Author's Note: Oh my gosh guys. This is the last full chapter of Just Enemies. I tried really, really, really hard to make it good. Just so you know, I may write a short epilogue, but I'm also kinda sorta thinking about maybe doing a sequel to this because there's a lot of not "loose ends" but things we don't get to see happen in this story, so I thought those would be good starting points for another story. What do you think? Anyway, more on that later. If you're reading this, I want to THANK YOU for staying with me this whole time. You guys are incredible. Thanks to: kitkat299, CrazyBananasHannahs, LilRockerStar, usuihentai727, and DannySamLover20 for reviewing. Special shout out to DannySamLover20 because he/she was the VERY FIRST person to review this story, and has reviewed almost all, if not all, chapters since. Also want to thank one of my other regular readers who didn't review on the last chapter, but I know reads this story and may eventually read this author's note: KellyTheLovatic! Also, this story is dedicated to Sophbells who motivated me to write a SWAC story. She's been M.I.A. from fanfiction world for awhile, but I hope she eventually reads the rest of this story. Also, special thanks to kitkat299 for putting me in your favorite authors list, I'm guessing that's because I said I take it as a huge compliment, so thanks! ALSO special thanks to kitkat299 and LilRockerStar who both said the last chapter made them tear up a little. That was very nice to hear. (Yeah, I just thanked you for crying... that was weird, but I hope you know what I mean!) Anyway... SO MANY THANK YOUS! Thanks for all the support! And if you really did just read this whole author's note from beginning to end, thanks for persevering! :p Anyway, please review and enjoy chapter ten!
Sonny's POV:
"I'm sorry, but the flight's been delayed." The woman I was talking to sighed and glanced at the line of people behind me. "There's nothing I can do."
"Do you have any idea how long its going to be delayed?" I asked, trying to sound patient and understanding, despite the fact that I had felt like I was about to burst into tears ever since I left the studio.
The woman shot me an irritated glare. "Two or three hours."
"Two or three hours?" I said, my heart sinking. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Miss, there are other people waiting to speak to me. There's nothing more I can do for you." The airport employee waved her hand, as if shooing me away. "Have a nice day."
"Yeah. Thanks." I mumbled, walking slowly back over to my seat in the waiting area. As I sat down I heard my phone buzz. Half afraid it was Chad, I glanced at the sender. Tawni. Taking a deep breath, I hit read.
From: Tawni
Sent at: 4:35 PM
Hey, I don't know if this will even matter to you anymore, but I thought you should know. Chad said Rebecca kissed him and that he told her he didn't like her like that. Sonny, I know you think you're doing the right thing but-
Quickly, I hit the back button before I could read the rest of the text. I don't believe her. Chad's just trying to spare my feelings. He doesn't really care about me anymore. If he did, he would be here by now. I felt tears brim in my eyes and hastily grabbed a magazine from a near-by table to distract myself. I opened it to a random page, and looked down. A picture of Chad stared back at me. Oh, great. Sighing, I dropped the magazine and picked up new one. Just then, I heard two girls talking behind me.
"Didn't I tell you it was the cutest thing ever?"
"It really is. I can't believe they're not together! What is Sonny thinking?" I stiffened. No way are these girls talking about me and Cha- "Her and Chad are perfect for eachother! How can she not see it?" The girl continued. I felt my throat tighten. "I mean seriously, if a guy wrote this stuff about me, I'd marry him!" Wait... wrote what stuff?
"Yeah, no joke. Listen to this, this is my favorite part. 'Every time I look at Sonny, all I can do is wonder if she knows how beautiful she is, and how much just seeing her knocks me off my feet. Even when we were just enemies, I thought she was hot, but now every time she kisses me, I just want to tell her how gorgeous she is. And its true. Sonny is gorgeous, and the most gorgeous thing about her is that she doesn't know how beautiful she is.'"
