Hiiii guys! Sorry for a very long wait! Seriously, I'm so sorry.

And in the last chapter, I forgot to tell that the song Simon sang is 'Riverside' by Agnes Obel :)

Now you know if you want to listen to it. I really love that song.

Enjoy this new chapter!

"Great, Alvin! Now, you ruined it again," Brittany muttered. She didn't care that much, but... They were, after all, friends.

"What?!"

"Alvin, I said we shouldn't do it," Jeanette agreed.

"C'mon, you said well for it," Alvin tried.

"I said no first"

"But you agreed in the end," he said as he raised his eyebrows.

Jeanette sighed. "I'll go and talk to him." Jeanette went upstairs. She walked over to the door. Of course it was locked. She slightly knocked on the door.

"Simon, are you in there?" There was no answer. 'Of course, he's in there!' Jeanette thought. She knocked again.

"Yes?" he asked in a low tone.

Jeanette cleared her throat. "Can... Can I come in?"

Simon sighed to himself. Right now, he just wanted to be alone, but... I was Jeanette. His girlfriend.

He walked up to the door. Jeanette took his hands when he came out.

"You're OK?"

Simon only looked down at their hands. "Sorry," he mumbled.

"Why are sorry?"

"It was- Before, you know- I-" Simon stuttered and interrupted himself. He sighed and started again. "You recorded me, right?"

Jeanette smiled weakly. "We did. But we weren't really spying on you! It just sounded so-"

"Bad. I know..." he looked quite embarrassed down.

"No!" she yelled, catching Simon off guard. "It sounded so... Perfectly! Can't you hear it? You're talented!"

Simon didn't really answer. He kept his eyes on their hands.

He tried to hold back the tears. He had already cried in front of her once, but wasn't it too embarrassing to do it twice?

He bit his lip and his jaw started slightly to shake. Jeanette noticed it and pulled him into a close hug. Simon hugged back.

'Don't cry, don't cry... Seriously, am I crying again?' Simon thought.

"Simon, you have a really good voice. You should definitely use it more," she said.

She gently pulled back. "Thanks," he replied. Jeanette smiled and then, she leaned in. Simon did too and not long after, their lips met in a soft kiss. As the seconds went by, they slowly made it more and more passionately.

"Can I have your threes?" Alvin asked in a bored tone.

"Go fish," Eleanor muttered as she yawned.

Alvin sighed irritated as he picked up a card from the card deck.

"Damn it," he mumbled.

"Can't we play something else? This is getting boring!" Theodore exclaimed.

Alvin responded by throwing his cards on the table.

"What are we going to do if we win the contest?" Eleanor asked all of sudden, changing the subject.

"What do you mean?" Brittany asked

"You know, what are we going to donate the money to if we win?"

Theodore spoke up. "Oh, we could donate them to children with-"

"We're not going to win," Brittany muttered.

Eleanor gasped slightly. "What? Why not?"

"Well, how can we win? Someone won't sing."

Alvin glared over at Brittany. "It's not his fault," he said. Again, it was like she blamed Simon for something. Not fair!

"No, Alvin. That's not what I'm saying. But... Anyway, we're not going to win."

Alvin kept glaring at her. But then an idea came to him.

"Guys!" he began, "I've got an idea!"

"What?" his youngest brother asked.

Alvin smiled to himself before telling them his brilliant idea.

UPSTAIRS

Simon and Jeanette still had their lips locked together. It felt relaxing for him. Jeanette ran her hand through Simon's brown, curly hair, gently. When they pulled back, they were both breathless.

"...Wow," was all Simon managed to say with a awkward laugh.

Jeanette didn't really find it awkward. She kept her gaze in his eyes.

"You're okay?" She smiled.

"Yeah," he replied.

Jeanette looked down, took his hands and looked up at his eyes again.

"You know, you have really good voice," she softly insisted.

Simon smiled shyly. "Sorry for the way I was before. I-I overreacted, and uh."

"Don't worry, We... Shouldn't have recorded it anyway, sorry." Simon smiled again. "But-!" Jeanette stopped herself with a big gesture with her arms. "I mean- How- How can you hide your voice like that?"

He moved his down to the grey carpet they were standing on.

"Sorry, but I-"

"No, don't apologize," she smiled.

They were looking into each other eyes, when they all of sudden heard a call down stairs.

"JEANETTE!" Brittany's voice sounded. "I CAN'T FIND MY... UHHH... MY... PHONE! PLEASE COME DOWN!"

Jeanette turned around to Simon again and sighed.

"I'd better go down there," she giggled.

"Sure," he replied. Before he went into his own room, and gently grabbed her arm. She turned around, and Simon kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks," he said. She smiled.

Jeanette made her way downstairs in the living room again.

"Brittany isn't your phone upstairs?" she asked as she entered.

Brittany shook her head. "Alvin got a fantastic idea so we can win."

"So Simon will sing," he corrected.

"Yeah, that." Alvin rolled his eyes at her smug attitude.

Alvin rolled his eyes. He began to tell about his idea. He smiled to himself, definitely a little proud

Jeanette smiled. "Hey, that's a good idea."

"But what do we do if it isn't going to work?" Eleanor asked.

Alvin lost his smile. Yes. What if it doesn't work?

He ignored these thoughts. Of course it would be hopeless to try again if it didn't and perhaps a little awkward too. But it wasn't necessary to think negative thoughts, right?

"We'll find out," he said. This betterwork...

