Okay. This is my third story. I actually wrote this a few months ago but I was just too lazy to type and publish it. Oh, and this is a chapter story. I will most likely not be posting everyday due to school (A.P. English! I love English! Seriously.) and also I just get bored really easily….and lazy. Well this is a story that just kind of "came out" as I was writing it. I didn't really jot ddown ideas for it. I hate doing that. I just go where the pen[cil] takes meh. School starts in 8 days so I'm going to be preoccupied with seeing my friends again and wondering if my teachers are mean…gah. I'm just really bore right now. Maybe I'll publish chapter 2 tomarrow. If I feel like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny With A Chance….sadly….

Music and Drama

It was any normal day at Condor studios. Tawni admiring herself in anything that showed her reflection(causing me a lot of eye-rolling), Nico and Grady playing video games while Grady had a block of cheese in his mouth, and Zora doing…well who knows what Zora does in those vents all day. And frankly, I don't want to know.

Chad had come in earlier as he said "to annoy you randoms" but I happened to be the only person in the room. So of course he annoyed just me. You can only guess what conceited statement he said to me. And you can only guess that I retaliated in some way. He's so annoying…We had our "Fine." "Fine." "Good." "Good." fight of course after we were finished. Tawni's been stuck in the middle of one of these fights but she calls it 'flirting'. As if.

Yup. That's a normal everyday day in my life. So predictable though, right? Well, this story needs something new so lets just tweak it a bit. I felt as though I knew what was going to happen next as I walked toward the Commissary. I would get horrible food that looks like it could eat me, and the Mackenzie Falls people would 'strut' in like they owned the place. Well, so far I got the scary looking food. Now the Falls. They walk in-I know. They actually walked normal.- but they looked a little stressed out. Huh. Wonder what's going on. Maybe their chocolate fountain ran out. Or their loganberry smoothies were stolen…by someone that's not me. Heh.

The next thing I saw shocked me. Portlyn actually talked! OMG! Call Guinness! Lol, jk. No but seriously. I remember the time Chad yelled at her for talking without a script and that was not pretty. I quickly shushed my cast mates so that I could hear what they were saying. But I 'shushed' too soon. I didn't need quiet because Portlyn started to yell at Chad.

"Chad! Let Me sing on the Mackenzie Falls Musical episode! I can sing just fine!" Wow. She sounded desperate. Begging. It was kind of sad really. I mean, you could tell that Chad didn't want her to sing on the new Falls musical episode and that was sad. Portlyn and Chad were really close and by him denying this well…that must be a big blow to her ego.

"I said no Portlyn! I'm sorry but you really can't sing! And it's not even my decision! The director pulled you out of it!"

"But-but you always have a say in every episode! Why not now?"

"I don't know! They just won't let me put you in! It's just always ideas Portlyn! I can't make you a better singer!" He sounded so exasperated. Huh. Did he want her in the show or was he just saying that?

"Fine!" She started to stomp out of the Commissary but paused. She turned and looked at me. She had this spark of recognition in her eyes and grabbed my wrist and dragged me out with her. I got one last look at Chad and he had an apologetic, yet confused expression on his face as he watched portly drag me out. I was confused, too.

By the time I was going to ask the cliché question of "Where are you taking me?" I was let go. We were in a dressing room I didn't recognize. Portlyn seemed out of breathe and, of course, angry. She went over to her vanity and plucked a few tissues. She wiped her make-up smeared eyes and threw the tissues away. She sat down on her couch and motioned for me to do the same. I sat down.

"Umm…" Was all I said.

"Sonny?" Her voice wavered a bit.

"Yes…?"

"Are you able to convince Chad to get me on the Mackenzie Falls Musical episode?" She looked at me and I saw the hope in them.

"Um, I don't think so. I'm not saying I wouldn't ask him, because I would, but I kind of believe him when he said that the director told him no."

"Why would you, of all people, believe him of all people? I mean I know you can actually talk to him without getting intimidated and all but…why do you take his word for it?" Was she appalled I believed him?

"Because, even though he is a conceited jerk that annoys me to no end, I know he wasn't lying. I could tell. I just know him enough to see he was telling you the truth."

She looked down at the plush looking carpet. I started to think maybe she was just mad that she couldn't sing well because of what she said next.

"Well…even if that's true why did he have to be so rude about it? I mean, he just said it so bluntly! Have he any thought about other's feelings in that head of his? Well, other than you." Okay then. What did THAT mean? And she was just insulted that he said straight on? What about the episode?

"What does that mean? He doesn't care how I feel. In fact, I think I am the worst person he gets along with." I crossed my arms at the thought of Chad actually hating me. I hope he didn't. I mean I didn't like-like him or anything but I kind of considered him a friend. Oh, right. Portlyn.

"Sorry. I'm not gonna explain that now. But I just want to be in that episode so bad! It feels so…demeaning…that I can't be in that episode because I can't sing." My eyebrows came together in confusion. Isn't it the whole point for a musical that you can sing? I mean they wouldn't cast a tone-deaf hobo for a lead in a big time musical. Portlyn is definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed.

"Ummm…Portlyn that's kind of the point in a musical. You have to be able to sing."

