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(Normal P.O.V.)

The bell rang for the end of the day of school. Alvin runs out of the school as fast as he can. His brothers and The Chipettes witnessed this and looked at each other in confusion. "Where is Alvin going so quickly?" Theodore asks them questionably.

Eleanor shrugs "I don't know Theo?" Brittany rolls her eyes "He's probably running home to play some video games before Dave yells at him to do his homework or whatever." Simon snorts "You're probably right Britt. That is something Alvin would do"

"Duh! I know I'm right" She said smugly. Jeanette sighs and starts to walk down the stairs "Come on guys, let's get home before Dave starts to look for us." They nod and follow her. They walk down the sidewalk towards the Sevilles house since that's where they're heading. When they got there, they went inside and went to look for Alvin.

(Alvin's P.O.V.)

Sighs… I'm so glad school is over for the day. Today has been a handful and I'm glad that it's almost over. At the moment I am writing in my notebook, and what I am writing has something to do with where I am. And where am I, you may be asking? Well, I'm in my Secret Hideout in the kitchen.

How? Well… It's hard to explain… You see, I built this whole place by myself with no help. It's underneath my house near Simon's Lab in our bedroom closet. How did I build this without anyone knowing? Well… Slyly chuckles, what I am going to tell you might be a shock to you all.

But… I-I am a genius. Yeah, that's right. You heard me right. What? You thought Simon was the only genius in the family? Pfft, yeah right… If you want me to be honest. I think I'm smarter than him by a lot. *Shrugs* Not sure how?

Anyway, no one in my family knows I'm a genius and I want to keep it that way. You see I don't want to be known as the nerd that knows everything. I want to be known as who I really am. Impulsive, Charming, occasionally obnoxious, handsome, full of myself, etc.

The only person that knows my intelligence is my science teacher. He found out when I was in the science classroom one day after school when I was done with detention. He was shocked to see me there working on some of my parts to my Secret Hideout. I tried to lie but didn't since he witnessed me working on it. So I told him the truth about my intelligence and what I am making.

He surprisingly wasn't mad at me. He understood why I kept it a secret and said that he would keep it to himself and would help me whenever I needed it. I was so grateful for it and thanked him. Now, whenever I'm in class, he doesn't expect me to even get good grades as I should.

But instead, he gives me extra credit points for the inventions I make for the Secret Hideout. I'm very grateful for that. Anyway… back to what I am writing in my notebook. I smiled. since I am finished with the workroom, kitchen, storage, relaxation room, and one of the bathrooms. I can finally focus on the three rooms I want to decorate! I spoke out loud without realizing it.

"Okay, let's see… Which room should be my bedroom? I know that the studio is in the middle of the two rooms so…" I think some more and beam a smile. I got up from my seat and walked into the unfinished living room. I chuckle from the vision I just had

"Yeah… I can totally see myself walking in and out through there. Okay, so the room to the right will be mine and the one to the left will be undecided for now. I'm not sure what to do with it yet..." I write down my ideas in my notebook and grin.

Since I can't think of what to do with the other room, I shall start on the other rooms. I mumble "Let's get started." I run off to the workroom and start to work on the three unmade rooms. I might as well start on the other room as well since who knows, maybe It'll come to new use?

(Normal P.O.V.) - With Simon, Theodore, and The Chipettes

They walk back downstairs to the living room even more confused. They went upstairs looking for Alvin since that's where they thought he would be, but he wasn't there. Simon thinks "Where could he be?" Jeanette shrugs "I'm not sure Simon, he could be anywhere."

Brittany snorts "He'll come out sooner or later wherever he is guys. Let's just enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts." Eleanor agrees "Good idea Britt! Let's watch Tv or something?" Theodore smiles "I'll go get some snacks!" He walks away while the rest of them go to the couch.

Eleanor turns on the Tv and sits down on the couch next to Brittany. Theodore comes back and places the snacks on the table and grabs some then sits next to Eleanor on the couch. They watch Tv till Dave comes into the room to remind them that dinner will be ready in two hours.

When two hours went by Alvin came down the stairs to go to the kitchen for dinner when he spotted his brothers and The Chipettes on the couch watching Tv. He raises an eyebrow and walks over to them. "Hey, guys?" They all jump in surprise and turn to him.

Brittany glares at him "Jeez, Alvin! Don't scare us like that!" He slyly smiles "Heh, sorry didn't mean to startle you guys, but you do know that it's dinner time right?" Eleanor blinks "Really? *She looks at the time on her phone* Wow! Two hours went by really fast." Alvin nods "Yeah, now come on, dinner's going to get cold. They all nod.

*Timeskip* - (Alvin's P.O.V.)

It's been a few weeks and I have been having a hard time lately. I've been getting really stressed out and it's driving me insane! School has been getting stressful… All of the classwork and homework have been piling up on me. Not because it's hard, it's because I've been slacking…

And I've also been getting a lot more detentions lately… I know, I know, I should really pay attention in class. But I can't help it since I'm more focused on my Secret Hideout. I'm almost finished with the three rooms! I can feel the due date coming up real soon, I can't wait! I know that my brother's and The Chipettes have been very worried about me, I mean Brittany has come up to me one day when I was at the skatepark by the tree I like to sit at when I take breaks from skating.

