Well it has been a while. I thought that I would never finish this chapter. When I wrote it, it was 20 pages long; so it's a treat to you. Thanks for the new viewers and I hope for more reviews. This plot is completely mine.

Chapter 8

"Come together a little closer."

The gang was once again in Italy, but not in Rome. After the fountain incident, Jeanette intended to stay far away from fountains. They were in Pisa. The Chipettes wanted a photo in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and Simon was only too happy to assist.

"Okay, stay right there." The girls were leaning the exact same way the tower was. "Got it, here you go Eleanor." He handed the camera over.

"Thanks, isn't Rome beautiful." She looks over to Theodore in awe. "This place is really something."

"I know what you mean," Theodore responded.

"Really?" she said, her brown eyes lighting up.

"The most amazing food came from Italy. Look at all the pasta and pizza the cook each year. That reminds me, I'm hungry." Theodore failed to notice the dejected look on Eleanor's face, but then she smiled once again at him.

"Me too, I think I saw a pasta place over there." She pointed to a nearby building a few paces away.

"Well then, let's have lunch then regroup to see where we will go next." Simon led the group to the restaurant.

At the restaurant, Theodore and Eleanor went to stand in line for their food. Alvin and Brittany went to secure a table outside. Jeannette found this as an opportunity to speak to Simon for something was on her mind.

"Um… do you want to keep me company- at this museum? While we wait for the food; since no one wants to go." She looked up at Simon through her eyelashes (the way Brittany does when she wants something from Alvin) and smiles. "Please."

"Su- Sure." He hooked his arm with hers and they walked out the door; their faces grinning for completely different reasons.

"Hey!" Alvin called out, "Where are you guys going?"

"To a nearby museum, we will be back." Simon responded. He pointed to a dome building two streets down.

"Okay, have fun on your date." He turned his attention back to Brittany.

"It's not a- never mind." He dragged a blushing Jeanette away from the snickering red- capped chipmunk and they went on their way.

The museum was packed tight with tourists of all shapes and sizes. Simon and Jeanette squeezed past a Japanese group and made their way to a nearby display. This was a display of jewels clustered together, surrounded by a glass box. A panel dictated that the jewels came from the 19th century.

"Oh, they're so pretty!" Jeanette exclaimed.

Simon cleared his throat and looked around for a distraction from her pretty face. He found the history panel. "This states the history of those jewels."

"Read it to me."

"Well…" Simon stood on his toes and began to read. Jeanette wanted a closer look at the jewels, so she came closer to Simon, which made him nervous.

"Let me see." She tried to stand on her toes like Simon, but she lost her balance. She tried to steady herself using Simon's shoulders, but she accidentally pushed him instead.

Simon then lost his balance and fell back into the case. Then glass case moved to the edge. Jeanette then knocked into the case and fell on top of Simon. With her body on top of his, Simon couldn't move. Then something caught their eye- the glass case. The case was teetering to the edge, about to fall. The two chipmunks watched as the glass case began to tip over. It began to fall down…

Simon closed his eyes, waiting for the crash. His body was on fire from Jeanette's body heat. He didn't hear a crash, so he opened one eye. Then another. An employee had saved the glass case with the jewels just in time. He gave them a very angry look; his veins popping out.

"You two lovebirds almost broke this priceless artifact. I want you out! OUT!"

Jeanette quickly stood up along with Simon. He was so flustered; he didn't try to correct the employee. They ran out of there so fast, you could see a cloud of dust.

Meanwhile outside the café…

Alvin was sitting at a two- person table across from Brittany. It was very unfortunate because they couldn't find any tables that did not seat more than two. It was even more unfortunate because Alvin and Brittany just had a fight, I mean disagreement. It didn't even matter what it was about, just that now there was a hostile feeling in the air. Even the birds stayed away.

"You know I'm right." Alvin said as he looked over his shoulder at Brittany. "Anyone would know that I'm right."

"Anyone with a pea brain that is!"

"So you're saying that I have a pea brain?"

"If the shoe fits!"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!"

They were nose to nose, until Alvin notice something from the corner of his eye. He turned away from their embrace to look at his younger brother's flushed expression "That was fast."

