Okay I'm back! I'm updating early! I still might update this weekend. So those of you who want to see what I'm going to be seeing during the prom scene and all that good stuff (lol) All of their prom attire will be posted in my account. So you can go look at that if you want. Now, without further ado, chapter 5!

That's How You Know

Chapter 5

Alvin sat in his room. He had been working on Eleanor's song ever since he ran away from the lunch table earlier that day. "Orange?…Orange?…" Clearly he was getting nowhere.

Simon walked into Alvin's room just in time to see Alvin ball up the piece of paper and throw it into the trashcan with a frustrated huff. He smirked as he turned towards his older brother. "How's the song going?" He asked with a small chuckle.

Alvin huffed once again. "It would be easier to write a song about how much I can't stand you." Alvin said with a glare.

Simon laughed. "Just because you're frustrated, don't take it out on me." Simon responded walking away.

Alvin leaned back and closed his eyes in an attempt to rid himself of his throbbing headache. Theodore then walked in and saw Alvin practically asleep. He stepped closer to him and looked down at his desk. The paper was blank. Theodore shook his head. He bent forward over Alvin's face and lifted on of his eyelids. "Need some help?" he asked with a smirk similar to Simon's.

Alvin smiled and opened both his eyes. "You would help me write a song for your ex girlfriend, whom I stole from you?" Alvin asked. Theodore looked up and thought about it. He then turned and began to walk away. Alvin laughed. "Thanks for the help." He called to him.

Theodore then turned around. "You love her right?" He asked. Alvin nodded. "Go with that." He suggested and then exiting the room.

Alvin poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue as he thought. He smiled and leaned forward. He quickly began to scribble down the words. Somehow they came to him easily. Dave knocked on the door and slowly cracked the door open. "Simon and Theodore are going to pick out tuxes, you going?" He asked.

Alvin looked down at his paper and smiled feeling very satisfied with what he wrote. "Yeah," He said folding the paper and placing it in is desk drawer. He grabbed is wallet and followed his brothers out the door.

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Eleanor sat alone in the Dairy Queen. She looked around expecting someone to show up. She checked her watch. It was 7:49. She sighed and leaned back into her chair. "This is unbelievable." She mumbled to herself.

A young waiter who was watching her the entire she was there finally say down. "I'd hate to tell you this in your state, but we have to close." He said apologetically.

Eleanor sighed. "Could you please just wait five more minutes? I'm sure he'll be here." She pleaded.

He laughed. "So you are waiting for somebody." He said.

Eleanor laughed. "Yeah, he was supposed to be here at seven so we could pick out my dress and his tux together." She sighed once more. "We've had this planned for months." She said looking down at the table. Eleanor looked up towards the food court employee. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be dumping all this on you." She apologized.

He smiled. "It's alright." He chuckled. "By the way, I'm Eric." He introduced holding out his hand.

"Eleanor." She replied shaking it.

Eric smiled. "Nice to meet you Eleanor." He said pulling away. "Now, I don't know this guy but if he left a beautiful girl like you sitting here alone for almost an hour, he can't be that bright." He complimented.

Eleanor smiled. "He's not exactly what you would call bright. Well, not academically." She joked.

Eric laughed along with her. They slowly came to a halt. "Do you want anything? It's on the house." He offered.

Eleanor shook her head. "No thanks, I'm not hungry." She declined.

Just then her stomach growled in disagreement. She wrapped her arms around herself and giggled in embarrassment. "You sound pretty hungry." Eric pressed on.

Eleanor shook her head and rose form her chair. "N-no, I should get going anyway. I have to go find my sisters. Nice to meet you Eric." She said quickly fleeing the food court.

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore all stood the store getting fitted for their tuxedos. "Theodore, you didn't choose a tux?" Simon asked.

"No, Brittany said she already picked one for me and all they had to do was get my measurements. Just then the employee sent Theodore back into the dressing room to try on the tux. After a few moment Simon and Alvin heard a shriek of horror from their brother. Theodore stepped out of the dressing room in black tuxedo pants, a white undershirt, and a pink vest with a pink bow tie. Alvin and Simon's jaws dropped in shock. "Its…p…p…"

"Pink?" Alvin and Simon asked together.

Theodore groaned and sat down before he could faint. Simon and Alvin both shared a good laugh at Theodore's expense.

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After several minutes the brothers exited the store with their tuxedos. They walked around the mall for looking or a food court they could all agree on. They soon bumped into Brittany and Jeanette at Subway.

