Chapter 11: Chipmunks

A/N: Happy Father's Day everyone! Go spend this day with your dad, uncle, grandpa, or other men in your family! :D

It was another busy day at the castle. Servants all around were frequently getting called for by their master, or as known as my daddy, Prince Adam. The servants were totally used to helping around the castle, and helping Adam and Belle, and other people that needed help. So, it was not something new to them.

I was looking for somebody to play with. I walked around the castle, asking people if they could play with me, those people included my mama, my daddy, Kathy, Unca Coggy, Unca Lumiere, my grandpa, Maurice, Chip, and a few servants. Unfortunately, all of them were busy with stuff, so I went outside. I then saw my puppy, Jake.

"Jake!" I exclaimed. "Maybe he will play with me!"

I ran over to him. "Hi, Jake! Wanna play?"

Jake just gave me a huge yawn. He was tired.

"Oh... I understand," I said sadly.

Jake nuzzled me before going inside the castle to take a nap.

I sighed. "I have no one to play with." I looked down at my feet.

"Maybe I can go to the library to read a book." I went inside the castle and walked to the library.


"That was a good story," I said as I closed one of the children's books in the castle library.

My stomach then growled. "Tummy hungry. I want a snack." I got out of the chair.

Belle walked in. "Oh, hello, sweetie."

"Hi, Mama. I'm hungry."

"I'll see if Chef Bouche can make a snack for you." She patted my hair.

I giggled. "Okay, Mommy."

Belle smiled at me before walking away.

"Maybe I can go see Philippe while I wait for my snack," I said.

Philippe and Maurice moved into the castle when Belle and Adam got married. I was so happy they did because I loved them very much. Plus, the castle had this room that was really useful for Maurice to build his inventions in.

I began to run outside to the castle stables.


Philippe munched on the hay contently. The horse loved to eat. He had such a big appetite. This was probably the best part of his day, eating yummy food, but of course, daily visits from Belle, me, Kathryn, and other people in the castle was the number one best part of his day.

I went to him. "Hey, boy."

Philippe looked up at me and neighed happily. His tail began to swish back and forth.

I giggled and reached up to his nose.

Philippe lowered down to my height so he could be petted.

I gently petted his nose.

The horse whinnied softly in content.

I smiled. "It's nice to see you too, Philippe."

For some reason, I could understand what animals are trying to say. Like, I knew that they couldn't talk, but I just knew their thoughts and what they needed, and other stuff like that. I could say it was a power for me.

"I wish I could ride on you, but Mommy says I'm too small. Maybe when I'm older."

Philippe frowned a bit, but he understood. He nuzzled me.

I chuckled. "You a good horsie."

Philippe smiled. He then continued on with his snacking.

"I guess I'll see you later." I walked out of the stables.

I walked to a tree and sat down, my back against its trunk. I sighed, bored again.

"I wonder when my snack is gonna be re- Ow!"

An acorn suddenly dropped on my head. I rubbed my head.

"Ugh... What was that?" I looked at the ground and picked it up.

"Acorn?"

I looked up to see what was going on. I gasped. Two chipmunks were on the tree's branch, eating acorns.

One of the two chipmunks had brown fur, a light belly, chest, face, and a white muzzle. It also had a black little nose that was cute as a button. The chipmunk had one front tooth also. The other chipmunk had a similar body of its friend, but it had a red nose and two front teeth.

"Oh, hello there," I said softly.

The chipmunks stopped eating and looked down at me. They smiled and waved their little hands at me.

I giggled. They were so cute.

"My name Aaliyah."

The chipmunk with the black nose chirped.

"Your name is Chip? I have a friend named Chip in the castle!" I grinned.

Chip giggled and nudged his friend to introduce himself.

His friend chirped to me that his name was Dale.

"Dale. What a nice name. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet both of you."

Chip and Dale ran down the tree.

I smiled at them and gently petted them.

They both made a content sound, as like if they were cats purring.

I giggled again. They were sweet little chipmunks.

Chip then rubbed against my small hand, wanting to get petted even more.

Dale gave a look at Chip. He crossed his arms and tapped his foot on the ground. He pushed Chip out of the way. He wanted to get petted more too.

