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-12:00 PM, Sunday August 8-

One week later...

The Chipmunks, the Chipettes and Melody were all lounging in the kitchen. Dave and Claire were in the living room, watching random programs on TV. They were so grateful that the weather today wasn't as hot as it was last week. It was pretty cloudy outside, but the sun was still shining through.

"Oh my gosh, school starts in less than a month!" Jeanette exclaimed, happily.

Brittany and Alvin groaned. Their school, West Eastman, was probably the only place where the people didn't care if the Chipmunks and the Chipettes were famous. They've gained a bit of popularity when the won the Battle Of the Bands, but after that, they returned to being a nobody.

Brittany rolled her eyes. "School, yay." She said plainly.

"C'mon, Britt. It won't be that bad." Said Eleanor, who had Melody in her lap. Melody was playing with her favorite peach rattle. "We've survived a year of school before, it's not gonna be any different."

"It won't be bad for you guys. But for us..." She said, looking at Alvin. "...it's gonna be hard. We have to leave our daughter here."

"She's gonna be with Claire." Said Jeanette.

Brittany sighed. "I know. But I won't be able to see Melody for six hours everyday!"

"You'll see her when we get home." Said Eleanor.

"But still..." Brittany mumbled.

Alvin spoke up. "I just hope Ryan and the other jocks will leave us alone."

Simon laughed. "What are you talking about? You were the one who wanted to be like them, remember?"

"Shut up." Alvin fired at his brother.

Simon, Theodore, Eleanor, Jeanette and Brittany all laughed. Alvin just rolled his eyes.

In the living room with Dave and Claire...

Claire was sitting on one of the couches, reading one of her favorite books. Dave was sitting right beside her. He had the remote in his hand, and he was flipping through the different channels.

"There's nothing but re-runs on TV nowadays. There's never anything interesting going on in the world." Dave said.

Claire sighed. "If you're so bored, why don't you turn it off?"

"Nah, I'll get even more bored." Dave said, smiling because he knew he was getting on Claire's nerves.

Dave continued to flip through the channels, but then stopped when he saw Alvin and Brittany's faces on TV. He happened to stop at the news channel.

"Whoa, what's this?" Dave asked.

Claire looked up, and saw the TV. It looked like Brittany and Alvin were in the big headlines. She raised an eyebrow. "What's Brittany and Alvin doing on the news?"

"Ssh." Dave hushed her. "Let's listen."

The news program was now starting. A female reporter was on screen, with Alvin and Brittany's picture on the top right corner.

"Hey, you guys! Come in here for a sec." Dave called to the chipmunks.

They all came in running into the living room. They all gathered on the couch. Melody was fast asleep in Brittany's arms.

"What's wrong?" Asked Brittany.

Dave pointed to the screen. All six of them turned their attention to the TV, and were in complete shock to see Alvin and Brittany on the TV.

Alvin's eyes widened. "Whoa whoa whoa. What? Why are we making headlines?"

Dave eyed his son. "You tell us."

Alvin looked at him. "Dave, we didn't do anything. We swear! You know that! We've been stuck in this house ever since Melody was born."

"Well, with the exception of going to the supermarket last week." Brittany added.

The news report was now starting.

The female reporter spoke. "Are the rumors true? Does Alvin, leader of Alvin and the Chipmunks, and his girlfriend Brittany, leader of the female counterpart group, have a daughter?"

Everyone in the room went completely dead silent. They all stared at the TV in shock.

"This rumor has started when a man, preferred not to share his name, told the Hollywood Gossip Center, that he saw Alvin and Brittany with a small baby chipmunk in their hands." The reporter said.

Brittany was trembling. What was happening? This couldn't be right! How did anyone find out? "Alvin..." She squeaked, but no one heard her.

"The man said that he thought Brittany was just holding her tail in her arms, but he realized that it was a baby when the small bundle of fur started to move." Said the reporter. "We asked the man if he's 100% sure that it's Alvin and Brittany's baby. It could of been another chipmunk that their 'father' David Seville found, and decided to adopt. But no. The man said that he overheard Brittany and Alvin talking, saying that the baby, Melody, is their daughter."

Dave looked furious, all of them were. But Brittany looked scared, she felt terrified. Who could do such a thing?

