A/N: I am rewriting each chapter so it will be in third person... R&R! X-D
Speechless w J
Originallyby:Spiritofdawolf
Ch. 1- What happened to Alvin?
Applause sounded through the air as The Chipmunks had just finished their last song for their gig. A couple of the girl fans were trying desperately to tackle them in hugs and kisses. Alvin took the mic. "Well, thanks for coming. Have a good night, everybody." He called. He couldn't resist, he had to give a flirty smile to the girls. A couple of them fainted.
Alvin laughed and joined his brothers backstage. "Boy, I love this job." He smiled. Dave and I came over. "You guys were wonderful." Dave complimented. "Yeah, awesome!" J agreed. "Thanks, guys." The three chipmunks chorused. "Well, I gotta pick up something before we go." Dave said, "I'll be right back." He left the room.
J's head began to hurt really bad. She put my hand to her head and sat down. "J, you okay?" Simon asked. The other 2 chipmunks turned around and looked at her, concerned. "Yeah, yeah, just a headache." she answered rubbing her forehead.
Dave came back. "Ok, guys, let's head home." They headed out to the car which was just barely free from crazed fans. Simon and Theodore got inside. "Where's Alvin?" Dave asked. He looked back to see Alvin back by the fans. "C'mon, Alvin." Simon called. "I'm filling out autographs. I'll meet you guys back home." Alvin said. Simon and Dave rolled their eyes.
J's head was on fire and she had a strange feeling like something was seriously wrong. J walked over to Alvin. "Um, Alvin?" she said. "Yeah?" Alvin continued filling out autographs. "I think you should come home with us." she told him. "Why?" he asked her and stopped writing. "I have a bad feeling." J said. "I'll be fine, J." says Alvin. "Well, alright. But the first thing I want you to say when you get home is that you are okay." J said and kissed his cheek. He smiled, and felt his cheek as she left.
A few girls came to Alvin. "Who was that?" One of them asked. They saw me with him. "Just my sister." He answered and the girl sighed with relief. "But she's not a chipmunk." Another pointed out. "You don't have to be a chipmunk to be my sister... Or my girlfriend." he smirked and the girls cheered.
"What are we going to eat for dinner?" Theodore asked eagerly as it was getting closer to the time to eat. "You'll see, Theodore. Simon went to pick up a couple ingredients and Alvin's busy with his paper route." Dave said. J's headache suddenly got worse at the mention Alvin's name. she laid back and groaned. "You alright?" Dave asked me. "Yeah, David. I'm fine."
"Ok, what's wrong?" asked Dave. "You only call me 'David' when something's wrong." J sighed. "I have a bad feeling like we shouldn't have left Alvin." I told him. "He's been out on his own before." Theodore said. "Oh, but tonight feels different." She looked out the car window.
Alvin smiled as he had just finished his paper route. Feeling a little bored, he decided to take a detour on a back road to get home, little did he know, it would be a huge mistake.
"I'm home." Simon called, carrying a bag of ingredients. J took the bag before he toppled over with it and set it on the table. Theodore ran over to the bag, eager to make whatever they were having. Simon looked around. "Isn't Alvin finished with his paper route yet?" He asked. Dave poked his head into the room. "I'm sure he'll be home in a few minutes." He said. "I hope so." J said.
Theodore nodded and unpacked the ingredients. "Oh, we're making lasagna." Theodore squeaked. Simon nodded. "A big serving of it." Theodore smiled and went to get his little cooking apron. "Theodore, you don't have to make every meal." Dave said, amused. "I know, Dave. I just feel like making dinner tonight." Theodore said, pulling a chair over to his food preparation area. Simon rolled his eyes, smiling. "I'll be in my lab. Call me when dinner's ready." He said. "Ok, Simon." Theodore said.
