Alternate Endings

Chapter One- West Coast Story

This was it. It was down to them. Sonny Munroe was the only one left from the "So Random!" Cast and it was up to her to get back their parking space, take the "Mackenzie Falls" Cast table, and to get her cast mates a new toilet paper roller, not to mention, make "Mackenzie Falls" say something nice about their show. And who better to battle for the last chair than the actor who played Mackenzie himself, Chad Dylan Cooper?

They were circling each other, going back and forth between looking at The Chair and giving each other dirty looks. They could feel their cast watching them with anticipation. The pressure was on.

Suddenly, Chad Dylan Cooper spoke up. "Looks like it's just you, me, and one more thing you're not gonna get." He said the last part in a taunting, high-pitched voice.

Sonny gave him another dirty look. "Ya know, you're acting pretty confidant for someone who's gonna LOSE." She leaned in toward him on that last word, as if to throw it in his face.

Chad made a fake laughing sound, and retorted, "At least I can act."

Sonny came back with, "Can you, Chad? Can you really?" She had used his own line against him, and she was making fun of it, no less.

If he wasn't angry before, he was definitely angry by now. There was nothing more that he wanted to do than crush her right now…. Or maybe kiss her….. He stopped in his place at this thought. NO! CRUSH HER! He shook his head in disgust, almost as if to emphasize this and remind himself that she had JUST implied that he, Chad Dylan Cooper, was a bad actor. He got his game face back on, and started circling The Chair again.

They vaguely heard her cast talking in the background, but their focus was only on each other and The Chair.

They each continued to taunt each other and give the other nasty looks.

Both casts were chanting for their own cast mates by now. It was coming down to the wire. The music would stop any minute, and….

All of the sudden, Sonny cried out, "Ow!" and fell down clutching her ankle. A chorus of NO!'s came from her cast mates, as his were torn between feeling sorry for the girl and feeling smug that they were obviously going to win now.

"Ow! It's my ankle. It really hurts. I think something snapped," she said in a pained voice. She was sniffling and starting to cry, still holding her left ankle.

He may be Chad Dylan Cooper, but he did have a conscience, and right now it was torn between helping her, and sitting down in that chair to proclaim victory. "Oh man….eh" He knew what he had to do. "That looks really serious," he said with concern as he moved towards her. "We better get you to a doctor. Just take my hand." He looks at her with complete sincerity and holds his hand out towards her.

She smiles at him slightly and grabs his hand. She feels the tingles shooting up and down her arm and makes a face at it. He was right where she wanted him. In a second, she gave a quick yank, to pull him down.

However, things didn't go QUITE as she had planned. He was SUPPOSED to fall down beside her. Then, she would jump up and claim the throne of the musical chair winner.

Unfortunately for her, he tried to counter-act her pulling him to her left, and leaned to his left, which made him fall directly on top of her.

She was now lying completely on the floor, and his body was sprawled on top of hers. His head had fallen in between the crook of her neck and her shoulder and her hair was in his face. He laid there for a second, taking everything in. He took a deep breath and noticed that her hair smelled like lavender and her face still smelled of ham. He slowly pulled himself up a little to where his head was hovering just above hers.

Meanwhile, Sonny had gone in to complete shock. This was NOT how this was supposed to go down. CHAD DYLAN COOPER was on top of her now, and she couldn't breathe. Partly because he weighed more than her and partly, because it was CHAD DYLAN COOPER! She tried to calm herself. She could feel him shifting, and she was now looking in to his gorgeous blue eyes…..er, bland, boring blue eyes.

They looked at each other for a moment before either of them spoke. "Uh…. Are you… I mean, did I hurt your ankle any more.. or…?" Chad questioned.

Sonny laughed nervously. "No, I.. I'm fine. Just uh… having a hard time breathing… just a little.. ya know."

Chad smirked in response. "Am I really that intimidating? I mean, I know I'm hot, but I never thought I'd be able to take your breath away."

Sonny rolled her eyes at his cocky response. "I meant, I couldn't breathe because I have the weight of a fifteen year old actor and his gigantic ego on top of me." She blushed as she realized exactly what position they were in. He really was COMPLETELY on top of her. There wasn't a single one of her limbs that wasn't touching one of his.

He held a look of disbelief on his face. "Sonny, Sonny, Sonny," he said as he slowly got up. "You can tell yourself that all you want. But I think we both know that's not the complete truth." He held eye contact with her as he stood up and reached his hand out for her once again. "Now, I'm gonna try this one more time." He talked to her slowly and clearly in a voice that he might use on a four-year old.

