Chapter 14:

AN: Well here is the final chapter of my Questions and Answers story. I hope you like it.

Everyone stood in awe at the story Alvin had just told. Claire had her face in her hands crying. Dave was trying to comfort her while also crying silently. The Chipettes were to the left of them. They were also crying while they hugged one another. Simon and Theodore had blank expressions on their faces. They were probably still in shock. Alvin stood in the middle of the table looking down at his feet whilst trying to hold back tears that were just threatening to fall. He figured he had cried enough today and was trying to stay strong for his brothers, even though that was very hard.

After about a minute of Staring into space, Simon finally came to and looked Alvin straight in the eyes. "A-Alvin…" He started. "Is-is what you said true? Is Rose really d-dead?" Alvin looked at Simon and said with some difficulty "Y-yeah…its t-true S-Simon."

Then Simon did something nobody expected him to do. He fell to his knees and broke down crying. After Theodore came to he did the exact same thing Simon did. Almost immediately after Simon and Theodore fell to their knees, The Chipettes came rushing over to The Chipmunks and pulled their counterparts into a hug.

The hug lasted about a minute before The Chipettes pulled out of the hug allowing the three chipmunk brothers to pull each other into a huge brotherly hug. That hug lasted longer, about three minutes, before they released each other. "I c-can't believe she's d-dead" Theodore said teary eyed. "I…we never got to say goodbye." Simon said with tears in his eyes soon after.

"I know…I never got to say goodbye either..." Alvin said whilst he wiped the tears from his eyes. Once he finished he looked at both Simon and Theodore. "I'm really sorry for lying for two years. It's just that…I didn't want you to know the truth. I didn't want you two to feel the same pain I did. I didn't want to see your faces if I ended up telling you the truth at the time." Alvin started. He then pulled both his brothers into another hug. While he hugged them he said "As the big brother of the family it is my duty to look after my little brothers. Whether it be saving you from a predator or from heartbreak, it is my duty to protect you, emotionally or physically. I love you two with all my heart and will never let anything happen to you." Alvin finished with tears of joy streaming down his furry face.

Both Simon and Theodore, after hearing those words come out of Alvin's mouth, hadn't felt so happy in a long time. They felt tears of joy well up in their eyes "Thank you Alvin!" Simon said whilst he continued to hug Alvin. "You have no idea how much those words mean to us! We love you too."

"You guys should hear those words every day." Alvin said as he pulled out of the hug. He turned to Brittany. "I'm sorry for not telling you the whole story earlier, but everyone had to hear it." Alvin pulled Brittany into a hug and then kissed her softly on the lips. "I love you too!" Alvin said after he finished kissing Brittany. She smiled back and said "I love you too Alvin." After giving Brittany another quick kiss he turned to Jeanette and Eleanor. "And of course I love you guys too!" Alvin said as he smiled. Jeanette and Eleanor giggled. "We love you too Alvin!" Jeanette and Eleanor replied simultaneously. Alvin then turned to Dave and Claire who, by this time, had stopped crying and were now smiling at the scene in front of them and said "I love you guys to. I know I can be troublesome sometimes but I don't mean to cause any harm. I'm just more like our dad than the others." Alvin smiled. Dave was about to say something but Simon cut him off.

"It's true Dave! He is just like our dad while Theodore and I are just like our mom." Simon smiled at the memory of his mom and dad.

"Our dad was easily the wildest and strongest of the family." Alvin started. "He looked just like me and had a personality not to unlike mine. Our mom was the calmest and smartest of the family. Her personality was a mixture of both Simon and Theodore's." Alvin then sighed before continuing. "Rose's personality was a mixture of the three of ours, but mostly mine. She was wild and adventurous while at the same time smart and somewhat timid. She looked almost exactly like me." Alvin finished.

Dave sighed. "Oh great! Your telling me that there was another you at one point?" He said playfully. Alvin looked at Dave and smiled. "That's right!" He said. "Well if that's the case I'm Kinda glad she isn't here right now!" Dave said but then quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and mentally slapped himself for saying that. Silent gasps could be heard emanating from the others in the room. Claire looked at him in horror while The Chipettes looked like they were ready to attack him. "I...Uh d-didn't mean it t-that w..." Dave stuttered but before he could finish Alvin let out a chuckle. "Yeah good for you huh?" He said. The moment he said that the others turned to him and looked at him like he had two heads. Alvin noticed this. "Don't worry guys its ok. I decided it's better not to wallow in the past. I can't mourn over her death for the rest of my life, and I believe the same goes for my brothers." He said as he looked at Simon and Theodore.

