A/N: Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy the chipettes' performance and the ending! Please R&R!
Previously On Love Me Always...
It only took a moment before her eyes went wide. She put her hand over the phone, "Alvin proposed" She squealed before she went back to her mother.
"And what did you say?" She asked.
Everyone in the room stayed still as they waited for the next answer. Simon reentered the room and was confused why everyone was so quiet.
Maddie's face lit up. "Alright well tell my future stepfather I say hello. Bye Mom, love you too!" She said before she hung up.
"She said yes!" She screamed.
Everyone began hugging and celebrating except for the chipettes.
Brittney got up from the table quietly and left unnoticed.
She ran up the stairs, into the guest bedroom she was staying in, and then collapsed on the bad.
She grabbed the picture of Alvin and her on their anniversary.
She clutched it close to her chest as she began to weep.
She managed to stop crying after a couple of minutes. She looked at the picture and sighed. "Alvin Seville, Don't You Know That I Still Love You?" She thought before she broke down sobbing again.
"Where is she?" Jill demanded as she paced in the small area backstage.
It was the day of the talent show.
Alvin and his new fiancée Melanie had arrived home two nights ago, and Brittney had never been more miserable.
Jeanette and Eleanor ignored their sister and enjoyed time with their boyfriend/fiancée when they finally went on their dance.
The Chipettes were scheduled to go on last, and Stephanie still hadn't arrived.
Brittney was put in charge of Jill's hair and makeup, while Melanie and Lucy did their daughter's.
"I'm sure Stephanie will be here soon" Brittney reassured her daughter as she stopped her from pacing.
"But what if she's not" Jill asked.
"Then I'm going to kick her tail" Maddie said as her mother straitened the green bow on her head.
"Still no sign of Stephanie" Alvin said as he came back backstage.
Melanie got up from Maddie and went over to him.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her.
Brittney couldn't even look at them.
"You just can't keep your paws off her, can you Seville?" Lucy asked.
Alvin let go of Melanie. "Shut up Lucy" They both said at the same time.
Suddenly Simon came in with Stephanie carrying a duffel bag.
"Sorry I'm late. Simon saved me from another interview with the Buttkisses" She said.
Maddie and Jill both looked like they were about to murder Stephanie.
"Yell at me later I have to get ready" Stephanie said as she went behind a curtain and began changing.
"Guys you're on next" Max said as he came in with a headset on and a clipboard in his paw.
Stephanie came out in her performance outfit. Everyone looked at her shocked.
"When you have to go to adoption interviews all the time you learn how to change fast" She shrugged.
"Well you look great" Max said before he turned around, only to be stopped by Maddie.
"I told you that you love her" She said smugly.
"I do not" He hissed.
"Hey Seville" A shaky voice said.
Jill turned to see Matt McGuire holding a bouquet of flowers.
"McGuire you came" She said shocked.
"Yeah these are for you, to say good luck tonight" He said as he held out the flowers to her.
"Thanks" She said as she took them.
"Knock them dead Jill. Seriously if you could get the Science teacher" He said.
Jill giggled then looked at Matt surprised. "You called me Jill; you always call me Seville"
Matt shrugged. "You can't be Seville forever"
There was an awkward pause before Matt spoke again. "I better get back in the audience. Good luck, I mean break a leg" He said nervously before he left the room.
"Speaking of crushes" Max muttered to his sister before he followed Matt out of the room.
Brittney smiled at her daughter and noticed that Stephanie was trying to do her own makeup. "Need some help?" She asked.
Stephanie nodded. "Yes please"
Brittney began working on Stephanie's makeup when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in" Melanie called before she went back to her conversation with Alvin and Simon.
A grown up chipmunk peeked in the room. "Is Erin in here?" He asked.
Erin looked at him. "Dad!" She cried before she ran into the chipmunk's arms.
Lucy looked at the munk. "Eric, is that you?" She asked.
Eric looked back at Lucy. "Hey Lucy Lu" He said.
"Eric" Lucy said close to tears as she flung her arms around the chipmunk's neck.
Erin looked up at her parents. "Are we a real family again?" She asked.
"Yeah Erin, we're a real family again" Eric said as he hugged his wife and daughter.
Brittney felt a pang of sadness knowing that Jill would never have that.
She finished Stephanie's makeup and got up slowly.
"Speaking of dads, where is mine?" Maddie asked.
"Already in his seat." Max said as he came back in. "Parents I'm afraid you have to leave now, cause you girls are on!" He said urgently.
"Bye Jilly Billy, good luck!" Alvin said as he hugged Jill.
"Bye Dad, bye Mom" Jill said.
