Reyton Oneshot:
Hey guys, so I'm currently in the process of writing Sabrina Carpenter Songfic one shots for Rucas, kind of odd, but fun. So, I figured while I am working on some of those, I figured I would give you this! Inspired by I Love You, Riley Matthews by Girl Meets Fanfic, go check that fanfic out if you haven't already, it's one of my favorites! :) Anyways, here I go with my own Reyton plot! This should be fun!
WARNING: SOME SECTIONS MAY BE EXTREMELY HURT/COMFORT LIKE. IF YOU WANT ALL HAPPY HAPPY GO READ TABLE SET FOR TWO! Also, everything regarding the plot is completely fake. Only the names are real. This fic is completely OOC and is AU from the show, in case you can't tell by it being Reyton instead of Rucas. Some parts may also be quite fluffy. If you don't want any Romance and Fluff at all, this is not a story I'd recommend for you either, if that's what you want, I recommend Please Don't Leave Me, one of the other five stories joining TS42 in the 100,000+ words category.
Rowan's POV:
Why does he have to be here? He's too perfect to play Lucas Friar! He can't be my show boyfriend! Peyton is out of your league, Row! He's older than you! You can't like him! Why does this have to happen to me? I mean, I love the show, but... I like Peyton for real too. I don't know. I just can't understand why. I can't like someone without understanding why I like them, right? Even look at the show! It seems like it's going too much towards Lucaya, and away from him and I! What if Sabrina likes him?! Oh my... What would that do to me?
General P.O.V.
As Rowan thought about Peyton after the Girl Meets World episode they just filmed, she realized something. She was the one who kissed Peyton. Sure it was for the show, but she didn't feel nervous. She felt confident. For Rowan, it gave her a way to have a crush on Peyton for real, but let everything out. She could just say it was Riley kissing Lucas. People would buy it, and her true feelings, for Peyton, would all be hidden inside her own mind and heart. When the show started to twist towards Sabrina and Peyton's romantic pairing Lucaya, Rowan was getting weaker and weaker. She started to lose touch with Sabrina and Peyton outside of the show out of pure jealousy. Peyton and Sabrina were closer in age, and Rowan, being the humble person she is, thought that the other two were more talented than her and deserved each other more than she did. If Sabrina liked Peyton, then so be it, she could have him, Rowan wanted what was best for everyone in the show, and if Sabrina and Peyton were together in Girl Meets World, it made sense for them to be together in real life, didn't it? The next episode they were filming was going to be all Lucaya, but Rowan had to stay for one scene in her fathers class before she was allowed to go. She quickly composed herself, and let all her anger go in her acting, giving her best performance yet. Nobody knew why she was trying so hard on a Lucaya episode, one she normally would do the opposite, but nobody said anything, just the way Rowan wanted it. She went back to her dressing room trying to relax and read some good Lucaya Fanfiction to make herself feel better, but it was still too early for that. All she could find was Rucas fanfics, the pairing between her and Peyton. It just made everything worse, so she decided to check Twitter, hoping to find people who compliment her acting ability to make herself feel better, but all she could find were people complimenting how she made it seem like she really did like Peyton and she played the role real well. She went to her personal bathroom in her dressing room and just started crying. Softly, so nobody would hear her, as she didn't want any attention. She thought about how 14 year old girls go through the same thing all the time. It wasn't just her. Rowan just wished she was one of those oblivious girls. One that didn't know what feelings for a boy were like. One that could forget about them, or ignore them at her own command. That wasn't Rowan though. She knew she liked Peyton, and her kissing him 'for the show' just confirmed that. Sure, it was part of the show, but it was one of her dreams, and since that day, her next dream just kept getting less and less likely until she couldn't take it. With Girl Meets World lasting a long time, at least she hoped for her career purposes and the fans, there was no way she was getting over Peyton anytime soon. She would just have to use her talents to her advantage and act like nothing was happening. Of course, when everything was as bad as she thought it could get, the last thing Rowan expected, or wanted, was what happened next.
