Opening Statement: chapter 6, and another slight skip, only far enough for the pups to be speaking a bit though so about three more days time. Anyways, this chapter will explore some interactions with Alvin and Brittany's pups, as well as Nathan and Cleo's bat pups, at least that's how it's starting out... oh, and for those who don't know, Amy, Jade and Michael are three of my first children characters of Alvin and Brittany from the "All In The Family" story, and I just decided to bring them back with three more siblings for this story. Okay I've rambled on enough, let's get to the story part okay?
Disclaimer: Chapters 1 and 4 for the full thing, get reading already...eh.
(Alvin's POV)
I was amazed at how fast our pups grew in just a few short days, I mean sure we're chipmunks and all, but just to see this happen before my eyes was incredible, already everyone was talking a bit, and wearing clothing, Sandra was in a pretty pink t-shirt, her hair having been pulled back into a ponytail, which was a similar thing for the other three girls of mine and Brittany's brood, Kendra though was in a red shirt, Jade in purple to match her eyes and set her apart from Kendra, Amy in a deep, almost burgundy colored shirt, while the boys were in sweaters like mine and my brothers, Kevin in a red sweater, Michael in white, which oddly suited him for some reason.
I soon felt a tug on my own shirt, looking down to find Kendra at my feet and offering a smile, "Hey Kendra, need anything?" I asked, Kendra nodding a bit, she still hadn't started talking yet, but based on what she was doing with her lips she was damn well gonna try, "D-D-daa-addy." Kendra managed to say, causing my eyes to go wide and my heart to melt, "Did... did you just call me "Daddy"?" I asked, Kendra giggling and repeating herself several times, each time gaining my praise... until I noticed the look on my eldest daughter's face, and let's just say it wasn't a good one. To say my little Daddy's girl was mad was an understatement, she looked down right pissed! It's the one time I was glad she couldn't actually speak, because if she could I'd probably hear a lot of screaming whenever she saw me with one of my other kids, but I still found myself bracing as if about to get screamed at, "Sandra, Daddy still loves you, but you gotta share him just like you do Mommy," I explained, Sandra glaring at be before she started up with her hand gestures, "But you're MY Daddy!" is all Sandra said to me, causing me to chuckle, "Sandra, I am also Daddy for your brothers and sisters... how do I explain this?" I asked myself, though never got to finish as Nathan, Cleo and their pups flew into the living room, this simple act drawing attention from me to the four flying foxes, "Whew, dodged that bullet," I thought, as Julian and Amani landed on the coffee table and greeted their cousins.
They had grown up a bit, their flight skills having improved considerably since they were born, and despite their considerable size difference, the two flying fox pups formed a quick bond with my children, "Hey Kevin!" Julian said, Kevin giggling and waving back, "Hi, pway time?" Kevin asked, still having trouble with pronouncing the "L" sound, this gaining him a glare from Sandra, she was only about a week old, but already she was acting so grown up, and something she hated I found was mispronunciations, already seeing her gesturing like crazy, "It's "play" with an "L" Kevin!" Sandra said, having actually shown more of her true personality since a few days prior, and boy was she a handful! You guys out there thought I was bad, Sandra is, as shocking as it is to believe, much worse!
One day, I was playing with Sandra when she gave me a devious grin, one I immediately recognized as my own for when I was about to pull something, and next thing I knew I was buried beneath a pillow. Another time, during dinner, she started to fling her food at me, this making Brittany laugh to no end but I was in my favorite red sweater at the time!
