Hayllooo! Haha, okay, here's the next chappie.

Oh and if anyone cares to help, I'm working on another story…. I don't have really anything planned except Sonny goes to Chad's house to meet his parents(no clue why) and everything goes wrong.

But just to anyone who wonders or cares, I actually have this whole thing written up, I've been working on it since October or November or something and just really finished it today….

I'm just releasing them spaced out and not all at once.

Next Friday
Chad's POV

I looked at the ice nervously and tried to keep standing on my skates. I hadn't tried to skate yet. I've never skated in my life. I just told that to Sonny so I didn't look…. I don't know why… I hated admitting I couldn't do stuff.

Sonny came up to me, "Chad, you ready to get on?"

"Uhm… sure," I said.

Sonny nodded and easily stepped onto the ice and skated off, "See you on the ice," she said as she skated off. Then Rick and Gabriella started skating. Neither of them had fallen and didn't look like they were going to.

And if I did fall… only Rick, Gab, and Sonny would see me…. We booked the place. Well, I did. I was popular enough to get the whole rink.

I took a deep breath and gripped the rail tightly as I put one foot on the ice. It seemed fine… so I put the other one on the ice and stood shakily on it. I pushed off with one foot and immediately slipped and fell right. On. My. Butt.

Sonny laughed and skated over to me, "Ouch," I muttered, flipping over and pushing myself sorely onto my knees. I tried to stand up but nearly fell again, but Sonny caught me.

"I thought you could skate!" she laughed, helping me up.

"I lied," I groaned.

She laughed and held my hand when I stood up.

"We'll start slow, okay?" she laughed.

I nodded.

We went slowly, and I tripped a couple times but soon got a hang of it. Then Sonny started spinning and skating backwards. I could get the backwards skating but I didn't want to try to spin. Then Sonny rejoined me and we talked and skated together. Rick and Gabriella were also having fun it looked like.

Sonny and I had it pretty well… that was until I skated right over a large dent in the ice, tripped and fell, pulling Sonny with me andshe fell on top of her.

We both winced when we fell, but Sonny laughed, "Didn't this already happen?" she giggled.

"Well, you were the one who fell and we were on solid land with horses, grass, and dirt," I groaned. Sonny got off me carefully and she stood up. I remained sitting on the ice. Rick and Gabriella came over to me and Sonny, "Well, you two look like you've had fun."

"Well, one of us will be sore tomorrow," I muttered, "I am not cut out for the cold slippery stuff. I'm a California guy.

"We all know that, Chad," Rick said.

"I'm programmed for remember lines, not gliding around on knife blades on frozen water," I said, standing up and skating over to a wall and holding onto it, having no wish to fall again, I carefully and slowly made my way out of the arena.

I didn't care how lame I looked doing that, I just wanted to be able to sit later.

I got off the ice and got my shoes off as quickly as possible and put them on the counter and the lady there put them away.

Sonny came over to me after a minute of me sitting by myself on a bench, "Sorry this hasn't been fun for you, Chad," she said, sitting down by me.

I sighed, "It's hasn't been not fun."

"Really?" she asked.

"No. Actually, this has been one of the worst mistakes I've ever made," I said.

"Well, Rick and Gabriella want to stay on a bit longer. Then we'll leave for Red Robin."

After the date Gab, Rick, Sonny and I were all crashed on the couch at the house, exhausted and tired.
Rick and Gabriella had seemingly grown closer, but not close enough to really be in a relationship. They were sitting by each other on the couch, but not touching, while by me, Sonny was leaning tiredly against me.

I checked my watch and saw it was close to eight thirty. I assumed Tawni had gone to where she and Nico and Grady were staying. Or she was staying. I doubt she would ever stay the same place Nico and Grady were.

I looked around at everyone. No one had said nearly anything since we got there. Spinner then came in to the living room, "Alright, I just got the perfect school booked for our school scenes," he said, "We start rehearsing those scenes Monday."

"Alright," Sonny said.

"Kay," I muttered. No one else said anything.

"Is something wrong?" Spinner asked.

"No, we're just tired, thanks," Sonny said.

Spinner nodded and left all of us.

"So I had fun today, Rick…" Gab said, "Did you?"

"Yeah," he replied, only paying half attention to her by the sound of his voice. He was looking at something on this side of the couch and I tried to look at what he was looking at and saw it was Sonny. I narrowed my eyes and looked at Rick, feeling protective, and I tensed subconsciously, and Sonny apparently noticed because she sat up and asked, "Something wrong, Chad?"

"No. Nothing at all," I replied, softly, looking at Sonny, wrapping my arm around her shoulders and kissing her on the head quickly, shooting a look at Rick as I did so.

He moved uncomfortably and put his arm around Gabriella who looked at Rick and smiled widely.

Poor girl is thinking the wrong thing right now… I thought, looking at those two. He was just being Rick. That wouldn't last between them.

Sonny sighed and closed her eyes as she rested against me and I looked at Rick with hostility.

It was awhile later and both of the girls had gone to their room and I hadn't taken my eyes off Rick the whole time.

"What do you want?" he asked after the girls had left.

