It was 7:30am on Friday morning, and the weekend was in sight. And for Simon it has been such a rough week for him, and for his brother Alvin as well. But today Simon was back to his old self thanks to Alvin's support through out the entire time.
"Morning Simon, sleep well last night?" Alvin asked.
"You bet I did, it's the first time I slept without any problems whatsoever" Simon replied cheerfully. Alvin could not help but be happy to have Simon back to how he is now.
"Shall we go and have breakfast? The others are properly already downstairs" Alvin said.
"Okay, let's go" Simon said back and the two made their way down the hallway and down the stairs were indeed Brittany, Jeanette, Eleanor, and their youngest brother Theodore, were already having their breakfast. Brittany looked at Alvin and Simon and just smiled knowing that the band is back together.
"Hey Simon, good to see you happy and smiling" said Theodore.
"Thanks Theo, it's the first time I've been happy since, you know" said Simon not mentioning what happened the other day.
"Yeah, now that we're all as one again, we are going to kill the competition coming up" said Brittany.
"You bet we are Brit, nothing not even Ryan and his goons, can stop us from being on that stage in a few days" said Alvin confidently.
"Alright guys, let's head off to school" said Jeanette.
"Okay" everyone said as they put their plates in the sink, gathered their school stuff and headed off to school.
Once the Chipmunks and Chipettes arrived, they went to their lockers and put in their combinations. They saw no sign of Ryan, and it was a good sign so far. They got their books and equipment from their lockers and headed to maths class.
"Hey Simon, want to walk together to class? Alvin can walk with us as well" Jeanette asked.
"Well after all that Alvin's done for me, supporting me, of course he can. Go get him" Simon replied.
Jeanette then went back to get Alvin and stood next to him waiting to ask him what Simon asked her to do. Alvin then turned his head to the right and saw Jeanette right next to him, which he then jumped and Jeanette backed up a bit.
"Oh Jeanette, you gave me a bit of a scare their" Alvin said gathering himself.
"Sorry Alvin, the reason I was next to you is that Simon asked me to tell you if you want to walk with him and me. Do you want to?" she asked him.
"O-O-okay, sure" said Alvin almost lost for words their.
So Alvin went with Jeanette back to Simon, and all three then walked to class together while Brittany, Eleanor, and Theodore was already in their seats. But then before they could enter, they saw Ryan standing next to the door with a smirk on his face.
"Well isn't this a lovely sight. Simon with his beat up brother and his little girlfriend. How romantic" Ryan said insultingly. Simon then knew it was then time to stand up to him, so he kissed Jeanette's hand and gave Alvin a nod, then went up to Ryan and got in his face.
"Let's get one think straight Ryan, I'm not afraid of you anymore. And I'm certainly not going to let you stand in our way from being in that competition next Thursday. So if I were you, I'd not interfere during our performance then, or ever again" said Simon right in Ryan's face.
Alvin and Jeanette could not believe the change in Simon, getting right in Ryan's face, and telling him how he really feels. Ryan for the first time he made Simon go into a deep depression, was speechless and lost for words. Ryan then had a angry look on his face and wanted to hit him, but he couldn't do it and then just walked away. Alvin and Jeanette then stood at a side each of Simon.
"Wow Simon, that was really brave you standing up to Ryan. I-I was almost lost for words their" said Jeanette.
"Hey, Ryan has pushed me around once too often. So it was time to not run and stand up for yourself, and for your family" Simon said back. Jeanette then took his hand and kissed it as he then looked in her eyes.
"You are our hero Simon, I don't think Ryan is going to be bothering us for quite a while" said Alvin as Simon looked at him and nodded with him.
"Thanks bro, you gave me the motivation I needed, and I am not going to keep running away. It's time to face your problem's and get it sorted" he replied back.
"Let's head into class guys, the others are waiting" said Jeanette. Alvin and Simon nodded in agreement and they walked in together and took their seats next to their 3 other siblings.
After maths class was over, Simon, Jeanette, and Alvin joined Brittany, Eleanor, and Theodore at a bench for a short break in between periods. Then Ryan appeared and had his attention on Alvin.
"You little runt, you think you're just going to get away with what your idiotic brother getting in my face? I don't think so, and you know what, you're out of the football team" Ryan shot at Alvin as Simon then looked at him and got in front of Alvin for a change which surprised him a bit.
