Author's Note: Okay so this story, kind of leaves you hanging. And for the second and third part are basically the same, but it different point of views. I actually went into Tawni's point of view cause I didn't want it to be CONSTANTLY Sonny and Chad alone. Enjoy!!! Comment, rate, whatever! =]
Chapter 3
Part 1
A Pact and Another Pact
Sonny's Point of View
I decided to make a pact. Yes, I had been making a lot of pacts lately. But this one was different. This one is to me and from me. I, Alyson 'Sonny' Monroe, promise to never show hurt on my face again as long as I'm in the presence of Chad Dylan Cooper. I would not let him see how he broke me. So that maybe in the end, I'll believe he didn't. I'm a ball of sunshine. No way, was I going to let some jerk throb get rid of that.
Nico and Grady came in the prop house, interrupting my thoughts. Tawni sat in her chair looking at, of course, a mirror. Zora was lying on the floor watching the TV as she did her usual carpet angels. Weird. Grady glanced at me a little nervously. Hmmm… I wonder why. I liked this moment I was in though. Here I was just watching some other comedy show while every one in the room did something that they usually did.
Nico and Grady were whispering behind me and to cut to the chase, I turned my around quickly and noticed they were whispering and talking…while looking at me. So much for friends not talking behind your back. They noticed I was looking at them and realized they needed backup as I glared at them. They walked from behind the couch to the side and were about to say something, when the door behind them blasted open, and he caught my eye first, just as his eyes caught mine.
Chad's Point of View
I realized I made my pact to be a full-on jerk, but I still needed to talk to Tawni. Then I realized that Nico and Grady all knew about the backstage footage too, so I needed to talk to them. I was going to continue to be a jerk…just privately. Does that break the 'jerk code'?
I walked to the Randoms door and accidently opened it way too fast.
She was the first thing I saw, and our eyes were locked on each others but not in some lovey-dovey way or an angry way. It was a 'you're the first thing I see' way, if you know what I mean. Her chocolaty brown eyes almost made me forget about the entire pact altogether. Almost.
I was still looking in her eyes and I could see that wonder written on her expression that meant "What are you doing here?" Understanding, I kept my eyes locked on hers, just because they were so hard to look away from, and I said, "Tawni, Nico, Grady." I sounded like an announcer.
They all gasped, and that was when I broke my gaze with Sonny and turned to them frowning. But I continued anyways, "I, uh, need to talk to you."
"You remembered our names," Grady said looking at me with disbelief.
Oh shoot! I let that out! Darn Sonny and her beautiful eyes! Back in my usual charm, I replied, "Don't get your hopes up. Chances are I won't remember them next time." I said making it seem like they were weird to think that remembering names was that important.
"Can we talk before the millennium is over?" I said sarcastically to them.
They nodded and we were all about to go into the hallway, but I heard Sonny talk.
"Why are you guys keeping secrets from me?" she said looking annoyed and started walking towards us.
Tawni was about to say something false, but I cut her off. "We should tell her the truth." I said looking at Tawni.
Tawni groaned. "Ugh fine. But you get to tell her." She stuck her tongue out at me and went back inside the prop house. Very mature Tawni.
Nico and Grady went back inside the prop house too, looking very confused, leaving me alone with Sonny again.
Tawni's Point of View
Oh no! I have to deal with feelings later. Stupid Chad and his stupid feelings for Sonny. She doesn't have to know the truth. Nico and Grady walked in giving me all these annoying questions. Like, hello?!!? Give me some space.
"What's going on out there?" Nico and Grady were asking me.
I turned, annoyed. I answered just so that I could get back to my Tawni time. "Sonny doesn't know about the backstage footage yet, but everyone else does." I said as I was putting on my alternate lipstick that was okay, Mocho Cocoa Mocho was always my second choice.
"Well, how is that a big deal? No one really knows what they actually said to each other!" Nico said, still confused.
"Right, Ha-heh." My awkward laugh automatically told the boys that I knew something that they didn't.
Grady gasped with shock. "You know what they said to each other!" he pointed at me accusingly.
"So?!?!!" I replied. What else was I supposed to say?
"Soo…"Nico said expectantly. "You need to tell us!"
I said it all quickly so that I could seriously go back to Tawni Time! "Sonny said she had feelings for Chad but Chad said he doesn't have feeling for Sonny when he really does but he let his self-esteem catch up with him and convince him to say no…but he actually is like totally in love with Sonny cause he told me."
"What?" I heard Sonny say behind me breathlessly standing at the doorway.
Chad's eyes were wide with shock behind her and he looked at Sonny's head of hair complete with 800 lbs. of guilt. Ouch he's got it bad…
Part 2
Five Minutes Before: Chad
Chad's Point of View
Great. Why am I always left alone with Sonny!??! She looked at me expectantly up and down with disgust, considering if she should stay or not. As selfish as this was, I hoped that she would stay.
"Ugh,"she scoffed. "I'll just ask someone else." And rolled her eyes and turned around.
"Wait." I said grabbing her wrist, so that she'd have to turn around. What happened to your pact Chad?? Oh, forget it.
"Don't get mad," I told her carefully. "I'm really sorry you were last to know."
She looked at me with hurt, and…a twinge of hope?
"The Gilroy talk show…" I began. She nodded, basically letting me continue. "Well-when we- you know- talked back stage." I opened my mouth and then closed it again, and then opened it this time to speak. "Well, basically our 'talk' was shown to the audience."