"Awww! But I like the entries from after she left even better. Like this part, right here. 'I can't believe Sonny is coming back to So Random. After she left it was kind of like a blur. I ate, and slept, and walked, and talked like a normal person, but I felt like Sonny had ripped my heart out and taken it with her to Wisconsin. Now that she's coming back all I can think about is telling her how I still feel about her. But knowing Sonny and me, something will probably go wrong. Maybe before it does though I'll be able to tell her that I still care about her. That I've dreamed about her every night since she left. That I still pray that its her every time I hear my phone ring. That I listen to the songs she sang on the show over and over again, pretending she's hear with me. That I think I might love her. That I think I do love her.'"
As the girls continued to giggle and aww over Chad's journal, I gripped the arms of my chair. Chad...loves...me? The thought came slowly, but as the truth hit home, I felt myself rise from my chair. My knees were wobbling and I could hardly think, but one thought surfaced clearly. I have to see Chad. Grabbing my purse and my carry on bag, I started to run toward the nearest exit, past caring about my other luggage. Behind me, I heard one of the girls say, "Was that... Sonny?"
Chad's POV:
"Alright guys, in ten minutes the show's going to start. We are going to have an excited audience, and I don't want them to go away disappointed." Marshall glanced around at all of us. "You are all great, I know you can work with all the last minute changes. Sonny believed in you, I believe in you, so I want you to put all of your personal problems aside, and go out and make this one heck of a good show."
"Marshall..." Grady said, after a second of silence, "this means Sonny's never coming back, doesn't it?"
Marshall looked away. "I think it does Grady."
I ran my hands through my hair, feeling as if I wanted to fall down on the floor and never get up. "Marshall, I don't know if I can do this."
"Chad, you have to. For the good of the show. For the good of your castmates. For the good of your image. You're an actor. Act like nothings wrong."
I stared at him. Act like nothing's wrong? Sonny's gone. That's impossible to hide. There has to be a way to get her back. There has to be a way to tell her I love her. Realizing Marshall and the rest of the cast was still waiting for my answer,I nodded and sighed.
"Good. Now I wanted to talk to you all about the extra time at the end of the show when Sonny would have performed. I was thinking maybe one of you could sing a song..." He looked around, as if gauging our reactions to that. Sing a song? That's it!
"Marshall!" I said, suddenly. "I have a plan."
Sonny's POV:
"Can't you go any faster?" I asked my cab driver, glancing at the time. The show would be about to start.
"Lady, we're in a traffic jam. Nothing I can do about that." The driver honked his horn and then glanced at me in the rearview mirror. "See? Nothing."
I sat forward in my seat. "You don't understand, its really important, a matter of heart and love!" I babbled, not sure what I was saying, but knowing the sooner I was back in Chad's arms the better. If he'll still have me... I did just leave him and the other Randoms to fend for themselves on tonight's show. They might all hate me. Quickly, I pushed that thought to the back of my mind and tapped the driver's arm. "Listen, I'll pay you double whatever my bill is if you can get me to Condor Studios in fifteen minutes."
He raised his eyebrows in interest, but then shook his head. "Sorry, no can do. With traffic like this, you're not going to be getting there for another thirty minutes at least."
I sighed and slumped back in my seat, then immediately sat up straight again as traffic inched forward and the car moved a few feet. "Yes!" My yell of victory was punctuated by a loud pop and the wheeze of air escaping from a tire.
"Uh-oh, sounds like a flat. Must have run over some glass. That'll slow us down some." The cab driver sounded almost cheery.
"Are you kidding me?" I glanced at the clock again. "You know what, I don't have time for this." I reached in my purse and drew out a wad of dollar bills. "Take it." I threw it toward him, grabbed my bags, and clambered out of the car.
"Are you crazy?" The driver shouted.
"No, but I think I'm in love!" I yelled back before starting to run through the maze of cars, praying traffic wouldn't start moving again.