"Row? You okay?" Sabrina asked her good friend. Rowan instantly went silent. She knew she could just say she stubbed a toe if Sabrina found her. "Rowlie Polie?" Sabrina asked calling Rowan by her nickname. "Row, it's just Sabrina, I want to run through the script with you for the next episode," she added, hoping the lie would get a response from Rowan, who was still, stunningly silent despite the prompt to respond. "Come on! Stop ignoring me!" she continued. "Why are you ignoring me anyways? I mean, we are friends right?" Sabrina pulled out the wildcard. Rowan still sat silently in the bathroom deciding whether to respond or not. If she was found, she would be dead. If she wasn't, everything would be perfect. Luckily, Rowan had a perfect idea. She always kept her phone with her, and she just so happened to have a spare pair of earbuds in her pocket. It was brilliant. She could listen to some music to calm her while having the right to ignore Sabrina for the time being. If she played her cards right, she could get herself cleaned up in no time, while saying she had her earbuds in and couldn't hear Sabrina's calls for her. She put her earbuds in quietly, turned some music on her phone, very quietly, and decided to get herself cleaned up. Sabrina of course heard Rowan in the bathroom, and finally realized that the light in the room was artificial and not solar. It all made sense. Rowan had been listening to music in the bathroom a lot lately, so Sabrina just assumed it was like any other time. About 15 minutes later, Sabrina realized it wasn't just an ordinary bathroom break, however. She decided to knock on the bathroom door, freaking Rowan out, who gasped at the sound. "Row, it's just Sabrina, I want to make sure you are okay," She said, knowing full well Rowan was just flat out ignoring her by this point, after learning Rowan knew about the knock.
"Geez, Sab! You scared me! So much I had to take my headphones out!" Rowan said, trying to back up her case. Sabrina, of course, didn't buy it. Especially since Rowan's voice was more sad sounding than scared sounding. Her frustration towards Rowan quickly turned to sympathy after realizing Rowan was upset about something, and quickly forgave her friend for ignoring her like most best friends and co-actresses would.
"Row, are you okay? You are never in the bathroom for more than a half hour. Come on," Sabrina said. Rowan was now completely stuck. She had no way to back out of talking to Sabrina. She just needed a good excuse.
"Oh, you see... I'm just getting all my makeup off early. I'd rather do it here today so I don't have to worry about it when I get home. I have more homework than normal today," Rowan explained, truthfully, although concealing the real reason. Sabrina however, still wasn't buying it. Why would things change just some random day? She's had four hours worth of homework before and she didn't change her routine then.
"Why change now?" Sabrina asked, concerned for her friend.
"It doesn't matter anymore. I can look stupid and not have it matter like it did," Rowan said, for the first time actually letting out her true feelings. Sabrina couldn't make the connection, so she decided to keep pushing Rowan.
"Why did it matter before but not now?" Sabrina asked, trying to find out exactly how to comfort her best friend in the cast, and the show.
"It never mattered. I'm just now realizing that it never mattered," Rowan changed her answer, something she never did unless she was lying, which caught Sabrina by surprise. What reason did Rowan have to lie to her now on any random day shooting any random episode?
"Why are you lying, and what are you lying about?" Sab asked concerned for her friend, knowing something was really wrong with her life.
"Just... Nothing you can help me with," Rowan responded. Sabrina instantly felt shocked by the girl's statement. They would always go to each other with their problems and know that they'd be able to help each other out. For Rowan not to want to talk to Sabrina about something going on in her life was surprising.
"Row! We always talk about your life, come on! What's changed all of a sudden?" Sabrina asked, trying to figure out what was wrong with her castmate.
"The show," Rowan said boldly. Once again, Sabrina was shocked by Rowan's answer. They both loved Girl Meets World, and Rowan just gave her best performance in a scene yet! Sabrina was extremely worried for the girl, but for some reason she still didn't understand the problem.
"What about the show has changed?" Sabrina asked the girl.
"The characters," Rowan responded simply, but effectively.
"Yeah, they are older. So?" Sabrina was still clueless to the younger girls problem. Rowan was getting frustrated having to explain anything, so she just purposely blurted out something she didn't want to say.
"I'm a Rucas shipper. Now can you stop bugging me for today?" Sabrina was still, somehow oblivious to the girls problem.
"I know you ship Rucas! If only you shipped Reyton. Oh, and I'm not done with you," Sabrina said.
"What do you mean if only I ship Reyton," Rowan answered instantly opening the door, suddenly intrigued.
"Wow, you look... Depressed," Sabrina noted, the last time Rowan looked this sad was when season one had ended.
"I am, but tell me what you meant with that Reyton comment, whoever the heck they are," Rowan pretended not to know.
"Come on, Row! Wake up! Reyton is you and Peyton! How do you not know?!"
"I only read Rucas," Rowan replied.
"It's just that y'all are so perfect together and need to be together!" Sabrina urged. Rowan was clearly surprised by Sabrina's comments.
