The Favour

Chad's Point Of View:

"Hey Sonny!" I tried to sound happy and make what I was saying seem kind but I had practised so often to say things so coldly to her that it obviously didn't work because she just replied to me with an icy cold glare. "Chad."

"Sonny, there was something I wanted to ask you but it's a big favour to ask!" She seemed to perk up, obviously noticing the fact that I was being kind and acting like a gentleman. "Sure, anything Chad." Anything ey? Chad, Concentrate. "Well, if... if it could be... ummm... be possible... i-was-wondering-if-you-would-be-my-date-to-this-wedding-and-pretend-to-be-my-girlfriend." She stared at me with what seemed like a smile that covered her face from ear to ear. It was like she was in a trance but before I could enjoy any of it she snapped back to reality. "Yeah, sure, it sounds like fun, but detail might need to be added."

"Well can we discuss it in a public area, it's just we need to be spotted by the press and stuff like ye know, on a date and things, but we can go into detail later and I'll explain all then, just come with me and act like the best girlfriend in the world." We walked side by side and way before we reached the door, I intertwined my fingers with hers so we were holding hands and it just felt right. As we walked down the corridor we passed lots of people who just sent us weird looks or stood with confusion and shock on their faces, obviously wondering why we were holding hands and not bickering and fighting.

The car journey was pretty silent, conversation wise, except for the music that blasted through my new stereo in the car. I put it on a pretty loud volume trying to get the attention of the press without seeming too obvious. Sonny was humming and singing to some of the songs and at some points it made me take my eyes completely off the road because she was just so incredible to watch.

After about fifteen minutes of listening to Sonny singing we reached my favourite little cafe on a pretty hidden street. I parked the car just on the outside leaving a good place for the paparazzi to hide when they soon arrive. I got out my side and went round to Sonny, opening up her door. She looked surprised, what she thought Chad Dylan Cooper couldn't do the gentleman? We walked, hand in hand, so naturally into the restaurant place. The place was restaurant by night and cafe by day. A bit stressful in my point of view but they did pull it off. There were not many people in there, but it wasn't rush hour, not lunch not tea just in-between, but the people that were there had their mouths hanging open at the sight of Mackenzie Falls' Chad Dylan Cooper and So Random's Sonny Munroe holding hands. We were seated in a great spot, not near other people in a distance where they wouldn't hear our conversation and in great view through the window so to be sure that the paparazzi if they turned up would get a good shot. I ordered a coke and Sonny ordered a hot chocolate with whipped cream, marshmallows and sprinkles; the whole lot. She could be so childlike and innocent sometimes but that's what makes her Sonny and so darn cute, stupid cute. "So Chad, why do you, of all people, need a fake girlfriend? And most of all why haven't you got some blonde aspiring actress to be it." I was kind of hurt that she'd think I'd pick one of those types of girls over her. "Well ye see, my family back in Texas, that's where I was born and such, are like worst enemies and it's worse than Mackenzie Falls and So Random, with this other family who live in this house at the other end of our tiny town. We always try to outdo each other wherever we are. And, on Sunday, there's a wedding of the oldest brother who's 22 in the Bryan family. Obviously the Cooper family have been invited just so they can rub it in our face that their son, Marcus, has gotten married before Jack, in our family who is the same age as him around about. The Bryan's middle son, Tom, who is my age, is the kid that I have to always be better than and outdo and I know what you're thinking but you're Chad Dylan Cooper, the greatest actor of our generation. Well, there is competition, he's Tom Bryan, the creator of Google at the age of 8. It's pretty hard to beat, but I can do it. I need a girlfriend because well Tom recently got dumped by his girlfriend of like 11 months and of course my parents took the Mickey out of their family about it and Tom's parents were saying that my parents shouldn't be the ones to talk, apparently I can't hold down a relationship. So at the wedding and for a while after, I need to show them that I can hold down a perfectly healthy and mature relationship that lasts for more than a week and isn't just for publicity. So I have to pick a girl who is different from all the others I've dated who have all been blonde, thick, talentless, sluts. And you're nothing like that, so I chose you. You're perfect." Sonny stared at me, I know it was a lot to take in but not that much really, come on it couldn't have been. I'm definitely not saying that all again. "That's sweet Chad, so you think I'm dark-haired, well that's true, you think I'm smart, have talent and that I'm not a slut." I looked up to her, she was in slight shock, of course she is; Chad Dylan Cooper just complimented her. "You are far from a slut Sonny." She smiled at me; she has no idea what her smiles do to me. "Thank you. So why did we have to come to a public area for you to just tell me all that?" The man came with our drinks and Sonny said thank you but I didn't say anything, it's his job right.

