A/N: Alright, this was originally part of chapter 2, but I felt it could be it's own chapter. It seems long enough. =P
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The four of them walked into the prop house to the sight of...No one? Weren't they told that the Randoms were going to be there? It was only five. Sonny said that rehearsal was getting out at 4 and that they would be around for a while...
They went further into the room, standing near the green couch, glancing around for any sign of life.
"Well hello." They all heard a voice. A female voice, speaking in a creepy tone, and four pairs of eyes shot towards the slide in the back of the room. And though that was where the voice came from, they saw no one.
Then they heard shuffling behind them. Once more they all shot around - but saw no one.
Then came whispers, more shuffling, and that same voice laughing an evil laugh. The four of them all huddled together, scared. And Kevin screamed a girlish, terrified scream. (A/N: Kind of like in the beginning of....I think Band's Best Friend. *shrugs* When they're fiddling with all the remotes, the lights get turned off and when they're back on, their dad shows up all covered in stuff and he just screams for a bit.)
Then the whispers, shuffling and evil laughter turned into the light hearted laughter of five adolescent comedians as they all came out of hiding.
Tawni down the slide, Grady from behind the door, Nico behind the tv, Sonny behind the counter and Zora in her sarcophogus.
"Wow...we really got you guys good," Nico laughed out.
Sonny, still laughing, rushed over to Kevin who still looked a bit shaken, and rubbed his back soothingly. "You gonna be okay?" She laughed out her words.
Her laughter, and the realization that he may have looked a bit folish caused him to laugh along with her as he spoke. "Yeah, I'll be fine." And the two of them sat on the prop room couch as the rest all gathered closer to the center of the room.
They all chatted along nicely, getting to know everyone, and somewhere along the way, a movie was suggested. A horror movie.
Because of this suggestion, Kevin and Sonny found out something about each other - they both despised horror movies. So instead of watching it along with their friends, they decided to take a stroll around the studio and get to know each other better.
They roamed around everywhere, through every hallway, to the point where even Sonny had no idea where they were.
"It must be great to be able to do what you love and play music for a living. I've got to admit, I'm sort of jealous." Sonny laughed nervously, twirling a bit of her hair around her finger.
"I thought you loved comedy-"
"I do. But my first love was always music."
"Oh, really? What do you play?"
"Well, guitar. And I sing a bit too, but....I dunno...I'm not that good. Of course there's no reason that I should stop playing just because I stink. I love it. That's all that matters." She flashed a sweet, honest smile. One different from, but just as genuine as the bright, whole-hearted grin that seemed to occupy her face more often then Tawni wore her Cocoa Mocho Cocoa.
Somehow the pair had managed to find their way over just a few halls away from Sonny's dressing room on their stroll around the property.
"C'mon, don't put yourself down like that. I'm sure you're great. And...I would love to hear you play sometime."
Sonny looked away, embarassed, with a nervous smile on her face. "Well...I guess you could. Oh...wow..." She looked legitamately surprised when she realized that she was just a few feet away from her dressing room door, seeing the sparkly 'S' on the door not too far off.
"Well, if you're not busy now, I have my guitar in my dressing room. And...I've got nothing to do."
"Oh, really?! I'd love to hear it!"
Sonny couldn't help but smile at his raw enthusiasm, how his eyes seemed to sparkle with sweet, innocent excitement, instead of with some devious plot to get her all riled up...
"Okay," she smiled sweetly again before turning to open the door. They walked in and she pointed to Tawni's animal print chaise on the other side of the room. "Umm...take a load off. I'll...go grab my guitar I guess." She closed her door to give them privacy, not realizing that the door on Tawni's side of the room was left ajar, as she skipped over towards her vanity to grab her guitar case from its position leaning against it.
With guitar case in hand, she scuttled over to the chaise where Kevin was sitting, sideways, his back resting on one arm, his feet dangling off the other, and sat on the end as she removed the instrument from it's dusty leather prison. She fiddled around, plucking at a few strings mindlessly, remembering the feeling she used to have when she used to strum constantly, effortlessly as she softly sang out lyrics.
Then she glanced up to the ceiling, thinking of what to play, before drawing in a breath as she realized the perfect one.
