"And that's a wrap!" Marshall shouted, beaming proudly at the cast of So Random, "Good show kids; that last sketch with the trampoline and the old lady . . . ah, just classic."
Tawni agreed, but added: "Clearly my role as the young girl was the funniest part though." She waved her manicured hands around as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. The rest of the cast rolled their eyes.
"Actually," Grady pointed out, looking thoughtful as he did so, "I thought Sonny's part as the old woman was the funniest."
This remark was met with an ice-glare that sent Grady scampering to cower behind Nico.
"Ah, I mean, you were just as funny if not more Tawni."
"Scaredy-cat." Zora muttered under her breath.
"You were amazing Tawni!" Sonny said, half speaking truthfully, half attempting to abate the blonde's ego for now.
"Well duh!" Tawni remarked, flicking her hair. The rest of the group silently let out a sigh of relief. One diva crisis averted, possibly a million more to go.
Making their way over to the food table, all of them except for Sonny stopped dead in their tracks and gasped. Sonny glanced around, worriedly, looking for the source of their shock.
"What, what is it?!" She asked nervously.
Her response was four fingers aimed at a familiar blond boy, hovering around their food table.
"What is he doing here?" Nico demanded, and the rest of the cast who were pointing, nodded, outraged at the presence of Mackenzie Falls' lead.
"Protect the food!" Nico and Grady shouted simultaneously, and rushed ahead, Tawni and Zora close behind, anxious to defend their territory. Sonny, concerned with neither of these things, trailed after them.
"Get out of here Cooper!" Zora demanded as soon as they reached the table with the plethora of food. She waved her arms around frantically to try and accommodate for her small size.
"Yeah," Grady sneered, "What she said."
Chad dismissed them with an airy wave of his hand as he closely inspected the food. "Sonny, Cloudy, Rainy, Blondie, Tiny; don't you clowns have some banana peels to be slipping up on?"
"Actually, that's next week sketch where this one guy—" Grady started excitedly, but was silenced by the glares of Tawni, Zora and Nico. "— oh . . . right, I'm meant to be angry."
Their glares flicked back to Chad, who continued to ignore them. He moved around the table, and they shuffled around after him. Chad finally, and reluctantly, acknowledged them with a glance.
"Look, if you want to follow me around, do it next Tuesday," At their confused faces he flashed a winning smile, "The official 'follow around Chad Dylan Cooper Day' – be there," He added a wink for effect. His smile quickly faded though. "That wasn't actually an invitation, but I needed the practise for an ad I'm filming later," He pointed a wary finger at them, "So don't go getting any ideas."
More eye-rolling ensued, but the soap star wasn't paying attention to them anymore.
"Ugh, I have better things to do with my time." Tawni complained, and flounced off in the direction of their dressing rooms.
"Yeah," Grady said, nodding, "I heard the yoghurt machine is unattended."
Grady and Nico barely shared a look, before bolting in the direction of the cafeteria.
"Guys!" Zora yelled after them, "Just cause you were lucky to have me as your lawyer that one time, doesn't mean I'll do it again," She spared Sonny a serious glance, "Don't let drama boy here out of your sight."
"As if anyone would want to," Chad said, "I mean, look at me." He flashed another smile, before going back to scouring the food table.
"Whatever." Zora muttered, before running off to stop the yoghurt obsessed boys.
Sonny really didn't like the So Random and Mackenzie Falls rivalry at times like these; she had better things to do than guard Chad; she could be texting her friends in Wisconsin, running over lines, thinking of new sketches. Instead she had to sit here and make sure one of the most egotistical and self-absorbed jerks she'd ever known, wasn't here to mess something in their show up.
"You're not supposed to be here you know." Sonny pointed out.
Chad looked up, "So that's why I have to be here; geez, you sure are slow on the uptake Sonny."
Sonny stared back at him incredulously. "That makes no sense whatsoever."
"Well, obviously not to you." Chad retorted snidely. Sonny fumed silently.
"Why are you even here?" Sonny finally asked. There was no chance that Chad would be here without a good reason; and a good reason to him was usually along the lines of coming to their set to brag about how good Mackenzie Falls was, and that always annoyed Sonny, so she hoped she could get him to leave quickly.
"Well if you must know," Chad drawled exasperatedly, as if he were talking to a squealing fan, "This years' loganberry delivery hasn't arrived, so we're scouting out the rest of the shows to see if for some reason the delivery company thought any of you was worthy of such a delicious delicacy," He gave her a once over, "When your clearly not."
Sonny wondered if the banana cream pie on the table would be missed, if she instead used it to throw at Chad. Marshall would probably be disappointed, but she was sure he'd understand if he knew it was for a good cause.
"Look, your silly loganberries aren't here Chad, and if you're not here for any other reason, then I think you should leave." Sonny insisted, trying to sound as commanding as possible.
"Well how do you know I didn't come to see you?" Chad asked innocently, looking at her directly, making sure he made eye contact before smiling at her, all charm.
Sonny's brain stopped for a second while her heart sped up, and all the words in her mouth disappeared. She quickly regained her composure, cursing Chad for being so smooth. "You've done nothing but insult me since you got here, so I highly doubt you're here to see me."
"But Sonny," Chad cried dramatically, "How can I tell you my true feelings when the rest of our cast members are fighting?" He took her hands in his, and stared at her sorrowfully, "It would only cause both of us needless heartache."
Once again Sonny's throat dried up, and all she could do was stare at him blankly.
"I have to go now, but you mustn't think about me too much."
Chad smiled sadly at her, before dropping her hands and leaving her star struck.
Sonny snapped out of her daze, and realised that Chad had conned her again, and was now leisurely strolling away. On impulse, she passed by the food table, and hurried after the blond ego.
"Hey Chad!" She called.
Chad turned around slowly, "Look Sonny, I just said—"
Splat!
The rest of his words were met with a mouthful of banana cream pie goodness.
"I definitely won't be thinking of you, Chad," Sonny said sweetly, "But I hope you'll be thinking of me while you clean the cream pie off of your face."
Sonny spared him a cute smile, and it was now Chad's turn to gape as best he could through the cream on his face.
She left him standing there, leaving Chad to figure out where he could wash the mess off of his face.
Stupid cute, he cursed silently.
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Whenever Sonny get's star struck, for some reason I always wish she'd have a cream pie nearby. Weird on my part I suppose, but I reckon it's founded.
I am too obsessed with this show. Review if you wish.
Miz
