Hey there! Here's part two of the Jamboree. :]
Hope you enjoy!
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Zora was going with her old standby Holloway, who she had been dating on and off for a few months. Sonny's date however, was an up and coming new actor who had just starred in the popular romantic comedy, Stupid Cupid which had come in at the top of the box office its first weekend, and stayed there for six weeks.
His name was Pablo Ruggiero. He had wavy dark hair, piercing green eyes, smooth caramel toned skin, an amazing body, and was dressed in an expensive Hugo Boss suit, which was humbled by a pair of broken in charcoal gray Chucks.
Sonny leaned over slightly to whisper in Tawni's ear. "Am I dreaming?"
"Nope. He's your date," Tawni smiled.
They both straightened up as Pablo walked towards them. "Hello Sonny, I'm Pablo. It's great to meet you. I'm a huge fan," he said in his smooth, husky voice. He gently grabbed both her hands, leaned in, and kissed her on the cheek.
She giggled like a little school girl. "Hi," was all she could muster.
He held out his arm as he said, "You ready to go?"
She took his arm and managed to breath out, "Yeah."
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The four of them took a limo to the Jamboree – rather posh compared to most of the other guests. Sonny paid no mind to Holloway and Zora, but was instead entirely invested in every word uttered by Pablo.
She tried her best not to come off like a Starstruck little girl and respond to the small talk. She learned some interesting things about her suave date.
Firstly, he was not accustomed to all the fame he had, and honestly thought that he didn't really deserve it. He played the guitar, and used to have a band with his four best friends before he went into acting, and still practices with them now and then when he's not on set, or at a movie premiere, or doing an interview. He was born and bred in Gloucester, Mass, and was thus a huge Red Sox fan. He was a dog person, and was allergic to cat hair. Also, he spoke Spanish fluently. And he went through a bit of an emo phase, which involved him wearing a lot of eyeliner. Acting was never something he ever thought about doing until he was seventeen and ended up as the male lead in a community theatre show. It just so happened that in the audience was a talent scout, and a few months after the show, he moved to LA, and about a month after that, got cast in a few episodes of various dramas, until he got the lead role in Stupid Cupid, where he got to show off his comic timing.
Sonny was so encompassed in his life story that she barely even noticed that the limo had stopped at the Jamboree.
"Sonny? Sonny? You in there sunshine?"
"Huh?"
"We're here," Pablo chuckled.
"Oh, yeah. Sorry."
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They all climbed out of the limo and went inside. The place was full of kids of all ages, some famous, some not, some tall, some short. And one blond heart throb.
"Munroe," Chad said with his arm around Marta Balatico – better known as Penelope from Mackenzie Falls.
"Cooper," Sonny scowled, inching just barely closer to Pablo. "Pablo – I'd like you to meet Chad Dylan Cooper and Marta Balatico from Mackenzie Falls." She directed her attention to Chad. "What are you doing here? Did you join the beaver scouts or something?"
"No," Chad countered, sounding offended. "For your information, I'm a member of the Adolescent Philanthropic Actors Guild."
Sonny burst into laughter. "You? You've never helped anyone. How are you part of the Adolescent Philanthropic Actors Guild?"
"Ah, silly little Sonny. Haven't you heard? I started a charity to help feed homeless puppies in the greater Los Angeles area."
"Uh huh. Whatever, Chad." Sonny turned away from him. "It was nice seeing you Marta," she said with a forced grin. "But me and Pablo really must be getting to the party now. See you around."
And with that, she turned and left, Pablo following along with a perplexed look on his face.
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"Well...uh...that was weird. You two always like that?" Pablo inquired.
"Uh...Kinda, yeah. Chad is just...a perpetual pain in my neck."
Pablo gave a sweet, half smile. "I guessed as much. So, why don't the two of you get along?" He questioned.
Sonny thought for a second before she answered this, then shrugged. "Our shows have had a rivalry for a couple years now. It just sort of...came with the territory, I guess."
He knowingly shook his head as they ceased the conversation and he started walking forward, her feet planted. "Care to dance, corazón?" He asked her, gesturing to the dance floor.
"I'd love to," she said with a giddy smile lighting up her whole face.
They sauntered over to the center of the floor after Pablo made a quick stop by the DJ, whispering in his ear.
After the current song ended – a generic dance remix of some mainstream pop song – a spicy. upbeat song flowed through the air. It's staccato beat glowed a fiery orange – perfect for a samba.
The two of them got close, and Pablo began to lead her across the floor in the fast paced latin dance.
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Chad dragged Marta toward the large crowd of people to see what all the fuss was about. He pushed and showed through the assorted youngsters to see Sonny and Pablo beginning to work up a sweat as they swayed to the beat of the music.
He furrowed his brows as a scowl crossed his countenance, before pulling Marta through, onto the dance floor. She and Chad began to dance, the fringe at the bottom of her turquoise dress swishing in a quite entertaining manner as they danced.
Every so often, Chad and Sonny's eyes would meet. The look in their eyes seeming to challenge the other in some way.
The beat coursed on, and so did they. Their steps seeming to fit completely in synch with their partners. The two couples seemed to be competing, but fitting together as if it were planned.
Mixed in with Sonny's thoughts of how amazing a dancer Pablo was, and how surprising it was that she was able to keep up, were thoughts of Chad. Of how she never knew that Chad could dance. Of why Chad decided to start dancing when he saw that she and Pablo were attracting a bit of an audience. And of how confused Marta must be.
She was panting heavily when the music stopped, and was so consumed in trying to catch her breath that it took her a few moments to realize how close she was to Pablo, who was looking down at her with his pearly white teeth sparkly in a brilliant smile, his eyes shining like emeralds.
After a few seconds they pulled apart and Sonny hazarded a glance over to Chad and Marta who were locked in an embrace, still trying to catch their breath. Right before she was about to turn back, Chad, who had felt her gaze on him, suddenly pulled Marta in and kissed her passionately.
Sonny started to grit her teeth, her eyes flaming. She turned and started away with a huff. "C'mon Pablo. I need a drink."
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Well, there's that. Part 2 is done. Longer than Part 1, but still not as long as I'd really like it to be.
Ah well, I'm guessing you guys won't have a problem with a quick read.
So, how will Sonny react to Chad kissing Marta? How will Marta react? How confused is Pablo?
You'll find out in the next installment!
Anyway, I'm not planning on this thing being all that long. Like, there'll probably be two more parts after this. The whole story will probably end up totaling less than ten pages. And I'm considering doing some extras afterward. Like...what happens with Zora and Holloway. What Nico and Grady were doing during all of this. What Tawni was thinking when she set Sonny up with Pablo. How Chad prepared for the Jamboree. Stuff like that. Well...that's it for now.
Five more reviews and you'll get the next part. So yes. I'd like you to pimp this out to people. :P
Without review, how will I know how I can improve? :D
