A/N: Hello readers and friends! I'm writing to you from my new laptop! ;D It's so exciting! I hope you all enjoy this chapter! I certainly enjoy all of the feedback I get from you guys! :] I'm so sorry I took so long to post this up! Oh! SPECIAL NOTE AT THE END! PLEASE READ!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny with a Chance or any of its characters. :)


Don't Stop Believing
by 0TwistedAngel0
Chapter Six: A Singer in a Smokey Room

Sonny followed after Chad as quickly as her feet would allow her. She couldn't believe that Chad wasn't going to get his audition. It made no sense. So, they were a little late getting there…did that mean that they had to shut down all possibilities? Her brown eyes followed Chad as he left Stage 2 and stomped passed the security guard in an angry huff. Sonny gave the man an apologetic smile and chased after her friend. She hadn't called after him, but she knew Chad was aware of her following him. Suddenly, Chad came to an abrupt halt. His head was down and his fists were clenched tightly. Sonny stopped a few feet away from him; fearing that if she got any closer he would explode.

"Sonny, at what time was your audition?" he asked quietly.

The brunette blinked her eyes in surprise. She hadn't been expecting him to ask her about that. Sonny took out her cell phone and checked the time. It was 3:15pm. She glanced back up before answering hesitantly. "My audition is at 3:30pm…" she trailed off.

Chad turned to face the girl with a fierce look in his eyes. "Well then, you don't have time to be trailing after me like a lost puppy dog. Get to Stage 3 and do your audition, and knock the pants of off those people."

"But what about you?"

"Did you not hear me, Sonny? You don't have time to be worrying about me. If you're going to make it in Hollywood, you're going to have to learn to start putting your needs in front of the needs of others. Otherwise, everyone is going to stomp all over you." Chad spoke harshly. Sonny winced at his tone. He had never been so blunt with her before.

"What are you going to do while I audition? Are you going to leave?" she asked quietly.

Chad stared coldly into her eyes for a moment before a flicker of compassion and guilt crossed his eyes. His shoulders slumped forward as he sighed in defeat. He couldn't do it. Even when he was pissed off beyond belief, Chad couldn't be cruel to Sonny. It wasn't humanly possible.

"No. I'll wait around for you. I do have to pay for your hotel room after all," he smiled weakly. Sonny was startled by the news.

"Wait, what? Chad, not again…"

"Sonny, do you have any money?" He didn't wait for her reply. "Do you have any contacts? Do you have any place to stay?"

Sonny crossed her arms defiantly and then glanced away from the boy in front of her. Chad smirked. "Yeah, that's what I thought. Now come on, go and have a great audition. You have my number right?" he asked.

The girl nodded her head and then sighed. "I'll talk to you later then?"

"Definitely."

Sonny turned and headed back towards Stage 3- the So Random set- her heart fluttering with nerves.

"Oh, and Sonny…" Chad called after her. Sonny paused and glanced back over her shoulder.

"Break a leg," Chad said with a charming smile. The Wisconsin girl couldn't help but smile back as she felt the butterflies hit her stomach harder than before. She giggled and then headed off to follow her dreams. Chad watched her go with a bittersweet smile. He was so happy for Sonny and he was glad that she still had a shot at her dream…but he couldn't feel completely satisfied when he had worked so hard all his life to be a star.

And just when he thought his dreams were in reach, they were yanked away from him in the cruelest manner. It was heartbreaking, and devastating. It was also definitely something he didn't want Sonny to see. He was a man for Pete's sake! He wasn't supposed to let things get to him so easily! His thoughts were interrupted by the loud growl coming from his stomach. He glanced down at it and gave it a weak glare.

"Stupid stomach." He muttered under his breath as he decided he might as well head over to the Commissary. He entered the commissary and took a look around the room. The room was full of mostly extras and a few TV celebrities. Nobody really caught his attention though, so Chad simply strolled to the cafeteria line.

He glanced at the food in front of him and then felt as if he was going to throw up. 'Ugh…what the heck is this? Oh god, I think that piece of food just moved…' Chad shook his head and stepped away from the food as quickly as possible.

As he took another step away from the food, he felt something collide with his back and he quickly turned around to see a brunette fall down to the floor.

"Ow!" she complained as she rubbed her back. Chad winced and then offered her a hand up. The girl glanced up, grabbed his hand, and pulled herself up. As she dusted herself off, Chad finally got a good look at her face. She was pretty cute. She had that typical actress look- pretty and down to earth. She had long brown hair and brown eyes to match. After she finished inspecting the damage, the girl looked at Chad again and smiled. She raised an eyebrow at him like she was expecting something. It was then that Chad realized he hadn't said anything.

