I actually really like this chapter. I think it's pretty cute, especially with all the Alvin and Brittany scenes :)

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I woke up the next morning, yawning tiredly. I blinked a couple of times when I realized that I was lying in a bed. Being have slept in a car for a week straight, it felt different to be sleeping in a regular bed again, but it was a good type of different.

My thoughts automatically flashed back to yesterday. Lisa, Hayley, dinner, the shower...everything. It was a great feeling to know that we were somewhat back in civilization, and that someone was willing to let Alvin and I stay here for a few days, but it was nothing compared to back home. But I just had to remind myself that we'll be back in our own homes, in our own beds in a few more days.

Then I remembered Hayley. When I first met her yesterday, I thought she was a shy and quiet girl, but gosh, it sure didn't take long for me to see how wrong I was about that. It still makes me mad, knowing that she was flirting with Alvin, right in front of me.

It took me a while before I finally fell asleep last night, because all that was running through my head was the way Hayley acted around Alvin, how she was flirting with him, and not even acknowledging the fact that I was there. I mean, hello? You can't just flirt with my boyfriend while I'm sitting here, and pretend that I don't exist.

And speaking of Alvin, gosh, I was pissed at him too.

I remembered last night, when I told him that I didn't like the way Hayley was trying to get his attention, and when he explained to me that he was only trying to be nice to her, but in my eyes, I didn't want to believe it. I fell asleep last night, angry at Alvin and I felt horrible about it.

Yes, I know that I may have been a bit jealous, okay?

But today, I woke up, feeling completely fine. I knew that I only had to sleep it off and cool my temper down. And I also wanted to apologize to Alvin for acting the way I did last night.

I yawned one more time before sitting up on the bed, finding myself tangled in the blanket. I lightly stretched and looked over to my left, expecting to see Alvin there sleeping beside me, but to my surprise, he wasn't there.

My eyebrows furrowed, as I looked at the clock that hung on the wall. It was a little bit after 10am. But where was he? Surely he couldn't have gone anywhere, seeings as we're staying in this house, but why wasn't he here?

And that's when I thought about Hayley.

Lisa told us that she's homeschooled, so I'm assuming that she wakes up early for her tutoring. And then I thought about last night, when Hayley had asked Alvin to help her on her homework, and God, I can still remember the way he was flirting up to him...Wait, could that mean that Alvin's out in the living room right now, helping Hayley on her homework?

No, that can't be...

But again, last night during dinner, Hayley was so eager to show Alvin all of her artwork, and Alvin, for some reason I don't know, said that he'd be glad to see it. Ugh. I know Alvin said he was only doing that to be nice to her, but he could at least think about how I feel!

I was starting to get angry. I could feel all the anger from last night take over myself once more.

"That stupid little prick." I muttered under my breath, though I was unsure whether I was talking about Alvin or Hayley.

How dare he do that to me? We're only staying in this house because Hayley and Lisa were kind enough to let us stay. I wasn't expecting it to turn out this way, with some random girl getting all friendly with my boyfriend! And to make things worse, stupid Alvin seemed like he was starting to become friends with Hayley, while the two of them pretend that I'm not there!

I rolled out of bed, almost tripping over my own feet due to the fact that I was rushing and angry at the same time. I could feel the heat on my face, and my heart thumping with bitterness. I stormed over towards the bedroom door, and reached for the door knob until...

The door quickly swung open, and in walked Alvin, who almost bumped into me.

He looked at me. "Oh, you're awake."

"Don't talk to me." I fired.

Alvin looked at me cluelessly. "Good morning to you too..." He said, as he shut the door behind him.

I folded my arms and looked at him. "So, how was your little study date with Hayley?" I asked, sneering at her name.

Alvin stared at me, as if I had just spoken another language. "What?"

"Oh, don't play stupid with me. I know where you went this morning." I said.

"Brittany, what the hell are you talking about?" He asked.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about. I looked over to your side of the bed this morning and you weren't there!" I snapped.

Alvin shook his head in confusion. "Wait, wait, wait. So you're telling me you think I was with Hayley this morning? For what?"

"To help her with her stupid homeschooling crap! I saw the way you two talked last night when you helped her with her homework." I said bitterly.

"Please tell me you're joking." He groaned.

"Well, I'm not." I shot.

Alvin sighed deeply to himself before shaking his head. He gently grabbed onto my wrist and led the both of us back on the bed. I frowned as I sat cross legged on the bed, watching as Alvin climbed up to sit beside me.

He looked at me in the eyes and said, "Brittany. I wasn't with Hayley this morning."