"I know! I just-ugh. Forget it. Never mind. You can go if you want." She was slouching back into the couch, her being fixated on the carpet the whole time. She crossed her arms and sighed.

"I can teach you how to sing if you want. I know how." I couldn't just leave her here okay? I'm the kind of girl who has to help someone in need…even if they don't really need it. I'm just one of those really nice, preppy people.

"You know how to sing? Yeah right." Rude much?

"I can. Listen." I cleared my throat and started to sing my original song Two Worlds Collide. She was given the world, so much that she couldn't see. And she needed someone to show her who she could be. I stop there by her saying 'whoa'.

"Well? What'd you think? It's not my best but…" I don't necessarily think I'm that good but my mom and Lucy always told me that I was 'awesome'.

She shook her head. "No. You're fabulous! Can you do high notes?" I nodded."Teach me! If I can learn from you I'll totally be able to be in the musical. It's perfect!"

I just smiled. I tried to make it look like it was no big deal but inside I was feeling remorse. This was going to tough to teach her how to sing. She has a voice like nails on a chalk board.

"Um, I have to get to rehearsals Portlyn." I said getting up.

"Oh, sure. Can you meet me here in my dressing room tomorrow at noon? Wait…we better meet in yours. I don't want Chad to just barge in while you're here." Was that an insult?

"Yeah, that's cool. I'll have to tell Tawni though. It is her dressing room, too. And Zora knows already so…"

"How does creeper kid know? We just came up with it." Ha. So naïve.

"She just knows. That's one of the weird things about her. And besides. She practically lives in the vents."

"Okay then…Well, see you tomorrow then." She said as she waved. She had a smile. I've done it again. Making people happy is just a great gift of mine!

"See ya."I waved back.

This was certainly an odd day. How could something so ordinary and routine take such a dramatic turn? Oh, dramatic. Drama. Mackenzie Falls. I guess with a drama show right next to a comedy show there just has to be a little something odd about it. I wonder what had been going lately. It was so routine…Lovely. What a strange day….I'm so tired and confused that I'm just repeating myself now! Gosh.

I almost made it to my dressing room when I ran into Chad. "Oh, hey Chad."

"Hi. Um, what did Portlyn say to you?" He seemed kind of nervous. Maybe he thought she was going to tell me he like me. That'd be the day. Or alternate universe.

"Nothing really. She was just really upset."

"I didn't mean to be so blunt. It's just the director won't let me change this episode. And I just-" He was rambling so I knew I had to stop him.

"Chad. I think she knows that. She's just upset. Just don't be so…conceited to her right now. Okay?"

"I know. I won't. Gosh. Thanks for kind of helping out with calming her down. I don't know the first think about…comforting a girl without being conceited."

"It's all right Chad. She's fine. Just be nice. I gotta go. I have rehearsals." I started to walk around him.

"Oh, so do I. Bye Sonny." Aww. He said goodbye nicely this time. How sweet.

"Bye Chad." I waved and walked towards my dressing room . I turned the doorknob and looked back to where Chad was still standing. He just smiled once more and turned away. I stared off after him until he was out of sight. I sighed.

This was an interesting day. Well rehearsals here I come. I stepped inside my dressing room and saw Tawni in a toga. Ooh we're doing the toga sketch! Awesome! She turned to me after setting down her Cocoa Moco Cocoa lip gloss.

"What was up with Portlyn?" She said in her high pitched voice.

"Well…okay I'm just gonna explain everything in a brief summary: She can't sing, she wants to be in the Mack Falls Musical episode, and I'm gonna teach her how to sing for that. In here. That fine with you?"

"Oh. Well, sure. As long as I'm not in as well. I really don't want her to bust my ears with that nails on a chalk board voice. 'Kay?"

"Thanks Tawni! You're the best!...and Pretty!" Best way to get on her good side.

"Ha. I know! Okay get dressed and lets go! We're gonna be late!"

I ran in the dressing area and changed into the strangely comfortable toga. I went over to the make up table to put on some green eyeshadow to go with the green leaf headband thingy. I tried putting on the gladiator sandals (which were hideous by the way) as I ran out the door. I fell twice. I cannot be late to rehearsal though. That is a big no,no.

I made it with seconds to spare. That is a good thing. We rehearsed that sketch and did a check-it-out girls sketch afterwards. By the time we were finished I was exhausted. I was just glad this day was done. It was just too strange with the ordinary, and then the unordinary, and I'm just tired okay? Ugh, I get cranky when I'm tired. Oh well. Hopefully tomorrow will make more sense…

Okay. So there is Chapter 1. And I just want to say that this chapter is almost completely different that what I wrote down in my notebook. But I like this better. There's a lot more interaction with characters and it's just more interesting. Again I might put up Chapter 2 tomorrow so yeah…I just have to be in the right mood. I need to finish my summer assignment thought and that takes priority over this. I wish it didn't. Okay then. OH! Earlier in the chapter I wrote "Make-up smeared eyes". That is actually a song title by Automatic Loveletter. They are amazing! Their music is kind of emo but I love it! Listen to them! This is also the longest story that I've written so far. It's like 2,252 words. Yay! Please, please REVIEW! I normally don't care if you do but I really want to know what you think of this story. Thank You if you made it this far.