So, who's heard the good news?! Supposedly, (don't kill me if I'm wrong), Falling For the Falls will air on June 13, followed by part two on June 20. I don't know about you, but I am so ready for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I don't see why Nico and Grady decided to stop using Chad's gym. Who cares if he was only using them for their bodies? I'd let Chad use my body any day!!

Episode 28:

Gummy With A Chance

Chad Dylan Cooper Doesn't Give Out Free Memberships To His Gym

Sonny really needed to learn how to say no. If it wasn't for her desire to always do favors for people, she wouldn't be standing on the Mackenzie Falls set, watching anxiously in hopes Chad wouldn't stop by, wanting access to his dressing room. She had no idea what she would say to him if he did show up.

"Nico!" she hissed, opening the door a crack. "Grady! I told you I would only stand guard for half an hour!"

"It's only been a few minutes!" Nico called back, not bothering to keep his voice down even the tiniest bit.

"Correction: It's been an hour!" Thinking she heard footsteps, Sonny held her breath, refusing to speak until everything was absolutely silent. "Get out of there before it's too late!"

"We can't leave yet!" Grady argued. "I'm not tone toning my Chabs!"

The two boys were inside Chad's dressing room, taking advantage of the jerk throb's gym. Although Chad ended up using Nico and Grady to power his dressing room, the best friends didn't want to give up having a free place to exercise. The only problem was, after their bright idea to blow up half the merchandise in Chad's room, they were told never to return. Too cheap to pay for a membership at an actual gym, the boys asked Sonny to be their out-look every night while they snuck in a work-out.

"You have five minutes," Sonny warned. "After that, I'm leaving and you're on your own!"

"Who's on their own?"

Shutting the door quickly, Sonny pressed her body against it, spreading her arms as wide as they would go. Chad Dylan Cooper watched her, one eyebrow rising in suspicion. Not knowing what else to do, Sonny grinned.

"Hey, Chad! Have I told you lately how much I appreciate your acting?"

Normally, Chad would have played along with Sonny's little game, letting her think he believed her story (after all, as the greatest actor of his generation, he could make Sonny believe he was actually listening to her). He felt too tired now. It had been a long day at the Falls since it was a filming day, meaning the director wanted to get as many scenes finished as possible without taking breaks between them. All Chad wanted to do was go into his dressing room, grab the jacket he'd left inside, and head home for the night.

When he reached for the doorknob, Sonny's hand blocked his fingers from grasping it.

"Munroe." He spoke firmly, hoping the comedian would take the hint. "Step aside."

"Wouldn't you rather stay out here and chat with me for a few minutes? I mean, think about it, Chad. We're alone…It's just the two of us…In an empty hallway in the middle of the night…With no chance of anyone walking by and seeing us…"

As exhausted as he was, Chad felt his body tense as Sonny stepped away from the door, drawing herself closer to him. Wrapping her arms around the blonde's neck, Chad felt his lips smirking when he saw the attempted seductive smile on Sonny's face.

Wow, he thought. Whatever she's trying to hide must be big if she's willing to flirt in order to get rid of me!

All desires to fall asleep disappearing the moment Sonny touched his skin, Chad decided if she wasn't going to let him go home and relax, he might as well have some fun while being held captive. A small gasp came from the actress when he put his hands on her waist, pulling her nearer.

"Oh, Sonny," Chad whispered, watching in delight as her mouth fell open. "Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?"

Seemingly too shocked to speak, Sonny was silent as her brown eyes widened. There was a blush on her cheeks as she tried to loosen her grip around his neck. Chad refused to let her leave the embrace, keeping his hands firmly planted where they were. Despite himself, he couldn't help but notice how small her waistline was between his palms.

"I - I don't know," she finally managed to mutter. "What do you think I'm trying to suggest?"

Chad Dylan Cooper was no idiot when it came to girls (although Sonny was a whole other story when it came to his feelings. One second he hated her, the next he could barely stand looking away). He could tell that although Sonny was originally distracting him, she had forgotten all about her plan. She was too caught up in everything that was Chad to remember more than her own name.

