"Sonny With a Real Chance"
By tenshi noyo ryu taiga
Chapter Eleven:
Ally smiled as she exited the taxi. She pulled out her duffle and walked in the door. She cautiously made her way to the center of set and looked at the schedule posted to the wall stating when the actors were filming and where. Ally smiled as she saw that no one was working right now.
She walked down the hall and took a right. She stopped in front of a large door and set her bag down. Ally took a deep breath before turning the door knob and exploding through the door, a wide grin on her face.
"Surprise! …And no one's here…" Ally pouted, taking in the empty dressing room. She grabbed her duffel and walked out the door. If they weren't on set and they weren't in the dressing rooms, then they could only be one other place…
A ten minute walk later had Ally setting down her bag once again before bursting into the room.
"Surprise!" She yelled, this time to a room full of people.
"Sonny!" the group shouted, running over to hug her.
"I missed you!" Tawni cried, but immediately stopped after realizing what she said, "I mean, what are you doing here?"
"More importantly, why is Chad hugging Sonny too?" Nico asked, crossing his arms and glaring suspiciously at the two actors who had froze at the question with their arms still wrapped around each other.
Chad jumped away as Ally blushed brightly.
"Actually, its Ally," She replied, hoping to change the subject.
"Yeah, I saw that on your facebook. You changed your name?" Zora asked curiously.
Ally smiled and sat down, everyone following her, "Not exactly. On the movie set, everyone just knew me as Alison so people started calling me Ally since that's the normal nickname. I tried to correct them, but it spread too fast and soon everyone was calling me Ally. I pretty much ignored it at first, but then it sorta grew on me and now I'm just so used to it, I'm not really comfortable being called Sonny anymore."
"So do you want us to call you that?" Grady asked as he took a bite of a large salami.
"Where did you-" Ally asked confused on where the large piece of meat came from, before shaking her head, "I don't want to know. And yes, feel free to call me Ally."
"So, how was it?" Chad asked.
Ally grinned excitedly, "Oh, it was so awesome. I have a bunch of really great new friends. And making the movie was so much fun. He had to do all these stunts… and by we, I mean mostly them," Ally laughed, "There was this pulley thing where they had to be strapped in and it would like, fling them across this huge field. It looked really cool, but it sucked pretty bad. Rob and Nikki had bruises for weeks on the ribs. Nikki was practically crying at the end, it was so painful."
"You had to be flung across a field? What movie was this again?" Nico asked.
"Well, I didn't need to be flung, but they did. And you know I can't tell you."
Chad leaned back, crossing his leg horizontally over his other, "Who is 'Rob' and 'Nikki'?"
Ally paused, "I… can't really tell you that either… I don't think. I'm not sure, but better safe than sorry," She laughed.
"What can you tell us?" Tawni asked.
"I left to go shoot a movie. I was supposed to be back a few weeks ago, but due to weather problems, we spent a few extra weeks doing reshoots. I can't tell you what movie I was shooting or who with. I can tell you that there is a possibility of a sequel. I have a lot of new friends that I made and I've changed a lot since I've been with them. As you know, my style tends to be girly and colorful and, lets be honest, rather childish," She gestured down to her bright clothes, "But my new friends are a few years older than me and I've picked up a new style that I can't wait to go shopping for soon. So, like I said, I've changed a lot. Not just my clothes, but how I act as well… and I mean that on and off screen."
"Wow, Sonny. I mean, Ally. I can see you have changed," Grady replied after the group's stuned silence.
"But I hope you know that you're still our friend and we don't care how much you've changed, you're one of us," Nico grinned, putting a friendly arm around the girl.
"Thanks," Ally smiled, "Now, I have to get going. I only came for a small visit. I have to get to my apartment. I start work here again in a few days, so I'll see you soon! Bye!"
Almost an hour later, Ally finally reached her apartment. It had been a long trek through downtown rush hour traffic, but it had been worth it to come home.
Ally collapsed on her couch, totally exhausted. She reached a hand up to feel for her landline before pressing the button on her answering machine to hear her messages. A loud beep rang from the machine before an automated voice informed her she had three messages dated within the last few hours.
"Call received at two-forty pm," the voice continued, before switching to the recording.
"Hey, sweetheart! How was your flight? More importantly, did you work with anyone famous on your movie?" Ally's mother laughed, "I know, I know. You can't talk about it… But come on, was it anyone amazing like George Clooney or, I know Julia Roberts. Come on, darling, you can tell me- Oh! Oh, dear. Your father's back, it seems he was messing with the cows again. I'd better go get the first aid kit. I love you, baby. Bye."
"End of message," the automated voice spoke, "Next message. Three-seventeen pm."
"Hey, Sonny. Or Ally. I don't know," a male voice rang out, "It's your boyfriend… James, in case you're confused," Ally scowled at the insult but continued listening, "Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. I know it's stupid to get jealous. You weren't when it was me jetting off to make movies, so I shouldn't be, but I'm sorry I can't help it. I just… I dunno. I don't know what I'm talking about anymore," James sighed audibly, "I just called to say… I love you. Welcome home."
"End of message. Next message. Four-oh-four pm."
Ally sighed and lifted her head off the arm of the couch just so that she could drop it down again heavily. Why did her boyfriend have to be so jealous? She and Rob were just friends. Maybe she did find him attractive, but she would never do anything to hurt James and James doesn't even know Rob! How dare he make those accusations! Ally sighed before lifting her head to drop it again. And there she was; full circle.
"Hey, Ally. Hope you got in alright. I'm sitting in JFK, bored out of my bloody mind. My flight to Heathrow got cancelled, so I guess my stuck here for the night. Anyway, I'll be in LA next week for the movie soundtrack, so I was wondering if you wanted to go out to lunch that day. I think it'll be Tuesday, but I'm not sure. They said that I might need to come in on Sunday. Anyway, call me back. I'm dying of boredom," Rob chuckled, "Bye."
Ally lifted her hips up and reached into her back pocket and pulled out her cell phone. She was about to call Rob when her landline rang causing her to curse. She stared at the black phone in contemplation before sighing, resigned to having to pick up the phone. Ally pulled herself up and grabbed the phone before collapsing back down.
"Hello?"
"Ally? It's Catherine," A female voice spoke.
"Oh, hey, Catherine. What's up?" Ally asked, getting more comfortable and throwing her leg over the back of the couch.
"I just wanted to tell you that they're recording the soundtrack starting this Friday. We'd like you to come in sometime this weekend to set down some tracks. We'll probably have one day where you try a bunch of different songs we have already written and prepared for you and then you'll come back to record them."
"Okay, I'll come in on Saturday, if that's okay," Ally agreed.
"Perfect!" Catherine said goodbye and hung up.
Ally then pressed speed dial 2, "Hey, Rob, guess what I'm doing this weekend…"