"Sure you weren't. Then-"

"Will you let me finish?" He asked. I could tell that he was getting impatient.

I sat back, sighed and nodded.

Alvin sighed deeply and said, "Britt, I literally only woke up like, 5 minutes ago. And last time I checked, you were fast asleep. I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth my entire time."

The moment Alvin finished talking, I felt embarrassment and guilt flood my entire body. I looked at him, and I knew that he was telling the truth, but I was being the stupid, overprotective girlfriend who jumps into the most pathetic conclusions ever. I looked up at Alvin, instantly hating myself for everything I said. God, what did I do?

"Oh." I said. I looked down, not wanting to look at him in the eyes right now.

He sighed. "Brittany, I know that you don't like her because she's trying to get my attention, but you have to know that I don't even notice her. And cut her some slack, Britt. It's not everyday that she gets to hang out with people her age, especially since she's been homeschooled all her life. Like I said, I was only trying to be nice."

I sighed, knowing that he was right. I wanted to tell him that I still felt hurt whenever he and Hayley talk, while they completely ignore me, while I just sit there awkwardly off to the side, but I decided to just let it go.

"Britt." Alvin said, touching my arm.

I looked up at him.

"You've gotta stop getting mad whenever another girl talks to me, or even looks at me, for that matter. If you want this relationship to work, then you've gotta calm down and trust me." Alvin said.

"Calm down?" I asked, before rolling my eyes. "You're such a hypocrite, Alvin. If this were the other way around, if some boy was flirting with me, I'm sure you'd feel the same way I'm feeling right now."

He sighed deeply. "Okay, fine. But I trust you without not only our relationship, but with our friendship." He said.

I sighed, looking away. Once again, I knew Alvin was making a point, and that what he was saying was right. But I hated admitting that to him, so I decided to just keep quiet.

"I just don't get why you're acting all jealous, Brittany. You have nothing to compete with." He said.

I bit my bottom lip, trying to prevent a smile at what he just said, but I shrugged. "I dunno. It's just, well, I hate the fact that she's always trying to talk to you and show off in front of you to get your attention, right in front of my face. And when I try and talk to her, she gives me one word answers."

"She's probably just intimidated by you, Brittany." He said.

I rolled my eyes. "You're just saying that."

"But I'm telling the truth." Alvin said. "I mean, come on, Britt. What girl wouldn't be intimidated by you? You're funny, you're sweet, you're very outspoken, though that can be a bad thing sometimes..."

I rolled my eyes once again.

Alvin laughed gently to himself before leaning towards me. "But you're beautiful."

I looked at him, trying to hold back a smile when I realized how close our faces were to each other. God, I hate how crazy he makes me sometimes, especially at times when I want to be mad at him.

"And..." He whispered. "I love you."

And it only took that before I moved closer to him, filling the little space between us, and pressed my lips against his. Though I hate how Alvin can do these things to me, I love it all at the same time. I felt as he gently pushed me onto my back, until I felt my head hit the pillow below me. We didn't even break apart from our kiss.

I smiled as I gently pulled away, still keeping our faces close to each other. I looked up into his brown eyes and said, "I'm sorry about last night."

He smiled. "It's alright."

I sighed again, breaking eye contact from him as he gently moved his face away from mine to look at me fully. I returned my gaze back to him and said, "I overreacted last night. I guess my jealousy got the best of me yesterday."

"It's okay. I guess I don't blame you. But Britt, you've got to realize that I'm in love with you. Despite how much Hayley tries to flirt with me, I'll never see her the way I see you, got it?" He said.

I nodded.

"And promise me that you won't get mad if Hayley talks to me, or if I talk to her. I'm only being nice, okay?" He said.

I nodded again.

"Do you trust me?" He asked gently.

"I trust you." I answered.

He smiled one more time. "I love you." He said.

I smiled and reached up to kiss him. "I love you too." I whispered, and it felt so good saying that to him again, after being mad at him all night.

Alvin smiled before getting up off the bed, and gently pulling me with him. "Come on, I think Lisa's making breakfast."

After I brushed my teeth (Lisa provided Alvin and I with extra toothbrushes) and combed through my hair, Alvin and I entered the kitchen to see Lisa setting the table. I looked out the window, seeing that it was sunny outside. Being lost deep in the woods for a week straight, it sure was different, yet relieving, to have seen something I haven't seen in ages.

Lisa looked up when she heard us walk in. She smiled. "Oh, good morning you two. How'd you sleep?"

I smiled. "It was great. Thanks for the extra room, Lisa."