Chad's POV:
I waited backstage as Nico, Grady, Tawni, and Zora introduced the show and broke the news to the audience that Sonny wasn't going to be there. I could practically hear the groans of disappointment and curious murmurs as the audience adjusted to the fact that for some reason So Random's guest star was M.I.A.
"Hey Chad." I turned and saw Shayne standing behind me. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
"Uh, sure, I guess." I said warily, confused as to why the guy I'd always considered to be my competition with Sonny suddenly wanted to have a friendly chat. We had hardly spoken this entire week.
Shayne stared at the ground, looking embarrassed, then finally met my gaze. "I need to tell you something."
"Okay..." I said slowly.
"Sonny didn't take your journal. I did."
"WHAT?"
"I sent for the reporters too. Well actually..." he looked away, "they weren't reporters. They were just friends of mine dressed up like reporters and photographers. There wasn't even any film in the cameras. I set you guys up."
I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists at my sides. If the guy didn't look so miserable, I'd punch him right here and now. "Why? Why did you do it? HOW did you do it?"
"Well, I think you should know, I didn't do it alone. From Rebecca. And we did it.. well, for lots of reasons."
"Name a few." I said quietly, feeling my anger rise.
"Well, for one thing, I liked Sonny. It was obvious her attention was focused on you and I thought if you guys were left alone you'd probably start going out again. I needed a way to convince her you were the bad guy and I was the one for her. You know how it is."
"Actually, I don't. I don't lie to girls to get them to go out with me." I said slowly, my whole spine tensed. I can't believe Shayne would sink that low.
He looked down at his feet, sheepish. "Well, yeah. Anyway, I had stumbled across the flash drive with your journal on it about a day before Sonny came back to So Random. I was just going to keep it until you realized it was missing and let you freak out a little bit before I gave it back. But when I met Sonny, I realized that was the key to setting you two against eachother."
"How does Rebecca fit into all of this?" I asked, interrupting him.
"I'm getting to that. Rebecca saw the flash drive and asked what it was. I tried to act like it was nothing, but she kept pestering me about it, so I finally told her. I thought she'd tell everyone what I was doing as soon as she knew, but she didn't. She told me she understood how I felt. She wanted you and Sonny to stay apart too, but for other reasons."
"Like what?" I said.
"Well for one thing, she said if Sonny came back to the show, Marshall would scrap the idea of her having more lines in the upcoming shows, and that she'd be stuck as a dancer forever. So she figured that if you and her went back to being enemies, she'd be less likely to stay on the show. Also, Rebecca's always liked you, and she wanted to keep you single until she could get her hooks in you."
I blinked. "Wait, Rebecca wanted Sonny to leave. You wanted her to be your girlfriend, which pretty much requires her staying in Hollywood. How does that work out?"
Shayne shrugged. "I figured if we got together, she would stay in Hollywood, even if she wasn't on the show anymore. I didn't care if she was on So Random or not. She's just... you know, hot and stuff."
I closed my eyes and clenched my fists again, trying to curb my desire to beat the crap out of this guy. He didn't even care about her dreams. He just wanted her to be his arm candy. I'm going to kill him. "So you and her came up with the idea to watch Sonny and I, then send in fake reporters and photographers at an opportune time and get some dirt, which would make Sonny hate me, and then you could rush in and be the hero by getting the pictures back?" I said, disbelievingly.
"Well... yeah. Basically. We wanted to make sure there was no chance you guys would ever be interested in eachother again, so we figured the journal wasn't enough."
I shook my head. "I can't believe this. Why are you telling me this now? You know I could get you fired for this."
Shayne winced, then nodded. "I know. I'm telling you now for a couple of reasons. For one thing, I realized that, well, that you and Sonny really do love eachother. I guess I thought it was just kind of a passing thing, but when I saw you crying over her letter today..." He trailed off, then started talking again. "And the other reason is that I thought maybe, if I told you everything and said how sorry I am for this whole stupid mess, you might not get me fired." He gave me a small smile.
