As promised, here is the next chapter! I'm going to try to get a new one soon. Enjoy! :)
Disclaimer: I don't known Sonny With a Chance or anything associated with it.
Being the host of Celebrity Practical Joked is a very big deal. Only really famous people get to do it. It is one of the biggest honors in all of Hollywood. Of course, as soon as I found out that this honor was bestowed upon me, I felt the immediate need to go rub it in Sonny's face.
Things had gone back to normal at the studio after the movie. The awkwardness between Sonny and I seemed to have disappeared. At least, I think so. I honestly have no clue what's going on with us. Or what is going on with me, for that matter. I've never had real feelings for a girl before, and honestly, it kind of scares me. I know, Chad Dylan Cooper, scared. Crazy, right? I don't know. All I know is that bickering with Sonny is fun, and even though I might possibly have somewhat feelings or potentially more than somewhat feelings for her, she really ticks me off. It's also quite fun to tick her off.
Being a confused teenage boy really sucks.
I waltzed into the prop house, holding a magazine with my face on the cover. Sure enough, it was the magazine announcing my reality stint. What? Can't a guy brag?
I sighed and cleared my throat. Sonny turned around as I walked in, and a huge smile spread across her face.
"No way!" she exclaimed. "Let me see that!" She grabbed the magazine from my hand and took a look out the cover. How cute that she was so excited for me.
"Pretty cool, right?" I asked, popping my collar.
"Uh, yeah!" Sonny announced. "They're making a movie out of my all time favorite super hero, Fashionita!" She thrust out her hand like she had super powers or something. Really? Can she not take the time to acknowledge that there is a giant picture of my gorgeous face on the cover?
"I love Fashionita!" Grady cried as he walked over to the two of us.
"Me too!" Sonny and Grady smiled simultaneously. "Glamorous fashion designer by day!"
"Even more glamorous crime-fighter by night!" Why does it hurt me that she is smiling and laughing with another guy? And Grady Mitchell of all people. Like I've said a million times, stupid somewhat feelings.
"This is the role I was born to play!" the two teens announced at the same time. Okay, wow. That's awkward. "Fashionita!"
Grady must have realized his mistake because his face turned beat red, and he started walking back towards Nico. Good, stay away from my Sonny. Um, not that I care about her or anything. Psh.
"I mean, you were born to play it," Grady stammered as he sauntered backwards. "I was born a boy." Thank you captain obvious.
"Well I have to get an audition," Sonny said as she turned back to me. Well, I do know the director. Maybe I'll hook Sonny up. Not because I like her. Somewhat feelings and liking are not the same thing. Because, um, I want to do something nice for the enemy. That's it.
"Please," Tawni exclaimed as she barged between the two of us. "I'd be a much better Fashion What's Her Face!" Um, no. That's probably not true if she can't even remember her name.
"You don't even know her name!" Sonny said to her blonde friend. Great minds think alike. Not that Sonny has a great mind. No Random has a great mind. Psh.
"Does it matter?" Tawni asked. Um, yeah. "I just know I'd be a better What's Her Face!"
This was getting annoying. "Okay people!" I announced. "Do you really think I came all the way over here to not talk about me?"
Sonny grabbed the magazine from my hand and started reading it to her friends. "Mackenzie Falls' Chad Dylan Cooper will be doing double duty.."
She was cut off by Grady's cackles. "Double duty," he mustered out as his laughs rang through the room. Wow, immature much?
"Okay enough!" Sonny cried. Thank you Sonny. "Apparently, Chad is hosting a new hidden camera show called Celebrity Practical Joked."
I flipped my hair out of my face. "Yeah, I play crazy pranks on celebrities, and then I pop out and say, 'You've been Celebrity Practical Joked sucker!'" I flashed a peace sign, and all of the Randoms looked at me like I was crazy.
"That means you're on two TV shows we won't watch," Nico said. The rest of the Randoms, even Sonny, burst out in laughter. Ah, they don't know real entertainment.
"Cause he's doing double duty," Grady mumbled. Everyone shot him an annoyed look. Enough with the 'double duty' jokes.
Suddenly, an idea formed in my mind. I was going to turn all of the Randoms against each other, and make them think that someone was helping me with the prank. Then I would actually prank one of them. Just not Sonny, because um. I don't have a good reason. Stupid somewhat feelings.
"Sure," I said with an annoyed tone. "Laugh it up now. You won't be laughing when I prank you on my show." This was going to be hysterical. "Who knows? Maybe one of you will be arrested by a fake cop or covered in fish guts. So beware!" I noticed that Nico and Grady were holding a tray with two pieces of popcorn, so I picked them up. "Oh, popcorn!"