"So is it true? Do the two international sensations Alvin and Brittany have a baby - at such a young age? We interviewed the man who had started this 'rumor'. But could it be a rumor? Or is it another case of Hollywood teen pregnancy?"

They all listened quietly, but Brittany could feel tears starting to rise. The man's face couldn't be seen on TV, but his voice was heard.

The man spoke. "I was at the supermarket last Sunday. And suddenly, I heard a couple of voices. I recognized those voices, so I decided to go a little closer. And once I saw where the voices were coming from, I was absolutely shocked to see Alvin and Brittany sitting there. I figured that they were waiting for Dave Seville to finish grocery shopping."

They couldn't believe their ears. They knew that voice. They all knew that voice.

"I, personally, am NOT a fan of the Chipmunks and the Chipettes. When I saw Alvin and Brittany, I noticed something moving around in Brittany's arms. I thought it was her tail, but I realized that it was a baby. The baby chipmunk moved from Brittany's arms to Alvin's." The man said, chuckling. "I didn't believe it was their daughter at first, but I listened into their conversation."

"This isn't happening..." Brittany whispered through her teeth. "This can't be."

"First I heard them talking about school. That was pretty normal, but then I heard them talking about their daughter, Melody. Alvin said something about teen pregnancy, and that's when I first learned that it was true. They do have a daughter. Brittany said that the only people that knew about Melody was them, and their family." The man said.

"That devil! How could he?" Claire exclaimed.

"Then Alvin stared to rant about 'dirty' things. But I'll leave that out. Then Dave Seville came back, and asked them how things went. They said everything was fine, and that Melody was still safe and the media wouldn't find out about her." The man said. "But whoops, too late for that."

Dave turned off the TV. It was silent for about a second. They all heard sniffling coming from someone. They turned to the sound, and saw Brittany crying.

"How could he do that?" Brittany said quietly.

Dave sighed in frustration. "Why did he do that? I can't believe he would do that!"

"DIRTY things? What the hell is that guy talking about?" Alvin spazzed.

Dave sighed and looked at his son. "Language, Alvin."

Alvin sighed back for an apology. "I just can't believe he'd tell everyone!"

They all knew who it was. Ian Hawke. They knew his voice too well to ignore it.

Brittany covered her face with her hands, while she still held Melody. "I can't believe it."

Alvin sighed. "That jerk. Just wait til I see him again. I'm gonna rip his eyeballs out." He muttered darkly.

They all knew what was gonna happen from now on. Millions of paparazzi crowding around their house. Millions of interviews trying to get a hold of them. Headlines, magazines, Hollywood Gossip shows would have Alvin, Brittany and Melody as their top story. And school - school was starting soon, and the news was out. Alvin didn't even want to think about how much bullying there would be. Not only to him, but the rest of them.

"What would our fans think?" Brittany said between sobs.

"Britt..." Jeanette said, giving her sister a comfortive hug, but Brittany was still trembling in shock.

"What would the whole world think?" Alvin said. This was it. Their lives were over.

"Now what are we gonna do?" Brittany asked, quietly. She hugged Melody closer to her.

"There's nothing else left to do than to face the public. There's no turning back now." Eleanor answered quietly.

Alvin angrily ran his paws through the fur on his head. "We're dead, Brittany. I don't know how I'm gonna face going back to school. Imagine all the humiliation."

Claire looked at her family. She felt so bad for Alvin and Brittany - especially Brittany. "Britt, you know that all of us will do anything to protect Melody. Nothing will hurt her."

Brittany sniffled. "Yeah, nothing will hurt her physically. But I don't want her in the spotlight. She's not ready to be the most talked about thing out there."

"The media can be a bit too obsessive when it comes to Hollywood stars. Believe me, I know." Alvin said.

Everyone was silent again.

"I can't believe Ian would do that." Dave said, breaking the silence.

They all flinched. No one spoke of Ian's name in such a long time. To them, Ian was the devil. He was the king of the devils.

Brittany's heart sped up a lot. Her reputation as 'America's Sweetheart' would be gone right away. She didn't know what to do anymore. She felt like her life was over. All that effort of keeping Melody a secret, is gone.

Because now, EVERYONE knows.

Claire cleared her throat. "Well, that's Ian. Once he loses, he'd do anything for revenge."

Dave sighed. "That idiot."

