I know it's a bit late on Friday…but it's still Friday. So know we learn a bit about, well, what happens next I guess
Chapter 4: New Ground Rules
Brittany and the others sat anxiously in the back seat of Dave's car. The sun was up in the sky and it bathed the outside of the white hospital in a glow.
Dave had told them that they didn't need to come along when he was called to pick Alvin up, but they didn't take no for an answer. They were just as concerned for Alvin as Dave was.
Theodore anxiously stood on the back seat arm rest, standing on his Tipp toes to look out the window. It had been nearly ten minutes since Dave had left the car.
'Here he comes!' Theodore said as he excitedly jumped off the arm rest and grabbed Simons arm. He lugged Simon up onto the arm rest and the girls quickly jumped up right beside them.
Brittany saw Dave walking through the sliding doors, Alvin standing on his shoulder and holding Dave's neck for support.
Dave opened the door and Alvin hopped off Dave's shoulder and landed on the passenger seat. He seemed lively and wasn't nearly as pale and tired looking as he was about 7 hours ago.
'What's up dudes?' he said in his normal, cocky voice
'Alvin!' Theodore exclaimed
'Your looking good bro' Simon threw in
'I am feeeeelin good' Alvin replied with a quick flex of his arms
'Well then buckle up' Dave said as he closed the drivers' side door. Alvin dragged the seat belt across and clipped it in over him. All the others buckled up in the back seat and Dave drove the car out of the car park.
'So Alvin' Theodore said from the back seat 'what do you do now?'
'What do you mean?' he asked looking back 'its business as usual'
'Now Alvin' Dave said in a demanding tone
'Dave' Alvin said through his teeth
'What's this Dave?' Jeanette asked
'Its nothing' Alvin laughed
'we're going to have to make some changes' Dave said as if Alvin had never said anything 'and the first thing is that for the next couple of days Alvin has doctors orders to…relax' he said, saying the last word slowly
'Dave!' Alvin complained 'it's the weekend'
'That doesn't matter Alvin, for the next couple of days you are effectively grounded. This means no parties, no going out of the house and nothing along those lines, you got it?'
'But…but…Dave!' Alvin stuttered
'But Dave' Simon interrupted 'what about the show on Sunday night? We can't do it without Alvin'
'Actually I had given that some thought' Dave said 'and that all depends on whether or not I think you're well enough for it or not'
Alvin stuttered trying to find the words to describe how frustrated he was. Then suddenly a thought popped into his head
'But Dave, What about your meeting with the record company?' Alvin queried
It was true that Dave kept the Chipmunks and the Chipettes separate from the record companies. But he did however have to use them to distribute records and advertising and such.
'You'll be at those meetings for most of the weekend right' Alvin pointed out confidently 'you Cant be watching me while you're not here'
'Hmm' Dave realized 'your right Alvin, if I want your new CD to be released by the set date, I can't miss these meetings'
The new CD was set to come out in about a month, and there was a lot of media hype and pressure on the 6 of them to bring something fantastic out.
But Alvin was more worried about Dave's tone of voice. It didn't seem worried at all, almost as if the thought had already occurred to him.
'So' Dave said confidently
'Here we go' Alvin sighed as he rolled his eyes
'Brittany, I'm putting you in charge of watching Alvin'
'I kn-WHAT!' Alvin exclaimed, completely shocked
'I want you to, while I'm away, make sure Alvin follows the rules and doesn't do anything that's going to overwork him' he said to Brittany without looking away from the road 'can you do that for me?'
Brittany looked over to Dave with wide eyes, then over to Alvin who gave her the angriest death stare. She smiled widely
'You can count on me Dave' she said enthusiastically
'I can't…but what about…..uh…WHY HER!' Alvin yelled at Dave whilst gesturing back to Brittany. Dave stopped the car at a set of traffic lights
'Because Alvin' he said as he looked down at him 'she's the only one who you can't manipulate to your own ends'
Brittany giggled as Simon coughed slightly 'Alvin can't manipulate me' he complained
'Hate to break it to you Simon' Jeanette said 'but he can and does' this made Alvin giggle. Simon looked forward to Alvin and Alvin just winked at him
'What ever' he said as he crossed his arms
'Well I will be leaving for the airport in a few hours' Dave said, pulling the conversation away
'Who's going to be watching over us?' Theodore asked
'Well, I thought perhaps its time I trust you guys to look over your selves'
Everyone looked at each other ecstatically; even Alvin looked surprised and excited.
'R-really' Simon stuttered
'Well sort of' Dave continued 'Clair will be right across the way and I've asked Toby to drop by to make sure you haven't burned the place down'
'Toby?' Theo asked excitedly. Toby had become a welcome guest in the Seville household ever since he watched over the chipmunks. He would visit probably once a week, sometimes with Miss Ortega, or as they had come to call her, Julie.
'Yes Theodore, he will be dropping by randomly to check up on you guys'
'That's not freedom' Alvin complained
'It's monitored freedom and it's the best you're getting at this point' Dave said as he pulled into the housing complex.
The car came to a stop and Alvin unbuckled his seatbelt. As Dave opened the driver's side door they all piled out and waited for Dave to edge his way out of the car.
They all entered the house together and ran into the living room, each jumping up onto various objects in the room to get a better view of Dave as he moved into the kitchen.
'I've got enough time to cook something to eat before I have to start packing, so who wants something to eat?'
'I'm starving' Theodore exclaimed
'Let's eat something' Eleanor added
'Ok then' Dave agreed 'Alvin, you're just out of the hospital, so you get to choose what we eat'
'Hmm' Alvin said as he jumped up onto the kitchen counter with his two brothers following closely behind him 'how about a big heaping bowl of, none of these restrictions are real and I can do whatever I want because I'm completely not stressed'
'Sorry Alvin that's not on the menu' Dave said shaking his head.
Alvin sighed deeply. He felt miles better then he did yesterday, so he didn't see why he had to "relax" so much.
'Alvin?' Dave asked 'What do you want to eat?' Alvin looked up at Dave with sad eyes
'Toaster waffles?' he asked innocently.
'You've got it little buddy' Dave said, seeing that Alvin was upset.
Alvin sighed and his Brothers picked up on this, moving over to him
'Don't worry Alvin' Simon said 'It's for your own good'
'Yeah, you don't want to get sick again do you?' Theodore added
'But I'm fine' Alvin replied, gesturing to himself 'I don't need to relax'
Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor hopped up onto the counter next to the boys
'We'll see' Brittany said half sarcastically. Alvin looked across to her and glared at her. He knew Dave was right. He couldn't trick her; she was too…Alvin smart.
Brittany saw the glare Alvin was giving her, and she smiled back. She didn't want to make Alvin miserable, but at the same time she didn't want him to get sick again.
She had never seen Alvin like she had last night, and thoughts of that kept running through her mind. She knew she had to be honest with herself and make sure Alvin kept calm and relaxed. And if she saw any signs of his stress related sickness, she would have to tell Dave and they would have to cancel the show on Sunday night.
It was a big call, and a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. She started jokingly hoping she didn't end up having a stress induced attack like Alvin.
But she knew what had to be done and she knew it was what was best for Alvin.
"And who knows" she thought "maybe he will start talking about what's been stressing him out so much"
Haha pooorrr Alvin has a babysitter…lol new chapter when it comes out next…Friday :D