Prologue- Sonny's day couldn't get any better; the So Random! Cast loved her new sketch, Tawni was now becoming more like a sister than a rival, and big-headed Chad Dylan Cooper was actually being nice to her. Things were looking up…until she gets an unexpected visit from an old flame she thought she left behind in Wisconsin. It just rained on Sonny's perfect day…

Disclaimer- Like all the other people who write fanfictions on this site for the pure enjoyment it brings us, I do not own Sonny With a Chance or its characters.

A/N- Hey guys! So for all who don't know me, this is my first SWAC fic. I normally write Hannah Montana, Twilight, or Inuyasha, but I got the sudden urge to begin a story with this show because I've simply fallen in love with Channy :] I will try my hardest to keep updating regularly, but I'm also a junior in college and have one of my toughest semesters academically coming up, and I'm also on the varsity volleyball team here, so I will be extremely busy…however, because writing fanfics helps me relieve stress and gets me away from the mundane papers and such of college life, I should be able to keep up with this story easily…so long as you, the readers, review ;] On with the story!

Sonny With A Chance of Secrets

Chapter One- Unwanted Surprise

Sonny Monroe hummed a meaningless tune as she sat in the prop room, flipping through her notebook of sketch ideas. A smile crept to her face as she re-read the new sketch they would be performing next week, the sketch that she had thought of. She finally closed the book and threw it on the table, sitting back into the couch, her meaningless tune turned into one of her favorite old school songs, Walking on Sunshine. Before she knew it she was dancing around the prop room, singing into her hairbrush, not caring if someone walked in. Well, so long as it wasn't him. Sure Sonny and Chad had been getting along better than normal lately, but it would still give him license to mock her for weeks if he walked in now. Sonny was mid twirl when a movement caught her attention from the doorway. She tried to stop too fast and ended up tripping over the rug, flipping over the couch, and landing face first on the ground.

She heard him laugh as he walked over to her, "Having trouble, Monroe?"

Sonny knew her face was scarlet red with embarrassment as she looked up into the most piercing blue eyes she'd ever seen in her life, "No, Chad. Some people just don't know the meaning of knock first."

He laughed again and offered her a hand up. Now, had this happened a month ago Sonny would be suspicious, but as mentioned earlier, Chad had been acting civil towards the girl, to the point of being down-right sweet. She took the hand and felt him pull her up with ease. "So, why are you in such a good mood, Monroe?"

She felt a smile grow on her face once again as she retrieved her hairbrush from the opposite corner of the room where it had flew during her oh so graceful landing over the couch. "Well, I pitched my new sketch to Marshal and the crew, and they loved it! We're performing it sometime next week!"

Chad laughed as Sonny danced over to her dresser and put the brush in a drawer. "Well than I guess congratulations and celebrations are in order. Wanna go grab something to eat sometime?"

Sonny froze for a split second; that sounded an awful lot like a date to her. And for some bizarre reason, it didn't bother her that Chad Dylan Freakin' Cooper had just asked her out. "Uh, yeah, we should." She felt her smile grow even bigger and tried to control her giddiness as she turned around. She jumped back, startled, as Chad was standing right behind her, instead of by the couch where he'd been a second ago. In doing so she rammed her hip into the corner of the dresser, her head into a shelf, and tripped over her chair. She would've fallen into her dresser, and all its contents, if it hadn't been for Chad grabbing her arm and pulling her back up.

"Geez, Chad!" She rubbed her sore hip, glad it was probably just bruised.

"Oh my god, Sonny, I am so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you…are you bleeding?" He took his fingers and gently touched her head where it had hit the dresser, she winced slightly. Sonny saw him examine the red substance on his fingers and sigh. "You are bleeding. C'mon, we need to get you cleaned up before the show."

She groaned and followed him over to the couch where he made her sit down as he retrieved the first aid kit. He walked back over and sat down beside her, opening the kit and rummaging through it till he pulled out a packet of cleansing wipes. He ripped open the small packet and hesitated, "This is probably going to sting." Sonny nodded and winced in preparation for the pain. And the pain did come. She yelped when Chad began cleaning her small cut, it felt like someone was taking a lit match and shoving it in her scalp. He apologized repeatedly as he cleaned the cut, while reassuring her he was almost done.

"All done." Chad threw away the small cloth and put the first aid kit away. When he walked back over he handed her a small packet of Tylenol and water bottle. "You have got to have a headache from smashing your head into that dresser."

She smiled gratefully and took the items, "Yeah, a pretty bad one actually. Thanks, Chad."

He flashed a grin at her, the grin that captured the hearts of so many teenage girls around the world, and shoved his hands in his jean pockets. "Well, I gotta head back to the set. Good luck on your sketch."