"Oh…we were so hungry, we decided to leave early." Simon and Jeanette sat down at a nearby table for two. "So where's the food?"

"Right here," Theodore said as he put a plate of spaghetti on each table. "Sorry but we each don't have one for ourselves. A plate for two."

"There wasn't enough to get more." Eleanor continued. She notices the tension between the two eldest. "What's going on between you too?"

"Nothing!" They shouted. They dug in although they were clearly upset that they had to share. The others looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders; they did not want to get into that mess. A few minutes pass as they ate. A few notes of Bella Notre played in the background. Alvin and Brittany were chewing on their pasta when both came about the same noodle. This noodle was very long. One end was in Alvin's mouth while the other end was in Brittany's mouth. Both had no idea what was about to happen.

Eleanor saw it first. She nudged Theodore and Jeanette. Son all four of them notice. As they tried to sniffle their giggles, Eleanor takes out the camera. The noodle becomes shorter as Alvin & Brittany come closer. They still have no idea what is happening, they just come closer and closer. You can tell by their expression that they are still mad. It doesn't matter because in 3-2-1.

SMACK! The noodle broke but it was too late. Their lips had touch in a kiss. Their eyes widen and they quickly pulled apart. The song in the background has stopped.

SNAP!

Alvin and Brittany looked over to Eleanor with the camera in her hand. From the face it was obvious that she caught the kiss with a picture.

"That's a photo for the album." She said as she put the camera back in the bag.

When the sun sets, Venice is a beautiful place. To ride through the streets in a gondola is a dream comes true. The streets are paved with rivers and you can just relax.

'This is easy,' Simon thought while he stirs the gondola. After managing to convince the owner to borrow the boat, he had to convince the others not to stir. Being the most practical of the group, he was the obvious choice. Plus he knew the entire map of the city by waterways. The sun was just about to set as Simon looked into the water. He recalled the events of the day. How close Jeanette was and how fun the day was. He had never been thrown out of a museum before; there is a first time for everything. If only something could happen, but what?

Jeanette looked up at Simon Seville. She couldn't stop looking at him all day. The sort of- date was fun until they got thrown out. In a way, she was jealous of Alvin & Brittany. Even though the kiss was an accident, they still kissed. She could only imagine that happening to Simon and herself.

Brittany looked behind her shoulder before making her decision. She glanced upon the setting sun and took a deep breath. The view here was beautiful. Unfortunately she was still stuck on the events of this afternoon. She loved that kiss; it was fireworks, electricity, spark. Everything see could ever ask for. Not bad for a first kiss. She wondered what Alvin thought of the kiss, but she didn't dare speak of it. 'Okay,' she thought. 'Here goes nothing.' She slowly leaned her body against the chest of one red- capped chipmunk and closed her eyes…

Alvin opened his eyes as he felt something against his chest. Brittany was leaning against him, a small smile on her face with her eyes closed. Alvin smiled and settled back down. This position amused and excited him. He didn't want to say anything to anyone, but he secretly loved the kiss. And he loved the position they were in even better…

Eleanor was content Theodore was so nice to look at and to talk to. She felt so elegant riding in that gondola with a handsome chipmunk by her side. (Theodore) She wanted this moment to never end. She looked out to the red, orange, and yellow colors in the sky, but she really only saw the green in Theodore's eyes.

If anyone could ever look so beautiful, it was Eleanor Miller Theodore thought. Ellie's golden locks shined in the light. She looked like the perfect spring day. Although sometimes she could be a bit confusing. Throughout the day he noticed her glancing at him and he wondered if he had something on his face. She couldn't be into him. He was just… Theodore.

The air was still and the streets quiet. With these thoughts in their heads, the gang passes under a bridge, making their way into the sunset.

"Come on Brittany, everyone is waiting for us."

"Alvin Seville, we're in Milan. Fashion can't be rush."

"It can if everyone else is done shopping, we need to get going." Alvin glanced around the shop, then to the pink dress Brittany was wearing. "We have been in this shop for almost an hour and you are still wearing that dress. Why don't get it already?"