"What about Rebecca?" I said slowly.
"She's still into you. But she admits that the whole thing got out of hand. And she felt kind of bad about Sonny leaving after all. She's not such a bad chick. Hot, too."
I raised my eyebrows. "Do you like her too?"
Shayne looked confused, as if seriously considering the question. "I didn't think I did but..." He grinned. "She is really hot."
I rolled my eyes. "Shayne, you lied, you stole, and you made a fool of yourself. If you and Rebecca tell the rest of the cast what really happened, and I do mean all of what really happened, and apologize to them and to Sonny if you ever see her again, then I won't tell Marshall or Mr. Condor about your little scheme. Or the cops."
He gulped then smiled weakly. "Thanks Chad. We will."
"Oh and good luck with Rebecca. I think you two are meant to be." And I don't mean that as a compliment. I turned away from him.
He cleared his throat. "Uh, Chad, don't you want to punch me in the nose or something?"
"Nope." I said, not bothering to turn around. "Sonny would want me to forgive you. That's the kind of wonderful person she is." Besides, you're not worth the effort it would take to smash your face in.
"Okay, well, see you later then." He walked away as I took a deep breath.
Well at least that's over with. Suddenly I thought of something. "Wait, Shayne where is the flashdrive with my journal on it?"
"Oh, right. It's in the-"
Shayne was interrupted by Marshall's yell from the other side of the backstage area. "Chad, you're up! Take your place on the stage!"
Sonny's POV:
"Taxi!" I yelled, desperately trying to flag one down. I glanced at my watch. The show would have definitely started by now, and it would still take at least ten minutes to get to the studio. "TAXI!" I screamed, and waved my arm frantically. Come on! I ran through an airport, endured an annoying cab driver, risked my life running through traffic, and walked six blocks to get away from a traffic jam, and now I can't get a taxi to pull over for me? "TAXIIII!" I yelled one more time, and, finally, a taxi pulled over to the curb in front of me. "Oh my gosh, thank you!" I said to the driver. "Condor Studios, please. And step on it!"
The driver turned around and gave me a confused look. "I'm sorry Miss, but my engine died. That's why I pulled over. Don't you see the smoke?" He pointed to the front of his car, where a plume of smoke escaped the hood.
"Oh." I said faintly. "My mistake. I just really need to get to Condor Studios because I think my ex-boyfriend still loves me and I want to tell I love him too and-"
"Excuse me Miss, but I really need to take care of my engine trouble. If you need to get to Condor Studios that badly, I'd suggest flagging down another taxi. It's a ten minute drive from here at least, and that's if you're practically speeding."
"Thanks for your help." I said, grabbing my bags and getting out of the car. "TAXI!"
Chad's POV:
I took a deep breath as the final sketch came to a close. This was it. The moment I'd risk total humiliation in front of the entire world. The moment when I just might win Sonny back. I took another deep breath. Total humiliation or not, its worth it.
Zora, Audrey, and Bridget smiled into the camera onstage. "And now for a very special treat. Our very own Chad Dylan Cooper singing a song he wrote himself! Give it up for Chaddy!" They ran off stage as I walked on, trying to ignore the butterflies in my stomach.
