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Chapter seventeen: surprise

Slowly Brittany opened her eyes. The relentless beeping had pulled her out of her sleep. But as she grew more awake she also grew more aware. It wasn't her alarm clock, it was a voice.

'Brittany' the voice whispered 'wake up already' she opened her eyes fully, and as her mind came to its senses, she saw Alvin standing over her.

'Alvin' she mumbled, still half asleep

'Wake up lazy bones' he said quietly. She could hear and feel the bus moving and this helped to coax her awake.

'What do you want Alvin' she mumbled into her pillow

'I want you to wake up' he said. Suddenly her mind clicked and she shot upright, grabbing Alvin's head

'Alvin is everything alright!' she said in a panic

'shh' he hushed 'you'll wake everyone up'

'Alvin' she said flatly 'are you ok?'

'Yes I'm fine' he whispered 'now please keep your voice down, you'll wake the others up'. Brittany sighed in relief

'Wait' she whispered 'what do you mean wake the others up, what time is it?'

'Five' Alvin said softly

'Five! In the morning?' she exclaimed in a whisper 'forget that, I'm going back to bed' She fell back down and pulled the cover over her face.

'Fine' she heard Alvin say 'I guess you don't want to see the surprise'

'Surprise?' she said as she pulled the covers down to look at him. He stood on her bed with a smile on his face.

'Well' he asked 'do you want to see it?' Brittany paused for a second

'Alright Alvin' she said suspiciously 'what is it?'

'First close your eyes' he ordered. She sighed, but obliged.

She felt him help her out of bed. He guided her to the Chipmunk sized ladder that led down to the floor. Once she was there he guided her down the bus, up onto the couch, and then onto the windowsill. She knew she was there because she could feel the coldness of the window.

'Alvin what's this all about?' she asked

'Ok, open your eyes now' he said softly

She opened her eyes slowly, and what she saw made her jaw drop.

The high-rise buildings stood proudly above the rest of the cityscape. The rising sun covered the city with a beautiful golden glow. The morning clouds glowed bright pink in the sky on the blue background. And rising above all the other buildings, was the empire state building.

She was looking at New York City

'Oh my' She whispered slowly

'I convinced the Driver to drive through the night' he said softly. She slowly turned her head to look at him

'A-Alvin' she stuttered. She was at a loss for words. Ever since she had been a small child growing up in a small town, she had always wanted to see the city of New York. Everything about the city appealed to her. The Glamour, the fast life, the city that never sleeps. All of it amazed Brittany. And now she was finally seeing it for herself

'It looks a lot cooler at night' Alvin said quietly 'but I thought you would want to see it like this'

Brittany felt her eyes well up. She looked away from Alvin and at her feet for just long enough to wipe her eyes.

'Brittany, are you alright?' Alvin asked in a concerned tone of voice. She looked back up at him, still with watery eyes.

'Alvin' she said as she sniffed back the tears of joy 'you will never cease to amaze me'

And it was true. Last night she was so angry at him it hurt. But right now, she had never felt closer to him.

'What's that supposed to mean?' he chuckled nervously. She didn't speak. Instead she just moved in and hugged him tightly.

'Brittany' Alvin said nervously as she tightened her hug. She let him go and looked as his now blushing face.

'Thank you' she whispered

'No thank you' Alvin whispered back 'for believing me'

Her mind was brought back to the deal they had made last night. He had sworn to her that he would be alright.

She rubbed her nose clean and sighed.

'You won't let me down…will you?' she asked carefully. He placed a warm hand on her shoulder

'I promise you Brittany' he stated 'I will be just fine'

She sighed deeply. She wasn't sure if it was a sigh of relief, or one of worry. But she knew she trusted Alvin's word.

She moved until she was sitting down on the windowsill. And as soon as Alvin sat down next to her, she looked away and out to the cityscape with him.

She was still confused. Yes she trusted Alvin's word, but a part of her could still see he was sick. But how sick was he really?

"What's going on in your mind Alvin" she thought to herself "how far have your worries brought you down?"

Now, quick info update. Start with apology for slow updates on story "sorry". Music, I have been on a bit of a break. Lots of you are asking about the live album and we are about 5 songs in at the moment. But I've sort of been on what I've called my chipmunk vacation. Just taking some time to write some non chipmunk stuff for a while to refresh the old creative batteries.

Also went to supernova festival a few weeks ago in queensland and met up with some fans which was really cool. And also I will be making another appearance at ANOTHER supernova sometime soon in Sydney Australia. So if you live in NSW and you want to come down and meet me, this will be a good chance.

Anyway cya next chapter guys