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~ Chapter Seven ~

"That whole episode was amazing, you were so good." Portlyn stared at the boy, shaking her head as she tried her best to look at the teacher at the front of the classroom.

"Come on, up top." He put his hand up, grinning,

"I don't high five, I don't fist bump and I don't raise the roof." She rolled her eyes, lifting her hands dramatically above her head, jumping when the teacher stood between the two desks.

"How about we pay attention in class?"

"Sorry, but I think our new episode is amazing." Chad laughed a little, stopping when he saw the teachers face, heaving a deep sigh before looking down at the book in front of him, his head on his hand as he thought about how well he had just done in the episode.

"Don't forget about the maths test coming up!" The teacher shouted before the bell went off, sighing when they jumped out of their seats and ran out of the classroom.

Chad smiled to himself as he walked down the corridors, he had a feeling that this episode was going to get him a lot of calls for new auditions – he couldn't wait. He bit down on his lip, trying his best to think of other stuff, such as the test he had coming up soon, but not being able to take his mind off the one thing that meant so much more to him – acting.

"I am looking forward to seeing you too, bye." He glanced at Russell as he walked the other way towards him, a small bead of sweat on his forehead before he hung up the phone, turning to glare at Chad.

"That was your mother Chad, she's coming over.. why?"

"W-what?" He shook his head, his cheeks turning a light shade of pink as he thought about how protective his mother was.

"Oh this is not good, everyone listen to me – there is a mother on her way here now and I need you to do everything you possibly can to make sure nothing goes -" He jumped when a hand touched his shoulder, turning around to face Chad's mum,

"Mom!" Chad gritted his teeth, shaking his head as he folded his arms over his chest,

"Why are you here?" He forced a smile, taking a small step towards his mother,

"Your grades, that's what." He gulped a little, having completely forgot about the report cards that had been sent out that day, wincing a little under his mothers stare as she grabbed his arm and marched him out of the corridor and into Russell's office, with the man nervously following behind.

He looked down at the floor, sitting down, his eyes moving from one person to the other, "Do you know why you're here?" He shook his head, deciding that playing the innocent routine was the best way to go as he looked up at his mother, putting on his best puppy eyes, pouting a little.

"Well I will tell you, how about you tell me what this is all about?" She unwrapped the piece of paper she had been holding in her hands, revealing a huge, red D on the page, causing Chad to stumble on his words a little.

"I-I.. uh.." He looked up at Russell, his eyes filled with desperation as he begged the man to help him out in anyway possible.

"I have never been good at Math..." He shrugged, frowning a little and then sighing,

"No Chad, you have never been amazing at Maths but you have never got a grade below a C."

"But I-I have been working really hard on acting, and it's my main focus at the moment." He smiled up at her, hoping she would understand, scowling at her when she shook her head.

"Look, there is a test coming up soon, she can change her grades there!" Russell smiled at the boy, moving to put his hand on his shoulder, trying his best to make sure that nothing came of this.

"Fine, but if it doesn't go up.. then you're not going to that magazine interview I know you have been looking forward to."

"What?!" Chad stood up, his eyes suddenly burning with anger, slightly brimming with tears which he held back as best he could, "You can't do that, I am MacKenzie.. and unless you didn't know mother.. the show is called MacKenzie Falls. They cannot do that interview without MacKenzie." His heart thumped in his chest, he had to go to that, it was all about his time in Hollywood so far, how he found it – it was going to get him and his show noticed.

"We spoke about this before we moved; grades first, acting second."

"But -" He whined, putting his hand on her cheek, "Mummy." He pouted, wrapping his arms around her before doing his best baby voice – it was usually the best way to get around her - "Mummy?" She smiled a little before shaking her head,

"But how about this week, just for this week, we change it – like.. acting first, grades...second?" He sighed when everyone in the room shook their head, Russell more out of fear than agreement as he sat back down, his arms folded over his chest as he pouted – he had to make sure he passed that test.

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"You have to pass that test!" Portlyn grabbed Chad's hand and a pen, quickly writing on his hand before he had a chance to pull away.

"What are you doing?" He yelled as he yanked his hand away,

"It's called cheating."

"N-no, I don't cheat – I get nervous and scared and n-no..." He shook his head, taking a few steps back,

"I can do this, I just need to ask someone for help.. and I know the perfect person."

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"Why should I help you to boost MacKenzie Falls ratings?"

"It's not just for that, I just really want to do my first proper interview, and get my mother off my back – come on Sonny." He sighed, staring at the girl in front of him as she bit down on her lip, thinking for a second before putting down her own school books and frowning,

"Fine, but if you ever tell anyone I will kill you." She grinned, patting him lightly on the head before walking out of there and into an empty classroom.

"And I swear to God, if you don't listen -" She shook her head, glaring at him before turning to face the board behind her, she couldn't believe she agreed to help someone out from her enemy show. She knew deep down though that it wasn't because she was helping, it was anyone else she would have told them to shove it – it was because it was Chad Dylan Cooper, the boy she secretly had a crush on.

"... this is the area of a square." She ignored the distant look in her eyes, carrying on speaking anyway as she pointed to various shapes on the board, not being able to take her eyes off of him.

