Hey guys! I'm back from vacation, and I'm ready to put write up the next chapter! There's not really much to say at the moment, other than I feel like I've really accomplished something, because I've updated all my multi-chaps! Yay!

And even with that information, I'm pretty sure people just skim through this bolded stuff.

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Selena's POV

"Chad!" I whined while walking on the beach. I don't usually whine, especially when I'm in the middle of matchmaking, but I had a reason. "I can't believe you're making me wear this. On what's supposed to look like a date. I look like Britney Spears."

Chad just scoffed like it was no big deal, "C'mon, you look hot."

"Well then, I'm going to take it off," I protested.

"I'm fine with that."

I wrinkled my nose at his dirty mind. "God, Chad. You sicken me."

I covered up my body with a towel and tried not to pay attention to what I was wearing, but it was a tad bit hard to ignore it. At this point, I can't believe that I let him pick it out, let alone agree to wear it. Never let Chad pick out what you're going to wear: he'll go into the store until he finds the most ridiculously revealing bikini they make in blue. So I'll give you three guesses about what I'm wearing.

Yep, you guessed it. A blue bikini, so revealing that it should be illegal to wear in public, and so expensive that you probably shouldn't use it in the first place… stylish, isn't it?

So here I am, looking like a prostitute, just to help Chad spy on Sonny. Oh joy. Well, if this is what it takes for getting my favorite couple together, then I guess it's worth a shot. Of course, Chad won't admit a thing, because he's being stubborn. And frankly, Sonny's in denial. I have to give props to her though: she's not as obvious about liking Chad as he is to her.

Tsk, tsk. Chad and Sonny may be good at playing other people, but they are terrible at playing themselves.

I have to say though, that if I were Sonny, I might actually think Chad and I were on a date. After all, we made it look pretty believable with Chad carrying a basket of whatever our dinner was, walking around shirtless with shorts and sunglasses. And given the time, which was just about 30 minutes away from sunset, mostly everyone was gone, which gave the beach a private feeling and immediately morphed into a hangout for few couples scattered here and there.

Regardless, I still don't quite approve of what's happening.

"You seriously don't look bad, I mean, I like it. Without the towel of course," he informed me as if that's supposed to make me feel better.

I just groaned. "It's almost embarrassing. It's going out in public half-naked."

"Exactly."

I shivered at the thought. "You're so sick-minded… I don't know what she sees in you."

He chuckled, "Who sees what in me?"

I lifted an eyebrow. "Are you seriously this stupid?" I finally just tell him when he still looks at me in a confused way. "Sonny, duh."

"Sonny likes me?"

"Oh gosh, we've had this talk like fifty times during the car ride here," I said, a little irritated I admit. Chad can be so… complicated sometimes. I'm surprised that it doesn't drive Sonny off so easily. I barely fit in the car because of his enormous ego.

"True, but I still can't believe it," he said. "It just doesn't make sense." Then he stared at me. "Plus, you think that I like Sonny, which you're dead wrong about, so there's a possibility you're wrong about this too."

I scoffed, "I think not. Chad, I can read people. Especially you. And you make it so obvious."

"How can I make something obvious if it's not true?"

"I don't know just…" I started to sigh at the thought. After all, I'm a true romantic. "The way you look at her. The way you get jealous when she's out with a guy. The way you insist on having fights every minute of the day so you can talk to each other and secretly flirt. The pieces all go together, Chad."

"When have I done ANY of those things?" he retorted.

"Before breakfast?"

"Huh?"

"Because it's going to take like 10 days to name everything you do before breakfast, not to mention what you do on a regular basis throughout the whole day," I rolled my eyes. "Just admit it."

"I can't admit anything that's not true."

"Gosh…"

I love Chad (as a friend, of course). I really do. But sometimes he can be so damn difficult. I wish I could conjure up a truth spell or something. Maybe then he'll finally admit it.

"Selena, you don't have to go all relationship wizardy on me," Chad rolled his eyes.

I sighed at this. "First Sonny, now you? Oh c'mon I'm not a wizard of all things! Maybe a freaky good match-maker if I do say so myself…"

"I've seen you do magic on TV. And the TV NEVER lies," Chad informed me.

I groaned, "I play a wizard on a TV show. Like how Miley plays Hannah, it's not real!"