"What about you guys?" Rowan asked. Sabrina laughed back. Laughed some more, almost crying, and couldn't stop. Did Rowan seriously think that Peyton and Sabrina were better than Peyton and herself? Sabrina thought that to be ridiculous.
"What's so funny? I'm serious!" Rowan said, well... Seriously. As serious as Rowan could sound, anyways.
"You're not kidding? Oh my goodness Row, you are the funniest person alive," Sabrina said still laughing. Rowan just sat there impatiently waiting for a good response. "Why do you think that us two are good for each other?" Sabrina finally stopped laughing after close to five minutes.
"Look at the show! Everyone ships Lucaya, and now it's happening. It's going to get to you guys too, just like it did to me with Lucas, and then you're going to like Peyton even though you say you don't-" Sabrina finally understood Rowan's thoughts. It took Rowan practically admitting her crush on Peyton for Sabrina to understand, but she did.
"So you think that might ruin our friendship? Row, what happens in the show doesn't have to happen in real life. Look at Ben and Danielle. They're your show parents, and Danielle is married and Ben's not. Just because Lucaya may be happening in the show does by no means rule out Reyton," Sabrina explained, realizing that one of her ships might actually come true, if not both of them.
"Then how do I keep acting like Riley likes him when it's really me if it's not going to be Rucas anymore?" Rowan finally gives. Sabrina smiles. Her instincts were right. Rowan has liked Peyton the whole time. That's why her acting was so good. It was real to her.
"You don't, Row. Just follow the script on stage, and write your own script off of it," Sabrina told her. Rowan had heard that so many times, but it never seemed to be more true.
"Yeah, I know, but if Riley never kisses Lucas again, then how do I ever kiss Peyton again?" Rowan asks trying to find ways to get their relationship to work.
"The same way you kissed him in the last episode of season one. Just grab him, kiss him, and be done with it. Continue the script your own way," Sabrina suggested.
"Peyton would flip! Besides, what if he likes you now? I mean, with this overdose of Lucaya that I can't stand, he's probably waiting for his moment to kiss you on set!" Rowan freaked out, getting her biggest fear out of the way.
"Here. I've got a perfect idea. Let's run through the script, okay? Find the last episode of season one, and look over it, then watch the tape. I think what you see will surprise you," Sabrina thought out loud. Rowan reluctantly took Sabrina's advice, watching the episode.
"What am I supposed to see?" Rowan prompted.
"Well, you're supposed to see the way Lucas looks at Riley," Sabrina said.
"What does that have to do with Peyton and I?" Rowan asked.
"Well, it's supposed to show that Peyton is looking at you the same way," Sabrina explained.
"That's supposed to mean, what exactly?" Rowan asks again.
"Come on, Row! Do you see that in the script!" Sabrina says.
"No, but that doesn't prove anything, he's just acting like he likes Riley," Rowan countered.
"Sure, just like when you kissed him you were acting like Riley wanted to kiss Lucas," Sabrina added sarcastically, taking down Rowan's main point.
"But-But- Peybrina!" Rowan whined, making Sabrina give an almost disgusted face.
"I like Reyton better, it flows smoother," Sabrina replied. Rowan should have been happy Sabrina supported her crush on Peyton, but instead she felt let down. She felt bad that Peyton would have to take her instead of Sabrina. It almost made it worse for her.
"I don't want him to be let down when it's me he's dating and not you, Sab," Rowan says.
"Why would Peyton be upset about dating Rowan freaking Blanchard, I mean, he would have to be cuckoo nuts to not fall for you if you liked him!" Sabrina responded passionately.
"Unless he liked someone just as good. You, already," Rowan replied.
"Row, he would have to do something pretty freaking impressive for me to take him from you," Sabrina informed, Rowan grabbed the script, and read the Lucaya love scene at the end, which ended with a kiss. Sabrina then felt bad for Rowan, and vowed to help her.
"Now you see why I went to the bathroom and cried my eyes out! My life is hopeless!" Rowan cried, and tears started falling from her eyes right in front of Sabrina, and then a surprise visitor knocked on the door.
"Row, go to the bathroom right now, it's Peyton," Rowan instantly collected herself, and stood silently walking to the bathroom to fix herself up perfectly in case Peyton asked where she was.
"I see a light on, Row, are you in there?" Peyton asked through the closed door, which opened up to Sabrina.
"Geez, Peyton! Relax! It's just me! What do you need Rowan for anyways?" Sabrina replied, quite sassily.
