Major thanks go out to all of my readers and reviewers. Keep up the good work! : -) Thanks also go out to the ones who answered my questions at the end of the last chapter. I loved all of the answers. To reward your excellent reviews and patience, this is an extra long chapter for you. I hope you enjoy it.

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I now have names for the two songs sung in Chapter 9. There are a few who contributed to the naming of these: Liselle129, Veeheart914, and Daydreaming Author. Sonny's song is now called "In to the Fire" and Chad's is "Can't fight Destiny"

Now, time for a little twist in the festivities.

*Once more from the top… No, I don't own SWAC or its characters or any of the famous names I may use. The story, songs and movie are mine.*

Chapter 12

Sonny PoV

"OMG! You are you. This is really… weird." Amanda, who is about sixteen, stares around the table as if asking for confirmation. The only problem is, none of us have any idea who this girl is speaking about.

"Uh, yes, we are us but which of us are you talking about?" Leave it to Selena to come right out and ask. She giggles, finding the humor in the situation. "Who are you a fan of?"

Chad pops his collar, expecting it to be him. His grin turns into a grimace when the next words out of her mouth have nothing to do with him. He rolls his eyes and looks down at the menu.

"I was talking about you, of course. Wizards totally rocks!" Amanda looks around the table again and her mouth goes slack as she suddenly realizes who the rest of us are. "Okay, this is getting a bit surreal. I mean meeting one celebrity in this place is, like, next to incredible. Meeting four in one night at one table is just insanity." She shakes her head in disbelief, her long blond ponytail swinging behind her.

Selena is grinning up at her since she is a fan. Taylor half smiles, a little embarrassed at the attention. Chad is frowning, disgruntled at not being recognized first. Me, I'm flattered and give her a friendly smile. She looks intently at Taylor and sighs in resignation.

"I'm really sorry for what I am about to do, but she'll kill me if I don't." Amanda says to him. "Aunt Jenny! Could you come here?" She yells over her shoulder. We look at each other in confusion but Amanda just shakes her head.

Before long a tiny, pixie of a girl skips out from behind the kitchen door to our table. She looks to be only a couple years older than Amanda with bouncing red curls and vivid green eyes. "What's up?" Jenny asks with a lilting accent I can't quite place.

"Remind me, who is your favorite up and coming male actor?" Amanda asks innocently.

"Taylor Lautner." Jenny replies without hesitation.

"Why do you like him?" Amanda's smile has gone from innocent to sly, but Jenny doesn't notice.

"Did you see him in the last movie? His acting was fabulous. He brought that Jake character to life." She says earnestly. The musical lilt to her voice becomes more pronounced and I recognize it as an Irish accent.

"It probably helps that he has a smoking hot body right?" Amanda giggles and Taylor is blushing in the seat next to where they are standing. Jenny still hasn't looked at us, still hasn't noticed that the object of their discussion is sitting not two feet from her.

"Well, it sure doesn't hurt!" Jenny exclaims.

"How would you like to meet him?" Amanda says this casually, tapping her pen on the pad of paper in her hand.

"Who do I have to maim?" Jenny asks eagerly. "I have to draw the line at murder."

"No one actually. All you have to do is help me take this order." Now Amanda is laughing and directing her Aunt Jenny's eyes towards our table. Jenny looks over and smiles at us until her gaze crashes into Taylor's.

"Taylor?" Jenny says, barely above a whisper, as her eyes go round. Suddenly she drops down in a dead faint. Thank goodness Taylor has quick reflexes. He manages to catch Jenny before she hits the floor and cradles her in his arms, uncertain what to do next.

"Well, I wasn't expecting that kind of reaction." Amanda, worried, pulls a chair up next to Taylor's so that he can set Jenny down. She runs to the counter and grabs a glass of cold water and a cloth, bringing them back to the table. Taylor has Jenny propped up against his side with his arm around her shoulders, so she doesn't fall. Dipping the cloth in the cold water, Amanda gently lays it against her aunt's forehead. "Aunt Jenny. Aunt Jenny, please wake up. I didn't mean to startle you like that."

Jenny stirs and slowly opens her eyes. "What happened?" She looks around at us and then up at the handsome face only inches from her. "Oh dear." She says faintly, closing her eyes.

