you Brit?" Ellie asked sounding a little angry again.
"Me and Alvin left Simon a little early to get some things done." She responded trying to sound innocent.
"Uh hunh, listen I need you two to meet me and Theo over in the school parking lot in five minutes, can you guys get there by then?" she asked, clearly not buying her excuse.
"Um, yeah, we can make it, I'll see you guys there in eight."
"Five" Eleanor corrected.
"Fine, five," Britney grumbled, "But this had better be good." And with that she hung up.
"Well?" Theo asked, "The school parking lot?"
"Yeah, and when they show up, I'm going to have a word with those two. Britney's always got her phone in her pocket on vibrate, I think she didn't feel it because she didn't have her pants on."
"Ooooh, that would be funny if you interrupted them." He said theatrically.
"Yeah well, I hope I interrupted them, the nerve of them, leaving Simon alone to go screw around" she grumbled crossing her arms in frustration at the two wild cards in their families and they arrived at the parking lot with time to spare.
Five minutes after they parked the car in the lot, Britney's pink Corvette drove up and parked right next to them. As the dust settled around the car from the gravel, Britney and Alvin climbed out and walked around to Theo's car where they told them what they had seen when they walked into the living room.
"You're kidding!" Britney said excitedly, "Jeanette was sleeping right next to Simon?"
"That's what we saw, but no jumping to conclusions until we ask them what we really saw. The last thing we need to do is kill whatever chances they have of telling each other how they feel." Eleanor said sternly, looking pointedly at Alvin.
"What!?" Alvin asked exasperatedly, "I never ruined a mood in my life!"
"Oh yeah?" Theo piped in, his eyebrow raised, "How about when you guys came back from the concert and joked about us having sex?"
"That was different, you guys should have been more careful. And besides, I was right wasn't I?"
"All that aside, don't spook them, I want to see where this goes." Britney told them.
"So do we go back and check up on them?" Alvin asked.
"Yeah, we do, it's after lunch and me and Theo are supposed to be there now, but before we go, I want a word with you Brit." She said beckoning over to the bench across the lot.
When the girls were out of earshot, Theo turned to Alvin and said, "Dude, how far did you get?"
"Uh, today or last night?" Alvin responded taken aback slightly at his frankness.
"I mean overall. That's what Ellie's asking Brit right now you know, so I'm going to find out one way or another, just figured I'd ask you man to man."
"Well, uh, we got as far overall as oral, and we were going to go further but while I was getting her in the mood, you guys called. I hope you're happy." He responded sounding a little put out.
"Sorry man, but she wanted to talk with you guys and I was driving so I had no control."
"S'cool dude, uh oh, they're coming back, quick, act casual." Alvin said, trying to look like he was sufficiently bored.
When the girls came back, they both looked exceptionally annoyed with each other. after glaring at each other for a few more minutes, Theodore broke the silence and asked if they were going back to the house now.
"I think we should." Alvin voted
"I agree, but no teasing if we interrupt anything is that clear?" Eleanor said shooting daggers at Alvin, probably remembering what had happened when he had teased Theo and her about their first time.
"I promise Ellie, I won't mess with them. I actually want them to be happy." He said, surprising Theo and Eleanor quite a bit.
"Well, in that case, let's go!" Britney called out excitedly heading over to her car and getting in, sending the unmistakable signal that they were going right then.
When the cars pulled up into the driveway ten minutes later, Britney was the first one out followed closely by the others. Theodore pushed his way to the front of the small cluster and unlocked the door while motioning for the others to be quiet. As the door swung in without a sound, Alvin led the group into the entrance to the living room, where Simon and Jeanette had moved from lying down to sitting up laughing at the movie they were watching.
As Simon woke up, he noticed a wonderful scent before he even opened his eyes. Not only that, but he also felt a warmth pressed against his front. When he finally did pry his eyelids apart, he was pleased to see that Jeanette was the cause for both of the wonderful sensations that he had awaken to. For a brief minute, he considered just going back to sleep and continuing to hold her close, but he thought better of it and instead gently nuzzled her on the back of the neck with his lips and murmured against her skin, "Jeanette darling, I think you should wake up now, we still have to watch your movie remember?"
She groaned something about it being too comfortable to move, but Simon would hear none of it, the nap and his medicine had him feeling better already and so he decided to have a little fun with his favorite person in the world. He gently slipped out from under the blanket, pulled his arm from around her waist and hopped over the back of the couch. He then proceeded to walk around to the front and when he saw that she was still asleep, he bent over and picked her up under the arms and knees. When Jeanette felt herself being lifted into the air, she squealed and started to thrash a little bit playfully, but when she opened her eyes finally, he could see that waking her up like this was perfectly fine with her.
