Thanks for the reviews! Here's Chapter 4 :D
I do not own Demi's song, "Catch Me," but I suggest you listen to it- it's an awesome song :) Look it up on YouTube or something, if you don't have it on iTunes, or whatever :)
DISCLAIMER: I've never used a disclaimer before... are we supposed to? Anyway, I don't own SWAC, HM, WoWP, SLoD, JONAS, or anything else besides the plot.
~Bhavana
~Arrival Day- Part 3~
Chad's Point of View
"Hey, Chad!" Sonny said, in her flirty-I-need-a-favor tone.
"What do you want, Sonny? You're bothering my mirror time," I told her, knowing it'd get her annoyed.
"I was wondering, knowing you play guitar and all, um, if you could just strum a few chords to the song I'm singing for talent night?" She asked, her chocolate eyes getting wide and innocent, like those Japanese cartoon characters.
I sighed and pulled out my acoustic guitar. "You owe me, Munroe," I smirked, looking over the sheet music she had composed.
"Fine, just start playing," Sonny grumbled, taking a deep breath.
"Hm... Catch Me," I read the title of the song out loud.
"Okay, start... now," Sonny told me, setting her own copy of the music in front of her. I shrugged, got into position, and began strumming.
Before I fall... Too Fast...
Kiss me quick... but make it last.
So I can see how badly this will hurt me...
when you say goodbye...
I almost froze, while playing... I had no idea Sonny had a voice like this... I mean, psh, pretty good for a Random... pretty good for anyone, actually.
Keep it sweet... keep it slow...
let the future pass, and don't let go...
but tonight I could fall too soon into this beautiful, Moonlight,
But you're so hypmotizing, you've got me laughing while I sing, you've got me smiling in my sleep...
Sonny stopped singing and stared, quizzically, at me. "Is there a reason you stopped playing, Chad?" She asked, setting the music down.
"Sonny, you sound, well," For once, I was at a loss for words... CDC is NEVER at a loss for words...
"Look, I know I'm not the best- you're the only person other than my mom that's heard me sing, but-"
I cut her off. "Sonny, you were phenomenal," I was still dazed.
Sonny grinned. "Really? Aww, thanks, Chad!" and before I knew it, I was being hugged by Miss Sonshine Munroe.
"Why am I being touched?" I asked her, trying to look disgusted.
"Just go along with it, Chad- you know I'm a hugger," she said, her voice with a twinge of annoyance in it.
I hesitantly wrapped my arms around her waist, and Sonny pulled back after a few more seconds. "Well, well, well, guess CDC can hug, after all!" Sonny smiled, smugly.
"Yeah, well don't get used to it," I frowned, plopping on the bed.
"I'll try not to," she grumbled, taking a sip from a water bottle.
"Good,"
"Good," Sonny shot back, catching on.
"Fine," I stood up, walking towards her, trying to make myself look intimidating.
"Fine," She grinned, stepping closer to me.
Suddenly, the door Sonny was leaning on opened, sending her smack into me.
We looked up, and who else at the door but pretty-boy Joe Lucas?
"Oh my... Joe!" Sonny squealed, releasing her grip on me. I rolled my eyes. Sonny could be such a girl sometimes.
"Hey, you must be Sonny... I'm Joe," he said, flipping that greasy hair of his. This guy seriously needed a haircut.
"Oh I know who you are," She held out her hand. Was she flirting with him? What the heck?
"And I know who I am," I said, cutting in. "Chad Dylan Cooper," I smirked, handing him one of many autographed pictures of myself.
Sonny shot me a death glare. What? It's not like she was actually interested in this creep?!
"Oh... Chad Dylan Cooper- hmm... the guy that has Shane Grey, Zac Efron, Sterling Knight and JONAS on a banned wall?" Joe started chuckling to himself, crumpling up the picture I gave him.
"Are you making fun of me? Listen, pretty boy, NOBODY makes fun of Chad Dylan Cooper,"
Joe smirked and stepped closer. "Yeah? Well... I think I just did,"
"You wanna go, Joe Mucus?" I frowned, cocking my head to the side, and subconsciously balling my hands into fists.
Sonny stepped between the two of us. "WELL, we're all getting to know each other, here,"
"Joe, we need you for a wardrobe fitting for the concert tomorrow," A blonde girl came up behind Joe, followed by a brown-haired girl.
The brown haired girl let out a piercing screech. "EEEEK! It's Sonny Munroe and Chad Dylan Cooper... it's Channy!!! Oh... my... Channy!" She started jumping up and down, then stopped when Joe and the Blonde gave her a weird look.
