Here's chapter 2, folks! You know I just might make another version of this…but anyway, please enjoy!

"Brittany, Alvin's tried to apologize ever since the pool trip, you just won't listen!" Eleanor and Brittany glared at each other. Simon, who had finished cleaning the chemical spill, looked down at his feet uncomfortably. He knew he shouldn't have blown up at Alvin like that. When he thought about what he really said, he grimaced.

"Um…Theodore, do you know where Alvin is, anyway?" he asked.

Theodore studied his older brother. He seemed to have a guilty look about him. Could they have had another fight? Theodore knew they fought a lot, but had this one been bad enough to actually make Alvin cry. He remembered Alvin's face from earlier. Theodore had been almost certain he had seen tears.

"Alvin hasn't left our room since he came up from the lab," he said. "Did you have a fight?"

Simon sighed. "Yes, we did. I said some…really mean things to him. I didn't mean to make him that upset. I've got to go apologize." With that, the blue-clad chipmunk rushed up the steps. Theodore, Jeanette, Eleanor, and Brittany looked to one another. They decided to follow.

Alvin held up the gun. Brittany's words rang inside his head.

"He can die, I don't care!

The red-clad chipmunk felt a lump form in his throat. Then he thought about Simon. Was Simon really fed up with Alvin being his brother? Would he even care? The last thought Alvin had was about Theodore and Eleanor. Theo had come up to see if he was alright. By the sound of the argument he had overheard, Eleanor must have had to drag Brittany all the way here to apologize to him. It seemed that he now realized what he was doing.

"What am I thinking?" He then heard footsteps on the stairs. Before he could put the gun away, Simon opened the door.

The bespectacled chipmunk gasped at the sight before him. Here sat his brother, eyes red and puffy, holding a gun.

"Alvin! What are you doing!" a gasp behind him let him know that everyone else had come upstairs as well. Alvin's eyes flitted about nervously around the room. How was he going to explain this?

"Uh…nothing." Simon walked over to him. He stared hard at his brother. Alvin could tell he didn't believe him for a second.

"Let me rephrase that. What were you going to do?"

Before he knew it, Alvin was crying. He tossed the gun aside and covered his face with his hands He felt Simon put his arm around him. Across the room, everyone else stood shocked. Brittany and Theodore ran over. Jeanette and Eleanor came over, and stood close. Theodore was in shock. He had only seen Alvin cry on a couple occasions, and his brother had been holding a gun. Could he really been so upset that he wanted to…Theodore couldn't bring himself to even think about it. Alvin sniffed and spoke again.

"I-I don't know what I was thinking…" Simon sighed. What had he done?

"Alvin, I'm so sorry. I really don't want anyone else for a brother. But how could you even think about doing that?" Alvin wiped his eyes.

"I don't know…before you came up, I was going to…it felt like you guys didn't care…but I thought about it longer…and I decided…it wasn't really worth it." Simon hugged his brother. Brittany felt guilt heavy on her heart. Alvin thought no-one would care if he killed himself…and she had said that herself. She spoke in a sort-of quiet voice.

"Alvin…did you hear any of what I said downstairs?"

The red-clad chipmunk nodded. Brittany blushed and turned away. How could she? She turned back to see Alvin's eyes watery again. Then, unexpectedly, she threw her arms around him.

"Alvin, I didn't mean anything I said! I don't want you to die! I really do care, it's just…" Brittany sighed. "Did you…really mean to kiss me at the pool?"

Alvin blushed slightly. Despite this, he returned Brittany's hug.

"I only meant to pull you into the pool…I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-

"It's okay, Alvin." She said. To herself, and she could barely believe this, she admitted…it had been actually kind of…nice. However, they continued the hug, and everyone else smiled. Simon, however, had one more question for Alvin.

"Alvin…where on EARTH did you get a gun?"

FIN

Where did Alvin get that gun? O.o Tell me what you think, because I don't really know XD Did you think he was gonna do it? Did you really? You know, I just may make one where he does O_O but anyway, thanks for your reviews, everybody!