"NOO!" they screeched as I walked out of the prop house. Really, they can make some more. It's not even a big deal.
"Chad! Wait up!" a voice called from behind me. I turned around to see Sonny Munroe with a dashing smile spread across her face. Wait, the only time she uses that smile is when she wants something. Oh, great.
"What do you want, Munroe?" I asked. Her face fell a little when she realized I had caught onto her, but she quickly reincarnated her adorable smile.
"Can't I come talk to my favorite Chad Dylan Cooper without wanting something?" She slung her arm around my shoulder. Okay, this was getting kind of weird.
"No. That's your 'I want something smile,'" I replied. She obviously gave up on that act because she quickly uncoiled her arm from around my shoulder.
"Look, I was reading about the Fashionita audition, and I noticed that the director is named Michael DeWitt, that wouldn't happen to be..."
I quickly cut her off. "He is Chastity's cousin." I knew what was coming next.
"Well, it is my dream role, and I feel like it is just meant to be," she stammered, a faint blush rising to her cheeks. "I know you and Chastity are good friends, so I was wondering if..."
"Okay," I quickly replied.
A shocked look showed up on her face. "You didn't even hear what I was going to say!"
"Yeah," I replied. "But I already knew what it was. Sure I'll set you up with an audition. Why not?"
A huge smile spread across her face. "Really Chad? Oh my gosh you are the best frenemy in the entire world!" She spun around, grabbed my hands, and kissed me on the cheek. "Ah! I'm so happy!" She skipped away with her adorable little smile plastered from ear to ear.
Why do I feel the sudden urge to never wash my cheek again?
"Please!" I begged as Chastity got her makeup done. I had been pestering her about the audition for ten minutes, but she wouldn't budge.
"Chad!" she exclaimed, while Emily, the Mack Falls makeup artist, drew a thin line of eyeliner around her green eyes. "This movie is a big deal. Michael said that Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens are up for the lead. I can't just barge in and make him give your little friend an audition!"
"Chas!" I pleaded. "This is really important to her. She just needs one audition. It will take ten minutes!" Chastity wasn't budging, and it was getting quite annoying. I was just trying to do something nice for my enemy. Isn't that acceptable?
"Well," Chastity muttered as she turned to me. "Maybe if you told me who this mysterious girl is, then I'd be more willing to get her an audition." She gasped. "Is it the girl who left those lipstick stains on your cheek?" She squealed. "Oh my gosh! Chad! Who is it?"
I quickly raised my hand to cover my cheek. "What lipstick stains?" My face turned beat red.
"Wait." Chastity's face lit up, as if she had an idea. Uh oh, this can't be good. "You just went over to the So Random set. You want to set up an audition. Lipstick stains! Oh my gosh! Of course I can get Sonny an audition!" She smiled and sauntered off. I raised my voice, as if I was about to say something, but I couldn't think of anything.
Are my somewhat feelings really that obvious?
At lunch, I spied the Randoms sitting in the cafeteria with worried looks on their faces. It seemed that Zora had told them that I was going to try turning them against each other. Was it really that obvious? Well, I may as well play it up.
"I refuse to believe that any one of us would be working with Chad on a prank," Sonny insisted. This was going to be too easy.
I came up behind her. "Unless one of you is! Probably not." I started walking away. "Unless I'm lying! Probably not. Unless I am!" Ah, this was fun! "See you later!" I called to Sonny. Who cares about the other Randoms? "Especially one of you."
Again. Too easy. I handed Grady his sausage, and apparently he thought it was dynamite. I think that I might die laughing because of this.
I was eating my lunch on my set while Marta and Skylar filmed a scene. I had just finished my list of how to prank the Randoms, and I was enjoying watching the mediocre acting that wouldn't be so mediocre if I wasn't on the show to compare it to.
"Hey, Chad!" a voice startled me. I jumped up, spilling my hot wings all over my white dress shirt. Of course, Sonny Munroe was standing behind me with a huge grin plastered across her face. I could tell she was holding in a laugh. "Nice shirt."
I rolled my eyes. "Thanks. What do you want? I'm very busy."
"Yeah, well your lunch is gone now, so you can spare a few minutes." She giggled. "I actually came to see Chastity."
My face fell. "What? Why?"
"I wanted to thank her!" she exclaimed. "Michael called, and I have an audition today!"
"Um, shouldn't you be thanking me? I'm the one who told Chastity to get you an audition in the first place!"
"Yeah, but you didn't take the time to call him! Just tell me where she is."
