Chapter 1: Love 'n War

Brittany Seville slowly walked down the eerie hallway in silence, the hum of it echoed throughout the usually loud hall. She chewed on her lip, utterly confused until she heard faint voices from around a sharp corner. Peering over it, she saw the last boy on earth she wanted to see: Alvin. No much how much she loved him, she just couldn't stand him! Couldn't he see that all she wanted him to do was be her perfect guy?

"What's Alvin up to this time?" She asked herself angrily as she stormed off toward him and the crowd of mostly girls that surrounded him. She slipped past the human's girl's feet, and bumped into her sisters. "Sorry."

"Oh it's okay." Jeanette whispered softly, giving her older sister a slight smile. Brittany squinted as she stared at Alvin, as his lips moved slowly. She caught only a few words from his mouth, and realized that he was singing love songs… to every girl he saw. That's when his eyes caught Brittany's, he stopped singing, and just stared. He felt sweat dampen his fur and his hands got clammy.

"Britt?"

"Alvin, what are you doing?" Brittany asked, folding her arms over her chest. She glowered at him, eyeing him in disappointment.

"I'm flirting with some cute girls Britt, stop ruining my moment." Alvin whispered, shaking his head as he glared intently at her. She rolled her eyes with a toss of her head; she yanked on Alvin shirt collar and dragged him around the corner. He made the 'call me' sign just before he disappeared in the gloomy hall.

"He's done it now." Eleanor whispered into Jeanette's ears, as they raced toward their sister, followed by a cautious Simon and Theodore.

"Alvin Seville, why did you do that?"

"Why do you care? It's not like you like me or anything." Alvin snapped in her face, staring straight into her electric blue eyes. His insides bubbled around her, causing him to shiver slightly.

"You're right I don't like you. I care because," Brittany cast a look around the hall and caught sight of her sister, "because you're hurting Jeanette's feelings. She likes you Alvin."

"I do?," Jeanette began to protest, but Brittany glared at her mouthing 'just go alone, please!' Jeanette heaved a sigh and nodded, "Oh I do! Why would you tell him that Britt? Ugh! I h-hate you?" Eleanor face palmed, shaking her golden piggy tails.

"Jeanette," she whispered, "you're a terrible actress."

"Oh, I-I'm s-sorry." Jeanette whispered under her breath, staring at her feet with burning checks. Alvin rolled his eyes at the girls, a smirk on his face.

"Aww, you care about me Britt? That's so sweet!" Alvin teased a sparkle in his eye. Brittany pulled him by the collar of his shirt again making it so that they could fell each other's hot breath in each other's faces.

"Don't ever tease me again or I sweat that-,"

"Guy, please stop with the fighting! Can't you admit you like each other already?" Simon said annoyed, raising his eyebrow at his stared, a certain flicker of annoyance in his eyes. Brittany's and Alvin's faces burned red, looking at the floor instead of each other.

"I like her- as a friend. 'Kay? Nothing more, nothing less!" Alvin protested, kicking the floor in embarrassment, why had Si said that, out loud, in school, in front of Britt?

"Yeah, what reason would we have to like each other more?" Brittany questioned, releasing her grip from Alvin's hoodie collar and placing her hands gently onto her hips. She pursed her lips annoyed, flicking her ear.

"Yeah, the day I tell Brittany I love her is the day I die! If you want me to admit a love that isn't real, why don't you tell Jeanette how much you love her, huh?" Alvin snapped back, much to Simon's dismay.

"W-wh-what are you talking about?" Simon stuttered, dumbfounded. "Wh-why don't you mind your own business?"

"Yeah!" Theodore chimed in, stepping closer to Simon. "It'll be okay Si." Brittany heaved a sigh once again, as she slipped away from the group of friends. Opening the door to her High School, she entered the Courtyard outside. Lush green grass sprouted from the ground and consumed the landscape, dark pink flowers and pure white ones bloomed. Towering trees swayed gently in the breeze, steadily standing all where they stood for what Brittany guess decades.

"Britt, are you okay?" A voice said from behind her, making her jump. She turned and looked eye to eye with Alvin.

"Why do you care so much?" She snapped, sitting down on a hard wooden bench that wrecked of… fried eggs?

"Well because I…, err… because we're friends?" Alvin whispered as he tucked some of her loose hair behind her ear. Why didn't I think of that one in the hall? Brittany thought to herself.

"Fine, I'll take that as an answer for now. Anyway, about that question before, I feel slightly awkward, why would Si say that so loud?"

"Don't let it get to you, Si likes to rush things. Like the way he thinks our friendship will turn into so much more. Crazy right?" Alvin chuckled lightly, but in his mind, it wasn't crazy at all. He loved Britt more than anything, but did she love him back?