After the applause died down, I smiled out at the crowd and the cameras. I've never been this nervous in my life. "Hey everyone! Having fun so far tonight?" The crowd cheered and clapped. I grinned. "Good to know." I waited for a second as a laugh rippled through the audience. This is it. "As most of you know, about a year ago, I was dating a girl named Sonny Munroe, who was supposed to guest star this evening. I know she regrets not being able to be here, but it actually kind of worked out well for me." I walked over and picked up a guitar left on the stage for me and slipped the strap over my head. "See, there's been something I've been wanting to tell Sonny for a long time. And I thought, 'What better way to tell her than through a song on her favorite TV show, with all her fans and the entire world watching?' and then I almost threw up and gave up on the idea." I chuckled as the audience laughed again. "But some of my good friends here on the So Random cast talked me back into it. So here's what I want to say." I looked straight into the camera, hoping that if Sonny was watching, she'd be able to see how sincere I was. "Sonny, I'm risking total humiliation, in front of the entire world. I don't even know if you're watching this right now, or where in the world you are, but I wanted to tell you... I love you." The entire crowd erupted into "AWWW!"'s, but I barely noticed. I waited for quiet again, then continued. "Sonny Munroe, you are a beautiful, amazing girl, and I want the entire world to know how I feel about you. I would like nothing better than for you to forgive me for all my stupid mistakes and be my girlfriend again. I know now without a doubt, you are the one for me." I started to strum on my guitar and the band behind me got the idea and began to pick up the music as well. "I love you Sonny. This song is for you." I started to sing.
Can't blame you for thinking,
That you never really knew me at all,
I tried to deny you,
But nothing ever made me feel so wrong,
I thought I was protecting you,
From everything that I go through,
But I know that we got lost along the way,
Here I am with all my heart,
I hope you understand,
I know I let you down,
But I'm never gonna make,
That mistake again,
You brought me closer,
To who I really am,
Come take my hand,
I want the world to see,
What you mean to me,
What you mean to me,
Just know that I'm sorry,
I never wanted to make you feel so small,
Our story is just beginning,
But let the truth break down these walls,
And every time I think of you,
I think of how you pushed me through,
And show me how much better I could be,
Here I am with all my heart.
I hope you understand,
I know I let you down,
But I'm never gonna make,
That mistake again,
You brought me closer,
To who I really am,
Come take my hand,
I want the world to see,
What you mean to me,
You make me feel like I'm myself,
Instead of being someone else,
I wanna live that every day,
You say what no one else will say,
You know exactly how to get to me,
You know it's what I need,
It's what I need yeah,
Here I am with all my heart,
I hope you understand,
I know I let you down,
But I'm never gonna make that mistake again,
You brought me closer,
To who I really am,
So come take my hand,
I want the world to see,
What you mean to me,
What you mean to me,
As the music faded the crowd went wild. I stepped back from the microphone, smiling. As they continued to cheer, I noticed some of them pointing frantically to something behind me, and cameras were flashing all over the place. My heart beating fast, I turned around. It was her. Sonny.
Sonny's POV:
I stood there on the stage, tears streaming down my face, with the cameras rolling and the fans screaming their heads off, but I barely realized what was going on. All I knew was that Chad had sung that beautiful song for me. And that I loved him. Other than that, I was completely lost in his shining blue eyes.
I wasn't even sure who moved first, but the next thing I knew we were standing just about a foot apart. Slowly he reached up and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. The crowd hushed, or maybe my brain just blocked them out. I said, "Chad, I'm scared. I'm not perfect. I'm going to get mad, and we'll fight like we sometimes do, and you might not want to be my boyfriend anymore, and there's so much you don't know about me, but I do-" I stopped as Chad placed a finger on my lips.
"Sonny, please, just kiss me." And then he leaned forward and. He. Kissed. Me.
I had thought that if Chad ever did kiss me again, it would be amazing, but it would be pretty much old news. More of an "oh, I remember this!" feeling than anything. I was wrong. It was dynamite. He kissed me until I forgot my name, age, where I'd been born, everything. It was like a drug. All I knew was that I was in Chad's arms and he loved me. And that was all I needed to know.
The next thing I knew, the cameras were off, but the audience was still on its feet and cheering. Chad grinned and pulled me backstage, where he continued to kiss me until I couldn't breathe and my knees went weak. When Chad realized he was literally holding me up, he laughed and pulled away. His blue eyes sparkled and snapped as I'd never seen them before. I expected him to make fun of me, but instead he just grinned and said, "I feel lightheaded. Did anyone ever tell you what a good kisser you are?"