"Chad?" She sighed when he groaned, putting his head in his hands and running his fingers lightly through his hair, ignoring the urge to run over there and run her own fingers through that perfect, soft hair.

"I can't do it."

"Look, we can try this another way..." She looked around, smiling when she found the large shapes that she knew the teachers kept for the younger generation of actors.

"Okay, so.." She started, not noticing the distant look in his eyes this time as she picked up a triangle. Chad looked at her for a second, pretending not to notice the way her skirt slowly slid up a little more each time she raised her hands above her head, the way her hair gently moved or the way her top was just a little too low.

He gulped, shaking his head, forcing himself not to think of her that way – she was Sonny Munroe, she would never be interested in him.

"Are you listening to me?" He heard her groan, chucking a large square at him before turning to the board, "How about we go back to kindergarden?" He shrugged, smiling when she turned around, her skirt lifting up to reveal her see through panties as she drew a large circle on the board,

"See this? What's this called?" She turned back around to face him, pretending not to see the lust on his face as she looked down at her barely-there skirt.

"A circle?"

"Wow, well done – so you do know something." She rolled her eyes, biting down on her lip as she turned back around, tempted to bang her head against the board when she saw he wasn't paying attention again.

"Oh for God's sake, you are hopeless." She muttered, grabbing her hand bag before storming out of there, her heels clomping loudly on the floor.

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His hands were sweating, small beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, his heart thumped quickly and loudly as he looked around the classroom, his eyes focused on his hand – at the words written on them just before the test.

He bit down on his lip, his breathing unsteady as he tried his best to not think about the moral implications this was going to have on him. His eyes wandered over to the teacher in front of him, his hand shaking as he stood up, "I'm a cheater." He nearly screamed as he held up his hand.

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He stared at Russell a few minutes later, nibbling on his lower lip as he shifted from one foot to the other, "This isn't fair." He finally muttered,

"You were caught cheating."

"Nuh-Uh! I almost cheated, I admitted it!" He smiled, nodding his head as he was pleased with himself before frowning when he saw the serious look on the man's face.

"You can re-take the test, but until then.. you're out of the interview."

"But it's the first MacKenzie Falls interview, can't you just.. reschedule it?"

"These people are very busy, why do you think it's taken them over a month to get to us?" Russell sighed,

"Look kid, I don't wanna have to do it without you but it has to be done."

"But -"

"No but's, just go.." He sighed, running his fingers through his hair and watching as Chad walked out, his shoulders slumped as he stared down at the ground.

- - - - - - -

He looked down at his hands, sitting in his dressing room all alone as he thought about how much fun everyone else was going to have during their interview. He looked on his dressing table, at the open book in front of him as he sighed, flicking through them once more.

"You know, you still have fifteen minutes until the interview starts. I am sure that if you asked, Mrs Bitterman would let you.." He jumped when he heard the voice, turning around to see Sonny standing in the door of his dressing room, a small smile playing on her lips as she took one step in.

"I don't know anything."

"I am sure something went into that brain of yours Chad, and it's worth the try.. first interviews are important." She gave him a small smile,

"Just don't tell anyone I was," She wrinkled her nose, shuddering a little, "Nice or something..." He nodded, smiling before standing up and running out of there,

"Wish me luck." He shouted behind him, laughing when he didn't hear anything.

Sonny looked around the large dressing room, running her fingers through her long hair as she thought about how naïve the boy was, but at the same time he was so enticing. Something kept bringing her back to him, and she had no idea what to do to stop it.

One thing she did know; she was falling for the enemy, and she was falling hard.

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Chad slammed the paper on the desk, smiling at the teacher as he impatiently tapped his foot – there was only a few minutes left before the door would close on his first interview, and she was taking her time grading his paper.

He bit down on his lip, preventing himself from saying something to her, "Congratulations.. you passed." She smiled up at him, writing a large B on the paper before Chad ran out, not looking back at her as he skidded towards the studio where the interview was going to take place.

He looked down, brushing some invisible dirt of his MacKenzie Falls uniform before walking in there, smiling as he thought about the girl he had been in love with since he first saw her on television when he was just twelve.

- - - - - - -

Chad grinned at her, cornering her as she tried her best to walk past him. He shook his head, sighing a little as he pressed his forehead to hers, pretending not to notice the look of panic in her eyes as she looked around to make sure nobody had seen them.

"Chad." She whispered, lifting her hand a little to put it on his burning cheek,

"Sonny." He smiled, brushing some hair out of her eyes, "Thanks for the help today." She nodded,

"As long as -"

"I don't tell anyone, I know, I know." He rolled his eyes,

"Fine." She frowned at him,

"Fine."

"Good."

"Good." He laughed, smiling when she laughed with him, their lips almost grazing for a second until she pushed him away from her, "I don't like you in that way." She wrinkled her nose in disgust, shaking her head as she looked him up and down, her hands shaking as she tried her best to stop herself from wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him right there and then,

"I told you before – we're enemies, I will never like you in that way." She took a deep breath, turning on her heel before storming away from him leaving Chad standing there in a daze, his eyes wide as he tried to get his head around what just happened.

One thing he did know – Sonny Munroe was one complicated girl, and he was going to make sure he got her.

A/N: Oh yeah, that episode was so missing Channy action. This is my favourite chapter because of the Channy xD

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