Shut Up
As we pick up from the last chapter, Alvin had a big idea that needed some big time brains…so he managed to find Simon in the science annex building for help. "ALVINNN…where are you taking me," he demanded as he had a hard time keeping up with Alvin's running. "I need some extra help Simon…now do you still have that CD I gave you with the instrumentals on it," he wondered. "Yeah…you told me to hold on to it but never really gave me an explanation as to why," Simon replied while wondering where he's going with this. "Just bear with me Simon…I have a…plan," he surmised as they got in the area of the gym.
Inside the gym, Brittany, Jeanette, Eleanor and Theodore made their way inside as they decided to sit on the front row beside near mid-court of the basketball court. "I wonder where Alvin and Simon had to go to," Jeanette wondered as it caught Brittany's attention. "You…saw Alvin," Brittany asked. "Yeah, he came in the science building and said he need Simon's help, then grabbed him and ran off…it looked like they were running in the direction of the gym though," Jeanette described. "God I don't know what that boy is up to, but he's really starting to make me worried for sure," she sighed and looked around at the other people filing into the gym. "Everyone has a valentine's date but me…ugh…it's beginning to make me sick, even the guys in the chess club have date," she said very depressed.
"Don't worry Britt," Eleanor comforted her sister as she put her hand on her shoulder. "I really don't know what else to do right now," Brittany wondered as she sat there while playing brick breaker on her cell phone. Jeanette thought about telling her about her good news but decided that Brittany needed her sisters more than anything at the moment. "I wonder if Alvin is thinking of a way to make it up to Brittany," Theodore whispered to Eleanor. "I know one thing, he'd better be…he's done this too many times and Britt shouldn't be feeling like this," she whispered back in a response.
"It doesn't matter anyways…apparently he's got something else better to do that to be here…judging by the way he ran off," Brittany huffed as she watch on while the school dance team made their way into the gym to put on a performance for everyone. "I tried calling Simon but he wont answer…I don't know where they are…I hope they don't get caught," she wondered as she desperately wanted to get to the bottom of what was going on with the two.
Meanwhile in the audio/video control room section by the gym, Alvin burst through the door while Simon was trying to keep up with him. "ALVINNN…WHAT ARE YOU DOING," Simon demanded as he snatched his arm away in anger. "I am going to win Brittany's heart back and I know just how I'm gonna do it…I'm going to do it with a song," he explained as he took the CD from him and put it in his portable CD player to find the right instrumental. "Alvin why put yourself through all this trouble…just to get into trouble," he wondered. "Because…I finally realized that without Brittany…I'm just a nobody…I am so in love with Brittany I don't know what to do and I gotta get her back in my life before I go insane and I need your help," he pleaded as Simon was shocked that he was willing to go through all this trouble just for Brittany. "You really love her," Simon asked making sure. "YES…now we're wasting valuable time here," Alvin added as he listened to the CD. "I hope we don't get caught," Simon wondered.
"We won't if we hurry up Simon…stop worrying, you wanted me to do things for other people and that's what I'm doing alright…now can you operate a video camera," he asked as he started powering on the audio sound board. "Yes Alvin…it's not that hard to do…don't you think you're overdoing this a bit," Simon replied as he looked in the A/V cabinet to take out the video camera. "No Simon…it's now…or never…I love her Simon," Alvin answered back. Simon sighed and began setting up the data for tapping into the video scoreboard.
Back on the gym floor, the student body president was informing the students on the upcoming basketball games as well as mentioning the valentines ball and inviting everyone to the after party that was going to be at the Hollywood convention center. "Oh brother…the last thing I need to hear is about another party being held after one of the best moments of my life, I should just get up and leave now before I really get upset…Alvin has broken my heart for the very last time…there's nothing he can do to fix this," she said as she just sat there and folded her arms and frowned. Jeanette then looked to Brittany and gave her one last bit of confidence to keep with Alvin, "Don't worry Brittany he's up to something good…he has to if he enlisted the help of Simon…he wouldn't just up and leave for nothing," Jeanette told her as Brittany didn't even respond.
