Next one! I'm on a roll tonight! It's gonna slow down now though, I've caught up with myself...

Chapter 3-Really Channy? Really?

Sonny's POV

"Fine,"

"Fine," I don't care if Alex is here. I can't help arguing with Chad.

"Good!"

"GOOD!" I yell, "Now get out!"

"Gladly!" He replies, storming off. My cast-mates sigh and chuckle at us arguing. What's up with them? They're part of the So Random/Mackenzie Falls rivalry too, but I guess me and Chad take it to the next level. Alex smiles at me though, as if she's thought of something.

"What was that?" She asks.

"The Mackenzie Falls/So Random rivalry." I reply, "Our shows hate each other."

"No, I mean, what was that? Between you and Chad?"

Tawni laughs, "You see, Alex, Chad and Sonny have a little something going on!" Everyone laughs, except me. It's not funny! I hate Chad; I don't like him…do I? No…I'm pretty sure I hate him, and he hates me…I think…

"Look, guys. Chad and I hate each other."

"Do you Sonny?" Alex asks, "Do you really?"

"Ugh!" I groan, "Now you're sounding like Chad!" I collapse on the couch, trying to change the subject. "So…" I say, "Any ideas for a sketch you could show up in?"

"Ooh!" Alex squeals, "I don't know! There are so many great ones…"

We keep talking about Alex's sketch, but I can't help thinking about that egoistic jerk. He can't like me, I can't like him…sure, he can be sweet, but I don't like the side he usually shows, the egomaniac. Even though the other side, rarely seen, is sweet, kind, funny and good to be around…STOP IT SONNY! Why can't I be as good as my cast? Why can't I hate him and know I do?

Alex's POV

We've finished talking about my sketch, I'm really excited! I'm going to be in a Check It Out Girls sketch, I'll be Sicky Vicky's best friend…but one thing's on my mind…Sonny and Chad Dylan Cooper. She may say she hates him and he may be a good actor and pretendh to hate her, but I know they like each other. Wizard's instinct.

We get home, and I decide to tell Harper my plan.

"I'm going to get Sonny and Chad together," I tell her, and she looks shocked.

"You're gonna use magic, aren't you?" She sighs.

"Duh!" I say, grabbing the nearest spell book.

"But your Dad says you can't use magic!" She warns me.

"And, when have I ever listened to him before?" I remind her, and she shrugs.

"I'm not sure Alex," She says, "What if someone notices? You could expose yourself as a wizard!"

"I've never done that before," I remind her, "Remember the mannequin, the pocket elf, the fairy, Cupid…"

"All of those plans failed!" She reminds me.

"Yeah, but no-one found out I was a wizard!" I remind her, "And besides, wizards have to use their magic for good. I will finally be doing that if I get these two together. C'mon, Harper, this could be great!"

She sighs, giving up. "Fine. But try WITHOUT magic first, and then if all else fails, then you can use magic."

"What are you, my Dad?" She gives me the look and I shut up, "Fine, I'll start without magic, but I don't see how that will work."

"Well, that's how normal people do it!" Harper says.

"Wow, that must be hard," I say.

"It's not!" Harper says, "You just do a little thing called talking."

I sigh and try to think of how I can use talking to get those guys together…

I go into Condor Studios to "talk to Chad about his feelings". Ugh! I hate doing what normal people do. Oh well, I have my wand with me. And if something goes wrong, I'll erase his brain. Simple. What's that spell again?...Oh well. It'll come to me…y'know, maybe…

"Hey, Chad!" I say, smiling as he notices me.

"Oh, hey," He says, "Uh, Alex, right?"

"That's right," I say, "I wanted to ask you something…"

"Oh, you want a picture?" He interrupts, and then grabs a signed picture of himself off the nearest desk. What the…?

"Um, no, I don't want a picture. Well, I do, but…"

"Sorry," He says, "But I'm busy." He turns away, heading for the set.

"It's about Sonny!" I say, and he immediately turns around.

"Sonny?" He asks, and I nod. He immediately comes back. "What about Sonny?"

"You like her, don't you?" I say, getting straight into it.

He gives me a look that says, "Ha! You're kidding, right?" But I can see through it. He's not that good an actor. "Why would I like SONNY?" He asks.

"Uh, because of her smile, her eyes, her hair, her personality?" I say, "I could go on forever. There's a lot to like about Sonny." Chad shrugs a little, then smiles as if to agree.

"Well, yeah, she's sweet, kind, funny, pretty…so pretty…"

"What?" I laugh, and he snaps out of his daydream.

"Huh?" He says, before shaking his head. "I said no. No I don't like her."

"Uh-huh." I say, "You sure?"

"Absolutely." He confirms.

I smirk, "Really Chad? Really?"

"Hey, that's my thing!" He says, annoyed. "I know what I said."

"And what you said was…?"

"No, no, I don't like…Sonny…I think." This looks like it hurts-good. My motto-If it hurts, it helps. Unless it's me who's getting hurt. It's not funny when I get hurt, it leads to problems. Well, my Dad would say everything I do leads to problems, but…wait…I've lost my point…what was it? Oh yeah! My point is, I know Chad's hiding his feelings for Sonny, and I'll make sure they come out…you can be sure of that.

"OK, Chad." I say, smiling. "Whatever you say,"

"Yeah, well we're busy at The Falls doing some serious acting, so if you could excuse me…" I leave to Chad's pleasure. So what? I've found what I was looking for…the truth about Chad. Now for Sonny…

Chad's POV

OK, what was that? The girl who won the So Random contest just asked me if I like Sonny. It was a pretty…well…random thing to ask. Plus, I don't like Sonny…I just slightly like her; I guess, maybe, y'know, kinda.

Anyway, back to my main point; there's something weird about Alex and her friends, I just feel it. I intend to find out what it is. Chad Dylan Cooper knows everything…

Chad wants to know...will he find out Alex's secret? Find out soon!...maybe...