I looked around. I could sense the paparazzi near. I reached across the table to grab her hand and she didn't shove me away but simply gripped onto my hand like she didn't want to let go. "Just imagine this, me turning up to the wedding going this is my girlfriend and there be no trace that we have been dating and such." She seemed to agree, "Good Point." She giggled, that cute giggle, stupid cute. Urgh. We had both finished our drinks by now. "How about we go back to my house so I can tell you about stuff and you tell me, so it seems like we've been dating." She nodded and drank the last of her drink. "Sure thing, I'll just call my mum and see if it's okay with her." I couldn't help but giggle; something that I don't do that often. "Sonny still gotta ask her momma if she can go out and play." I said in a voice that you use when you speak to a child. She smacked my arm playfully. "No, I need to check that it's okay to do this, I mean I'm guessing the wedding is in Texas. I need to check that I'm allowed to go and I need to check with the studio that I can have the time off work." I hadn't thought about her having the time off, I've already asked anyway. "Fair Shout." She stood up and pushed her chair in. I put the money down, with enough for a tip and followed her. Sonny took my hand as I grabbed my jacket. "Come on, sweetie. Let's go." She said as she pulled me alongside another couple. I was taking the way in which she was acting as a yes to doing and being my favour.

We walked outside, hand in hand like any couple wood. There were no cameras or paparazzi of what I could see but I didn't actually look. Even though I couldn't see them I knew they were watching so once we reached the car, I stepped up my game and acted like the total gentleman of a boyfriend. I opened her side of the car a helped her inside. Once she was in I shut the door and walked round and climbed into the driver's seat. I revved up the engine and we drove back to my house. The car journey wasn't like the journey up. We chatted and mainly got to know each other like a couple should have. It would have been weird if we showed up in Texas knowing nothing about the others lives or personality or likes and dislikes. She asked me questions about my family like if I had siblings and what they were like, as I did the same. We each gave a little life story about the most important moments in our lives.

I got to the gates of my house and the paparazzi swarmed the car. As I went through the gates, some of the paparazzi got through including Santiago Heraldo with a camera for Tween Weekly. I parked the car and turned to Sonny. "Get ready for questions after questions. Just wait in the car, I'll come round and get you." She nodded and bit her lip. She was nervous and truthfully so was I but I wouldn't tell her that, it would just make her more worried. I got out the car and shut the door. I was hounded by paparazzi and their questions. "Are you and Sonny Munroe dating?", "When did you first decide to ask Sonny out?", "How come you are going public like this?" I just ignored all of them and ran around the car. I opened the door and Sonny stepped out. I put my hand on the small of her back near her waist slightly to the side so I had a slight grip on her, I shut the door and helped her get to the front door. As we got to the door Santiago Heraldo stood with his cameraman with the camera and he held a tall microphone of such. "Hello Mr. Cooper, Miss Munroe, is there any chance I could have an interview with the two of you?" Sonny smiled at me. "Sure Santiago, come on in." I opened the door and whispered in Sonny's ear. "Pretend you've been here before." She shivered at my breath on her neck. "Santiago, you've been here before, go through to the lounge and you can set yourself up in there I just need to talk with Sonny." Santiago went to the lounge and I pulled Sonny up the stairs and into my bedroom. She gasped at the size of it and the size of the bed. "Oh My God! This room is incredible."

"Sssshhh... Munroe, you've meant to have been here before. Pipe down. Now, we need to look like a proper couple. So cuddle up on the sofa, be all flirty and look really at home, don't look so forced or fake." She nodded and I pushed her onto the bed and lent down on top of her. "And don't be afraid to get physical." I breathed into her neck with the words coming out as a whisper. She shivered again at my breath. I kissed her neck and again her jaw line. "I thought I'd never see the day. Wisconsin's Good Girl Sonny Munroe underneath Hollywood's Bad Boy Chad Dylan Cooper." I rolled off of Sonny and sat up on my bed. Santiago Heraldo was at the door with his cameraman stood next to him with his camera filming. Sonny sat up next to me, with red cheeks. "Santiago, why don't we take this downstairs and get on with the interview." We all went downstairs and into the lounge. Santiago had set up his camera on a stand and a chair to the right for him to sit. The camera pointed to two chairs from my dining hall. I jumped on the couch, lying down and taking up the whole thing. Sonny coughed on purpose like an attention cough. "Yes Miss Munroe?"