"No you don't." Taylor says to her. "No more fainting. Come on, open your eyes." He shakes her a bit until she opens her eyes again. "That's better. How about we do some introductions?" Jenny, her eyes glued to Taylor, nods her head.

"Sitting across from me are Chad and Sonny and the girl next to me is Selena. I'm Taylor, as I take it you already know." He grins down at her, removing his arm from her shoulders to point at each person. "Now, I'm guessing your name is Jenny, since that is what Amanda keeps calling you." Jenny nods again, still only looking at Taylor.

"Jenny!" Amanda says impatiently. "At least look at the others. I think you may recognize a face or two, but please don't faint again."

Jenny finally tears her gaze away and looks at the other occupants at the table, curious by what Amanda said. "Jesus!" She looks from Chad to me to Selena and back to Taylor. "Amanda, am I dreaming?"

"Nope." Amanda giggles. "Now, let's get those orders. Aunt Jenny, you better head back to the kitchen or these nice people are going to starve." Jenny looks like she is going to argue but is forestalled when Taylor speaks up.

"You're the chef? Please don't let us keep you from the kitchen. What do you recommend that we order? Do you have a specialty?" Taylor smiles encouragingly at Jenny.

"Of course." Jenny jumps up, nearly toppling over her chair. "You'll want the Irish potato nachos to start. I also recommend either the buffalo burger or the fish and chips."

"I'm not sure what the first one is but I'm willing to try it." Taylor answers looking at us to see if we agree. "I'll also have the buffalo burger, please."

"Make that two." Chad says.

"Three, please." I pipe up next to Chad.

"Seems like we're on a roll. Might as well make that four." Selena says as Amanda writes everything down.

Jenny smiles brilliantly at Taylor before skipping back to the kitchen with Amanda. Taylor stares after her with a bemused look. I wonder what he is thinking because that look kind of looks interested.

"She is great… when she's not fainting." I say to no one in particular. "I like her and Amanda both."

"Is there anyone you don't like?" Chad teases, grabbing my hand. He rubs slow circles inside my palm with the pad of his thumb and I forget to breathe. One simple touch and I'm mush, but I'm not going down alone. I slide a little closer to Chad and lay my other hand on his bicep, rubbing my own thumb up and down while looking deeply into his blue eyes. I feel the muscles beneath my hand contract and his eyes soften.

"On occasion, there are times I don't like you very much." I whisper into his ear, causing him to shiver. It takes a minute for him to realize what I said. Then he glares at me and pulls away. I laugh and pull him back to me. He relents but still looks at me disgruntled.

"I think she is adorable." Selena announces. "What about you, Taylor?"

"Huh? What?" Taylor asks, looking away from the kitchen towards Selena.

"Never mind." Selena shakes her head changing the subject to the filming of the movie. While her and Taylor are distracted, I look up at Chad quizzically.

"Couple?" I ask raising an eyebrow at him. "You thought I would forget but I haven't."

"I never said couple. You said couple." Chad replies. "I said date."

"Are you sure? I could have sworn you said we were a couple."

"I haven't said we aren't a couple either… at least not recently."

"So we are?" I question in confusion. Before Chad can answer and possibly confuse me more, Selena interrupts.

"Hey, here comes Jenny and Amanda." We turn and see the girls coming towards us laden down with several plates of food. The Irish potato nachos turn out to be exactly that. Thin cut slices of fried potato covered in pulled pork, veggies, salsa, jalapeños, cheese and sour cream. That has just become my new favorite dish! The burgers were excellent, as well. Jenny has got a gift when it comes to cooking. She and Amanda hung out at our table while we ate. There weren't many other customers to keep them busy.

"Hey, did you tell them about After Hours?" Jenny asks Amanda.

"No, but that is a great idea." Amanda replies. "Do you guys have any plans for later?"

"We're planning on seeing a movie." I respond. "What's After Hours?"

"It's way better than going to our crappy little theater. In about an hour, we clear away all the tables and chairs from here and turn the diner into a dance club with karaoke. It's a blast and about the only fun thing to do in this town, unless you like cow tipping." Amanda explain. "You should totally come. I promise we won't tell anyone you're here. We can even find some disguises for you if you like. It should only take a hat for each of you and maybe the girls' hair pulled back. After all, no one expects to see anyone famous out here."

