Of cheerleaders and an impostor

The cheerleaders of the Santa-Giuliana-Schule ended their practice and changed clothes, when Carmen, the team captain, walks into the locker room. Juanita Montoya had changed and tried to close her locker when Carmen straightened her black ponytail and clears her throat. " Chica's, I got an announcement! Very important!" When Juanita closes her locker, her view hits the mirror. Shoulder-length black-brown hair, her big brown eyes, her for a chipmunk typical snub nose, and her pout. She smirked for a second, no wonder, that the chicos getting nervous when she smiles. Not that she tries to make them nervous, would be unfair. And she had a big crush on Michele "Micky" Cortes, her actual boyfriend. Should be enough, that he gets nervous when she smiled at him.

She and the other girls turned around. The red-headed Wendy, the thinnest of the girls ( She could eat what she wanted, the other girls were downright jealous about this) asked. " Yo, boss girl, what's the matter?" The colloquial tone in the team was very informal, Carmen laughs. " Well, I was asked if we want to perform on Saturday in a week at the fair downtown, at the beginning of the spring recess! We fill the breaks between the bands!" The girls giggled and cheered, Carmen raises her hand. " Yes, I know, were amazing! By the way, the coach is part of the fair committee, he had the idea! And yes, a lot of boys will watch this! That we get two hundred dollars for the team fund, is not so important!" A whisper goes around, Juanita claps happily with her hands. " That´s enough for our new cheerleader outfits! Bueno!" Carmen nodes, this year the school had no big budget for the cheerleaders.

The blonde Nicole, the tallest girl on the team, takes the word. " Then we have to practice as hard as possible, boss girl! Giving our best, with all the fuego we have!" Everyone was whispering again, Carmen nodes. " Of course, we have to practice more times, making something new! To make the people´s jaws drop!" The girls get finished and leave the gym.

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As every Thursday, they went to Paco´s, the best milkshake bar in the town. And as every time, the owner, Paco, reserved their table at the big window,

the girls crowded around it. They were giggling and laughing instead of boys, they were talking about the fair and the money. Lucille raises her hand through her braises' brown hair. " Two hundred dollars, that´s amazing! That comes right on call, I can´t repair my shirt anymore, too often darn it!"

Unnoticed by the girls someone turned around when the money was mentioned. A very little man with a hat, an eyeglass, damaged gloves, and wearing an old shabby suit sits alone on a table with a coffee in his hands. He makes a brooding face then he smiles devilishly and rubbing his hands. " Well, well, two hundred that comes right on call!" He was broke, traveled from New York over Kentucky, Kansas, and Colorado to this place, stayed some time in several towns along the way, and every time he had to leave quickly. The trouble with the police or people he betrayed. But he was used to that. He eavesdrops more on the girls.

Now Penelope takes the word, as she adjusts her sunglasses, which she usually wears on her Bob styled black hair. " We have to do more then just our pyramided! Hey, Juanita, what did you get from the girls in California! Now!" Penelope was the only chipmunk besides Juanita on the team. She was the adoptive daughter of the school´s supervisor Mister Alvarez. He met her on a trip to Santa Fe, where she lived on her own in the streets for years. She get in trouble with the authorities because she lived alone without any adults. Alvarez saw her when she was brought to the police station where he comes to report that his suitcase was stolen. The self-sufficient girl impressed him, and so he adopted her. In the beginning, it wasn´t easy, Penelope was hot-headed and stubborn, but over time both became a family. Juanita knows her since the first day in school, so it was no surprise for her when she met the Chipmunks and Chipettes in California. Juanita laughs now. " More acrobatics somersaults and switch the places, that´s something for us both, Chica!"

Bonnie, the chubby brunette that always was the base for the pyramided, sighs. " I´m out! One somersault should be all i can do!" With a giggle Gina and Tina, the two blonde twins, interfered. " We make everything..." Starts the one. "...together !" Ends up the other one the sentence. No one knows, who´s who of both, except the other cheerleaders, the only difference was that Gina had green eyes, Tina`s blue. But for strangers, it wasn´t possible to separate. Both ending up with the phrases of the other, and from time to time they dating the same boys without fighting, just to make fun of them.

