SONNY's POV

'What took you so long?' were the first words Sonny was greeted with as soon as she took a step into So Random. Sonny put a smile on her face and answered Tawni. 'Oh, I had a late night yesterday and slept in this morning.' Tawni raised an eyebrow. 'I saw you 10 minutes ago. Surely it doesn't take that long to walk from the parking lot to here?' Sonny blushed, then admitted 'Well, I had a bit of an argument with Chad on the way.'

The sarcophagus banged open, making both Tawni and Sonny jump. Zora stepped out, and turned a suspicious glare on Sonny. 'How did you talk to Chad,' here Zora rolled her eyes in disgust, 'when Mackenzie Falls is on the other side of the studios, and work has already started.' Now it was Sonny's turn to frown suspiciously. 'He was just outside So Random. He said he was on his way to Pauly and Pals, but that's on his side of the building, near Mackenzie Falls.

'Hmm...' Zora tapped her chin. 'I'll have to slither around the vents and find out what he's up to.'

'Where are Nico and Grady?' Sonny asked Tawni. 'They called in sick this morning.' Tawni answered disdainfully. 'It seems they have too-lazy-to-come-to-work-itis.' 'That's not fair!' Sonny cried in outrage. 'I was up all night helping them with their homework!' Her face was a mask of indignation. Tawni chuckled without humour. 'That's Nico and Grady for you, if you hadn't already sussed that out. They'll probably be stuffing their faces all day in front of their video games.'

Sonny sighed. 'I guess we won't get much work done today then.' Tawni frowned. 'What are you talking about, Sonny? I'm going to work on my nails. And with a flick of her blonde hair, Tawni glided out of the room.

'Great,' Sonny thought to herself. 'What am I going to do now?' As if on cue, her phone rang. *moooooo* Sonny quickly answered. 'Hey, who is this?' A male voice answered. 'Hey! It's CDC!' He paused, then whispered 'It's me, Chad!' Sonny grinned reluctantly. 'I know who CDC is, Chad. Why are you calling?' Sonny could tell that Chad was hesitating. 'I, uh, was wondering, if you're not busy, if, uh, you could help me look for my jacket?' Sonny rolled her eyes, then realised that Chad couldn't see her. 'Sure, Chad. I'll meet you at Pauly's in five.'

'Good'

'Good'

'Fine'

'Fine!'

''Kay, bye!' Chad hung up. Sonny smiled. She had a feeling that they wouldn't be finding any jacket.

CHAD's POV

5 minutes? That wasn't long! Chad rushed along the corridor with a brand new jacket in his hand. He had to cover up his earlier story. He flung the door open and stuffed the jacket behind a polystyrene block of 'ice', then ran back to the door just in time to collide with Sonny who had just taken a step inside the room. She was knocked to the floor. 'Again? Really?' she cried out in disbelief. The door was then slammed shut, and Chad heard a clicking noise that indicated that the door was locked. The janitor must have forgotten to close up yesterday, and had done so now. Chad had completely forgotten that Pauly had the day off today! He held out his hand instinctively to pull Sonny back onto her feet. 'I'm sorry! Are you ok?' he asked hurriedly. Sonny felt Chad's forehead with the back of her hand. 'Wow, Chad! Are you being nice, or are you sick today?'

Chad blushed.

Sonny smirked.

Chad gulped. 'Um, so, are we going to, uh, look for the jacket?' he stammered nervously, trying to stay on track. Wow, he thought. Sonny's even cute when she makes fun of me! Wait a second – No one makes fun of Chad Dylan Cooper! Chad stood up straighter, and tried to regain his composure. 'Ok,' Sonny agreed. She seemed to be amused. Chad tried to wipe his forehead discreetly. Phew! At least he'd hidden the jacket, so she wouldn't ever find out that he'd made everything up.

'Chad! I think I found your, *ahem*, lost jacket!' Sonny called out. Chad smiled in relief. His plan had worked. Chad Dylan Cooper's plans always worked. But why hadn't Sonny seemed entirely sincere?

'Thanks Sonny! I owe you one!' Chad hurried over to Sonny and reached for the jacket. Sonny didn't appear to be relinquishing it. 'Chad, this jacket still has the tags on it.' Uh oh. What's my excuse? 'I happen to like to keep tags on the clothes I wear.' Good one Chad! Wait, maybe not. Sonny just stared at him. Uh oh uh oh UH OH. HELP! Sonny put her hand on his shoulder and pushed him down, so he was now sitting on a block of 'ice'. She sat down next to him. 'Ok Chad. Now tell my why you were REALLY outside So Random this morning.'