It's Fearless! So, I decided to do something different and give you a special present! A CHANNY story! Yeah, I know, kinda shocking, right? Well, I've changed track a bit…. I barely EVER read Twilight FF anymore… only SWAC or iCarly. Actually, I'm working on a new Seddie fic for all of you iCarly fans!(:

Song for this story: Can't Fight This Feeling; REO Speedwagon

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Thirteen Reasons Why
Reasons 1-6

SPOV

I scanned the internet article's title, How to Know if a Guy Likes You. "Um…, Tawni, why are you showing me this?" I asked.

"Because, silly, look!"

"Tawni…, what am I looking at!"

Tawni's smile blanched, "There's no reason to yell." I rolled my eyes. "Okay," she said, "We're going to talk about Chad. As much as I hate to talk about that jerk, it's necessary at this point. So, here are some explanations for the things that he does, granted they make you two flirt-slash-fight, but whatever. 'Examine his body language: If he likes you, you may see that he rarely turns his back to you, often leans towards you, and also looks at you a lot. If he slouches his shoulders when near you, he's romantic and cares about what you have to say. If he points his shoulders and pelvis towards you while sitting, he is definitely feeling something for you.' Have you ever seen Chad when he's talking to you? He always leans toward you!"

"Pssh… what are you talking about, Tawni? Just because he does one thing on this list doesn't mean anything!"

"Look at the next one, though! 'Notice his eye contact: If he likes you, he may either look away quickly if he is shy, or he'll try to catch your eye and hold it or make faces. This can be uncomfortable if you don't like him. If you feel like you have held eye contact just a fraction of a second longer than you would with anyone else, or if he looks away quickly, then there is something there. When he's around you and he says/does something funny and everyone around laughs, his eyes will flicker towards you for a second to see if you laughed, too.' Chad does that!" She insisted. "And look! 'Listen to what he's saying: if he likes you, and he's nervous, he'll probably start talking about himself. Many times, guys feel the need to prove themselves- especially if you talk about another guy in his company!'"

"Tawni, when does Chad not talk about himself?"

"Um, when he's talking about you, silly!" She smiled. "Next! 'Be aware of touching. He might put his hand on your arm when he laughs, and won't move his leg if it happens to touch yours, or he may hug you for small things - all are good signs of a guy liking you, unless he's a bit of a "playboy" who flirts with a lot of girls.'"

"Tawni, but he is a playboy who flirts with a lot of girls!"

"Not anymore!" Tawni smiled. "Ever since you've gotten here he only flirts with you… and some girls to make you mad, but that's really it!"

"CHAD DOESN'T FLIRT WITH ME!" I announced. Tawni raised her eyebrows.

"Really, Sonny, really?"

"You even sound like him! God, Tawni, none of this is even true! It's just a stupid website created by some people who wanted attention."

"That's what you say now," Tawni replied cryptically. "Moving on! " She continued in her usual self-absorbed-perkiness. "'Watch his actions around other girls and see if he treats you differently. Some guys flirt with other girls to get your attention. It gives them a chance to see your reaction, and helps them know if you really do like them or not. You can tell that they are trying to make you jealous if they find little times when they're flirting with the other girl to look at you. His eyes will flick over and look at you. Another sign is that when you leave, he stops flirting with the other girl. That will be a harder one to pick up on, but you can have a friend look for you or something like that. You have to be sneaky sometimes to find out if a guy likes you.' Like I said earlier, he only flirts with other girls to see your response! I've caught him looking at you while talking to other girls a ton of times. Anyway, I'm Tawni Hart: Never wrong and always, always pretty!"

"I hate to break it to you, but he never looks at me, even when I try to get his att—uh, never mind."

Tawni's mouth gaped open. "You were going to say attention, weren't you, Munroe!" She squealed. I looked down at the floor. "No!" I replied defensively. "I was going to say, uh, attitude."

"Attitude?" Tawni asked disbelievingly. "Sonny, Sonny, funny little Sonny, even on you worst days you can do better than that!"

