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M'kays...well, Alvin & The Chipmunks is my current passion, and I've been writing some fics for it. I've decided to share the one I'm working on with you lot. XD

It's just a simple AlvinxBrittany fic. Alvin's 14 & Brittany's 13, and Alvin has been having feelings for her. More feelings for her than any other girl he's dated.

The story's way better than the summary. I got alot of positive feedback for it on FanFiction.net...so decided to post it here xD

Disclaimer: I don't own the Chipmunks, the Chipettes, Dave or Miss Miller. All events in this fic are completely fictional.

M'kaaaays, let's get started...

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Chapter 1: Admitting It

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Sunday Night, 8:35 pm

“Alvin? What are you doing? Your supposed to be studying for the science test tomorrow,” Simon’s nagging voice repeated as Alvin lay on his bed with his laptop, with a load of internet tabs open, and of course MSN Messenger. He was talking to random people who he knew at school who thought of him as their friend…so there was a lot of random people to talk too.

“Me? Studying? Yeah right…” Alvin replied smugly without looking from his laptop screen. He felt an unusual rush of excitement as he saw a small pink box in the corner appear saying ‘Brittany has just signed in’. Alvin instantly clicked it and started a conversation with her.

They had been getting on surprisingly well recently, and since he had turned 14, Alvin had found himself with a strange attraction to her. Butterflies fluttered in his stomach whenever she looked his way or when they made eye contact, and he always got excited whenever she signed onto MSN so he could talk to her in private. She always seemed happy to talk to him too.

“Well whatever…not my fault if you fail,” Simon replied in an annoyed tone. He had given up trying to persuade Alvin into anything that involved education. “Couldn’t care less,” Alvin said in a dismissive, somewhat harsh tone, still not looking away from his laptop screen, discussing the concert on Wednesday night with Brittany. Alvin and Brittany were doing a duet together as a special, to raise money for charity. Alvin loved doing duets with Brittany, so he was greatly looking forward to Wednesday, and was pleased to know that she was too.

Theodore entered the room with a batch of brownies. Alvin could smell them and looked over at his youngest brother. “Mmm…brownies,” he murmured. Theodore offered him one, and then offered Simon one. “Not right now Theodore, I’m trying to study,” Simon said. “Oh okay. Sorry Simon,” Theodore said quietly, sitting on his own bed. Alvin rolled his eyes at his studying-obsessed brother, who has his face buried in-between the pages of some math book.

“What are you doing Alvin?” Theodore said, stuffing 4 brownies in his mouth all at once. “That’s none of your business,” Alvin said sternly, his face falling when Brittany said she had to leave. At first he considered begging her to stay, so she’d take it as a joke…but decided it’d be wiser not too. After she had signed out, he signed out and closed down the laptop.

“You were talking to Brittany, weren’t you?” Theodore said with a daring smirk. Alvin felt himself flush and glared defensively. “Maybe I was…what’s it to you?!” he demanded. Theodore couldn’t help but chuckle. “Alvin, your feelings for Brittany have been pretty obvious recently,” Simon said from inside his book.

Alvin felt his face go even hotter. “Feelings?! For Brittany Miller?! As in the Chipette who I’ve been at war with for so many years! Gimme a break guys…gimme some credit! I’d never like-” “You’re a terrible liar Alvin,” Simon interrupted. Alvin groaned with frustration and grabbed a pillow, wrapping it around his head to block out their accusations. It was childish, but effective. At least, for a few minutes before Simon successfully managed to pull the pillow from Alvin’s tight grasp.

“Why don’t you just admit it Alvin? We’ve seen how you act around her nowadays. We’re not stupid,” Simon said in a calm voice. Alvin placed his hands firmly on his face, groaning in defeat. “All right! I’ll admit it. Maybe I do have a sorta…just a tiny little…crush on Brittany Miller…ya happy?!” he shouted, folding his arms across his chest in a childish manner.

“Very,” said Simon with a triumphant grin. Theodore cheered. “When are you gonna ask her out?” he said. Alvin was taken aback. “I can’t ask her out!” “Why not?” “Because I have no idea how she feels about me. I wouldn’t be able to stand being rejected…I don’t even know if she’s single or not!” “Then give it more time,” Simon said calmly. “Don’t rush anything, girls hate that.”

“Time to go to sleep boys,” Dave called from downstairs. “Yes Dave,” the boys all said together out of old habit, slipped into their pyjamas and got ready for bed.

Alvin lay in his bed; still awake long after his brothers had gone to sleep. After admitting his new feelings for Brittany, he couldn’t get her out of his head. How would he be able to face her tomorrow when actually knowing how he felt about her? After so many years being her best friend and arch rival…it seemed almost impossible.

He fell asleep, and dreamt about her all night.

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Chapter 2: Bad Day

Monday Morning, 9:15 am

“Look, there she is Alvin!” Simon exclaimed as the boys entered the school. He was pointing at Brittany who was standing at the lockers. Hers was wide open for it had a mirror inside, and she was doing her hair up.

“Go on Alvin! Go talk to her,” Simon urged.