"N-no." I stuttered, then smiled.
"The boys in Wisconsin are idiots." He said, then gave me one more quick peck. "I don't think I'm ever going to get tired of doing that."
"Good." I smiled and returned the peck.
He toyed with my hair and grinned again. "So you love me?"
"Yes, Chad. I love you... so much." I said, smiling. "That's what I was trying to tell onstage before you, well, shut me up.
His grin faded, replaced by a sweet smile. "I love you too sweetheart. More than you'll ever know." He pulled me into his arms and I rested my head on his chest.
"Oh, by the way, I have something of yours." I partially pulled away from him and opened my hand.
He picked it up, confused. "A film canister?"
"Here." I opened it, and a flashdrive slid out. "Shayne hid it in here. He hoped I'd throw it away or destroy it. The worst that could happen is that I get caught with it, which would just drive us two-" I made a motion between me and Chad. "-farther apart."
Chad's arms tightened protectively around me. "He's such a jerk. I'm still half-tempted to murder him."
I laughed and pecked him on the cheek. "That's very sweet, but unnecessary."
He gave me a confused look. "Wait, how do you know about Shayne and Rebecca anyway?"
I smiled. "I got here during the last sketch. Shayne filled me in and gave me this to give to you."
"You got here during the last sketch? Then why didn't you come out to me when I was making my declaration of love into a camera and kind of making an idiot of myself out there?" Chad said.
"Well for one thing, I wanted to see if you really loved me enough to go through with it." I grinned. "And for another thing you didn't make an idiot out of yourself. That was the nicest-" I kissed him. "-bravest-" I kissed him again. "-most amazing-" And again. "-fantastic-" And again. "-beautiful-" And again. "-thing anyone has ever done for me."
Chad smiled. "Is this how you say thank you? I like it."
"Hey Chad!" We both turned to see the rest of the cast standing there. It was Nico who had spoken. "Mind if we pry your girlfriend away from you long enough to give her some hugs?"
"Sure!" I answered for him, then laughed as I tried to walk away and Chad's arms didn't release me. Finally, he reluctantly let me go long enough for everyone to get a hug, then pulled me close again.
"So Sonny," Matthew smiled at me, "does this mean you're going to be joining the So Random cast again... permanently?"
"Well," I looked timidly at everyone, "if you want me to come back..." If a giant group hug qualified as a yes, I got my answer.
So surrounded by my So Random family and friends, not to mention my boyfriend, I knew for sure my adventures weren't over yet. They were just beginning. But I also knew that I was finally right back where I belonged. I was finally home.
AN: Sooooo... what'd you think? I really hope you liked it! Thank you SO MUCH for caring enough about my cheesy little story to read all the way to the end. I'm pretty sure I will be writing a short epilogue, but we'll call this the end anyway. So, thanks! A virtual high five to everyone who liked it! *SLAP!* Anyway, uh, I think I pretty much covered all the thank yous in the first author's note, so lets head on to the disclaimers! The song in this chapter obviously isn't mine, its called What You Mean to Me, originally sung by Drew Ryan Scott. I also don't own Sonny With a Chance or So Random or any of the characters except Rebecca and Celia, who I created. Anyway, now on to more important subjects. Should I do a sequel? Yes, no, maybe so? Just so you know here's a basic idea of what I see happening in the sequel: Sonny's dad's wedding, Chad and Sonny learning how to be a couple again, more Mel/Grady stuff (my total bad by the way, I meant to write Mel into the story and then I never did), more Celia and Matthew stuff, and basically just keeping up with all the couples in this story, plus some DRAMA in the form of the Mackenzie Falls cast making some reappearances at Condor Studios. What do you think? Just so you know, I WOULD NOT have Sonny and Chad break up again, they have been through enough relationship changes in my opinion:p So yeah, let me know what you think about a sequel, thank you SO MUCH for reading, and I hope all of you find your very own Chad/Sonny. -bookwormatheart