I pointed over to the side of the set where Chastity was conversing with Portlyn.
"Thanks Chad! And for the record, thanks again. I'm pretty sure I already thanked you."
I smiled. "You're welcome."
Why does she make life so complicated? Can't she just be stupid and ugly? For the millionth time, stupid somewhat feelings.
A few hours later, I went over to the cafeteria to grab a fro yo. I happened to bump into the Randoms, sans Sonny and Zora. They seemed awfully chipper for people who had the possibility of getting pranked. They all greeted me with my name in a curt manner.
"Randoms," I replied. If Sonny wasn't there, I didn't have time for them.
Suddenly they all turned around as if they had realized something. They rushed towards me.
"Chad!"
"Chad?"
"Chad!"
"Randoms?" That was really wired.
They began to say my name, but I stopped them. "Please. Not again."
"What are you doing here?" Tawni asked. Um, eating. "Shouldn't you be at Sonny's audition?" No, that would make my somewhat feelings way too obvious. Duh.
"Yeah. Ready to prank her!" Grady exclaimed. They think the audition is a prank? Wow, they really have turned against each other.
"I'm not pranking her," I reassured them. "The audition's real."
"Real?" Tawni gasped. "This is horrible!"
"That means," Grady started.
"They really didn't call me to audition!" the blonde exclaimed. She looked like she was going to burst into tears. Okay, you're not going to get an audition for a movie if you don't know the name of the part you're auditioning for.
"I'm gonna call Sonny," Nico said. He tried to reach for his phone, but a baby was glued to his hand. I don't even want to know. "Will somebody without a baby on their hand call her?"
"I'll text her!" Grady cried.
I stood up. "Well, I've got to get going! It was nice talking to you, but your loser aroma is starting to rub off on me."
"Not so fast, Cooper!" Tawni stopped me. "Why did you set Sonny up with an audition? Do you like her or something?" I remembered the other time that Tawni had questioned me about my feelings. The result wasn't pretty.
"Psh. No. Why would you think that?"
She rolled her eyes. "You know, for two people who both really like each other, you guys really have problems with admitting it!"
The two boys didn't seem to hear her, and the three sauntered off, probably to warn Sonny.
I really need to figure out how to hide my somewhat feelings. Pushing them away isn't helping.
I was in the hallway when Chastity approached me. Her face was red with anger.
"Chad Dylan Cooper! Did you make Sonny think the audition was a prank?"
"Maybe." I sighed. "In all honesty, I didn't mean to."
"Well, she blew it. She dumped maple syrup and feathers all over Michael." She handed me her phone, which had a picture of Michael covered in yellow feathers in sticky goo.
"Wow." I laughed. "She's good."
Chastity rolled her eyes. "Why are you trying to prank them anyways?"
"As much as I'd love to stay and chat. I should probably go talk to Sonny."
"Really?" Chastity said in a sarcastic tone.
I walked into the prop house to see Sonny standing with her friends. I have been spending an unusual amount of time here. I feel like I hang out here more than I hang at my own set. Stupid Sonny.
"Maple syrup?" I asked. "Really, maple syrup?
Sonny sighed, an upset look on her face. That look broke my heart in two, but I couldn't let her cast know that. I couldn't let myself know that. I hate Sonny. Yep. I think that it's hilarious that she made a total fool of herself. That's right.
"Chad, I'm really sorry," she murmured. "And after you did something nice just to be nice..."
I cut her off. "You syruped and feathered my friend. That's okay. I'm planning on returning the favor!"
Grady stood up and made some weird movement with his hands. "With some flowers?" Again, this is why I need to stop hanging out here.
"With a prank!" I said, mimicking his hand motions. "And now, what I'm going to do is going to be a hundred times worse than what I planned to do before." I honestly hadn't thought of a plan before, but they didn't need to know that.
"What did you plan to do before?" Nico asked.
"Well, whatever it was, it's a hundred times less worse than what I'm planning on doing currently."
"Stop scaring us with math!" Tawni yelled. Suddenly, a brilliant idea formed in my mind. I was going to pull the best prank ever on Tawni.
"So, you and you and you and you." I walked over to the sarcophagus to reveal Zora inside. "And you, better watch out." I walked out of the prop house, leaving Sonny and her friends to be alone.
I don't know why I didn't decide to prank Tawni from the beginning. That would be the easiest and the funniest thing. I didn't want to prank Sonny. I knew she was going to be on the lookout after the audition. Nico and Grady were too dumb to enjoy pranking. Zora, well she's just weird. Tawni was the perfect choice.