"Dinner's ready!" Theodore called. "Hold on." Simon said. He cleaned up and headed out of the lab. They sat at the table and Dave came in, looking at his watch. "Did Alvin get home by any chance?" He asked them. "No." J said. Her head was screaming. "It's been an hour, where is he? He's gonna miss dinner." Dave said. "Gee, do you think we should find him?" Theodore asked. Simon shook his head. "Nah, if I know Alvin, he's probably at the new mall looking around. He said he was going there after the paper route." Simon rolled his eyes.
"He'll be home. He probably just lost track of time. He's probably headed home right now." Simon stated. "Well I guess we can always warm up his dinner when he gets home." Dave sighed. We ate dinner but Dave and I still had an uneasy feeling. A forbidding feeling. Alvin should be home by now. Weather he lost track of time or not, we were still worried. A nagging feeling that something bad was about to happen.
Simon noticed this. "Guys, don't worry. I'm sure Alvin's fine. He's just dawdling around again. He's done this before. Why are you so worried?" "I just have this dreadful feeling that somethings wrong." Dave replied. "Yeah, me too." I said, "But it started even before I left him. So I know somethings wrong. This headache ain't nothing."
Simon and Theodore looked at each other. "It's been a hectic day." Simon said. "The stress must have you all worked up. Everything is fine." He tried to assured us. But the uneasiness was contagious. Seeing us worried, made Theodore worried. Simon held his guard though. "Simon, you don't suppose something happened to Alvin, do you?" Theodore asked his brother. Simon sighed. "No, I'm sure he's fine."
A Few Hours Later
Dave was restless, pacing around impatiently. J was sitting on the couch, hugging her knees. They were angry, yet scared. If Alvin was just messing around and chatting with people at the mall, they'd yell at him for coming in so late... But on the other hand, the forbidding feeling was still there.
"Oh my God, my head. I am going to die! Where's Alvin? I'm freaking out!" J blurted out. "You're gonna be fine. Alvin's gonna be fine. Everything's gonna be fine!" Simon said. "How about you take a rest? Maybe it'll make your headache go away." "Ok, you're right. I need sleep. Sleep is good. But wake me up when Alvin gets home." I told him and he nodded. I laid down and fell asleep.
15 minutes passed and Simon sat next to J twitching slightly. Even he was starting to doubt that Alvin was really 'fine.' Simon looked at me peacefully sleeping. "At least one of us is relaxed right now." He chuckled and crawled closer to her, hoping that it would cure his worries. "Yeah, so peaceful." Theo agreed.
J tossed and turned and started to breathe heavily. "Oh, we had to jinx it, didn't we?" Simon shook her to wake her up. "Alvin... no, Alvin... Alvin!" she shouted and fell off the couch. J got on her hands and knees. "We need... to find Alvin... Now!" J said through deep breaths and got to her feet. No one knew what do say or do; they were scared. "Ok. Guys, we gotta look for him." Theodore said. "I wonder where he is."
As if in reply to Theodore's question, there was a set of rapid knocks on the door and someone outside trying to turn the knob hastily. The person's hands were shaking and kept sliding of the handle. He banged on the door a couple more times. We ran to it. "Alvin?" I asked. Dave opened the door to reveal Alvin. But not the Alvin that we know. Alvin never looked so scared and upset. He was shaking immensely and looked ahead with wide eyes.
Theodore gave a silent gasp and ushered his big brother inside. Simon's eyes widened when he saw him. He had to look twice and rub his eyes to verify what he saw be for him was real. Alvin looked awful. His sweater was torn and ripped as if he was mauled be an animal, his fur was mussed up and he had a couple bruises and scrapes.
"Alvin!" they cried. Alvin walked towards J and opened his mouth to say something but he couldn't. She sat down to his level and asked, "You're trying to tell me that you're okay, aren't you?" He threw himself into her open arms. "Oh, Alvin. You're not okay. Now tell me what happened." He looked at my worried face and the dam broke. "Oh" I gasped and held him close, shocked at what I was seeing. Sure, I've seen Alvin cry a few times before but never like this.