She waved as he walked out of the prop room, pulling the door closed behind him. Sonny couldn't help but think that the horrible headache she was dealing with now was worth every second she had just spent with Chad. She shook her head and groaned out loud, what in the world was she thinking? She could not let herself fall for Chad Dylan Cooper, it just couldn't happen…could it?

Sonny sighed and took out her cell phone, glancing at the time. She jumped up from the couch in surprise; it was nearly rehearsal time for So Random! and she would have to book it now to get there on time. She ran out the of the prop room and down the hall till she reached the set, which she was grateful to see was still somewhat vacant, meaning she was not the last person to show up. Sighing with relief, she walked over to her chair and sat down, catching her breath from the short sprint she'd just run. Before long Nico, Grady, Zora, and Tawni had arrived as well and Sonny was happy to see that everyone appeared to be in a good mood today. She giggled as she heard Nico and Grady discussing the lunch specials for this afternoon, it was barely past breakfast and already they were thinking about their next meal. Typical Nico and Grady.

Sonny felt her phone vibrate in her pocket and took it out, opening the new text message she'd just received:

Hey my one and only Sunshine, hope you've missed me, cause I know I've missed you. I know you decided to break things off because of the distance, but don't worry, I'm closer than you think. See you soon baby. –jake

Sonny froze, her fingers went rigid and she almost dropped her phone. It wasn't possible, he couldn't be here, in Hollywood, she'd left him in Wisconsin where he belonged. She didn't realize she had stopped breathing until an uncomfortable burning began filling her lungs until she was forced to gasp. A hand rested on her shoulder and she stiffened, horrified.

"Sonny, are you ok?"

She relaxed slightly, turning in her chair to see Chad with a worried look on his face. "Yeah, I'm fine." She lied. For a split second she'd thought that Jake had shown up on the set without her noticing. Off course he couldn't get past the guards without permission, right?

"You sure? You seem kinda shaken up. You still feeling bad from your fight with the dresser, and the chair…and everything else you tripped over this morning?"

She laughed at his idea of a joke, "Yeah, I'm sure. What are you doing here anyway, Chad? Don't you need to be filming McKenzie Falls?"

He shrugged, "Well, we were on break, and I found this guy wondering the halls. He says he's a friend of yours from back home…um a Josh, no that's not right, Jack…"

Sonny let the name fall from her trembling lips, "Jake?"

Chad clapped his hands together, causing the girl to jump slightly, "Yeah! That's the one, Jake. So, friend of yours?"

She surveyed her surroundings, trying desperately to find him in the crowd of people that were working around the set. "Did you bring him here? On the set? Where is he?"

She realized her voice must have had a hint of panic in it when Chad walked around to face her. "Are you sure you're ok? And no, he's not here right now because I thought you'd be busy. He's waiting in the guest lounge for you when you get done. Is that ok?"

He continued to stare directly into her eyes, as if trying to decipher the emotions running through them, until she answered, "Uh, yeah, I'm ok. Still got that headache…and I guess that's cool…I'll go see him after we're done shooting…"

He waited a moment to make sure she was done before continuing, "Well if you're sure there's nothing wrong, I gotta get back to the set. Call me if you need anything, ok?"

She wasn't going to answer until she realized he wasn't leaving without an answer, "Yeah, sure, thanks Chad."

He nodded, gave her one last worried look, and walked off the set. Sonny was amazingly able to get through rehearsal, but all she could think about was the person who waiting for her. She nearly called Chad a few times, tempted to tell him right away what was making her so jumpy, but resisted. This was her problem, and the last thing Chad wanted to hear was Sonny ramble on about something that wasn't that big a deal. Besides, she didn't want him to know that she was genuinely scared of something. That the always happy girl would rather quit So Random! then walk into the guest lounge and see Jake.

Marshall finally called a lunch break and everyone began to disperse. Sonny simply stood still, as if her feet were glued to the hardwood floor. Her brain was telling her this was stupid, that she should just go and get this over with. But her body wouldn't allow it; instead it was going into survival mode, which meant doing anything but facing Jake. She had almost talked herself into simply going to lunch and ignoring Jake when she realized she didn't have a choice. A door opened behind her and footsteps drew near.

"Long time no see, Sonny."

-End Chapter One-

A/N I know, I'm evil from leaving it at a cliffy. But you know what could easily make the next chapter appear? Well there's this awesome button at the bottom of the page that says REVIEW!!!!!!!! Lol, so ya, review, tell me what you like, what you hate, and all that good jazz. Until then, laterz!

~Julz