Mary-Sue, who was remarkable for her long black hair and her green glasses, makes a thoughtful look, as always when she calculates. She was the smartest of the girls. " It should be enough money for new outfits and neoutfitsms!" The girls whispered and laughed, that was great. Carmen snaps with her fingers. " Okay, we should start with the extra practice on Saturday and Sunday! You all got time, in the morning at ten?"

Everyone agreed, Juanita raises her hand. " I got a date on Saturday at four, Boss girl, i don´t wanna miss it!" Carmen giggles. "The love birds huh ! Don´t worry, honey, you get you date! You get time for smooching with your novio until he gets no breath!" Now all girls giggling, including Juanita. That she had a relationship with the boy from the new chemistry class in their school, was cute in their eyes. Michele Cortes was a shy, thin boy with many freckles and a light brown mullet. Two chemistry classes of their school were mixed because there were not enough students for the two classes. Micky asked Juanita very nervous for a date, directly after their first lesson. She accepted his request directly, she found him very sweet. This was six weeks ago, since nearly two weeks they were officially a couple. Juanita couldn´t stop smiling when she´s talking about her boyfriend. Now Nicole looks at her. " I can´t take it that you and your brother dated Rockstar's, you two are amazing! Well, how´s Cody? Is he already with Dominique or...do i have a chance?" The girls giggling, including Juanita. Two of them, Wendy and Mary-Sue, were going out with Cody, but the sparks didn´t fly. The team knows him, he was hopelessly romantic, and just a way too much, they all found. Juanita straightens an unruly strand of hair with a smile. " He´s crazy r and she even about him! Maybe this becomes something serious!" Her brother was dating a girl, that was new in school. Dominique was an ace in swimming and basketball, which impresses Cody. He met her on a practice game and asked her out. This was four weeks ago and both spending every free minute together. Dominique was as romantic as Cody, Juanita was sure, they were a perfect match. She giggles, when she thought about Micky, she wasn´t much less romantic. But he was unbelievably cute. When she smiled at him, messed up his hair, kissing him, or hugging him, he blushes and smirks embarrassed. She was his first real girlfriend. On their last date he handed her a big bunch of roses, she was so pleased about that. It goes well with them. Both wanted to go for a trip downtown on Saturday afternoon and watching a movie later.

She was interrupted in her thoughts when she heard a familiar voice. " Hey, ladies, what´s going on?" Juanita sighs annoyed, some of the other girls did so too, Carmen grumbles. A boy of their age stood in front of the table, gelled black hair, a black muscle shirt, black jeans, and sneakers. He got a black leather jacket thrown over his shoulders and a big grin on his face. Lorenzo Vargas, the greatest show-off in school.

The guy thinks he´s irresistible and generally a gift for all girls. But truly he was slimy and annoying. He looks from one to another. " I have to admit, you all looking amazing! Who should i ask for a date?" Carmen clicks her tongue. " How it was with...no one, Lorenzo? Go ahead you slimy jerk!" All girls nodes, no one of them wants to date that guy. Lorenzo shrugs, then he looks over to Penelope. " Chica, i know you want to go out with me! Come on, they say, my kisses get you addicted!" The chipmunk girl with the sunglasses puts a finger in her mouth and makes a sound like she´s going to vomit. Juanita gives the boy an angry look. " Vamoose, jerk, you have no luck here!" He grumbles. " Are you sweet thing so stubborn the whole day? As more you girls resist, as more exciting it get for me!" Juanita sighs, that idiot didn´t get it! They all know, what kind of boy Lorenzo was. He´s lying through his teeth, dating several girls simultaneously, and was only interested in himself.

Carmen goes on to give him a sharp answer when a squeaky, scratchy voice interrupts. " Young fellow, the ladies begging you most polite for leaving them alone! So act like a gentleman and do so!" Everyone turns around. A small man with had, eyeglass, damaged gloves, and a shabby suit stands in front of them. It was a chipmunk.

