To be like you
Original Author: ChipmunksRule4ever
All credit goes to the previous author, as mentioned above, for creating this story.
This is a continuation from the original authors storyline, which can be found here:
s/8544368/1/To-be-like-you
Chapter 10 Rehearsal
Back at the Seville house.
Alvin, Theodore and I walked through the front door. It wasn't a bad stroll from school, but Alvin being Alvin, was considering all the possible songs we could sing for the performance tomorrow.
"How about Baby, Baby, Baby by Justin Beiber?" Alvin suggested.
"No way Alvin! I'm not going to sing that from probably the worst singer on par with Nicky Minaj!" I angrily emphasised.
"Do you have an alternative then?" Alvin asked.
"Yes I do, its…" I stated.
"Well, that sounds like fun!" Theodore happily exclaimed.
"Let's get to the garage and do some rehearsals for tomorrow!" Alvin instructed.
Before heading to the garage, I made a quick detour to the bathroom.
Bathroom
I made sure that the door was shut, and tried to sing in a low key.
"Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb white as *Cough*!"
Fudge! I thought That's not going to work, I'm not getting low enough!
Aha! How about singing an operatic, like Nessun dorma? I thought.
So I sang the first two lines from it, in a deep low voice.
"Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! Tu pure, o Principessa, nella tua fredda stanza, guardi le stelle che tremano d'amore, e di speranza! Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me; il nome mio nessun saprà!"
Well, that went better than expected! I thought, feeling relieved.
"Come on Si, let's get the rehearsal !" Alvin said, repeatedly banging the bathroom door.
"Coming!" I replied.
Garage
In the garage, Alvin had setup three microphones attached to a speaker.
"Let's start off with singing the witchdoctor, to get our voices in tune!" Alvin suggested.
"That's one of my favourites!" Theodore stated before standing next to Alvin on the makeshift stage.
"ALVIN:
I told the witchdoctor, I was in love with you
I told the witchdoctor, I was in love with you
And than the witchdoctor, he told me what to do
He said that
ALL:
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
SIMON:
I told the witchdoctor, you didn't love me true
I told the witchdoctor, you didn't love me nice
And than the witchdoctor, he gave me this advice
He said that
ALL:
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
THEDORE:
You been keeping love from me just like you were a miser
And I'll admit I wasn't very smart
So I went out to find myself a guy that's so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart
My friend the witchdoctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witchdoctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you'll be mine when I say this to you
ALL:
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
ALVIN, SIMON and THEODORE:
You been keeping love from me just like you were a miser
And I'll admit I wasn't very smart
So I went out to find myself a guy that's so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart
My friend the witchdoctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witchdoctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you'll be mine when I say this to you
Oh, baby
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang (come on and)
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabingbang
ooh eeh ooh ahah, ting tang wallawallabangbang"
I felt exhausted after singing our first song together. So I plumped myself on the ground and sat there.
Dave entered the garage, with three glasses of lemonade.
"I'm glad you like rehearsing fellas, but you have your homework to be getting on with!" Dave implied.
"One more song, and we'll be right in Dad!" Alvin persuaded.
"Just one more song, I'm going to sit in to hear you!" Dave said, sitting on an old couch.
"Do you have a favourite Dave?" Theodore asked.
"Yes, it's the song we sang when we had 'problems'" Dave answered.
"I think I remember what it was!" Alvin said
"Chipmunks:
Sometimes the going gets long
And it seems that dreams party on
But there's somebody there
To see ya threw
And we're so glad it's you
When nothing goes as we planned
And our problems get all out of hand
And someone who knows just what to do
And we're so glad it's you
Without you we'd never have climbed
Reaching further than we could see
And you taught us how to do our best
And to be all we could be
We don't always show that we care
But you know we'll always be there
And for who we love best, we'll tell you true
We're so glad, we're so glad it's you"
After the three of us had sung it, tears fell from Dave's eyes.
"I'm so glad I've got you three!" Dave motioned for us for a group hug.
He then carried us off towards the kitchen.
Kitchen
Dave then set us down on the floor, and upon observing the table, was our homework.
"I'll be doing the dishes, while you're completing this homework!" Dave instructed.
The three of us then scurried off to the table to start the homework.
Mathematics and Science My two favourite subjects. I happily thought.
The maths questions were simple addition and subtraction, however; the science questions were trickier, involving chemical symbols from the periodic table with no multiple choice answers.
