Asking for Help Part 5
The New Looks
A few minutes later, Brittany and Eleanor were pacing the downstairs as Jeanette put on the outfit.
RING RING
"Hello?" Miss. Miller asked as she answered the phone. "Hold on a minute. Eleanor! Phone"
"Hello?" the blond chipette said
"Hi Eleanor" a familiar voice came
"Hi Theodore. Is everything alright?" Eleanor asked
"I'm nervous. Just…Simon's asking Alvin for help to try to win a girl's heart"
Eleanor froze and nearly dropped the phone in shock. SIMON asking for ALVIN'S advice? It was just as weird as Jeanette asking Brittany for a makeover.
"We must have fallen into a parallel universe" Eleanor told her crush. "Because Jeanette asked Brittany to give her a makeover to get a guy's attention"
"Weird"
"Tell me about it. Simon and Jeanette may be shy, but they have SOME pride"
"Do you think that maybe they're trying to impress each other?" Theodore asked as if the thought just occurred to him
"Possible" Eleanor mused "Let's just pray that Simon and Jeanette don't become another Alvin and Brittany."
"I hear that. I've got to go. Simon's starting to come downstairs and I want to see what Alvin did"
"Same here with Jeanette and Brittany" Eleanor said.
She hung up and went to the foyer and gapped.
Was this her klutzy sister coming down the stairs?
Jeanette was wearing tighter-fitting clothes that didn't hang loose on her, her skirt was a bit longer than usual, but it looked REALLY good on her, and her socks no longer. Her long hair, now curled, was pulled up in a high ponytail with a braid
"C'mon Jeanette" Brittany told Jeanette sounding as if she wasn't done, but the fact she was impressed shone in her eyes. "Walk with a bit more confidence. You're the sister of Brittany Miller: most popular girl in school and Eleanor Miller: star female athlete. You're also an International rock star and he should be downright GRATEFUL he's dating you"
"Jeanette Dear!" Miss. Miller gasped. "you look breathtaking"
"You really think so Miss. Miller?" Jeanette asked when she got to the bottom of the stairs
Eleanor walked up to her sister, pulled her towards the mirror in the hall, and placed Jeanette in front of it
"That's me?" Jeanette asked when she saw her reflection
Meanwhile,
Theodore just hung up to give Eleanor a fair warning that Simon might look a bit different than usual when next she saw him. He then ran out to the foyer and saw his tallest brother coming down the stairs.
If Theodore hadn't been warned, he'd NEVER guess that the chipmunk coming down the stairs was Simon
"Do I really look that bad?" Simon asked Theodore and Alvin as both of their mouths were gaping
"You are NEVER to go to school looking like that" Alvin demanded of his brother
"And why is that?" Simon asked
"You could become more popular than me!" Alvin told him
It was very possible. Between Simon's I.Q. and the muscles developed to carry the instruments and the contacts which emphasized the steel-blue eyes…
Simon looked downright handsome
"I highly doubt that" Simon said having not seen his full new look in a mirror.
Alvin rolled his eyes, grabbed Simon by the wrist and dragged him down to the lab. He then placed his brother in front of the mirror that showed any physical changes from a chemical Simon might have ingested like the hair tonic
Simon couldn't believe the chipmunk in the not-too-tight blue shirt and jeans was him.
"Not QUITE changing your image, but it's enough to get that girl's attention" Alvin said amused at the look on Simon's face. "Now, just remember you are a Seville and an International Rock star. If the girls in Australia thought of you as a 'sex symbol' while looking like a nerd, imagine what they'd think of you now. Of course, you must also remember there's a fine line between confidence and cockiness."
"Which apparently you haven't figured out yet" Simon teased
Alvin gave his brother a playful punch on the arm KNOWING that Simon was just kidding around
"Simon. What time's your date?" Theodore asked
"In fifteen minutes. I've got to get going." Simon said before turning to Alvin. "If this works, then I'll thank you"