I just had to figure out what to do.
The opportunity presented itself while I was practicing my pranking speech.
"Hey there, I'm Chad Dylan Cooper, and you've just been Celebrity Practical Joked!" I was too good.
"Chad!" Tawni yelled from behind, startling me. "Did I ever mention that I've always admired your acting?"
"Only when you want something," I replied. The blonde's face fell. "What do you want?"
"I want you to get me an audition for Fashionita!" Well, at least she can remember the name now.
Suddenly, the best idea is ever had popped into my mind. I was going to get Tawni, and I was going to get her good.
"Fine, but WIIFC." This was going I be the best prank in the history of pranks.
"What's that stand for?"
"What's in it for Chad!" Shouldn't she know that. Sonny isn't the only one that needs to get caught up on her CDC trivia. Wait, no, I can't think about Sonny. "That's what I do now. I abbreviate. So WIIFC?"
"CASH!" She pulled out a wad of green bills from her purse.
"Well, I don't know what that stands for, but I do like money." I grabbed the bills from her hand, forming a plan in my mind. Maybe I didn't set Sonny up with a fake audition, but that didn't mean that I couldn't set Tawni up with one. "Let me just call the director real quick."
"Let me listen in, so I know it's not a prank." I laughed. She was smarter than she looked, but I could definitely outsmart her.
Tawni Hart, you've just been Celebrity Practical Joked, sucker!
While Tawni was at her audition, I got a call from Sonny. She had just gone in a practice room, and I was outside waiting for my grand entrance.
"Hey, Sonny! What's the dilly?"
She sounded annoyed, and I sensed that she had just rolled her eyes at me. "The dilly is that I give up! Nico and Grady are stuck in a net! Everyone keeps saying cahoots! You win! I'm tired of this paranoia! Just leave my cast mates alone!" I didn't know this was a competition, but I do like winning. Especially against Sonny. "Prank me and get it over with!"
If only she knew. "Ah, it's too late. Actually, I already have a prank running. It's called Tawni's fake audition."
"WHAT?!" She's cute when she's angry. Stupid cute.
"Yeah, I was actually inspired by your audition. I guess that makes you Chad's little helper!" I hid behind a tree, as I saw Tawni practicing.
"Pranks for the help Sonny!" I said, trying to stop myself from bursting into laughter.
Tawni had just gone in, and I was standing outside listening to her audition. She was tap dancing with a fez and talking in a French accent. Wow, I was really good at this. Maybe I should quit Mack Falls and make this my full time job. No, then is never see Sonny. God, why? I just can't understand. I argue with her, and she makes me so angry. She's just so cute and interesting, which makes me even more angry because I can't control my feelings towards her.
Suddenly, Sonny and her two guy friends burst through the door. "Tawni! Don't do anything stupid!" Nico yelled, only to see her in her fez.
"What are you doing?" the blonde exclaimed. "You're running my audition!"
"We're trying to save you!" Sonny protested. Always the nice girl, Munroe. "Now take off the fez!" Tawni just continued her dancing. It was the perfect time for me to barge in.
The camera crew followed me as I walked into the room. "I'm Chad Dylan Cooper! You've just been Celebrity Practical... Wait. No no no. Tawni's supposed to be covered in fish guts." Sure, the hat was ugly, but I had planned much worse. "Why are you wearing a fez? What's going on here? Where are my fish guts and what happened to my prank?"
Zora Lancaster, of all people, peeked out from behind the curtain. "She's not being pranked Chad, you are. And you're not the new host of Celebrity Practical Joked! I am."
The rest is pretty much history. Turns out, I was never the host. It was Zora the entire time. She turned all of her cast mates against each other, just to watch them act like idiots, and Tawni never wanted the audition. She just did it to reel me in to help Zora. Oh, and they glued me to the floor and window, only to see a pile of manure dumped in my car.
It sucked.
I had been standing there for an hour. The rest of the Randoms had left, and I was alone in the audition room. How could I have been so stupid?
"Hey," a voice called. I couldn't turn around, but I would have recognized the voice anywhere. "Zora said that the glue will get weaker after an hour, so if you pull now, I bet it will come off." Sure enough, I pulled away, and I came off pretty easily.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
"I just wanted to thank you again, for the audition. I know I blew it, but it was sweet of you to ask."
I blushed. "It was no big deal."
"Still, thanks." She quickly kissed me on the cheek again. "You can be really sweet when you want to be, but for the record, I still hate you."
I smiled. "I wouldn't have it any other way." She walked off, leaving me alone, once again.
I'm still never washing my cheek.
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