Well, I guess I got chapter 5 done then. Sorry if it seems rushed, because it kind of was, haha.

Alvin stood with Simon, Jeanette, Eleanor and Theodore at the school gate. They were waiting for Brittany, and they didn't know why she was taking so long.

The 5 munks were getting a little annoyed.

"Wheres Brit?" Eleanor asked "She should be here by now! I'm planning to bake an amazing cake when I get home and I need plenty of time"

Theodore nodded "Yeah, I'm helping you. It's going to take a long time, it's a 3 layer cake, you know..." he trailed off.

"How do you think I'm feeling?" Simon asked, looking at Jeanette "Me and Jean have a huge Science project to work on"

"Yes" Jeanette agreed with him, a slight smile on her face.

Alvin just looked at the floor, as he'd been doing a lot lately, and said nothing. He didn't have anything to do at home. He had plenty of spare time on his hands.

He just didn't like Brittany being late, because he knew exactly what she was doing, and exactly who she was with. And the thought of a certain chipmunk made his blood curdle. Brittany and Chase had been together a lot lately, and it was really starting to agitate Alvin. He knew that Chase was up to no good, but that wasn't the point.

The point was, he missed Brittany. He missed her as a friend, and it hurt. He felt like she was slipping away from him, and the whole group. He was sure the other 4 were starting to feel the same way. She hardly ever spoke to them, and when she did, she was always updating them on the latest thing Chase did, or said...

He spotted her running up to them 'Finally'

"Sorry I'm late guys" she brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes "I was just talking to-"

"-Chase. We get it, Brit... You were talking with Chase" Alvin gritted his teeth "It's fine"

Jeanette glanced at her watch "Brit, you're almost 45 minutes late. We have stuff to do at home, what the hell took you so long?"

Brittany shrugged "I don't know. I was talking to Chad about prom and stuff. We're doing that Science project together, by the way" she looked at Alvin "So sorry that we're not working together this time, Al"

He cringed a little bit "Again, it's fine"

"What's the matter with you?" Brittany said, a small scowl on her face "You're acting like somethings wrong. What did I do this time? Is it about the Science project?"

Alvin shook his head "No. It's not about the stupid project"

"Then what is it, Alvin?" she said, her hand on her hip. She was starting to get annoyed.

The others looked at Alvin, waiting for an answer. He looked back at them, a startled expression on his face. He didn't know what to say. Thoughts raced through his mind.

'Should I tell her everything? Should I tell her I'm jealous, and about how I hate Chase and his stupid boyish good looks, and how he acts all innocent?' he paused 'No. Not now... Not with everyone around. I'll keep it short and sweet, for now'

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because you've been ditching us the whole week for Chase" he frowned at her "We used to hang out all the time. You were the 6th member of our group, and now it's starting to feel like 5..."

Alvin gestured to the others, who all had slightly guilty looks on their faces. Alvin was exaggerating a bit, but it was true all the same.

Brittany let out a frustrated scoff "What? So you guys don't even care that I like Chase? You don't even care about what could be my future boyfriend?"

Her last few words stung a bit. Future boyfriend.

'Is this where it's heading already? Chase... Brittany's future boyfriend?'

"We didn't say that" Alvin said through clenched teeth "I'm just saying that I'm feeling a little left out. You have all this love and happiness to share with Chase, but when it comes to us, your best friends: nothing!"

"Are you saying I don't care about you, Alvin?" Brittany snapped.

"That's what it seems like" he snapped back, annoyed.

Brittany folded her arms "Well, as a matter of fact, I do care about you. But it seems you don't really care about me. You don't even have the courtesy to be happy that I could be in a relationship, in fact, by the sounds of it, you hate Chase!"

"He's up to no good, Brit" Alvin said, a little frustrated that she wasn't looking past his good looks and boyish charm "He probably doesn't even care about you!"

Brittany looked at Alvin. He'd really gone over the line this time. She looked like she could have killed him right on the spot, but she didn't lay a finger on him. He looked deep into her eyes. He didn't only see anger, he saw hurt. He felt a little guilty... He didn't mean to hurt her.

A thought struck him 'She must really like Chase, then...' he sighed, sadly 'If it makes her happy, then maybe I should just let Chase have her'

The 6 chipmunks said nothing the whole way home. Brittany was at the front of the group, her arms folded around her chest in pure anger. Alvin was really beginning to get on her nerves. He'd changed a lot over the past week, and she had no idea why. She also didn't know why he hated Chase so much... He was such a nice guy, and he seemed to really care about her. She smiled at the thought of him.

Simon, Jeanette, Theodore and Eleanor walked behind Brittany, trying to keep up with her determined pace. They gave each other awkward looks. The argument between Alvin and Brittany had left them in a bad mood. Simon looked over his shoulder at Alvin. He was staring at the concrete, looking like a lost puppy. It almost broke Simon's heart to see his brother so troubled.

Alvin was usually the most carefree person he knew. He didn't care what anyone thought of him, especially what a girl thought of him.

What was happening to poor Alvin?

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