"LIES!" Chad exclaimed, dramatically. Yes, that's what happens when you're on Mackenzie Falls… you start unnecessarily yelling weird stuff, watch reruns of the show, and you'd probably get made fun of if you weren't incredibly hot like everybody else in Hollywood. I guess you can call it Mackenzie Falls fever or something like that. I still remember screaming my lines to David weeks after I was going to play Sonny in Chad's movie. Poor David.

"Chad, you know that I'm not a wizard," I said.

"Okay, fine, just ruin the Disney magic and the hope of millions of kids all over the world."

"Yeah, because I'm pretty sure that all the 11-year-olds in the world that watch my show think I'm a wizard," I made sure my voice was very sarcastic. Then my voice turned realistic again. "Plus, we all know why we're here."

"Because I want to spend time with a friend?" Chad said, though it sounded more like question than a statement.

"WRONG. We're here, because you obviously want to make Sonny jealous," I said triumphantly, because I had just shown that I knew his love life even more than he knew it himself.

"That's so NOT TRUE," he protested.

"Sure," I said dryly. "And maybe Sonny isn't on a date with Finnick Valtameri at the beach. Gosh, Sonny's lucky."

"I don't see what the huge deal is about Finnick."

"Well, he's hot…" I started.

Chad grinned, "I'm hot."

"He can act."

"I'm the greatest actor of our generation."

"And he's not a complete jerk all the time," I added.

"I'm not a—" Chad started, but then chuckled, "Hey, nice guys finish last."

"Sure… believe what you want, buddy."

"And if I have all those amazing qualities, why wouldn't Sonny date me instead of that Finnick dude."

I raised an eyebrow, "So you want Sonny to date you?"

"I didn't say that," Chad said quickly.

"Well, you suggested it," I pointed out.

"I may have suggested it, but I never confirmed it."

"Just because you didn't confirm it, doesn't mean it's true."

"I'm not saying a yes…"

"Well I'm not hearing a no."

Then he shifted the subject completely. "Hey, this seems like a good spot to settle."

Figures it's less than five feet away from Finnick and Sonny, and almost right in their faces. They haven't noticed us yet though. "Wow, Chad."

"What? I think this is actually a good spot. Now take off the towel so we can settle."

"Fine." Reluctantly, I take off the towel and set it on the sand. "Now what are we supposed to do on this little fake date?"

"I don't know," he shrugged.

"Oh, so you admit this is a fake date?"

"I never said that!" he exclaimed, then sighed. "Okay, fine. The only fake date I've been on was with Sonny, and we were acting all lovey-dovey and everything. That's that."

"You sure it was fake?"

"Yes, completely sure."

"Did you wish it weren't fake?"

"No comment."

I sat on the towel as Chad took out and set up a sun umbrella from the basket (which was unnecessary, because the sun was going to go down soon, but it was nice) and also laid out our food. Before I decided to try his neatly made Californian rolls, I snacked on some Sour Patch Kids he packed (probably knowing that it was my favorite) and opened a can of orange soda. I waited for him to get comfortable before I started a new conversation. "So… what did you do on your fake date with Sonny?"

He raised an eyebrow. "I'm debating whether I should tell you, because you'll either pull up some 'Channy' crap you made up, or you'll point out some unnecessary things."

"It's not something I made up," I corrected. "You have your own fansite. Well, Channy does. And second of all, I'm sure you can trust me with such 'critical' information. It was just a fake date. And because we're on a fake date, we might as well make it look believable if we have any chance of making Sonny jealous."

"Okay, fine. We first—"

But before he could actually tell me anything, he was interrupted by a cheerful chirp. "Hey Selena!" I focused my attention on the wearer of a bright yellow bikini and her soaking wet brunette hair, standing just a few feet away from me. I smiled, because I immediately knew who it was.

"Hey Sonny!" I got up and started running towards her to hug her, which she gladly accepted, even though she was all wet and salty from the ocean. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm actually on a date with Finnick," she beamed as she pointed to the bronze-haired boy out in the ocean, grinning and waving at us.

I gasped as if I didn't know a thing, "Finnick Valtameri?"

I must've done a good job with the acting, because she looked pretty convinced. "Yes! It's been going extremely good so far."

"That's good to know," I said. "Well, what a coincidence that we are both here, on dates, at the same beach!"

"Ooh, tell me who you're with!" Sonny exclaimed. I couldn't help but admire her innocence and childishness. No wonder Chad fancied her.

"Well…"

I didn't have to answer, because a voice from behind me did the job. "Hey Sunshine," I could hear Chad's smirk.

"You're here with Selena?" she asked, focusing on Chad.

