Chapter X : An Update that will deleted once I finish the next chapter and post it

Hello everyone!

... Okay good start, now what?

Okay, so this isn't a new chapter. A new one's on the way, but for now here's the update.

Thanks to the power of the new Image Manager, I can now work on a cover for this story (a very nice cover). I can't say just yet what the cover will be just yet, but it'll be great in the end.

Also, if you look at the previous chapters, you'll notice that I have revised the some of them. The main revisions were spelling and grammar mistakes, but I did revise a few scenes too. This story is at least six years old (the years it hasn't been online have been counted in), so as I looked back on the previous chapters, I realize some scenes didn't quite work (they were pushing my paranoid mind to say the story was pushing the rating from a strong K+ to a low T rating. Also I was ). Plus, my writing style kept changing throughout the whole thing and I want to keep the story to one style instead of multiple. So, rather than delete the story and repost the whole thing over, I decided to just saved the old drafts and revised most (maybe all, I'm not sure) the chapters then replaced the old draft I posted with the new one.

Next order of business: The Fans and Reviewers. Thank you everyone who has read this and enjoyed it. Thank you especially to everyone who read reviewed. The comments were encouraging. Thank you Augustbaby.X and Bubbles/Trainer Bubbles for the motivation. And I'd like to thank Mares-a-Mares for your concern for poor Nikki in Chapter 9. A special shout-out to PrettiWitchiMegChanChi for the help, motivation and for being there since Chapter 1. It means a lot to me. To everyone who doesn't know, Meg-Chan is an awesome writer and you should really read her stories.

I have come a long way since the first time I posted a story online (on the site , but unfortunately, the site closed down. I still got the stories though, so I may post them). I have matured a lot in grammatical errors and spelling. I can also keep my focus on one story at a time, but now I go slower due to revisions and making sure I like the final copy I post.

If you're still here, I congratulate you for reading all of this. Too many people would take a glance at this chapter and be like "What, no new chapter?! Well that was a waste of time!" and then would have processed to close the tab or browser in annoyance or disgust, waiting for another chapter instead of reading on and seeing what the author has to say. However, I know that some of you stayed and read the whole thing. Thank you and now here's your reward.

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I figure since this will chapter will be deleted anyway, I might as well enjoy myself. Anyway the reward is...

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A Sneak Peak of Chapter 35! YAAAAAY!

"Kids, Nicole? …. Or rats?"

Alvin glare was colder than ice.

I stared back at him like he had grown another head. Simon and Theodore were watching their brother's and my every movement. We have been friends for how long? Almost an entire 2 months? It hadn't felt that long. I know there were times where we butted heads, but really? Did… had he really just said that? This was all too much, even for Alvin. I wanted to tell him, "Ha, good one Alvin. But seriously, why are you mad at me?" or "Are you out of your mind!? Ian's a psycho, remember and he's the one who called you guys rats, not me!"

"Wha-what?" was what came out instead. "I would never say that and you know it!"

"You did." My heart stopped as my eyes left Alvin and turn to Theodore. He looked ready to cry. "He… he had you recorded at the party and you… you…"

I wanted to comfort him, tell him that the video or sound recording was a total fake. But what proof did I have? My word against a fake video/ sound recording? I sounded like I would win, but I knew in this battle, I was gonna lose.

"Well?" continued Alvin cold triumph."What do ya gotta say to that?"

There was silence Alvin, Simon and Theodore waited for an answer, each had a different expression on his face.

I don't know why it did, but my anger decided it would be best if it took over as the words flew out my mouth like a wrecking ball. "If ya think he loves ya so much, then why don't you just go live with him?!"

I shouldn't have said that. The words hung in the air as the wrecking ball swung wildly. No one said a word. I think about it now and wonder if we were all just waiting for someone to burst out laughing and say "Got 'cha! You should've seen your face(s)!" or "Look, whatever Ian said isn't true" or maybe an "I'm sooo soorrry! Please forgive me! I didn't mean it! Please take me back!" (that was probably what Alvin wanted to hear).

None of those ever came though. Instead, I stormed off, leaving the wide-eyed chipmunks, who looked hurt, to talk among themselves.

There, that should hold some of you over til the next chapter's release. Anyway, R&R!

Ciao!