Chapter 1 - The Plan

"Are you sure you boys will be alright while I'm gone?"

"Dave, you shouldn't be worrying about us. We'll be fine"

It was a warm morning in Los Angeles. Dave Seville was putting his luggage in the back of his car. He was driving out of town for a business trip and would be gone for the week. He was unsure if the three teenage boys would be ok on their own. He knew that Simon and Theodore would be fine but...Alvin? Even if he leaves Alvin home for five minutes, he's still afraid that he would somehow burn the house down.

Dave sighed anxiously. "Alright, alright. But just promise me you boys will behave." He focused on Alvin, his tone becoming more strict. "Especially you Alvin. I don't want to come back to a trashed house. You're almost 17. It's about time you start acting like it."

Alvin smirked at Dave. "Relax Dave, I didn't forget your invitation to my party."

"What Alvin means is-" Simon pushed up his glasses. "-we got this under control."

Dave closed the trunk door and gave another sigh. "Well alright then." He gave a hug to his three sons.

"We'll miss you Dave." said Theodore, as he and his brothers pulled away from the hug.

"I'll miss you too." Dave smiled. He then got into his car. He waved to his boys as he pulled out of the driveway.

The second Dave's car was out of their sight, Alvin ran back into the house. Simon and Theodore exchanged nervous glances and followed Alvin. Whatever Alvin had planned, they knew that it was gonna be something irresponsible.

"What are you planning on doing now Alvin?" asked Simon and they walked into Alvin's room.

"Let me tell ya, Si." Alvin pulled out a duffle bag from under his bed. "How would you guys like to come with me to the beach house?"

The beach house was a vacation home that the Sevilles would use during the summer or spring break. It brought back many fond memories for the boys, especially Alvin. One of his favorite activities was surfing. Whenever he was at the beach house, he would surf all day. While they were there, all of their troubles seemed to wash away in the ocean.

"The beach house? You mean without Dave?" asked Theodore.

"Well yeah." Alvin replied. "Think about it. Our summer has been so boring. We gotta go out and live a little you know?"

"Alvin that is a ridiculous idea!" Simon said. "We can't just drive to the beach house by ourselves without Dave. It would be insane! Besides, where would we get the money for gas and food?"

"Well you know that jar for the 'rainy day fund' that Dave has in the study?"

"Oh Alvin...You wouldn't."

"I will. And I'm going no matter what you guys say. And you guys are coming with me."

Simon shook his head. "Nuh-uh. No way. We are not gonna be punished for your actions, Alvin. Right Theodore?"

Both Alvin and Simon stared at Theodore. He started to look nervous. "Um… Well it does sound kinda fun I have to admit." He said as he look down at the floor.

"I don't believe this." Simon said.

"Well alright then. It will just be me, Theo and the Chipettes then."

"Wait… The the Millers will be coming with us?" Asked Theodore.

"Of course. Brittany, Eleanor...Even Jeanette" Alvin smirked at Simon. "Are you sure you want to pass up this opportunity, Si? Think about it. Getting to spend a whole week with your nerdy girlfriend...With no parents around."

"First off, she's not my girlfriend and second off-"

"You're blushing Simon" Alvin pointed out. Theodore giggled. "Alvin's right. You do have a huge crush on her."

Simon stammered. "Well no matter. It still would be irresponsible."

"C'mon Si. Pl-eeeease?" Alvin whined. Simon stood there silent for a couple of seconds.

"You could be the one that drives us there." Alvin held up the keys to the Volkswagen bus that they would use to drive to their music venues to perform.

Simon just stared at the keys for a bit. Dear lord was that tempting. He always did want to drive the Volkswagen but Dave was the only one who could. Simon was surprised that Alvin even got the keys.

After a moment of staring, Simon grabbed the keys without saying anything.

"Great! Now go pack your stuff. We're leaving in an hour and a half!"

"What? Why so soon?"

"C'mon! The sooner we get there the better!"

Simon sighed and walked out of Alvin's room.

Vvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Jeanette Miller looked up from her book to look at the fan creating the white noise across the room. Her sister, Eleanor, was sitting on the armchair, looking on her phone. Although she appreciated the quiet, Jeanette couldn't help but feel bored. The whole summer so far hadn't been particularly exciting. She knew that she wasn't exactly popular or the "party type" like her sister Brittany, but she wouldn't mind hanging out with some friends.

She sighed and looked back down at her book. She continued reading until she heard her sister come into the living room.

Brittany broke the silence. "Has anyone seen my sunglasses?

"Did you check the bathroom?" questioned Eleanor, not even looking up from her phone.

"Yes." answered Brittany, sounding slightly annoyed. "I've pretty much looked everywhere." She opened the drawer to the side table that was next to where Eleanor was sitting. She rummaged through the junk. "Found them!" she said triumphantly as she held them up in the air.

"Are you going somewhere?" asked Jeanette.

Brittany closed the drawer. "Alvin invited me to his beach house for the week."

Both Eleanor and Jeanette looked up. "Woah really? A beach house?" Eleanor was curious.

"Yep. He said that you guys could come too."

"When are they leaving?"

"Today. They're leaving in about an hour."

Jeanette closed her book. "What? That soon?"

"Yep. Better hurry up and get ready if you want to come."

"But what about Miss Miller?" asked Eleanor. "Did you tell her that we were gonna be gone for the week?"

Brittany paused. "O-Of course I did! Why wouldn't I?" She let out a nervous chuckle. She knew that if she even tried to ask Miss Miller she wouldn't let them. Either that or she we would have to go with them, which would ruin all of teen's fun.

"Brittany…" Eleanor gave her a look.

"I did!" Brittany persisted. "Swear on my grave. She said she was fine with it. Besides we're almost 17. We can take care of ourselves."

The two younger siblings exchanged glances. Jeanette finally stood up. "Well alright then. I guess we better get ready."

"Great! I'm gonna go get ready as well!" Brittany trotted off back to her room. Eleanor grabbed Jeanette's arm. "You don't actually believe that she asked her do you?"

Jeanette bit her lip. She knew for a fact that Brittany didn't ask Miss Miller and it wasn't responsible of them to go by themselves, but she did feel like she was missing out this summer.

"Well… I think we should give Britt the benefit of the doubt here. She might be actually telling the truth this time."

Eleanor gave her a concerned look.

"Besides Ellie, if anything goes wrong we can always just come back home." She gave Eleanor's hand a little pat. Eleanor sighed and let go of Jeanette's arm. "Yeah you're probably right."

"Also Ellie, Theo is gonna be there." Jeanette gave Eleanor a small smile. Eleanor couldn't help but smirk and giggle. "Oh stop it." She said playfully. "Now c'mon, let's go get ready."