Conceited

Chapter 1

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Author's Note:This is a story centered around Jeanette from the Chipettes, along with a lot of focus on Simon from the Chipmunks. It is based on the 2009-2010 story lines. This story contains loads of cute Simon x Jeanette, along with Alvin x Brittany and Theodore x Eleanor, of course! Can't forget my other fave pairings.

I do not own the Chipmunks franchise, nor any of their copyrighted characters. They belong to the Bagdasarian family / 20th Century Fox.

Please enjoy the story! This has been revised a bit, since my writing style has changed a lot since I started this.

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What's so great about Brittany?

The tall, brunette chipmunk thought sadly as she watched her older sister sing her heart out in front of a large group of human teenagers. They looked at her with much admiration, showering Brittany with compliments. Brittany reveled in the attention, flipping her hair.

She always was the one everyone paid attention to. Ian made that all too clear when he tried to make her the star she always wanted to be, Jeanette though sadly, looking down at her hands.

Jeanette shook her head, clenching her eyes closed. What was she thinking? This wasn't like her. Even though her elder sister could be overbearing and egotistical at times, she never let anyone tear their family apart. After all, Brittany was willing to give up her singing career when their former manager had tried to split them up. She was willing to give up her dream for her sisters, and this was how Jeanette thought of her?

Feeling a light tap on her shoulder, she turned around. There sat her little sister, Eleanor, gazing up at her with big, emerald-green eyes. She immediately hid her depressing expression, smiling down at the small blond.

"Oh, hey Eleanor. I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"I was asking if you wanted to be my partner for my art project! It would be a lot of fun, don't you think?" Eleanor giggled excitedly, plucking out crayons out of a box that was nearly the same height as her.

"Oh, uh, sure! I would have thought you'd get Theodore to help you?" Jeanette replied, looking over at the chubby little chipmunk that seemed to be the perfect male incarnation of Eleanor. She had a feeling Eleanor had a bit of a crush on the green-clad boy, which she found adorable.

Theodore caught her eye and waved at her cheerfully. Jeanette waved back halfheartedly.

Eleanor blushed slightly, coughing a bit. It was no secret that she had a large crush for him, but she didn't feel comfortable talking about it much.

"I-I would.. but he seems so busy sometimes. Besides, he has plenty of girls to be his partner anyway," Eleanor said, bitterly watching a few of his female fans gather next to him.

Jeanette stared at her sister, shock evident in her violet eyes.

She's jealous? I didn't think the fact that so many girls found him cute would bother her so much. Well, they're human girls, so there's nothing that could happen...

She placed a reassuring hand on the pig-tailed girl's shoulder. Eleanor looked up at her with sad eyes.

"Ellie, there's no need to worry about those girls. Their just fans of his, that's all. They're humans, too, so it wouldn't really work..." Jeanette said soothingly, giving her shoulder a squeeze. "There's nothing to worry about!"

Eleanor still looked uncertain.

"More importantly, though, you know he only has eyes for you," Jeanette smiled.

A small smile tugged at Eleanor's lips, eventually growing into a grin "Thanks Jeanette, you're a sweetheart."

"So, are you going to ask him to be your partner now?" Jeanette asked.

"No way!" Eleanor squeaked, folding her arms.

Jeanette raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Huh? Why not?"

"I'd like for us to do more things together. Just me and you, sister to sister. After what Ian did... I don't want to grow distant from either of you. I feel we don't talk all that much anymore..." Her voice trailed off, looking down at the crayon box she was standing on.

Jeanette felt a little tug on her heart strings. Though she loved both of her sisters dearly, she had been busy with her own career and hobbies and hadn't really thought of spending quality time with them. Jeanette had assumed that Eleanor and Brittany were busy with their own lives as well, but apparently she was wrong. The last thing she wanted to do was create a gap between her siblings, especially since they had always been so close.

She brought Eleanor into a tight hug, smiling.

"I'm sorry, Ellie. You're right, let's work on this together," she said, gathering up a couple of her crayons.

Eleanor nodded, beaming. "Good! Thanks, Jean!"

Brittany suddenly hopped onto the lunch table, giggling about something. Jeanette suspected it had something to do with one of the girls in her clique.

Similar to how Alvin was popular with the jocks, Brittany was popular with the cheerleaders. While the girls were angels around Brittany, they gave Jeanette condescending glares behind her back. Jeanette tried to tell Brittany about it before, but she wouldn't pay her any mind. After that, Jeanette didn't bring it up anymore.

"What's so funny?" Eleanor asked curiously.

"Huh? Oh, they were saying that I should start taking song requests. Said I had a voice of an angel," Brittany smiled proudly, stepping on the small button of a compact mirror one the girls left had left behind. She looked at her reflection, patting her cream-colored cheeks.

Jeanette resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Granted, she wasn't into fashion and primping herself, but for some reason, it annoyed her when her sisters did it.

"Oh, Jeanette?" Brittany said, looking over at her.

She started a little, looking up at the older Chipette. "Y-Yes?"

"Have you considered getting you hair done in a different hair style? Maybe even getting contacts?" Brittany asked gently, returning her eyes to the mini-mirror. "I was just thinking about that earlier today."

Jeanette adjusted her large glasses, suddenly self-conscious. "Well, I-I never thought about it before. I mean..." She couldn't help but stutter a bit, wondering where all this was coming from.

"You should consider it, Jeanette! You'd make a great cheerleader if you'd just change a few things-" Brittany went on.

Jeanette suddenly cut her off, glaring at Brittany. "Wait, what is that supposed to mean?"

Eleanor's eyes widened, looking between her two older sisters apprehensively. "Oh no..."

Brittany finally turned away from the mirror, snapping it shut. "I'm saying that it'd be nice if all of us shared an activity here at school. Cheer-leading is really fun when you get used to it! And I think if we took off your glasses and fixed your hair up a bit, you'd fit right on in! Eleanor and I already look the part."

Eleanor backed away, looking at Jeanette's furious expression.

"'Look the part?' Are you saying I'm too nerdy to be a part of the cheer-leading squad?" Jeanette squeaked, folding her arms. She couldn't believe she was hearing this!

Brittany smile disappeared. "I'm not saying that! It's just - "

Jeanette turned around before Brittany could finish her sentence, jumping off of the table. She looked up at Brittany, who had a stunned look on her face.

"I don't want to hear it, Brittany. If they can't take me how I am, then I don't want to be a part of their squad anyway. And I never thought you'd want to change me so badly," she said bitterly. "I thought my sisters would like me for me!"

Before Brittany could respond, Jeanette scurried out of the lunchroom. Eleanor watched as she left, shaking her head sadly.

Brittany sighed, looking down. "I didn't mean it like that."

"I know, Britt," Eleanor said, patting her shoulder. "She'll come around! Let her think about it."

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Author's Note: Yay, first chapter done! I understand why Jeanette got upset, but Brittany honestly didn't mean anything like that.

Thanks for reading! I'll have the next chapter up soon. Also, I know this is a lot shorter than my usual chapters run, but that's because it's introductory.

Thanks so much for reading and all the helpful reviews!