He blinked and shook his head as if startled out of a trance. "Oh!" he laughed slightly as he extended a hand to her in greeting. "I'm really sorry about that, if you're thinking about eating here, I wouldn't recommend it…the food is frightening. I'm Chad."

The girl crossed her arms and smirked at him. "I'll take your word for it. I'm Portlyn." The girl said as she shook Chad's hand.

"That's a unique name," Chad commented as he shoved his hands inside his pockets. Her name sounded familiar to him for some reason. "It sounds familiar…"

Portlyn smiled and shook her head. "What are you here for?" she asked.

"What?"

"Why are you here at Condor Studios?"

"Oh! Yeah, well, I had callbacks for the lead in this new show 'Mackenzie Falls'…"

Portlyn gasped which stopped Chad in his tracks. "No way! So maybe that's why my name is familiar to you! My uncle is the producer of Mackenzie Falls, I have the part of Portlyn- Mackenzie's girlfriend." She explained.

Suddenly, Chad remembered every word from the scripts he had read about Mackenzie Falls. Mackenzie and Portlyn were the lead couple and things were always going wrong for them. Portlyn was described as a friendly, beautiful, and slightly airheaded girl. Chad had always imagined what his co-star would look like, and now he was staring straight into her eyes….only she wasn't his co-star.

"This is so exciting. I heard the Mackenzie callbacks were today, so how did you do?" Portlyn grinned. Chad sighed and glanced at the floor.

"Actually, I didn't get to audition." He admitted. Portlyn's face filled with confusion and Chad sighed. "If you want to ask me questions about this can we sit down or something?" Chad gestured to the fact that the two of them were just standing around in the middle of the commissary.

Portlyn smiled and nodded her head. She grabbed an empty chair at one of the tables and motioned for Chad to do the same. They sat down together and Portlyn studied Chad. "So, why didn't you get to audition?"

"I got here late, because I was taking a bus, and it broke down…" he explained. Portlyn gasped. "That's horrible! They wouldn't let you audition because of something you couldn't control? What did they say when you told them about the bus?"

"I didn't get to tell anyone. The secretary dismissed me before I could get to words out," Chad said angrily. It was obvious he was still upset with the secretary woman. Portlyn laughed and shook her head.

"Well, Chad, are you any good at acting?"

Chad moved back his face looking completely offended. "Why, Portlyn! How on Earth could you say something like that to me? That is an insult to my acting skills…honestly…I…" Chad sighed dramatically as he shook his head at the girl in front of him.

Portlyn let out a laugh and raised her hands at Chad to stop. "Okay, okay, I get it! You can stop now Mr. Drama Pants," she teased. Chad chuckled and then ran a hand through his hair. "So you see the brilliance that Mackenzie Falls could have had every week?" he said as he struck a pose looking at the ceiling which made Portlyn laugh again. She stared at Chad for a while and then smirked.

"You know what Chad? I like you, you've got a good vibe about you. I'm going to see if I can get my uncle to give you another shot…" she said. Chad's eyes widened to the size of plates.

"You're joking."

"Of course not. You're a good actor, and funny. You'd be good for Mackenzie Falls."

"My gosh, Portlyn, I would love you forever if you did that for me…I mean, honestly, we just met, you really have no reason to do that for me…" Chad said. As soon as the words left his mouth Chad wanted to kick himself. What was wrong with him? Was he trying to make Portlyn change her mind?

"I know, but I get a nice vibe from you. And it wouldn't be a fair audition if you got callbacks, and didn't get your chance to shine." Portlyn said. She stood up and smiled at Chad. "I'll go talk with my uncle right now, but here's my number. I need yours so we can keep in touch." She said.

Chad nodded his head and they exchanged phones and numbers before Portlyn head off to convince her uncle. Chad lay back in his chair and grinned. Maybe his dreams were still in reach.


Meanwhile at Stage 3, Sonny was staring at everything and everyone in awe. She couldn't believe she was actually on the stage where they shot her favorite TV show of all time! It was so exciting. She grinned as she turned and bumped into someone. Sonny looked up to excuse herself and gasped when she saw who it was.

"Oh my gosh! You're Mandy Richardson!" she squealed. Mandy stood in front of Sonny in all her glory. Her black hair was in a loose pony-tail and her green eyes glanced at Sonny curiously.

"Hi there…um…who are you?"

Sonny blushed when she realized what a fan girl she was being. She cleared her throat and then extended her hand out towards Mandy. "I'm Sonny Munroe…I'm here to audition for…your…spot…" she trailed off when she realized how awkward this could be. Sonny was auditioning to replace Mandy.

