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Chapter 28

"One, two, - THREE!" Sonny and Nico counted before using all their strength to pick up the two ton sparkly pink suitcase that needed its own zipcode.

"Gentle!" Tawni warned them. "Shelly has everything I need to survive life."

"Survive life?" Sonny asked the same time Nico questioned "Shelly?"

Tawni just rolled her eyes.

"Hey, guys," Sonny changed the subject. "Where exactly are all these bags gonna go? Are you staying anywhere in particular?"

"Well, we could all stay at our own places but Taylor said it was too dangerous," Nico explained.

"So we're staying at a hotel close by," Grady finished.

"Oh, okay. Come on, Chad and I'll go with you to help with the bags. But Tawni has to take 'Shelly' all herself." Sonny shuddered.

Before Tawni could protest, Zora shushed her. "Let's get a move on, folks!" She ran to the side curb screaming for a taxi.

"Chad?" Sonny suddenly wondered where he went. "Chad?"

"Right here," Chad said solemnly, awkwardly standing by a withered willow tree. His face was empty and he looked lost. Sonny also couldn't help but notice his eye wasn't sparkling.

"You okay?" Sonny bit her lip, concerned.

"Yeah," he said. "Come on. I'll get some of the bags."

Sonny watched him go, suddenly feeling very confused. What was wrong with Chad? Did she do something? Did something happen? She realized that she hadn't had a decent conversation with him in... She couldn't even remember. Were they still friends? Or...more?

Her feelings for him were completely undecided. Was it love? She loved to be with him, talk to him, share her thoughts with him. She loved how he always was there to protect her and was the only one who stuck through with her the entire time. She loved how he believed in her.

But did she love him?


"Hey, Chad, man," Nico said. "You riding with us?"

Chad turned to him and nodded. "Yeah, sure." He followed him down the sidewalk and climbed in the cab with Nico and Grady. They both immediately burst into conversation of popcorn, while Chad lost himself in his thoughts.

He hated how...ignored he felt. Along with being TV's Chad Dylan Cooper, Chad had always been used to attention. Not just any attention, but being the center of attention. But he suddenly felt like a minor character in the story of his life. He hated it. He hated how it bothered him.

To everyone here, he was just the schmuck who always hung around Sonny. Even Sonny probably thought that, it was becoming so true. No one barely looked at him. It was all about the amazing Agent Alexa. Not that he resented her, he thought she was cool. But... He was tired of being this - this stranger. Chad felt like he was becoming some...extra in whatever this was.

But he was Chad Dylan Cooper. He was supposed to be the star.


"Alright, people," Taylor said, rubbing his hands together as if he were thinking of a plan. The whole group had met together at the Random's suite a the hotel. None of the agents were there, besides Alexa, Taylor, and Sonny. "We need ideas."

"Ideas?" Alexa raised her eyebrows.

"For this war, battle, disagreement thing!" Taylor exclaimed.

Alexa snorted. "Disagreement."

"Al," Sonny warned. "He's right. We really do."

"What do you propose we do?" Chad asked, trying to hide the bitterness from his voice.

"There's not going to be much violence, is there?" Tawni hesitatedly asked. "Seeing blood gives me the heebie jeebies."

"Nah, this isn't the Civil War," Taylor assured her. "If anyone tries to attack, the trained agents on our side will fight back if necessary."

"So then what?" Nico asked, a bit disappointed.

"Well, for one thing I have all the agents on our side not coming to work and canceling their missions." Taylor had a playful glint in his eyes.

Alexa burst out laughing. "No!"

"Yup," he said with a pop. "There's something else we need... Something important."

"Which is?" Sterling wondered.

"Well, in a lighter sense, I'd call it pranking."

"Dude!" Nico and Grady both exclaimed simultaneously. "We are so in!"

"Excellent," Taylor smiled. "So now we need a prank."

"We should TP the place and throw eggs everywhere!" Grady suggested.

"Or turn on the fire alarm so everyone will get wet from all the water!" Nico added.

Taylor shook his head. "Not annoying enough..."