Wondering how far gone Sonny really was, Chad pressed his forehead to hers. The brunette let him do so, shivering under his touch, her agape lips quivering. Letting his nose brush against hers, Chad proceeded to make his way toward those lips, feeling her sweet, sweet breath on his face.

"Well, I'm just taking a wild guess here," he reminded her, "But I'm thinking you might have been suggesting we do something…" Her eyes shut in anticipation. "…Like this!"

With Sonny's eyes closed, she wasn't prepared at all for what happened next. One second she was standing in Chad's arms; the next, he flung her out of the way, making a mad dash for his dressing room. She followed at his heels, grabbing at his arm to keep him from going in, but Chad easily swatted away her hands. Once he was inside, he stopped, trying to find anything out of place.

Everything seemed to be normal. The letters spelling his name still hung on the wall. The many pictures he had of himself were in the same locations he'd left them. Even the huge cardboard cut-out he had of his body stood off to the side, receiving a wink and two thumbs-up from the real Chad. Nothing was different than Chad remembered it-

-Excluding the Random standing behind him, nervously chewing on her bottom lip.

"Am I missing something or-,"

A loud shout answered Chad's question before he could finish asking it. Narrowing his eyes at Sonny, who shrugged back innocently, Chad traced the sound of the shout and the several that came after it.

They led him straight to his gym, where he found Cloudy and Rainy working out on his equipment, shouting encouragements to each other.

"Whoever isn't named Chad Dylan Cooper better be out of this room within the next three seconds," Chad spoke over the boys. "One…Two…"

Tripping over one another as they jumped in surprise, Sonny's cast mates took off running as fast as they could. Making sure their machines were turned off, Chad prepared to leave the room himself-

Until he realized Sonny was still inside, using his exercise ball as a huge bouncer.

"Maybe you didn't hear me…I said anyone not named Chad Dylan Cooper was out of here."

"Why do I have to leave? I'm not the one who you banned from this place."

"No, but you helped the people I did ban find a way in." Glancing around the room, Chad demanded, "How DID you get in here? I always keep my dressing room door locked."

"You can't lock a vent!"

Rolling his eyes, Chad reached for Sonny's arm, willing to drag her out of the room if it meant he could finally leave the studio. She leaned backwards before he could touch her, the ball rolling beneath her body, helping her stay just out of his reach.

"Run, run, as fast as you can!" she chanted, laughing hysterically. "You can't catch me; I'm the Gingerbread Woman!"

"Was that supposed to be amusing?"

"Is Mackenzie Falls supposed to be serious?"

"I'll have you know that Mackenzie Falls is-,"

"Do you have a pre-show ritual?"

The question was so out of the blue, so random, that Chad couldn't help but stare at Sonny. "What?"

"A pre-show ritual," she repeated. "You know, something that you do before filming an episode of your show?"

"I know what a pre-show ritual is, Munroe. I'm just wondering why I'd need one since I have no problem getting into my Mackenzie vibe. Real actors don't need silly rituals to get into character."

"Nico, Grady, Zora, and Tawni all have special things they do before every taping."

"I rest my case."

"Come on, Chad. There has to be something you do before filming!" Sonny waited for the jerk throb to come clean about his ritual, but all he did was shrug. "See, I used to chew gum all the time until Tawni stepped on a piece and almost died. I thought I lost my funny but then I realized I don't really need gum to make people laugh-,"

"No, but a good sense of humor might come in handy."

Her story interrupted, Sonny stubbornly folded her arms over her chest, resuming her bouncing while refusing to look at Chad. Knowing she was angry at him, Chad sat down beside her. The ball rolled under his added weight, but Sonny dug her heels into the ground, preparing herself for any dirty tricks Chad may try.

"Alright, alright," he sighed, taking a deep breath. "If you really want to know…before beginning to film a new episode, I…I look around the studio for you."