Anyways, my point is Sandra is a sweetheart, but a devious little imp when she wants to be. Right now though, Kevin and Michael were playing "peek-a-boo" with Amani, the bat pup using her wings to cover her face before popping out and making my two sons giggle, Amy and Kendra were playing "patty-cake", Jade was tickling Julian, and as usually happened Sandra was by herself... it made me sad to see this but it wasn't because nobody wanted to play, Sandra has been separating herself lately and this worried me, "Sandy? What's wrong?" I asked, Sandra glancing up at me and silently sighing, gesturing with her hands in her response, "It's not fair, why did I have to be born mute?" Sandra asked, causing me to bite my lip as I sat next to my eldest daughter, pulling her into my lap and hugging her, "I'm not a religious munk myself, but I do know GaGa, and as she once said, "God makes no mistakes", think about it, already you're reading and writing at a school level... makes me wonder where I'd have ended up if I couldn't sing at all." I explained, Sandra pulling her mouth up in a smile before hugging me tightly, quickly returning the gesture myself with a smile before gently guiding her to look up at me, "You know, you look just like your mother... why not go spend some time with her for a while?" I asked, Sandra's smile immediately dropping a bit before she gestured in her response, "But I want to spend time with you Daddy," she said, causing me to chuckle and sigh warmly, "I know Sandy, but Mommy loves it when you two play together, go ahead and play I'll be right here," I explained, Sandra glancing towards Brittany before hugging me once more, then dashing off to tackle her mother down with a hug.
(regular POV)
Brittany yelped at the sudden impact, laughing before wrapping her arms around Sandra's body, "Why hello Sandra, did you want a hug or what?" Brittany asked, Sandra nodding and nuzzling her face into her mother's neck a bit, before she started with her gestures, "Daddy wanted me to play with you, he said you liked it when we played together," Sandra explained, Brittany glancing to her husband as he slowly walked over to his wife and daughter, "Makes sense, did Daddy also tell you to tackle me?" Brittany asked, Sandra chuckling silently before standing up and letting her mother get back to her feet. "She's got a lot of me in her Britt, both good and bad," Alvin replied, Sandra shooting her father a glare before her hands started to gesture like crazy, "I WAS TALKING FIRST DADDY!" Sandra screamed, though she could never truly make the same vocal sound, you could tell that's what she was intending by her expression, causing Alvin to chuckle a bit, "Sorry Sandra, I didn't mean to-" before Alvin could continue, Sandra did something that surprised both of her parents... she blew a raspberry with her tongue, one of the few true sounds she could make using her own mouth that didn't require a voice.
"Sandra, where did you learn that?" Nathan asked, Sandra glancing up at her rather huge uncle and rolling her eyes, gesturing away with her hands, "I actually discovered it by accident, I was trying to whistle and... that sound came out instead," Sandra explained, Nathan nodding in slight understanding, not fully able to read her hands like her parents could, but still able to get a basic gist of what she was trying to convey.
After a few minutes, Alvin and Brittany stepped away to speak privately, leaving their pups in the care of Nathan and Cleo, "Britt, you see how quickly our girl Sandra is developing, mentally at least right?" Alvin asked, Brittany nodding and letting out a sigh, "I think I know where this is going and my answer is "no"," Brittany replied, Alvin's ears folding back a bit before he glanced back to their pups, all of them playing together, though Sandra just sitting by herself, not in any way to be anti-social mind you, rather she just found it difficult to interact with her siblings at this time. "Why not? Why not send Sandra to school?" Alvin asked, Brittany pinching the bridge of her nose and groaning softly, "For one, she's too little to really stand up for herself, two she's extremely shy around new people, and most importantly... I don't want her hurt because of her condition," Brittany explained, Alvin becoming confused for a moment before his wife continued her reasoning, "Think about it Alvin, the eldest daughter of famous singers Alvin and Brittany Seville, is unable to talk... as much as it hurts to say this, if Sandra were in school she'd become a laughing stock," Brittany explained, Alvin sighing and offering a saddened smile, "Then we compromise, until our pups are all able to speak for themselves, Sandra can be home schooled... Simon already taught Sandra how to speak with her hands, and how to read and write, surely he and Jeanette can set up a curriculum for her to study until she's able to go to school proper," Alvin explained, Brittany smiling a bit before glancing to their Silent daughter, "I don't know... she's only a week old, and may not be able to handle the stress of work assignments and classes yet." Brittany said, even while Sandra stood up and silently sighed, not from anguish or sadness, but more of a bored sigh, Alvin placing a hand on Brittany's shoulder and offering a smile, "Trust me Britt, she needs this, I know it sounds weird coming from me but I truly believe our daughter will be happy in a school environment, whether in West Eastman, or here with teachers like Simon and Jeanette." Alvin replied, Brittany letting out a sigh of her own before smiling back to her husband, "Alright, but for one day only... if she likes it, then we can continue with it until all of our pups can talk... speaking of, I think they should be taught sign language too, if for nothing else than to be able to interact with Sandra better." Brittany replied, Alvin pulling her in for a kiss and wrapping his arms around her waist.