Alexa snapped her fingers. "I got it. One of us sneak into X's office. We take all her papers and important things and rip it up. And for safety measures, we'll use Nico's idea and turn on the fire alarm so everything will get wet anyway."

Nico and Grady gaped with open mouths at her. "Sonny," Nico said. "Your sister is amazing."

"Good idea," Taylor nodded in approval. "When should we do this?"

"Tonight, when she's sleeping. We'll all sneak in one at a time so no one will suspect it," Sterling said. Alexa stared at him in pleasant surprise.

"I'll bring the blueprints," Taylor said.

"We'll turn the fire alarm on!" Nico and Grady chorused.

"I'll bring the destructing devices!" Zora said in glee.

"I'll bring the pretty!" Tawni said.

They all got up from their chairs, leaving the room eagerly to plan their prank for later. Sonny rose with them but stopped and looked back. "Chad?" she called.

"Notice me?" Chad said sarcastically. He was leaned over in a wooden chair resembling a bitter old man.

Sonny's brows raised. "What do you mean?"

"Don't let me keep you waiting, Sonny. Just go."

"But, Chad, why-,"

"Go!"

Sonny stepped back in shock. He hadn't raised his voice at her like that since that argument they had long ago.

Chad's face fell in his hands. "I'm sorry, I-,"

"What's gotten into you?"

His face turned red. "This - this freakin' organization!"

"Excuse me?"

"What am I to you, Sonny?" Chad stood up from his chair, leaning towards her. "Just some poor old schmuck you just pay attention to when you need his help and support?"

Sonny leaned away from his towering figure. "I don't know what you-,"

"Of course you don't know what I mean. You're Agent Allison. I'm just another little mission."

"You're still not over that?" Sonny said in disbelief.

"How can I, Sonny?" His voice broke. "Look, I just... I feel like I'm nothing to you. Just some idiot who had to go and fall for you and start doing everything he can for you."

Sonny's eyes were as wide as saucers. "Chad, you know I lo-,"

"But of course you wouldn't care," he seethed. "All you care about is this organization and your sister-,"

"-who I haven't seen in ten years!" Sonny angrily contradicted.

"Do you even know what's going to happen all this insanity is over?" Chad continued. "Where will we stand? What will happen to us? You're not going to go to So Random! You're just going to lead this organization with your sister, expecting that everyone will be right behind you."

Sonny looked at him in complete shock. "Where all these accusations coming from? I didn't say-,"

"It's the truth, right? You're just going to forget us!"

"Of course I won't forget you guys."

"But you won't be with us anymore."

Sonny's eyes closed in frustration. "No, I won't be on So Random! But you of all people should know why."

"Oh? Enlighten me," Chad awaited.

"Do you realize how much commotion I've caused and will cause if I go?" Sonny asked. "If I go back to So Random!, Demi Lovato will have to disappear. And people will ask questions. With so much attention on her, they're going to realize that I look like her! And then of course all my own mysterious disappearances. What am I supposed to tell them? What the heck am I supposed to do?"

"We'll be there!" Chad insisted. "Tawni, Zora, Nico, Grady - Me! We'll all be there for you! Because you're our friend. And you know we can make it through together."

"It's not that simple, Chad. You know it isn't," Sonny said, groaning.

"Maybe so. But won't you atleast try? It could work, Sonny," he said, his voice dropping to a whisper as he cautiously and slowly held her hand. "We'd be together."

A spark shocked Sonny's hand out of Chad's as she shook her head. "No, n-,"

Chad stopped her with a terrible scowl. "Fine. It's your choice. We don't have to go back to the good days. We can just stay in this world of lies and deception forever." He turned away from her and trotted out of the room, but looked at her once more. "But I won't."

An astonished expression flashed on Sonny's face.

"I'm not going to be your puppy dog anymore, Sonny," Chad told her. "I can't follow you around forever. When this is all over, I'm going to go back to Condor Studios. I'll be Chad Dylan Cooper again, star of Mackenzie Falls. And if I have to, I will forget you, Sonny. Once and for all."

And without another word, he left Sonny in the room with her feeling more alone than ever before.