"I wanted to run through a scene with her real quick. Is she busy?" Peyton asked.
"Which one? She's getting ready for her next scene now, so yeah, she's pretty busy," Sabrina replied.
"Oh. I wanted to run through the new Riley and Lucas scene the directors added in. They said we had to learn our lines quick though, because too many people are upset about Lucaya," Peyton explained.
"Why? That doesn't make sense, there's more Lucaya fanfic than Rucas!" Sabrina replied,
"Well, apparently people think Riley and Lucas go better together because Lucas was a bad guy in Texas and apparently opposites attract and yada yada blah blah. I don't get why they are just changing directions this late in the season again though. Why'd they even go to Lucaya if they were just going to go back to Riley and Lucas again at the end of the season!" Peyton exclaimed, much to the happiness of Sabrina.
"Peyton, can we talk in my room?" Rowan was secretly listening to the conversation from the bathroom and Sabrina knew that, which is why she said to move it.
"I guess, even though I don't see a point," Peyton agreed, so they went to Sabrina's room to talk, much to Rowan's disappointment, because to her it sounded like he was a Lucaya shipper, which must have meant he likes Sabrina better than her like she thought.
"Peyton?" Sabrina asked as Peyton instantly felt guilty for what he just said.
"Yeah?" He responded.
"Why are you looking like that?" Sabrina asked.
"I can't say. It's not important. I don't want to disappoint anyone," Peyton says.
"What do you mean? What are you talking about?" Sabrina asked.
"Corey told me you guys were fighting over me. Real life and the show. How am I supposed to choose between you two? Like most guys would die for this, but I can't take it!" Peyton finally let himself loose. Sabrina tried to comfort him.
"You seriously are debating choosing between Rowan and I and Riley and Maya?" Sabrina asked him quite worried Rowan might have been right.
"Well, if you both like me," Peyton said.
"HOLD UP! Pey, who ever said I liked you?" Sabrina asked. "Don't you dare say anything related to Lucaya or the fandom and fans," she added.
"Well, if you guys were arguing over me, then..." Peyton responded.
"Who do you like, that's what matters!" Sabrina exclaimed, worried. It was 50/50 everything would turn out good vs bad.
"Well, I think I like Lucaya more, but... I mean... I don't know why... I just think I like Row more in real life," Peyton said.
"THANK FREAKING GOODNESS!" Sabrina cheered. Peyton looked confused.
"Nothing against you, but Reyton is so much better than Peybrina," Sabrina said.
"Wait, so... You don't... Like me like that?" Peyton asked, still confused.
"No! Rowan thinks we are perfect and is trying to set us up because that's what the fandom wants and all that, but screw them in our personal lives!" Sabrina said.
"Wait, the fandom wants us, which is why Rowan thinks I like you and not her?" Peyton asked trying to understand the situation.
"Exactly. She thinks that since everyone wants Lucaya, that us two have to be together in real life too and that if the fans think we are perfect on the show, we must be perfect in real life. It's ridiculous! I mean, come on!" Sabrina explained.
"So you ship Reyton and Rucas and she ships us two? That's what the fight was?" Peyton asked finally getting a grasp of everything.
"Exactly, I mean, Peyton, you're awesome, but I don't like you like Row does. You two are perfect, and thank goodness you're not disappointing anyone," Sabrina added.
"Wait... Rowan likes me, but she doesn't ship us because she thinks I might like you instead? Which is why she ships us two and not me with her like you, who knows Rowan likes me and you don't?" Peyton finally understood what was happening. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of a way to change anything.
"Yeah. Exactly. That's it. You know, you're kind of smart for a guy," Sabrina teased.
"Haha, well, unfortunately I'm not smart enough to know how to fix this," Peyton said, quite down in a sense.
"Well, if I were you I'd just confront Row on it," Sabrina told him.
"I guess I'll have to do that. Thanks Sab!" Peyton said, finally feeling relieved that he had finally realized what his subconscious knew all along. That he liked Rowan.
Peyton went back to Rowan's room and knocked again, knowing that she would be the only one to answer because she was the only one in the room anymore.
"Hey Sab- Wait... Peyton? You're back?" Rowan sounded surprised. Rowan had just finished getting ready for her next scene, and expected Sabrina to tell her what she already knew, that Peyton agreed with her and shipped Peybrina and Lucaya. Instead, she would have to hear it from Peyton himself, which was kind of nice for Rowan that he had enough courage to tell her he didn't like her himself.
