Chapter 2-The Argument

Simon and Alvin were sitting on Simon's bed.

"Okay, Alvin," Simon said, "let's start with long division."

"Okay," Alvin responded.

"What's 8 divided by 367?" Simon asked.

"I don't know," Alvin replied. Simon looked annoyed.

"That's why you have to figure it out," he said remaining calm.

"Can you demonstrate first?" Alvin asked, "I have no clue how to do this." Simon sighed.

"Yes," he said as he reluctantly demonstrated how to solve the math problem, "and your answer should be…?" Alvin thought carefully.

"Um," he said, "45?"

"And?" Simon said, "How much is left over?"

"Um," Alvin looked at the paper, "7?"

"Yes," Simon said, "the answer is 45 remainder 7. Do you understand now?" Alvin nodded. "Okay good, can you try to do the rest on your own?"

"Uh-huh," Alvin replied as he began to work on his homework independently.

"Fellas!" Dave called from the kitchen, "dinner time!" The boys walked downstairs to the kitchen and sat down at the table to eat dinner. "How's the tutoring going?" Dave asked during dinner.

"Great!" Alvin said cheerfully, "I learned how to do long division."

"That's wonderful, Alvin," Dave responded, "you fellas aren't fighting are you?"

"Not at all," Simon replied, "he's actually being pretty cooperative."

"Wow," Dave said proudly, "I'm glad to hear that. Keep it up, Alvin." After dinner the boys went to get ready for bed. "Simon," Dave said before Simon left the kitchen.

"Yeah?" Simon replied.

"Thank you for helping your brother," Dave said gratefully smiling at his brilliant son.

"Oh, no problem," Simon replied. Dave walked up to him and kissed him on the head.

"Good night," he said.

"Night Dave," Simon walked upstairs to get ready for bed. The boys got their pajamas on and went to sleep.

The next day in lunch, the chipmunks and chipettes sat together as usual.

"So Alvin," Jeanette said casually, "I heard Simon is tutoring you."

"Yeah," Alvin said.

"It's going rather well," Simon added.

"That's good," Jeanette responded.

"Wanna hang out after school, Jeanette?" Alvin asked.

"Alvin," Simon said with surprise, "you can't do that, you have to tutoring and you have to prepare for that test on Friday."

"Ah, all that can wait," Alvin said carelessly.

"Oh and you don't ask me if I wanna hang out later?" Brittney said with irritation.

"Well you can tag along to if you want," Alvin said.

"Alvin," Jeanette said, "you're tutoring is important, and you can't afford to flunk this test. I'm sorry, I refuse to hang out with you tonight because you need to bring your grades up. Besides, I gotta study to. Brittney can't hang out either because she has to study to."

"O-oh, yeah," Brittney said, "I forgot."

"Fine," Alvin mumbled reluctantly.

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"Okay, Class," Mrs. Allison said cheerfully, "you may work with a partner for this assignment." Everyone immediately started pairing up.

"Jeanette," Alvin said, "wanna work with me?" Jeanette nodded as she sat down next to Alvin. Simon sighed.

"I guess its you and me again," Simon said reluctantly as he sat next to Brittney.

"Does it surprise you?" Brittney said as she rolled her eyes. Alvin and Jeanette had been spending a lot of time together since their vacation at the Outer Banks. Simon hated working with Brittney. She always depended on him to do all the work, even though she was capable of doing it herself.

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"Come on, Alvin," Simon called down the stairs, "let's get started!" Alvin rolled his eyes as he turned off the TV and walked upstairs reluctantly. He knew he wasn't supposed to be watching TV, but Dave wasn't home and his brothers didn't know he wasn't allowed.

"Okay, Alvin," Simon said, beginning the tutoring, "what's 27 times 38?" Alvin didn't respond. "Alvin? Alvin? Alvin, pay attention!" Alvin immediately came back to Earth.

"What?" he asked. Simon sighed.

"What's 27 times 38?" he repeated.

"I don't know," Alvin replied.

"Figure it out!" Simon snapped.

"Ease up," Alvin argued, "it's not my fault this stuff is to hard."

"Its not too hard, Alvin," Simon defended, "you're just too stubborn!"

"I'm stubborn am I?" Alvin shouted back, "w-well you're just a…a…four-eyed freak!" Alvin covered his mouth, immediately regretting what he'd just said. Simon looked hurt, then furious.

"I may have a severe stigmatism," Simon screamed, "but at least I'm not a lazy bum!"

"I'm not lazy!" Alvin screamed, "I only work when I feel like it." Simon crossed his arms.

"And that is when?" he asked.

"Uh…" Alvin couldn't think of an example. Simon rolled his eyes.

"Know what, I can't do this anymore. Find yourself a new tutor," he said calmly. Alvin glared at him.

"Fine!" he shouted, "I'll just ask Jeanette!" Simon then looked angrier.

"Don't you dare waste her time!" he shouted, "She won't wanna put up with you not listening to her!"

"Jeanette's nice to me," Alvin argued, "she'd be a better tutor than you! You suck at tutoring!"

I know there's a lot of dialogue in this chapter, but oh well. The next chapter should be up tomorrow evening. Please review!!