Simon and Theodore looked back at Alvin, then looked at the others. After a couple of seconds Simon sighed sadly and said "He's right guys. We can't be stuck in the past. What's done is done and we can't change that. We just have to accept that she's gone." Theodore just nodded in agreement. Alvin smiled and said "That's the Simon I know. I don't like seeing you upset. Besides, I like your know it all attitude more. It's what makes you unique as my brother." Alvin then turned to Theodore and said "I don't like seeing you upset either. You're my baby brother and your timid, shy personality is what I like most about you." Alvin finished smiling. "Thanks Alvin!" Simon said happily. "Yeah, thanks Alvin!" Theodore also said.

Everyone watched as the three chipmunk brothers pulled each other into yet another huge brotherly hug. "I really do love you guys!" Alvin exclaimed. "You're the best little brothers a guy could wish for!"

"We love you too Alvin! You are the best Big brother a guy could ask for!" Theodore said teary eyed. "Even though you can get annoying sometimes!" Simon added. "Hey!" Alvin exclaimed playfully as he gave Theodore a light noogie while still stuck in the brotherly hug. Just then Dave cleared his throat. "Hey! I want a hug too!" He exclaimed. Alvin broke out of his brother's embrace and turned to Dave. "I don't know Dave. I really don't feel like being crushed today." Alvin said. Everyone laughed. "Hey! I don't hug that hard!" Dave said while he too laughed.

"I know, but the mood in here was so sad that I decided to liven it." Alvin said as he approached Dave. Once he was close enough he proceeded to give Alvin a small hug. Alvin hugged back. After he broke away from the hug he began walking back over to where his brothers are before Claire stopped him. "Hey don't forget your aunt Claire!" She said. Everyone laughed again. "I could never forget you. I was just waiting for you to ask." Alvin said. Claire rolled her eyes. "Sure you were." Claire joked as she gestured for Alvin to come to her. Alvin obliged and walked to her. Claire pulled him into a hug and he hugged back. The hug lasted a minute before Alvin pulled away from her and began walking back toward his brothers.

After he reached them he turned to Dave and said "Well now that you all know the truth about Rose…can we have a regular dinner together?" Dave looked at him and smiled. "We sure can Alvin!

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Throughout the rest of their meal they talked about normal things such as what they did today and what they are going to do tomorrow. It was going so well that you would never have guessed that Alvin had just told them about how Rose was killed. After the meal, they said goodbye to Claire who pulled each individual chipmunk into a hug, and gave Dave a kiss on the cheek before leaving. Dave nearly passed out when Claire kissed him causing laughter to be heard coming from the 6 chipmunks who were at his feet.

"Hey that's not funny!" Dave exclaimed. The chipmunks just continued to laugh. "Your right Dave, it wasn't funny!" Alvin said "It was hilarious! You should've seen your face!" Dave blushed. The blush just caused the laughter to escalate. "You're so lame Dave! If you almost passed out when all she did was give you a kiss on the cheek, I can't wait to see what happens when she finally kisses you on the lips." Alvin continued. Everyone laughed again. "Well I hate to break it to you, but that won't happen." Dave stated.

"Oh come on Dave! We all know that you like her. It's clear as day." Simon stated while chuckling to himself. Dave blushed again. "I-I do not l-love C-Claire!" Dave exclaimed. Simon smirked and said "I never said anything about you loving her Dave. I said we all know you like her." Alvin nudged Simon on the side and said with a smirk of his own "It seems Dave here secretly loves Claire!"

"I-I do n-not!" Dave protested. He was blushing like mad. Alvin rolled his eyes. "Sure you don't." The others chuckled at that before making their way into the living room. Alvin soon followed. They all jumped onto the couch to watch TV before it was time for them to go to bed. Brittany pushed the power button on the remote to turn on the TV. After flipping through the channels they stopped on Animal Planet. Meerkat Manor was on so they decided to watch that.

During the show Alvin spoke up and said. "Guys.." Everyone turned to him. "What's up Alvin?" Simon asked. Alvin looked at his feet and said "I-I just wanted to apologize again for lying to you for so long." Simon sighed and said "It's OK Alvin you were only lying to protect us." Alvin continued to stare at his feet "I know...but I still feel really bad about it. You deserved to know, yet I kept the truth hidden away from you. I should have told you right away what happened to Rose." Simon placed a paw on Alvin's back. "Don't beat yourself up over this." He said.