"Yeah, I'm back. I want to talk to you, it's kind of important," Peyton said.
"Alright, hit me. What's up?" Rowan asked, already looking down.
"Why do you ship me with Sabrina?" He let it all out on the line right off the bat. Rowan was surprised that he got right to the point, most of the time he'd start off light to make her happy first and then dive in.
"Because! You guys are perfect! You two are so cute together! I'm surprised you haven't asked her out yet," Peyton started laughing a little at Rowan when she started, but when she mentioned asking Sabrina out, he just lost it. He couldn't hold back any laughter. He felt kind of bad laughing at her, but he couldn't stop.
"Me? HAHA! Sabrina?! HAHA! That's Funny! Hahahahaha!" Peyton tried to get out, but he couldn't form a coherent sentence.
"Come on! Look at you guys! You two play fighting all the time on set, you guys are acting like a married couple!" Rowan added. Peyton looked at her like she was crazy.
"Okay, okay, sorry for laughing at you, I have to stop. I'll admit, I'm a Lucaya shipper, but Lucas isn't who I am in real life, and Sabrina is definitely by no means Maya Hart. Just because I pretend to like Maya in the show, doesn't mean I don't like someone else off of it," Peyton said, careful not to say too much.
"Wait... You don't like Sabrina?" Rowan asks making sure she's hearing things right.
"Not the way you think I do, no," Peyton responded.
"But you like someone else?" Rowan asked.
"Yeah," Peyton replied simply.
"Show me a picture," Rowan said, putting Peyton into a tough spot. What was he supposed to say? If he showed her a picture that wasn't her she would not come out of her room for days, but if he did, he would have to risk everything and jump head first into a relationship really quickly, and he wanted to get to know her before he went too fast.
"Can I show you one later? Can't I just tell you about her?" Peyton asked.
"I guess, but it want a picture soon, or I won't believe you," Rowan said.
"Well, what if I never find a picture of her?" Peyton said, hoping he wasn't going too far.
"Ask her to text you a selfie. How do you talk to her when you're here?" Rowan asks.
"Unfortunately, I really don't. I mean, I'm so busy working on stuff the same time she is, today is probably the first time I've talked to her about something important," Peyton described. He was hoping he was keeping his game open enough for her to not be let out, but long enough for Rowan not to figure out it was her.
"Then how do you know you like her?" Rowan asked her, hoping to confirm from his statements that her diagnosis was actually a crush on Peyton.
"Well, I see her a lot, and she never ceases to amaze me every time. She kissed me once, which was one of my favorite days, and it felt great. We have quite a bit in common, just from what I know about her, and she's obviously a big fan of the show, I think, well, at least I hope she is," Rowan had an instant let down at the end. If it were her, he would have said is a big part of the show, not a big fan. She felt a tsunami of emotions, and wished she was a hurricane. At that point she was. Peyton didn't see anything wrong with what he'd said. If Rowan is acting in it she should be a fan of the show, right? Sadly, he didn't realize how nitpicky Rowan was being about every single word, and how she interpreted it differently than he had.
"I gotta go. I'll see you soon," Rowan finally said as she left, closing the door behind her, leaving Peyton to his thoughts that were so cloudy he thought the room got darker when she left him. Most of the time Rowan would kick him out, not leave him there. That was his first thought, but Rowan couldn't care less about that. She was too preoccupied trying to get Peyton out of her mind, and the first place she thought she could do that would be Sabrina's room. The door was closed, but unlocked and dark, meaning Sabrina wasn't in her room. Rowan just sat down in Sabrina's room, and cried, once again, softly, until Sabrina arrived back in her room to a young girl who had obviously been crying. Sabrina instantly felt like wanting to cut Peyton's head off and replace it with a logical one, but then thought that wouldn't be a good solution at all either.
"Row, what happened..." Sabrina asked almost annoyed. It wasn't an angry annoyed though, it was like, a what happened now kind of annoyed.
"Peyton happened, Sabrina. Maybe he doesn't like any of us. Maybe we were both wrong," Sabrina instantly realized the issue. Peyton must have slipped up a letter or a word or something so insignificant to him, but totally changed her mind. He had just admitted to liking Rowan to her earlier, and he somehow convinced her that she didn't like Sabrina, which was a small victory in itself, but nothing could go right for Rowan.
"I'd almost rather you steal him from me than just another fan, at least with you I know you two would be a good couple and live happily ever after," Rowan cried.
"Wait... He said he's going out with a fan?" Sabrina asked confused that she never heard about this.
