Blue

Blue are the people here that walk around
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside
Blue are the words I say and what I think
Blue are the feelings that live inside me

- Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eifel 65

Today was a normal day. Blue skies, birds chirping, and even the TV's babble – I had accidentally left it on last night. I didn't mind though, nothing could ruin my mood.

"Good morning world and all who inhabit it!" I shouted, stretching. Yes, I know I'm a little too old for SpongeBob quotes. And yes, I still don't care if you think it's childish.

But suddenly, my mind wasn't on SpongeBob when I actually started listening to what the TV was saying.

"And in other news, Chad Dylan Cooper from the number one teen series 'Mackenzie Falls' has gone missing. He was last seen at approximately 7 PM by the star of their rivaling show, 'So Random!'. When he didn't answer any of his calls, his friend – Portlyn Maddison – became worried and rushed over to his apartment. But, as she recalls, he wasn't there. The apartment was left in ruins, paintings, books, furniture, and food scattered everywhere. Police are wondering if there is in fact fowl play involved. They are currently investigating the possibility, but withheld any comments thus far. I know I speak for most of us when I say: 'I absolutely hope someone finds him'."

I hadn't noticed it yet, but I was kneeling in front of the TV, staring at the small picture of Chad on the upper screen. He was missing! With that single thought, my heart went numb and cold, like a blue winter's night. Hot salty tears were rolling down my cheeks as I reached for my phone, knowing only one person to call.

She picked up on the third ring.

"T-Tawni?" I stuttered, my voice weak and vulnerable sounding.

"I know… I saw." She said, her voice quiet. She wasn't friends with him, not like I was, but he was still a frenemie. And he was from the same Studio as us.

"Do you have any idea where he could…"

"No." Tawni whispered, cutting me off.

"But you have to know something!" I snapped, worry getting the better of me.

"I don't!" She shouted back at me angrily. I was a morning person; she clearly wasn't.

"I-I'm sorry…" I whispered, closing my eyes. I wished he was here now. We would do our 'Fine Fine' and 'Good Good' and I would leave smiling. But with a heart wrenching thought, I finally noticed we might not be able to do that anymore. "I'm worried about him."

"Me too."

"Do you think he'll ever… come back?" I asked hopeful.

"I don't think so… You have to look at it, Sonny, his place was trashed. Chad would have maids… What if someone is coming after us too! What if this is all a plot to get rid of the Condor Studios stars! What if they want me next because I'm pretty!" She started screaming hysterically, acting like the normal Tawni.

I couldn't help myself. I had to laugh. "Tawni, that's not going to happen. Some teenage fans probably just abducted him. Yeah, he's probably out there having the time of his life…" I was more trying to convince myself of it than anything.

I could almost hear Tawni roll her eyes over the phone. "It depends on how pretty they are. Chad would hate it if some wannabe vampire kidnapped him. But some cheerleaders… He would be okay with that."

Laughing felt right to me now. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

"You should get some sleep, Tawni. Mr. Condor is probably going to be having us search for his star."

"You're right, Tawni needs her beauty sleep!" And with that, she hung up on me, making me roll my eyes and sigh.

But as soon as her voice was gone, my heart sunk again. One of my friends was missing. His apartment was trashed, he didn't answer his friend's calls, and now the police were thinking about it being fowl play? But even as I didn't want to admit it, there was more to it. Even so, I refused to think of any other reasons. Then the thought hit me.

What possible reason would Chad have to run off and go missing?

It didn't add up. So there was only one reason then. Someone had kidnapped him… Was Tawni right? Was there really someone out there to get all of us Condor Studio teen stars? I shuddered away from the thought. Why would anyone want to do that? First of all, Tawni and Chad would annoy the heck out of them! Then there was the fact of the Falls cast acting all dramatic. And Grady and Nico would always be hungry. Not to mention Zora would escape a lot and cause things to explode and/or get people hurt.

It just didn't add up in my mind. But neither did the thought that Chad ran off and away from being a star. Chad was smart… sometimes. But did that mean he was smart enough to destroy his apartment to make it look like he was kidnapped? Everyone knew he would've never agreed to be torn away from his stardom.

While my blue mood started to set deep in my heart, a knock came from the door. My mind snapped back to Tawni's theory, so I grabbed the first thing in my reach and slowly walked to the door.

When I opened it, I found none other than the three named jerk that had me paranoid. But it took me a while to figure it out.

His usually fixed, impossible hair was messy, mud caking it together. Dry mud hung all over him, wrinkling his already stressed clothes that usually looked neat and perfect. And his eyes… They were scared, full of terror. I had never seen that in Chad Dylan Cooper's eyes, nor did I expect to ever see it. But when he glanced to see what was in my hand, he smiled.

"Really, Sonny, really?" His voice cracked a little bit, but he acted like he didn't notice. "A pillow? What are you going to do, feather me to death?"

But his smile quickly faded when the pillow hit him in the side of the head.

My moody blue had now turned red. I was angry. How dare he scare me like that? But then Chad said the worst things I could've ever imagined…

Sorry for stopping it there, but that's where I hit the fork in the road. So I need help. Which do you think sounds better?

Tawni was right and all the Condor teen stars are in fact being kidnapped

Or Chad really is trying to get away from his hectic famous life and needs a place to stay?

And this is all for a challenge thing I found on someone else's story. I thought it sounded fun, so I decided to give it a try. Review! Thanks! :]