She looked at me with horror, and…disappointment? I need to get my eyes checked. I quickly continued when she opened her mouth. "BUT- not the part where we…" I didn't know how to say it because, if I lied, it wasn't admitted, meant, or anything else. "you know…said um…feelings?"
She nodded. "Aren't you going to say anything?" I said with a nervous laugh.
"Why-why was I last to know?" she said it like, it didn't matter that it was shown, and confusion.
"You're not angry?" I asked with disbelief. I studied her face, and realized she was lying, but I decided to play along with it.
"Of course not!" she exclaimed. That was the truth. I have been looking at her face for so long, that I realized she wasn't angry…she was hurt.
"Oh thank god!" I sighed with relief. I am an actor aren't I? Might as well start the pact over!
"Chad," she stopped me before I walked away. "When we admitted to our…feelings…"
"Ya?" I nodded.
"Well, were you telling the truth, when you said no?" she asked sincere. "I'm not trying to sound like, you know, I'm in denial or anything!" she reassured. She continued, "Its just-well-when you-when," she was stuttering. She looked in my eyes, and then spoke clearly, "When you do things like this…tell me the truth…stutter…being nice…it just makes it seem like- like you do like me."
I wasn't sure if the guilt was on my face or not, I wouldn't be surprised if it was. I put on my best, 'I'm really, truly sorry to disappoint' and told her, "I didn't lie Sonny. I'm really sorry."
"Oh no, that's fine!!!" she laughed. "Oh my god, I'm sorry I didn't mean to pressure you or anything!"
I told her it was fine, and walked her back to the doorway. That's when Tawni said, "Sonny said she had feelings for Chad but Chad said he doesn't have feeling for Sonny when he really does but he let his self-esteem catch up with him and convince him to say no…but he actually is like totally in love with Sonny cause he told me."
I stared at Sonny. This time, guilt was ALL over my face, I didn't even feel like wiping it off, because I deserved it.
Part 3
Five Minutes Before: Sonny
Sonny's Point of View
I looked at Chad up and down, considering if I should stay or not. I couldn't do this. There was NO way I was going to be left alone with Chad again, just so I could get all vulnerable.
"Ugh," I scoffed. "I'll just ask someone else." I rolled my eyes, and turned around ready to go back in.
Chad grabbed my wrist, and said, "Wait." Chad used his voice that was not his charm voice, his smirk kind of voice…it was the voice in which he was scared, and the sound practically screamed out "I CARE." So of course, I had no choice but to turn around and fall for him, all over again.
"Don't get mad," He told me very sincere…and scared. "I'm really sorry you were last to know." I just looked at him, and he continued. "The Gilroy talk show…" he started. He was so nervous…this was so …different of him. A different that I fell for even harder. I nodded keeping the same expression on my face, now was not the time to crack.
"Well-when we- you know- talked back stage." He was stuttering…he never stutters. This is 'cool, confident' Chad we're talking about. Suddenly I was scared, this must be more bad, than good since Chad was nervous.
"Well, basically our 'talk' was shown to the audience." I stared at him, with horror. My face's confidence broke. I was about to speak but he cut me off.
"BUT- not the part where we…" he quickly reassured, then stuttered again. Oh god, I'm about to die here. "You know…said um…feelings?" Why would he stutter there? "Aren't you going to say anything?" he asked with fear, like I was about to start screaming my head off.
"Why-," I cracked with a hurt voice, and then recovered. "Why was I last to know?" I said confused. It really wasn't that much of a big deal. Yes I was hurt, but because I was last to know, I didn't care if our conversation was put out there, it's not like we said anything private to each other, until we admitted our feeling towards each other. If that had happened, then I would've started screaming my lungs out.
"You're not angry?" he asked me with skepticism.
"Of course not!" I exclaimed. It was the truth…partially. I wasn't angry at all, more likely hurt.
"Oh thank god!" He sighed with relief…dramatically? Oh no, that liar! He can't use his acting skills on me! Then I wondered if he lied about something else…
"Chad," I said merely curious when he was about to walk away. "When we admitted to our…feelings…" I said suddenly, extremely tense.
"Yea?" he said casually.
I continued, ""Well, were you telling the truth, when you said no?" I asked him trying to sound like I was simply…JUST CHECKING. "I'm not trying to sound like, you know, I'm in denial or anything!" I told him quickly because I honestly wasn't. I kept going, "Its just-well-when you-when," I sputtered but I had to continue. You started this Sonny, you end it. I looked him in the eyes without getting completely lost. I was able to speak easily now, "When you do things like this…" Drive me insane by being you, not 'CDC'. "Tell me the truth…stutters…being nice…it just makes it seem like- like you do like me." I hoped I wasn't going too far.
His face kind of filled with guilt. Great, he doesn't like me, so he decides to feel sorry for me. "I didn't lie Sonny. I'm really sorry." He said meaning it. I held back tears, and since I had to move on…I decided to give him back his charm.
"Oh no, that's fine!!!" I laughed falsely. "Oh my god, I'm sorry I didn't mean to pressure you or anything!" I said, in a totally fake 'I'm fine' voice. I really needed to work on my acting skills.
He just simply mumbled it was fine and then led me back to the prop house door.
When we entered, I heard Tawni talk. ""Sonny said she had feelings for Chad but Chad said he doesn't have feeling for Sonny when he really does but he let his self-esteem catch up with him and convince him to say no…but he actually is like totally in love with Sonny cause he told me."
"What?" I said, in a breathless whisper. Chad lied. He lied to me. I guess, some people just don't change.
OWWW! Okay, I know what to write next…but nothing will be up until…Friday? Saturday?