"No! I was going to say to get his attitude changed?" It came out like a question.

"Let me prove it to you. We have five minutes until rehearsal, so we can go over one more thing! Number six: 'Watch for him showing interest in things you like and do. For example, if you like a certain genre of music that he likes as well, he may suggest bands or artists for you to listen to. Another example, if you play sports he may ask to play against you just to show off that he's good at something you both like and then also have a reason to give you compliments as well.' Sonny, who's your favorite singer?"

"Um, I like Carrie Underwood."

"Huh, guess who I heard Chad Dylan Cooper listening to yesterday?"

"So? Do you know how many people listen to Carrie Underwood?" Tawni pouted. "Fine," I sighed. "But I didn't tell him I liked her though; the only place I know it's on is my biography on the So Random! website. I don't think I've told anyone that, actually…," I trailed off. Tawni grinned appreciatively. "That went over WAY better than I planned," she mused.

"But, Tawni, you have to realize that Chad Dylan Cooper does NOT like me!"

"Whatever. You'll find out soon enough."

"What? What will I find out?" She turned to walk out the door. "Tawni!"

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"Hello, Chad."

"Munroe," he looked at me.

"Is that all you have to say to me, Chad? You're not even going to give me a 'hello', or even a 'what's up', today?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Sonny, if you were Hollywood's 'bad boy' and the Greatest Actor of Our Generation you wouldn't ask people what was up, either."

"A) Chad, I'm a girl, and B) why are you in such an awful mood?"

"I'm the King of Drama, Munroe, not a freak on a crappy comedy show."

"We are not freaks! And it's not CRAPPY!" I said, well, yelled. "At least our show has a plot! Several, actually!"

"Sonny, it's a bunch of comedy sketches. There is no plot, ever. We actually entertain people over at the Falls. We don't have any of this Chuckle City stuff going on."

"Whatever, Chad." He cocked his head and looked over at me again.

"Fine!" He told me.

"Fine!"

"Good."

"Good!"

"So we're good, then?" He asked in a husky voice. We were so close now that our chests were touching and I could feel his breath (which smelt like peppermint, by the way) on my neck.

"Oh, we are so—," He cut me off as his lips caught mine in a searing kiss. I froze, not knowing what to do for a minute. For God's sake; I was making out with the enemy! In the hall! Pressed up against a wall! Oh, God. What if we got caught? He pushed even closer to me and my mind went completely blank; all I could think about was that Chad Dylan Cooper, King of Drama and Hollywood's Bad Boy was kissing me! Me, Sonny Munroe, a simple girl from Wisconsin who won a contest to be on So Random! I finally retaliated against him and he pulled away almost immediately.

"Um, I, uh… You obviously didn't enjoy that at all, so, uh, I better get going."

"Cooper?" He turned around. I grabbed his tie and pulled him down to my level, placing my lips on top of his for a few brief seconds. I pulled away, but before I turned, I stood on my tip toes and whispered in his ear, "Oh, Chad, trust me. I enjoyed it." And with that, I turned and walked down the hall towards my dressing room, leaving a stunned jerkthrob in my wake.

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Okay, two things. One: The song. I bet a lot of you are probably like who in the world is REO Speedwagon and why in the freaking world are they talking about feelings? Well, yes, they are from the 80's (1985, to be exact), and, yes, unless you are severely deprived, most of you have heard the song at least once. For those of you who have heard the song and know exactly what I'm talking about (or you just looked it up to see what it was) and are like, why did she use that song? It's all bittersweet! My explanation? Channy is bittersweet. Look at Sonny and Chad, though, it's totally true! They have their sweet moments and they have their bad moments. So, honestly, they can't fight the feeling. And according to the ending of this story, they can't fight it anymore, either(:

Two: Has anyone noticed that Chad and Sonny emphasize things way more when they're fighting?

Sorry for the long author's note. I'll have the second half up soon!