"Well, judging by the fact they kissed, and he hardly knows her but amazes him every time he sees her, sounds like something's established," Rowan explained. Maya knew what Peyton was trying to do, but it backfired on him, and she instantly knew she was right when it was something he didn't give a second thought to. "He wouldn't even show me a picture of her so I could see what I'm up against!" Rowan whined.
"So, he wouldn't show you a picture, but it's a fan who he's kissed and is amazing to him," Sabrina said almost with a smirking tone, but she wasn't smiling, of course.
"Don't forget he doesn't really talk to her," That was the puzzling one to Sabrina, but she eventually understood it. Lucas overthought it. His thinking was that Lucas talks to Riley a lot, but Peyton doesn't really talk to Rowan a lot. To Sabrina it was quite obvious he was talking about Rowan, but she couldn't blame the girl for being quick to judge and not think through anything. If it were her, she'd be the same way.
"Maybe you're over thinking things. Or you're not thinking how he is. Remember, Peyton is a boy, they think different than we do. You're just not thinking like he is is all," Sabrina said trying to continue Peyton's goal of protecting his secret just for the sheer reason that he should tell her himself.
"How do you know," Rowan asked quite sassily.
"Well, I don't. I'm just saying it sounds like from his perspective that could very easily be you," Sabrina told her.
"How? None of those fit me!" Rowan whined.
"How NOT?" Sabrina countered.
"First of all, I'm not a FAN of the show, I'm a part of it," Rowan said.
"Row, you realize you just said you don't like the show, right?" Sabrina said.
"That's not what I meant by that," Rowan argued.
"But that's what HE meant, continue!" Sabrina refuted.
"He talks to me all the time! I mean, we do the show together for goodness sakes!" Rowan argues, Sabrina finds this argument good, but she thought of a refutation.
"He may talk to Riley Matthews all the time as Lucas Friar, but does Peyton Meyer talk to Rowan Blanchard very much?" Sabrina rebuts.
"Then if he's thinking like that, he never truly kissed me then, he kissed Riley Matthews, not Rowan Blanchard, just like your last argument pointed out," Rowan replied, shocking Sabrina. Never in a million years did she think Rowan Blanchard could be that good in a debate like that. Must have learned from her over their time in the show.
"Do you really think Peyton is thinking that much about what he is saying," Sabrina tried.
"Judging by how much he thought about the first two arguments you proposed, I'm sure he was thinking quite hard about what he was saying," Rowan replied. Sabrina was at a loss.
"Shouldn't this be the opposite? Shouldn't I be trying to convince you he doesn't like you back to try and not get your hopes up?" Sabrina tried one last time.
"My hopes are low, you're supposed to keep me normal. When I'm too high that's when you try and bring me down a little and when I'm too low, like right now, you should try and bring me up a little," Rowan countered.
"But why aren't you high right now?" Sabrina asked.
"How can I be happy when my crush admitted he has a crush on someone else I don't even know and he's too wimpy to tell me about! He can't tell me her name, show me a picture, tell me what she looks like, anything! All he said was that she's amazing, and for Peyton to like her more than me she has to be somewhat pretty," Sabrina was appalled by Rowan's response. Almost angered by it.
"Rowan Blanchard! You are gorgeous. Everyone in the world knows that. You are flipping amazing, freaky beautiful and so smart that sometimes it works against you. If you believe otherwise than you need to go see a psychologist, a counselor, and a therapist!" Sabrina exclaimed in a serious tone.
"Unfortunately, none of those things are provable, and thus are subjective, meaning they are all false claims," Rowan responded.
"See, you even spelled out the word subjective so I knew what the heck it meant! I'd like to think my 25 on the practice ACT was a good score!" Sabrina tried.
"It is, you are smart. Sure, I'm smart too, but by no means does that make me wise or intelligent, or anything else. Everyone is smart, everyone is pretty, everyone is amazing in their own way. That's why I'm nothing special," Rowan said.
"But you are! Yes everyone is special in their own good way, but that includes you too!" Sabrina responded.
"Find a way to prove it and maybe I'll listen," Rowan said.
"Fine, I will," Sabrina responded, walking out of her room, she went to the main set microphone, and called for everyone to meet on stage in five minutes for a cast meeting.
"Sabrina, I got your message. What's going on?" Peyton asked, as he arrived first, obviously. Why wouldn't he be there first?