"Move" Her eyebrows were raised and she looked so darn cute. Stupid cute. "My Couch!"

"Oh okay, then if you can sit on "my couch" then that means I can sit on "my boyfriend"!" She came and sat on my stomach but she doesn't weigh a thing. I grabbed her waist and pulled her down to my chest, tickling her ad I did. "Chad... Chad... Stop it please... You... know how... tick...lish... I am! Chad!" She collapsed on me, completely out of breath. Her head was by my shoulder on my chest, her hips by mine and her legs over the top of mine. "You're dead." She breathed. I couldn't help but giggle. "So Santiago my man, what d'you want to know?" They had repositioned the camera and the stand so that it faced the sofa. I wonder how much of all that they had gotten. "Sonny, Chad, I want to know, since it's pretty obvious you're dating, how you knew you liked each other?"

"I've always found Chad attractive even when I lived in Wisconsin but then my cast mates told me he was a complete jerk so I started to argue with him but we would always have these really sweet, sometimes awkward moments, So I've never really thought 'Oh no, I don't like him' so it's hard to say." Sonny looked up to me; I never knew she was one of my fans. "Chad?" I turned to Santiago. "Oh well, I knew that I had feelings for Madge, the first time I met her!"

"Madge?" Sonny giggled but it soon turned into a full on laugh. "Sorry, Santiago, it's a nickname. See, Sonny was dressed up as this waitress character called Madge when I first met her. She was wearing a fat suit and had the funniest little accent and people looked at her like she was a freak, and I did aswell until I heard her scream my name. I mean loads of girls scream my name but then Sonny did it, it felt different and I looked into her big brown eyes and even though she was on So Random, I still couldn't dislike her, so as you do... I stole her yoghurt." Sonny, still led with her head on my chest was giggling to herself. "and they lived happily ever after." She finished. "We'll see." She hit me in the stomach. "Owh, what was that for?" She looked up to me, and turning so she was more comfortable. "For saying we won't last!"

"Oooh. Well that's not what I mean. Of course we will." She hugged me tighter and wrapped her arms around my waist. "So how long have you two been dating?" I'd mainly forgotten that Santiago was there. "Only 1 week and 3 days." I said it with ease, much more naturalistic. "And how are things going?"

"Fine." I said before Sonny could speak, please catch on! "Fine!" she retaliated, here we go. "Good."

"Good."

"Fine."

"Fine."

"So, we're good?"

"Oh, we're so good!" she said and she placed her head back on my chest, "Well, Sonny, Chad, thanks for this, at the moment, it will be enough. We can show ourselves out." They hurried out, packing there things up as quickly as possible obviously wanting to spread the story.

Even though Santiago had left, we still didn't move from our position on the sofa. "Hey, Son. Why don't I give you a tour of the house, so you do know your way around?"

"That would be nice." She moved up and off of me and off of the couch, I grabbed her hand and took her on a tour of my incredible house. I took her round the ground floor so she saw the kitchen, dining room, the music room and a bathroom. We went upstairs, she'd already seen my bedroom but we still went in so I could show her my closet which is like a whole new room, my en-suite. We made our way down the hall to the spa room with the sauna, the spare room with a tiny en-suite and the other bathroom. As we got to downstairs she noticed a small door that led downstairs. "Hey Chad, what's down there?" Shit. "Nothing Sonny! You want to check out the garden?" She moved closer to me, pushing me up against the wall. "Come on Chaddy; don't lie to your girlfriend." She's so cute. "Fine." Stupid cute for making me say things I don't mean. "But, if you have a heart attack I'm not taking you to the hospital." She hit my arm. "Shut up, like I'd have a heart attack" Oh, you'll be surprised. She walked down the stairs, I a few steps behind her.

