CPOV

It was late in the evening. It was time to go home. But I didn't quite feel like going home.

I was wandering the halls of Condor Studios, bored out of my mind. I had already made my way through the maze of hallways on the Mackenzie Falls side.

I was now mindlessly drifting through the halls of So Random! For what reason I do not know.

It had been a little over a month since Sonny had begun to work here. I was accustomed to seeing her everyday and even more accustomed to our endless quarreling.

Not that I, myself, minded it. I was always amused at Sonny's annoyed expressions.

Portlyn had been teasing me lately about forming a crush on Sonny. I was nowhere near forming a "crush" on her ok? We were simple frenemies.

Maybe not so simple but you get my point.

I was just walking up a desolate corridor when a slit of light coming from under a door caught my eye. It was the So Random! prophouse.

I went to the door and listened. They were having a discussion. I heard laughter. I heard a distinct laughter that made me want to laugh.

Sonny had the most natural laugh I had ever heard. It seemed like laughing was a part of her life. Like she couldn't live without laughter.

I hesitated with my hand on the door. I wasn't sure if the randoms would welcome me. But I really wanted some amusement. Something to distract me.

So Random! was the place to go for distraction. So I opened the door and all heads turned my way.

"Randoms," I greeted them, coming in and going over to their little group.

"Chad," they said back. I inconspicuously looked at Sonny's expression, she had her eyes narrowed at me.

I guess she hadn't got over the "tater tot" thing that happened in the cafeteria earlier. Well, it was an accident.

"So, what kind of immature little scheme are you up to now?" I sat on the couch and made myself comfortable. Sonny rolled her eyes.

"We were just about to play hide-and-seek until you showed up." She looked at me with the usual expression of annoyance.

I stifled a grin.

The other four exchanged sly glances. The dark one (Nico?) said, "Hey Chad, why don't you play with us?"

Sonny's eyes darted to his face. She shook her head and mouthed "no,no!"

Just so I could make Sonshine nervous, I nodded, "Yeah, I mean why not? I have nothing else to do."

"Awesome," chanted Nico, "that will even up our teams.

When we started sorting ourselves into teams, I noticed how quickly people grouped up. Tawni hurriedly grabbed Zora and Nico and Grady quickly sided with each other.

That left me, and Sonny, standing all alone.

You have got to be kidding me. I can't be left alone with her.

"Whoa, whoa, wait a minute!" I screeched looking around at the others.

"Why can't we do boys against girls? It would be more even." How could they argue with that?

"Because," replied Zora, "its way more fun this way!"

Everyone nodded their agreement, except for Sonny.

Her cheeks were red. With anger or embarassment I couldn't tell.

She began to say spicily, "This is so not-"

"Ok, me and Grady will count first. Now go hide." Nico turned on his heel and began counting.

"Ugh!" Sonny groaned and glared at me.

"I guess you're stuck with me Munroe," I said with a smirk

Her cheeks went red again and she turned away. "Well, what are we waiting for. We better go hide." She mumbled.

Her voice had an icy undertone.

We began to hurriedly run through the halls. Most of which I was unfamiliar with. I couldn't believe I was playing this childish game.

"Where is there to hide in Chuckle City, anyway?" We were both searching frantically for a place that would accomodate two people.

"Don't ask me! I can't think of anything." Frustration laced her voice.

We were just about to open the door to another corridor when a smile lit her face.

"Wait! I know the perfect place. C'mon."

She grabbed my arm and pulled me through other hallways. Finally, we came to some stairs. They were old and rickety looking.

"I found this place the other day. I was just exploring and came to this. No one ever comes up here."

We were just climbing the steps when we heard voices and frantic footsteps. Nico and Grady were shouting as they ran through the nearby hallway.

Sonny and I exchaged quick glances. "Oh no!" She cried out. "They'll see us. Hurry!"

We stumbled over each other trying to get to the door. When we finally opened it and stumbled in and shut it back, we were completely out of breath.

"Ok.... that was.... weird," I muttered, totally out of breath.

"Yeah....but at least.... we outrunned... them," Sonny gasped.

After I had regained my ability to breath I looked around. "What is this anyway?"

It was disgusting. There was dust everywhere. So much for breathing.....

"It's the attic. Pretty cool, huh?"

Right.... sure.

"Cool? Really Sonny, really?" I shook my head and looked around some more. I grimaced at the sight of what looked like old clothes in a chest.

"Yeah. Its like, proof of old stories from this place. Like forbidden secrets stored away up here."

She pulled something from one of the dusty shelves.

"Look at this. It's an old photo album." She opened it to reveal pictures of So Random! casts from years before.

"And why, exactly, do you think I'd be interested in seeing that?" I rolled my eyes.

Sonny snapped the book shut. "I don't know what I was thinking," she snapped. "If it doesn't invovle you why bother?"

She sat down in a chair that was beside a very dirty, small window. She crossed her arms over her chest.

Well, could you really blame me. But then the nice guy in me bugged me to make nice with her again.

"What's your favortie color?" I heard myself blurt out. I was surprised. I mean, yes, I was curious about her. She was so, so different that I wondered what her likes and dislikes were.

She didn't seem hung up on most of the things other hollywood teens were.

"What?" She asked, looking at me curiously. Her eyes were still hard.

"If we have to pass the time I might as well make it semi-interesting."

I sighed and leaned up gingerly against an old desk.

She smiled just a bit, "curious about me are you?" She teased me.

"Huh, uh, no, like I said, its to pass the time." I lied. I was pretty curious about her. I didn't really know her all that well.

In those twenty minutes or so we were there (Grady and Nico weren't very good seekers...) I learned some things about her. And, in turn, she learned things about me.

Lucky girl.

I learned that her favorite color was green. She loved animals and children. And her favorite breakfast was simple cereal. I learned that she had found laughter to be "the best band-aid for life" when she was a little child.

It seemed she was also curious about me as well. She learned my favorite color was orange, that I loved rainy days, I had braces when I was 13, and finally, that I was more real than anyone could ever really imagine.

When the two randoms did finally find us, we had resoved whatever issue we had. Of course, we would go back to our arguments tomorrow.

Those twenty minutes in the attic proved to be more relaxing than twenty hours in a spa. We had actually talked for the first time. Without our differences getting in the way.

I think Sonny and I had just had.... a moment.