Lorenzo squints his eyes. " That´s not your business, grandpa!" The man smiles. " A little bit respect, young fellow!" Lorenzo became nervous. Besides his big mouth, he was a coward when he gets trouble with adults. He keeps eye contact with the man for some seconds then he throws his arms in the air. " Well, forget it! You girls will begging for me, but the great Lorenzo will punish you with contempt!" He points his finger at the man. " Next time you get trouble, Grandpa! Your luck, that Lorenzo is a busy man!" He turns around, with an arrogant look on his face, and walks away. The girl sighs in relief, Carmen turns to the man. " Thank you, Mister..." He lifts his hat and bows. " Harry, Uncle Harry for my friends! And you must not thank me for that, it was a matter of course!

What a lout!" He smiles. " This is no behavior to young ladies!" The girls giggling, Harry waves his hand. " It´s true! Excuse me, but i heard you got a big performance coming up ?" Carmen nodes. " Well, Saturday a fair downtown, we are cheerleaders and get an invitation tan to perform there! And we can´t await it!" Harry raises his eyebrows. " Sounds great! I´m just on transit, but I think I can I have more days until that fair! I really won´t miss the performance of a surely talented dance group! We see again, my dears!" He lifts his hat again, then he leaves. The girls looked at each other, Wendy giggles. " He was friendly! To help us with Lorenzo!" The other girls affirmed. Then they began to make plans for the practice on Saturday. Unnoticed by them Harry stood outside and rub his hands with a smile. " Well ,they got no suspicion, and when they get the money, my time comes!" With malicious laughter he strolls down the street, in his hand just the coffee, he didn´t pay for, as usual.

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Juanita blows a kiss at Micky and closes the front door. She looks through the small window beside the door. Her boyfriend totters from the door to the sidewalk, with a big smile on his red face, looks back to the house, and strolls down the road. Man, they were crushed on each other! She had kissed him goodbye until he blushes from ear to ear. Juanita giggles, the boy was so cute. She puts her sneakers off, places them under the sideboard in the hallway, and looks into the living room. Her parents, Brenda and Pablo Montoya, sitting on the couch and watching tv. Cody was already out with Dominique.

Her parents looked up when Juanita enters the room. " Hola mam, hola papa!" Her mother smiles, her father smirks. " Hola, my little angel, you seem so happy, your day was fine?" She nodes. " Si, the practice runs well, and the afternoon and the movie with Micky was bonito!" as She sat down beside her mother, who hugs her. " My little sunshine, that boy must be crazy about you!" Juanita and her mom giggling, her father laughs. " She got that from me, that´s the Montoya charm!" Brenda gives her husband an amused look, then all three laughing's, when suddenly the phone on the table beside the couch rings. Juanita's mother frowns. " A call, this time?" She gets the receiver of the phone. " Hello, Montoya?" She listens then she smiles at her daughter. " It´s for you, Sunshine! It´s Theodore Seville from California!" She gets to the receiver. " One moment, Theodore!" She hands it over to her daughter, Juanita smirks. " How nice! What he just wants that time?" She takes the receiver. " Hola Theodore! Everything´s alright?" His voice sounds relaxed. " Hello, Juanita, sorry for this late call! Everything's Bueno! I can´t talk long, it´s long-distance, but I have a question about the recipe from your last letter!"

They had became pen pal's since they met in California and have gone out with each other once. Juanita was happy for Theodore and Eleanor getting together, she thinks they were a cute couple. She giggles. " What do you wanna know?" " How much of hot pepper has it to be, a complete, a half..." " No, Theodoro! Only a trace, not more! Dios Mio, who should eat it?" Maybe the ink wasn´t completely dry when I put it into the envelope, perdono!

" Theodore laughs. " Never mind, the reason why I call! By the way, Simon and Jeanette became a couple of last weeks when they practice for the school play, which had premiered today! They get it already! We are actually at a restaurant and this question runs my head the whole day! What about you, everything´s alright?" " I´m fine, with Micky it runs well, next week my cheerleader team got a performance on a fair, getting some money for the team fund! And I´m glad for Jeanette and Simon!" Then she remembered something. " Thursday we get in trouble with a jerk from our school, and an adult chipmunk, I never saw, helped us out! Seems like a tramp, but he´s very friendly!"