Fright overtook Sonny's features.

"Not because I want to trick you, if that's what that look implies," Chad corrected himself, gently taking her hand and rubbing soothing circles across her skin. "I come to find you so we can have one of our typical fights. I know I may sound crazy, but those fights somehow get me in an acting mood."

A huge smile spread across Sonny's face and Chad knew he had said something right.

"Awh!" she cooed, squeezing his hand. "That's actually sweet, Chad!"

"Yeah," Chad agreed, straightening his tie proudly. "Do you want to know something else I'm thinking about adding to my pre-show ritual?"

"I would love to hear about it!"

Without saying a word, Chad used the strength in his well-toned legs to push the ball backwards. There was nothing for Sonny to hold onto as she beginning falling, her surprised feet going over her head as she did some sort of summersault. Chad sprang into a standing position, pointing a finger and laughing when Sonny ended up in a sprawled up mess at his feet.

"That wasn't funny!" she informed him, rubbing the back of her head.

"Neither were you when you snuck your cast mates into my gym," Chad reminded her. "If you pull another stunt like that, you'll leave me with no choice but to add your picture to the Do Not Admit wall."

"Fine. Can you at least help me up now?"

Feeling a small bit of remorse, Chad offered Sonny his hand again. She took it and began standing-

-Before tugging as hard as she could, bringing Chad to the floor.

"You - You…"

"I believe the phrase you're looking for is 'I acted'."

"I believe the phrase you're looking for is 'I better run before CDC decides to extract his wrath'!"

"Is that supposed to scare me, Chad? What do you plan on doing to me? I wouldn't recommend anything too bad since I could easily file sexual assault. You know the girls are always thought to be telling the truth over the boys. Besides, I really-,"

Not having a chance to complete her ramble as Chad got on his feet, Sonny took off running around his dressing room, reaching the door only moments before his hands would have been able to stop her. He watched as the comedian ran down the hall toward her own set, laughing uncontrollably as she went. Shaking his head, Chad went back to grab the coat he had originally wanted before heading home.

A shout was what stopped Chad from leaving.

"Goodnight, Cooper."

He had almost forgotten he and Sonny could hear each other from their dressing rooms.

"Goodnight, Munroe."

Giggling was the last thing he heard before heading to the parking lot where his faithful car was waiting for him. As he slipped the key in and started the engine, Chad glanced into the mirror to make sure there was nobody behind him to hit. He caught a glimpse of his reflection.

For the first time in awhile, he saw a real smile on his face.

Author's Note: Who else found it extremely adorable that Sonny and Chad can hear each other from their dressing rooms?? Come on, Disney…You could make sooooo many interesting plots using that!! They probably won't…but they could if they wanted to!!

Goodness, thanks so much to all of you who reviewed last chapter!! I really don't know why you're all so nice, but you really do know how to brighten a girl's day!!!! You guys make it hard to write this because I want to do a good job and keep all of you happy, but on episodes like this when we have barely any Channy at all, I really have no idea what to add. So, in other words, sorry if it sucks!

Thanks also to those of you who didn't review but added me to this story to their favorites list and subscribed!

Ohh, I wasn't going to do a contest this chapter, but I just thought of a really good one! Do you guys want to know what it is?

In your review, I want to know what you guys would have Chad and Sonny overhearing from each other from their dressing rooms. It doesn't have to be a totally new scene - although it can be if you'd like to make up your own dialog of what the two of them are saying back and forth. Feel free to add in the other characters as well! We know Tawni knows about the dressing rooms being able to hear each other, so maybe she could show Nico, Grady, and Zora how it works. Or, if you don't want to write something brand new, take a moment from either season of a conversation that happened in Sonny's dressing room that Chad may have overheard and tell me how Chad might have reacted to it.

The person who comes up with the most creative story wins!!

Sorry if the contest doesn't make sense…I'm not always the best at explaining things. But if you want to join, please do!!