What the heck is this "Channy" everyone is talking about?
"Hi, I'm Macy- Macy Misa- number one JONAS fan, but just because I'm a JONAS fan doesn't mean I can't be a Mackenzie Falls or So Random Fan!" Macy grinned and stuck her hand out to Sonny.
"Well... Nice to meet you, Macy," Sonny flashed her a smile, and Macy giggled and fainted. Fangirls.
"And I'm Stella Malone, Stylist for JONAS," the Blonde shook Sonny's hand, smiling.
"Nice to meet you, Stella," Sonny greeted her, politely. Something I hated about Miss Sonshine- she's always so polite... making me look like a jerk...
"Well, it was nice talking to all of you, but you really should get going," I pulled Sonny from the door and attempted to shut it.
"Hey, hey... what's the rush? Anyway, I didn't come here for you Cooper," Joe glared at me, before turning to Sonny. How odd that his glare magically vanishes when he looks at Sonny, right? "Anyway, My brothers and I heard you singing, and we all agreed you have an amazing voice,"
Sonny blushed and looked down. What the hell? She didn't blush when I complimented her singing! "That coming from a JONAS? Um, thanks," she shyly smiled, tilting her head in that stupid cute way.
"But we thought It'd be cool to ask if you wanted us to play electric guitar and drums to your song... and Kevin can do back-up vocals," He offered, putting an arm around Sonny, making her blush even deeper.
"That sounds cool," she said with a dazed expression, and her voice had somewhat of a dreamy tone to it.
"Great, so see you at 8:00," He winked at her, and walked off with Stella.
"See ya, Sonny," Stella called.
When they were gone, Sonny shut the door, but still had that lovesick expression on her face.
"What was that?!" I asked, my voice coming out a little stronger than I had intended.
"What was what?" Sonny asked, throwing her hands up and collapsing on the bed, clearly annoyed with me.
"So my guitar playing isn't good enough for you, and you want to have those pretty-boys play backup for you?" I asked, somewhat insulted.
"Chad, what's your problem? You're jealous, aren't you?" She smirked, standing up and crossing her arms in front of her.
"Sonny, I'm not jealous," I huffed.
"Then what is your problem? Usually we have friendly banters, now you're actually yelling at me?" Sonny screeched.
"When we're around Hannah, you cling on to me like some lost puppy, and when we're around those pretty-boys, you suddenly want nothing to do with me?" I yelled, my voice cracking a bit.
"Why would you think I would want nothing to do with you?" Sonny asked, sitting up straight.
"Maybe because you're all Flirty McFlirtitude around Joe Mucus?"
"Flirty McFlirtitude? Chad, I'm leaving," Sonny frowned, turning the doorknob.
"Fine, be that way,"
"FINE, I will!"
"GOOD, because I don't care,"
"GOOD!"
"GOOD! And your hair isn't pretty, either!" I snapped, finally shutting the door after her.
Justin's Point of View
I wheeled my suitcases into my Cabin, and I found some guy with greasy hair... and unhealthy gums... Hm... wonder if he wants me to make him a dental floss keychain?
"Hey, you must be Justin Russo- I'm Isaac Stevens, from Mackenzie Falls... but you probably knew that," He ran a hand through his greasy hair and stuck his hand out.
I shook his hand and quickly sanitized mine. "You carry sanitizer in your pocket?" He looked at me, almost about to laugh, it seemed.
"Hey, germs are everywhere- you can never be too careful," I defended myself, slipping my sanitizer back in my pocket.
"Anyway, so, you watch Mackenzie Falls?" He asked, holding up a Season 1 DVD Collection of Mackenzie Falls.
"Nah, I don't really like drama- I prefer So Random,"
Isaac scoffed. "Stupid comedians, the only one even half decent at acting would be Miss Sonshine Munroe- Chad even tried to get her to join the Falls, a few times,"
"I find So Random to be highly entertaining! Speaking of which, I've got a date with Tawni Hart in an hour,"
"You got a date with Tawni Hart? the Brainless Blondie?" Isaac burst out laughing.
"Why is that so funny?" I asked, crossing my arms in front of me.
"Dude, you're a full out nerd, and she's barely memorized the 12 times table. If you want any chance with her, you've gotta dumb up and get a sense of humor," He told me, pulling out his cell phone.
"Hello? Cloudy? Rainy? I need you to teach Justin Russo over here how to be an idiot," He told the people on the other end, between bursts of occasional laughter.
"Okay, I've got some Randoms coming over here in a few minutes to dumb you up as much as is possible in one hour," He informed me, then went back to eating his cheesy puffs.