Downstairs is my favourite room, it's a bit like a game room, but only I am allowed down there so I've never got anyone to play the games with. I would allow people down there to play games with me but I don't want to and I've got a perfectly good reason why. Sonny opened the door, took a step in as turning on the light. "Chad what's this?" Her draw had dropped and she stood in complete disbelief and confusion. Sonny Munroe stood in Chad Dylan Cooper's private room at his house that was full from every wall to the whole floor to all the tables to anything possible of merchandise. But the merchandise, not what you'd expect. You'd think that Chad Dylan Cooper would have merchandise of himself, no, Chad Dylan Cooper had every piece of merchandise of So Random's Funny Girl Sonny Munroe."It's merchandise." She turned round to face me, with a look saying, 'I'm not stupid.' I stood on the bottom step about a metre away from where Sonny stood in the doorway. "I know its merchandise because it's MY merchandise. What I meant is why do you have it?" I stepped down off the step and placed myself right in front of her so we were touching. "Because my favourite thing is to look at the beautiful girl every morning when I wake up." I kissed her cheek and walked back upstairs leaving her standing there staring into complete space in complete shock. I went back to the lounge and jumped back on the sofa. I turned on the TV to Tween Weekly News with Santiago Heraldo. Sonny walked into the room and sat on the sofa edge, probably uncomfortable on how to sit with there being no camera. I grabbed her waist and pulled her up so she was again led on my chest with her legs curled up over mine. "Next on Tween Weekly News. Hollywood's new couple Sonny Munroe and Chad Dylan Cooper. Yes Channy fans they are finally together. There is finally Channy. All shown after the commercials, stay tuned." I stayed in silence during the commercials. I didn't know what to say, Sonny spoke and broke the really strange silence; "I'm really surprised at how quick our interview is up on telly."

"I'm not, Santiago Heraldo, when he has a big story, which this is one of his biggest probably, when he gets one he tries to get it up on TWN as fast as possible. He'll probably be back tomorrow with more questions." The TV came back to TWN with Santiago. "Breaking News, Hollywood's Bad Boy Chad Dylan Cooper and Wisconsin's Good Girl Sonny Munroe are officially dating. Here's what happened when I caught up with the lovebirds." The TV went to a clip I didn't recognise, it was of my bedroom door, when did we do any of the interview in there? The door opened, slowly as if to be quiet. I finally understood what this clip was about, there was my very bottom on the screen and you could see me led on top of Sonny on my bed. I felt Sonny's jaw drop against my chest. You heard me whisper something but luckily the actual words I said were inaudible. It just sounded like breathing. I kissed her neck and then her jaw line, on the screen, it would be pretty impossible to do it now in the position we are in. The Santiago in the clip spoke; "I'd never thought I'd see the day. Wisconsin's Good Girl Sonny Munroe, underneath Hollywood's Bad Boy Chad Dylan Cooper." On the screen I rolled off of Sonny and sat up, soon followed by Sonny sitting up completely blushing. "Santiago, why don't we take this downstairs and get on with the interview." The screen went back to Santiago in the studio. "And let's see what happened during the interview." The next clip was the whole interview, starting from when Sonny entered the room and started talking, with me on the sofa. Sonny and I did a pretty good job at being a couple. "D'you think we fooled them?" Sonny looked up to me. "We did a pretty good job, so I think so yeah." Knock. Knock. Someone's at the door. (A/N: I know that sounds really stupid but people might not have got the gist of what was going on.) "I'll get it." Sonny got off of me and sat crossed legged on the sofa.

I went to the door, opened it up and was attacked by hundreds of flashes. A man fell through the door. "Santiago?" The man peered up, a camera man, the same one as earlier came tumbling through the door. I shut the door having to use all my strength with all the reporters pushing to get pictures and to get inside. When the door was finally shut I leaned up against it. Sonny came through from the lounge to where we three men were on the floor. "Chad, d'you need a hand?" She then turned to see Santiago and his cameraman. "I did about a minute ago Sonshine when I couldn't shut the door, you were just a little too late." I smirked at her. I climbed up the door so I was on my feet, as did the camera man and Santiago. "Anyway Santiago, what can I do for you?" Sonny came to stand by my side and grabbed my hand. I squeezed her hand as our fingers intertwined and she squeezed mine back. "Well I was hoping to ask you two some more questions." Sonny spoke before I could. "Sorry Santiago not tonight, we gave you our time earlier. We just want to have a relaxing evening together. No press. Sorry." Sonny just has to apologize for everything. "Oh, you two are spending the evening together. Do things get heated in the bedroom?" OMG, WHAT? Oh dear. "Santiago, I think its best you leave now. Out thank you very much." Santiago went out the door with the cameraman a smirk on his face. Sonny and I hid from the cameras on the outside by the door as not to get our picture taken. I shut the door and turned to Sonny. "We need to get to know each other, pretty fast I imagine."