When they had both settled down and Jeanette was safely back on the couch, Simon went upstairs to get a movie and when he came back down she was sitting on the couch wrapped in the blanket.
"You know, I'm going to use that now right?" he asked his eyebrow slightly cocked.
"I was hoping you'd be a gentleman and share it" she retorted, putting on her best innocent face and giving him the puppy dog eyes.
Simon's heart almost melted right then and there, but the only hint that he showed was a small smile and sagging his shoulders in defeat. He walked over to the DVD player and opened the tray to insert the disc.
"What are we watching?" Jeanette asked from the couch, scooting over to make room for Simon in the blanket.
"You'll have to wait and see," he teased, "I will say this though, you love this particular movie. In fact, I seem to remember you saying that this was the best movie of that particular year."
"Oh Simon, please tell me!" she begged, leaning forward in anticipation. But it was all for naught as Simon walked back to the couch with the remote and skipped the opening menu and the credits. After a few seconds of the voice over however, Jeanette gasped as she realized which one he had picked out.
"Simon, is this The Princess Diary 2!?" she asked in a hushed tone, lest she miss a minute of her favorite movie.
"Yes, and it took a lot of explaining to Dave when I bought it, now just get comfortable and enjoy the movie silly." He said in reply as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer under the blanket, his embarrassment from earlier completely gone as he realized that she really did love him as much as he loved her.
After the first twenty minutes of the movie, both of our lovers were in fits of laughter as the hilarity of Genovia resounded around the otherwise empty house. As the Disney film continued, Simon got the sense that they were no longer alone in the house and instinctively looked up to see not just his, but Jeanettes siblings standing in the doorway of the living room staring at them. Simon's laughter died in his throat and he hastily tried to make the situation look less improper. As he scrambled to throw the blanket off and put a respectable distance between himself and Jeanette, Jeanette also seemed to notice that they were no longer enjoying a moment of privacy and squealed in surprise at the sudden and unexpected intrusion.
"Uh, hi guys…" Simon said, stumbling a little over the words, "What are you doing home early? I thought you were going to spend the day with Britney and Eleanor."
"Yeah, why are you back so soon?" Jeanette asked awkwardly, "Not that we mind, but shouldn't you be spending this beautiful day out doing whatever?"
"Well, I mind a little." Simon muttered under his breath.
"We actually came home early to see how you guys were getting along." Alvin stated, still staring wide eyed at his brother and Jeanette.
"Jeanette," Britney said, stepping to the front of the small cluster, "Can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute?"
"Uh, sure?" Jeanette replied uneasily, looking for an instant at Simon, who nodded.
As Jeanette and Britney were in the kitchen, Eleanor sat down in the armchair across from Simon and asked point blank, "Are you and Jeanette going out now?"
The question caught him off guard and it showed by the stunned look on his face as he tried to come up with an acceptable answer, "Uh, sort of… I guess… I don't really know."
"Dude, it's an easy question, did you finally tell her how you felt about her?" Alvin said from the doorway, his arms folded over his chest and a smirk the size of Texas on his smug face.
"yes" Simon said quietly, looking down, his face suddenly bright crimson again.
"Alright! Way to go Simon!" Theodore burst out, having been quiet the whole time up till then, "How'd you do it?" he asked, a light of wonderment in his eyes.
"Well, I was in my room trying to find a movie for us to watch, the cases fell to the floor, and the next thing I know, she's beside me helping to pick them up and she sees that picture collage I have on my closet door." He responded, trying to remember everything up till the nap he had taken with Jeanette.
"And?!" Eleanor asked excitedly, smiling at Simon as she imagined the rest of the story.
"Well, she saw the collage and asked why I had so many pictures of me and her mixed in with the others, and well, I guess it all came out." He finished, leaving the part about the kiss out for fear that Jeanette wanted to keep it a secret.
"What happened next?" Alvin asked, Theo grinning at Simon from behind him.
"We went back downstairs, and we watched the movie." Simon replied, seriously beginning to bet annoyed by his siblings questions, you'd think they had never heard of privacy.
"And when did you guys fall asleep in each other's arms?" Eleanor questioned, not letting him hide a single fact from them.
"You saw that?" he asked, going red in the face again.
"Well, Theo and Ellie did, and then they called me and Brit." Alvin chipped in with a crooked grin.
