Questions Finally Answered

Ch 1

"Opening Up After So Long"

Sunday night I was studying for my exams and just couldn't seem to concentrate. Alvin's words in my mind continued to repeat.

'What is so bad about your past that you can't seem to tell me? What have you lost your trust in me or something? Britt I'm your boyfriend how am I supposed to understand if you have a whole piece of your past missing? Why can't you just open up and tell me? Britt are you listening to me? Fine then be like that see if I care!'

I stared at my cell of Alvin and I with our lips locked and the smile I had on my face. Then I grabbed my locket I wore when I got bigger and opened it staring down at my parents' faces as they held me. Jeanette, and Eleanor in their arms. Then tears rolled down my cheeks as those awful memories returned. I heard the gunshots and saw my parents' still, cold, bodies on the floor bleeding. Then my mother's hand raising and grabbing me with her last dying breath.

'Always know that your father and I love you so much my Brittany. Promise me you will keep your baby sisters safe and get away so the hunter can't get you 3. Brittany promise me you won't let anything happen to them; I love you my darling. Goodbye!'

Then her eyes closed and her chest fell for the last time. Then the hunter returned and spotted me. He ran after me and tried to grab me but I slipped out of my shirt leaving me in nothing but my diaper, bonnet, and booties. Then I grabbed both my sisters and got as far away as possible with them. Then Olivia found us and we collapsed into her hands out of breath and starving!'

There was a knock on my door and I heard Alvin's voice.

"Britt are you crying in there? Brittany answer me its me Alvin. Brittany? If you don't answer this door I'm coming in Brittany."

I dropped my locket to the floor and cried into my pillow as those painful memories poured back into my mind! He entered and picked up my locket and stroked my forehead gently.

"Brittany is this locket of your parents holding you 3 in their arms? Brittany please answer me I'm really starting to get concerned. Will you please talk to me for once in your life communicate with me. I love you and know you haven't been honest with me about your past! Britt look up and listen to me."

I knew he was concerned and wiped the tears from my eyes and gazed into his beautiful blue eyes.

"Fine you win. "

I sat up and looked at him.

"Yes that locket is me, Jeanette, and Eleanor with our parents. Well when we were a happy family living in the forest of Australia. Until we were about 5 months old that is. We went to gather nuts and berries for dinner one afternoon and everything was fine until our father smelled something dangerous in the air. Then we heard the gunshots and our parents dropped their baskets and grabbed the 3 of us. Our father was running behind our mother and had Jeanette clenched in his arms trying to get back in our house. We heard a gun shot and heard our father scream out in pain.

Drifting back to the tragic day all our happiness ended and we were forced to fend for ourselves as tears rolled down my cheeks as I reminisced to that awful day!

"Grab Jeanette and get out of here. I'll be fine just make sure you and the girls get to the house safely. Mom grabbed Jeanette from dad's arms and he fell to the ground after Jeanette was in her arms. I grabbed Eleanor because she started to cry into my pink shirt. Then another gun shot or two rang and mommy handed Jeanette to me. We ran into a bush and hid until the gunshots stopped. I sniffed the air and left my sisters under the bush to go and see if I could find our mother. I did find her and tapped her and she grabbed me with the little strength she had and asked in her last dying breath.

"My Brittany promise mommy and daddy you will take care of your sisters! Farewell my darling always know we love you!" At that point in my life I knew I had to protect my sisters and before her eyes closed she handed me a small bag saying. "This will help you not to forget how much you 3 meant to us and hopefully understand when you're older why we sacrificed our lives for you 3 our everything!!" Then her eyes closed and I started to cry. A hunter spotted me and had me but I slipped away from his grasp and grabbed my 2 younger sisters with only my diaper, bonnet, and baby booties. Then the hunter spotted all 3 of us and I ran as fast as my paws could carry me until I just couldn't run anymore and all 3 of us collapsed and Olivia found us."

I broke down in tears on him and he held me tightly stroking my forehead gently.

"Its ok Britt I'm here let it out. I know you had a rough childhood and understand why it took you so long to open up to me. Don't you feel better now that you talked to me? Doesn't it feel better to finally communicate with me? Now that you told me about your past I understand why you cry all the time on your birthday cause you witnessed both your parents killed by hunters and had to fend for yourselves! Then that awful orphanage….but after all the hard times now you have me and all the love I have to give you. And also your birthday present if you'll put your finger out and close your eyes."

I looked at him and stared into his eyes staring at me and he wiped the tears from my eyes and stroked my cheek. I closed my eyes and put up my hand and felt it slide on my ring finger on my right hand. Then he looked and said.

"You can open them now Britt. Happy Birthday sweetie I know it's a little late but the promotions and shooting our movie kind of interrupted me giving it to you on your birthday. But I'm able to give it to you now. It's not an engagement ring my father and your step mother would umm kill me. It's a promise ring made up of mine and your birthstone complete with our initials engraved in them and the band has our anniversary date. The day that my heart chose you to be the one I love."

My mouth dropped and I hugged him tightly and then our lips met and he pushed me down to my bed. Ms. Miller looked in on us and cleared her throat.

"Umm dinner is ready young lady. Alvin would you like to stay for dinner dear? You know you're always welcomed. But that will not be tolerated young man not under my roof and Brittany you know better young lady."

Simon laughed.

"Ooh got busted I can see. Mr. and Ms. Innocent. So I can see she accepted your birthday present bro. I have to pick Jeanette's ring up in a few hours and so does Theodore. I overheard you telling Alvin the missing part of your childhood before that awful orphanage. Its alright you have your boyfriend Alvin and of course mine and Theo's friendship! How bout the 6 of us go visit the old orphanage you 3 spent your miserable childhood in and show them what the 3 rodents are now! Let me reword that phrase The Chipettes! Now its easier for us to understand why you girls were so sad on your birthday and I'm assuming that locket around Jeanie's locket is the same picture you have in yours."

I smiled and hugged Simon.

"Oh thank you Simon for being such a good friend and a sweet boyfriend to my sister Jeanette. So shall we all go eat dinner. Jeanette and Eleanor should be pulling up any minute. Where is Theodore if I may ask?"

Theodore appeared.

"Oh right here I went to pick up your sister's ring. Do I get a hug or no? I'm your friend to not just your sister Eleanor's boyfriend you know."

Alvin just looked and laughed.

"What is your problem Teddy? Didn't you hear what she just said about you and McBorington over there? Why all of a sudden are you jealous? You wouldn't be falling for Brittany by any chance would you?"

He gulped.

"Umm no I'm just the sweet one and like hugs. Besides I only love Ellie."

Simon started to laugh as Eleanor entered.

"Hello Ellie how was your cooking class tonight? If you 4 would excuse me I have to go pick up Jeanette's ring and get back here before she gets in. See you in about 20 minutes."

The 4 of us looked at him as he exited and got in his car. Then Eleanor looked.

"I'll be right out I have to change. My enemy that loser from the chiprockettes put the blender on high and got chocolate cake mix all over me! You can enter my room with me Teddy I'm just taking a fast shower and getting these sticky clothes off. Can you do me a favor Teddy and check my You Tube for me? I'll be right out don't miss me too much!"

He smiled.

"I'll try not to umm what's your password again? Why don't you and your sisters share a channel like Alvin, Simon, and I? It would be so much easier!!"

She just looked.

"Don't ask me it was Britt's idea maybe cause we each have fans that like one sister more than the other. Besides when you 3 are on we like to have separate convos when you're not around. You know away on tour or shooting. Its our anniversary Theo dear! I'll be right out. Talk to you in a bit."