(one month later)
A month had passed since Simon and Jeanette had been tasked with home schooling Sandra, as well as teaching the other five pups the sign language alphabet and how to read the gestures, and already all six pups were ready for school... that is, whenever Brittany was willing to let them go. Lately she had grown a bit clingy to her pups, and despite them being able to basically fend for themselves, wanted nothing more than to keep them all safe. For this reason, Brittany was currently sobbing from Dave's car, watching as all six of her and Alvin's children made their way to the building, all in proper clothing, mostly extras from Brittany and Alvin's closets, Kevin and Michael wearing a pair of open fronted blazers with red t-shirts under them, while Sandra, Kendra, Jade and Amy wore pink and white shirts, pink skirts and four small denim jackets. Brittany didn't feel ready to let them go, if not for Alvin holding her in his arms she'd have just as quickly ran out there, grabbed all six of her children and carried them back home, but as it were Alvin wasn't having any of that, "Brittany... it'll be okay, Julie's in there, and so is Dr. Rubin, between those two, nobody would dare to harm our pups." Alvin said, Brittany sobbing gently and letting a single tear drop from her eye, "I know Alvie but... our children-" "Are going to be fine, I want you to say that for me." Alvin said, Brittany gazing up into his hazel eyes and smiling a bit, "Our children... will be okay..." Brittany sighed, even as she looked out the car window, catching Sandra and Kevin waving back to them, wide smiles on their faces, Brittany offering a sad smile and waving back.
With the kids, all of them were in awe of the massive building that was West Eastman High, deciding to keep grouped together as they made their way to the principal's office, Dr. Rubin already waiting there with a friendly smile on her face, "You must be the six new students to grace my halls," she said, Sandra nodding and about to start gesturing, when Kendra stepped forward, "Yes, we're the Seville children, I'm Kendra, and these are my brothers and sisters, Sandra, Kevin, Jade, Michael and Amy." Kendra explained, then yelped as she received a light tap to her head, Sandra gesturing like crazy with a scowl on her face, "I was going to say that sis!" Sandra said, Kendra giggling and blushing a bit, while Dr. Rubin observed Sandra's actions, being a school faculty member required her to understand most forms of speech, including sign language, but she was curious about this chipette's reason for doing so, "Your parents mentioned that the eldest child couldn't talk, is Sandra deaf?" she asked, getting her answer when Sandra whipped her head toward the principal and glared, her hands going at a near blur with how fast she was gesturing, "I'M NOT DEAF! I'M MUTE YOU OL-" Sandra's hands were stopped by Kevin's, the auburn furred chipmunk chuckling a bit, "My sister has a bit of a temper, and she's only mute, can't speak like we can." Kevin explained, Dr. Rubin nodding and taking down a note, "Okay, I'll have to inform the nurse and other staff of this, anyway your first class is homeroom, I can show you all there if you like," Dr. Rubin said, Sandra smiling and gesturing away her response, "Yes please," she said, before she and her siblings were lifted up and carried to Julie's room down the hall.