Simon was bewildered as well. 'I should have listened to Dave and J when they were feeling uneasy.' He thought and looked down, guilty. Theodore scurried over to his battered brother and intercepted him as well, holding him tightly. Dave came over and said, "Let's clean him up." J picked Alvin up and he clung to her like a terrified toddler. He buried his face in J's shoulder and tears continued to flow; the sobs muffled.
J carried Alvin to the bathroom. Dave and Theodore followed. Simon joined them after a moment. J sat on the edge of the bathtub and put Alvin on her lap. Alvin didn't want to let go and dug his claws into her sides. "Ouch, Alvin, claws." I said and he loosened his grip slightly. Dave walked out and told them, "I'll be right back. Stay with Alvin." J nodded and looked down at him. "My poor baby."
Theodore and Simon turned to look at their trembling brother. He was still weeping into J's shirt. They hopped to her lap and sat next to Alvin on each side. They hugged him. "I've never seen him like this." Theodore said, his voice trembling. It seemed like he was about to cry too. "Me neither." Simon and J said. Alvin turned to Simon and buried his face in his shirt. Simon's expression softened at just how bad his brother's distress was.
"Alvin," Simon said in a voice only a worried big brother can manage, "What happened?" The only response was weeping. Simon sighed and patted Alvin's back. "Whatever happened, it's okay. You're home now." Theodore added, giving Alvin's hand a gentle squeeze. Alvin looked at J like he wanted her to say something. "You're gonna be alright. I promise." she told him. He cried in her shirt until there was a wet spot. Whatever happened it must have been bad.
Dave came back with pajamas for Alvin and turned the water on. J slipped off Alvin's shirt and set him in the bath. Alvin flinched as the warm water stung his scrapes. He took a deep shaky breath as he got used to the stinging, which went away after a few seconds. Alvin seemed unresponsive so Dave had to bathe him.
Simon still felt guilty about not listening to our worries and J could tell. "Um, I'm gonna give you a minute." she told Alvin and turned to Simon. " Simon, can you come with me for a second?" Simon was confused. 'What does she want me for?' He asked himself. He shrugged and followed J out of the room. Alvin whimpered and tried reaching for her as if to tell her not to leave. He fussed as she left with Simon.
J bent down to his level and said, "You know none of this is your fault, right? Whatever happened to Alvin was beyond any of our control." Simon now knew what this talk would be about. "But if I had just listened to you and Dave, maybe we could have prevented this." He told me. J shook her head. "No, Simon. If anyone should be blamed it should be me. I left him when my instinct told me not to and now he's broken and I feel like an idiot." Tears collected in her eyes. "Don't pin this on yourself. You had no way of telling that Alvin would get hurt." Simon said.
"But I did. I can sense danger, remember?" J said. "And then that nightmare and I knew something was definitely wrong." Simon had an idea. "What was the nightmare about? Maybe we can figure out what happened to Alvin." "Umm, okay, so it was dark, and I saw Alvin on the back road, coming home. Then he walked on until I couldn't see him anymore." J explained and her eyes were wide with fear as she remembered the rest. "I heard screaming and crying and suffering. Then I woke up."
Simon was frightened. He thought for a moment. "So you don't know what happened?" He asked. "No but it was on the back road and- and" J's face went pale. "What?" Simon grew concerned. "This really is my fault!" she told Simon who asked, "What? How?" "The back road, cuts, scrapes, crying, Alvin being freaked out. Simon, we're in an Alvin and the Chipmunks fanfiction I read. And There is no ending!" Simon was still confused.
"How is being in a fanfiction your fault?" "Because they're called fan FICTIONS not fan NON-FICTIONS. They're not supposed to come true!" J said. "Still don't get how this is your fault." Simon says. "I was warned before I met you that if I become part of your life that I could change it and bad things could happen. I remember the day I met you and I saved Theodore from getting run over by a bunch of people. I brought him to the basket safely. But that wasn't supposed to happen. I never really went into thought about it. The truth is I'm screwing up your lives."