"Whatever you said to Rowan killed her self esteem and now she thinks she's not special and I need to find a way to prove it or she won't listen to me. She said everything I think is subjective and I guess that means I'm telling her lies," Sabrina explained.
"Wait... Why'd she leave anyways? I was talking to her and she just left!" Peyton asked confused, not able to hear what the two girls were talking about in Sabrina's room.
"She thinks different than you. She listens to every word you say, and if she hears one wrong word, or even doesn't think about it in the same way you do, it's all done. She heard a word she didn't like, and even though I got it, she didn't, and she was upset you didn't like her," Sabrina explained.
"What did I say though?" Peyton asked still wondering.
"She was flipping out about how you called her a fan. I don't get it," Sabrina said. "Actually, I do, and I would have done the same thing if I was her too, but still. It's crazy," Peyton gave her a weird look.
"What did she want me to say? I mean, that was basic enough right?" Peyton asked.
"That was your problem. It was too basic. She wanted you to say you liked someone that was part of the show, not a fan of it. She didn't understand how she could be considered a fan if she was a cast member," Sabrina said.
"What about the other things?" Peyton asked.
"She came up with a rebuttal for each one. I couldn't believe it," Sabrina said.
"How?" He asked. Sabrina told him word for word what was said. Even he was surprised by the last part, how she used his own words and thoughts against him.
"Wait, she literally said that I kissed Riley and not Rowan? It was her that kissed me anyways, which by the way I loved for the record," Peyton said.
"She would have said you not kissing her would just prove her point even more," Sabrina responded, annoyed by Rowan's flawless debating skills.
"Did I lose her? Is she gone? Did she give up on me? Is all hope lost?" Peyton asked frantically. Sabrina laughed.
"Well, you could just solve all of this by telling her you like her directly, but I know that's kind of hard for you," Sabrina teased.
"I would do it, I just don't know if she will listen to me anymore, I mean, she's looking for things to prove I don't like her, that's hard to get at it's finest. Most of the time a girl would think I'm in love with them if I just wave at them," Peyton and Sabrina shared a laugh.
"Yeah, I feel you. Same thing with me and guys. That's all a part of being famous, I guess I kind of like it. Anyways, back to your problem, Rowan is by no means an ordinary girl. She's a freaking talent, and if you like her, you have got to do everything you can to get her to like you back. Take your chances while you have them, because they can't be recycled as easy as paper, my mom told me that once," Sabrina said.
"Good advice. Wish I would have just flat out told her when I had my chance. Anyways, everyone else is here freaking out... Think we should tell them what's going on?" Peyton asked, as Sabrina nodded, and gestured for Peyton to speak first.
"Hey everyone, so sorry for the short notice, but Sabrina and I need a little help. You see, I kind of broke Rowan's heart a little earlier today unintentionally, and Sabrina said she could help me fix it. It would be nice if you all could help Rowan get through this hard time in her young life by saying some kinds words about her. It can be anything nice. She's talented, she's cute, she's smart, or even just things like she's amazing or kind or caring, whatever you wish. The more good things you say the better, obviously, and if it gets repeated, that's perfectly fine, it just confirms that more than three people feel that way about her," Peyton announced to his castmates.
"Question, do we put our names on these?" Corey asked.
"If you'd like to sure, if you'd like to keep it secret, you can do that too, this is all up to you guys. The only requirement is that it's only positive stuff, don't even mention anything negative because that's not what she needs right now," Peyton added.
"Do you mind explaining what you did that caused this anyways?" Ben asked, caring for his stage daughter off stage as well as on.
"It was... Um... Personal stuff? Romance miscommunication?" Peyton replied sounding unsure of how to word it, but everyone understood after a long Ahh... From the rest of the cast. They all followed the directions, and some even wished Peyton good luck. He was going to need a lot of it to get Rowan back again.
"Let's just hope this works..." Peyton said only loud enough for Sabrina to hear.
"It will. If she likes you she can't be sad or mad for very long, right?" Sabrina responded, earning a nod from Peyton back. They eventually collected all the notes for Rowan, before putting them in a little red riding hood like basket and thanking everyone.
"I think it's best if I just talk to her for now. Until she's ready, you know?" Sabrina told Peyton.
"Yeah, I guess. Here, save this one for last. I decided to do one too," Peyton responded.
"What did you say?" Sabrina asked curious.
"If she wants you to know, she can tell you. Until then, I think it's best kept for us two," Peyton responded, as Sabrina elected to do as Peyton wanted.
