Second chapter today!
Chapter 8
Night after night, the Chipettes would perform their ABBA medley featuring Theodore. Then, at the end of the concert, he and Eleanor would perform a song together as an encore with only Rosie and Cody creating the music. Even though their duet of 'The Power of Love' brought the biggest applause of the night every time, they only did the song three times on tour, and then they moved on to another song. The two felt that performing the same song every night would not only be boring, it wouldn't show their personality and love of diverse music. Apparently, the fans didn't care because the word had gotten out that the duets they did were one of the best parts of the show.
They loved the idea of only have two musicians perform with them because it gave every large arena they played an intimate feeling. There were, however, a couple of other reasons. The first was so Rosie and Cody could play with them. Since Rosie could play piano and almost any guitar and Cody could play almost everything they asked him to, they were able to create acoustical versions of almost any song. The last reason was simple. With only two instruments to make an arrangement for, the four of them could rehearse a couple of times in an afternoon, and then perform the song that night.
Pretty soon, the three month tour had only three shows to go. Now, the four of them where in the RV that Matt had rented when Theodore joined the tour trying in vain to come up with a finale.
"So," Matt said from the front passenger seat, "have you decided on a song for the finale?" He was met with the look of four frustrated musicians.
Theodore shook his head, "we are no closer to figuring it out than we were this morning." The chipmunk set down his notebook, and yawned.
As he looked at his watch, Cody yawned. "It's getting late, too." He set his guitar down on the floor next to him and sighed frustration. "Usually we have at least the song picked out by now. We've tossed around several ideas, but nothing has felt right." He felt a hand touch his right shoulder. He looked to the hand, then the face. Rosie's grey-blue eyes were filled with concern. He blushed. "Sorry."
"It's, o.k." the girl smiled. "I'm frustrated too. But, we'll get through this rough patch and come up with something awesome like we always do." As she looked into his grey-brown eyes, everything seemed to stop. Cody's blush deepened which only made her smile more. He reached up and took her hand in his own, drawing her closer until his lips pressed against her own.
After a couple of seconds, he pulled away. "Thanks. . ."
"You're welcome. . ." Her face was glowing.
"Aww," the chipmunks spoke in unison.
"You two are so cute together!" Eleanor grinned and looked to Theodore who was now sitting beside her. "Don't you think?"
Theodore nodded. "They remind me of . . . well . . . us."
"And you two are such mood killers." Cody said in mock annoyance.
Rosie was smiling as well. "And you two remind me of Brittany and Alvin . . . At least what I imagine they were like together."
Matt, who had his back to them, now turned around, "they used to be that way. They acted and argued like they hated each other. But that's all it was really, an act."
"When they fought, sparks flew." Eleanor nodded.
Theodore smiled, "kind of like those sparklers on the fourth of July." His smile then faded slightly and his bright green eyes became a shade duller. "It's hard to believe they haven't even spoken to each other, let alone seen each other, in three and a half years." His voice held a tinge of regret. "I'm more surprised that Jeanette and Simon haven't kept in touch." He turned back to Eleanor and said, "I know he still loves her. I think that if she still loves him, if they just talked to each other again, they might fall in love again. I mean, do you think Jeanette still loves Simon?" He looked at Eleanor.
"Maybe. . ." She cast her eyes at the ceiling and thought hard. "But, Jen has always been hard to read. Even Mrs. Miller has trouble figuring out what she's thinking or how she really feels." She paused for a split second, and then looked back at Theodore and said. "I think your right, given the chance I think they could fall back in love. . . Are you o.k.?" She noticed the look on the chipmunks face changed as she finished speaking, and could tell that his mind had gone somewhere else in only a split second. She reached out and touched his shoulder. "Theodore?"
The chipmunk shook his head and looked back at her. "Sorry, I just came up with part of a chorus based on what you just said."
"Want me to get your notebook?" Cody asked getting up.
"Please?" Theodore nodded. "I need to write it down before I forget."
Rosie looked from one male to the other with confusion on her face. "What did I miss?"
Without thinking, the chipmunk answered. "Cody and I write songs. I come up with the lyrics and Cody comes up with the music." Instantly he stared up at Cody who just stared back. Theodore knew he had just spoken to off the cuff about something that was supposed to be a secret, to someone who didn't know anything about it. "Sorry."
The teenager smiled. "No, go ahead and tell her. I think she can be trusted."
"Alright . . ." Theodore said turning to Rosie. He then spent the next few minutes giving her a quick history of T.C. Richards.
Sitting back down Cody asked. "What set you off this time?" To the girls he said. "Sometimes he'll hear a phrase and all of the sudden he's written half a song." He gave a small chuckle.
"Given the chance, I think they could fall back in love." Theodore explained. "Except I was thinking of changing it to the first person," he added.
"Because just maybe . . . Baby . . . I could fall in love with you again." Eleanor suggested.
"Very nice", Theodore gave her a kiss on the cheek. He started writing it down when he heard a few notes being played on a guitar and liked what he heard. He looked up and was mildly surprised to see Rosie playing. "I like that too."
She smiled and stopped. "Thanks." She blushed, and then added. "As you two spoke those words, I could hear that melody so clearly. It was scary, how easily it came."
Cody nodded; he'd had that feeling before too. "That's when you know it's good. Magic happens when you hear the music just as the words are going down on the page."
"Let's keep this going; our creative flow is through the roof right now! This is great!" Theodore said enthusiastically.
They discussed lyrics and music for the next few hours until they were forced into stopping for the night when yawns filled the RV. By then however, the quartet had the song almost finished. And, as Theodore closed his eyes, he couldn't help but think that it was one of the best songs that had ever graced his notebook.
While Chapter 7 is more of a filler chapter, Chapter 8 is setting up for things to come. . . Please Review!
