Disclaimer: I do not own SWAC or any of the songs used in this chapter.

A/N: So...what's up? :) I'm kind of in an 80's mood, since today I'm going to see Aerosmith and ZZ Top, two of my favorite bands. That explains this chapter, trust me, haha. I think you guys might enjoy it a little bit :P

Chapter 10

When the Randoms showed up down by the shore, they found the cast of Mackenzie Falls- minus Chad- lounging around on the warm sand while some were singing along to the radio.

"What's wrong with the water?" Sonny queried as she looked at the rival cast.

"Brandon said he saw a shark!" Taylor related to the brunette from So Random, her eyes wide in fear.

"So what, we're just sitting here listening to music?" Tawni asked in distain.

"Well...yeah..." Annette answered, shrugging.

"Why don't we bring this party back to the house and have a karaoke day?" Grady suggested, his blue eyes gleaming with excitement.

The cast of America's Number One Tween Drama all exchanged bored looks. Finally, Ernie shrugged.

"Why not?"

.::.

The two enemy casts were settled in the living area in the beach house. The girls of Mackenzie Falls were occupying the couch while the guys of the drama were scattered around the floor, while some were resting in the armchairs. The So Random cast was busy searching Karaoke tracks on Tawni's laptop.

"Who's first?" Nico asked.

"Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me! Can it be me?" Grady pleaded, his arm spastically waving back and forth above his blonde head. This earned an eye roll from his best friend.

"Yeah man, you can go first," he conceded.

"Yes!" The boy said, clenching his fist in front of him in victory.

"All we can find are tracks that are older than ten years," Sonny announced. "So get ready for some classics."

Grady looked at the screen before jubilantly choosing his song. He scrambled up to the front of the room, remote control in hand, using it as a microphone.

"Before we start," Sonny interjected, much to the annoyance of The Falls. "This is just for fun, it's not a competition, so let's just put the rivalry aside along with any hurtful comments. Deal?"

The cast grumbled in agreement.

With that, Nico pressed the 'enter' button on Tawni's pink Dell laptop, and soon enough, Grady was singing to everyone about how he was pretty fly for a white guy.

"He needs some cool tunes, not just any will suffice,
But they didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice.
Now cruising in his Pinto, he sees homies as he pass,
But if he looks twice, THEIR GONNA KICK HIS LILLY ASS!"

This gained a laugh and minor applause at the sight of Grady shaking his butt as he screamed into the remote. Sonny smiled as Grady lowered the remote-microphone, sensing that his performance had definitely eased the tension in the room.

"What the hell is going on?" Chad asked, walking into the living room.

"Karaoke," Tawni answered, searching through the songs on her computer. Chad rolled his eyes, but sat down on the floor anyways, seeing that his cast mates were actually enjoying themselves.

"Next?" Nico called.

"Me!" Portlyn insisted, standing up and taking the remote from Grady. She waltzed on over to Tawni's computer and excitedly pointed at a song on the screen before walking away to the center of the room. She nodded to the blonde girl from the rival show, cuing her music.

"Shootin' at the walls of heartache,
BANG BANG!
I am the warrior.
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win,
If you survive..."

Sonny cringed at some of the notes she hit. So apparently Portlyn wasn't the best singer, but she didn't seem to care, she was just having fun, and it was apparent to everyone in the room.

When her song came to an end, Portlyn beamed and took a fake curtsey before running to give the remote to Tawni. "You're turn!"

"Oh, you're on!" Tawni laughed, rushing up to the front of the room, her song already picked out. Sonny just watched the exchange between the two girls. It freaked her out a little, to be honest, that they had become friends that quickly.

Sonny grinned as Tawni's music started. This song fit her perfectly, and Sonny couldn't help but jam out to it from her spot on the ground. By the end of the song, all of the girls, and a few of the guys, were singing along.

"I'm a bitch, I'm a tease,
I'm a goddess on my knees.
When you're hurt, when you suffer,
I'm your angel undercover.
I've been numbed, I'm revived,
Can't say that I'm alive,
You know I wouldn't want it any other way."

The room went crazy for Tawni, despite her pitching issues in some areas. The casts were actually getting along and having fun together- who woulda thunk?

"Mind if I go?" Ernie asked, reaching for the remote.

"You're up!" Tawni cheered, tossing the device to him as he chose his song.