"Oh, of course. Now take a seat. Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes." She said, before looking towards the living room. "Hayley, it's time for breakfast."

Great...

Seconds later, Hayley walked in and took a seat right across from Alvin. I sighed deeply, trying to control my anger by reminding myself of what Alvin said this morning. And besides, it's only for another day or so. Soon enough, we'll finally be back at home.

"Good morning, guys." Hayley.

"Good morning." Alvin said.

"'Morning..." I said.

Hayley then looked at Alvin. "Thanks for helping me on my biology homework last night, Alvin. I finally understand the difference between phylum cnidaria and phylum arthropoda."

"Oh, you're welcome." Alvin said. "But what time do you start your homeschooling anyway?"

"Well, I do math and science from 8am to 10am. Then I have an hour break, and then I do history and english from 11am to noon. But it usually depends on how fast or slow I do my work." Answered Hayley.

Lisa soon came with breakfast, which was a stack of blueberry pancakes, blueberry sauce and eggs. The way Lisa took care of Alvin and I made me miss Miss Miller even more, even though I know that she'll be beyond furious at me and Alvin for getting ourselves lost.

"Lisa, the pancakes are really good. Did you make them yourself?" I asked.

Lisa nodded. "I did. The secret ingredient is fresh blueberries. There's a bunch of blueberry bushes in the forest behind the house." She said, before turning to look at Hayley. "Hayley, honey, after all your work is done, maybe you'd like to show Alvin and Brittany where we get the blueberries."

I looked over at Hayley. I bet she knew that this was another opportunity to hang out with Alvin. Ugh.

Hayley nodded as she looked towards me and Alvin. "You guys up for it?"

Alvin looked down at me, but I just nodded. He turned back to Hayley and smiled. "Sure."

After breakfast, Hayley went back into the living room where she continued to finish the rest of her work. Alvin and I stayed in the kitchen where Lisa insisted us to just sit back and relax when we offered to help clean the table up.

Once Lisa was done with everything, she returned back to the table and looked at us. "Well, my husband is returning back home tomorrow. Are you two excited to finally go back home after all this time?"

I laughed lightly and sighed. "Yes, and no. We miss our families, but we know that our parents are probably gonna ground us for the rest of our lives."

Alvin laughed. "Yeah. And plus, my car is broken and it's still out in the woods. My dad is gonna kill me once he figures that out."

Lisa smiled and smiled at us apologetically. "Oh dear. But at the end of the day, you two are back at home, safe and sound."

I smiled but before anything else could be said, we all saw Hayley walk into the kitchen where she placed all her textbooks and notebooks on the kitchen counter.

"I'm done my school work, so do you guys wanna go out to the forest now?" She asked, looking at me and Alvin.

Alvin nodded. "Sure."

Hayley smiled. "Alright. Come on, follow me."

"Don't go too far, okay?" Lisa said as she passed her daughter a straw-woven basket. "Oh, and here's a basket in case you find any ripe berries."

Alvin and I followed Hayley out the front door, around the house and into the forest behind their house. I sighed as I looked around, seeing the familiar surroundings of trees everywhere once again. Hayley lead us deep into the forest, with me and Alvin trailing right behind her. As we walked, Alvin looked down at me and gave me a soft, reassuring smile as he reached over to hold my hand.

I smiled back at him and mouthed the words, 'I trust you'.

Alvin looked back up and asked, "Hayley, are you sure you know where you're going?"

"Of course I do, Alvin. I've been out here plenty of times. I know this forest like the back of my own..." Hayley turned around to smile at Alvin, but I saw her take a quick glance at mine and Alvin's intertwined hands before turning back. "...hands."

We continued to follow her for a few more minutes until we arrived at a small little field where it was covered in blueberry bushes. I looked over at Hayley, but the moment I looked at her, I could tell that something was bothering her. Ever since she saw Alvin and I hold hands earlier, she didn't say a word.

"Wow, this place is great." Alvin said, turning to Hayley. "Do you come here everyday?"

Hayley smiled and shrugged. "Not everyday, just when my mom needs some fresh blueberries."

I could tell that Hayley was trying so hard to pretend I wasn't there. I raised my eyebrows to myself. It wasn't like I was mean or rude to her or anything, but I guess I don't blame her. This isn't the first time I've seen other girls look at Alvin the way they do, even at times when we weren't even together yet.

Hayley looked up at Alvin and said, "Alvin, there are a few apple trees down there." She motioned towards the depth of the forest. "Wanna come with me?"

I raised my eyebrows in disbelief. She was totally disregarding my entire existence. That bitch.

