Chapter 10

"Omigod! He said your names all by himself!?" Brittany exclaimed on the phone. The Sevilles were now home. Alvin was sitting on the kitchen counter talking in the speaker phone with his brothers sitting behind him listening. Simon was cradling Charlie in his lap and Theodore was sitting next to him. Neither of them could get over how big Charlie had already gotten.

"Yeah, he did," Alvin replied proudly. He heard Jeanette and Eleanor moving around in the background. Then, Eleanor's voice came in.

"Whose name did he say first?" she asked.

"Mine of course!" Alvin said with even more pride. Eleanor gasped on the other end and exclaimed, "I knew it! Hah!"

"Aw man!" Brittany said.

"Shoot!" Jeanette's voice came in.

"Pay up girls," Eleanor said.

Alvin's eyes widened and he cried into the phone, "You girls were placing bets on us!?"

Brittany's voice said, "Alvin, it's not like we were doing any real harm. We were just betting on whose name Charlie would say first. Big deal. Besides, you guys have placed bets on us before and they were really sick ones too!"

"Ay-ee…" Alvin choked out tugging at his shirt collar with embarrassment.

"Yeah, that's right," Brittany said.

"Well, we'll be seeing you boys in a few days," Jeanette said.

"Give Charlie lots of love from us!" Eleanor exclaimed.

"Later!" the Chipmunks said in unison. Alvin hung up and walked over to his three brothers.

Theodore said cheerfully, "Well guys, I guess we can say that all's well that ends well. Dave's not mad and all the questions and loose ends are tied up. Right?"

Simon said, "Uh… not exactly, Theodore. This baby business definitely isn't over. And another thing that I haven't even thought about since the night Charlie first came into our lives, how did he get here?"

The boys paused for a moment in silence. Simon had a point. Just where did Charlie come from? Well other than the obvious answer.

"Maybe it was just fate," Theodore said. The other two looked at him strangely. He continued, "It was destiny. Charlie fell into our laps for a reason. Maybe it was just because he needed us. He mom and dad probably couldn't take care of him, but they knew we could."

"Yeah, but why us?" Alvin asked.

Theodore replied with a shrug, "We're the Chipmunks. Everyone knows who we are. And who better to take care of a baby chipmunk than, well, chipmunks. Chipmunks who are known for being nice and have good lives."

Alvin still looked like he wasn't following, but he just went along with it. Charlie outstretched his little paws toward Alvin and Simon handed him over. Alvin looked down at the baby and started singing a little lullaby. Theodore joined in with some humming and then Simon began to harmonize. After a few more bars, Charlie began to try to sing along too. In a kind of cooing sort of way that weren't exactly words.

What concerned the boys a little bit was the fact that Charlie wasn't at all following along to their tune. They knew he was still just a baby, but they all recalled that they were all able to at least carry a tune by the time they were as old as he was being that chipmunks are able to develop so quickly.

Simon and Theodore stopped harmonizing and sang equally to the melody with Alvin while Charlie began cooing louder, going far from the tune they were singing. The three stopped and all looked at each other.

Simon said quietly, "Uh… guys, you don't think our little brother here is… tone deaf do you?"

"Tone deaf?" Theodore questioned, "You mean that he can't match pitch and tune very well when he hears it?"

"Right," Simon said slowly.

Alvin said, "Well, I'm sure we'll find his talent some time. But I guess it looks like Alvin and the Chipmunks are going to forever be just a trio." He paused a moment and then cried, "Aw man! And I was finally warming up to the idea of having a fourth member."

Simon and Theodore laughed while Charlie just giggle and blew a few bubbles from his lips. The little bubbles got bigger and popped leaving drool all over the A on Alvin's hoodie. Alvin cringed as he looked down making his brothers laugh harder.

Alvin let out an exasperated, "Chaarrrr-liiiieeeeee!"

And that's the end. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Yea, it was a short chapter.

I know, this kind of leaves it open for a sequel since no one's sure still of how Charlie ended up at their doorstep. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to write a sequel. If I am, it's gonna be a really long time. Life is hectic and I've got so many other projects to take care of all the time. (Which is why it took me so long to put up this final chapter.)

Again, hope you liked it! Fave and review! :)