“Uhh…I’m not so sure about this…”

“Where’s the self-esteem gone? You’re the flirt out of the three of us…chatting up girls is one of the things your best at!”

“Well…yeah…but Simon, those were mostly fans who I found attractive. And ones who found me attractive…like everyone does,” he said with a cool grin. “But Brittany isn’t a fan! She’s my best friend, and has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. When we’re not getting along, we’re halfway down each other’s throats, arguing and betting against each other and feuding. How the hell do you expect me to just walk up to her and tell her how I feel?”

“Who says you just walk up to her and tell her how you feel? Just act natural Alvin. When you realise you have certain feelings for someone, it’s best to spend as much time with them as possible without being obvious. Get to know them on a slightly more…personal level,” Simon explained. Alvin stared.

“Since when have you been a love expert?”

“That is…none of your business…for now. Now get your a*s over there and talk to Brittany!”

“But-…”

“ Alvin, if you don’t talk to her now, you know you’ll be trying to avoid her all day. Act like it’s any other day.”

“But it’s not ‘any other day’ Simon, which makes it so difficult!”

“I said act like it’s any other day. C’mon Alvin…if you don’t talk to her now, you’ll never get around to it. I know you. Now go on! Ask her if she’s single or not. She’s your best friend…what have you got to lose?”

“My pride, my dignity…an actual proper chance of being with the only girl I’ve ever really wanted to be with…and my reputation if anyone else finds out about be getting rejected which I probably will! This is Brittany we’re talking about, and-”

“Okay okay, you’d made your point. But what if you don’t lose any of that and you don’t get rejected?”

“But what if I do?”

“But…what if you don’t? You gotta take risks for the things you care about.”

“Hmph…okay…fine. I’ll do it…I’ll talk to her,” Alvin said reluctantly.

“Good for you Alvin! And good luck,” said Theodore. “Well, Ellie will be waiting for me in the cafeteria. Gotta go!”

“Bye Theodore,” said Alvin and Simon. “Well Alvin…I have some studying to do. Jeanette will be waiting for me in the library. See ya,” said Simon.

“Later,” said Alvin as he watched Simon walk away. He looked back towards Brittany, who was still in front of her locker, applying make-up. He began sweating as his heart began fluttering like a trapped hummingbird. He swallowed, and began walking towards her.

The Chipette turned around and smiled when she saw him approaching. “Morning Alvin,” she greeted as she put her make-up away. “Hey,” replied the nervous Chipmunk, automatically returning the friendly smile. It felt so natural and easy to him, to smile at Brittany like this. “Uh…look Britt, I uh…I, um…was wondering if…uhm…I…well, uh…” “Have you studied for the science test?” Brittany suddenly asked, not really paying attention to Alvin’s nervous mumbling. Alvin was somewhat speechless from confusion for a moment, before shaking his head and leaning against his locker with a casual smirk.

“Me? Study? That’ll be the day,” he chuckled. Brittany rolled her eyes and shook her head with playful disapproval. “Yeah, that will be the day. Don’t you ever study for anything?” “Uh…nope. I have no need too. I never plan on being a scientist or anything that ‘education’ can bring me. My career’s set.” “Oh really? And what career would that be?” Brittany asked, even though she knew the answer. “Famous rockstar, of course!” Alvin exclaimed with a grin. “So, I don’t need school. For as long as I’ve been singing I’ve not needed school!”

“Well…there’s nothing wrong with being at least a little bit smart,” Brittany teased. “What’s the point in being smart when you have looks, vocal and music talent and ambition?” Alvin said coolly. Brittany laughed. “True,” she said, before looking at her watch. “Oh…well I gotta go. I have someone waiting for me before the bell goes. I’ll see you in science Alvin!” Alvin cringed. “Ugh…science,” he said with an exaggerated shudder, making Brittany laugh. “Good luck on that test by the way,” she said playfully. “Yeah, same to you. See ya,” Alvin replied in the same playful tone.

“D*mn…” he muttered as soon as she had turned the corner. He sighed and headed outside to hang out with some friends. Well, a lot of friends. But he found it hard to stay focused. All he could think about was Brittany. It was pathetic and weird…but true.

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The bell rang, and Alvin began heading to his science class with heavy reluctance. “We just have to have science first period, don’t we?” he grumbled to himself. He really wasn’t in the mood for a test. Then again…when was he in the mood for a school test?

As he was walking down the science hall, he suddenly spotted Brittany about to enter. His smile disappeared as quickly as it had appeared when he saw Joey McCartney with her…holding her hand. Silently and uselessly, Alvin begged it to just be a friendly gesture or an unwanted flirt…but Joey leaned down and pecked the blushing Chipette on the cheek and then on the neck. “Good luck with the test Brit. Love you,” he said, smiling. “Thanks Joey…love you too,” Brittany replied with a giggle. Alvin felt himself die a little inside.

“Oh…hi Alvin,” Brittany said suddenly, noticing him standing there staring. He shook his head quickly and forced a smile. “Hi,” he said, before hurrying into class to his desk. He sat awkwardly in his seat and placed his face in his hands, groaning. By the time he had removed his hands from his face, his test paper was lying on his desk. He felt so frustrated and upset, he wanted to cry. Something that was rare for the proud teenager. Cupping his jaw in his palm and sighing, Alvin prepared to fail yet another test.

