Author's Note: EEP.! Wrote the sequel. Hopefully it's good. You don't need to read this; you can just end it at the first chapter. BUT if you want to read this you DO have to read the first chapter. The *ahem* sketch is actually kind of written in here. I don't have good humor, so… =/

Falling Slowly

3 weeks later: Saturday

"Marshall… I appreciate the offer, but um, I can't take the guest spot. Sorry." I said awkwardly.

He frowned. "What's going on? You haven't been stomping through my sets lately… although that IS a good thing since now we can finish our rehearsals…" he muttered to himself the ending.

I swallowed my throat and thought about how to tell him me and Sonny weren't exactly on speaking terms…haven't been for 3 weeks actually.

"Nothing! Nothing's wrong." I told him.

"Okay Chad, I asked nicely. But now I have no choice. Mr. Condor is forcing you to do this sketch with us due to…" he picked up the sheet of paper from his clipboard and read from it. "Due to little cooperation or visitation with separate casts."

I frowned, and then protested, "But Marshall! I can't do the sketch, not with…" I just decided to leave it at that. I guess… I have no choice. "Fine."

"Sonny?" he asked with an eyebrow raised. "Is that what the problem is? Listen, just suck it up and cooperate, okay? You can go back to bickering afterwards." He finished off and walked away.

Too bad that wasn't the problem. The problem was Ellen, me, and Sonny. Ever since the show where she sang that song, I haven't talked to her. I don't really know what to do about it. It's like… I still like Ellen, but I really don't want to hurt Sonny at all. She just doesn't deserve that. Ugh, girls are so confusing. And then not to mention the fact that it turned out Sonny was right. Ellen DIDN'T like me, and just saw me as a friend.

Speaking of Ellen… I checked my phone and saw one new message. Quickly flipping it open to look, I saw; 'Hey! It's me, wanna hang out for ice cream?'

Then at the same time, 'Chad, rehearsals for the sketch are starting in 10 min. – Marshall'

I replied to Ellen's. 'Sure, meet you there in ten minutes.'

Why do I feel like I might regret this?

45 minutes later

I opened the So Random! prop house door. For some reason, they felt so ancient. It was a little sad too, losing Sonny as a bickering partner/ frenemy.

There stood the cast with glares towards me and Marshall looking at me disappointed. Sonny for some reason was just looking at the ground. I looked away from her and backed to the upset eyes.

"Am I late?" I asked if I had no idea what's going on.

"Duh!" Tawni shouted.

"Listen, we don't want to do the sketch with you either, but you could at least make it on time!" Nico said angry as well.

"Yea, I'd rather be eating cheese, but I still show up!" Grady said.

"And I needed to find Barmy, my new pet rat, a place in the vents, but instead I came to rehearsal only to find out YOU weren't coming because you were hanging out with Ellen!" The weird kid exclaimed throwing her hands around in the air.

Sonny looked up for the first time shocked and with hurt in her eyes. I was about to give her an apologetic look but she scoffed and looked back at the ground once more.

"Right Sonny?!" The cast asked expecting Sonny to stand up and fight with me. She just sat there and nodded in agreement as if she was listening.

The cast frowned at her reaction and I tried to distract them.

"Well, how about I double rehearse? It was my fault, but if I rehearse extra it'll pay off, right?" I said looking at all of them including Marshall with a hopeful look.

Marshall still had disappointment in his eyes but strictly nodded his head, "Fine, we can start with you as the boy breaking up with Tawni."

The sketch was a continuation of Invisible. It was about the boy finally noticing the beautiful girl and trying to get the ugly one away from him once she began liking him.

It was different from the last sketch because it didn't exactly relate to me at all. Ellen never exactly began liking me and never really got clingy. And I do regret going for ice cream with Ellen. It wasn't even really fun, because to me it didn't give me hope anymore but instead even more realization of the fact that we're just friends nothing more. And really… what did I see in her? She's just… a little shallow.

Night of the Show: Wednesday

I was a little nervous, I'll admit. I don't usually sing in front of people. Yea, you heard right… 'sing'. Marshall added this last minute song to make my voice 'suck' or pretend to make it suck to make it funnier. It was a cute song though… Sung between me and Sonny. She seems… shy towards me now. The entire week, I was the only one to talk to her while we did our rehearsals. She just nodded in return or shook her head. It wasn't exactly me talking though, I just pointed out suggestions and things we should do when we sing the song. We rehearsed it and it sounded good, (not including my 'sucky' voice), but a little dull. It was satisfying enough for their show though.

"BUT! BUT… I LOVE YOU!" Tawni screamed dramatically.

I shook her hand off my shoulder, "BUT! BUT… " I said imitating her. Then I turned my face dead serious, "I don't." The audience laughed, and I continued. I turned my head vividly towards Sonny and looked at her with loving eyes. "I've got eyes for someone else."