Mandy let out a laugh and shook her head. "Sonny, don't worry. It's fine. I know I'm being replaced, I got this movie deal in Europe, and so I can't do the show." She said. Mandy glanced at her watch, "I'm actually running a little late for rehearsal for my last show. Marshall should be on set…come on, I'll take you there."

Sonny smiled and followed after Mandy gratefully. She couldn't believe she was walking with Mandy! It was so odd standing next to a celebrity and having her be so down to earth and sweet. "So, what is your movie going to be about?" Sonny asked.

Mandy glanced at the girl beside her. "Oh, it's about this girl who gets send to summer camp and she meets this hot celebrity musician, whose become kind of a jerk, and she changes his ways." Mandy summarized. Sonny smiled.

"That sounds like a great idea."

"Yeah, well, here we are. The So Random set." Mandy said. Sonny glanced around and saw that they had the set ready for the gnome sketch. She loved that sketch! It was so hilariously funny! Sonny's eyes widened when they landed on a certain group of people. She let out a loud squeal that made Mandy wince.

"It's them! They- they're…they're…" she tried to form the words.

"The cast of So Random." Mandy laughed as she waved her friends over. Nico, Grady, and Zora rushed over while Tawni rolled her eyes but came by anyway.

"Hey Mandy, whose this?" Nico asked with a flirty grin. Sonny blushed and smiled at him.

"Hi guys, this is Sonny." She said. "Sonny, this is…"

"Nico, Grady, Zora, and Tawni Hart!" she said as she shook each of their hands. Tawni took her hand away from the girl quickly and gave her an odd look.

"Mandy, who is this? You know Marshall doesn't like fans to be on set when we're rehearsing." Tawni said as she flipped her hair.

"Actually, I'm here to audition to replace Mandy…" she trailed off giving Mandy an apologetic look.

"What!" Tawni gasped suddenly very interested in the conversation. Mandy rolled her eyes at Tawni. Mandy knew Tawni liked the spotlight, and she knew that Tawni had been hoping to be the star once Mandy left. "You know, Marshall has been looking for people to take my place when I leave to do my movie, Tawni." She said slowly pretending to remind the blonde.

Tawni glared at Mandy quickly but then she put on a bright smile. "Oh, how great!" she said before taking out her phone to start texting. "Well, bye!" she said as she walked off.

Sonny glanced at the others. "Was it something I said?"

Mandy laughed. "No, you'll get used to Tawni if you get the part."

Nico and Grady nodded their heads. "Yeah, I'm sure you'll do great." Grady smiled.

Zora shrugged her shoulders and then glanced around. "Well, I have to go feed Bernie, nice meeting you Sonny." The twelve year old said as she raced off. Sonny gave the others a weird look. "Bernie?"

"Her snake." They answered in unison. At that moment, Marshall walked up to them.

"Why is nobody rehearsing?" Marshall asked as he walked up to the group. "Oh, hello there." He said as he saw Sonny. He stared at her face a moment before realizing who she was.

"Oh! You're Sonny Munroe! I'm glad you were able to make it!" Marshall said as he shook her hand. Sonny grinned.

"The pleasure was all mine, Mr. Pike. This is an amazing opportunity for me, I can't thank you enough for even considering me!" Sonny said. Marshall laughed.

"Oh Sonny, call me Marshall. Now, would you mind sitting in the audience for a minute? I know we were supposed to do your audition at 3:30pm but rehearsal is taking a little longer than I thought."

Sonny grinned wider- if that was even possible. "YES! Oh, I would love to sit in…thank you so much!" she waved at Mandy and the boys before rushing up the steps to get a good view. Mandy giggled and then she went with the boys to prepare for their sketch.

Suddenly, Sonny's phone vibrated and she picked it up. It was a text message from Chad.

Hey sonny! I'm heading over to Arcadia to grab something to eat…
the stuff in the commissary was disgusting…
I have my phone with me so call me when you're done with audition!
How's it going by the way?

Sonny giggled and then quickly send him a reply.

It's going amazing! Bon apetit! I'll talk to you later!

The Wisconsin girl put her phone away and then glanced up to watch her favorite show in the making. She squealed to herself. She couldn't believe it. She had to be dreaming. Sonny glanced at her arm and pinched it. She winced. 'That hurt!' she thought. Suddenly, Sonny smiled again. So she wasn't dreaming…she giggled.


A/N: Okay guys! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I just wanted to let you guys know that on Saturday I'm going on vacation. I won't be back until July 19th, but I will be taking my new laptop with me. :] So, I'll be working on chapters any time I get the chance! I was just letting you know that I might not update as soon as I'd like to! But I will be working on the chapters! Don't think I'm slacking off! Teehee. Alright, that's it! READ AND REVIEW!