“So Alvin…how did you think you did? Terribly, as per usual?” Simon taunted after the class had handed their test papers back to the teacher. Alvin shot Simon a poisonous glare, which took Simon by surprise. “I’m really, really not in the mood right now Simon,” he said in a low voice. “Did something go wrong with Brittany?” Simon asked, dreading Alvin’s answer. “Well Simon, if you must know, my life is officially a complete waste. I’ll tell you about it after school, I’m not in the mood for talking…” he said angrily, standing up and hurrying towards the door a second after the bell went, wanting to get to his next class so that school would get by as quickly as possible.

Of course it didn’t. The day dragged on, and school was as boring as usual. Alvin didn’t really interact with other people as much as he would’ve liked too. He successfully managed to avoid Brittany all day though.

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Thanks for reading!

I'll update soon. Promise xD

- Rebel ~ <33

Thank you so much Teal ^.^

And no need to wait...for Chapter 3 is done! xD

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Chapter 3: Disbelief

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Monday Afternoon, 3:45 pm

Alvin sighed as he walked out of the school entrance with his hands in his jean pockets, his head drooping sadly as he thought about Brittany. Why couldn’t he just forget about her, remove her from his mind…stop liking her in this way?! It was so…unnatural. She was his best friend…they were never meant to be…were they? Brittany seemed pretty wrapped up with this Joey guy, so obviously not.

“Great…finally I’ve found someone who I want more than any other girl I’ve had; and she’s taken! My life sucks…” he muttered grumpily. As he kicked a can lying on the sidewalk, he heard Brittany calling him. “Alvin! Hey Alvin, wait up!” she shouted. He turned around to see her running up to him in a boisterous, somewhat excited manner, wearing a grin to match the energetic way she ran to him. Alvin winced. Why must she torcher him in this way?

“Hey Britt…” he sighed, forcing a small smile. Brittany walked beside him, panting a little. She removed her jacket to tie it around her waist, allowing Alvin to get a better look at her torso. He couldn’t help but notice how nicely curved her body had gotten. Adolescence was being kind to her physically. He then looked away and stared at the fence they were walking beside, tracing his finger along the top.

“Is something wrong? Your awfully quiet this afternoon,” Brittany commented. Alvin slowly turned his head to face her again, sighing when he saw her concerned expression. “It’s nothing…the test was hard on me, and…it’s just been a long day,” he said; only telling half the truth. Knowing she was happy with someone else; he’d never be able to tell her his true feelings now.

“I know you better than that, Alvin. There’s something else, isn’t there? C’mon, spit it out. I’m your best friend, I deserve to know,” Brittany urged him to tell her. But he simply couldn’t, even though he found himself really wanting too. “Oh, like you tell me everything!” he exclaimed suddenly, turning bitter. He couldn’t help it. He was a teenage boy at the peak of his changes and had a lot on his plate right now and Brittany was completely oblivious to how much she was hurting him.

“What do you mean?!” she demanded, determined to stand her ground as long as Alvin was being difficult. “I saw you with that Joey guy! Isn’t he, like…16 or something? How long has that been going on for? And why didn’t you tell me anything about it? I may be just a guy but I still have a right to know!” he said angrily.

“You know your not ‘just a guy’ Alvin, you’ll never be that to me,” Brittany said. Even though I already am, thought Alvin sadly. “You’re my best friend…and I guess you do have a right to know, but…I don’t see why it should interest you so much. What’s my love life got to do with you??” “It has almost everything to do with me! You just said it yourself; I’m your best friend; I have a right to know these things. Especially when this guy is a 16-year old pervert!” “…What?!” “Haven’t you heard the rumours, Britt? Joey is very well known for only having one thing on his mind, and always dates girls about 3 years younger than him so he can get…that thing!” Alvin said, almost desperately.

“I don’t care about the rumours Alvin. I know Joey cares for me, and that he’d never do anything to hurt me. He tells me all the time,” Brittany said calmly, although she was started to lose her patience with Alvin, as usual. “You obviously don’t understand boys that well,” Alvin murmured, knowing that he himself cared more for Brittany than any other boy could. He had been through so much with her through all these years.

“What’s that supposed to mean?!” Brittany demanded, her patience slipping away more and more. “Look, it doesn’t matter. I’m happy for you. I just care. Sorry for caring..” Alvin mumbled, before jumping over the fence and running over a couple of lawns before reaching his front door. It had been lucky they had been walking down his road. Brittany watched him in disbelief, wondering why he was acting like this all of a sudden.

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“Alvin, there you are!” shouted Theodore as he and Simon walked into the bedroom. Alvin was lying on his bed with his laptop, but was refusing to go on MSN. “Hey guys,” he said, browsing through some fan art of himself. “Tell me what’s wrong,” said Simon, although he could guess easily. Alvin sighed.