When the music began, Sonny couldn't help but laugh. She had clicked on too many links and been Rick Rolled too many times to not know this song.

"We're no strangers to love..." Ernie began.

The room was clapping along, bobbing their heads as Ernie milked the attention. Sonny, however, stopped clapping when he entered the second verse.

"We've known each other for so long,
Your heart's been aching
But you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it."

For some reason, this particular verse stuck out today. Sonny told herself it was nothing, but deep down, she knew. It was her and Chad. Undeniably.

Ernie ended his turn with a little dance, earning laughs from both casts as he handed the remote to Chad.

"Your turn, man."

"Uh, no," the blonde refused.

The room groaned.

"Awwww. Come on!"

"Chad Dylan Party Pooper!"

"Joy Kill!"

"Fine!" Chad snapped, snatching the remote from Ernie as he just pointed to the first song that he knew.

"Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am goin' to
Silk suit, black tie
I don't need a reason why
They come runnin' just as fast as they can-"

Here, Chad focused his ocean blue eyes on the impressed brunette sitting on the ground whose shoulders were moving to the music.

"Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man."

Sonny rolled her eyes, a small smile plastered on her face. She had no idea Chad could actually sing. And he was killing it up there; moving around like he was a pro! When the song came to an end, she joined in the applause.

"Oh, my turn!" Katrina trilled, standing up and grabbing the remote from Chad, who took a seat near Sonny, much to the green-eyed girl's dismay. She sauntered over to Tawni's computer and pointed at a song, squealing as she did so.

She strutted to the front, and posed, one hand on her hip, the other holding the remote to her mouth, and one leg popped. The song began and Sonny choked back a laugh before looking at Tawni.

The blonde girl smiled and raised an eyebrow. "I know, ironic, right?"

"I made it through the wilderness
Somehow I made it through
Didn't know how lost I was
Until I found you."

As Katrina sang the last line of the verse, she smiled at Chad, who shifted uncomfortably. He remained uncomfortable until the chorus rolled around.

"Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time..."

Chad turned his head to glance at Sonny, a cocky grin on his face as he saw her subtly peak at him and blush, both of them thinking about her drunken desires from the night before.

When the song finally came to end after what seemed like ten horrific minutes, the applause wasn't too enthusiastic, seeing as how Katrina's voice sounded like two dying cats being trampled by a herd of elephants. That, and she had absolutely no showmanship.

"Sonny, you go!" Tawni encouraged. The brunette shook her head. "No way."

"What if you do it in a group first?" Portlyn asked from her seat beside Tawni. Before they gave her a chance to reply, Tawni grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her to the front, where Portlyn grabbed two candles; one for her microphone, and one for Sonny's.

The brunette rose her eyebrows at the other two girls when she heard church music start playing, but quickly realized what the song was and grinned. How she loved Madonna.

The three started out singing solemnly, as if they were in a church choir, but quickly bust out with dance moves as the music picked up.

"When you call my name, it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour, I can feel your power
Just like a prayer, you know I'll take you there."

The raven-haired and blonde girls pushed the brunette forward, silently ordering her to take the next verse. Sonny looked around nervously. Acting on So Random was one thing, but singing in front of some of her biggest rivals? She closed her eyes and took a breath, beginning to sing, hesitantly.

"I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing
I have no choice, I hear your voice-"

Sonny could feel her confidence growing as she continued and her voice became stronger.

"Feels like flying
I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling
Out of the sky, I close my eyes
Heaven help me!"

And with that, the other two joined back in for the rest of the song, but the confidence boost was just what Sonny needed. She was already wondering what she was going to sing on her solo turn. The song came to an end, and the room roared with applause for the three girls, who smiled, curtseyed, and laughed at the attention.

Nico and Grady sprung up as the girls sat down, taking the candles from Sonny and Portlyn before rushing to their places, the music having already started. The room began to sing along when they got to the second verse.

"Seesaw swingin' with the boys in school
And your feet flyin' up in the air
Singin' 'hey diddle diddle'
With your kitty in the middle of the swing
like you just don't care..."

Everyone in the room yelled and threw a fist in the air for the next part.

"Walk this way! Talk this way!
Walk this way! Talk this way!
Walk this way! Talk this way!
Walk this way! Talk this way!
Just give me a kiss, like this!"

The boys, who incorporated both rock and rap into the song, got many cheers and a few guys from Mackenzie Falls even clapped them on the back for their rendition of "Walk this Way".