Brittany turned around in shock. "Alvin, I may never be here again. I can't make a sudden decision just like that. And you are here to help me."

"I am, I think you should get this dress."

"You're just saying that."

"I'm not, look at yourself." Alvin stood next to Brittany in the mirror. "You look beautiful, and you probably feel beautiful too."

"I do but-"

"No buts. Now go take off this dress and I'll pay it for you." Alvin's words were like silk and Brittany imminently followed.

"Well, if you say so." She looked away from the mirror one last time and went to the fitting rooms.

"I do!" Alvin called out from behind her.

Brittany returned with the dress in hand. They headed over to the cashier. The two women smiled down at them knowing. After paying, Alvin looked over to the window.

"I see that Simon needs me, I'll see you outside Britt."

"Okay," Brittany watched his retreating figure and went to take her carrier. She then noticed the women's smiles. "What?"

"I see how you act with your boyfriend."

"Yeah…Wait a minute!" Brittany's head shot up at the women's words. "He is not my boyfriend, we're just friends."

"You too look just more than friends."

"Well we are friends! He is a boy, who is my friend. We're just friends." Brittany finished with a flourish, her cheeks pink.

The women weren't even paying attention to Brittany anymore. "He's so good with words." One commented.

"I bet he'll give one heck of a marriage proposal." The other said.

"Brittany!"

Brittany twisted around to see Alvin waving at her. She grabbed her carrier and bid a farewell to the two.

"Wait!" one called out. "You should hold on to that boy. Hold on and never let go!"

"Got it," Brittany called back. But she wasn't paying attention; she didn't want to know what was going on in their heads. She knew the relationship between her and Alvin was strictly friendship. Speaking of Alvin…

"What took you so long?" he said as he offered his hand for her to take.

'You don't want to know." She responded while taking his hand. They ran off to join the others.

"Please?"

"No."

"Come on Simon."

"No."

"Why not?"

Simon looked over to Jeanette in surprise. "Not you too Jeanette."

Jeanette sign and put down the compass she was holding. "My sisters have been fighting with you to visit Paris for the past ten minutes. I think we should go down there."

"But we already stopped by Paris."

"For about 5 minutes!"

"It was 20 minutes Brittany."

"Exactly."

"Besides," Jeanette continued. "Ms. Miller has a cousin named Sophie in Paris. I think we should visit her."

"Well… maybe. What do you think Alvin?" Simon watched his brother holding the balloon chain. He saw Brittany smiled at his brother while batting her eyelashes.

"I have no problem with it."

"Theodore?" He faced the cubby chipmunk that was about to bit into an apple. "Never mind," he said while facing the girls. He failed to notice the annoyed look Theodore was giving him. "I guess we're going to Paris. Alvin hand over the chain, we should be there in about…" Simon stopped to make calculation in a calculator. "An hour."

"Yes!" The girls yelled. They ran over to the side of the basket to look down.

"Paris, he we come." Brittany called out.

Outside the steps of a Parisian home, 3 hours later…

"Okay," Simon says as he takes a dolly off his head. "We've come to Paris, seen Aunt Sophie, listen to stories about being a can- can girl. I think we can leave now."

"Good luck getting the girls Simon." Alvin responded. "I think they're still inside."

"Simon, Theodore, and Alvin we can't go yet." Jeanette hurried down the steps with her sisters right behind her.

"Sophie says that we must go shopping, and then we must go sightseeing. She says it's criminal to not see the sights in Paris." Eleanor held on to Theodore's sweater as she said all of this in a rush.

"We must go," Jeanette continued. "Please?"

"I'm gamed," Alvin said and Theodore agreed. All four of them looked to Simon.

"Okay, let's get this over with."

"Yes!" Brittany shouted. She came down the steps and beamed. "I can't believe it, shopping in Paris!" She spins around as the scene changes.