“She’s taken…” he said. Simon and Theodore gasped. “By who?!” Theodore said. “Bt Joey McCartney,” Alvin grumbled angrily. “Isn’t he 16 or something?” said Simon. “Yes he is. And he’s well known for dating young girls for one thing only. He’s going to hurt Brittany, I know it!” Alvin cried. “Why didn’t you try talking her out of it? No…that would be too obvious, and knowing Brittany; she’d think you’d be ‘offending her judgement’ or something. Did you tell her how you feel?” “No. I couldn’t do it. And now I’m glad she doesn’t know. She’s very happy with someone else,” Alvin said sadly.

Simon and Theodore wanted to talk him out of this sudden giving up attitude, but knew it’d just be a waste of time. Even though they hated seeing their brother so upset. “Things might change for the better, Alvin. They usually do. You’ll see,” said Theodore, walking up to the side of Alvin’s bed and resting his hand on Alvin’s shoulder. “I doubt it…” Alvin sighed, closing down his laptop. “I’m gunna go take a walk. Maybe some fresh air will clear my head a little. I am feeling so confused and irritated right now, I could explode,” he said, standing up and hopping off the bed.

“Okay Alvin. Hope you do clear your head,” said Simon, as Alvin walked out the door and hurried downstairs. “I’m going out Dave,” he said as he walked into the living room. Dave was sitting in an armchair reading the newspaper. “Okay Alvin. But be back for dinner. 6 o’clock sharp,” Dave said. “Yes Dave,” sighed Alvin, and went out.

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“Brittany!” Simon gasped, as he opened the door and saw Brittany standing on the doorstep. “Hey Simon,” she said with a smile. “I was wondering if Alvin is available. I really need to talk to him. He was such a jerk earlier-” “You missed him. He just went out for a walk,” said Simon. “Oh. *****…” muttered Brittany. “Do you know where he’s gone?” “Out to clear his head.” “Oh? Why?” Simon sighed. “Come inside Brittany. I’ve got something to tell you, even though Alvin was supposed to yesterday,” he said as she walked into the hall.

“Nice one Simon! Yeah, sure…Alvin Seville; the Chipmunk who is both my best friend AND worst enemy who I’ve been feuding with for so many years has a crush on me. I don’t even know why you’d want to make a joke about that!” Brittany laughed. “Uh…he’s not joking Brittany. Alvin does have a crush on you,” said Theodore. Brittany laughed again. “Sorry, I don’t believe it. We’ve had moments in the past…but Alvin having a crush on me is something that’ll simply never happen,” she said. “Even though it already has,” sighed an irritated Simon. “I’ve had enough of this. I need to meet someone somewhere. Bye boys,” said Brittany, storming out of the house.

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“You told here?!” Alvin gasped after he had returned home and Simon and Theodore had told him what had happened. “Yes, because we knew you never would,” said Theodore.

“Oh…my life is officially over! What did she say?”

“She didn’t believe us…”

“What?”

“She didn’t believe us!”

“What was her exact reaction?”

“She laughed and refused to believe it.”

“Oh. Good.”

“Good?! Alvin, how the hell is that ‘good’? I thought you wanted Brittany.”

“Well…I do. But as long as she’s with a guy, I can’t have Brittany.”

“I see you’ve successfully cleared your head. It’s now emptier than usual!”

“Oh, I don’t need this right now Simon. Look, Brittany’s happy with another guy, so she’s no longer my business; love-wise. So I’ll not make her my business. For now.”

“For now?”

“Look, she’s with Joey McCartney…he’s bound to hurt her or something. And as long as I’m around, I won’t let him!”

OMG,this is brilliantly written,I can't wait for chapter 4.

REBBBBBBYYY.....More.:3

Thanks everyone.

And I have moar! Dun dun DUNNN!

Warning: The bad language gets a lil' worse in this chapter.

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Chapter 4: Young and Dumb

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Tuesday Morning, 11:15 am

It was break time, and Alvin was putting his sports kit in his locker after 2 tough periods of PE. As he took his cap off to wipe sweat from his forehead, Brittany called him and ran up to him. Alvin turned to look at her as she stood next to him, somewhat out of breath. He placed his cap back on and smiled weakly at her.

“Alvin…I need to talk to you,” she said, panting a little. “I know…let me talk. Look Brittany, I’m sorry I was such a jerk yesterday,” Alvin said, sounding like he meant it, because he really did. Brittany stared. “Alvin Seville…are you apologizing without being asked??” she gasped. Alvin rolled his eyes, but smiled. “Looks like it. But I can explain. I really do care, and I’ve not heard the nicest things about…Joey,” he said, forcing the name out like it left a bad taste in his mouth.

Brittany sighed. “I know. I understand. But, maybe if you got to know him-” “Uh…no thanks,” Alvin cut her off. “I’ve learnt to trust your judgement. Trust me,” he said with a wink. Brittany chuckled. She got that a lot these days. “So, uh…I was wondering…this Saturday; Joey’s having a pool party. No special occasion or anything, he just got a brand new awesome pool, and wants to invite a lot of people. And I was wondering if…you’d like to come?” she said with a polite smile.