By then the student body president finished giving her speech and then welcomed the principle of the school to talk to the students before introducing the basketball players. "Good afternoon students and welcome to our basketball teams playoff celebration sendoff," Principle Millikensaid with a slight smile as the students barely said anything. "Now I know, you all are not fond of your principle, but believe me we all are going to have a blast this afternoon…because if not I know I can keep you in detention until your little mind just rot of boredom," she sarcastically said with a big smile and laughter. "Now I see there are a lot of people here and SOME I don't see," she added as she looked over in Brittany's direction and didn't notice Alvin anywhere in the vicinity while Brittany just sat there and rolled her eyes.
Meanwhile back inside the control room, Simon is quickly trying to put a video production together in record time as Alvin paced back and forth while reading over his lyrics. "M-Maybe this isn't such a good idea like you said Simon," Alvin said to him nervously while trying to memorize the lyrics. "You'll be fine Alvin…besides you got me deep into this already so you're gonna go through with it hands down," he said as he plugged in a couple audio cables to the video control switch that feeds the picture to the video board. "But…she's like so upset at me…you shoulda seen her face…," Alvin was in the middle of saying until Simon interrupted again. "Alvin…it'll be alright okay…you're going to do fine, now you're lucky I'm doing this for you okay so don't give me that second thought attitude," Simon said to him as Alvin took a tiny peek through the curtain to look at the crowd being bored to death by Principle Milliken.
The principle was walking around on stage trying to make herself look good and in charge to the students while the impatiently awaited the arrival of the basketball team. "I see everyone is just too ecstatic by my lecture to everyone so without further a due I would like to call out the head coach of our outstanding basketball team…," she was in the middle of saying as the lights in the gym went out while everyone looked around including Brittany. "Oh no…it cant be," she wondered as Alvin was nowhere in sight. By then Simon took Alvin's CD and loaded into the sound system while Alvin put on his rhinestone "A" sweater, fixed his cap, and put on his sunglasses while Simon hit play on the sound system and Alvin's song started blaring on the loud speakers. Moments later, Simon queued the projection screen to be lowered as well as Alvin popped up on the video board. "He didn't…," Brittany gasped as Alvin started dancing and eventually started singing.
While doing so, Brittany's face just lit up with excitement as a few moments later he ran out on to the court to do his dance routine as Brittany watched as she couldn't believe that Alvin went through all this trouble to win her back. While watching from the back, Simon watched Alvin perform and saw how shocked Brittany was that he put the camera on a tripod then ran out with him and started dancing too which just made Jeanette's day. Then Theodore kissed Eleanor's cheek then ran out to join his brothers as they danced through out the song while the rest of the school cheered and screamed for the boys.
"Lyrics to: Shut Up"
Oh, oh, oh Shut Up
You say you want me That you hate me Try to love me wanna break me
Guess I'm sleeping on the couch again
You say no, when you mean yes Is this a game some kind of test
Now why cant we just
Turn out the light
Forget how to fight
Cuz we got tonight
Cuz When we take our clothes off
Don't you know the world stops
When we touch, when we kiss
When we shut up for a moment
We are minded by the one thing
You on me or nothing
When we touch, when we kiss,
When we shut up Don't say anything at all
You throw a glass straight at my head
Swear up and down you want me dead
I guess love is in the air tonight
You bite my neck, I pull your hair
Next thing we know, no underwear
Now why can't we just
Turn out the light, forget how to fight
Cuz we got tonight
Cuz When we take our clothes off
Don't you know the world stops
When we touch, when we kiss
When we shut up for a moment (Turn out the light)
We are minded by the one thing (Forget how to fight)
You on me or nothing (We got tonight)
When we touch, when we kiss,
When we shut up
And it just had to be you
When we take our clothes off
Don't you know the world stops
When we touch, when we kiss
When we shut up for a moment (And it just had to be you)
We are minded by the one thing
You on me or nothing
When we touch, when we kiss,
When we shut up (Shut up, shut up, shut up)
Don't say anything at all
Use your tongue to wet your lips
Touch them with your fingertips
Don't say nothing else Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
Only wanna hear your breath
Your sigh, your scream, you're nothing less
Don't say nothing else Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up Shut up
When we take our clothes off
Don't you know the world stops
When we touch, when we kiss
When we shut up for a moment (Turn out the light)
We are minded by the one thing (Forget how to fight)
You on me or nothing (We got tonight)
When we touch, when we kiss,
When we shut up
And it just had to be you
When we take our clothes off
Don't you know the world stops
When we touch, when we kiss
When we shut up for a moment (Just shut up, shut up, shut up)
We are minded by the one thing
You on me or nothing
When we touch, when we kiss,
When we shut up (Shut up, shut up, shut up)
Don't say anything at all
"End of Lyrics"
By the end of the song, Brittany was practically crying tears of joy as she and the chipettes ran out on to the court to hug the chipmunks. "Alvin…you we're amazing…just absolutely amazing…you did all that for me," she blushed and kissed him on the cheek. "Of course Britt…I told you I'm so in love with you and that I would do anything…ANYTHING," Alvin said with a smile. "Oh shut up Alvin and kiss me already," she said while blushing bright red as he took her in his arms and kissed her passionately.