For a second it was silent on the phone, then Theodore answers, he sound a bit concerned, " Can you tell me how he looks and his name?"

Juanita was wondering. " Well, hat, eyeglass, an old suit! He called himself uncle Harry and..." Theodore interrupts her. " UNCLE HARRY? Juanita, that´s an impostor, a bad guy! Three times he tried to trick us and one time he tried to con the Chipettes when they were in New York! He steals other people´s money!

" Juanita gasps. " Oh no, that`s the guy, the girls told me something! And maybe he heard us talking about the money! What should we do?" That moment she heard Theodore screaming. " ALVIN, SIMON, CHIPETTES, Uncle Harry is in New Mexico and try to steal the money of Juanita's cheerleader team!" She could hear a rumble than Alvin was on the phone, Juanita hear the other five whisperings in the back. " WHAT? That guy isvery mean, be careful!"

Juanita was shocked. " Until now he got nothing from us! But he knows when we perform! What now, calling the police?" " You can do that, but I think he needs a lesson again! No one tricks our friends, I told you what happened when we met him!" Juanita listened to him then she smiles. "Bueno! I think I got an idea! Thank you for the warning, I call back! And don´t forget kissing as much as you can!" Alvin laughs when she hangs up.

Her parents gave her a confused look, her mother clears her throat. " You need police? Something´s wrong?" Juanita shakes her head. " Luckily not, but someone needs a lesson!" She told her parents about Harry and what Alvin told her. The concerned look in her parent's faces switches to a big smirk, then her father laughs. " Sounds great! Sure I help you! No one tricks my angel!" Juanita claps happily her hands, she loves her parents for being there for her every time.

...

Music starts when the girls take their positions.

Chipettes:

We jump and shout, and show you now,

for what we are proud of, you just say wow.

The girls building two pyramids, Juanita and Penelope jump from one to another.

Chipettes:

Up in the sky, you don´t believe,

we fly so high, your applause we receive.

Finally, both pyramids become one, Juanita and Penelope get Wendy to jump high above and making a somersault in the air.

The girls whirling around, getting in a line, and bow to the audience. The crowd screams and applause as loud as for the bands.

Juanita felt a bit dizzy, she, Penelope, and Wendy ( Who was the lightest after the two chipmunks) were thrown and jumping multiple times. But the applause of the people was worth it. They waved, then they leave the stage. Juanita gives a short look to a fire truck, where her father was standing, and winks noticeable at her. He and his people were ready, he´s working for the local railway company and get some of his workmates into the plan as well as Mary-Sues dad, a police officer. When the girls approaching the tent with refreshments, some boys walk towards them.

Carmen smirks. " Ladies, fans!" They all get compliments and requests for dates. Gina and Tina, the twins, give their numbers to guys of a rock band.

While Penelope gets a date with a guy, Juanita rejects friendly but strictly two, three requests for a date. She looks around and saw Harry besides a takeaway near the tent. He was so impudent to smirk and wave at her. If he just knowing... She tried to focus and grins back. The trap was set. Now one of the organizers of the fair approaches the girls. Carmen, who gave a boy her phone number, steps towards him, a big grin on her face. " Mister Beckett, I hope, we were good enough!" Beckett laughs. " You´re kidding! The people get crazy! The coach´s right, you girls are amazing! Would you perform on other events the next time?" The girls cheered, Carmen nodes with a smile. "Every time!" Beckett gets an envelope out of his jacket and handed it over to Carmen. " Well, here´s your wage!"

The girls surrounded Carmen, who opened the envelope and scrolls through the notes. Then all ten looked over to Mister Beckett. " THANKS!" The man laughs again and gets some vouchers out of his jacket. " And that´s on top, ladies! The diner over there is one of the sponsors, a free lunch for you all!" Again all the girls cheered. Mister Beckett said goodbye and leaves, the girls approached the tent and get some refreshments. Then Harry shows up, a battered camera in his hands. He laughs. " Hey, nice to meet you again! You were great!" His look hits the envelope in Carmen's hand. It was worth it, wasn´t it? Can I take a picture of you, for memories?" The girls smirked and posing, Harry points the camera at them. " Say cheese!"Then he hits the release button. Instead of the typical click, only the flashlight gets so bright that the girls were dazzled. Then Juanita heard Carmen screaming. " HEY, THE MONEY!" They all blinked confused and saw Harry, who runs away with the envelope in his hands. Immediately they started to pursue him.