"Um… I'm pretty sure eyes are meant for your own body…" Tawni said looking confused.

I looked at her with an eyebrow raised. "Whatever."

Sonny looked up from her book on the school bench, and gave me a smile…that seemed to dazzle? Am I feeling okay? I almost lost balance of acting but continued on.

"You WILL regret this! I'm supposed to be everything you want! And-and supposedly you stop and stared at me when I walked by!" She said quoting some lyrics from the last song.

I took her hand into mine, and charmed her like I did on Mackenzie Falls. "Listen, it was sweet of you to finally fall for me. Way sweet. But the thing is, you're just too ugly even with a good personality and the best intentions. So put your sweet little dreams of you and me to bed." I said walking away from her releasing my hand from hers slowly. I was a little angry that they wanted to make fun of my show…but I just wanted to get this sketch done and over with.

I took back two steps and bumped into the 'girl'.

She dropped her guitar case and her books. I turned quickly around, and bent down to help her. As we began to stand up, we made sure to 'accidently' bump our heads.

"Ow," I said bringing a hand up to my head as she did the same. "I'm so sorry."

She smiled, and shook it off, and I picked up a blank piece of paper along with some of her books. "Hey is this a song?" I asked.

She faked embarrassment and shyness as she nodded.

"Can I hear it?" I asked politely. From what I heard, the song was written by some band, and we were just doing a cover of it.

"Um-Um I guess so." She said. We sat down back by the school bench and she took her guitar out. I'm supposed to start even though it's her song. Oh well, it's a show. We can't always be realistic.

"I don't know you
But I want you"

I sang, attempting odd facial expressions to make it look like I was purposely sucking… I'm probably going to get in bigger trouble for the fact that I'm deciding to just actually sing. Not suck, because sucking just seems so bad for this song….

"All the more for that"

Sonny's eyes widened, when she realized that I didn't imitate being terrible at singing. But an actress never falters at mistakes, so she just joined in on her part.

"Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react"

Our voices had perfect harmony, and I glanced and saw that the audience was silent and listening intently. The lights dimmed around us, and a spotlight shone on the bench where we sat. Marshall looked confused on the sidelines…but I don't really think he'll get mad. If anything, his ratings are going up.

"And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out"

When I first heard this song, I didn't understand it at all, but sang it nonetheless. But I think the next lyrics are really making sense to me now.

"Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now"

I looked at Sonny, almost gasping at the meaning. She looked at me with wide eyes too and then back at the guitar to avoid it. 'What's the choice, Chad?' a voice inside my head asked me. I wasn't really sure. What was my choice? Sonny wanted to be with me, and Ellen didn't. But I didn't really care for Ellen anymore, and Sonny… well I don't know about Sonny. She's an amazing girl, and I do care about her… but do I want to BE with her? We continued the song, distracting me from my thoughts.

"Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won"

Hmm, I seemed to have understood these lyrics too. I understood how she felt about how I may have not liked her back. When I didn't talk to her for 3 weeks, she probably understood how I felt. Because I was feeling rejected by Ellen, and I blamed myself. But I got over it…Sonny doesn't deserve to still blame herself.

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time

I almost had an urge to say 'Do we? Do we really?' to this part of the song. I wonder if she got over me. The point is… I don't really know what the point is. But like I said… Sonny's amazing. She's beautiful, she's smart, and she's funny, and…and maybe she deserves a chance. And she does annoy the hell out of me at times, but wouldn't it be worth it?

"Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now"

Sonny sang louder at that part, and looked at me confused after I grinned at her… a real grin. You know…the one that lights up my eyes.

"Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along"

I smiled and took her hand in mine. She looked up, surprised. "I've made my choice, Sonny."

"Chad!" she whispered, and grinned nervously around her. "We're still filming!"

"Sonny, I want to try it. I want to try us. I want to give it a chance." I said sincerely. The audience still watched, as Sonny turned her head to me silently surprised. She swallowed nervously.

She looked at her hands and back up at me. Uh-oh… what if she got over me by now? I'm probably too late or something…

She slowly grinned, and I let out a sigh of relief and grinned too. I wrapped my arms around her in a hug that she quickly responded to.

I pulled away and she looked in my eyes.

"Kiss me." She pleaded in a whisper.

I smiled and agreed with a sigh of relief desperately, "Gladly."

And so I did. I gave a sweet soft kiss on her lips, and the audience began applauding.

I walked backstage and took her hand in mine, finally enjoying her wide smile that I've missed for a while.

"What'd I tell ya, kid?" Marshall winked at me. "Magic."

I frowned for a second and then my eyes went wide remembering a flashback. 'Are you kidding me? You two are magic together!'

I smiled as Sonny still looked confused on what he meant. I just smiled at him and whispered a 'Thanks' as Sonny tugged on my arm, and so I wrapped it around her.