She rolled her eyes at him once again. Obviously he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box. She had pulled him down for a reason. She reached up and grabbed his hand and he slowly pulled her up. She tried to use all her weight to weigh him down. Then it would definitely be an accident if he fell. But surprisingly, he was a whole lot stronger and apparently smarter than she had originally thought. He had braced himself for her resistance and he pulled her off the ground effortlessly, or what seemed like it.

They continued to look at each other, not realizing they were still holding hands.

Then they heard a big group of HELLO!'s coming from their cast mates. They jumped in shock and dropped hands. Both casts were staring at them like they were crazy and all were pointing to The Chair.

Sonny and Chad both glanced at The Chair, looked at each other, and then back at the chair before lunging themselves on to it. They were both in The Chair, trying to knock off their opponent. While fighting over the chair, Sonny accidentally put her hand on top of Chad's while she was trying to grasp the chair harder. She squeezed his hand on to the chair and he jumped at the spark. He started to lose his balance and almost fell off The Chair, but he quickly re-gained it and managed to hold on.

Sonny, however, came up with another idea. She started whispering to him while they were battling over The Chair. "Ya know what Chad? You were right."

"Ha. I'm always right. But what are you talking about this time," he asked as he shoved against her.

"You are a better actor than me and I do think you're hot. In fact, I enjoyed that moment on the floor."

He froze for a second and looked at her. Was she serious? She swiftly and forcefully bumped him off the chair and he fell on to the ground.

She made a face and said, "Peace out, suckers!" while doing the peace sign. The "So Random!" cast came running towards her and congratulated her on her win.

He was bewildered. She had tricked him not once, but twice. And she had used his words against him, once again. "You tricked me," he exclaimed with a mixture of shock and amazement.

She looked down on him and said in a matter-of-fact voice, "Nope. I was acting." She said the last part dramatically and put her hands through her hair.

He stood up and continued to look at her. He was impressed. "Not bad. Perhaps there's a spot for you on Mackenzie Falls," he offered. He had to get to know this girl. Clearly, there was more to her than meets the eye. He looked over at Portlyn for half a second, and looked back towards Sonny. "After Portlyn disappears in a mysterious ballooning accident."

Portlyn started crying and walked out of the room. They all turned and looked at her. Oh well. He didn't really care much about her anyways. He turned his focus back to Sonny and waited for her answer.

Wow. He actually thought she was good enough to be on his show. Too bad, though. She shrugged. "Thanks, but my home is right here in 'Chuckle City' on a show called 'So Random!.'" She said the last part confidently. She grinned back at her cast mates and his eyebrows went up in astonishment as she said her next sentence. "So, I don't think I'll be going anywhere, Chad Dylan Cooper."

Her cast gasped simultaneously and she got an annoyed look on her face. "Really? We're doing that again?"

They all just looked at her, while Chad looked confused. Did they always gasp at his name?

The "Mackenzie Falls" Cast rolled their eyes and walked off; giving him little glares and frowns as they passed by him.

"Well," Nico said, "we're off to get some fro-yo to celebrate. C'mon, Sonny. Let's go."

They all started to walk off and turned when they realized she wasn't moving.

"Sonny," Tawni asked, clearly annoyed. She looked over at them and back at Chad. "I'll be there in a second, guys. You go on without me."

"Gladly." Tawni said.

They all walked out, and then it was just two.

"Well," Chad started," I normally wouldn't say this, but…. congratulations. You won."

"Thanks," she said with a smile on her face.

"Ya know," she said as she thought back on him offering to help her up, TWICE, and moved towards him, "you're not that bad, Cooper. I take it back. You're not the Head Ambassador of Jerkleslavakia. "

He chuckled and rolled his eyes at her. "Thanks. And maybe, we're not THAT much different, in a better way, than you."

It was her turn to roll her eyes this time. "Thanks," she said. "Well, I gotta go. They're probably waiting for me. That is, everyone but Tawni." She gave him a half-smile and started to walk off.

He stood there for a second, and turned around. Surprisingly, Sonny came running back in. He looked at her with curiosity. "What…..?"

She raced towards him and kissed him on the cheek. Then she turned around and walked out, throwing over her shoulder, "See you later, Chad."

He stood there in wonder. Then he smiled, a real, honest smile, and strutted back towards Stage 2. He didn't care that his cast was never going to let him live this down and that he would be getting hell when he got back. None of that mattered. All that he cared about was the fact that Sonny Munroe had just kissed him. And unlike all the other times he'd been kissed, unlike all the other girls who had kissed him, this time, with this girl, he had felt something.