"Yeah, so crazy!" She said in a distant voice, as if her mind were somewhere else.

"Well, Britt I've always wanted to tell you this but I've been too scared, you can say. Now, I'm just going to say it Britt. Hear it goes, what I'm about to say. The three words I have been frightened to tell you since I saw you in the hall, ready? Will I certainly am-," Alvin said, but Brittany caught him off.

"Just say it already."

"Don't rush me. This is a serious matter!" Alvin replied back, his hot-headedness taking him over like a bad night.

"Serious with you? Ha! That's the last thing anyone would except from you." Brittany chuckled, holding her sides as she exploded in laughter. Alvin felt his face burn, chewing his cheek. Was it the right time to tell her how much he cared for her? Loved her?

"Well I-,"

"Hey squirts!" A voice called out behind them it was rough around the edges, grinded Alvin's ears in anger.

"Ryan get outta here, can't ya see I'm busy here?" Alvin asked angrily, wanting to knock his lights out.

"What's it to ya squirt?" Ryan asked chuckling in Alvin's shocked face, "are you going to scratch me to death?"

"Don't tick me off or I just might." Alvin replied stepping a little closer to Ryan's face. Ryan's eyes darkened, as did Alvin's.

"Hey, knock it off you two before I scratch both of you!" Brittany growled, butting in.

"Aww, like I'm scared of a little wimpy girl like you!" Ryan's voice came out in a mixture of amusement, and laughter.

"Leave her alone!" Alvin said hastily, gripping Brittany's hand so tight it nearly cut of the circulation as he pulled her behind him.

"Standing up for your girlfriend are you fur ball? That's cute, but not that cute." Ryan retorted, snorting loudly.

"She isn't my girlfriend but how 'bout you try make me mad and just see how cute this really is?" Alvin said sarcastically, giving a sly smirk.

"Think you're so smart do you? Will let's see how smart you are now!" With that, Ryan picked up Alvin by his bushy light brown tail and threw him against the wall. Brittany screamed out in terror, her icy blue eyes wide in fear, concern, shock and most of all, anger.

"What did you do you monster?" Brittany hissed, looking over at her counterpart. "You hurt him!"

"I might just do the same to you." Ryan growled, as he reached out for her fluffy auburn tail, Alvin got to his feet wobbling, and raced to him. This time, Alvin punched Ryan on the jaw, and Ryan shrieked in pain. Squinting his eyes, Ryan knew it was time to step up his game. He was a human; he wasn't going to be pushed around some short stubby chipmunk! He threw Alvin against the brick wall, and he groaned in pain. Alvin felt dizzy, and to his horror, Ryan picked him up again and threw him at the wall, this time Alvin's head hit it first. He went out cold, but even so, Ryan was going to do it again!

He's going to kill him! Brittany thought in horror, her eyes wide as she stared at him. Before Alvin's limp body could fly from Ryan's fingers, Brittany thought up a plan.

"Simon, Jeanette, Eleanor, Theodore! Come quick please, Alvin's hurt and Ryan is-," Her sentence was cut short as Ryan threw Alvin down to the ground and picked her up instead. In the bright afternoon, Brittany could just make out the shape of a bird overhead. This can be my chance…

"Whoa, treasure in the sky? It's amazing look!" Stupidity took over Ryan's simple mind and he looked up, and much to his disgust, the bird's dropping landed right in his eye.

"Haha Ryan!" Brittany laughed to herself as he opened his clammy palm. She landed on all fours, pain shooting in her body from the fall, but one thing was on her mind: Alvin. Was he okay? Was he alive? He had to be!

She came up to his limp figure, as he lay in the spring green grass. Blood dripped from a deep gash on his forehead, as she touched his stone cold hand desperately.

"Alvin wake up! Please, I-I love you!" She whispered into his ear gently, blinking away her tears. Just as she was about to burst into hysterical fit of tears and sadness, the remaining chipmunks and chipettes arrived.

"What happened?" Theodore demanded his dark green eyes wide in bewilderment. Eleanor looked over at her innocent love, and pulled her arm over his eyes.

"Brittany, what did you do to Alvin? I never except this much for you." Simon burst out in shock, his sapphire eyes twinkled in astonishment.

"Ryan did it! For a genius you're stupid! He's hurt bad, isn't someone going to call the ambulance?" Brittany asked with desperation in her voice, her face pale with anxiety. She placed his head in her arms, looking down at him, a single clear tear dripping down onto his hoodie. "Alvin, please live through this, for me." Just then, she heard the ambulance in the distance, its siren so loud she could have sworn it popped her ear drums. She sighed, what if Alvin didn't live through it? Then she wouldn't either, at this point, that's all she seemed to know.