Alvin looked at me for half a second before turning back at Hayley. "Brittany can come too, though, right?"

The smile on Hayley's face dropped. "Oh. Yeah, of course she can." She said, but I knew that she had to force herself to say it. "But on second thought, I'll just go by myself."

I knew her plan. It was so obvious that she was trying to get Alvin alone and away from me. I mean, why else would she ask Alvin to go somewhere with her alone, when she clearly knew that I was standing here, listening to the entire thing?

"By yourself? Are you sure? Because me and Brittany can-" Alvin began.

"No, it's fine." She walked over and handed me the basket and said, "Just start picking some blueberries. I'll be back in a couple of minutes."

And without even giving me or Alvin a chance to respond, Hayley turned around and disappeared into the trees. The moment I made sure Hayley was completely out of earshot, I turned to Alvin and sighed.

Alvin looked at me. "Please don't tell me you're mad at me."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm not. But gosh, I cannot stand that girl."

He smiled softly and sighed. "I know, Britt. But it's only for one more day. You can put up with her for a day longer, can't you?"

I sighed deeply. "I guess."

He smiled and quickly kissed me on the lips. "Good. Now, come on, let's just start picking these damn blueberries."

As boring as it was, Alvin and I spent the next 10 minutes or so picking blueberries off the bushes. I sighed to myself, as I threw a handful into the basket. I turned around to look at Alvin who looked just as bored as me. I turned back to work on the blueberry bush I was currently at, until I felt something hit the back of my head.

I turned around to look at Alvin, who stood there, looking at me mischievously, with a handful of blueberries in his hands.

"Did you just throw a blueberry at me?" I asked, placing a hand on my hip.

He shook his head. "Nope."

"Yeah? Then why are you standing there with a handful of berries?" I asked.

"I was about to put them in the basket, Britt." He said, matter-of-factly.

I rolled my eyes before turning back around, but not even 3 seconds later, I felt multiple things hit me from behind. I turned around and glared at Alvin, who no longer had the berries in his hands. I looked at him, seeing how he was trying so hard not to laugh.

"Can you stop it?" I snapped, before looking down to the ground where a bunch of blueberries laid. "And would you quit wasting these berries?"

Alvin laughed. "Okay, okay, fine. I'll stop."

"Good." I said, before Alvin turned back around to continue working on the bush.

But after a minute, I stopped and smiled darkly to myself as I slowly walked over to the basket, and scooped a handful of berries into my palms. I quietly walked over behind Alvin, making sure that he wouldn't notice me coming up behind him, raised my arms, and released all the blueberries, making them pour all over his head.

I began to laugh uncontrollably as Alvin turned around to shoot me a glare. "Brittany! What the hell?" He exclaimed.

"You started it!" I pointed out.

"Real mature." He said as he wiped the berries off his shirt.

"Says the person who did it in the first place." I teased.

"Oh, so you wanna play it the hard way now, do you?" He said, smiling darkly at me.

I knew that look, and I knew that it meant that Alvin was going to do something so incredibly smart, yet so incredibly stupid all at the same time.

I frowned. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Alvin said nothing as he swiftly walked past me, and picked up the basket of blueberries. I gasped and looked at him, taking one step back.

"You wouldn't dare." I said.

"Try me." He said.

I took a couple steps away from him. "Alvin, stop. I'm not playing anymore."

"Neither am I." He said, smirking at me as he walked closer.

"Alvin, stop!" I shrieked.

"Are you scared, Britt?" He teased.

"I swear on my life, Alvin. If you dare pour that basket over my head, consider this relationship over." I snapped.

Of course I was joking, but as of now, I would do anything to prevent him from pouring over a hundred blueberries over my head.

Alvin laughed and shrugged. "Oh well. At least I know that Hayley wants me."

I stopped abruptly and looked at him.

Though I know Alvin was only just joking around, what he just said really hurt me. This has crossed the line between joking and the truth. He knows how I feel about Hayley, and how I hate it when she flirts with him. He knows that. I suddenly began to feel really insulted and rejected at the same time. How could he say something like that to me?

Alvin stopped laughing when he noticed my expression, and that's when I knew he had just realized what he just said. "Crap, Brittany, I didn't mean it that way."

I said nothing.

He sighed as he placed the basket on the floor and walked over to me. "Britt, I didn't mean that. I-I meant...it was a joke, I didn't actually..."

I just looked at up him.

He sighed again. "I shouldn't have said that." He said.

I remained as I was.

"I'm sorry. I knew I shouldn't have said that." He sighed as he pulled me closer to him. "Forgive me?"

I couldn't help but smile. I nodded and said, "I guess."