"You what Ryan, Alvin doesn't need friends like you or your goons, he's got friends and family here" said Simon defending his brothers and sister-in-laws. Alvin then got beside Simon and was not going to take what Ryan just said lightly.
"I don't need you anyway, I think you were just using me to get the spotlight and not including me. I'm not going to put up with it anymore, I've got my bros and sister-in-laws beside me. So you know what, you and me are done" Alvin shot at Ryan. He was then getting a bit more angry with Alvin now standing up to him as well. Ryan still managed somehow to contain himself and walked away again knowing that this wasn't over.
"Thanks Simon, for standing up for me" said Alvin thanking his brother for doing what he's been doing for him.
"Just returning the favor for you bro, you've had my back since the beginning of this, so I've got your back as well" said Simon smiling putting his arm around Alvin's shoulder. Brittany and Jeanette were then looking at their brother-in-laws, and then looked at each other.
"Man Jean, we should be trying to do what the boys are doing. Having each others backs" said Brittany.
"We are Brit. Why did you ask that?" Jeanette said and asked her older sister.
"Oh we are? Sorry, just a slip of the mind" Brittany replied looking embarrassed.
"Let's go to history class guys" said Eleanor as she and Theodore headed to their class with the others behind them.
After history class and a few other classes were done, they were in the cafeteria waiting to get their food. The queue was then moving and they then got their food and headed to their table. Brittany was talking about what happened in one if their classes.
"Julie is just trying to get the attention that we're getting. Drat that Jason trying to make us look bad" Brittany said. Jeanette and Eleanor rolled their eyes.
"Take is easy Brit, he's just trying to be popular, even though he should see that he can't replace us" Eleanor replied softly. Then as they were having their lunch, someone was walking past them and bumped into them and drink poured onto Brittany and Jeanette.
"Hey, what the heck are you doing?!" said Brittany. She turned around and saw that is was Ryan again and his jocks. The two Chipettes were certainly not pleased and were then angry.
"Oh I'm sorry, my bad" said Ryan smirking at the girls. "That's unfortunate for you three 'popular girls', even though that's not going to go away for quite a while". Alvin and Simon then saw that Ryan was then picking on their sister-in-laws and went to their aid and confronted Ryan yet again.
"Hey, you think that you can just get away with that?" Alvin said glaring at Ryan furiously.
"Just because we stood up to you, doesn't mean you can go after our girls" Simon added. Ryan was still smirking but it was quickly gone as Alvin slapped him in the face and everyone was then shocked.
Ryan was then not going to take that from such a small Chipmunk and tried to hit him, but Simon defended Alvin and knocked him to the floor. Ryan could not believe what was now happening. He got up and everyone was looking at him and just disappeared with his jocks. Alvin and Simon then turned their attention to Brittany and Jeanette and looked at the stains on their clothes.
"You girls okay?" Alvin asked them caring.
"Not really, but thanks for saving us. But look at our clothes" said Jeanette in irritation.
"Come on girls, let's you in some clean clothes and we'll get those ones washed when we get home" said Simon. Alvin and Simon then helped Brittany and Jeanette out of the cafeteria with Theodore and Eleanor behind.
Once school was finished, the Chipmunks and Chipettes then walked home thinking about how Ryan disrespected their girls at lunch. They reassured them that if he and his 'friends' do that again, it won't be pretty next time.
"Don't worry about today girls, forget about it. If Ryan tries to pull something like that, then it won't just be a slap they get" said Alvin. Brittany and Jeanette looked at Alvin and thanked him for standing by them when it happened. Once they were home, they went into the lounge and sat on the couch.
"So guys, the weekend is here. What are we going to do?" asked Simon.
"I don't know bro, I think we should just relax and be prepared for Thursday. We can't afford to slip up" said Alvin.
"Alvin's right guys, this is our big time moment come Thursday, and we need to be ready" Brittany then agreed.
"And we'll keep Ryan at bay, and make sure he does not ruin our time, otherwise he'll have me and Simon to answer to" said Alvin. Simon nodded with Alvin and the girls Brittany and Jeanette knew that they would keep them safe no matter what Ryan tries to do.
The weekend then flew by and it was Monday once again, the alarm rang in the Chipmunks and the Chipette's rooms. They got up and got into their clothes and they all headed downstairs were Dave was in the kitchen.
"Morning guys" said the girls.
"Morning Jeanette" the boys replied.
