A/N: Writer's Block. (:

Disclaimer: I forgot, do you blame me? If I owned SWAC, I would be writing the screenplay, not fan fics, and it wouldn't be so comedic or successful.

Chapter Ten -- LEAVES:

"Sonny!" Tawni complained as a leaf fell on her hair.

"Sorry," Sonny loud whispered. It was too dark to see where the sack was.

"Who cares?" Zora called out from a different tree. "This is the most stupidest challenge yet!" With how Zora was hanging on the tree, Sonny had to laugh.

"Could you keep it down over there?" Skyler asked rudely. "I need to concentrate!" The boy was trying to climb a tree, but with not much success.

"Fine!" Sonny was still laughing. "By the way, where is Marta and Portlyn?" Have the guys mixed up the teams? Or did they leave the girls? Wouldn't they lose, then. No, Chad Dylan Cooper does not lose. So . . . why?

"Oh, Marta complained about Chad going too fast and Portlyn told us how she wanted to be alone. So we dropped them off at the junction," Skyler snickered. "But since they are our in our team thing, we can't start. Portlyn said so." He shook his head, clearly annoyed with the bossy brunette. Everyone laughed, although Sonny felt that they were being too mean to them.

"So where's Chad?" Sonny asked Skyler yet again.

"In his car. He isn't much of a nature boy," Skyler laughed again. Everyone did too.

Sonny couldn't believe to admit it -- the Mackenzie Falls cast were so different from their characters. She couldn't believe that both Skyler and Marta were so friendly while Penelope and Devon were just plain evil. Wow, she thought sincerely.

"Sonny! Let's get back to work! I see the others coming," Tawni complained. Who knew that this challenge -- one filled with nonsense too -- would bring out Tawni's competitive side. But Sonny got back to working anyways, letting leaves fall to Tawni, clearly acting to make it look hard.

Zora already filled her burlap halfway. She was ahead of everyone else. Skyler and Chad were last, Marta and Portlyn still hadn't been back. "I guess you guys are going to lose, huh?" Sonny teased, sticking her tongue out to the boys.

"Oh, Sonny," Chad replied with a smirk. "Chad Dylan Cooper does not lose."

"We know. That's what the author said!" Zora exclaimed, taking a break. She wasn't one to repeat things, or hear things being repeated.

"Whatever, Zorro."

"It's Zora."

"Whatever!" Sonny interrupted. "The fact is, you're going to lose."

Chad just smirked at her naivety. Clearly she doesn't know how CDC plays games.

Yes, he cheats. But no one knows that.

It was almost midnight, and everyone agreed that they should head back, even though Marta and Portlyn still haven't arrived. People agreed to bring their bags of leaves back, since Portlyn was the one who invented the rules, and she wasn't there. They voted on who should carry back all the bags. Since Ferguson and Chastity rode in a motorcycle, they couldn't bring them. Nico and Grady had a Smart Car for two (A/N: I love those things), so they too were out of the picture. It was between Tawni's and Chad's. In no way would those two let leaves or dirt or whatever in, nevertheless near, their cars.

"NO! I won't do it! My upholstery is hot pink and one-of-a-kind!" Tawni argued. "You have a bigger car, put it in yours!"

"Never! My convertible is too good for leaves."

"At least you have the space!"

"At least yours already looks like trash!" That was it. Tawni couldn't hold it any longer. Chad went way too far. She jumped at him, ready to claw her perfect manicure against Chad's soon-to-be ruined face.

Chad screamed like a little girl, even more high pitched than Skyler's. He covered his face with his arms. A few seconds later, he was being pulled back. Ferguson had grabbed his arm.

Tawni was being held back by Skyler and Sonny. Her eyes looked bloodthirsty. It wasn't like Tawni at all. Sonny had a solution. But she had to leave Skyler with the ruthless blonde. Skyler said he'd be okay. Sonny faintly smiled.

What? Did I miss something? thought Chad. There's no way Sonny and Skyler could or should like each other! He didn't know why he thought this, but it was tattooed in his mind. He couldn't get it out.

Sonny came back, a stick of Coco Moco Coco (A/N: How do you spell that? I'm not sure) in her hands. She waved it in front of Tawni, in a hypnotizing manner.

Tawni came back to reality, turning on her high-pitched excited voice. "Ooh!" she grabbed the lipstick.

Everyone sighed.

"Chad, I guess you have to get the leaves then," Sonny guessed.

"What? Why?" the blond whined.

"Who else is going to do it? I have a feeling Tawni will go ballistic again."

"Fine," he gave in.

"Fine."

"Good."

"Good."

"Are you good with Skyler?" Chad asked, out of the blue.

"What?" Sonny blushed. "Why would you ask?"

"No reason. He's my best friend though. So are you going out with him?" Chad also felt his face getting warmer.

"M-maybe? I don't know," Sonny tried to hide her date with Chad's best friend.

"Now, that just tells me it's a yes." Chad was so smug. He smirked and walked over to his friend. He patted Skyler on the back and Skyler laughed happily. What was he doing? His body was jerking him to do these happy things but his mind and heart was burning with pain. Why? His best friend was happy and maybe the Capulet and Montagues -- I mean the Randoms and the Drama Queens -- would stop their feud. Why him? Why not me? WHAT?! What am I thinking? I have to be happy, for Sky and Sonny. What was Chad feeling? It couldn't be jealousy, right? Chad Dylan Cooper does not do or feel jealous.

"Let's go!" someone in the background called.

Chad stepped in his car, forgetting his plan to take Zora's burlap sack of leaves.

A/N: I feel sorry for Chad. So in denial. Tsk, tsk. And now Sonny is going out with his best friend. What will happen next? Will Chad break them up? Hmm?

Oh and yes, I did reference some Romeo and Juliet at the Montague and Capulet thing. Because the second episode of SWAC, "West Coast Story" is, I think, based on the movie "West Side Story" which is based on "Romeo and Juliet". NEXT: Jacket! I have a feeling it will be cliche-y.

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