"But..." Simon interrupted him. "No buts Alvin! You may have lied for two years, but the good news is you told us the truth. Even if it took those two years to do it." Simon finished. Alvin smiled. "Thanks bro! I needed that pep talk." Simon smiled back. "It's what I'm here for." Alvin looked at the others and said "I promise I will never lie about something like this again." while smiling. The others smiled back. "You better not, or else!" Brittany exclaimed playfully. After that conversation every one returned to watching TV. Then during a commercial break, Alvin suddenly felt un-easy about something. He didn't know what, but something inside him told him he was lying about not ever lying to the others again. This feeling told him that he was lying about something else, something that he had forgotten about. But instead of thinking about it further he just shrugged it off and went back to watching Meerkat Manor, which was a grave mistake.

Once the show was over it was time for bed. The 6 chipmunks jumped off the couch and made their way to their rooms. They got their pajamas and headed off to the bathroom to take showers. The Chipettes went first, then The Chipmunks. Once everyone was finished they got dressed and got in bed. After saying goodnight to their counterparts they quickly fell asleep.

Later that night:

Alvin awoke to use the bathroom. He quietly got out of bed and made his way toward the bathroom. On the way there Alvin was hit, yet again, with un-ease. The same un-easiness as earlier. "Why do I feel like I'm lying about something else?" He thought to himself. "I couldn't be lying about something else, could I? If I am failing to mention something, it's something I'm not aware of." Alvin continued to think about this for 5 minutes. By now he was heading back to his bed. Then suddenly...

"Hahaha! You're so naive! You can't even remember a simple fact about who, and what you are!" Alvin froze. "Wh-who s-said that?" Alvin exclaimed frightened while frantically looking around for the source of the voice. "Sh-show yourself!"

Alvin continued to search for the source of the voice, but found nothing. Suddenly the voice spoke up again. "You're wasting your breath! You won't find me!" The voice sounded just like Alvin's voice, but darker, and more sinister...evil even. "Where are you? This isn't funny!" Alvin exclaimed while, yet again, searching around him frantically.

"I told you! Don't bother looking for me! You won't find me!" The voice said. "Guys...this isn't funny!" Alvin stated believing his brothers, or the Chipettes were playing a joke on him. After realizing he was alone, he began to tremble out of fear. "Hahaha! Are you scared Alvin? Afraid of the truth?" The voice exclaimed!

"Wh-what truth? Wh-what are you talking about? Wh-who are you?" Alvin asked frightened. "Who am I? I'm you, the real you!" The voice said. "Wh-what do you mean?" Alvin asked. He was shaking all over. "What do I mean? I mean exactly what I said! I'm you! I'm your inner self!" The voice exclaimed.

"My inner self?" Alvin questioned. "What are you def? I just said I'm your inner self!" The voice exclaimed. "Well...wh-what do you want?" Alvin asked. "I want you to remember who you truly are, what you truly are!" the voice said. "But I know who I am! I'm Alvin Seville, a chipmunk who is also an international rock star." Alvin said proudly, even though he was scared out of his mind. "Hahaha! You really are an idiot!" The voice exclaimed. "What! I-I'm not an idiot!" Alvin stated trying to keep his dignity intact.

"Your lying to yourself kid!" The voice stated. This surprised Alvin. "You're lying to yourself, trying to suppress the truth because you don't want to remember who you really are, what you did!" The voice stated. Alvin was now more frightened than before. "Wh-what did I do?" Alvin asked frantically. There was a period of silence. Then the voice said "You really don't remember do you?"

Alvin replied with "N-no I don't!" There was another period of silence. Then the voice said "Then let me remind you!"

Suddenly, millions of memories started popping up in Alvin's head. It was happening so fast it actually made Alvin dizzy. Then, after one particular memory appeared in Alvin's mind, his head and heart started to hurt. Every memory that followed that one caused his pain to increase. It became so painful that he soon dropped to his knees while clutching the side of his head. "Stop! Please make it stop!" Alvin exclaimed. "Remember that day! Remember who you truly are! You must remember!" The voice said. "Remember your strength and powers, and how to use them!"

"ARRGH!"

To be continued in "Shadow Warrior"

AN: Well there you have it. The final chapter of my Questions and Answers story. I'll admit…this chapter is kind of confusing and I'm not particularly pleased with the way it turned out, but I already wrote it and I'm not going to start over now. I hoped you liked it anyway. Look forward to my next story which will either be my "Shadow Warrior" story where I will continue on from here, or my "Anger Awakens Meaning" story which I already have the first chapter of posted. I'm not sure yet, and it may take a while before I decide because I need to take a break from writing.

We'll see what happens

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Amon23 out for now! :)