Harry runs through the crowd, he got a head start. Carmen gives the team a wink then they split up. Juanita and Penelope pursued Harry directly, they were the fastest in the school´s running team. Juanita looks for a moment to the left. A colleague of her father, Hernandez, shows a thumb up. She smirked at Penelope, the plan goes well.

Both girls caught up to Harry. He looks behind, heavy breathing, and startled. On a crossing backstreet Wendy and Nicole show up and cut off one side, he runs to the other side. Harry holds on to a railroad crossing. Penelope slows down when she underestimates and nearly hits a fire hydrant. Juanita rushes on behind Harry, she takes the curve beside her. Suddenly the traffic lights at the crossing turn red and a bell rings, while the barrier gets down. Harry arrived a second too late and runs onto another street, while the two chipmunk girls caught up more and more. At a crossing Carmen, Lucille and Bonnie came from the left, Gina, Tina, and Mary-Sue from the right, the only way for Harry was straight ahead. Then he saw another railroad crossing, just without a barrier. He looks behind, the whole team was behind him.

He passes the crossing, to his surprise there were no tracks. He slows down, a bit confused...and stumbles into a basin full of mud. He emerges from the mud and gasps for air, when the girls approached the basin, all giggling. " Is it refreshing, isn´t it?" Penelope jokes. Now Juanita's father and Mary-Sues father arrived with two police officers beside them. Harry looks up to them and begins to beg. " Please I was weak! I´m broke and desperate! Help me, I give you the money back!" Carmen gets an envelope from behind her back. " You mean this money? Well, my friend, you tried to con us, but we get it! Gone stupid!" Harry looks at her in disbelieve, then he opened the envelope in his hands and gets out a handful of whip cream. Juanitas father smiles. " That´s the cream topping! You are outside city limits now, let yourself never shown up again!"

Everyone laughs, then Juanita winks. " Nice greetings of the Chipettes and the Chipmunks!" Harry facepalmed. " OH NO! Not again!" He sighs and climbed out on the other side of the basin. He throws an angry look towards the group until one of the police officers gives him a wink to leave. He sighs again, then he walks away, in direction of the country road. Now all girls cheered and patted each other's shoulders, Juanita turns around to her father and hugs him with a big grin. " Muchas gracias, Papa! This was great!" He laughs. " Closing a barrier and fill up an overflow basin with mud is a little thing for my little angel!" She laughs loud then the girls leave. A moment later they arrived at the diner, where the vouchers were for. Some of them, like Carmen and Penelope, had the boys beside them met this evening, Bonnie got her boyfriend Wesley with her. Juanita had begged her father to tell Micky were going, she hoped he comes. Carmen raises her hand. " Chicas, gentlemen, let's stuff ourselves!"

They entered the diner if Juanita heard someone calling her name. She turns around with a burst of laughter. Micky runs up. " Juanita, Bonita, wait!" He puffs when he stops beside her. " Nearly too late, perdono! You were great..." She interrupts him with a kiss on his lips. Giggling she looks over to Carmen. " Not without my sweet novio!" The black-haired girl nodes. " Sure, chica! Let's go!" All girls giggling, when Juanita linked arms with her boyfriend, who blushing. She kissed him on the cheek and they all get inside.

The girls told the boys about the events with Uncle Harry and praised the lucky circumstance that Juanita had a phone call with the Chipettes and the Chipmunks. Otherwise, they were conned by that impostor. Juanita decides to call the Seville's back tomorrow to tell them what happened and to thank them for their help. She cuddles up to Micky, who wraps his arm a bit shy around her. An exciting day goes ending.

The song´s called " Make your jaws drop". Hope you like my story, it overlaps with the last paragraph of " What you wish with all your heart", next stories come back to the chipmunks and their relationships. And I will be pleased for some reviews and private messages about how you guys like my stories and their line.

Cya guys!