Alvin looked towards his locker. “Hmmm…” he murmured, deep in thought. A pool party, huh? He loved parties, and he loved pools…and somewhere in his teenage boy head knew this was his chance to see Brittany in a tight swimsuit! Who cares if it was Joey’s party? Like Alvin would talk to him much anyway. He turned to Brittany with a smile, and she returned it eagerly. “Yeah, sure. I’d love to come,” he said. “Awesome! No party is complete without you Alvin,” she giggled.

Alvin eyed her suspiciously. “You’re sounding awfully nice. What happened? Are you sick?” he said in a fake concerned voice. He placed his hand on Brittany’s forehead to add a little cruelty to his joke. Brittany grabbed his hand from her forehead and pulled it off angrily. Next thing both of them knew; Brittany was holding Alvin’s hand in mid-air. Alvin mentally wished her not to let go, but of course she did, and he dropped his hand to his side, feeling a warm numbness from her touch.

Brittany broke the awkward silence with an annoyed grunt. “Your such a pain, Alvin,” she grumbled. Alvin grinned, even though he could still feel her fingers against his skin, and warm butterflies going crazy inside his stomach. “I know. That’s what makes me so awesome,” he said cockily. Brittany groaned with irritation, and folded her arms across her chest. “Don’t make me change my mind about that invitation, Alvin…” she said coldly. Alvin’s face fell, and he glared at her. She was getting better at having the last say in battles these days. “Fine. I’m sorry,” he grunted in defeat.

Brittany grinned triumphantly. “Good boy,” she said in a similar cocky tone to Alvin’s, but softened. “I’ll see you after school, okay? I’ve got cheerleading during lunch,” she said. Alvin smiled, also softening. “Oh, and tell your brothers about the invitation if they don’t already know. Jeanette and Eleanor are coming too.” “Okay. See ya,” he said as he watched her go. As soon as she was out of sight, he groaned and leaned his face against his locker door. The bell suddenly rang, and he glared at it, as it was the warning for his next class. He had science next as well. And then English. He sighed as he gathered some books and headed to his next class.

“Your score isn’t a surprise, Mr. Seville, even though I am disappointed yet again,” muttered Mr. Gillespie, the science teacher. A large red ‘F’ had been stamped on the top of Alvin’s paper. This didn’t surprise him, but he was still irritated. But he didn’t care…science wasn’t important to him. He didn’t bother reading through the test to see what he got wrong and what he got correct; there was no point. Only half an hour until the period was over.

“So Simon…did you get top marks as usual? A stamp saying ‘No. 1 Teacher’s Pet’ at the top of your paper?” Alvin said to Simon in a mocking voice when the class was finally over. Simon glared at Alvin. “I got one answer wrong, if you must know,” he said. Alvin’s jaw dropped. “You got one wrong? Wow. That’s a first!” teased Alvin. “Well, how much did you get right? One, two? A stamp saying 'Dumbest Kid In The World' at the top of your paper?” said Simon, in an irritated mocking voice. “I can’t remember. But I don’t care,” replied Alvin simply.

Brittany then joined the brothers, and Simon quickly hurried away to his next class. Alvin rolled his eyes at his education-loving brother, and Brittany chuckled.

“Don’t bother asking Brittany, I did awfully on the test, obviously. How did you do?”

“Not bad, considering I didn’t study much. But science doesn’t matter much to me either. What do you have next?”

“English…”

“That sucks. I have Math.”

“That sucks more.”

“Yup. I’ll see you after school.”

“Yeah, later.”

English also dragged on. The teacher was droning on about…well, Alvin wasn’t paying enough attention to even know what she was droning on about. The song he and Brittany were singing for the concert was playing over and over in his head. Tomorrow night they would sing together. Alvin loved singing with Brittany, so he couldn’t wait.

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Alvin was waiting outside the school entrance for Brittany. He smiled when he finally saw her coming through the doors, but his smile faded when he saw Joey holding her hand. Why did it have to hurt so much? Why? Alvin suddenly felt angry again. Angry at Brittany, angry at Joey, and most of all; angry at himself for having these feelings for Brittany. Brittany was smiling and laughing, and Joey let go of her hand to wrap his arm around her waist. Alvin couldn’t take it anymore. Brittany hadn’t seen him, so he decided to walk alone.

As he turned around, he heard his youngest brother calling him. He sighed, but didn’t turn around. “Not now Theodore…” he muttered as Theodore walked beside him. “But Alvin…I need your advice,” said Theodore, out-of-breath and sounding somewhat desperate. Alvin looked at him. “You want my advice?” he asked, surprised. “Yes. Badly,” replied Theodore.

“With what?”

“With…girls.”

“Well, you’ve come to the right Chipmunk. What’s up?”

“Well…it’s, uh…Eleanor.”

“That’s no surprise. You and Eleanor were made for each other.”

“You really think so?”

“It’s obvious, Theodore. I don’t see how you could have a problem. She clearly likes you a lot.”

“Heh…yeah. Well…the problem is…I want to take her somewhere different. We usually go to the café or the diner, or we cook together. I want to take her somewhere a little more special. A little more fun!”

“I’ve got the perfect solution. Brittany invited me to Joey’s pool party this Saturday. She told me to tell you and Simon about it, for her sisters are coming. What do you say?”

