Here is Chapter Five! Hope you enjoy it!

If I owned Sonny with a Chance, Tawnico would exist with Channy. Sadly, I don't, so Tawnico has yet to happen, if ever it does.

Chapter Five: Awkward Situations

Tawni slumped against the wall of the cupboard, her blonde hair slightly matted and less bouncy. She was pretty hungry.

"We've been in here three and a half hours," came a voice from opposite her, and Tawni raised her head slightly to look at Nico, who was still on the bucket, his head in his hands.

"I know," she murmured in reply, and then added, "You don't happen to have any food, do you? I'm so hungry, I haven't eaten since breakfast!"

"Uh…" Nico lifted his head and rummaged through his pockets. He pulled a bit of string and a bar of chocolate.

"Ooh!" Tawni perked up slightly. "Can I have some of that?"

Nico rolled his eyes. "No, Tawni, I'm going to let you starve and eat all of this myself."

"Hey!" Tawni poked him in the chest. "I bet you would if I wasn't as scary as I am!"

"You? Scary?" Nico scoffed. "You're about as scary as princess."

Tawni smiled triumphantly. "Good!"

Nico stared at her in confusion. "How's that good?"

It was Tawni's turn to roll her blue orbs. "Duh, Nico! Princesses can, like, kill people by just a word! They're terrifying!"

"I meant an extremely nice princess, who sings and stuff like that." Nico amended, giving her a cheeky grin.

Tawni's face became downcast, and Nico began to look concerned.

"Tawni?" he asked. "What's wrong?"

"How come no one's scared of me anymore?" she whined, pouting.

Averting his eyes from Tawni's adorable expression, Nico replied, "I guess we all just got used to your moods."

"It's not fair!" Tawni complained. "If nobody's scared of me, they won't do anything for me."

"Is that why you were horrible all the time?" Nico asked, looking surprised.

"Sort of," Tawni replied uncomfortably. "So I was happy when you said I was a princess…until you explained which type."

Nico placed a hand on her shoulder. "But all the nice princesses are the ones who find their Prince Charming." he pointed out softly.

"Yeah," Tawni whispered with a small smile.

Their eyes locked for a moment, and Tawni couldn't help but think, 'Is he implying something?'

Nico finally swallowed, hard, tearing his gaze away, returning it to the chocolate bar. "Uh, here." He peeled off the wrapper and broke it in half, handing her the larger half. "I'm not as hungry as I'm guessing you are, so…" He didn't bother finishing his sentence.

They ate in silence, taking their time, savouring the tiny bit of food they might have for the next few hours.

"So…" Nico said awkwardly as he finished.

"So…" Tawni repeated, rocking back and forth slowly.

"Well…" Nico looked up at Tawni expectantly. "How has your day been?"

Tawni looked at him incredulously. "It started off great!" she told him. "I got to prank with a friend, but things pretty much went downhill after that. I got locked in a closet for three and a half hours straight with nothing to eat but half a bar of chocolate."

Nico was staring at her, wide-eyed. "You consider me a friend?" he asked, touched.

Tawni blushed at her slip-up. "Yeah, sort of," she answered hesitantly. "I think since Sonny came along, I've been getting along better with everyone, so I now consider you all friends, even Zora!"

"Wow, never thought I'd hear that sorta stuff come out of the great Tawni Hart's mouth," Nico joked, and Tawni poked him, playfully annoyed. The Nico became serious. "But really, I'm glad to know that Tawni, because however horrible you were to me, I've always considered you a friend. I'm just glad to know it's requited."

"You're welcome," Tawni replied. "I think."

Their gazes locked again, and slowly, they leaned in. Their gazes never wavered, and just as their lips were inches away from each other's…

The cupboard door banged open, and both jumped, startled, pulling away from each other and blushing.

Zora looked in at them, suspicious and confused. "What are you doing in here?" she asked in an accusing tone. "Alone? Together?"

"N-Nothing!" they stammered, and it confirmed the younger girl's suspicions.

"We got locked in here when we were hiding from Chad after we pranked him," Nico explained as he helped Tawni to her feet. Zora didn't miss the way he kept his grip on the blonde's hand slightly longer than necessary before releasing it.

"Yeah, he was so angry, so we had to hide," Tawni added helpfully, before stepping out, Nico right behind her.

"Well, I have to fix my hair and get something to eat. Bye!" Tawni rushed off without waiting for a reply, her cheeks pink and her mind full of jumbled and sad thoughts.

'Why did Zora have to turn up right as he was about to kiss me?'

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Nico gazed after Tawni, his mouth opened to reply, but he never got the chance.

His expression was wistful, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed at Zora. Couldn't she have turned up three seconds later?

He bid the younger girl goodbye, and she waved, not really listening. She rushed off, saying she had to talk to Sonny and Grady, leaving Nico more confused than ever.

He shrugged after a moment, walking back to his dressing room, his thoughts rueful.

'Why did Zora have to open that door just as I was about to kiss her?'

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