"Hey guys, I'm going to drive you to school today, cause I've got work in just under half an hour" Dave said.
"Okay Dave" they all said in unison.
"Let's go come on" Dave then said as the 6 then followed him to his car and strapped themselves in and Dave then drove them to school. Once they arrived, they got out of Dave's car and said goodbye to him and he then drove off to work.
When they went into the school, one of the judges then went to them, it was a lady. The 6 were then getting a bit nervous but they kept it together and listened to what she was going to say.
"Alvin and The Chipmunks, and the Chipettes?" she asked them. They all nodded in agreement.
"My name is Mrs Connor, but you can call me Judy" she said.
"Hi then Judy" said Brittany.
"I just wanted to find you and wish all of you good luck on Thursday. And here's a little tip for you: you will all have a much better chance if you all do a solo each" Judy said to all the Chipmunks.
"Thanks for the tip and advice Judy" said Eleanor.
"You're welcome. I've got to go now, and good remember the tip I gave you. And good luck again for Thursday" she said as she was leaving the school.
"Thanks Judy" they all said.
"Well guys, looks like our chances of winning just improved a bit" said Alvin.
"I agree with Alvin" said Simon.
"Let's go to PE guy, otherwise we'll be late" said Theodore.
During the running of the session, then someone shoved and pushed Alvin into Brittany and they both fell into a small puddle cause of the wetness of yesterday. The person just kept on going and not even looking back. Brittany then got up and saw Alvin still in the puddle and went over to him and helped him up. When they saw who the person was, is was none other then Ryan once again.
"Man he just never gives up" said Brittany.
"He's going to eventually, and he will give up" Alvin replied.
Later on during during early afternoon, Alvin and Brittany joined Simon, Jeanette, Theodore, and Eleanor. They saw that Alvin and Brittany's clothes were a bit wet from PE. Simon then went to his brother and knew who had done that. Simon then felt bad for Alvin while Jeanette went to her sister Brittany.
"Are you guys okay?" asked Theodore softly.
"Not really Theo, as you can see, Ryan struck again. But he's going to give this up and he will" said Alvin.
"Come on guys, let's get you both dried off" said Jeanette as she and Simon escorted Alvin and Brittany to the toilet. Simon and Jeanette placed their older siblings under the dryer and pressed the button and it started. Once they were dried off, they shook all the wetness left off, and were then good and dry.
"Thanks Simon, thanks Jeanette. We needed that" said Brittany.
"Looks like Ryan will stop at nothing to make sure we don't make it to Thursday" said Alvin. Simon then placed a paw on his shoulder and looked Alvin in the eyes.
"Don't worry bro, don't forget we've got each others back remember?" Simon then said.
"You're right Simon, we will not let Ryan walk all over us" Alvin said back to his brother. Simon nodded while Jeanette was saying the same thing to Brittany, and then they went through the rest of the day.
Then when they were home, everyone was in the living room watching TV and were excited that the competition was drawing near.
"Well guys, only a few days to go till the big final" said Eleanor.
"Yeah, we are going to wipe the floor with those other two groups" said Jeanette.
"We better start practicing guys" said Theodore. The others nodded in agreement and practiced for the rest of the evening for the big show.
Then Wednesday came already, and they were up early and practice more for tomorrow's big final. Dave then entered the living room and saw the kids were rehearsing for their song.
"Hey fellas, how's the song coming along?" Dave asked.
"Great Dave!" Theodore and Eleanor said together.
"Good to hear guys. How's school going for you fellas?" Dave then asked.
"It's been going great Dave, I've built up more confidence and we and Alvin even stood up to Ryan" said Simon. Dave was then surprised but at the same time proud of his son for standing up for himself, especially with his brother Alvin's help.
"Well I'm proud of you both for facing the problems that you've been having. Just don't do anything you fellas will regret okay?" Dave then said.
"We will Dave, don't worry. We are going to give it our all in that show" said Alvin. Dave then smiled and made the kids dinner and they all sat around the table. Once they were finished, they put their dishes on the kitchen and went to the boys room.
So Alvin and Simon kept to their word and protected each other from Ryan, but will he have the last laugh before their big final coming up? Find out in the concluding chapter next time. Sorry if this chapter was a bit short, cause I didn't want to spoil what could happen next. I'll have the last chapter done and uploaded as soon as possible. Review and give what you think of the whole story, much grateful. See you then.