While everyone looked on, the crowd just cheered in happiness until the principal walked back out onto the basketball court. "MR. SEVILLE…I am utterly ashamed at you…trying to make my school break out in a wild asylum, prison riot," she yelled at him as she turned around and looked at all the students cheering Alvin's name in harmony. "QUIET DOWN," she shouted through the microphone as it gave an annoying sound of feedback from the speaker system. "But Principal Milliken…I was trying to make up to Brittany and asking her to the valentine's ball," he explained himself to her as the principal put her hand up. "Well you should've save it because from the actions you took a few minutes ago it looks like you're not going to make it to the ball," she said with a frown on her face.
"WHAT…but this is my chance to make it up to her…please I only wanted to show how much I love her," he added while pleading with her. "Yes Mrs. Milliken, I don't have a date to the ball if you take Alvin out of it…please I beg of you…don't take him away…I love him so much," Brittany begged and pleaded. "I'm sorry Brittany, but Alvin broke the rules…he was unauthorized to use the audio/video equipment on top of causing a disturbance during a school function and I have no choice but to place in in-school suspension for the next few days starting on Monday and that excludes him from any school function activities…you know the rules Brittany, it clearly states in the Crashcup High School hand book under Paragraph 3, Section 2-H that no unnecessary disruptions of school functions will be prohibited," the principal clearly stated out to her and Alvin held his head down.
By then the rest of the students in the bleachers started booing the principal for taking Alvin out of the valentines ball. "Principal Milliken, you gotta believe me…this was my one and only shot at making things right with Brittany…please…I'll do the in-school suspension…but don't break her heart too, she's been through enough," he explained further while Brittany looked at him with a little beaming smile as she can't believe that Alvin is sticking up for her feelings. Principal Milliken looked at Alvin, then at the school handbook, then over to Brittany who was hoping she would change her mind. "I'm sorry, but if I bend the rules for you Alvin then I'd just have to bend them for everyone else…then why would there be rules to follow if you're just going to break them then expect for me to bend the rest of the rules," she asked while looking at him.
"Maybe because it's valentines day and you feel like spreading the love around," he jokingly answered. "NO ALVIN…rules are made to be followed and that's what I have to enforce," she began to conclude as Alvin and Brittany lost the smile they had and hugged each other and began to walk away. As they walked off the students started to boo Principal Milliken again and this time one student even went as far as throwing a roll of toilet paper at the principal as teachers tried to hold down the revolt of the students until the vice-principal came out to the center of the floor and whispered something in her ear then turned around and called Alvin and Brittany back over.
"After talking it over with the vice-principal, we've decided that you can attend the valentines ball…," she was in the middle of saying as she had a little smile, Alvin and Brittany turned around. "Alright, you can attend the ball Alvin…but you still have to report to in-school suspension on Monday," she overturned his fate as Alvin had a bright smile on his face again and hugged Brittany tight as she kissed him passionately while the chipmunks and chipettes returned to their seats to watch the rest of the pep rally.
-End of Chapter-