CHAD POV

I sighed and put down my guitar. Suddenly my door was thrown open.

'Do you mind! Chad Dylan Cooper is spending time alone and...' I glared and looked around before squeaking in horror at my dad standing there. He never came to my work and right now, I was scared. 'Um, hi dad – what are you doing here?'

'Hello Chadford.' He smirked evilly and to my surprise, he just sat down and did nothing.

'Um, can I get you something sir?' I asked and he smiled at me, making me even more nervous.

'Get me a Budweiser pronto.'

'Sir, allow me 10 minutes to get it from the cafeteria please.'

'I'll give you 7, now get going!' he raged and I bolted out the door and ran straight passed Sonny, not even bothering to acknowledge her and went to the cafeteria where a girl around my age was serving at the drinks.

'Can I have one Budweiser please.' I asked and she grinned starstruck and got me one.

'That's $1.50 please.'

I reached into my pocket only to find it empty.

'Oh crap, I don't have any money!' I cried mostly to myself and suddenly Sonny was behind me holding a sandwich. I looked at the clock realising I had 2 minutes. Sonny's being there gave me an idea from the Hot EMT sketch.

'Look miss, If I give you a kiss, will you let me have the beer?'

'Ok.' The cashier girl grinned and Sonny looked at me in horror and jealousy?

'Chad! You can't just...'

But I ignored her and grabbed the girl and kissed her passionately before quickly running out of the cafeteria and back to my dressing room. I reached there with thirty seconds to spare and my dad was sitting there watching me. I handed him the beer and he drowned it in one.

'Why did you not get me three Chad?' he asked and I began to tremble.

'I was stupid sir, I didn't think.' My voice quivered and dad stood up to his full height and locked the door. He punched me straight on and I fell to the floor, my nose bleeding but he didn't stop there. He punched me for at least half an hour, but to me, it felt more like forever. I couldn't move when he finished and he spat on me.

'Don't bother coming home tonight and I know all about your little friend Sonny – if you want to see her alive again, keep her away.' He growled before kicking me one last time and walking out, the door slamming behind him.

I felt myself getting weaker and weaker before I passed out in a pool of my own blood.

SONNY POV

'I can't believe Chad kissed her!' I vented to Tawni, pacing in our dressing room. 'I mean, he stole that line from the sketch when he was supposed to say that to me.'

Tawni smirked at me.

'I think you're jealous.' She giggled.

'Why on earth would I be jealous Tawni! I hate Chad!'

'I think it's quite the opposite if you ask my opinion.'

'Well I didn't ask for your opinion!' I growled, 'I do NOT like Chad! He's an inconsiderate jerk with a perfect life!'

'Oh come on Sonny, even Chad doesn't have a perfect life.'

'He must have Tawni – he flaunts it all the time!'

'Does he? I've only notice him flaunting how great of an actor he is.' Tawni said, buffing her nails and I sighed.

'Ok, true, but he implies it.'

Tawni chuckled. 'You so have a crush on him!'

'I do NOT!'

'Sonny, you've been venting to me about Chip Drama Pants for over 45 minutes. If you really hate him that much, why don't you tell him!'

'Well maybe I will.'

'Then go, no ones stopping you.'

'Fine I'll see you soon.' I stormed out of the dressing room and I walked outside to see Mr Cooper walking out of stage two. I hid behind the dumpster and watched him as he walked to his car. He was wiping himself down and I frowned and gasped when he started heading my way. I squeezed my way behind the gap between the smelly garbage and the studio walls. I held my breath as he dumped stuff in there before walking away. When his car drove off, I jumped up and took a deep breath, almost throwing up from the stench. I looked in the dumpster to see the Budweiser bottle that Chad had got earlier, so it was for his dad, and I frowned when I saw tissues covered in blood. Suddenly it dawned on me, either Mr Cooper had hurt himself or something had happened to Chad. I raced my way to his dressing room and rapped on the door.

'Chad! Open up!' I cried frantically and there was no response so I opened the door and saw nothing was wrong. I let out a sigh of relief and turned to leave when suddenly I noticed that my shoes had stepped in something that sounded like water. I looked down and swallowed sick as I saw I ws standing in a small path of blood. I saw the blood led to a hand that was peeking out from behind the wardrobe. I ran to the area and I couldn't even scream when I saw Chad lying in his own blood and completely black and blue.

'Oh my god!' I fell to my knees and checked his pulse and let out a sigh of relief when I felt it beating strongly. I suddenly felt a tear leave my eye as I dragged him to the sofa and laid him on a couple of towels I put there before hand. He was surprisingly light and so it was pretty easy to haul him on the sofa. I called Tawni and hoped my voice didn't sound like I had been crying.

'Hello Tawni, yeah, something came up so I can't make rehearsals, bye.' I hung up and locked the door and began to clear up the floor before tending to Chad. I wiped all the blood and bandaged up his wounds with the three first aid kits he had in his dressing room, I guess I now knew why 1) he had so many and 2) why his song was so depressing.

'Oh Chad.' I said, tears filling my eyes again and I began to sob and I kissed his forehead and some of my tears fell on his face.

'Mum?' he whispered and Sonny grabbed his hand softly.

'No Chad, it's Sonny.'

'Sonny!' his eyes shot open and he groaned in pain and looked at me. 'You can't tell anyone,' he growled and I opened and shut my mouth. 'I'm serious Sonny and you have to stay away too otherwise he'll come after you and he means it.'

'I'm so stupid!' I broke down again and he shut his eyes in pain as he shift slightly. 'I showed your dad to your dressing room after I heard you song – why didn't I figure it out!' I sobbed and he frowned.

'Sonny, you didn't know and you listened to my song?'

'Your door was open, I'm sorry.'

'It's fine, it's the only thing that keeps me sane I guess.'

'Chad, can you forgive me for being so horrid to you.'

'You don't have to apologise, I was horrid to you as well!'

'But you were trying to protect me please just accept my apology.'

'Alright, I accept your apology?' he said and I hugged him lightly and he whimpered in pain.

'Don't go home tonight Chad.' I whispered and he shook his head.

'I'm not allowed anyways.'

'Stay with me, my mum is away on business.'

'I can't Sonny, as much as I want to. I have to keep you safe because I care about you.'

'Chad...'

'That's my final word Sonny, please...'

'Chad.' my voice cracked and I realised suddenly that Tawni was definitely wrong. I didn't like Chad, I LOVED him. 'Then, if you won't let me take care of you out of the studio, let me take care of you in the studio, in private please.'

'Sonny...' he started and I suddenly laid beside him on his abnormally wide couch. I looked into his eyes and placed two of my fingers on his temple and trailed them down his jaw bones and brushed over his lips, all the while searching his eyes. His bore into mine with love and I fluttered my eyes closed as I leant in.

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