“Oh Alvin, that’s perfect! Thanks a lot!”

“No problem.”

“Well, Ellie will be waiting for me at her house. She has a special recipe prepared. Tell Dave I won’t be home until about 7. Bye Alvin! Thanks again!”

“Sure thing Theo. Later.”

Alvin waved to his little brother before turning around, making sure there was no sign of Brittany. He suddenly spotted her standing in front of the school with Joey. They were only talking, but Joey was getting a little close and personal. Alvin quickly turned around and quickened his pace before he got even angrier.

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“Hey Alvin,” said Simon as he walked into the ‘den’. Alvin was standing on the couch watching a music channel on TV. Of course it was The Hits with all the latest songs. Alvin was playing air guitar to the electric guitar on TV, and jumped when he heard Simon’s voice. “Simon! You broke my concentration,” he moaned. Simon sighed.

“You should be practicing on a real electric guitar Alvin,” he said simply.

“Well, air guitar is fun too. What’s up?”

“I got the invitation from Jeanette.”

“Awesome. And?”

“Of course I’m going. A pool party sounds pretty fun. And besides, someone’s gotta stick around and make sure you don’t get into too much trouble.”

“That’s what your best at Simon,” Alvin sighed.

“I’m surprised your going. I mean…it’s Joey’s party. Isn’t that the last thing you need right now?”

“Well…Brittany invited me especially. How could I say no to her? And think about it, Simon. Joey McCartney; the 16 year old perv and Brittany in a swimsuit…you do the math. As long as Brittany’s my friend, I’m not going to let anything happen to her.”

“Wow Alvin. You’re sounding awfully mature. And that’s good of you to look out for Brittany.”

“Of course. That girl means the world to me…”

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Wednesday Night, 6:00 pm

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Alvin was pacing around backstage, glancing at his watch every few seconds, waiting for Brittany to show up. She wasn’t late or anything…he was just eager to sing with her. And for one of the first times in his life, he was nervous about singing with her.

“Hey guys!” Brittany said as she finally showed up. Alvin smiled when he saw her. “Brittany!” he squeaked excitedly, running up to her. She giggled and greeted Alvin with a hug, and he wasted no time in returning the embrace. “You sure seem happy to see me,” she laughed as he took a step back. He grinned. “I’ve been looking forward to this,” he said. “Alvin, why didn’t you wait for me after school? I thought we were supposed to walk home together,” she said, her face hardening to a more serious expression.

“Well, I saw you with Joey coming out the entrance and he seemed pretty wrapped around you, so I didn’t want to waste my time waiting for you. And besides, Theodore needed some advice, so I decided to walk home with him,” Alvin said, telling as much of the truth as was necessary. Brittany was about to argue when Dave told them to get ready. “The concert starts in ten minutes you guys. And it’s a pretty big crowd.”

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Alvin and Brittany took the stage. Alvin was shaking all over and his body was hot, something that hadn’t happen in…well, he couldn’t remember the last time it had happened for a performance. He couldn’t help it though. They were singing a song that broke his heart even more, considering the situation. It was a depressing love song. That was all he needed right now. But at least he could share it with the girl he wanted, but knew he could never have…

“Good evening everyone,” he said, adjusting his personal mic as the crowd cheered. “We’re going to be singing a song called '3685', originally by The Spill Canvas. As you know, it’s to raise money for the town hospital. I hope you all enjoy,” said Brittany, also adjusting her personal mic.

Alvin cleared his throat as the music started, and began singing.

My empty promises
Led to our demise
And I could never tell you how I really feel
And for that I eternally apologize

I hope you never forget the tapping at your window
With the harsh cold and the jealousy
Running through my bones
We were both selfish, but I think I was more

Brittany now joined in, their voices rising together in perfect harmony and key with strong emotion.

I would like to thank you, for showing me
A part of myself that I have never seen
Yeah, we were young and dumb, but it still was fun
And I guess these things just tend to fall apart
And I hope you feel the same

My empty promises
My empty promises
Brought us to an end
I just hurt you and I never looked back
Now I have no logic to defend

Now Brittany was singing alone.

I hope you never forget the tapping at your window
With the harsh cold and the jealousy
Running through my bones
We were both selfish, but I think I was more

Alvin joined her for the last choruses, the crowd silent as it listened to the heartfelt voices merging together for one of the most emotional songs they had ever sang together.

I would like to thank you, for showing me
A part of myself that I have never seen
Yeah, we were young and dumb, but it still was fun
And I guess these things just tend to fall apart

I would like to thank you, for showing me
A part of the world that I have never seen
Yeah, I was young and dumb, but it still was fun
I'm forever indebted to you
I hope you feel the same

The audience went wild with applause. Brittany and Alvin bowed, thanked them for coming, gave a little speech about how important the money was, and exited the stage.

“That was amazing you two!” exclaimed Dave as Alvin and Brittany walked backstage. Both of them walked into a lot of praise from Dave and their siblings.

“Phew…what a concert!” said Alvin, as he and Brittany walked towards their dressing rooms. “You were awesome Alvin!” exclaimed Brittany, smiling. Alvin returned the smile. “So were you. That was a really successful performance. I’m so glad we did that,” he sighed. “Me too…” said Brittany. “See you in a few minutes,” said Alvin as he entered his dressing room.

