Hey, guys, Awesomo3000 here! And here is the tenth chapter of Chipwrecked! Again, sorry about the late update. I've been really busy today and tonight.
I had my new carpet laid in my room on Monday, and I have to say it looks SO awesome! So much better than hard wooden floorboards! A nice creamy colour too!
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Chapter 10: Too Cool For Rules

That night, it was 8:40pm as the humongous Carnival Dream drifted elegantly through the even bigger ocean, slowly splitting the waves in half like a knife on a cake. The millions of bright lights from the ship's windows and decks lit up the entire cruise ship like a gigantic Christmas tree. The moonlight shone down on the ocean, its reflection rippling in the waves and reflecting off the ship's shiny white sides.

Everybody on the ship was enjoying themselves out on the brightly lit decks. Everybody, that is, except six.

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Alvin slumped onto his back on the double bed and let out a long bored groan for the possibly hundredth time that evening. Simon glanced over at his brother from the other side of the bed and rolled his eyes, sighing.

"Alvin, we know you're bored. But you can't keep making that irritating noise all evening." Claire said, before going back to reading her magazine on the chair. Alvin turned his head towards his brother.

"But, I can't help it." he groaned, "I'm just soooooo boooooored!" Simon just sighed in response.

"Alvin, we do feel the same as you too." said Theodore who was helping himself to a biscuit.

"And besides, Alvin, it is your fault that we can't go out onto the deck tonight." Simon said as he slipped into his blue pyjama top. Alvin sat up and glared over at the blue clad chipmunk.

"God, Simon! I said I was sorry!" he said, "What more do you want?"

"For you to stop being all…" Simon motioned his furry little hands towards Alvin's entire body. "…this." Alvin looked offended.

"But you just gestured to all of me." he replied. Simon nodded.

"Yes. That's right." he replied, "Stop being all of you." Alvin narrowed his eyes at Simon.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked dangerously. Claire looked at the two chipmunks, a worried expression planted on her face.

"Guys, please don't…"

"I'm saying you need to grow up, Alvin!" Simon interrupted, "You need to stop acting so immature all the time. You're fifteen and you act like you're four! It's because of your childishness that we all got into trouble tonight!"

"Simon, for the last time, I'm sorry! Okay?" Alvin yelled, "I've apologized, like, a thousand times, but you won't accept my apology!" Simon shot Alvin a dirty look.

"It's because I lost Dave's trust because of you, Alvin!" he yelled back, "Now he can't trust me to keep an eye on you!" Theodore, who had been watching the whole thing, quickly leapt across onto the bed.

"Guys, please don't fight." Theodore begged, stepping between the two arguing brothers, "This is a vacation. We're supposed to relax, not fight." Simon looked down at Theodore's pleading eyes and his angry expression softened. He then sighed deeply.

"You're right. Sorry, Theo." he replied, ruffling Theodore's hair. Alvin's expression softened too.

"Yeah, sorry, Theodore." he said gently. Theodore and Claire smiled.

"He's right, Alvin." said Claire, "You need to calm down. I know this has been kind of a stressful day for us. But now, you need to relax and enjoy the rest of the evening." Alvin sighed deeply.

"Okay, Claire. You're right." he replied.

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Meanwhile, in the bathroom, the Chipettes were running themselves a nice hot chipmunk-sized bath in the sink. Finally, Brittany turned off the taps and tested the water with her paw.

"Okay, girls. I think the water's ready." she said. Jeanette and Eleanor both jumped up onto the top excitedly.

"At last!" Eleanor said. The Chipettes then removed their vacation clothes, exposing their furry chipmunk bodies. They then all got into the small bath and sighed contently as the warm water engulfed the bottom halves of their bodies. Brittany leaned against the edge of the sink and sighed deeply.

"Just what the doctor ordered." she said.

"Yep, a nice relaxing end to a fun but stressful day." Jeanette added. Brittany's relaxed smile faded from her face at the mention of this.

"Ugh, don't remind me." she muttered. Eleanor looked over at her sister and sighed.

"Brittany, I know that you're still mad at Alvin because we can't go out onto the deck tonight." she said, "But that doesn't mean you have to keep hating on him." Brittany looked at her younger sister crossly.

"Eleanor, it's all his fault we can't do anything fun tonight." she replied angrily, "We all got into trouble because of him."

"Brittany, don't you think you're being a little too hard on Alvin?" Jeanette asked.

"Too hard?" Brittany spluttered in anger, "Jeanette, he's the reason that we got in trouble! All because he just couldn't resist breaking "a few" rules! Don't you get it?" Brittany's anger quickly faded away when she saw that her sister looked hurt. She gently placed her paw on Jeanette's shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Jeanette. I didn't mean to get angry at you." she said softly. Jeanette wiped away a few tears from her right eye.

