Well, here's chapter one! It's like midnight now so I wouldn't count on quality this time.

That's How You Know

Chapter 1

Alvin trudged into school the next morning. He, if truth be told, didn't want to go to school. He essentially never did, but he could feel that today was going to either make him wish he never rolled out of bed, or make his entire day. Either way he didn't want to miss out on the excitement. He was already late for class so he didn't feel a need to rush. He slowly walked into class and handed his tardy slip to Mr. Baker. "Nice of you to join us, Alvin." He said setting the slip on his desk.

"I thought I'd do you all a kindness and grace you with my presence." Alvin said teasingly receiving a laugh from Eleanor and several other students.

Mr. Baker rolled eyes. "Please, spare me, Alvin." He said continuing his lesson.

Alvin sat in his seat and watched the clock slowly tick. He let out a frustrated sigh and closed his eyes. When he opened them he was in a crowd, surrounded by his friends and family, and all of them adorned in black. Before he could ask what was going on the group of people around him began to disperse.

Within the crowd was an uncontrollably crying Brittany. She looked up towards him, and her eyes filled with rage. "This is your fault!" She exclaimed. "You're the reason she's gone!" She continued. Miss Miller slowly and gently eased Brittany along with the crowd.

Alvin was puzzled by her words. He turned to find Simon or Dave, anyone who could explain what was going on. But as he searched, he saw the crowd, the colors, everything had faded. He was alone. The only thing around him was a small stone, with a diminutive inscription engraved into it. He slowly approached it and read the small words to himself.

Eleanor Miller

A loving daughter, sister, and friend

May 21, 1992- April 18, 2008

Tears began to well up in his eyes. He couldn't believe it. This can't be happening. He thought frantically, shaking his head causing his tears to finally fall. "Alvin…" A soft voice called. He looked up and saw Eleanor reaching out to him. "Alvin…" She called again. Alvin tried desperately to reach her but his attempts were to no avail. Eleanor began to get further and further away from him. "I want you to love me, Alvin." She said before fading away.

"I do love you." Alvin whispered falling to his knees. He glanced down and saw two pairs of pink shoes. He raised his gaze and saw Brittany glaring at him, her eyes burning with fury. "Its your fault." She spat out at him.

"N-no it's not." Alvin stammered in fear. He started backing away and bumped into another pair of legs.

He glanced up and saw several other people around him staring at him the same way Brittany was. All of them chanting the same thing. "Its your fault." He shook his head and ran from the group.

Not seeing where he was going Alvin tripped and stumbled to the ground. Alvin sat up and noticed a heart shape printed into the ground. With Eleanor and his initials inside it. He gasped as the overhang began to crumble taking him down with it.

Alvin jerked awake when he heard the bell. He looked down looked around as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Alvin." He looked up toward the owner of the voice. "You okay?" Eleanor asked placing a comforting hand on Alvin's back.

Alvin smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips. He pulled away and Eleanor smiled. "I'm great…now." He said grabbing Eleanor's hand and pulling her to her feet.

They walked into the hallway. One of Eleanor's friends signaled for her to come over. "I'll meet you at my locker in a minute." She said releasing his hand.

Alvin nodded as Eleanor walked away. Simon and Jeanette slowly made their way over to Alvin. "Hey, Alvin. Did you hear about Brittany and Theodore?" Simon asked. Alvin shook his head. "Rumor is Brittany asked him to prom and Theodore said yes." Simon continued.

"What!?" Alvin exclaimed.

"Calm down, Alvin. Its clearly a rumor." Simon said reassuringly.

"Uh…" Jeanette piped in. "Its not a rumor. Brittany and Theodore really are going to prom together." She said cautiously. There was an awkward silence between the three. "So, uh, I heard you and Eleanor are approaching three months." Jeanette said trying to remove the tension.

"Isn't that hard to believe? They're so different." Simon asked Jeanette while laughing.

Alvin ignored the two as Eleanor approached him. "I have to tell you something. You first. Brittany and Theodore are going to prom together. I know!" They both said simultaneously.

Jeanette and Simon remained silent as Alvin and Eleanor continued to rant. "More alike than we thought." Simon spoke up. Jeanette only nodded and prolonged watching the two tirade.

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"How could you go with Brittany to prom?" Alvin asked Theodore once they had arrived home.

"Why does it matter?" Theodore asked getting really annoyed.

"Because… because… because…" Alvin couldn't think of anything. He didn't know why it mattered.

"Oh, great comeback, Alvin." Simon piped in.

Alvin glared at him. "Look Alvin, Brittany and I are just friends. She doesn't think of me like that and I don't think of her like that." Theodore reassured his eldest brother.

Alvin huffed. "Its not that Theodore, its just…" Alvin scrunched up his face as he thought of an excuse. "You don't go out with you brothers ex-girlfriend. Its an unwritten rule!" Alvin exaggerated.

Theodore paused and looked at his brother. "You're going out with my ex-girlfriend. Plus, you were going out with her before we even broke up." Theodore pointed out.

"He's got you there, Alvin." Simon added on.

"The point is…" Alvin continued ignoring both of his brothers. "You can't go to prom with Brittany." He said.

"Until you give me a good enough reason not to, I'm going with Brittany." Theodore said.

"Well, I'll think of one." Alvin said.

"I'll be waiting for one." Theodore responded receiving a chuckle from Simon.

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Moments later at the Miller house, Eleanor walked into the kitchen and saw Brittany on the phone laughing about something. "Really?" She paused to listen to the person on the other end. She began to laugh. She then turned and saw Eleanor standing at the doorway.

"I'll talk you back in a second." Brittany said before saying good bye and hanging up the phone.

"What's so funny?" Eleanor asked Brittany who was still giggling slightly.

Brittany walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a bottle of water. "Alvin found out about me and Theodore going to prom, and apparently it's driving him crazy." Brittany said taking a small sip of water.

Eleanor looked confused. "What do you mean by crazy?" Eleanor asked.

"He's, like, really jealous. Theodore just told me that he's spent the past hour and a half trying to convince him not to. I don't blame him. I mean look this body." Brittany said leaving the room.

Eleanor frowned and looked down at her own body. Suddenly all she saw was lose skin. She started walking up to her room and noticed that her thighs constantly rubbed together. She sighed and slowly trudged into her room.

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Well, I've finally gotten into the story. Sorry if it wasn't what you expected. If you guys are good guessers, you'll know what happens. I won't be home all day tomorrow, but I'll be writing the entire time so expect another chapter sometime next week. I have a project to do and it involves typing and crap, so I'll have to so that first. Anyway, please review! I love your reviews!