"Row?" Sabrina said, as Rowan did not respond again. "Oh great, not this again," Sabrina then decided to call Rowan's phone.
"Who's trying to call me?" Rowan said, as no sound could be heard. Sabrina smiled, and Rowan gave up. "Sab, what now?" Rowan said sadly.
"I'm here to try and prove that everyone thinks you're special," Sabrina explained.
"How do you plan on doing that," Row asked.
"Well, if you ever want to find out, I recommend you stop whining and get out of the bathroom. That's a start," Sabrina said, as Row came out looking weird with her makeup screwed up.
"What do I do..." Row said.
"Stop being a downer and read. Now," Sabrina demanded.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm nice, I'm kind, I'm smart, Yada Yada," Rowan replied as if the cast saying great things about her meant nothing to her. Nothing was making Rowan feel any better about her situation with Peyton.
"Rowwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaan! Come on! You can't be all down and sad all day! You're Rowan Blanchard!" Sabrina said.
"Yeah yeah, best actress, beautiful, smart, all that... What's something I've never heard before," Rowan said. Sabrina didn't want to have to do this but it was her last resort.
"Row! Fine, you're making me do this. Peyton did one for you too," Rowan instantly lit up. She smiled like normal Rowan. Sabrina instantly felt relieved.
"Where is it?" Rowan asked. Patting Sabrina down.
"I'm holding it," Sabrina laughed, as Rowan snatched the paper from her hands. She instantly began reading out loud.
"Dear Row, everyone else is probably telling you that you're smart, and beautiful and all that stuff. However, that's not what makes you special," Rowan said, somewhat confusing Sabrina. "What makes you so special, is that you have all of those things. Most girls just have one specialty, but instead, you have them all," Rowan started happily crying. Sabrina just let out a loud Aww! "I know this is pretty cheesy, but I am terrible when it comes to Romance. I wish I would have just flat out told you everything when you asked," Rowan added, as Sabrina just made a face that looked like yeah, no kidding. "So, I was wondering if we could talk. Maybe you can stop by my room, sincerely Peyton. He even signed it! I got Peyton's autograph!" Sabrina just laughed at the girl.
"Go get 'Em Tiger," Sabrina said. Rowan laughed at the reference to the show.
"Roar," Rowan replied, smirking, along with Sabrina. Rowan quickly went down the hallway, only to see Peyton's light off. She decided to knock, just in case he was there.
"Rowahhhh..." Rowan just smiled, knowing she just redid her make up and such for him.
"Hey, so you wanted to talk?" She asked.
"Uh... I want to..." Peyton said. "Don't know if I can," Peyton said. Rowan laughed at his nervousness. Peyton blushed in embarrassment.
"Thanks for the letter, it was real sweet, I appreciate it," Rowan started.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just telling you why I like you so you wouldn't ask me and all," Rowan looked shocked. It was her? He really did have a crush on her?
"You like me? Not Sabrina? Not some fan?" Rowan asked surprised. Peyton nodded. Rowan then felt like exploding in rainbows and butterflies.
"Pey, I like you too, in case you didn't know," It was then Peyton's turn to be surprised.
"Me? Rowan freaking Blanchard likes me?" Rowan laughs while nodding. Peyton then tries to kiss her cheek, but she wouldn't let that happen. She moved her head so their lips met. Peyton looked shocked, before he felt like fainting. Rowan Blanchard had just kissed him. Again. For the second time. That time during season one counted to him. It was his first kiss. Even if it was a stage kiss, it was still his first.
"First kiss?" Rowan asked. Peyton nodded.
"You?" Rowan replied with a shake of her head. "Really? When was it?" Peyton asked.
"Episode twenty of my favorite tv show. Some guy named Lucas Friar. He was so cute, but, you're cuter," Rowan smiled, as Peyton blushed a deep red.
"That counts?" Peyton asked.
"Yeah, I mean, I kissed you for crying out loud, of course it counts!" Rowan said.
"I thought that was Riley kissing Lucas?" Peyton asked.
"Ha. Haha. If it were our characters kissing, you would have made the first move like the script said, and you wouldn't have done anything like what I did because you were too scared," Rowan teased.
"No, I was just acting like Lucas. Lucas wouldn't have done anything," Peyton defended.
"Yeah yeah, whatever. I'll let you win," Rowan gave up.
"Really? You're letting me win something?" Peyton replied.
"For now. Don't get used to it," Rowan smirked, leaving Peyton laughing.
"As long as you're the one winning," Peyton said, as Rowan laughed.