Hm... Snarky... seemed like a prankster... lazy...
"Hey, Isaac, are you doing anything tonight?"
"Why?" He asked, through a mouthful of cheesy puffs.
"Because I think I've got the girl for you," I dialed Alex's number... sure, she'd kill me for setting her up on a blind date, but hey, this Isaac was like a guy version of her!
"She cute?" He asked, sitting up.
"You could say so," I mumbled. "Hey, Alex, little sis..."
Sonny's Point of View
It was 8:05... I had just rehearsed the Song with JONAS, and okay, it sounded great, but I couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt over what happened with Chad.
I had recorded the song on a video camera... sure it was still me singing... and my song... but it wasn't how I had envisioned it. I had written "Catch Me" sitting at home in Wisconsin, on a rainy day... I imagined it really slow, a soft song, almost like a lullaby. Now it was all rocked out and somewhat weird.
"Sonny, you ready? You're up third, after Hannah and Lola Luftnagle" Nick popped his head through the door. "Wait, are you okay?" He asked, leaning down to my level.
"Yeah, it's just, this isn't my song... not how I planned it to go, and I think I hurt a certain frenemy's feelings," I frowned, sighing.
"Then play it your way," He chuckled.
"What?"
"Sonny, you're not doing us a favor or anything by playing with us- it's your song- just play it the way you want it to sound," He grinned, walking out as Hannah was still singing "Nobody's Perfect,"
"Nick?"
"Yeah?" He poked his head back in.
"Thanks," I smiled- the first real one in over 2 hours.
I picked up my music and I went over the Acoustic Guitar Music... I knew what I was going to do.
I picked up my iphone- Tawni bought me a new one, since it was somewhat her fault my old one was ruined when she turned on the "Eyeliner Pencil Sharpener".
"CDC here, what it do?"
"Hey, Chad,"
"Sonny? Man, Answered the wrong phone," I rolled my eyes.
"Anyway, I was wondering if you still wanted to play with me tonight?"
"Why? Something wrong with Joe Lucas?"
"Chad, I'm sorry, okay? Just, please? It'd mean a lot!"
"Fine," he grumbled
"Fine,"
"Good," His voice didn't seem as angry as before.
"Good," I smiled.
"So we're good?" He asked, cockily.
"Oh we're so Good," I answered, before hanging up, grinning to myself.
A few minutes later, Chad showed up with his guitar.
"You're just in time, Chad! Come on, we're up next," I grabbed his hand and dragged him out towards the stage.
Hannah waved at me and Chad, before stepping off the stage and taking her own seat. Lola, Chastity, and Marta gave me a thumbs-up from where they were sitting, and Chad winked at me.
I took a deep breath, and began.
Before I fall too fast
Kiss me quick
But make it last
So i can see how badly this will hurt me
When you say good bye
I tensed up a bit, and I think Chad noticed, because he nodded, and smiled, while strumming, as if a cue to keep going.
Keep it sweet
Keep it slow
Let the future pass
And don't let go
But tonight i could fall to soon under this beautiful moonlight
But your so hypnotising
You got me laughing while i sing
You got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unravling
And your love is where im falling
But please dont catch me
See this heart
Wont settle down
Like a child running scared from a clown
l'm terrified of what you'll do
my stomach screams just when I look at you
Run far away
So I can breath
Even though your far from suffocating me
I can't set my hopes to high
Cuz every hello ends with a goodbye
But your so hypnotising
You've got me laughing while I sing
You've got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unravling
Your love is where im falling
But please dont catch me
So now you see
Why I'm scared
I cant open up my heart without a care
But here i go
Its what i feel
and for the first time in my life i know its real
But you're so hypnotising
You've got me laughing while I sing
You've get me smiling in my sleep
Now I motioned to Joe, Nick, and Kevin, who accompanied me and Chad with Electric Guitar and Drums.
And i can see this unraveling
And your love is where im falling
So please don't catch me
And if this is love
Please don't break me
I'm giving up
So just catch me
I finished, and the audience roared with applause- even Hannah, to my surprise.
I hugged Chad, and the crowd "Awwed", hopefully things were better between us, now.
Nick found me backstage and high-fived me. "I knew you'd make the right choice," he grinned, before walking off with Kevin.
Next Chapter will mostly be of Justin and Tawni's date, and Alex and Isaac- maybe with a hint of Zora's pranks :D
Hope it wasn't too cheesy- you know what to do, Read and then Review!
~Bhavana
BTW, check out Demi's song, "Catch Me," if you haven't heard it- it's actually one of my favorites :D