The cast of So Random! entered through the large, wooden gate, opening them up into what seemed like a completely different world. People were bouncing up and down in excitement to attend comedy puppet shows; little kids held their mother's hands as they stumbled along with their ice cream cones; cotton candy swirled around a paper cone, enticing hungry stomachs for just a little taste.

Nico, Grady, Zora and Tawni all groaned.

Sonny gaped at them and placed her hands on her hips. "Guys, we're at a fair! This is not something to groan at."

Nico and Grady hesitantly looked around, wrinkling their noses. Zora's eyes narrowed as she spotted little children with silly toothless grins plastered on their faces, and Tawni shrieked when she noticed a piece of gum stuck to her designer shoe.

"This place is repulsive," Tawni muttered, picking up a stick and attempting to scrape the sticky, chewy food from her shoe.

"It smells funky," Grady said. "And that's coming from me."

"It gives off weird vibes," Zora added with a twitch of her lip.

Sonny rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me you guys have never been to a fair before."

Her friends looked back at her with blank stares. Sonny's jaw dropped.

"You guys have never been to a state fair before?! Oh, my gosh, okay, follow me."

She sauntered hastily through lines of people, passing candy stands and contest booths. The whole atmosphere sent chills of exhilaration down her spine, remembering the days when she and Lucy would go to Wisconsin's Annual State Fair. They used to have hot dog eating contests and take goofy pictures together in the photo booths. They used to play the carnival games and win stuffed animals bigger than themselves. Going to one of Hollywood's carnivals instantly brought back cherished childhood memories that Sonny couldn't let go.

The group stood in the centre of the commotion, and Sonny did a three-sixty.

Just as she was about to suggest one of the rides, Tawni gasped.

"Omigosh, look. That girl over there is selling Pashmina scarves!" There was a quick flash of golden blonde and suddenly Tawni was gone.

"Well, I guess that just leaves---"

Grady violently shoved Nico to get his attention. "Dude, look over there. A pie eating contest!"

Nico rubbed his hands together and licked his lips. "I wonder what kind if pie it is," he mumbled as the duo practically skipped their way across the sticky pavement.

Sonny looked at Zora. "It's just you and me, kid---"

"Great striped t-shirts of Zeus, look over there, Sonny!" Zora jumped up and down as she pointed across the lot to a big, gloomy looking house by the river. Gates surrounded it and it loomed in front of a dusk-sprinkled sky. It looked terrifying.

"It's a haunted house!" Zora exclaimed. "Sorry, Sonny, but I've got to check this out."

And off Zora went, leaving Sonny all alone in the middle of the bustling state fair.

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Ten minutes later, Sonny was still wandering around the carnival, but now she had a fluffy pink cotton candy in her hand. She gently tore off a piece and stuffed it in her mouth, savouring the taste as it melted on her tongue.

She thought about going home, but she couldn't leave her friends here without a ride. And then she thought she would just find all of them and they would go back to the studio, but she didn't want to ruin their fun. In the end, Sonny settled on buying herself a treat and finding something to do, figuring her friends would call her when they wanted to leave.

It was getting late, but Sonny happily meandered through the webs of people, taking in the different sights.

Eventually she found herself passing a gigantic ferris wheel, and without a second thought, Sonny got in line. She adored ferris wheels; her dad used to take her on them when she was little, before she began attending these events with Lucy. She loved looking out at the glittering water and over-looking the city; she felt like she was flying.

Sonny's reminiscing was cut short when the carnie asked for her ticket. She pulled out her last ticket from when she bought then upon entering the fair, and smiled up at the burly man. He unhooked the chain and let the bubbly brunette in.

She tore off another piece of cotton candy as she sat on the swinging bench that was about to take her up into the painted orange sky. She watched as the big man who let her in hooked the chain up, pronouncing loudly that that was it.

Sonny felt her stomach drop as she realized she was on the seat alone. Suddenly she didn't want to be on here anymore.

As she nervously stared at the pink fluffy candy she no longer wanted, Sonny heard the chain click once more and was surprised to feel a presence sit next to her. She looked up to meet a pair of steely blue eyes.

She groaned. "What are you doing here?"

She'd much rather have been alone than stuck on a ride with the three-named king of jerks.

Chad shrugged. "I'm here to promote some charity event for…charity, or something."

Sonny rolled her eyes. "Let me guess, you're getting something out of it?"

Chad snickered. "Obviously."

She didn't even bother to ask what it was. Instead, she ripped off another piece of cotton candy and placed it in her mouth as the wheel jerked to a start and began to turn slowly.

The two sat in silence as they approached the top of the wheel. Sonny took in the beautiful sight before her; the sparkling water, the oranges, pinks, purples and yellows of the sunset on the horizon, and the crisp, clean air that swirled around her, blowing tendrils of her hair around her face.

"It's so pretty," she whispered, mainly to herself, for she forgot Chad was even there.

"Yeah, you are," he mumbled under his breath.

"What?"

"I said, yeah…it seems…far…" he rephrased, hoping she didn't catch it. Sonny just shrugged and agreed, pulling off a piece of cotton and tossing it in her mouth.

Chad stretched his arms, already feeling cramped from the small seat they were both crammed into, and casually draped one around Sonny. She looked at him with wide eyes and raised eyebrows.

"Are you trying to put a move on me?" she asked incredulously.

Chad scoffed. "You wish, Munroe."

"No, I don't."

"Really, Sonny? Really?"

"Yes, really," she insisted, even though the feeling of his arm around her shoulders felt…oddly perfect for some reason. Of course, she's never admit that to him.

"Fine."

"Fine."

"Good!"

"Good!"

The wheel jolted to a stop, causing Sonny to unwillingly press into Chad. Chad smirked.

"Are you trying to put a move on me, Munroe?" he asked, amused.

Sonny blushed and pushed herself as far away from him as possible. "No," she enunciated forcefully. "That was you."

Chad's mouth dropped open. "Yes, because I was the reason the wheel came to a stop, conveniently at the top, in front of a perfect sunset next to you. That was all me."

Sonny scowled. "You were the one who put your arm around me in the first place."

"That was not me 'putting a move on you.' That was me stretching."

Sonny forced an obnoxious laugh. "Yeah, right."

Chad's eyes narrowed. "If I wanted to put a move on you, Munroe, I would do this."

And without a second's warning, Chad's lips were on hers. Sonny was momentarily stunned, but didn't pull away as the wheel started to turn again, bringing the two teen stars back to the ground.

They pulled apart (reluctantly) when the wheel came to a complete stop at the bottom. The bar in front of them swung open to release them.

Chad gently ran his thumb across her soft, pink cheek and smirked. Then he snatched a piece of cotton candy from the shocked brunette, winked, and walked away, leaving behind a very astonished, beaming Sonny Munroe.


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