"Class, we have six new students joining us today, they are going to introduce themselves, and I want nothing bad said about them understood," Julie said, the class nodding and speaking their agreement, even as all six chipmunks leaped up onto Julie's desk, Kevin deciding to go first, "Hello, my name is Kevin Seville, one of the six children of famous music stars Alvin and Brittany... and I really have nothing else to say... outside of liking music and coloring." Kevin explained, Kendra stepping forward this time, "I'm Kendra Seville, and I like playing sports, climbing trees and singing," Kendra said, this introduction going on until it was Sandra's turn, the brown furred chipette stepping forward and starting to gesture her introduction, "Hello class, my name is Sandra Seville, and I hope to-"
"What's she doing?" one person asked from the front of the class, Sandra silently sighing before hopping to the chalk board, lifting a piece of chalk and writing on the board, "Hello everyone, I'm Sandra Seville, eldest daughter of Alvin and Brittany, my father and mother. What I was doing earlier was "Sign Language" my only real way to speak for myself, as I am mute... I have no voice of my own to speak with. Despite that I hope to become good friends with all of you, I'll even teach you how to read my hands so I can speak clearly to you if you like." Sandra wrote on the board, one student in the back standing up and walking to the front of the class, a human girl with red hair and green eyes, and a friendly smile on her face. She then began to move her hands in much the same way as Sandra had earlier, Julie smiling as she glanced to Sandra, "Sandra, this is Gwen, she's deaf and only speaks with sign language... I think you may have just made a new friend today," Julie explained, Sandra smiling widely before gesturing back, "I'm so happy! It's nice to finally have someone like me to speak with," Sandra said, Gwen giggling a bit before gesturing her own response, "I understand, it's difficult at best to be heard when you have no way to hear how words sound, I hope to be a good friend for you Sandra." Gwen replied, Sandra smiling and offering her paw to the human, Gwen extending a finger and shaking her hand.
(first class, history)
Sandra was doing fine, though most of her siblings were in different classes, Dr. Rubin having tried to keep them all together, but only managing to have at least one of her sisters or brothers in each of her classes, if for nothing else than to be a relay for Sandra to speak through. As it were, Sandra was currently in class with her youngest sister, Amy, the two sitting next to each other as the teacher lectured on about Roman history, Sandra just listening and absorbing the information, when she was caught off guard by the teacher saying her name, "Sandra, since you seem to be so attentive, could you please read the next page of the book for the class?" he asked, Sandra giving him a confused look before she looked down and started to read, though stopping when she heard Amy growling next to her, "Sir, how do you expect my sister to read for the class? She's mute!" Amy shouted, the human man sighing and rolling his eyes, "And I've heard that one before, now if she doesn't start reading-" "BUT IT'S TRUE! The only sounds my sister can make are whistles and... well she can whistle!" Amy screamed, glaring daggers at the teacher before he sighed, "If she truly can't speak, then maybe she shouldn't be in my class," he said, Sandra turning her head to look at her teacher, then to Amy whom was fuming with rage, "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT MY SISTER!?" Amy screamed, preparing to leap across to the teacher's desk before she felt Sandra's paw on her shoulder, Amy turning to address her older sister and getting a shake of her head, her eyes pleading for Amy not to do anything rash, Amy sighing and nodding, "You're right sis... but he still has no right to-"
"If you two are quite done with your performance, can we get back to the lesson?" the teacher asked, Sandra now glaring at the teacher before she leaped over to his desk, grabbed a pencil and started to write a message on a sheet of paper. "Sir, I do not appreciate how you are treating me, nor do I appreciate you putting me on the stand like that! Need I remind you that Dr. Rubin is a huge fan of at least one of my two parents? Think carefully before answering that, because last I heard she made an entire football team clean gum off the bleachers for bullying my father and uncles. Just imagine what she'll do to you if you make ME upset. I'm not threatening you though... I still respect your authority as a teacher, but I also demand respect. Just because I can't speak like you can, doesn't mean that I am stupid!" Sandra wrote, the teacher narrowing his eyes before relenting, letting out a heavy sigh, "I'm sorry Sandra, I haven't had the best of days today, and for me to take that out on any of my students, let alone my only mute student... I was out of line. Can you please forgive me?" the teacher asked, Sandra simply glaring at the human before slowly nodding, gesturing with her hands her next message, "Treat me like that again, and I'll go straight to Dr. Rubin, that's a promise." Sandra explained, the teacher nodding and resuming his lesson.