Simon laid on his bad, starring up at the ceiling. Maybe just laying here wasn't his smartest idea. He decided to get some water. Laying here without saying anything made his throat dry.

He went downstairs. The house seemed awfully quite. He wondered why. After all, where were his brothers? And the girls? As he entered the kitchen, he got more and more curious about them. After he drank his water, he took a quick glance inside the living room. Empty. Nothing to see. Well, no one to see.

Simon arched an eyebrow. Where on earth were they? Dave wasn't home yet, was he all home alone?

He shook his head. They were probably out or something. Where else could they've gone?

As he went upstairs to his room again, he heard a sound when he stepped on the last stair tread. Was that... Guitar playing?

He tried to just ignore it. He walked further over to his room and the sound got louder and louder. What?

Simon entered his own room, still wondering where on earth that sound came from. He closed the door, but when he turned around he saw something unexpectedly. He was about to add some comment when he saw his brothers and the girls standing there, but couldn't before Alvin interrupted him by singing.

"Well hail Caesar, shadow on my backseat.
And her friends all standin' right in front of me.
Worldwide from the Cimarron to Turkey.
Open up, said everybody loves me."

Simon scowled in confusion, looking at his brother. Alvin continued:

"And you don't have to make a sound.
'Cause they got what you need.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh."

Simon didn't really know what was happening. But he knew that he just loved this song. He automatically shifted his eyes over at his younger brother, when Alvin stopped and Theodore started:

"Got love for the people that have warned you.
God love all your sentimental virtue.
Eight balls with the takers that'll make you.
Late calls with the lovers that'll hate you."

Simon started to smile. Wonderful voices. The 5 others started to walk a little around the room, trying to get Simon into the music. Eleanor began:

"And you don't have to make a sound.
They got what you need.
What you need."

Jeanette walked closer to Simon and smiled. They all 5 sang:

"Make ya say oh my, (Alvin: feels just like I-) Don't try (Brittany: Looks so good, I-) Might die. All I know is everybody loves me,"

Simon clapped along. The other did so, whilst Alvin played guitar. They continued the chorus:

"Head down (Theodore: swingin' to my-) Own sound (Eleanor: Flashes in my-) Face now."

Alvin looked into his brother's eyes and smiled.

"All I know is everybody loves me." They all 5 sang.

Jeanette walked over and took his hands as she sang "Everybody loves you." She really wanted to make him know that they loved him for who he is.

Brittany smiled gently to her friend as she sang. "Well I pray the music don't stop till I turn grey.
Stars forever like John Sousa never fade."

Eleanor came right after. "He had a beautiful child, named her Desirée.
Hope I'm remembered for the things that I never made."

Simon smiled to the two girls. The pink one and the green one.

"'Cause you don't have to make a sound.
When they got what you need." Jeanette sang to her boyfriend.

Brittany nudged him playfully in his ribs, inviting him to sing along. Simon did so and all 6 began again.

"Make ya say, oh my (Alvin: It feels just like I-) Don't try. (Brittany: Looks so good I-) Might die. (Simon: All I know is-) Everybody loves me. Head down (Theodore: swingin' to my-) Own sound (Eleanor: Flashes in my-) Face now (Simon: All I know is-) Everybody loves me."

All 6 couldn't help but smile. This was amazing to do.

"Everybody, everybody, oh, everybody, everybody," Alvin sang.

When Simon began, he didn't think about it. He just did it. Singing. All alone. In front of them. But in another way, he just needed to do it so badly. Even after five years.

"Don't need my health
Got my name and got my wealth,
I stare at the sun
Just for kicks all by myself,
I lose track of time
So I might be past my prime, but I'm feelin' oh so good,"

Alvin felt proud for his brother. Jeanette smiled widely at him.

They all sang extra loudly when the last chorus came.

"Make ya say oh my, (Alvin: It feels just like I-) Don't try (Brittany: Looks so good I-) Might die (Simon: All I know is-) Everybody loves me. Head down (Theodore: Swingin' to my-) Own sound (Eleanor: Flashes in my-) Face now (Simon: All I know is-) Everybody loves me"

Simon smiled to Jeanette as she sang before the end "Everybody loves you"

They all clapped and cheered to themselves.

"Yeah!" Alvin shouted as he made his own little rock-and-roll guitar solo. The others laughed at him.

Jeanette turned her head to Simon. "Simon, don't underestimate yourself. You have an amazing voice." Simon smiled at her. Alvin walked over to them.

"You better listen, she knows what she's talking about," he said. Simon laughed slightly. Theodore ran over to his older brother and hugged him. Alvin joined their hug, and soon it became a sex-man group hug.

"Thanks guys," Simon said. He was really glad he had them.

Now he thought about it, it was weird how a simple song could change his mind. But now, he was sure what he wanted. He felt confidence. As long they were by his side, he felt he could do everything right now.

"Guys," he said, still on his idea. "I wanna sing to the final."

Alvin and Jeanette's mouths widened with a big smile. Brittany smiled too, so did Theodore and Eleanor.

"Seriously?" Jeanette asked, still with big eyes.

Simon nodded. "Seriously," he stated.

The girls cheered and Alvin gave him a high-five.

"This is going to be awesome!" he smiled to his brother.

Violá!

This song is called 'Everybody Loves Me' be OneRepublic :) Hope you like it.

Don't forget to review :P

Seriously, it makes me happy.

See ya' in next chapter!