"Nico, Grady," Taylor whispered quietly as he hunched over behind an orchard of bushes. "You guys ready?"

The two grinning boys nodded enthusiastically while gesturing to their case of "destructing devices". "Oh yeah!" they chorused.

"Sterling?"

The blonde boy smiled and nodded as well, waving his walkie talkie. "Yep. So the fire alarm is...?"

"Right here," Taylor pointed to the red device bolted on the outside of the building.

"Why is the fire alarm outside of the building?" Grady asked curiously.

Taylor scratched his head as if the thought had never occured to him. "I don't really know. Anyway, so you guys remember the plan?"

"When Agent X leaves for her lunch,-" Nico started.

"-we run in!" Grady finished.

"Well, actually, I was thinking we'd enter a bit more inconspicuously," Taylor said. "We'll go when,-"

"-when I say the coast is clear," Sterling added.

"Excellent," Taylor smiled. "Now all we have to do is..."


"Wait!" Sonny called, trying to catch up with her retreating sister. "Al! Alexa!"

The raven-haired girl's figure turned as she heard her name being called. "Allison?"

"Al," Sonny said breathlessly as she finally caught up. "I have a problem."

"What is it?"

"Chad."

Alexa's face turned to understanding. "I figured."

"What? You knew?" Sonny asked in shock.

"I had my suspicions. But they've been proven," she explained. "Now go on."

Sonny explained everything to her sister in haste as if the sooner she got everything out she would figure it all out. The fight had completely swept her by surprise. She had never suspected Chad to be so...so selfish!

"Selfish?" If it weren't for the seriousness of the conversation, Sonny could've sworn Alexa had laughed. "You think he's selfish?"

"Well, of course he is!" Sonny said, her voice faltering. "He thinks he can just force me to go back to So Random!-,"

"He didn't force you."

Sonny was taken aback by the sudden interruption. "Excuse me?"

"He didn't force you to go back to So Random! At least, that doesn't sound like what he did when you explained it," Alexa replied.

With disappointment, Sonny suddenly realized she was right. "But he forcefully-,"

"Which is completely different," her sister said. "And from what it seems, he wanted you back because he cared about you and would miss you."

Sonny grumbled. "Yeah, but he didn't even realize how impossible it would be for me to go back."

"Is that the problem?" Alexa asked, her eyebrows raising. "Sonny, of course you can go back to So Random!"

"What?" Sonny gasped. "No, I can't!"

"Yes you can," she said. "If it's a problem with publicity, I assure you that something else will probably happen which will overtake that news. If it's necessary, I can kidnap Justin Bieber and put him in some very awkward situations with very eager girls." She winked.

Sonny burst out laughing. "You wouldn't!"

"I would. Never liked the kid. And it would help you. As for Demi, I could always disguise as her and announce some story about going into rehab and mysteriously never coming back."

Sonny pursed. "I don't know if that will work..."

"Why not?"

"Because!" She suddenly realized she had no idea why even though she had told Chad a bunch earlier. Her anger faded into sorrow.

"Al," she sighed. "Why are you so smart?"

Her sister chuckled. "I'm not smart. I just see things you don't want to." She kissed Sonny's forehead. "Now please don't be an idiot. Go get your man!"

Sonny snickered and nodded before running back the way she came from, to find her love, Chad.

Alexa saw her go away enviously knowing she could never do the same.


"Chad, honey! How are you?"

His mother's perky greetings reminded him achingly of another girl like that. Nevertheless, it felt good to hear it. "Mom," Chad replied through the phone, with as much happiness as he could muster. "I'm fine."

Despite the fact he couldn't see her, Chad knew she had that concerned look when she wrinkled her brows. "Are you sure, honey? You don't sound very fine." That confirmed it.

"I'm totally fine, Mom. How are you?"

"Oh, we're all good! Missing you, of course. How long is this vacation of yours going to be taking? Where are you again?"

"Cozumel," Chad lied, guilt seeping through him.

"Well, we all miss you! When are you coming back?"

Chad suddenly had no idea what to say. After Sonny's argument, he had first thought he would just leave. But now...

