Ok so. I'm pretty sure this one will read really badly. But it was an idea that I had when I wrote it over a year ago, and it seemed good then. I'll just get on with it :P
Chapter 5: Dinner and a show
6:30pm
Toby had surprised them with dinner that night. He had burst in with Julie Ortega wielding freshly ordered Chinese food, and for this, he was most welcome.
So now they all sat at the dinner table, enjoying there meal. There had been dinner discussion for a short while. But people had quickly caught on to one irreplaceable fact.
Both Alvin and Brittany sat in complete silence. And this affected the others too.
Alvin could still feel Brittany's anger towards him. He could tell this mostly by the fact that she refused to look up at him, even though they were sitting directly opposite each other.
He knew she was being stupid and stubborn, but that's just who she was. A stubborn proud Chipmunk…much like himself.
'Is, everything alright you two?' Julie asked, her eyes darting between Alvin and Brittany
'Yep' Alvin quickly replied
'Just peachy' Brittany added.
Alvin sighed. How long were they going to play this stupid game? He decided to swallow his pride, along with the food in his mouth, and make the first move.
'Britt I' Alvin began, but he was quickly interrupted
'Can I pass you something Eleanor?' she asked. Eleanor looked from side to side
'Uh, can you pass the rice?' she asked in a slightly confused tone.
Brittany went to walk over to the rice container
'It's alright, I got it' Alvin said as he jumped up and moved the rice container. It was closer to him then to Brittany, so it just made sense.
'She was asking me' Brittany said through her teeth
'Well I was closer so I' Alvin began
'So you what?' Brittany asked
'So I thought I could just, you know, do it better'
'You can't do it better!' Brittany exclaimed
Suddenly an idea jumped into Alvin's mind. Slowly he began to smile as the idea unraveled in his mind. But he quickly wiped away his smile and resumed looking at her with a normal face.
'You know how it is Britt' Alvin said confidently
'How what is?' she asked in a suspicious tone
'Well there are just something's I can do' he said as he flexed his tiny chipmunk muscles 'that you can't do'
Simon stood up
'Alvin I don't think that's such a-' but he was interrupted mid sentence
'What!' Brittany exclaimed.
'Now now guys' Toby said in a nervous tone. Alvin looked at him and winked, making sure Brittany didn't see. He then looked back at her
'What can I say' he said confidently. Brittany was steaming now
'Anything you can do Alvin, I can do better' she said, emphasizing the word better
'Ha!' Alvin laughed
'I can do anything better then you'
'No you can't' he said confidently
'Yes I can' she replied confidently
'No you can't' he replied stubbornly
'Yes I can' she replied stubbornly
Alvin had her right where he wanted her.
'No you can't' he sung, and just as he predicted
'Yes I can yes I can' Brittany sung back
Alvin smiled; his plan was working without a single hitch. Now he just had to follow it through.
"Anything you can do I can do better
Sooner or later I'm greater then you" he sung
"No you're not"
"Yes I am"
"No your not"
"Yes I am
"No you're not"
"Yes I am yes I am"
Everyone looked on as the two of them entered some kind of spontaneous singing contest. They weren't quite sure what was going on, or what to do about it.
"I can shoot a partridge, with a single cartridge" Alvin sang
"I can shoot a barrel, with a bow and arrow" Brittany sung back
"I can live on bread and cheese" Alvin boasted
'And only on that?' She asked
'Yep'
'So can a rat' she sassed
Everyone on the table laughed at Brittany's witty comeback and Alvin grumbled
"Any note you can sing I can sing higher" Alvin sang
"I can sing any note higher then you" Brittany replied
"No you can't"
"Yes I can" Brittany sang just a bit higher
"No you can't" Alvin sang higher then the last
"Yes I can" She sang even higher
"No you can't" Alvin sang at the top of his vocal range, holding it to show off
"Yes I" Brittany easily matched "CAAAAAAAAN" she sang at her highest range, eclipsing Alvin easily.
'Wow' Alvin stated 'how do you sing that high?'
'I'm a girl' She replied with sass
'Right' Alvin rolled his eyes 'well' he continued
"Anything you can say I can say softer" He sung
"I can say anything softer then you" she sung
"No you can't" Alvin sang softly
"Yes I can" Brittany sang softer
"No you can't" Alvin sang so softly you could barely hear it
'Yes I can!" Sang much louder, realizing anything softer then that wouldn't be heard
The others still looked on at this weird spectacle with wide eyes. But Alvin knew exactly what he was doing.