She asked me if I was okay and all that. At first, I thought she was joking but then I realized she meant it. I remember the conversation like it was yesterday… 'Hey Alvin…' I look up from my phone with surprise 'Britt! What are you doing here?' She sighs 'I came to talk to you…' I raise an eyebrow 'About what?'

She sighs and sits down in front of me. I'm glad no one is around us at the moment, she sounds very serious. 'Alvin, we're very worried about you…' I blink 'What?' 'Your brothers, my sisters, and I are worried about how you've been acting lately. You look and sound very stressed, is something wrong?'

I shake my head 'It's nothing serious Britt, just very stressed with my classwork and homework piling up on me. I know why but I just can't help with why it is… not to mention that I have a lot on my mind right now. I'm trying my best to get everything finished on time or late so I can get some credit but, I can't if Miss Smith won't let me do anything in detention.

Dave keeps on grounding me from it so I can't even finish any of it since he keeps on giving me chores to do. I kind of call it ironic since he keeps on trying to make me do my homework when he's keeping me from doing it. Funny right?' She frowns 'Why won't you say anything?'

'You're kidding me, right? They won't listen to me! So why should I even bother?' I huffed rolling my eyes. Brittany sighs 'Okay, you make a point… *Then she thinks* Well what about what's going on in your mind? Care to share?' My eyes went wide from shock to fear. No! I can't tell her! Not yet o-or ever! Maybe? *Groans* I spoke 'I can't…' She blinks in confusion 'What do you mean, you can't?'

'I-I mean… I'm scared to or don't want to… WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS?!' I cross my arms looking away from her. She frowns and sighs. She places a hand on his shoulder gently 'You can tell me anything, Alvin… I won't tell, this will only be between me and you. I promise!'

Still not meeting her eyes I spoke honestly 'I'll tell you when I'm ready… Please understand that I need time…' She smiles 'Sure, Alvin, and when you're ready I'll be here.' With that, she lets go of my shoulder, stands up, and walks away from me leaving me there to sulk in my thoughts.

Ever since that day I have been thinking about what she said and what's been on my mind. Anyway, besides working on my Secret Hideout, all of my detentions, chores, classwork/homework, and what Brittany said to me. I know that I should calm down and take a break.

It's not healthy to be overdoing my mental and emotional health. But for some reason… I just can't help but overthink about it as well as what I was thinking about that day that made me freak out in front of her. I kinda wish it didn't randomly pop back into my mind again after so many years ago.

But I guess I can't stop that… What I was thinking about again is my feelings for Brittany. Sigh, let me explain… When I was younger I had this small crush on her that I just thought was puppy love at the time. So I didn't really think about it so much ya know? To ignore the feelings I had towards her… I w-well, I fought with her as I do now presently.

Even though mostly nowadays it's just me teasing her about stuff rather than actually fighting with her. If we do ever fight it's mostly stupid and useless. Anyway, after all those years went by I thought that my feelings towards her went away, but boy was I wrong… I've never told anyone this but the puppy love I had for her back then now became something more… Love. I've loved her for a while now…

But just like my stubborn younger self, I've ignored my feelings towards her, and well... it went into denial. I just don't know what to do about it! Sighs… For some reason, I want to tell her everything. My intelligence, my Secret Hideout, and my love for her. I know that sounds crazy since we fight all the time, and no one would ever even think that we would ever fall for each other…

I slyly smile, a part of me wants to tell her but another part of me doesn't… I'm nervous about what she's going to think… I'm worried she's going to tell everyone… and most importantly I'm scared that she's going to reject me… I place my hands to my face and frown. I just don't know what to do about everything that's going on right now. I know for a fact that I'm taking a break from working on my Secret Hideout so that I can focus on my classwork and homework.

But my feelings for Brittany? I don't know… I'm still debating. Sigh… "Alvin?" Huh? I finally come back to my senses and take my hands away from my face to see Brittany in front of me with worry on her face. I can't believe I forgot that I was sitting against the tree near the skatepark. I'm surprised no one came up to me earlier?

I blink then slyly smile "Hey Britt" She sits down next to me and gives me a worried look. "Still thinking about what's on your mind from last time?" I choke out a laugh "It's that obvious?" She slyly smiles "Well, to me yes but to others, no. It just looks like you're daydreaming"

I sigh, making her frown again. "You okay?" I don't say anything for a moment. Should I do it? Should I tell her everything? My intelligence, my Secret Hideout, and my love for her? …. You know what? I'm going to do it! I need to get myself back together again! I need to finally get out of my comfort zone and tell someone other than my science teacher.

I need to do this! I finally turn to her and smile "Yeah, I'm fine, and to make this even better. I think I'm ready to tell you everything that's going on with me." Her eyes go wide "W-wait? Everything? Like why you are slacking in class, are always getting detention, and what's going on in your head. And most importantly, going missing when we're at home most of the time?" I nod. She gasps.