He felt terrible about the fight. He supposed he was being unfair. She had just been thinking realistically. She didn't mean any harm.

And of course, he did love her. He always had and he always will. And you can't leave the ones you love.

"Chad? You there, sweetie?"

Her hesitant reply jolted Chad up from his thoughts. "Sorry. Uh, I'm not sure when I'm coming back now. But I swear it'll be soon." Chad knew this "war" sort of thing couldn't last too long, but in any case, he would fight for as long as needed.

"Oh, that's great! By the way, your brother's here! He brought Michelle. She really wants to talk to you." Chad could hear the teasing in her voice.

He laughed. "Well, my put my baby on the phone, then!"


Sonny skipped merrily into the hotel, assuming Chad had never left. Her "Sonny" spirit was coming back to her after the talk with her sister. It made her see a lot of things.

For one thing, she knew she loved Chad. There was no denying it anymore. They had been through too much and Sonny knew she could never lose him.

Her elevator came to a stop on the third floor. She exited out and scurried down the hallway before halting at the room. Sonny was just about to knock before she heard Chad talking.

"Hey, baby!"

She froze.

"Gosh, I haven't talked to you in forever, sweetie!"

Her eyes widened.

"Of course I missed you, darling! I love you!"

Her hands fell down from it's position in front of the door.

"No, I love you more. You're my favorite girl!"

Her eyes stung.

"Hahaha. God, I love you."

A tear trickled down her cheek.

"Awww, you have to go?"

Another swam down her eyelashes.

"Fine. Oh well, I'll talk to you soon! Love you! I miss you, Michelle! Bye!"

The click of the cellphone as the conversation ended woke Sonny up from her daze. A sob broke out from her mouth.

She paled as she heard Chad come closer to the door. Before he could see her, she ran down the hallway.

When she reached the end, she fell to the floor in a curled up position. She wailed inside her chest to muffle the sound.

"I love you!"

The next sob couldn't be covered.


"It's here!" Nico hissed to Grady and Taylor. After Sterling had given the sign that the coast was clear, they had all entered the building slowly but stealthily. They had been searching for Agent X's office.

"Good!" Taylor replied quietly. "Let's go in." He held the knob of the door and ever so slightly twisted it to the left before pushing the door slowly and...

"For god's sake, just open the door!" Grady impatiently said before pushing open the door and making a loud boom! as they all went crashing into the office.

Nico looked at Grady as if he were crazy. "Dude!"

"Guys, let's just go!" Taylor ushered them. They raced for her desk and started opening up the cabinets and throwing all the papers out. After all of them were cleared, they all began to shred them into multiple pieces.

"Dude," Nico gasped. "I just found a paper about a mission with Jim Carrey!"

"I see one about Megan Fox," Grady said, dreamily looking at the paper. Nico tore the paper out of his hands and they quickly began to fight over the paper.

"Guys!" Taylor attempted to stop them, smacking them with a paper. As he raised it, he raised his eyebrows when he saw the front of it.

To Sonny

Sonny? He thought. A letter for her? Who could that be from...?

His eyes found yet another paper with a greeting on the front:

To Alexa

Two letters addressed to Sonny and Alexa? Taylor opened them both and quickly scanned them, his dark brows raising even higher.

"Yo, Taylor?" Nico called, holding up his walkie talkie. "I think Sterling's trying to reach us."

Taylor quickly stuffed the letters in his pocket and strode over to him. He grabbed the walkie talkie and pressed a button. "Sterling? Do you hear me?"

A crackly voice replied. "Yes... Signal... X... Back... Run..."

"What is he saying?" Grady asked.

"X is here!" Taylor panicked looking at the colossal pile of shredded papers. "If she catches us..."

Nico grabbed the walkie talkie and spoke into it. "Sterling man, TURN THE FIRE ALARM ON!"

Before Taylor could interject, the sound of the alarm rang in their ears and water shot out from the ceiling.

"Crap," Taylor cursed. "Come on, let's just go before-," He froze.

The sound of a doorknob being twisted was heard. The three boys turned to see a wet angry woman standing in the doorway, her fury aimed at them.

Agent X was here.


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