"Stay away from Sonny," I said slowly and calmly.

"You can't make me. Plus, haven't we had this conversation before?" Rick asked.

"To an extent. Look, even if you are going to be so interested in Sonny, don't drag Gabriella into this," I said.

"And why can't I? If she's dumb enough to even think I like her, then that's her fault. I'm just acting! It's what I do! Since when do you care?" Rick asked.

"Because breaking girls' hearts is what I do!" I said.

"Then dump Sonny!"

"Everyone but her," I said dangerously.

"What is so different about this girl?" Rick asked.

"She's Sonny," I said, "She's my Sonny."

"And what makes her yours?" Rick asked.

"She told me she loved me," I said.

"Really?" Rick asked, not sounding surprised, "What did you say?"

"I told her I loved her," I said calmly.

Rick nodded once and then walked away from me.

I stood there, unmoving, grinding my teeth together slowly. Then my phone rang. I reached into my pocket and pulled it out, "Chad here," I answered. I froze and listened quietly to the person speak, filled with fear. I nodded wordlessly at times and felt a lump catch in my throat and I swallowed hard, but forced myself to say, "Alright." And I hung up, dropping my phone and falling backwards into the couch and rubbing my eyes.

"Chad?" someone said quietly.

Recognizing the voice immediately I jumped up and saw Sonny, "Sonny," I said breathlessly.

"Are you alright?" she asked me, "I heard what you said to Rick… And I'm just wondering… how much of that is true?"

"About half," I lied, the weight and demands of the one who called me, pressing down on me. This was the hardest thing to do.

"Which half?" Sonny asked.

"The first," I lied again.

"So you…"

"I don't love you, Sonny. I was acting. For publicity," I said, my voice cracking.

"Wha-? What do you mean?" Sonny asked, looking panicky.

I took a deep breath, "Just get away from me," I said through gritted teeth.

She blinked and then turned around and walked away from me.

I sat back down on the couch and broke down, sobbing, burying my face in my hands.

"Very nice," a voice said from the opposite way Sonny went, "very well said."

"Why, Culsh?" I asked, not looking up.

"Because, Cooper. You took this movie away from me. And how? With cash. I wanted to be known more. This movie would do that. You had all the publicity any other person would kill to have. And why did you do this all? Jealousy. Because you couldn't take it how the script was written. Yes. You took my movie, I make you lose your girl. Fair and square. And I'll leave you alone. If you promise to keep away from the girl for the rest of the movie or at least until she loses interest," Ryan said.

I stood up and looked at him, "Fine!" I shot, "But that will do no good! Even if she loses interest, I'll keep trying, some other time after this movie! And there's no reason why I should listen to you!"

"Oh but there is," he said, "Look, I used to have your agent. He's knows plenty about you, he knows plenty about me. I know his number, I know him. We keep in contact. When I give the word, he'll come back to me. Why hasn't he now? You're more popular, he gets better profit from it. But you told me you'll make my life miserable if I didn't leave this movie. I was cowardly then. But your call; it made me stronger. Less afraid. Now Chad Dylan Cooper, if you do not acknowledge any of this. Your life will get bad. Yours and the girl's. Heed this warning, Cooper. I'll be around. I'm watching."

And Culsh left.

I stood there, feeling like I could vomit.

Why did I do that? I asked myself. I didn't have to listen to him.

And I felt myself too tired to think straight and I went to my room for the night, but didn't sleep.

It was morning. I was the last one up. Sonny stared coldly at me and I felt a stab of pain, guilt and sorrow when I saw Rick, looking at me smugly, his arm tightly around Sonny's shoulders.

I watched them before for a second, talking to one another, before I sat down on the couch sadly, filled with anger and confusion and a lot of regret. I do one stupid thing and Sonny leaves me. I should never have listened to him. Sonny is more important than fame. I was just too stupid to see that.

Then I heard Sonny say, "Rick, I'm going to my visit my family again soon; my dad just got back from the hospital and I want to see him. You can come, of course."

"Alright, cool," Rick replied.

I tried to tune them out by reading the newspaper when I saw an advertisement for So Random and MacKenzie Falls. I tossed the paper aside and sighed. Then Gabriella came and sat down by me, looking like she felt horrible.

"Something wrong?" I asked dully.

"Just look behind you for your answer," she replied with the same tone of voice as me.

"This is my fault," I said.

"It's not your fault, Chad," Gab said.

"It is. If I weren't here, everything would be better for everyone."

"Chad, don't say that."

Sonny and Rick had just left.

"It's true. If Ryan Culsh was here and I didn't get so jealous of any guy who gets near Sonny, I wouldn't be dead to her."

"You're not dead to her," Gabriella said.

"Trust me, I am," I said, sighing.

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, Rick doesn't care about me. He just was acting the whole date," she said.

"He's a jerk," I said, "Sonny should have known better than to just run to Rick. She doesn't like him either. Well, she didn't. Apparently she does now."

"Well I don't have anything to do; we could rehearse a bit. I think there are a couple of lines between Derek and Wendy," Gabriella offered.

"Alright," I sighed, "I'm outlawed from Sonny's house now, so I suppose there's nothing else to do."