"It's okay, Brittany." she responded.

"Britt, you just need to cut him some slack. After all, he didn't mean to get us in trouble tonight." Eleanor said, "Being fun and wild is just who he is. You can't force people to change." Brittany looked over at her sister and sighed deeply. It was true; even though Alvin annoyed her at times, she still never wanted him to stop being him.

"You're right, Ellie. I should give him a break tonight." she said. Just then, the Chipettes flinched and turned around as the door handle rattled slightly. Then the two doors both opened, revealing Dave in a white buttoned shirt with a black bowtie with black trousers and smart black shoes.

"Oh, hi, Dave." said Jeanette, smiling at him.

"Hey, girls. Are you nearly finished in here?" Dave asked, "Because I need to get ready."

"Oh, sorry." said Brittany. The three girls jumped out of their sink bath and quickly wrapped themselves in their chipmunk-sized towels. They were each their signature colour with their initials on the corner in silver writing. The Chipettes then picked up their vacation clothes in their arms.

"So, what are you getting ready for, Dave?" asked Brittany, as she and her sisters jumped down onto the floor and walked out of the bathroom. They then dumped their clothes next to the bed.

"I'm getting ready for my dinner with the captain tonight." Dave replied, stepping into the bathroom. Brittany was so surprised, her towel fell off, revealing her naked chipmunk body. She hastily picked it up and wrapped it around her when she noticed Alvin was staring at her from the bed.

"We're having dinner with the captain?" she asked excitedly, turning towards Dave. Ever since they had got on the ship, she had wanted to meet the captain.

"No, I am." Dave responded, "You're staying here. I have to go apologize for everything Alvin did." He looked at Alvin sternly when he said that. With that, he shut the two doors to the bathroom to get ready. Brittany's excited expression faded into disappointment, then anger.

"This is so not fair!" she said crossly, straightening her pink towel, "I really wanted to meet the captain!"

"Don't worry. There's always next time, Brittany." Eleanor said, trying to calm her sister down.

"Who knows when next time will be, Ellie?" Brittany asked.

"We know how you feel, Brittany." Simon replied, "We really wanted to go to the dinner as well. But, we can't, thanks to a certain chipmunk." The five chipmunks all turned to look at Alvin on the bed.

"Oh, come on! I said I was sorry!" Alvin said, holding up both his hands in defence.

"Guys, listen. I know you're disappointed that you can't go." Claire said, putting down her magazine, "But Dave is already stressed out enough. The least you all can do is let him calm down for the rest of the night." The Chipmunks and the Chipettes all sighed.

"Yeah, you're right, Claire." Theodore replied. The Chipettes leapt up onto the bed, and got into their clothes. Alvin, of course, looked away until they had gotten changed. Alvin looked across at Brittany and thought to himself.

She's probably still angry at me. I have to make it up to her so she'll love me. I don't want her to hate me. he thought. Then, gaining his confidence, Alvin gently took Brittany's hand in his. He felt her flinch slightly at his touch.

"Brittany?" he asked, "Can I talk with you? Alone." Brittany looked surprised at his question.

"Um, okay, Alvin." she replied. With that, Alvin jumped down off the bed and led her out of the room and into the corridor. He then shut the door behind them and turned to face his female counterpart.

"Brittany… are you… still mad at me?" Alvin asked nervously.

"Well, I was a little mad at you before." she replied, "Why? Why do you ask?" Alvin took a breath in and then sighed deeply.

"Brittany, I'm really sorry for my behaviour today." he said at last. Brittany looked surprised as Alvin continued.

"I only meant to have some fun, since this was a vacation. But all I did was get us into trouble." Alvin carried on, "And I'm sorry I snatched the mike from you today. I just can't help myself sometimes. And now it's because of me you can't have dinner with the captain. Can you forgive me?" Brittany looked at Alvin, her electric blue eyes unblinking in surprise. Then, she grabbed Alvin and pulled him into a hug. Now Alvin was the one who looked surprised.

"Of course, Alvin. How can I not?" she replied with a giggle, "Besides, that's just who you are: Fun, wild, hyperactive. I can't force you to change. I wouldn't want you to anyway." Alvin then smiled and hugged her back.

"Thank, Britt." he whispered. He then mouthed a silent "Yes!" to himself.

If I keep this up, she's sure to love me back! he thought. Just then, the door to the room opened and Dave stepped out, all dressed in his clothes for the dinner with the captain. He looked down at the two hugging chipmunks and cleared his throat.

"Am I interrupting anything?" he asked sarcastically. Finally noticing him, Alvin and Brittany quickly broke apart and fidgeted awkwardly.

"Er, nope." Alvin replied nervously.