He smiled as he slowly leaned in to give me a soft kiss on my lips. "I love you, but...can we call it a truce?" He asked, referring to our little 'blueberry war' just minutes ago.

I laughed gently and nodded before leaning in to press my lips onto his. It was as if we completely forgot what just happened a minute ago, as if we forgot where we were, what we were doing, because all we could focus on was the amount of ecstasy in our kiss. Alvin gently wrapped an arm around my waist as I placed my hands on his chest.

It was so perfect until we heard someone clear their throat in the background.

Not again...

We pulled away from each other to see Hayley awkwardly standing there, watching us with a bunch of apples in her arms. I couldn't read her facial expression, but gosh, that must've been uncomfortable walking in on us like that...

Alvin cleared his throat. "Oh, Hayley, you're back."

"Y-Yeah." She said. I could tell that she was bothered by something. "Are...are you guys done with the blueberries?"

Alvin nodded. "Yeah."

Hayley nodded faintly. "Great. Um, I think we should go back now."

Alvin nodded again and said, "Do you need some help carrying the app-"

"No, it's fine, thanks." Hayley said as she began to walk past us. We followed her back to the house, but this time, Hayley didn't say a word.

Once we arrived back at the house, Hayley placed all the apples in another basket as I placed the blueberry basket on top of the table. Lisa was delighted, and said that she's going to use these fruits for dessert tonight.

As the day progressed, both Alvin and I could tell that Hayley was somewhere between angry and upset. To be honest, I do feel bad for her. I was trying to be friendly with her in the first place, but that's what you get when you try and steal another girl's boyfriend. All night, Hayley didn't say a word to me, or Alvin, in this case. She did her homework and unlike yesterday, she didn't even ask for help.

Dinner came, and Lisa made pasta, apple pie and blueberry sauce. After we ate, and after the table was all cleaned up and everything, Lisa came up to me and Alvin.

She sighed and smiled. "Well, looks like you two will be going home tomorrow."

I smiled. Everything that happened in the past week suddenly flashed through my mind, and though getting lost in a forest wasn't everyone's idea of fun, for me, it was the best experience I've ever had.

"Yeah. After all this time." I said.

Lisa smiled and said, "Now you two, get some rest. It's a big day tomorrow."

Alvin and I said goodnight to Lisa, and to Hayley, even though she gave us a very quiet 'Goodnight' back. Alvin and I got ready for bed, brushed our teeth and everything before going into the spare bedroom.

I sighed as I fell onto the bed and as Alvin came to sit beside me. "I can't believe we're going home tomorrow."

"I know, I can't believe it either." Alvin said.

"You know, as much as I miss our families, I really wish we could have stayed out here in the forest longer." I said.

"Yeah, me too." Alvin said.

I sighed. "Back to being the popular ones at school once again, back to all the football games, cheerleading rallies..."

I looked over at Alvin, and I knew that we were both thinking the same thing - being lost out here in the woods, being away from the popularity and fame, really made us realize who we really are on the inside. Behind the reputation we maintain in front of other people, we really are just Alvin Seville and Brittany Miller, a regular pair of best friends who fell into the depth of something that would soon be life changing.

Alvin sighed as he turned the light off and laid on the bed with me. "It's gonna be weird, going back home with our siblings, being back at school with all our friends..."

I nodded as I turned towards him. Tonight was going to be our last time spending a night with each other, for now at least. Because once we return back home, we're going to be back in our own houses, in our own room and back in our own beds.

And to completely honest, waking up and seeing Alvin asleep beside me for the past week was something I got used to.

"Let's not think about school, our friends, or even our family." I whispered. "I just want this to be about us."

Alvin smiled gently before leaning in towards me, pressing his lips against mine. Not a single word was said again for a while as our kiss intensified, as Alvin pulled himself over me, hovering over my body. Our bodies became intertwined on the bed as I felt passion indulge the both of us.

I moaned gently as I felt Alvin's fingers tangle in my hair before he pulled away, laughing.

Though I was out of breath, I looked up at him. "What's wrong?"

Alvin said nothing as he untangled his fingers from my hair to hold out his hand in front of me to show me something. I squinted through the dimness of the room, trying to see what Alvin was holding.

And then I saw it.

There, between his fingers, was a single blueberry.

I laughed gently before rolling my eyes. Alvin chuckled as he flicked the blueberry into the darkness of the room, before he leaned in to kiss me again.

Gosh, I cannot handle all this AxB fluff.

So, they're finally going home soon! How do you think everyone will react?

And any thoughts on Hayley?

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