It was quiet in the household for such a long time. Brittany could feel all eyes on her. But all Brittany could focus on was Melody, who was fast asleep in her arms.

Alvin broke the silence when he sighed. "Eleanor's right. I guess there's nothing else to do but to admit the truth."

That night at around 11 PM...

Alvin came into the room, and found Brittany sitting on the bed, cradling Melody in her arms. But Brittany was still crying. Alvin sighed as he shut the door behind him. He hopped onto the bed and sat beside Brittany.

"Britt, you alright?" Asked Alvin quietly.

Brittany looked at him in disgust and annoyance. "How does this not bother you, Alvin? Aren't you aware that the whole world know our secret now? And you're acting like you don't care! Imagine what people will say about us!"

"Brittany, listen-"

"No, you listen. People will get bad ideas about this now. People will think I'm a slut, and they'll think that you're some kind of jerk that would just knock me out for fun! Do you want people to think that of us?" Brittany asked, in a demanding sort of way. "Because we're not."

"I know, Britt." Alvin said.

"Now, people sill stop coming to our concerts, and we'll gain haters, and-"

"Brittany, stop. You don't know that. And that won't happen, I promise." Alvin said.

Brittany felt tears rise up again. "I'm sorry, Alvin." Brittany's voice was cracking. She looked down at their baby girl, who was innocently fast asleep. Poor Melody, she had no idea that she was now the most talked about thing in Hollywood - and all over the world.

Alvin wrapped one arm around Brittany. Brittany sighed as she buried her face in Alvin's soft brown fur. "Brittany, nothing will happen to her. I promise."

Brittany looked up at him. "Earlier, you said that the media can be a bit too obsessive. Alvin, we don't know what's gonna happen now. I bet tomorrow, or the day after that, there will be paparazzi's crowding in front of the house. We don't know what's gonna happen now."

Alvin didn't respond. He just continued to look at her.

Brittany looked at Melody. "Melody is more important than my own life now. She's more important than anything to me now. I don't want anything to hurt her." She sighed. "I don't wanna lose her."

"Britt, listen to me." Alvin said quietly. "We're not gonna lose her, I swear. She's our daughter, and as her dad, it's my job to protect her. I'll do anything, Britt. But I promise you, that nothing will ever come near her and touch her. She won't be abused by the paparazzi, or any of that. Okay?"

Brittany closed her eyes, and buried her face in Alvin's fur again. She nodded. "I'm sorry Alvin."

"Why are you saying sorry?" Asked Alvin.

"It's all my fault. I bet Ian was in the supermarket when we were there too, last week. If I could of kept my mouth shut, and let Dave go grocery shopping himself, none of this would of happened." Brittany exclaimed, looking at him. "This is all my fault. I wanted Melody to experience the outside world, because she has never been out of this house since she was born."

"Brittany..." Alvin tried comforting her.

"But no, all this happened because of me. I shouldn't of forced Dave for letting us go with him. And look what's happening now." Brittany said, trying her best not to cry in front of him.

"Brittany, please." Alvin said.

"Don't try making me feel better..." Brittany sniffled. "...because it'll make me feel even worse."

"Brittany, I know how you feel. She's my daughter too." Alvin said quietly.

Brittany put her head on his shoulder. "I know Alvin. But I don't know how you're so calm with everything, while I'm here, freaking out."

"Britt, I'll put my own life behind me anytime when it comes to you and Melody. I won't let anything, or anyone hurt you guys." Alvin told her.

Brittany closed her eyes.

"I promise." Alvin finished off.

Brittany took a deep sigh. She couldn't get this new feeling off her back. It was so frustrating, yet so embarrassing. Brittany didn't want to face the public now. She didn't want to do anymore concerts. She didn't want to go back to school. She didn't want to go to anymore red-carpet events. She didn't want to do anymore interviews. She didn't want to go to the recording studio anymore. She didn't even feel like leaving the room. She just wanted to hide until all of this was gone.

But this was Hollywood. Stories like this would go on forever...

Oh god

Poor Melody :(

Poor Alvin and Brittany :(

IAN HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? OMG D:

Well, I hope you guys still enjoyed this chapter! Please review! Thank you !

OH! i have something to ask you guys...I have two one-shots, waiting to be posted. So should I post them soon? Or should I post them once this story is over? I dunno, you tell me :)