"Yeah, everything's fine, Dave." Brittany added. Dave gave them both a disbelieving look, before kneeling down to face the two of them.

"Okay, now listen. I'm going to my dinner with the captain now." he said, "And I want all of you to behave while I'm gone. Especially you, Alvin. No causing trouble this time."

"Don't worry, Dave. I guarantee you that I will behave tonight. I've learnt my lesson. Honest!" Alvin replied. Dave looked at him sceptically before standing up.

"Good. Now go back inside. Claire will take care of you." he said, "I'll be back at ten-ish. And I want you all in bed by then."

"Okay, Dave." Alvin and Brittany said in unison as they walked back into the room. Dave then shut the door and walked away to the dinner. Alvin and Brittany both turned around and jumped up onto the bed. They then slumped onto their backs with the others. There was silence. Ten seconds passed.

"So, what do you wanna do?" asked Jeanette, breaking the silence.

"To be honest, Jean, I don't really know." Simon replied. Another ten seconds passed. Finally, Claire spoke up.

"Guys, I'm getting thirsty. I'm gonna go get myself a drink from the buffet." she said, standing up, "Do you want anything?"

"Oh, no thank you, Claire. We're fine." replied Eleanor kindly. Claire smiled at her.

"Okay, I'll be back in ten minutes." she said, making her way towards the door, "Simon, you're in charge until I get back." Simon looked surprised, while Alvin looked annoyed.

"Again, why does everybody always put Simon in charge all the time?" he asked.

"You're putting me in charge?" asked Simon, ignoring his brother.

"Sure. I still trust you, Simon." Claire replied kindly, "I'll see you guys in a bit."

"Okay. Bye, Claire!" called Theodore as Claire walked out of the door, closing it behind her. Silence filled the air once again.

"Oh, God. This is sooo boring." groaned Brittany.

"Welcome to the club, Britt." Alvin replied. Just then, he sat up.

"Hey, guys." he said, "I got an idea." The five chipmunks all sat up.

"Oh, no." muttered Simon. Alvin ignored him.

"Since we can't have fun in here, why don't we have some fun out on the deck?" he asked. The others all looked at each other, surprised and slightly worried at the sound of this idea.

"But, Alvin, Dave said we can't go out onto the deck tonight." reminded Eleanor.

"Yeah. We have to stay here." Theodore added.

"Come on! It's alright, Theo." Alvin replied, not worried at all, "It's only for a few minutes. Besides, Dave doesn't know won't kill him."

"No! Absolutely not, Alvin!" Simon said sternly, "I think we've had enough of your ideas for today."

"Oh, come on, Simon!" Alvin protested. But Simon turned away from his brother, both his arms folded across his chest.

"No." he replied. Jeanette gently placed her hand on Simon's right shoulder.

"Come on, Simon." she said, "I admit, it is breaking the rules Dave gave us, but it is better than being cooped up in this room all night." Simon had to admit, Jeanette did have a point. But he still looked a little doubtful.

"Well… I don't know…" he muttered.

"Yeah, come on, Simon." Brittany said, "We have to have some fun this evening." Still, Simon couldn't decide.

"Well…" Then Theodore stepped in front of him and looked at him, his eyes all big like a puppy.

"Come on, Simon. Just for a few minutes?" he begged, "Pleeeeeeeaaaaase?" Simon smiled at his younger brother; he just could never say no to Theodore's puppy eyes.

"Oh, alright." he said at last, "But just for a couple of minutes." His answer was met with cheers from the Chipettes and Theodore.

"Good, Simon! Now you're talking!" Alvin said, "Besides I'm too cool for rules." He then leapt down from the bed and began to make his way towards the door. The five other chipmunks all followed him.

"So, what do you have in mind, Alvin?" asked Brittany curiously. Alvin grinned at her.

"Karaoke!" he replied. The others looked confused.

"Again?" asked Jeanette and Eleanor at the same time.

"But this time, we'll all take turns at singing." Alvin added. Simon looked suspicious about this.

"Wait a minute. Since when do you ever want to take turns at sharing the mike, Alvin?" he asked.

"Since five minutes ago." Alvin responded, looking over at Brittany and smiling at her kindly. She then returned the smile.

"Alright then, let's go." said Eleanor. With that, the six little chipmunks all scampered out of the door. Simon was beginning to think that maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

"Oh, God." he muttered to himself, "Here we go again."

And there it is, Chapter 10! I hope you enjoyed it! Please review!
I must say, the results from the last poll are amazing! For the first time, I have gotten a three way tie! Which Chipmunk group do you think is better? Alvin and the Chipmunks: 2, The Chipettes: 2, and the Chipmunks and Chipettes: 2. Thank you all so much for taking votes on my polls! As always, there's a new poll on my profile. You know the drill. :)
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