He sighed as he sat in his seat in front of the mirror, staring blankly at his reflection. He then breathed onto the mirror so that it left a steam mark, and used his finger to draw a heart and write ‘A + B’ inside it. He stared at it for a couple of seconds before hearing the door open, and see Brittany walk inside. His face instantly heating up; he quickly wiped it off before Brittany could notice. “Hey Alvin…what was that?” she asked. “Nothing. So…what’s up?” said Alvin quickly, smiling innocently. “Oh, I just came in to see if you have any spare change for the vending machine. I’m kinda broke right now…” she said. Alvin rolled his eyes. “Yeah sure,” he muttered in an amused voice, hopping off his seat and sticking his hand in his trouser pocket, pulling out a couple of dollars.

“Thanks,” said Brittany as he handed them to her. Their fingers brushed together as he gave her the money, and it sent a static-like shock up his arm. It seemed to have the same effect on Brittany. She looked up at Alvin, and saw him staring at her, and she stared back, looking into his sky blue eyes. They were completely alone, and the place was silent. Without thinking, Alvin reached up and stroked her hair back a bit, and she shuddered. Confusion was filling her body, and she stood speechless and almost completely frozen.

“Brittany…” Alvin whispered, as he placed his hand on her cheek. Brittany wanted to pull away, demand why he was doing this all of a sudden…but her feet were glued to the floor. Alvin slowly began leaning his face forward, and Brittany’s head was screaming at her to stop him. But her body just wouldn’t do what her mind was telling her to do. Without thinking or knowing what she was doing, she slowly began leaning forward, closing her eyes. Alvin felt thrilled as their noses touched. Just a little closer…

‘Your living in a man’s world’, they tell us. But we ain’t gonna buy it! The things they’re trying to sell us, now! Cuz we’re the girls of rock and roll!

Brittany’s cell ring tone made both her and Alvin jump backwards; the spell they had both been caught in was broken. Alvin fell back heavily with a grunt and Brittany shook her head, quickly grabbing her cell from her purse. She flipped it open, and placed it to her ear, hurrying out of the room. “Hey Joey…” Alvin heard her mutter as she left the room.

He slowly stood up. His heart was hammering inside his chest, his head banging with confusion and disbelief. Did that really just happen? he thought, rubbing his neck angrily. But he realised it had. They had shared a moment…and he realised how close he had been to doing something he had been waiting to do for so long…before Joey had called Brittany on her cell at the worst time imaginable!

“S*it! S*it, s*it s*it!” he cried, sinking to his knees and burying his face in his hands. This was not the best way to handle the situation…but Alvin was too upset to feel stupid. Too angry to concentrate on anything else. All he wanted to do was sink into the floor and never resurface. Tears poured rapidly from his eyes as he pounded the floor with his fist. Once was enough, for his hand started to throb.

After resurfacing, Alvin cleared his head and wiped away his tears. He was now determined to make some kind of move on Brittany at the pool party. He wasn’t giving up. She had almost kissed him back…that meant something.

…didn’t it?

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Thanks for reading! More coming soon ^^

- Rebel ~ <333

Lol, sorry for the short delay. I was lazy once again. >.>

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Chapter 5: Time To Face It

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Miller Household; Saturday Evening, 5:15 pm

Brittany was in a bit of an emotional state. She was practically sick from confusion, and felt somewhat torn, and pretty stupid.

It was so clear to her now. How could she have been so blind? She felt like a complete idiot for not realising earlier…for not listening to Simon!

But the main thing that was one her mind was the fact that she had almost kissed him back. Even though she hadn’t wanted too…in fact, she didn’t even know if she had wanted too or not! Was it just instinct? Or did it mean something?

She sighed as she lay on her bed playing with her phone. She had tried to call Alvin on his cell, but it had been off. She had tried to call the Seville house, but Dave had said Alvin was too sick. He had been off school for the past 2 days, and Brittany knew full well he had been avoiding her.

“Hey Brittany,” said Jeanette as she entered Brittany’s room. “Hey,” Brittany replied, not looking away from her phone.

“Brittany…”

“What is it Jeanette?”

“I uh…I think you should...break up with…with Joey.”

“What?!” Brittany demanded, sitting up and placing her hands firmly on her hips, glaring at Jeanette in disbelief.

“I think you should break up with Joey,” Jeanette repeated, sighing.

“And why should I do that?”

“He isn’t right for you Britt! He doesn’t respect you or care for you! But, Alvin…he does…”

“How dare you interfere with my love life?! Are you saying I should dump Joey and go out with…with Alvin?”

“I called Simon on his cell, and he told me how much Alvin’s been hurting recently! How much it hurts him to even look at you! You’ve been so oblivious…it’s been torturing him Brittany! And now he’s too scared to even be near you.”

“…”

“Brittany, you need to talk to him. Sort things out properly between you two.”

“I don’t know Jeanette…”

“What about the pool party? That’d be the perfect opportunity to talk to him.”