(hours later, Lunch break)
Sandra had made a couple more friends, as had her siblings, though her siblings were mainly making friends through being a relay for Sandra's hand gestures. "So, don't take this the wrong way, but can you laugh Sandra?" one human boy asked, Sandra bursting into silent laughter, her body making the proper motions but otherwise no sound coming out, then once she regained her composure, Sandra gestured, Kevin translating for her, "'I can laugh, cry, make all the appropriate responses to certain situations, since I have no voice of my own, no sound comes out, as you just witnessed now,'" Kevin responded on Sandra's behalf, the small group of people continuing to chat until an all too familiar person showed up in the cafeteria.
"So, this is the result of Alvin and Brittany getting it on one too many times," Ryan said, every chipmunk turning their attention to the jock and grouping together, they'd heard stories about this guy, how he'd nearly drowned Uncle Simon in a toilet, made fun of Uncle Theodore for being fat, and even tried to hurt their own father in a game of dodge-ball, Sandra deciding to be the strong one and glaring up at the human, gesturing to him in an attempt to make him leave, "Ryan, please leave us be, this is our first day of school and I'd appreciate it if you could go away," Sandra said, though Ryan either didn't understand the message or, if he did, didn't care, as shortly after she had "spoken" to the jock he reached down and grabbed her, a silent scream bursting from her lips, "What's wrong with you? Daughter of two talking chipmunks and you have no voice... HA! You're broken!" Ryan laughed, though based on the five small growls he heard next he immediately regretted it, glancing down at the table and finding five sets of eyes glaring intensely at him, "HEY! You will NOT talk about our sister that way!" Michael shouted, Ryan chuckling nervously before gently setting Sandra down on the table top, "Okay... I get it, I really do-"
"NO! If you really understood, then you'd know that if you mess with one of us..." at this point, all six chipmunks extended their claws, "You mess with the whole family!" Amy screamed, before all six of them leaped at Ryan and started to tear into him, shreds of clothing and clips of hair flying around before Dr. Rubin entered the cafeteria and blew on a whistle, the sound causing all involved with the fight to jump in surprise and leap away from each other, "THAT IS QUITE ENOUGH FROM ALL OF YOU!" Dr. Rubin shouted, gaining six guilty faces and one terrified look from Ryan, "We're sorry we lashed out like this Dr. Rubin, but-" Jade was cut off as Sandra stepped forward, sighing silently and gesturing again, "We are terribly sorry ma'am, but Ryan here was making fun of us... then he said that I was "broken" and that just got my siblings here upset. And can you tell Ryan that I'm sorry about his outfit being ruined?" Sandra explained, Dr. Rubin sighing and pinching the bridge of her nose, "Really Ryan, didn't you learn your lesson when I put you and your friends on gum duty?" she asked, Ryan glancing to the six chipmunks on the table, then back to the principal, "But... they attacked me!" Ryan shouted, Dr. Rubin rolling her eyes, "The only thing I saw here was a group of six chipmunks defending themselves." she replied, Ryan standing up and glaring at her, "This is favoritism and you know it! I know you're a fan of their father, and I can go to the school board for this!" Ryan shouted, Dr. Rubin shaking her head, "One, I am a fan of their father, but that doesn't mean they'll get off scott free, two, speak to me like that again, and gum duty will be the least of your worries. I will make it so that you will never be able to apply for that scholarship you're always bragging about! Now Sevilles, to my office immediately!" Dr. Rubin shouted, Ryan going pale at this threat while the six chipmunks dashed off to the principal's office.
(in the office, Sandra's POV)
I understood why we were being punished, though we were only defending ourselves, we had no right to attack Ryan like that. Sometimes, not having a voice was a benefit... no one could hear you cry if you had no voice to make to proper sounds with. Oh yeah, I was crying, not a whole lot mind you, merely tears of guilt at what I had done, "So, how should we go about this... and Sandra stop crying, you have nothing to be upset about," Dr. Rubin said to us, my eyes stinging with more tears upon hearing her words, and I started to make my response, "I'm not a violent person though, I can't stand seeing people hurt, especially if I'm the cause," I explained, Dr. Rubin taking a tissue and handing it to me, "I understand, but the fact is what's done is done, you can't take that back... though you can't beat yourself up because of it either... anyway, as for your punishment, you will all be held for detention after school... and Ryan will be having a parent/teacher conference later on. Return to class children." Dr. Rubin said, the six chipmunks dashing away to their classes. I stayed behind though, mainly to regain my composure before leaving the room, when I heard Dr. Rubin cough, "If you want I can have your classes held here, so that you can be safe from people like Ryan," she said, though it was a nice offer I couldn't accept, and I said as much to her, "I can't, I need to be strong for my brothers and sisters, I'm the oldest of them all... if I'm cooped up in here who will protect them?" I asked, the principal smiling and gently patting my head, "Okay, use my phone screen if you need to freshen up a bit," she replied, before I simply left and made my way to class.