Each of the other families said their goodbyes before they were ushered out of backstage.
Simon sat down in a seat next to Maxwell with Jeanette next to him. Brittney then sat beside Jeanette; Alvin sat next to her, then Melanie, then Theodore and Eleanor.
The curtain then drew back and the girls appeared.
The music for Miley Cyrus's version of Girls just Wanna Have Fun started to play.
The girls smiled and swayed their hips to the music.
Maddie stepped forward and began singing. "I come home in the morning light my mother says when you going live your life right?"
Erin stepped forward. "Oh, Mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones"
Stephanie stepped in between her friends. "And girls they want to have fun"
Jill stepped so she was equal with her band mates. "Oh girls just want to have fun"
The girls danced to the music before Jill started singing.
"The phone rings in the middle of the night, my father yells at me what you gonna do with your life?" She sang while Alvin smiled at his daughter from the audience.
"Oh Simon dear you know you're still number one" Stephanie sang which cause everyone to look at Simon, which he ignored.
"And girls they wanna have fun" Erin sang.
"Oh girls just wanna have fun!" Maddie sang.
"That's all they really want… Some fun! When the working day is done, oh girls they wanna have fun. Oh girls just wanna have fun." The four girls sang as they danced around the stage.
"Girls they wanna have, girls wanna have fun" They sang as they put their paws on their knees then stood up.
They danced to the music before Stephanie began to sing.
"Some guys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world" Stephanie sang while she covered her face with her paws.
"I want to be the one to walk in the sun" Erin said as she walked forward then posed.
"Oh girls just wanna have fun" Maddie sang.
"Oh girls just wanna have" Jill sang.
"That's all they really want… Some fun! When the working day is done, oh girls they wanna have fun. Oh girls just wanna have fun." The four girls sang as they danced around the stage.
"Girls they wanna have, girls wanna have fun" They sang as they put their paws on their knees then stood up.
They put their arms around each others' shoulders and began to sing, "They just wanna, they wanna. They just wanna, they just wanna"
A soccer ball was thrown on stage and Erin began to juggle the ball on her knees.
She then kicked it over to Stephanie who began to dribble in with her feet.
Stephanie kicked it to Maddie who did a head bump.
The ball landed in front of Jill's feet.
Jill kicked the ball into the crowd.
Alvin managed to catch the ball in his paw. He smiled sweetly at his fiancée as he handed it to her.
Brittney felt like puking at the sight.
"That's all they really want… Some fun! When the working day is done, oh girls they wanna have fun. Oh girls just wanna have fun." The four girls sang as they danced around the stage.
"Girls they wanna have, girls wanna have fun" They sang as they put their paws on their knees then stood up.
The girls then continued to dance around the stage while they sung.
Jill stood center stage as she began singing. "When the working, when the working, when the working day is done."
The curtain began to fall as the Jill was singing.
Alvin was the first one to stand up. "Go Jill!" He hollered.
"Go Maddie!" Melanie yelled as she stood up.
The others slumped in their chairs as if they weren't with Alvin and Melanie.
A man in basketball shorts and a t-shirt came on stage.
Alvin and Melanie sat back down and Melanie nudged Alvin. "There's Coach Taylor" She whispered.
"Really, I had no idea" Alvin said sarcastically.
"Alright so let's get this over with. Will all performers come on stage?" Coach Taylor asked and the ten acts all came on stage.
Jill and the girls all waved and Brittany couldn't help but wave back at her.
"So if the judges will give us the results we'll be over with this." Coach Taylor said impatiently.
A man went over to the stage and handed Coach Taylor an envelope.
Coach Taylor ripped it open and pulled out a sheet of paper.
"And the winner is, The Chipettes. Congrats." He said sully before he walked off stage.
The girls screamed and hugged each other.
All the adults jumped up and ran to the stage to congratulate their children.
"I am so proud of you" Brittney said as she and Alvin hugged Jill.
"Thanks I'm glad you came, not just the performance, but back in my life" Jill said.
Brittney hugged her daughter even tighter when she heard that.
"Did you see that? We murdered them!" Maddie exclaimed.
"We sure did Maddie. I'm very proud of you" Melanie said as she hugged her daughter.
"I still can't believe you came!" Erin said to her father.
"I wouldn't miss this for the world Erin" Eric said.
"We better get going. We have a lot of catching up to do" Lucy said to her family.
"Alright, well bye Erin!" Jill said as she and the others hugged their friend good bye.
"Bye guys" Erin said as she walked away with her parents.
