The plane landed with a thud waking the chipmunks and chipettes all except Alvin, who could sleep through almost anything. They were finally back home in California.

"Alvin," Brittany said to no reply. "Alvin!" She kicked him, irritated by him sleeping for so long

"What?" Alvin mumbled, rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"The plane is landing," she explained.

"Oh," Alvin said in a mellow tone.

Brittany could tell something had been bothering him since before the performance at the Music Award event after they won first prize. Alvin still didn't seem his normal self, so Brittany decided she would get him alone and ask him what was bothering him.

A little later they arrived at the house, worn out from the trip and the jet lag, they decided to call it an early night, so everyone went to bed. However, Brittany, still worried about Alvin, layed in bed waiting for everyone else to fall asleep. When they were all finally asleep, she climbed out from under the covers and peeked over to the other side of the room were Alvin lay fast asleep on the top bunk.

In a quick movement, Brittany leaped through the air landing perfectly on Alvin's bed. After relishing the thought of success, she stood there for a moment, looking at him and thinking to herself. To see if she could figure out his problem without asking.

After a couple seconds of hesitation, Brittany knelt down and shook Alvin.

"Alvin wake up," she whispered.

Alvin rolled over and looked at her and said, "Again: what is it with you and interrupting my beauty rest," he moaned sleepily.

Brittany couldn't help but giggle at the thought of Alvin and beauty rest. "Alvin is... is everything ...ok?" Brittany whispered.

Alvin gave Brittany a strange look and said, "Of course. What would make you think something was wrong with me?" He groaned irritatedly.

"Well, you haven't been yourself since the island," Brittany said in a worried voice.

The moonlight shined through the window, lighting up the room. Alvin could tell from the look on her now-lit-up face, she was sincerely worried.

Alvin said in a now more confident voice, "Don't worry, Brit, I'm fine."

The newly found light in his eyes made her smile. "Ok, but I better not find out you're lying, so help me," she said in a sarcastic tone. With that, she turned around and started walking to the edge of the bed, but then stopped and announced, "You know, if you have a problem, you can always talk to me, Alvin." She then went flying through the air, straight to her bed. Alvin watched as she gracefully landed on her bed and lie back down. "If only you knew," Alvin thought to himself. Ever since the island, Alvin couldn't help but think: "What if everything I've ever done up until this point was wrong?"

The next morning, Dave called everyone down for breakfast before they all had to go back to school. Everyone showed up but Alvin.

"Where is Alvin?" Dave asked.

"Still sleeping," Theodore said with a mouthful, as he had already devoured three toaster waffles.

"ALV..." Dave started, but was interrupted by Brittany.

"I'll go get him," she said quickly as she ran off down the hall. She climbed to the top bunk where Alvin lay, still sound asleep. "Alvin, you'd better wake up before Dave gets mad," she cautioned Alvin as she shook him.

Alvin rolled over with a very unpleased look on his face. "Your enjoying this aren't you?" He asked bluntly.

Brittany held back a laugh and said "enjoying what?" as if she didn't know.

Alvin just rolled his eyes, hopped out of bed and threw on his sweatshirt. Together, they ran to the kitchen, because they knew if they didn't hurry there would be no food left.

After breakfast, Dave drove them to school. Alvin and Jeanette have First period together. Before they went off to their classes, Brittany stopped her sister.

"Keep an eye on Alvin for me, could you?" she asked Jeanette.

She looked at her sister suspiciously.

"I will, but can i know why i'm doing it?" she asked as the bell rang.

"Oh, sorry, got to go! See you after class," she yelled as she ran down the hall.

After first period, Brittany met back up with her sister. "So...?" She asked hesitantly of her sister.

Irritated, Jeanette replied, "He seemed like normal to me."

Brittany thought it was all in her head that something was wrong with Alvin. "So will you tell me now why you had me watch him?"

"Oh no reason," Brittany lied. Their last class of the day, Alvin and Brittany had together. This time, she would watch him and she did notice one thing that was odd. He stayed awake the whole class and wasn't trying to be the center of attention. He just stared out the window in a daze.