The kids just came out of a shop all dressed up. (They are dressed up as the characters from the movie Anastasia. Brittany, Alvin, Theodore, and Eleanor are dressed not exactly like the four from the scene 'Paris holds to key to your Heart.' Use your imagination for Simon & Jeanette.)Brittany is in a lovely purple dress, purple shoe with clear tights. Her hair is in a pretty up do. Alvin is next to her in a white jacket, gray slacks, & a blue shirt. His red tie matched his hat. Eleanor is in a full yellow skirt with a red jacket. Her hair is in a bun under a little black hat. Theodore has on a blue suit with a yellow- striped shirt, red bow tie, and a small straw hat. Jeanette is wearing a little pink dress with matching shoes. Her hair was in its usual bun. Simon is in a dark blue jacket, gray slacks and cream dress shirt. His tie matched his eyes.

All around them was Rome. The streets, the lights, the … everything. The everything couldn't get more.

Paris holds the key (to your heart):

Music begins to play in a fast tempo. An accordion player and a flower seller wiz past them were shouting words of enjoyment. Eleanor faced the group and began to sing

Welcome my friends to Paris

Here have a flower on me Eleanor picked a flower and pinned it on Theodore's jacket

Forget where you're from

You're in France

Children, come The gang linked arms

I'll show you that French joie de voire

Paris holds the key to your heart

They head down the street, arm in arm. Everywhere something is happening. The accordion player and flower seller stroll pass the chipmunks and started to sing

Just stroll two by two

Down what we call la rue

Eleanor:

And soon all Paris will be singing to you

Ooh la la…

Ooh la la…

Ooh la la

Maurice Chevalier :

Paris holds the key to l'amor He walks up to Brittany and twirls her around. Alvin becomes angry and walks toward the pair; his hand in a fist and pushing his sleeve up.

Freud:

And not even Freud knows the cure He tips his hat at the kids

Aviator:

There is love in the air

Josephine Baker:

At the Follies Bergere

Artiste:

The French have it down to an art He shows them a painting of Le Moulin at night. They crowd around the painting and the scene begins to change. Its night and the chipmunks are in front of the Le Moulin. The day keeps getting better.

All:

Paris holds the key to your heart

In front of the Le Moulin are men in tight pants, striped blue shirts, and red berets. Eleanor walks up to them and grabs a beret off one's head. She places it on her and continues to sing

When you're feeling blue

Come to Le Moulin

When your heart says don't

The French say do

As she sings, Eleanor torments the men. She pushes, pinches, and pulls while the others watch in nervousness. Finally Theodore hurries up to Ellie and pulls her away. Now the chipmunks are seated in a restaurant where can can girls are performing

Can Can Girls:

When you think you can't

You'll find you can can

Eleanor:

Everyone can can can

You can can too

At the last 'too' Eleanor kicked her leg in the air and her shoe flies into the can can girls. Theodore runs to retrieve the shoe within the can can crowd. The others laughed at his predication. Once he returned, Theo placed the shoe on Ellie's foot. Alvin then stands up and beacons for Brittany's hand. He waltzed her to the dance floor and begins to sing

Paris holds the key to her past

Yes, Princess, I found you at last

No more pretend,

You'll be gone at the end

Alvin dips Brittany at the last note. He then drops her as he finishes the note. Brittany sits up & glares at Alvin who's looking at her in a 'sorry' expression. He picked her up and her expression changed for the better. They ran off and the scene changes once again.

Ensemble:

Paris holds the key to your heart

Couturier:

You'll be 'tres jolie and so smart! The dressmaker sings to Brittany as she fitted in a stunning blue dress with matching heels.

Isadora Duncan:

Come dance through the night

Rodin:

And forget all your woes

Eleanor, All:

The city of lights

Gertrude Stein:

Where a rose is a rose

Eleanor, All:

And one never knows what will start

The gang is riding on a lift to the top of the Effie Tower. Eleanor hugs Theodore from behind while Simon holds Jeanette's hand. They're all belting their hearts out once they reach the top of the tower.

Paris holds the key

Alvin:

To her…

All:

Heart!

Eleanor:

Ooh la la

All:

Ooh la la

Scene Ends.

Wasn't that beautiful? So much romance in one chapter, so enjoy it while it last. I'm working on two new stories and the next chapter won't be very long. Don't worry if I don't up load for a little while, school is about to start. Review and send suggestions.