I wrote this in the middle of the night, but I'd say it came out pretty good :D Hope you guys like it!

And Merry Christmas to everyone!

Sorry that I haven't written anything Christmassy, but I do have a New Years story idea, so stay tuned for that! :D

I threw him a look over my shoulder and continued walking, signalling the conversation was over.

"Oh yeah, and you guys can't even act!"

"That's it, Cooper!" I lunged at him, pointing my nails in the direction of his pretty-boy face.

"Uh uh uh!" He waved a finger in front of my face. "I wouldn't do that, if I were you."

"And why not?"

He raised his eyebrows cockily and pointed to a group of paparazzi standing just out of earshot. They hadn't noticed us talking at all, and seemed to be deeply engrossed in a discussion about commissary food.

I turned back to Chad with a death glare prepared just for him.

"Whoa, calm down, Munroe..."

"If you think a couple of paps are going to stop me, Cooper," I grabbed his arm, "then you are mistaken."

With a final "hey!" from Chad, I dragged him around the corner and pushed him into the supply closet.

"You're pretty violent for a girl."

"So because I'm a girl, I can't be violent? God, I can't believe how much of a jerk you are when no one is around!"

"Oh, so you're no one?"

I wanted to wipe that smirk right off his face.

"You know what? I don't have to take this from someone I don't even like!"

That shut him up.

He stared at me, mouth agape, looking as if he'd just been slapped across the face.

That's when I knew I'd won. I stood there, grinning like an idiot, insanely proud that I'd finally found something to insult - no, outdo - Chad Dylan Cooper.

I looked at his face, expecting to see defeat. But instead I saw confusion, shock...and even hurt.

Before I could register this, my arms were around him. He hugged me back, right in the middle of the supply closet.

The thing is, with Chad, I never felt comfortable. I used to think that was because I was too close to him, so I spent my fair share of time trying to avoid him. But being far away from Chad didn't help - I still didn't feel comfortable.

Never in my life would I have thought that the answer I was looking for was getting closer to him.

I decided not to pull away. I hadn't felt this secure in all of my life. He would probably think I was pathetic, clinging to him like this, but I didn't care - I was much too happy to pull away.

I felt Chad's arms tighten around me and I froze.

Why wasn't he pulling away?

We stood still, neither of us wanting to break apart.

He broke the silence with a whisper.

"This is not the sort of thing you do with people you don't like."

I blushed a deep scarlet and immediately let go of Chad. He doubled over laughing.

I gritted my teeth together and looked down at him. He was having a fit on the floor, rolling around and sputtering incoherent words while looking up at me every few seconds before erupting in laughter once more. After a full minute of this, I stepped forward and kicked his shins lightly.

"Ow!" He lifted himself off the ground, wiping away an imaginary tear. "Ah, sorry Sonny, your reaction was just priceless."

"I meant what I said." I mumbled in reply, at a loss for comebacks.

"And so did I! Sonny, you're not fooling me. You may have the paparazzi and Tween Weekly convinced, but you're not fooling me."

I gave him a quizzical look.

"You like me, Sonny."

"WHAT?!"

"You." He stepped a little closer. "Like." His lips curled into a smile. "Me." He put on a pouty face, taking full advantage of my speechlessness.

"I...I do not!" I burst out. "Ugh!"

I couldn't take being around him anymore. I spun around on my heel and pushed open the door, tumbling out into the hallway. I slammed the door behind me, but it never made a sound. Chad had caught it just in time. He closed it softly as he followed me out.

I looked back over my shoulder to see the paparazzi group we'd seen earlier running towards us. They crowded around the supply closet, thrusting about a dozen cameras into our faces, almost blinding Chad and I.

"Chad! Sonny! Any news on the Mackenzie Falls and So Random rivalry?"

Chad turned to give me a smirk. "Actually..."

"DON'T. YOU. DARE."

"Sonny Munroe just admitted to having a HUGE crush on me!" He announced.

The paparazzi went silent, then began to applaud and close in on us with their microphones.

"I DID NOT!" I shouted over the paparazzi's cheers of joy.

"Yup, she likes me."

I shifted my gaze to Chad's smug face. He was basking in all of this attention, almost glowing with each new camera that was added to the group.

"How's this for liking you?"

I elbowed him in the chest forcefully and walked off, flipping my hair back behind my shoulders.

Chad was going to get it for convincing me that I liked him.