"They'll be expecting us soon enough. We're going to be shooting a movie not too far from here. As soon as that gets out, we won't be able to go anywhere without being recognized." I say on a sigh, but perk up at the thought of dancing with Chad. "I'm all for checking out After Hours." The rest agree with me since it will probably be one of the last nights of freedom for all of us.

"Cow tipping?" Chad asks me quietly.

"I'll explain it to you later." I whisper back.

We each chip in to pay the tab, although I had to fight with Chad to let me pay my own way. The other customers have all left and Jenny locks the door. It doesn't take long for us to clear the floor. Even Chad pitches in without complaining, which is very weird of him. Jenny closes and locks the kitchen before leading us back to a large office with lockers along one wall, a table with chairs in the center and a large mirror on another wall with a shelf below. The girls open up the last two lockers and start pulling out an assortment of hats, from a cowboy hat to a straw hat to a baseball cap. I think I even saw a French beret in the stack.

The guys each grab a baseball cap to wear. Selena pins the sides of her hair back with barrettes from her purse and wipes off most of her makeup, leaving just a hint of gloss and mascara. She puts on a dark purple fedora which compliments her lavender peasant blouse, black vest and black slacks. I pull my hair back into a thick braid, letting a few loose tendrils curl around my face. Not liking any of the hats that are left, I take out a pair of lightly tinted sunglasses with black rectangular frames and put them on.

Jenny and Amanda have disappeared through another door with some clothes while we were getting ready. I turn towards the others. "So what do you think?"

"Bookish cute." Selena decides.

"Yeah, geek chic." Taylor agrees.

Chad gives me a quick hug before turning away. I hear him mumbling something about 'stupid cute' when the door opens. Jenny and Amanda walk in wearing identical flirty black skirts that stop just above their knees and sleek, shimmery halter tops. Amanda's in blue and Jenny's in green. Chad and Taylor both stare with their mouths open. Admittedly, they are looking good but that doesn't mean I want Chad drooling over them. I smack his arm to get his attention and give him a dirty look.

"What?" Chad asks defensively.

"Quit drooling."

"I think somebody is jealous." He says to me in a singsong voice.

"No. I just don't want you embarrassing yourself." Now I'm defensive.

"Sure. Just keep telling yourself that." Chad smirks. "Jealous." I turn to huff away from him but he grabs my arm and pulls my back up against his chest. Leaning down, he says so only I can hear him, "I think I like it." Shivers course down through my body and my pulse speeds up. I turn my face, kissing him softly on the cheek and feel a shiver course through him. He lets go of me and steps away. I don't want him to but I manage just barely to control my urge to follow him, to cuddle my body up to his.

No one notices our exchange. Taylor and Jenny are caught in each other's eyes, unable or unwilling to look away. Selena is helping Amanda with her makeup at the mirror. As I watch Selena's reflection, she glances up at me, then over to Chad and back to me. She gives me a big wink before getting back to the makeup. I wonder how much of that she saw and how often I'm going to have to hear 'I told you so' from her.

A buzzer breaks the silence in the room. Jenny walks out to the front door with the rest of us following to let the DJ in and finish setting up the room. Looking out the window, I see a whole lot of cars parking and people piling out heading over here. Outside the front door, two beefy looking guys are standing watch over the crowd lining up.

"I suggest you grab that corner booth now before we let anyone in." Amanda says, coming to stand by me.

"Good idea." I say, taking Chad's hand and pulling him over to the booth. Its shadowed now, with the lights dimmed. Selena and Taylor join us as Jenny gives the bouncers the okay. The DJ set up in one corner, turns up the music as people pour into the room. Most grab seats as they come in. Some sit up at the counter where a guy in a red vest is serving soda and water. A few brave souls head straight for the center to start dancing. After a while, I walk up to the counter to get everyone at our table some water. Behind me I hear a strangely familiar voice shout my name, my real name.

"Allison!" Strong arms wrap around my waist when I turn around, lifting me off the floor in a bear hug. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in California."

"Andrew?" Shocked, I return his hug.

Am I being mean with another cliffhanger? Oh yeah and you are loving it. You know you are.