Summary:

The Naked Brothers Band goes to Condor Studios to guest star on a few shows, including So Random andMackenzie Falls. When they get there, the guys all tease Alex about liking Zora, as well as the Randoms teasing Zora about liking Alex. Zora, however, hides her feelings well, and due to a not-so-pleasant past she pushes Alex away. Wanting to help Zora to break down the walls she's built around her, the Randoms (and Chad) team up with the band to help Alex and Zora get together.

So the prologue is sad. But it's just going to give everyone the reason why Zora doesn't want to get close to anyone in this fic. And on another note, it's a crossover with NBB, mainly because I'm writing this story on an NBB forum as well. You don't have to like the NBB to read it, honestly, only Alex is the main character I focus on. Everyone else is just there. So thanks for reading and I hope you like the story! :]

Prologue

Zora Lancaster went through a lot in her short (almost) 14 years. Just before her 5th birthday, her father, a state trooper, was killed while pursuing a dangerous criminal. Directly after, her mother was laid off from her job and the two Lancasters went through a four-year personal recession. Finally, everything seemed to turn around when Zora was discovered while preforming in a school comedy show by producer/director Marshall Pike. She was immediately cast for rising tween comedy sketch show, So Random.

Upon the move from Portland to Hollywood, Zora's mother was able to find a job teaching at a local college, despite the fact that Zora's salary from So Random would be more than enough to support the two. Zora was had a great time being on So Random; she got to play a variety of characters and make people laugh. Off set she usually kept to herself by hiding in the vents, but after only a few months, she had grown close to Mandy. Things were looking up for the young TV star, but it wasn't long before reality decided to crash down in her life again.

Zora was just a few months shy of 11 when Mandy, the girl Zora looked up to like an older sister, became ill. She had been kept out of the loop by Marshall and her cast mates as to what was exactly wrong with Mandy, but Zora wasn't dumb. She had a genius IQ after all. She knew it had to have been serious for Mandy to be leaving the show. Using the vents to eavesdrop, Zora had found out that Mandy had an advanced level of cancer and would need a lot of medical attention, thus explaining the reason she was leaving.

After Mandy left the show, the cast hadn't heard from her much. It upset Zora that another person she was close to just disappeared from her life. When Sonny Monroe joined the cast of So Random, Zora tried her hardest to keep from letting the same thing happen by getting close to her. She failed though. Sonny was like no other person, she had an effect on people. Sonny had even made Tawni Hart, the spoiled drama queen of So Random, experience caring for others. That said something.

Even with Sonny on set, and the cast closer than ever before, problems still made their way into Zora's life, though heartbreak shouldn't have happened for at least another 3 years. Unknown by her cast, Zora had a boyfriend, Holloway. They always had a great time together, sharing smoothies and watching movies, until suddenly, Holloway didn't want to hang out anymore. Zora had found out that he only used her to get to Hollywood movie premieres and gain popularity at his public school. When Zora had admitted to the cast that she had broken up with a boyfriend they hadn't known about, she made it seem as though it was only a silly crush. She just wished she could've convinced her broken heart as easily.

Of course, Zora wasn't able to hide her pain from Sonny for too long. Sonny could read people, and she knew Zora was lying about how she felt about the break up. With Sonny's help, Zora was able to move on and get over Holloway for the most part. In turn, she and Sonny had become very close. Zora had been the first person Sonny had told about herself and Chad dating, and to Sonny's surprise, Zora had been (mostly) okay with it. Zora had even made sure that if Tawni, Nico, or Grady ever did anything to make Channy split, they'd have to answer to her.

So once again, all was good.

Until the accident.

It wasn't long after the celebration of Sonny's 1st year at So Random. Zora and her mom had been out for the day, since neither had work. They were having a good time, laughing and sharing good memories. Then, they were hit. It was a head-on collision caused by a man having a heart attack at the wheel. Zora had woken up days after the accident, surrounded by her friends. She cut right to the chase. In a weak voice she asked them.

"My mom?"

Sonny and Tawni pulled the 12-year old into a hug as she broke down at the news. Her mother had died on the way to the hospital. Another person close to Zora was gone, just like that.

While Zora had been out of it, unaware that she was now an orphan, Sonny asked her mom if they could take Zora in. Connie Monroe had agreed. By the time Zora was released from the hospital and back at work, she was officially part of the Monroe family. Zora was incredibly grateful to have friend (now sister) like Sonny.

The aftermath of her mother's death had left an impact on Zora. She still acted like the eccentric girl she had been before, but most of the time that's exactly what it was. An act. She slowly distanced herself from her friends, and kept to herself when she was around new people. She built up walls to keep from getting close to anyone ever again, fearing that they'd leave her without notice.

But what Zora didn't know, was that there was one boy out there, who just might break the walls she built around her heart. And so, our story begins...