A few minutes had passed, and I had just finished both sets of homework.
I looked over to Alvin, who seemed to be struggling with an additional problem.
"No, that's not right!" Alvin exclaimed, using some scrap paper to jot down his workings.
"What am I doing wrong?" He said, as the thumped the table with his fist.
I went towards Alvin, shuffling towards him.
Dave looked at what I was doing and motioned for me to leave the table.
I went up to Dave, who whispered to me:
"I know that you would like to help out your brother Simon, but he needs to learn things on his own"
"All done!" Theodore chirped.
Alvin was still struggling with his maths problem as me and Theodore left to watch some TV.
"Sometimes, I wish…" Alvin silently stated "I was more like Simon! Being smart!"
Theodore continued to the front room, whilst I watched what happened next.
Dave consoled Alvin, and asked what was upsetting him.
I watched for a few moments as Dave helped Alvin locate the answer without giving him the answer straight.
"If you apply that method for the rest of the maths homework, you'll just do fine!" Dave affirmed.
"Thanks Dad!" Alvin happily mentioned, giving Dave a hug.
That little moment reminded me of the help Dave gave me when I was in the school spelling bee contest. I was grateful for Dave back then, and still am today.
Evening tea-time
"What's for tea?" Alvin asked, rubbing his stomach in the process.
"Lasagne!" Dave answered, looking towards the hungry chipmunk.
"My favourite!" exclaimed Theodore.
"Here you go boys!" Dave said "Tuck in!"
For the record, the previous night we had a takeaway and Dave likes to do some home cooking now and again.
All of a sudden, there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Dave insisted.
"I wonder who it could be!" Theodore asked nervously.
"Sorry we're late!" came the response.
It was the chippettes.
They must have been practising somewhere else for tomorrow's showdown! I instinctively thought.
Brittany, Eleanor and Jeannette came rushing into the kitchen.
"How did your day go?" Alvin asked Brittany.
"It went perfect! I can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve for tomorrow!" Brittany responded, hinting a playful smile.
"Hey girls, here's some lasagne for you, if you're still hungry?" Dave assessed.
"Thanks Dave, we're absolutely famished!" Brittany said, encouraging her sisters to sit down with us.
After the meal
Chipmunks Bedroom
I felt a little tired after eating so much Lasagne, I opted to go to bed; Jeannette followed suit.
As far as I knew, Alvin, Brittany, Theodore, Eleanor and Dave were in the front room watching a movie.
"Si, how's it been for you today?" Jeannette enquired
"Well, before our rehearsal, I tried mimic a low enough voice to sing the songs we did. But I don't know how long I can hold out!" I replied.
"I just hoped your voice doesn't go before the practice tomorrow!" came the optimistic response from her.
"I hope so too!".
"Goodnight Jean!"
"Goodnight Si!"
I then began to fall asleep.
#########Simon's Dream#########
I opened my eyes to find myself in the school cafeteria, to see a commotion brewing (at this point I am a boy). It looked as though there were two involved. At the distance I was at, I couldn't see who they were. So I began to approach them.
I heard people saying "That's disgusting!", "They shouldn't be allowed to do that!"
and a few "Ewwwws!" as I moved further towards the couple in question.
As I moved closer, I noticed a sobbing chippette wearing pink, it was Brittany.
I asked "What's wrong Brittany?"
"He left me. Alvin left me for another chipmunk!" she sobbed whilst being comforted by Eleanor.
"Don't worry Britt, Alvin will come back to you!" Eleanor reassured her sister.
"Thanks Ele!" Brittany acknowledgement of her sister's comforting words.
I then realised.
"Where is Jeannette?" I asked the two chippettes.
"She's at home, feeling unwell!" Eleanor answered.
"Oh" I replied and left them two alone.
Alvin was now stood in front of me, kissing what seemed to be a female chipmunk.
"Alvin, you can't simply dump your girlfriend that easily!" I remarked to him.
"I can" He replied, allowing me view of the chipmunk in question.
Noooooo! It can't be! I blemished.
############End of Simon's Dream##############
I then awoke from my dream, finding my bed in a soaked state. I immediately then rushed to the bathroom and puked.
Nooooooooooo! It can't be! I pondered and optimistically thought At least it was only a dream!.
I applied a wet flannel to my face before going back to bed. I silently closed the door as to not to wake the others and proceeded to fall back to sleep.