She started strumming the chords and fumbled a bit before stopping and huffing out as she blew her bangs out of her face, causing Kevin to let out an amused chuckle.
"You just need to relax. Those first chords sounded great. You're just...nervous. Here..." He said as he pulled her closer so they were side by side with her leaning on him slightly. She took another breath and smiled as he gave her a reassuring smile.
"Okay. I'm good." Once more she started strumming, this time not missing a single note.
"To the left of me's the sketch you drew
To the right I see that book I lent you
to help you through the night
The black of charcoal on my thumb
But with any luck you'll see the light that comes
from open eyes
It's All Hallow's Eve
Hold my hand
Ahead there's land
We'll row the boat
and leave it on the other shore."
She bit her lip as she strummed, the short interlude, waiting for the next verse to keep her mind on something other than the warmth of his body next to her which just seemed...not quite right. Just...not perfect. Not wrong just...off. He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and she relaxed a bit before starting the next verse, beginning with a smile.
"Through the wreckage of my college years
I made sure to hold close both my hate and fear
of letting go
Told you Sunday just how long it's been
You confessed to me fears you'd been holding in
Now we both know
It's all fine with me
Hold my hand
Ahead there's land
We'll row the boat
and leave it on the other shore
Hold my hand
Ahead there's land
We'll row the boat
And leave it on the other shore
Through the fall
Come Hell and all
We'll row the boat
And leave it on the otehr shore."
She took a breath before either of them spoke, looking to him for reassurance, and Kevin just laughed. "I thought you said you weren't that good? You were amazing!"
"...You really think so?" She asked, genuinely self conscious.
"Of course I do. Oh, and...what's that song? I've never heard it before."
"Well....it's sort of an original."
"Wow" he breathedout, truly amazed. "You know, if this whole comedy thing doesn't work out for you, you have a great music career ahead of you."
She smiled at him again, embarassed, flattered, and beyond happy. A member of Jonas thinks I'm a good musician? Oh my gosh!
"Although..." This word made her jump, worried of what would come after. "With a song like that, you must've been thinking of someone. Mind telling me who it is? Anyone I might know?" He nudged and winked at her jokingly, causing her to laugh before she answered.
"Well...sort of. I mean...there's this...this guy. It's complicated...I'm not even sure if I like him or not. I just think I'm more...curious. Half the time he acts like this sweet, nice, wonderful guy who actually cares, and then he turns around and he's this huge...jerkwad." She put down her guitar and turned her back to him, then leaned back so her head rested on the back of the chaise. (A/N: It's the best way I could think to describe the image in my head. If you don't get it, then too bad. =P) Even though they'd only met that afternoon, she already felt so comfortable around him. He was just so...so warm and friendly. As if people were all moths and he was a flame - he just seemed so inviting. And his smile was so....contagious. He couldn't help but be genuinely sweet. No matter how hard you tried, you couldn't help but feel good around him. She would even go so far as to say that he was...the anti-Chad. He was just a flat out good person.
And yet...part of her, some part in the back of her mind, felt empty. It was nagging at her, telling her that she needed more than a good friend. Someone that she seemed to anyone on the outside, to take any excuse to go see. Someone that she...she had become addicted to.
But for now, she would ignore that little nagging feeling and just...chill. She had found a good friend in Kevin, and as selfish as it may sound, she was going to get the most out of it. With him, you just couldn't help but feel good, and that was refreshing. Who wouldn't want that feeling as much as possible.
This is the beginning of a wonderful friendship. She smiled and closed her eyes as they continued to talk.
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A/N: You like? I hope no one seemd to....OOC for you guys. I felt like something wasn't right. BUT I had fun. =P
Anyhoo, the song is...well, it was the bonus track at the end of the You're Awful, I Love You album by Ludo. I've commonly heard it referred to as The Boat Song. Look it up on YouTube!! It's pwetty. =) And I felt it was a good choice considering it's basically just Andrew Volpe singing to an acoustic guitar melody. Nothing else really. So it was simple enough to be Sonny spontaneously...ish playing for Kev. =)
Oh, and the next chapter will be up, like, right after this one. =P
