A/N: Well, I'm abandoning my idea of the crossover. But, I've decided to write another long story.

University of Mayhem

Chapter 1: Boxes, trips and surprises

Simon folded the last one of his blue shirts from his closet slowly. He was trying to savor the last few moments of being in his room. He inhaled taking in the deep stale smell of the room. The smell lingering in the room was that stale smell of antiseptic. This smell lingered from the recent cleaning of every cubic centimeter in the room. He sighed and crammed the shirt tightly into the box with the others causing it to oval out a bit. Grabbing the packaging tape, he placed it on the box and sealed the box quickly sealed it, holding it together with the weight of his body. His eyes wandered about the room looking for a certain object and he smiled when his eyes landed upon a small felt tipped, black permanent marker. He reached his hand out and clutched it tightly. His hands slid to the top of the marker and he uncapped it, twisting it in his fingers. He pressed the tip to the box and, in his curly handwriting (Somewhat feminine for a male he had noted several times.) and quickly scrawled out the words "Clothes (Shirts and hoodies)". A smiled spread wide across his lips and he slowly capped the marker, replacing it to its original spot as he stood.

"Simon! Are you packed up in there?" Simon heard Alvin's familiar voice permeate the door. He felt his eyes roll as if by instinct.

"Yes Alvin, I'm just finishing up with the last of the boxes." He told Alvin. Simon smiled and lifted the boxes in his arms. He struggled with them, he had underestimated the weight of the and almost dropped them. Regaining his composure quickly, he carried the boxes and kicked his door open lightly. He immediately saw Alvin leaning against the wall outside of his room. He was, but of course, dressed in his usual red sweatshirt and red ball cap.

"Want me to give you a hand?" Alvin asked, he lowered his arms from behind his head and grabbed the box out of Simon's left arm and then took it in his own. Simon smiled and shifted the remaining box in his arms. "Simon, I just want to say thank you." Alvin said as they began to walk down the stairs.

"Alvin, you don't have to say anything, I was happy to help. And in addition, I get to have you and Theodore around for the next four years." Simon said, slowly taking each step at a time.

"Simon, you realize that I'd never have been able to get into this college without your help." Alvin said, reaching the bottom of the stairs. Simon hit the bottom at the same time.

"Alvin, I tutored you. I didn't learn the material for you. You surprised me when you said you wanted to start putting forth the effort during your sophomore year. Besides that point, your recent straight A's have managed to surprise everyone." Simon told Alvin. He smiled and started walking again.

"No Simon, you have NO idea what your tutoring has done. I'm beginning to think that I may not need your help when we get there." Alvin told him with a smile. Simon smiled in return He'll be crawling back to me before we get halfway through the first semester. Simon thought to himself smugly. I have high hopes that he is able to cope on his own, but I'm not entirely sure.

"Simon," Alvin called, he pulled him from his thoughts. Simon looked at him as Alvin stared back at him confused. Alvin shook his head and opened the front door for Simon. Simon squinted as the light came into contact with his eyes. Packing was wrapping up at 4:00 in the afternoon and they had started at six in the morning. But, with packing all of the items for the three of them it took a while to fit it all in the small trailer they had rented.

"Come on boys, the sooner you guys finish packing, the sooner I can start driving and we can get to the university." Dave called from the green Ford pickup truck that was attached to the front of the trailer. Simon smiled at their father, Dave had always been proud of the three of them, but he had cried for hours in joy when all three of them had been accepted for the same college.

"Dave, the body is only capable of moving at a certain speed." Simon teased as he loaded the box into the back of the trailer. Dave rolled his eyes and then they widened as they all heard a loud crash. Simon's body went into overdrive and reacted before his mind could comprehend the situation. He body thrust forward and he dove/rolled behind a box. He only allowed his head to peak over the top of the box as he looked toward the origin of the noise, only to see Theodore underneath about four boxes. Simon calmed and he felt a smile creep across his lips. He felt his muscles relax as he took note of exactly how tense he had become.

"I'm fine!" Theodore called in a shaky voice. Alvin and Simon stood from their hiding spots behind the boxes. Simon looked at Alvin and made a note that they had reacted in the same fashion. Alvin's eyes met Simon's and Simon realized they shared the same worried expression which, slowly, morphed into a smile. Simon stepped out from behind the box and began to head towards Theodore. Simon crossed the expanse of the yard in four strides; Alvin had to almost jog to keep up with him.

"Are you alright Theodore?" Alvin asked him as he knelt beside of him. Theodore laughed shakily and the brothers knew that he had tripped on his own two feet out onto the open lawn. Simon knelt down beside Theodore and started to pick up the scattered belongings.

"Yeah, hopefully nothing is broken, on my body of in my boxes." Theodore said jokingly with a chuckle. Simon and Alvin heaved two of the boxes off top of Theodore. He smiled and stood up slowly, brushing himself off. Simon and Alvin stuffed the scattered constituents from the boxes into their prior receptacles.