For the rest of the evening, Sonny and I stayed on the sofa and chatted about our past, our family, our day to day lives and things about our relationship, just enjoying each other's company and staying in deep conversation at all times. We didn't realise how dark it was outside or how late it was until our conversation was interrupted by Sonny's mom on her phone. "Hey mum." There was a muffling sound coming through the phone. Since I could hear it and was sat the length of the sofa distance away from Sonny, I decided on two reasons why I could hear it, either Sonny's mom speaks REALLY loud on the phone or she is REALLY angry. "Okay, I'm sorry mom, I lost track of time. Actually I need to speak to you when I get home." I went to the front door to check that the coast is clear. It wasn't. There were hundreds of paparazzi, even more than there was before, all sat on the drive with their cameras looking really like hi-tech tramps. "Sonny, I'm not so sure that you'll be able to leave here." Sonny was still on the phone to her mom, now talking about the interview with Santiago Heraldo, obviously her mom had watched it, I wonder what she thought? "Why Chad, what's up?" I let her take a look through the small window and a worried expression appeared on her face. "Ummm... mom. I don't think I'll be coming home as there are too many paparazzi out in the front. I probably wouldn't make it three steps out of the front door." The line was quieter on the other end and Sonny looked as if she was contemplating. "Sonny, you can stay with me, I'll set up the spare room for you." I walked upstairs to make sure that everything was okay for Sonny to sleep in. I went to my room, to get Sonny something to wear to bed. I grabbed a pair of yellow pyjama shorts and a white t-shirt for her. "Chad? ... Chad?"

"I'm in my bedroom Sonny." I shut my closet door and turned around to walk to find where Sonny was. She stood at my bedroom door with red puffy eyes and even more tears in her eyes. I ran over to her. "Sonny what's happened?" She grabbed hold off my shirt at my chest and hugged me in a way. I put my arms around her, dropping the clothes I got for her. She spoke in-between cries and sniffles. "My mom *sniff* said that if... if I couldn't make... it home now, then, then" she started to cry heavily again." Ssshhh... Sonny, it will be okay." She cried even louder. "No it won't. She said that if I couldn't make it home tonight then it would no longer be my home. Chad she kicked me out. She said she'd take all my stuff to the studios tomorrow morning." (A/N: I know, Sonny's mom is a bit of a bitch, it's just it helps to make the story, ye know. I don't think she should be at all but if she was a really nice protective mom like she is in Sonny With A Chance then she probably wouldn't be able to do this.) Sonny wrapped her arms around my neck and put her head in the crack of my neck. I put my arms around her waist. "Sonny, you can stay with me. We'll paint the spare room for you. You can bring all your stuff here and as the perfect housemate, you can invite the Random's you call friends over when you want. I may even if you're a good girl, clear the games room a bit so you can have a rehearsal space." Sonny looked up at me, glee in her eyes and the biggest Sonny smile ever on her face. It looked like she'd never been crying. "Really Chad? ... Really?"

"Yes, really. But just because we're housemates doesn't mean you can steal my lines." Sonny's forehead was close to connecting with mine so I hunched over a bit so our foreheads were. "But as I'm your girlfriend, that's got to count for something right?" I chuckled and she giggled. "Anything but my lines!" Sonny's eyebrows creased and then she raised them. "Anything ey? How about I take your Dylan?" Oooh... lines or Dylan. "Have it." Sonny, I know will think of something that means everything to me that will make her win. "How about me or the lines?"

"The lines, no doubt about that. I'd rather have you any day." I kissed her nose and picked up the bed clothes I had picked out for her. "Hey, here's some PJ kind of stuff, you can change in my bathroom. Feel privileged." Sonny walked in and I got out my PJ's. She shut the door so we were both alone to change. I had a pair of Abercrombie PJ shorts that were chequered red and baggy and a white t-shirt to go with it. As I was about to put on my top, Sonny came out of the bathroom. She looked amazing in my clothes. It was weirdly enough, turning me on. She looked so hot! "I hope you don't mind, but I used you toothbrush." Okay, so using that tonight. "Yeah, fine. So it all fits." Sonny nodded and I put on my top, trying to show off my chabs as I did so. I grabbed her hand and walked her to her new bedroom. We stood in the doorway. "Goodnight Sonshine." I kissed her cheek. As I walked back down the hallway to my room I heard Sonny say "Night Chad" and shut her door. I closed my door, ran and collapsed on my bed not even bothering to shove off the sheets.

I fell into a heavy slumber.

That night I dreamt about my girlfriend.