"Hi, guys." Brittany greeted. Theodore only glared. "I see you picked up your tux." Brittany observed with a smile.

Alvin and Simon snickered. Theodore continued to glare. "Do you hate me or something?" Theodore asked.

Brittany's smile remained as she shook her head. "No, it's just, I'm going to be wearing pink so it only made since that you wore pink too so we could match." Brittany explained. "And, it's sort of pay back for the gold-digger thing." She confessed with a self-satisfied smirk.

Jeanette joined Alvin and Simon in laughter as Brittany and Theodore began to argue much like Alvin and Brittany used to. "Hey, Alvin where's Eleanor?" Jeanette asked now ignoring the argument going on right in front of her.

Alvin stopped laughing and gave her a confused look. "Aren't you asking the wrong person?" He asked mystified.

Jeanette shook her head in disagreement. "No, She said you guys were meeting up to pick out her dress and your tux at seven." Jeanette paused to look at her watch. "And it's 8:10 now." She told him.

Alvin's facial expression changed drastically in a matter of seconds. "Uh oh!" He said as he handed his tux to Simon and ran like greased lightning out of the food court.

Simon turned towards Jeanette with a frown. "Now what do we do?" She asked him.

Simon shook his head and took a seat at the table. "Pray that this wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back." He said with a sigh. Jeanette nodded in agreement and continued to watch the argument that Brittany Theodore never stopped.

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Alvin ran to the Dairy Queen he was supposed to meet Eleanor at, only to see the last employee, Eric, close it up. "Hey, have you seen a girl more than likely dressed in green here?" He asked.

Eric thought. "Is she kind of short, a little chubby, and go by the name Eleanor?" Eric asked. Alvin nodded. "She had been waiting for a while and left. You just missed her." He said turning around to finish locking up. Alvin groaned in frustration and guilt. He couldn't believe he forgot about a date they made months in advance. Eric turned around and sighed. He was really starting to feel bad for Alvin. "If it helps, she did say something about going to find her sisters." Eric said finally locking up and leaving.

Alvin smiled. Maybe she still in the mall. He thought with anticipation. He began to walk around the mall. Checking all the stores he knows she likes, and all of her favorite food courts. He got so desperate that he stood outside the girls bathroom for ten minutes. It would've been longer, but he figured if she were in there, she would have come out by then.

As Alvin trudged back to where he left his Brothers, he passed a CD store where out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a green clad Chipette looking through CDs blankly. He did a quick double-take looked through the window. He frowned as he furrowed his brow. "Now, why didn't I look here?" He asked to himself but more specifically directed to the author.

He walked into the store but slowed his pace as he came closer to her. His heart began to beat faster and he became nervous. He gulped down a lump of fear and guilt, as he made his presence known to her. "Hey," He said nervously. Eleanor looked up towards him but didn't respond. She looked back down towards the CD she was holding. Alvin inhaled in raised his head as he mouthed an "Okay." He looked back down and stuffed his hands into his pockets. There was a silence between them. Except the muttering coming from Alvin as he tried to put together an apology, which Eleanor found cute. He finally decided on his words and turned towards her again. "Look Eleanor, I'm sorry for the way I've been acting these last couple of days." He started. Eleanor continued looking through CDs, but nodded to indicate that she was listening. "I've been selfish, stupid, arrogant, and just a big jerk." He stated.

Eleanor turned towards him with a half smile. "No, you weren't selfish." She said.

Alvin chuckled but realized she was serious when she didn't laugh too. "I just need more time to adjust. I've only ever been on one other relationship, and that was with Brittany." Alvin said. "You and Brittany are so different and-" Alvin was interrupted by Eleanor's finger being pressed to his lips.

He looked down and saw she had her cheerful smile that he had not seen all week. "You don't have to explain anything to me." She said as she slowly lowered her finger. "I forgive you." she finished.

Alvin smiled and left out a breath of relief. "Looks like the author is gonna have to end the story a little early." Alvin said looking through CDs. (A.N. I don't think so!) Eleanor suddenly felt dizzy and began to swoon. Alvin continued to look through the CDs until he heard a small thud come from beside him. He turned and saw Eleanor on the ground. He knelt down beside her. "Ellie?" He called. She remained unresponsive.

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Ooh, did I do that? Well… It was long. (dodges bad reviews) Ha you missed! (Gets hit and spins in the air while my clothes are knocked off in a Charlie Brown-ish sort of way) Review!