"I can drink my coffee, faster then you toffee" he sang as he tapped her nose
"I can drink it quicker and get even sicker" She angrily sung back
"I can open any safe"
'Without being caught?' Brittany asked
'You bet' Alvin said confidently
'That's what I thought, you crook'
Again everyone around Alvin giggled at Brittany's quick remarks. But that's what Alvin wanted
"Any note you can hold I can hold longer" Alvin sang
"I can hold any note longer then you" Brittany sang
'No you can't' Alvin said
'Yes I can' Brittany said back
'You really can't'
'Oh I really can'
"No you caaaaaaaaaaaa" Alvin held his note for quite a while. But before he could finish he was interrupted by Brittany
"Yes " Brittany held her note long and high…and it kept going…and going…and going…and going until everyone at the table had their jaws wide open in shock
"Can" she added at the end of her breath
'Ok….so you can' Alvin admitted. Brittany just smiled at him 'where do you keep all that air?'
Brittany went to open her mouth, but her lungs were so empty that all she did was cough and splutter
'Ah' Alvin slyly said 'you don't'
She looked at him with slanted eyes
'Well!' he yelled
"Anything you can say I can say faster" He sang
"I can say anything faster then you" She sang
'No you can't' Alvin quickly said
'Yes I can' She quickly replied
'Noyoucant' Alvin said even quicker
'Yesican' she replied just as quick
'Nyocnt' Alvin said in a quick jumble
'ysin' Brittany replied
Eventually it ended up being just mumbles in burst's that no one could understand
'Ah!' Alvin yelled
"I can jump a hurdle" he sang
"I can wear a girdle" She sang
"I can knit a sweater"
"I can fill it better"
"I can do most anything"
'Can you bake a pie?' Brittany asked
'Well, no' Alvin replied
'Yeah, neither can I'
Alvin slapped his forehead
"Anything you can sing I can sing sweeter" He sung
"I can sing anything sweeter then you" She sung
They both stopped for a second as the music inside their heads slowed right down. Alvin put on his most romantic face.
"No you can't" He sang in his sweetest voice
"Yes I can" she replied in her sweetest voice. Alvin moved behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders
"No you can't" he sunginto her ear. She placed one hand onto his and looked over her shoulder at him
"Yes I can" She sung in a tone that would melt anyone's heart.
Alvin let go of her and spun away in a dance move
"No you can't, can't CAN'T" he sung in an aggravated voice. Brittany followed his dance moves and flew into his hands
"Yes I can ,can CAN" she sung in an aggravated tone
They had both picked up the dance moves instinctively and sang the final line at the same time in perfect harmony
"No you can't"
"Yes I can"
They both held the last note until they were both in position, and they finished in a classic show tunes pose, both with big smiles on their faces.
Everyone at the table stood up and applauded. They were confused and completely out of words as to what had just happened. But they all knew it was great
'Thank you' Brittany said to everyone. She then turned to Alvin who smiled at her
'Brittney' he said 'I'm sorry about earlier'
'Don't worry' she said, placing a finger over his lips 'you had me at…well… you had me at, no you can't'
Alvin and Brittney giggled
'I'm' Toby said slowly 'not quite sure what just happened, but I can assume whatever it was, just got resolved'
Alvin and Brittany looked at each other
'Yeah' they said in unison
'That was great guys' Jeanette said
'Yeah, where did that come from?' Theodore asked
'I-I don't know Theo' Brittany said 'I guess the music just took us away'
'There was no music' Simon pointed out
'The music in here' Alvin corrected as he pointed at his head. Simon just rolled his eyes
'I think you should really show Dave that when he gets back guys' Julie said 'it was a fantastic duet that is just so you two'
'You mean always arguing' Theodore added innocently
'Uh' Julie stalled
There was a second of silence, then suddenly everyone bust out laughing.
Alvin leaned in and whispered into Brittany's ear whilst everyone was laughing.
'So…can I go to the party now?' he asked
'Ah, no' Brittany said flatly
'Drat' Alvin clicked.
But honestly he didn't need permission, because he had a plan
Sooooo yeah. The link to the song I used is here (terrible chipmunk pitch shift) because fanfiction doesn't allow links. Enter this at the end of the youtube url
/watch?v=R3xwDDLuLcY