"Theo, try not to hurt yourself when we get to the college ok?" Alvin said jokingly. Theodore smiled and grabbed two of the boxes to his right, at the same time Alvin and Simon had finished repacking the two boxes they had retrieved.

"Boys! Hurry your hind parts up!" Dave called from the pickup truck. The three of them collectively sighed and carried Theodore's things to the trailer.

"You can't tell Dave's excited at all can you?" Alvin asked sarcastically. Simon and Theodore shared a laugh then jumped as Dave honked the horn.

"Coming!" The three of them shouted collectively. Simon helped his brothers out of the trailer and shut the latch, locking it and double checking to make sure that it was latched correctly. He walked around to the side of the pickup, sitting in his usual seat. Dave smiled warmly at the three, Simon still felt uneasy about this experience. Dave turned the key, bringing the vehicle to life.

The uneasy feeling never left him as they slowly pulled out of the drive way. This may be one of those times where my "sixth sense" is going to kick in and tell me when we're going to be in major trouble. Simon looked at Alvin and noticed his face was riddled with a truly worried expression. Simon patted his older brother's leg lightly. He leaned over and put his face close to Alvin's ear "Don't worry Alvin; you're going to be fine when we get there."

"I know that, I'm just afraid that we won't know anyone there." Alvin replied quickly, throwing up a more that stereotypical defense.

"We're the Chipmunks." Simon told him. He situated himself and got comfortable. If there's anything in life I hate, it has to be long car rides. He thought as he closed his eyes, his thoughts danced in his head until he slowly drifted off to sleep.

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A force pressed against Simon's shoulder once, twice, three, four times. Simon's eyes snapped open and his arm shot out, striking a soft surface. "Keep shaking me and I'm going to rip off your arm and cram it up you sideways." Simon spat. He looked at Alvin who had been shaking him.

"You need to get up, we've arrived." Alvin whispered. Simon's eyes widened.

"You let me sleep through the whole trip?!" Simon half screamed. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. His muscles had become stiff from the four hour trip. He felt his legs break free from their cramped prison. Alvin climbed out of the car on the other side of the truck. Simon sat up and looked around. The campus scenery was nice, and the sight of the families was a relief. He hadn't seen that many people and their families unloading their luggage for a long time. He lifted the latch on the door to unlock it. Simon opened the door and slid out. The light hit him a lot harder than he thought it would.

"Simon, come help us unload." Dave's voice called. Simon yawned and walked around the back slowly. Dave unlocked the padlock as soon as he rounded the corner. Simon helped Dave open the back of the trailer.

"You know, I have to agree with Alvin, it is kind of upsetting that we won't know anyone here." Simon said as the door hit the ground. As soon as the trailer door hit the ground, a familiar voice pierced his ears.

"Don't worry about that, you'll know some people." Said the familiar voice as Simon looked up and his jaw dropped.

"Jeanette?"" He almost screamed. He sprang up from his box and wrapped his arms around her. Her familiar scent, the scent of lavender and lilacs filled his nostrils.

"Hi Simon, it's not just me either." Jeanette said with a smiled as she stepped away from him. "my sisters are here too." She explained.

Simon's eyes lit up, he knew Alvin and Theodore would be happy. As if on cue with his thoughts, both Simon and Jeanette's siblings stepped up to their sides. Simon smiled and looked at them all "well, we ARE family, best we stick together. He said as they stepped forward

We are family

I got all my sisters with me

We are family

Get up ev'rybody and sing

Ev'ryone can see we're together

As we walk on by

(FLY!) and we fly just like birds of a feather

I won't tell no lie

(ALL!) all of the people around us they say

Can they be that close

Just let me state for the record

We're giving love in a family dose

We are family

I got all my sisters with me

We are family

Get up ev'rybody and sing

We are family

I got all my sisters with me

We are family

Get up ev'rybody and sing

Living life is fun and we've just begun

To get our share of the world's delights

(HIGH!) high hopes we have for the future

And our goal's in sight

(WE!) no we don't get depressed

Here's what we call our golden rule

Have faith in you and the things you do

You won't go wrong

This is our family Jewel

We are family

I got all my sisters with me

We are family

Get up ev'rybody and sing

Simon and Jeanette danced together through most of the song, enjoying the closeness but not getting to close to each other. Alvin and Eleanor danced and Simon noted Alvin had his hands on her his more than once. Theodore and Brittany danced together but there seemed to be an awkwardness between them that Simon couldn't pinpoint.

Simon and Jeanette smiled before their families pulled them apart and they returned to their luggage.

A/N: I would just like to point out that I hate copying stuff that I've handwritten, it's taken me 4 days to type it, but! Please tell me what you think. I love your reviews.