"Does no one in this group understand privacy?" Simon said exasperatedly while throwing up his arms in frustration.
"Simon?" Jeanette called from the kitchen doorway, motioning for him to follow, "Britney wants to have a word with you."
"Ugh, alright." He responded as he got up from the couch and padded into the tiled room that the Chipmunks used as their kitchen and dining room.
"Simon, I have one question to ask you." Britney started as soon as he sat at the counter.
"Yeah? What is it?" he asked, clearly not intimidated.
"Do you love my sister?" she asked bluntly.
The question caught him off guard and he looked at Jeanette trying to see if this was okay to answer, when she nodded her head slightly, he had all the confirmation he needed.
"Yes, I do, but I also would like you and the others to respect our privacy." He said confidently.
Britney's face turned from stern to smiling so fast that it stumped Simon how a person's face could change that quickly. Then she squealed in delight and ran into the living room, undoubtedly to tell the others. Taking advantage of their solitude, Jeanette leaned in and said,
"I told her you would say that, but she didn't believe me." She told him smiling kindly at him.
"I think she believes me to be emotionless." He stated pointedly.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, she asked me a lot more awkward questions than that." Jeanette said in reply, blushing.
"Like what?" Simon asked, getting a little defensive.
"Well, like what we had done so far, as if she had any right to talk, and then she asked if all this means that we're going out or what, I really don't know and I was hoping you could tell me Simon…" she said, trailing off towards the end.
"Well," Simon started, trying not to blush again, he had been doing that an awful lot lately, "you know now that I love you…"
"Yeah," she answered, filling in the blank.
"And I hope that you love me as well, or else I'm going to look really stupid."
"Simon, you know I love you, I always have, I just didn't want to say it out loud and risk our friendship." Jeanette explained.
"That…is…really strange, I was doing the same thing." He commented before getting back on track, "So if I love you and you love me, do you want to go out?" he asked, still sounding unsure of himself.
"Oh Simon, I'd love to!" Jeanette exclaimed when she realized that those few words made it official. Her excitement also drew the siblings from the other room where the boys started cheering on Simon and the girls ran over to hug Jeanette.
As they were celebrating the newest romance to come out of their group, they heard the front door open and Dave call in, "BOYS!"
"YES DAVE?!" they responded.
"Guess what I got booked for you guys?!" he asked excitedly, clearly not seeing that he had just interrupted something special.
"What is it Dave?" Alvin asked, never one to like surprises.
"I got all six of you booked as guest appearances on Americas Got Talent this Friday afternoon in their studio in LA!" he blurted out, too proud to keep it all inside.
"Sweet!" Theodore and Ellie exclaimed, aside from the food network, AGT was their favorite show.
"What do we get to do Dave?" Britney asked.
"You kids, all six of you, are going to be the guest judges, two of you to a buzzer, and you get to judge an entire shows worth of acts." Dave responded.
"Alright!" the group exclaimed as one, each already knowing who their partners would be for sharing the buzzers.
"And, as an added bonus, you kids get to leave school an hour early to get to the studio and rehearse."
This news got excited looks from Alvin and Britney, as well as disappointed grimaces from Simon and Jeanette. Suddenly Theo burst in, "Hey Dave, that's awesome news, but guess what happened today here?"
"What Theodore?" Dave asked, always amused by his youngest son.
"Jeanette and Simon are going out!" Eleanor butted in, incapable of hiding her own enthusiasm at the fact that her quieter sister had finally landed the boy of her dreams.
"You're kidding!?" Dave exclaimed, taken as much by surprise by this as the kids had been by his news.
"Nope, they're not kidding Dave." Simon admitted, a shy smile starting to crack his usually stoic face as he realized that Jeanette was now all his and he was hers for the first real time that day.
"Well, it looks like I should call Miss Miller and let her know that she has to watch out for all three of her girls now." Dave said jokingly.
Across town, as our heroes are celebrating a great day, Susan was in a dark room set up in her own house as she watched her pictures developing right in front of her. As the image clarified on the drying line, she smiled wickedly, she now had the bait to lure Alvin away from that harlot Britney.
Did you enjoy that little trip reader? I hope you did. But don't be fooled, just because everything looks like it's going well for now doesn't mean that it will continue, in fact, you might say that this is the calm before the storm. In any event, please R&R and send me a message if you have any requests or questions. The next chapter will have songs so look for the hyperlinks in my profile to get an idea of what might happen. And who knows, some enemies may become friends given the right circumstances, who knows? See you real soon in GtKY Ch. IX
Happy Reading,
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