“I don’t even know if he’s still coming to the party or not! In fact…I’m pretty certain he isn’t.”

“Simon managed to talk him into coming.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. He called me on my cell. After much effort, Alvin finally agreed to come.”

“I don’t know whether I should be pleased or not…I don’t know if I’m all that ready to face him…it’ll be so awkward…”

“I know you’ll be able to Brittany. You’re the Fighter, remember?”

“But it’s Alvin, Jeanette. I’ve known him longer than any other friend, excluding you and Ellie. We’ve been through so much…it’s just so…weird.”

“It is. But you’ll work things out. I know you will.”

“Thanks...”

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Meanwhile, at the Seville household…

“Alvin…this hiding is getting ridiculous.”

“I don’t care.”

“Well, it’s been pointless. You are going to have a serious talk with Brittany at the pool party. She knows you're coming now. There’s no point in making excuses not to go.”

“Thank you Simon…”

“Huh?”

“Thanks. For everything. I’ve been going through such a stupid love crisis and you’ve been helping me and…supporting me. And we both know I don’t deserve it. Thanks, bro.”

“Wow. Um…thanks Alvin. And…you’re welcome. Come on, let’s go have dinner.”

The two brothers walked down stairs arm in arm. Alvin was happy he and Simon were getting along so well, but he was so nervous about the party. This was so strange and foreign to him, and he didn’t like it one bit. He hadn’t seen Brittany since the concert…he had no idea how she’d be with him at the party.

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9: 15 pm

“Ugh, we’re already 15 minutes late Alvin. Hurry up! We need to go pick up Jeanette and Eleanor!” Simon shouted up the stairs.

“I can’t find my cap!” Alvin called back as he searched around the room for his signature red cap.

“Why did you take it off in the first place?” shouted Theodore, as he made sure he had everything he needed for swimming.

“I took it off while changing!”

“Have you checked under your bed?”

“A million times!”

“Under the bottom half of your bed…?”

“…found it!”

Simon rolled his eyes and Theodore giggled as Alvin came rushing down the stairs. Alvin chuckled nervously as they exited the house and walked towards the car with Dave. It was then that Alvin realised how soon he’d have to face Brittany, and he began getting really nervous. Dave, Simon and Theodore tried to comfort and reassure him that everything was going to go okay, but Alvin couldn’t believe it.

They picked up Jeanette and Eleanor from the Miller house. Brittany was already at the party with Joey. Waiting anxiously.

She was standing beside the giant pool surrounded by many of Joey’s friends. A lot of them were older than her, so she felt quite uncomfortable, especially as she was only wearing a pink bikini. Some older boys approached her with flirty manners and perverted eyes, trying to chat her up and ask her out. She rejects them sternly, making it clear she was with Joey. They didn’t bother her after that.

“Alright guys, have a good time at the party. If you need anything, just call. I’ll be back at 12 to pick you all up,” said Dave as he arrived at Joey’s house. Alvin, Simon, Jeanette and Eleanor got out of the car and began heading towards the pool.

Jeanette and Eleanor were wearing purple and green swimming costumes. Simon had blue trunks and Alvin had red ones with a yellow ‘A’ marked on the right thigh. As reluctant as he was to see Brittany, his eyes darted around the area, desperately trying to spot her. He had no idea why, and tried to stop. But couldn’t.

At last his eyes found her standing by the edge of the pool. At the exact same time, her eyes found his, and they stared at each other for a moment, before automatically looking away out of embarrassment. Alvin felt his face and body go hot, and began sweating badly. In the corner of his eye he could see her begin to walk towards them, and wanted to disappear. He stared at the ground as Brittany approached them, ignoring everyone around him, ignoring all the action and commotion and excitement that would usually interest and distract him in a heartbeat.

Simon, Theodore, Eleanor and Jeanette had already gone. They had left him alone when Brittany had started walking up to them. Alvin hadn't even noticed.

“Hi Alvin…” Brittany said bravely, rubbing her arm awkwardly.

“Hi…” Alvin replied, still staring at the ground.

“Alvin, look at me. Please.”

Alvin sighed and his eyes slowly made their way up Brittany’s body and he stopped when his eyes caught hers. His stomach was somersaulting and tying itself in knots and his heart was skipping a beat every few seconds, and he was speechless. She was so beautiful. His emotions were so mixed and messed up, and he felt like he was about to throw up, as he faced the girl he loved.

“We need to talk.” Brittany said firmly, reaching out and taking Alvin by the hand.

This took Alvin by surprise, and he felt electrical charges running up and down his arm. He looked at Brittany with a desperate expression, and she felt such strong pity for him. She could only imagine what he had been going through, while she had been so oblivious.

“Is there…anywhere we can go, to…you know…talk in privacy?”

“Let’s go up to Joey’s room. They’ll definitely be no one there because everyone inside the house will either be in the kitchen getting food or in the games room playing on all his electronics.”

Alvin swallowed.

“Um…sure.”

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That's all your getting for now. Sorry. ;D

Sorry the chapter is so short. And sorry it took so long. Once again, I got lazy, and I didn't know how to write this chapter. So I decided to skip to the pool party.

Next chapter coming soon!

- Rebel