Alvin rubbed his hands together. "Alright, how about we go out for some italian ice? We all have so much to celebrate"
"Yeah, just us Sevilles, Millers, and Riddles. Can you believe we'll all be one big happy family soon? Minus one Riddle and Stephanie" Melanie said.
"I know it's so exciting" Alvin said as he wrapped an arm around her waist.
Brittney began to feel uncomfortable. "Guys I think I'm just going to head home"
"Mommy, please come with us" Jill pleaded.
"Yeah Britt, we'll have fun" Eleanor told her.
"Fine I'll go" Brittney said even though she just wanted to go home, curl up in a ball, and cry her eyes out.
"Well let's get going" Alvin said.
The group began to head towards the door.
"Hey Steph, why did you say Simon, instead of Daddy?" Maddie asked Stephanie.
"I didn't feel comfortable saying Daddy for some reason. So I asked Simon if I could just say his name instead, and he said I could. Right Si" Stephanie said as she punched Simon on the arm.
"Yes Stephanie" Simon said almost through gritted teeth.
He turned to Jeanette. "That can girl can punch" He said as he rubbed the spot where Stephanie punched.
Jeanette couldn't help but laugh at her fiancée.
Brittney snuck down the stairs holding two suitcases.
"Where are you going?" A voice asked.
Brittney turned around and sighed in relief when she saw it was only her sisters.
"Brittney, where are you going?" Eleanor asked.
Brittney was silent for a moment. "I'm leaving, and I'm taking Jill with me." She confessed.
"You're what" Jeanette said in disbelief.
Brittney looked up at her sisters. "Guys try to understand. I can't stay here. I just can't take it anymore! Not with that she devil. And soon Jill will be calling her mommy, not me. I have to leave; not just for me, but for my daughter too."
Eleanor and Jeanette looked at each other. "We're coming with you"
"And I know if; wait what did you say?" Brittney asked shocked.
"We're coming with you, wherever you are going. Let's be honest, without us Jill's going to die" Jeanette said with a grin.
Brittney felt tears come to her eyes. "Thank you so much"
Eleanor shrugged. "What are sisters for? I'll help with the luggage" She took a suitcase from Brittney.
"I have to do something first." Jeanette said as she looked towards the stairs.
Jeanette slowly opened the door; trying to stay quiet.
She walked slowly to the queen sized bed in the center of the room.
She laid a small envelope with the word Simon scrawled on it, on a pillow.
She pulled the covers up over the spot where she normally slept and then turned to Simon.
He was sleeping peacefully.
Jeanette felt tears come to her eyes as she gave Simon a peck on the cheek before leaving the room.
Jeanette made her way down the stairs to see her sisters waiting for her.
Eleanor and she had packed up their things and everything was in the car.
"Thanks for helping us with Jill by the way. A sleeping nine year old is very light" Eleanor snapped at Jeanette as they headed to a car that Brittney had rented.
"Ellie just get into the back and make sure Jill doesn't wake up" Brittney ordered as she got into the driver's seat.
Jeanette got into the passenger's side while Eleanor got into the back.
Jeanette looked out the window and couldn't help but think about how Simon will react when he read her letter"
Theodore put a strawberry on top of the whip cream to finish off his beautiful breakfast he had prepared.
He made chocolate chip waffles, with whip cream, and of course the strawberry to finish it off.
He glanced up at the clock and smiled when he realized he was right on time.
"Jill wakey wakey, eggs and bakey. It's seven o'clock on the dot" He hollered.
Theodore waited for a minute before he tried to wake her up again. "Jill I'm in the mood this morning!" He called.
After a couple of minutes Theodore went upstairs and opened Jill's bedroom door.
He gasped when he saw her empty bed.
He looked all upstairs but didn't find her.
He ran downstairs happy to see Alvin drinking coffee.
"Alvin!" He cried out causing Alvin to spill his coffee all over the counter.
"What Theo?" Alvin asked through gritted teeth.
"Jill's gone" Theodore said out of breath.
Alvin looked at him wide-eyed. "What do mean she's gone?"
"I called her downstairs for breakfast and she didn't come, so I went upstairs to wake her up and she wasn't there. I've looked everywhere, she's not here." Theodore said.
"I'm calling the police" Alvin said as he grabbed the phone.
"Don't even bother" Simon said as he trudged into the room.
"My daughter is missing and you don't want me to call the police!" Alvin yelled out.
"Brittney, Jeanette, and Eleanor left last night. They took Jill with her" Simon said as he put Jeanette's letter on the counter top for Alvin and Theodore to see.
Alvin staggered back a few steps from the letter. He felt as if his whole world was crashing down.
To Be Continued...