Here we are again. Oh yeah, I only own Alex. Everything else goes to Warner Bros Studios.

Alex: Thanks for reviewing, KaylaMicael and weirdsib.

"I have 'Summer Nights' on my Ipod, thank you very much." I retorted as we drove north of Los Angeles. "Give the headphones back." Yakko started passing the headphones to Wakko, who passed them to Dot, who passed them back to Yakko and so on.

"Alex, what did we talk about last week?" My dad turned around to say.

"I'm not avoiding them." I pointed out. "Even if I was, he has no right to take my headphones. My Ipod is useless without them!"

"Why don't you talk to them?" Dad said.

I scowled, and said "OK, guys. Are you still out of work since your stupid cartoon ended?" I knew very well that this wasn't helping my relationship any, but I couldn't care less by this point, since I'd had to sit through the last six years' worth of summers with these three.

"Oh yeah," I continued. "Warner Bros can't control you. Go figure, no one can. So you can quit practising on me this summer, at least."

Dot turned around. "It's not practise! Why won't you like us?"

"I'd like you more if you stopped being all crazy. Please don't tell me that's just how you are." I said.

"That's just how we are." Yakko said immediately. "And like it or not, we're here for the summer." He grinned mischeviously. "We are gonna have so much fun!"

I knew that meant trouble, pure and simple. No matter what he was thinking of, it couldn't be good.

"OK, well, have fun when we get out of the car, now give back my headphones." I said, holding out my hand pointedly. Wakko had them at that moment.

I didn't see it coming until it was too late. Wakko gave my headphones back, but did that buzzer thing with my hand so it couldn't hold the headphones anyway. I caught them with my other hand and glared at Wakko.

"Leave. Me. ALONE!" I yelled. "Why do you have to treat me like this?"

"Because we like you." Dot said in her sweetest tone. I shut up at that. After six summers worth of living with three crazy toons, I knew that if they like me, the worst thing to do would be to try and make them dislike me. And trying to make them like me on purpose...well, I don't think anyone's ever tried that. Only the suggestion has me screaming.

I had seen their cartoon on a trip to the circus on their old show, which ended when I was ten, Yakko was eleven, Wakko was eight and Dot was six. That was before the summer when we went to Mexico and I couldn't be like them so I got left out. The cartoon was called "I'm Mad" and it consists mostly of Wakko whining and the other two fighting.

I began to murmur a quote. "Every time we take a trip it's always just the same

With the fighting and the biting and the calling others names

With the pushing and the shoving and the scratching on the neck

When we finally get to where we're going, everyone a wreck!"

Right on cue, my summer vacation 'buddies' chanted their bit, then Dot began singing her "I'm mad, I'm mad, I'm really really really mad", mixed up with Wakko's "Are we there yet? I'm tired, I'm hungry, how far?"

In the end, I had to surrender, and once Yakko and Dot had finished the little bit when Dot finished "And I'm just a little kid", I had to answer.

But what I did was scream the words "WILL ALL OF YOU BE QUIET CAUSE MOM'S TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR?"

"Alexandra, please be quiet." Mom said.

I folded my arms. "Well, they started it. I only stated my true feelings. And why don't you ever call me Alex?" I hate my name. Alexandra sounds like that Tsarina, Queen Victoria's granddaughter, and I have had enough of hearing that name after a year learning about 20th century Russia, from the classes to the USSR. Alex is fine for my family. I let my friends call me Lexxi, though. But Mom always calls me Alexandra!

I pulled my headphones back on and continued to listen to my Ipod. And now, even though I hated where the want had come from, Yakko's mention of "Summer Nights had made me want to listen to it. But before John Travola could start singing, I had my earbuds pulled back out of my ears and a familiar, but actually quite sweet voice sang "Summer lovin' had me a blast."

I couldn't sing, but the Warners could sing well. So I didn't expect to be expected to sing along. The music had started – it's part of being a toon, having music play. But I was suddenly in a cream dress and Yakko was wearing a leather jacket. So was Wakko, and Dot wore a pink jacket.

"Summer lovin' happened so fast." I sang as a reflex, cringing, but I knew from experience that I wouldn't be able to stop.

"I met a girl, crazy for me." Yakko sang, raising his eyebrows suggestively at me.

I scowled back as I sang "Met a boy, cute as can be."

We began to sing together, and I actually didn't sound too bad. "Summer days, drifting away, to uh-oh those summer nights."

Wakko and Dot played their part, too. "Tell me more, tell me more, did you get very far?" Wakko sang, easily hitting the notes.

Dot sang soprano "Tell me more, tell me more, like does he have a car?"

We sang all of the verses, but the minute I could stop holding the last "nights", I blew up at all three of them. "I DON'T LIKE SINGING WHEN OTHER PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME!" I screamed. "YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT TO MAKE ME DO THAT, ANYWAY!"

I narrowed my eyes at all three of them. They might have annoyed me before, but this time, it meant war.

Well, what did you think? The next few chapters might be a little slower at getting out, but I'll try to be quick. Please, give me a few ideas. Review!