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The song is Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri! :]

Chapter 11 – Jar of Hearts

"Aye, G. Remember that time, when we created the Basement with Tawni." Nico said into the microphone.

"Ah, yeah. Best place ever. Until the walls fell. Good times, good times." Tawni gave the biggest smile to Nico and Grady.

"Oh, how about the time when we had to throw food into Sonny's kitchen window for Tawni's date with Hayden? That must have been a nice date there Tawni?" Grady said.

Tawni put her palm to her face, and shook her head.

"Don't forget to mention the time she tried to steal my song!" Sonny yelled from her seat.

Nico and Grady laughed. "Who could ever forget that Sonny! She wore a British flag dress to sing to Trey Brothers. And we got to use our magic box on him!" Grady said.

"All right, so that concludes Act Two. Hope you liked all the things we did for you Tawni. From the special appearance and singing of Sonny and Selena, Zora's little chemical thing, Portlyn's make-up tips, Skylar's attempt to use the tricycle, and our little dance, we all want to wish you a Happy Birthday! So everyone stay tuned for Act Three and enjoy your dinners with a little bit of entertainment." Nico put down the microphone to clap his hands.

Portlyn looked over at Sonny. She had been dying to go to the piano because Sonny had been eyeing it the whole time. Portlyn grabbed Sonny's hand and led her to the piano bench.

The servers were rushing in and out of the kitchen making all sorts of sounds. The aroma from the food filled the air, but Sonny just tried to ignore it. She had seen James in the back. He stared at her the whole time. She needed to let out her feelings.

Sonny glided her hands across the keys. She just wanted to sing out her feelings. She was happy and scared at the same time. Everyone was eating and hardly paying attention to her, so she was going to let it out. She didn't care if they heard; she just wanted to say everything.

No I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost any more
You lost the love I loved the most

I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are?
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart

You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?

I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms

I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are?
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart

You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?

And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I would have missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back

And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts

And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?

Tears were falling down her face. It wasn't a lot, but she definitely felt pain. Sonny looked into the audience. Some clapped, but she was just looking for James. All her feelings were directed to him. She didn't see him.

Portlyn signaled to Sonny to get backstage. She just sang her feelings out and needed to get her out of the spotlight. She didn't want to risk having James to get her. She led her to the curtains and walked backstage.

Tawni and Chad just looked at each other, they saw her in tears. Did James bring her pain?

Tawni wanted to go back stage to see Sonny. She needed to talk to her and apologize. She accused her best friend of doing something that never really happened. Tawni looked over her shoulder to see Chad walking her way.

"We have to go talk to Sonny, Tawni. Please. She probably hates me right now, but I need to see her Tawni. I love her." Chad says with his pleading eyes.

"Calm down, its intermission right now. Everyone backstage should be coming out to mingle with the guests. And knowing Selena and Portlyn, they would want me to see Sonny. Let's just take a seat and wait." Tawni said.

James had a perfect disguise. It was a party, so he could wear a masquerade mask. If anyone asked him, he could say he thought it was a masquerade party. Problem solved.

Now, all he has to do is to find Sonny Monroe.

James walked out into the lobby. He was walking fast, but not fast enough for people to become suspicious. He looked as if he needed to go to the bathroom.

James looked behind him, making sure that no one was following him, and he took the entrance to the back stage area.

Upon opening the door, there were a bunch of people running around getting ready for the next Act. James knew he had to act fast. James ran to his right and looked around for Sonny, or at least Selena.

James stood right in the middle of the hallway that led to some of the dressing rooms. He opened a couple of the doors.

First one was a supply closet.

Next was Lady Gaga's dressing room. It was a hot mess in there.

Next to her was Beyonce, and I must say, from what I accidently walk in on, she is definitely not a single lady.

James got tired of looking in the rooms. He doubts she's in the other ones. He suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder.

A guy with a clipboard was looking at him. It was Ferguson. "Where are you going? What act are you in?" he says to James.

James notices that he doesn't recognize him. He is still wearing the mask. He didn't speak up in fear of him recognizing his voice.

"Well?" Ferguson was starting to get impatient.

James quickly raises three fingers.

"Act Three is about to start in about 7 minutes. You should go back to stage area." Ferguson pushed him towards the way James entered.

James ran back into the main area back stage to see Selena herself.

"Well, Well, Well. If it isn't Ms. Selena Gomez, fancy seeing you here. I'm looking around for Zora. I have a present to give her." James' excuse seems plausible and he highly doubts that Monroe would blab the secret.

"Well, James Conroy. That's disguise isn't hiding anything. You still look horrible with or without the mask." Selena abruptly says. "Cut the crap and leave. I know everything. You get your butt out of here, now."

"Now, Now. There's no point in being hasty. I don't even know what you're talking about. How's my favorite wizard, right now? Any new tricks? Now if you excuse, I'm looking for a certain Random… the small one." James says pushing Selena out of the way.

"No." Selena grabbed James's arm. "You will not be going anywhere near Sonny."

"Oh, well. Let's see about that." James pushed Selena back, so she fell backwards and landed on her butt.

"SECURITY!" Selena yelled as she tried to get up.

Sonny came walking in from the side. She was busily talking to Portlyn. Portlyn had one hand on Sonny's shoulder.

"Hey, Monroe." James yelled as he saw his target. His eyes were set on her.

Portlyn pushed Sonny out of the way and ran to James and slapped him in the face. James didn't even flinch. In return, James took his hand and slapped her cheek. She wobbled a little, almost falling backwards. Portlyn tried to hold her balance by holding onto a nearby light pole.

Sonny was shocked. She couldn't move. She just froze where she was. James grabbed her back the back of the neck and dragged Little Miss Sonshine towards the exit.

Sonny couldn't take it anymore. She ran to James and punched him in the face. James fell back a little but he caught his balance fast.

She quickly kneed him in the crotch and ran for the stage. It was the only way to find more people. Sonny tried to run faster to the stage, but her heels were keeping her, just like at her wedding. She needed to run.

Sonny found the front of the curtains and looked for an opening. She heard James throwing everything and pushing things out of his way. He was catching up to her.

The crowd saw the curtains move. They gave their full attention to the stage, thinking that intermission might be ending a bit earlier.

"AHHH!" Sonny screamed as she pushed the two curtains apart. She looked behind her to see how far he was. "Monroe, come here." She heard James yell from behind the curtains.

Sonny looked in front of her and ran. She saw Tawni looking straight at her. Sonny bolted for the stairs of the stage and ran towards her best friend.

"Sonny, what's going on!" Tawni yelled. Chad watched as the brunette ran over to her best friend looking frightened. She hid her face into Tawni's shoulder.

Chad came up to Sonny. "Sonny? Is that really you?" Chad asked.

Sonny looked up from Tawni's shoulder and saw the blue-eyed boy from 5 years ago.

"Chad? . . . Chad!" Sonny jumped into the arms of Chad. There were tears coming from her face. She missed seeing him. His blond hair was still the same. His face looked older, and he was a lot more built, but he was still the same Chad from 5 year ago.

Chad felt Sonny's arms wrap around him. He put his arms around her waist to pull her in tighter. He whispered into her ear, "I've missed you Sonshine." She held on tighter after realizing what he had said.

James appeared on the stage. He jumped off stage and headed towards Tawni and Chad who now hid Sonny behind them.