"I'd say that's about correct."

"On a date?"

"Yep. Any thoughts, Sunshine?"

"I have a couple running through my head right now," she almost growled.

See? Jealousy. Denial. Obviously they like each other. A lot. It's just so obvious. People should start listening to me more. And by people, I mean Sonny and Chad.

"Hey guys," I said, just to make sure that this wouldn't get ugly. I mean, what good would it do if they spend the whole night hating each other's guts? Then I'd be hopeless, this would all be for nothing, and even though they obviously like each other so much, it'd be a HUGE step backwards. "This is just a silly idea, but what if we combined dates?"

"Like a double date?" Sonny guesses.

"Exactly, so we can all just hang out."

They both pretend to despise the idea, but I can tell from their eyes that they'd love being that much closer together.

"And," I add. "Chad and I brought enough food for all four of us. What do you think of Californian rolls, Sonny?"

"Love them," Sonny said. "Um… I'm sure Finnick won't mind I guess. I don't see why not."

Chad looked at me, took a hint, then finally agreed with me. I mean, the closer we were, the more jealous they were both going to get. The more jealous they were going to get, the closer they would be to admitting their love for each other.

The plan was as simple as could be. I mean, could there be anything better? And with sunset just a few minutes away, surely it was going to be something.

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"You're so funny, Finnick," Sonny laughed at his joke and playfully slapped Finnick's arm. He put his arm around her, bringing her closer to him. With this, I could see Chad's body tensing up.

"Oh please, I'm not on So Random!," he grinned that famous smile that won him covers on magazines, and him being shirtless and soaking wet only added to the effect. For an extra on the set of Mackenzie Falls, I had to admit that he was pretty dang successful. "So," he started, focusing on Chad and me. "I didn't know that you two were dating. I thought I was keeping up with the paparazzi."

"Actually," I started, before Chad could say anything that could possibly be threatening. "This is our first date." Noticing the distance between Chad and me, I leaned toward him, placing my head on his shoulder. Luckily, he got the idea and put his arm around me.

"It just suddenly clicked, and I asked her out," Chad said, his tone being easy. I lost part of my worry of him blowing it. Perhaps he wasn't the greatest actor of our generation, but he wasn't a bad actor. Fairly good really. "I couldn't be more thrilled when she said yes."

"Oh, Chad," I said, like how I've seen so many romance movies say before, which I admit is a little cheesy and cliché, but hey, what else was there to say? "So when did you two start going out?"

"Actually, this is our first date too," Finnick replied politely. "I decided to ask her out today, because Sonny here is guest starring on Mackenzie Falls, and after everything that Chad has said about her, I thought that—"

"Sorry to interrupt, Finnick, but what exactly does Chad say about Sonny?" I asked. I mean, Chad talking about Sonny to an extra? Oh, this is rich.

"Chad…?" Sonny raised her eyebrow, almost angrily. "What lies have you been feeding him?"

"They were good things," Finnick assured her. "Great things, I promise."

"Finnick…" Chad spat. The way he said his name was almost as if he was threatening to kill him.

"Chad, it's okay, we don't have secrets here. Finnick, you should spill. Just saying," I encouraged him.

"Well…" it was obvious that Finnick was a little uncomfortable. "Oh look, the sunset."

He changed the subject… gr. I just hoped that everyone knew that this wouldn't be the end of it.

The sunset was quite beautiful, really. The skies being shades of orange and pink, part of the golden sun peeking out from the beautiful blue waters… no matter how long you're in California, the sunset will continue to take your breath away.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Sonny continued admiring the beautiful masterpiece of the sky.

"Very," Chad agreed. "Reminds me of you."

"Excuse me?"

With that comment, I felt a rush of accomplishment.

"Um, what happened? Where am I? Where are you?" Chad acted clueless, but it doesn't fool me.

"Hey Finnick, how about we go for a swim? Just to bond. I think Chad and Sonny need to talk over some… thing," I smiled.

He looked at Sonny, who nodded her approval.

I walked with him and slowly entered the deep blue ocean, keeping a close eye on Sonny and Chad. Mission accomplished.

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Forgive me, I'm not very good at writing from Selena's point of view (this is the first time I've attempted it!), so I probably won't write from Selena's point of view any time soon, unless you guys find what she has to say interesting. I'm probably just going to focus mainly on Sonny and Chad now.

Yes! I'm happy! I've officially updated all my multi-chaps within the last week. SMILES!

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