Here's part two. I think I'm going to make one more small chapter then the story's over. Thank you for the reviews. I never got that many in one chapter. So yeah...thanks again.
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Sonny didn't see Chad the next morning. She wondered where he was until she went to the commissary and saw a boy with glasses.
"Hey, Sonny," the boy called. Sonny waved cautiously, not knowing it was Chad. He ran his hands down his chest, has if to wipe them off. Sonny looked in horror. "So, Sonny, did you know that the chocolate that you mix in with milk is almost as good as the real thing?" said Chad.
"Um, yes, I did," said Sonny. She finally realized it was Chad.
"Do you want one of these mini cereals?" Chad asked, handing her a little box a Fruit Loops.
"Sure, thanks."
Chad didn't look like himself at all. He didn't have his Mackenzie Falls blazer on, his hair wasn't windswept, and his face wasn't shaven. Instead he wore sweat pants, a simple tee-shirt, skateboarding shoes, and his hair looked like that bed head style.
"So, how do you like the new look?" asked Chad.
"It's defiantly different," said Sonny.
"You didn't answer the question."
"Uh..." Sonny didn't want to hurt his feelings, but he, in her opinion, looked terrible.
"You don't like, do you? That's okay. We all have different styles and tastes. Maybe you'll grow to like it. You know, after you get used to me looking like this."
"Maybe," said Sonny. It was like Chad became a different person over night. He was being nice. He was eating like most of the studio. Not the five star food that he used to eat. Minus the hair and the clothes, she liked him like this.
"So, Chad, do you film today?" said Sonny.
He paused as he chewed on his food. "Nope!" he said, and then taking another bite.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm in a coma for this episode," said Chad, taking another bite.
"Then why are you here and not at Nico and Grady's house?"
"The prop house as a bigger TV to play Hero Rising," Chad said simply.
"Oh..." Sonny trailed off. At least they get to spend time together. "Well, I have rehearsal," said Sonny, getting up from the table. "Chad, you can join me if you like."
"Why would I want to watch you when I can play Hero Rising?" Chad said like it was obvious that he would rather play a video game then hang out with Sonny.
"I-I don't know, maybe because we're dating?"
"We have all the time in the world."
"Okay, Chad, see you later...maybe," Sonny said with a wave good-bye. She didn't know if she liked this Chad or not. He was kinder, but at the same time he was weird, maybe because she wasn't used to him. She hoped that she would get used to this new Chad.
Sonny knocked at Nico and Grady's house, going to see Chad and how he was making out.
"Hey, Sonny, want to come in?" asked Grady.
"Um, yeah, that's why I came," Sonny replied, stepping inside. She looked around the house. "Where's Chad?"
"Oh, he's in our bedroom playing Hero Rising."
"Um, I don't know if my mom would appreciate me going in your bedroom. Can you tell Chad to come done here? Please?"
"Sure," said Grady. "Chad!" he yelled upstairs. "Somebody is here to see you!"
Sonny bit her lip waiting for him to come. She was a little annoyed. She could have yelled like that. Chad appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Sonny, are you here to play?" Chad asked.
"No. I came to see you..."
"Oh."
Sonny frowned. Didn't Chad want to see her? Didn't he love her? Wasn't she more important then some stupid game? These questions kept running through her head.
"Do you want to sit down?" asked Sonny.
"Sorry. I am playing a game right now...you can join if you want," said Chad.
"Chad, I drove out of my way to see you. Can't you just talk to me?" she said sadly.
"Sure, one second." Chad ran back upstairs. Sonny waited at least ten minutes until he came down. "Back!" he said.
"Hey, so let's sit down," said Sonny, pointing at the living room couch. Chad walked in to the room and jumped on the couch.
"So, what did you want to discus?" said Chad, turning on ESPN.
"I have some questions."
"Okay, shoot."
"First off, why don't you have money? You're the highest paid actor at Condor Studios, and you have zero dollars? How can that be?"
"My money's mixed in with my parents' account and I'm trying to get it out. But for the time being, I'm living off of you guys." Chad turned back to the Television. He never used to be into sports. He hated them. He hated them more then anything. The only reason he got the courtside seats for the Laker's game, so people see him in public and think he's such a down to earth guy. But now he is really down to earth. "Hey, did you know that I only spent two dollars in the last two days?"
"That's good," Sonny said with fake enthusiasm. "But where did you get the money?"
"I had, like, one-hundred dollars in my wallet."
"Whoa."
"In my world, that's barely any money."
"Well, in Sonny Munroe's world that's a lot."
Chad shrugged. "Do you want to see where I sleep?" he asked.
"I don't really think I should go into a boy's bedroom," said Sonny.
"I'm not going to hurt you or anything."
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Good."
"Good."
Chad led her up the stairs into the bedroom.
"Wow, you're really dorming it up in here," Sonny commented, looking through out the room. "Wait—is that a Barbie cup? You know, like the ones that you get with fork, spoon, knife, placemat, plate, bowl, and cup." (A/N I had that kind of thing when I was a kid.)
"Yeah, there's a Toy Story one in the kitchen. Do you want it?" said Chad; sitting down turning on the TV to play is game.
"No, I'm really good." Sonny sat next to him. She felt lonely. Chad didn't even care about her. It seemed like he was too wrapped up in that game. Part of her, even though just a little bit, wanted to cry. But she couldn't cry. She could never let him see her sad. And anyways, he wouldn't care.
"Hey, Sonny," she heard Grady's voice call. "Can you come down here and make us some Bagel Bite?"
"Ooh," Nico called, "can you make me Macaroni and Cheese, please? Hey, that rhymed."
"Sure," Sonny called back. She turned to Chad. "Chad, I have to go make them dinner, because, like you, they're helpless."