"Wait, so what are gonna do?" Simon asked, not wanting to hear the answer. "I have to leave; leave and never come back." J replied. "What? No you can't!" He begged. "What other choice do I have?" She got up and saw him frown as his blue eyes became watery. J picked him up and hugged him. "I'm sorry." she said. "Can you stay until Alvin gets better?" he sniffled. "I-" she tried. "Please." He implored.
J nodded and dried his tears. "Let's get back in there." Simon suggested. "Okay. But I need to change. I'm covered in tears and mucus and some blood from Alvin." J said and put him down. she left and returned in two minutes and saw Simon was still there, waiting for her.
They went into the bathroom to see Alvin all cleaned up and he stopped crying, but still whimpering, looking down at his feet. "Hi baby, do you feel any better?" J sat next to Alvin. He stopped whimpering when he saw her again and held his paws up, indicating he wanted her to pick him up. J cuddled him as she would a baby. He was still shaking slightly but he was happy to be home.
He stirred in J's arms gesturing that he needed to be put down. "Down? Okay." she put him down and he staggered to the toilet, his body aching badly, and began to vomit. "Oh... Uh, boys get ready for bed. I'll come tuck you in in a few minutes." J said as she stood by Alvin's side, rubbing his back, and Dave on the other. Theodore looked at Alvin tearfully and headed for their room. Simon then joined him.
Theodore was huddled on his bed, weeping. Simon sighed sadly, holding back his own tears, and went over to embrace his little brother. "I'm worried about Alvin" Theodore sniffled. "Do you think he'll be okay?" Simon wasn't sure but he didn't want to worry his little brother any more than he already was. "He'll be fine, Theodore." Simon said, giving his shoulders a gentle squeeze. "Everything will be fine."
Alvin finally stopped vomiting and collapsed. J caught him before he hit the floor, and wiped his mouth. Alvin's breathing was labored and he felt weak. His tears, his nausea, and his aches made him feel weak. Dave cuddled him and said. "I'll call the doctor tomorrow, okay" Alvin twitched in pain. "Oh, Who or what could have done this to him?" J asked. Alvin huddled closer to Dave.
They sat down on the floor. Alvin fell asleep. Dave and J were tired but couldn't sleep. The bathroom floor wasn't too comfortable. "David, why don't you go to your bed and I'll take him. I'll sleep in his bed with him." J offered. "You sure?" Dave asked. "Yeah, we all need sleep. Gimmie." I said and held out my arms. Dave handed off Alvin and went to his room. "Thanks." He thanked.
J brought Alvin to his room. When she walked in, Simon and Theodore were in their beds. But Simon was crying softly. J assumed he was having a nightmare so she laid Alvin down on his bed without waking him, and went over to Simon and kissed his forehead. "I don't want you to leave." he whispered. J jumped back because she didn't know he was awake. "Not yet. I'm not going anywhere till I fix whatever I started." she told him.
He hugged J tightly and she returned it. "Try to sleep, okay? You have Science Club tomorrow." J said. He was reluctant to let go, but when he did she tucked him in. "I love you." He says. "I love you more." J said. "I love you most." He chuckled, thinking he had won. "Plus 1." She giggled and Simon rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, smiling. He frowned again as soon as J got up. "C'mere." she scooped him up and went to Alvin's bed with him. "You can sleep with us tonight." Simon nodded and laid his head on her chest. We got in bed.
J held Alvin closely as I threw the blanket over us. He moved and groaned. She stroked him and he stopped fussing. Theodore heard some noise and turned around to see all of us snuggling on a bed. "And no one invited me?" He chuckled and hopped on the other side of J. "My boys." she smiled and pulled them closer. Then my arms returned to Alvin and we fell asleep.