Sonny grabbed the remote as she walked to the front of the room. She could do this. She nodded to her cast mates who began the music. Sonny began rocking to the music as she sang.

"Your love has set my soul on fire, burnin' out of control
You taught me the ways of desire, now it's taking its toll
You're the right kind of sinner to release my inner fantasy
The invincible winner, and you know that you were born to be.."

Sonny's eyes connected with Chad's as a miniscule cocky smile played on her lips.

"You're a heartbreaker, dream maker
Love taker, don't you mess around with me
You're a heart breaker, dream maker
Love taker, don't you mess around- no, no, no!"

She broke eye contact after the chorus, singing to everyone in the room, playing up the 'on stage' vibe, and getting really positive reactions from everyone. Around halfway through the song, she glued her feet to the ground and really got into the song, closing her eyes as her voice went to higher octaves and the music changed to just accents before completely stopping in the middle of the song. In the silence, the brunette opened her warm chocolate eyes, her voice weak, needy, and desperate for the few lines.

"You're a heartbreaker...Dream maker...Love taker..."

Chad couldn't help but marvel at how undeniably sexy the sound was. Chad was having a hard time coping with the fact that not only was Sonny a decent actress and good at being cute, but a hell of a singer. Chad fleetingly thought of the needy and desperate voice calling out his name, but rapidly banished it from his head. That ship has already sailed, Buddy.

Sonny's warm brown eyes found Chad's icy blue ones as her voice gained power and menace once more.

"Don't you mess around with me!"

Sonny finished the song and earned a standing ovation from all of those willing to sacrifice their comfortable positions and rise. She looked around, beaming, before walking back to sit down.

"How about a group act to some Journey?" Grady asked.

"Yeah!" Everyone chorused.

"Don't Stop Believing!" Someone shouted.

Nico nodded. "Who's going to get the solos, though?"

"Chad and Sonny," many people murmured. There was no question that they were the two best singers in the house, so it only made sense.

The blonde heartthrob grinned over at the brunette girl next to him, a challenge sparkling in those eyes of his. "You up for this, Monroe?"

Her eyes narrowed in acceptance of the challenge as a corner of her mouth turned up in a small smirk. "Oh, I am so up for it." And with that, both teens made their way to the front, candles in hand. Tawni started the music.

Chad looked over at Sonny as he sang.

"Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere..."

Sonny, likewise, locked eyes with Chad.

"Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere..."

They continued singing in turn, joined by their dancing cast mates at the end.

"Don't stop believing!"

"Hold on to that feeling!" Chad and Sonny harmonized.

"Streetlight people!"

"Don't stop believing!"

"Hold on to that feeling!" The two singers belted, glancing at each other, genuine smiles on both of their faces.

As the rest of their cast mates held the note, Sonny and Chad's smiles faded as they stared at each other. Sonny stood on her tip-toes as Chad gently placed his hands on her lower back, craning his head down so their lips met. And this time, no one felt guilty, because both were fully sober. Sonny closed her eyes and she admired the softness of Chad's lips as she allowed his tongue entrance.

Their cast mates shouted at the end of the song, oblivious to the two lead singers:

"Don't Stop!"

And they had no intention to.

Didja like it? Haha! I hope so, please review and tell me what you thought! And also, feel free to follow me on Twitter, my name, as it is on here, is klcthenerd. And check out my youtube, thequeenofrandomness or klcthenerd. I just finished editing a music video to "One and the Same" by Demi and Selena. I think it's pretty amazing, and I'm super proud of it...you can find the link in my profile. But enough rambling...

Songs:

Grady: "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"- The Offspring

Portlyn: "The Warrior"- Scandal ft. Patty Smyth

Tawni: "Bitch"- Meredith Brooks

Ernie: "Never Gonna Give You Up"- Rick Astley

Chad: "Sharp Dressed Man"- ZZ Top

Katrina:"Like a Virgin"- Madonna

Portlyn, Sonny, &Tawni: "Like a Prayer"- Madonna

Grady and Nico:"Walk this Way"- Aerosmith and Run DMC

Sonny: "Heartbreaker"- Pat Benetar

Chad, Sonny, and company: "Don't Stop Believing"- Journey

Phew. Lots of stuff to read, sorry. Please review! :)

Love, Kelsey