Chad just nodded. He didn't retorted or anything. This was so weird.
Sonny walked down to the kitchen to see Nico and Grady sitting at the island waiting for their meal.
"You know, it's not like I'm going to twitch my nose and then food appears. It's going to take a little bit.
"Fine, let's go play He—" Nico got cut off.
"Do not say that game name again. Got that? Do not say it or I'm not making you're meal," Sonny threatened.
"Yes, ma'am," Grady and Nico said at the same time.
After a good half and hour the food was ready.
"Boys," Sonny called upstairs, "the food is ready." No reply. "Chad, Grady, and Nico are you coming to get your meal or not?" No reply. "Do you even hear me?"
"Yes," said one of them, she couldn't tell which one though.
"Come. Down. Here. Now!" Sonny was furious. Out of the goodness of her heart she made them a meal. But that wouldn't eat it. Ugh, men are so frustrating. "Okay, I'm leaving. I tried my best, but I guess it isn't good enough. Good-bye," said Sonny, walking out of the door and slamming it.
And the worst part, they didn't even follow her to thank her.
It had been a week since Chad moved into Nico and Grady's house and they didn't like it. Chad would stay up past midnight play that stupid game. And then instead of going to work, he slept in all day long until they woke Chad up. The two friends were fed up with Chad, so they called a cast meeting.
"Sonny," said Nico. "You have to stop this."
"What do you mean I have to stop this?" said Sonny.
"Chad," said Tawni, like it was obvious.
"Sonny, Chad isn't acting like, well, Chad, he as been different. And not in a good way, either. We've tried getting him out of our house, but nothing is working," said Grady.
"Yeah, Sonny, you are the only one who can reason with Chad. He listens to you...sometimes," said Tawni.
This was true. Chad sometimes listened to Sonny. But before Sonny came into his life, he couldn't listen to anyone. But Sonny changed him. At first, Chad would only show is soft side to Sonny, but sooner or later he showed that softer side to some other people.
"But what do you want to say to him?" asked Sonny.
"I don't know. Use your lady parts and promise to make love all night long if he takes a shower and shaves," said Nico.
"And gets an apartment," Grady added.
Sonny gasped in horror. Was Nico really telling her to give up her virginity to get Chad out of their house? "No. I'm a teenager; I'm staying pure until marriage. And I'm a role model to young girls. So I'm not doing that," Sonny said sternly. "And Chad would see right through it."
"Are you calling Chad a 'that'?" Tawni snickered.
"I don't get it," said Sonny.
"'I'm not doing that,'" Tawni quoted.
"You know, you guys are disgusting. I'm leaving and picking out a new plan, one that doesn't involve giving up my virginity. Good-bye!" Sonny called behind her back.
Sonny was sick and tired of "new" Chad. He was lazy and messy and defiantly not himself. She didn't want to do what Nico said. That was just gross. So she made her way to the prop house where Chad made his new hangout place. Once in the prop house she saw Chad lying on the couch playing some video game. Sonny stepped in front of it.
"Sorry," he said into the headset, "my lady needs me. Be back later." Chad looked up at Sonny. It looked like he didn't shave in days; he was wearing the same sweat pants and a shirt with holes all over the place. There was cold pizza on the coffee table in front of him. Chad never eats cold pizza. Or have a two liter bottle of soda next to him (that was half gone). This was not Chad. "Yes?" he said to Sonny, looking up at her.
"This needs to stop," she said. "I was wrong. Material positions do matter! You know, like sport cars and lobster."
"Sonny, I like this new me. I noticed stuff that I never have before. Like, I finally noticed that even though your eyes are brown, they're still pretty. I learned that this game is amazing."
"No! This is a stupid game and you have to stop playing it."
"Read the title, Sonny. 'It's more then a game.' Oh, did you know that Miley and Hannah are two different people?"
Sonny was really mad right now. "Yes," she growled, "I knew that they were two different people. Everyone knew that."
"Huh."
'Huh.' That was his answer? If this was old Chad he would have probably done this purposely to annoy her, but this Chad it came naturally.
"Here's the thing, Chad. You are one of those rare people that underneath all that male bravado, there is nothing. Because you are a shallow person that has nothing other then superficial things! This is not you. Stop it please."
"Nope!" said Chad. "Hey, do you think I look like Christopher Wilde? I think I do."
"No you don't. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
"Because he shaves and doesn't sleep on his girlfriend's couch all day long like some loser."
"I'm not a loser."
"Then prove it!" she yelled.
"I will!" Chad yelled back. "Later," he added.
Sonny pinched the bridge of her nose. This had to stop. Even though she absolutely hated cocky Chad, she almost hated this one more. Because this one didn't have personality! She tossed him the paper back she was holding.
"Ouch!" he cried when it landed on his thigh. He opened the bag to reveal faucets from his old bathroom. "These are my..." Chad trialed off, looking at them in amazement.
"Yep, they're your hand crafted Italian faucets from your old bathroom," Sonny finished for him. Chad continued to look at them in amazement. "Zora crawled through the vents to get them. So after you get an apartment you can install them and when you spend way to much time working up your hair, you can think, 'I was a huge superficial jerk before and I can do it again!'."
"Yeah," he whispered. He sat up straight. "You're into me."
"Well, yeah. We are dating."
"But you're attracted to me. Look at how much work you put into this speech just so you can have me back."
"No," she protested, "I'm doing this for the boys."
"And yourself."
"Fine, maybe just a little for me, too. But mostly for the sake and sanity of my poor cast members." She could tell he was on his way to be coming into cocky Chad again. "I'm leaving," she said. "See you later."
Chad watched her leave. Once she was out of sight he looked at his reflection in the faucets. "I am so handsome," he commented. He was now back too being old Chad.
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