(after school, regular POV)
Alvin and Brittany saw their kids finally emerge from the building, both of the parents rushing forward and checking their kids, "What's wrong? Why were you all in the school for so long?" Brittany asked, Amy grumbling a bit before Sandra silently sighed, "Ryan made fun of me, called me "Broken" because I have no voice, and everyone else attacked him... myself included, and we just got out of detention for it," Sandra explained, Alvin sighing and shaking his head, "I'm so sorry this happened, and while I'm proud of you for standing up for Sandra, I'm NOT impressed with how you went about it!" Alvin shouted, all six children backing up a bit before then hung their heads low, "Sorry Dad... but what were we supposed to do? Ryan had Sandra in his hand and had the "I'm going to drown a chipmunk in the toilet" look in his eye!" Michael explained, Brittany rolling her eyes and sighing, "Okay, from now on you're all being home schooled!" Brittany said, Alvin swiftly turning and shaking his head, "No Brittany, don't pull them out... sure they got hurt and attacked a fellow student, but were we so different from them ourselves?" Alvin asked, Brittany groaning and nodding, "Okay, another day can't hurt, but if I hear about anything bad happening that involves you..." Brittany stopped speaking as a human girl approached, kneeling down and handing Sandra a small school bag then started gesturing to her, "You forgot your back pack Sandra, I'm glad I managed to catch you before you went home," this human girl said, Sandra smiling and taking the bag, gesturing back her response, "Thanks, I'd probably forget my head if it wasn't screwed onto my shoulders, see you tomorrow Gwen!" Sandra replied, before she waved goodbye and hopped into the car.
(later that night)
Sandra was still awake and that bothered her. She knew from experience that sooner or later she'd either fall asleep and have a nightmare, or that she was already in the nightmare, the latter being true apparently as Sandra soon heard that dreadful growl, turning and whimpering into the face of the black furred monster. She may be older now, but Sandra still suffered from this recurring nightmare, "Please... don't." Sandra pleaded, the monster chuckling demonically at her, before it did something new... it spoke back.
"YOU... ARE... BROKEN!" it roared, Sandra whimpering and covering her ears, though this not even stopping the hurtful words from reaching her, "STOP!" Sandra suddenly heard, not from herself, but upon looking from her great grandfather... Silas. The monster growled and roared into the rat's face, Silas completely unfazed by this, "You WILL leave my grand daughter be, and allow her a full nights SLEEP!" Silas shouted, twirling his cane and shooting a beam of light at the creature, it letting out a pained roar before it burst into a cloud of ashes, Sandra looking up at Silas with a grateful smile, "Th-thank you..." she said, before Silas turned and smiled, "You're welcome, but right now you need to wake up," he said, vanishing from her sight and causing Sandra to flutter her eyes open, seeing Silas sitting next to her bed, gesturing a bit to ask the rat something, "How did you do this? Destroy the monster in my nightmare?" Sandra asked, Silas chuckling and patting her head, "It's just one of my tricks, but the monster isn't gone... I only drove it away, it's of your own creation... and only you can truly make it leave." Silas explained, Sandra tilting her head as if to question why, but before she could ask Silas was gone, and so Sandra simply laid herself back down and tried to return to sleep, only to hear the sound of a piano being played, getting up out of bed and following the sound until she found Alvin in Dave's music room, the human in question currently playing on the piano a bit as Alvin sang to himself, unaware of Sandra's presence.
"Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again.
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left it's seeds while I was sleeping.
And the vision, that was planted in my brain,
Still remains, within the sound... of silence." Alvin sang, Sandra covering her mouth despite her not really having to do such a thing, no voice meant no sound to accompany her gasps, which also meant that she wasn't noticed by her father as he continued to sing.
"In restless dreams, I walked alone,
On narrow streets of cobblestone.
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp.
When my eyes were stabbed,
By the flash of a neon light,
That split the night,
And touched the sound... of silence." Alvin continued, Sandra noticing tears falling from his face as he sang, then realized what he was singing about... or rather who. Even as she came to this conclusion, her father continued to sing, though his voice seemed lighter than earlier, as if he were praising something rather than cursing it.
"And in the naked light, I saw,
Ten-thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening.
People writing songs,
That voices never share.
And no one dare,
Disturb the sound... of silence." Alvin sang, at this point his face dropping into a scowl as he clenched his fists, Sandra ducking behind a nearby drum so as not to become a target of Alvin's anger... not that he'd hurt her or any of her siblings, but she didn't want to hear his angry words. Though what came next was still more of the song, this time sounding as if speaking to some ignorant person rather than berating anyone for a condition.
""Fools" said I "you do not know,
Silence, like a cancer, grows.
Hear my words, that I may teach you,
Take my arms, that I may reach you!"
But my words, like silent raindrops, fell,
And echoed in the wells... of silence." Alvin sang out, Sandra glad that she was mute at the moment, otherwise he'd hear her crying her eyes out from her hiding spot. Though through her tears she heard her father moving, then jumped in surprise at her being found, about to gesture an apology when Alvin simply pulled his eldest daughter into a hug, continuing with the song as he held Sandra close.
"And the people bowed and prayed,
To the neon God they made!
And the sign flashed out it's warning,
And the words that it was forming.
And the sign said,
"The words of prophets,
Are written on the subway walls,
And tenement halls,"
And whispered in the sound... of silence." Alvin finished singing, tears streaming down his face as he tried to compose himself for his daughter, when she pushed him away and offered a smile, her hand gesturing a little as tears of her own fell from her eyes, "It's okay to cry Daddy... I love you." Sandra said, Alvin's lip trembling before he buried his face into her shoulder, letting painful tears flow out of him like a river of anguish, the whole time Sandra comforting him... for once, for that moment, Sandra and Alvin had switched their roles, Alvin being comforted by his own daughter while he cried into her shoulder.
And that's one Hell of a way to jerk some tears isn't it? Sorry for the sad ending to this chapter, but I felt it fitting considering how Alvin had comforted Sandra in the previous chapter... plus this moment actually holds a personal note to it. Sometime last year, my sister was threatened with losing her job, and had just broken down into tears, my niece, currently only three years old, asked her, "You cry?" and my sister told her that she was crying... afterwards my niece hugged her own mother and said, "It's okay to cry mommy." and me, sitting right there witnessing it, I started to cry myself at the sentiment behind such an innocent child comforting her mother the only way she knew how.
Anyway, let's try to turn a few frowns out there around shall we? Hopefully the random moment should cheer you up a little, it's a sample from the next set of rules that I think is hilarious.
And for those wondering, I used the Disturbed cover of the song "The Sound Of Silence" for the ending song, just to clarify which version I used.
And now, a random moment with the Seville family:
*everyone at the mall, when Brittany notices that Alvin is missing*
Brittany: Alvin! Where are you- Oh no...
*Alvin is posing in just his fur on a shelf lined with decorative chipmunk figurines, when a customer comes by and goes to pick him up*
Alvin: I'M SEXY AND I KNOW IT!
*Alvin then proceeds to place his hands behind his head and make a pelvic thrusting movement, all while the customer screams from surprise and Brittany just face-palms*
Brittany: Why couldn't I have fallen for Simon?
Alvin: Because...
Brittany: ALVIN-
Alvin: I'M SEXY AND YOU KNOW IT!
*Brittany then growls, and lands a punch straight to Alvin's groin, making him curl up and fall off the shelf*