Chip made an angry noise at Dale. He pushed him out of the way too.

Dale growled a little. He made angry chirping noises at him.

The two then began to fight as if they were in a wrestling match.

"Woah, woah, woah, okay, guys. You both are being petted," I said.

They stopped fighting and looked at me guiltily.

"Aww, it's okay, guys." I picked them up.

They both nuzzled my cheeks.

I laughed. "Hey, that tickles!"

Their little tails wagged. I happily felt them.

Belle then came outside. "Aaliyah, your snack is ready. Oh, who are these two cuties?"

"Hi, Mama! They are Chip and Dale! I met them not too long ago."

Belle lowered down to my height. "Aww. They sure are cute."

"They are." I petted them.

Chip and Dale chirped happily.

Belle giggled and petted their little heads.

I placed them down carefully. "Okay, guys, I gotta go inside now. It snack time."

The chipmunks hugged my legs and whimpered. They didn't want me to leave.

I looked at my mama with my sweet, brown eyes. "Mama?"

She chuckled. "Oh, alright. They can come inside the castle. But they can't make a mess."

"Don't worry, Mama. They will behave. Right, guys?"

They replied by simply nodding their heads.

"Alright, then. Let's go." Belle walked to the castle doors.

I picked up Chip and Dale and followed her. I was glad that my new chipmunk friends were able to come inside the castle with me.

I walked towards the kitchen, the pitter patter of my little feet making noise.

A few servants smiled or waved at me and Belle when we walked past them.

As soon as I went into the kitchen, Chip and Dale's noses went up and down, adoring the scent of my snack.

I looked at my snack on the table. "Woah!"

It looked more like a meal than a snack. I had a grilled cheese sandwich with a glass of chocolate milk, grapes, strawberries, graham crackers, pretzels, and apple slices.

"Oh my. T-that's a lot of food," I said.

Belle giggled and placed me in my high chair. "Well, I'm sure your little chipmunk friends won't mind eating some of your snacks."

I looked at Chip and Dale, who tied little napkins on their necks.

I also giggled. "I do need help eating it."

The chipmunks wagged their tails happily. The three of us began to dig into our snacks.


Dale hiccupped. He patted his rounded belly happily. He was so full, that he couldn't move. Well, both of the chipmunks actually. Their napkins that were around their necks were taken off after they have finished eating.

I looked at their bellies and chuckled. "You guys are full."

They nodded their heads at me and lied down on their backs on the table, full and happy.

"Silly chipmunks." I smiled.

Belle entered the kitchen. "Hey, sweetie. How was your snack?"

"Delicious! I'm glad Chip and Dale helped me finish it."

Belle looked at the chipmunks and smiled. "I can tell they had a lot of food."

"They did." I gently rubbed Chip's belly with my finger. He giggled.

"How about later you three can play together?" Belle said.

"Yeah!" I exclaimed.

Chip and Dale groaned, not even wanting to think about playing right now. Their tummies were just too full of food.


The outdoors were filled with me laughing as I ran away from Chip. We were playing tag right now, and Chip was it.

Dale ran as fast as he could away from his best friend.

I was so busy running away from Chip, that I didn't even notice a rock in front of me. I tripped.

The two chipmunks immediately ran to me, worried.

My knee started to hurt. I didn't have any scratches or bruises, thankfully. I was starting to feel pain though. Tears formed in my eyes.

Chip and Dale were so sweet. They kissed my boo boo.

I sniffed and wiped my tears away. "T-thanks, guys. I feel better already."

Kathryn came outside and went up to me. "Hey, sis." She then saw Chip and Dale. "Oh, hello there."

"Hi, Kathy. These are my new friends, Chip and Dale."

They both did this cute little bow to her, trying to be respectful since she was a princess after all.

Kathryn giggled. "How adorable." She rubbed their heads.

"Yeah. Wanna play tag with us?"

"Sure! Who's it?"

"Chip is," I answered.

"Okay. Let's play!"

The four of us had a great time playing tag together. It was fun to play games with Kathyrn in general, but it was even more fun with two fun-loving chipmunks.