Sonny

"You two are not allowed to sleep in the same room anymore. Sonny, you will sleep in your room, or in mine, and Chad will sleep in the living room. You two can stay up until 11 and then I want Sonny in her room. Do you understand?" my mom said.

"Yes, ma'am." Chad and I both mumbled.

We weren't in very good moods. I liked the kiss… Oh, who am I kidding!? I loved that kiss! It was like no other kiss I'd ever had. There were…sparks. I mean, I heard of that kind of thing happening in the movies, and of course it happened on Chad's show, but never in real life. Did this mean that Chad and I were soul mates, though? Absolutely not. We just had chemistry. Really, really good chemistry.

We hadn't spoken a word to each other, and it was starting to get weird. I wanted to say something, but I couldn't find the words. What are you supposed to tell someone that you barely like after you kiss them? So, the two of us just sat and watched TV. I was definitely going to be in bed before 11. It was only 6 now, and we were about to have dinner.

"So, Mrs. Munroe, what did you do while we were at the museum?" Chad asked.

My mom looked over at Chad with a sincere smile that meant she was glad he asked. This always happened when my mom was really proud about something she'd done. "Well, since you asked, I made a scrapbook page today. It's in…oh, shoot. I left it in the car. Let me go get it really quick."

When my mom went out the door, I looked back at the TV. I'd been looking at Chad, wondering what to say to him. I could see him in the corner of my eye, and I could've sworn that he looked at me, but when I looked over he was looking at the TV.

"What?" he said when he caught my movement.

"Nothing. I just…um…nothing." Ugh! So close to saying something, yet so far!

"Sonny, about that kiss…"

"You were thinking about that, too? I'd been thinking of something to say, but I couldn't make it work." I told him.

"Actually, I was going to say let's not ever bring that up again, but that works, too." he said with a smile.

"Oh." Blush alert. Why did he do this to me?

"But, I think that you're right. I was thinking about it, and I really don't know what to do. You know that the papers in the morning are going to be plastered with our lips, right?" he asked.

"I got that when I realized the stars I was seeing were actually the flashing of the cameras." I replied.

"Stars?"

Uh oh. Caught in the act of liking a kiss. Crap. "Well, I kind of got light-headed when we kissed. I think it's because the kiss was so long. You know what, why was that kiss so long anyways?" Change the subject, good job, Sonny. At least, I thought it was a good idea until I saw Chad smiling. He could see right through my act.

"Well, in any case, prepare to get a lot of calls from your friends. I forgot my phone at my house, but I probably have a lot of missed calls and text messages. What about you?" he asked.

Good thing he brought that up; I'd forgotten that I'd turned my phone off. It had a low battery at the park, so I turned it off to keep it from yelling at me. It does this weird beeping thing when it gets a low battery. I hate that part of it. I took the phone out of my pocket and looked at it. The cow print on it made me remember Lucy. What would she say when she saw the magazines? For that matter, what about all those snooty girls in my old school? They were in love with Chad.

It turned on with a little jingle, and soon my wallpaper, our cast of So Random!, looked at me. I gave it a second for everything to catch up. It would start with one ring tone and go to another every couple of seconds with every text and missed call that popped up. How could people know about this already? I thought back to the tunnel. Were there video cameras there? Of course there were! I'd totally forgotten that Santiago Heraldo was there.

I waited until everything stopped, and looked at my missed calls first. I had sixteen missed calls from people on the tour and seven from Lucy. There were also several missed calls from my family in Wisconsin and Kansas. Next it was time for the text messages. They mostly said something like this:

Sonny! Why won't you answer your phone!?

I saw you and Chad. I told you that you two would wind up together!

You're so cute! Call me soon!

*Name goes here*

Although most of them looked like that, there were a couple from the So Random! cast.

Allison Sonny Munroe!

You are in soooo much trouble!

Wait till we get back!

*Tawni/Nico/Grady/Zora*

The ones that I wasn't expecting were the ones from the Mackenzie Falls cast. They scared me, to say the least.

Did you think you could do something like that and just get away with it?

Well, I don't think so.

*You wish you knew*

Okay, so I didn't have this person's number, but I knew they were from the Mackenzie Falls cast. How I knew, you ask? Chad's face when he saw the number and message gave it away. I hit the end button on my phone and turned back to Chad. "Care to tell me who that was?"

"Why do you think I know?" he replied.

"Really, Chad? Really?" I asked.

He smiled, but it disappeared just as fast as it appeared. "Her name is Stephanie. She's planning on learning how to do stage makeup, and she's on the show helping Sydney. Sydney is her cousin, so she pulled some strings for her to be there. Anyways, she's a year older than me and we dated a few times, but I dumped her and she hasn't left me alone since. Or any of my other girlfriend's, for that matter."

It was going to be great when they came back from the tour. I wondered how long it was going to be until they were back. I missed everyone and I missed doing sketches, too. My mom came in at that moment with nothing in her hands.

"I thought you were going to get your scrapbook. Where's it at?" I asked.

"Well, see, that's the thing. I thought I left it in the car, but it's not in there. After dinner, I'm going to look in my room. Are you guys ready for dinner yet?" she asked.

My stomach answered for me. Why was it that every time someone mentioned food, my stomach growled? I guess it was just the fact that I was so busy trying to figure out how we were going to get rid of this bad luck business.

"Yep." I replied and slipped into my chair at the table.

***

Chad

It was midnight, and sleep still wasn't honoring me with it's presence. I kept going over everything that happened today in my head. There was something I was forgetting, but I couldn't put my finger on it. You know how you know you forgot something, but you don't know what it is? I guess that is what forgetting is, but it's different.

Well, as soon as I knew I forgot something, that something appeared. I'd gotten up to go to the kitchen and grab a glass of milk. It always made me feel better and able to sleep. It happened just like it did before; I opened the fridge and put the milk up from just pouring myself a glass, and when I shut the door, he was standing right there.

"I told you I would be back tonight." he said.

"Whoa. Okay, you really need to stop doing that. Can't you at least appear somewhere…where you won't scare me?" I asked.

"What do you want me to do? Appear in the bathroom right before you go in? Or teleport into the hallway your in, right next to you? Either way, you would still get scared and you know it." he replied.

"What is your name again, anyways?"

"Really? It's not that hard a name to forget. Ben. Now, have you decided yet?" His gaze was starting to burn holes into my face.

"Yes." I replied.

"Yes, you've decided, or yes, you want me to tell you?"

"Yes, to both. I want you to tell me, and I understand the price, but I'm willing to pay it. I just really want to get out of this mess." I told him.

"Okay, first I have to start out by telling you that you aren't going to like the answer, and you aren't going to believe me. You will probably encounter another couple tomorrow and when you ask them they will tell you that it's true, and you'll feel stupid. But who knows, now that I've told you?" he explained.

"Why don't you just tell me, and then we can worry about me believing you?" I asked.

"Okay. Are you ready?" I nodded. "Are you sure?" I sighed and he said, "Okay, okay. The whole reason for this little adventure is to get you to go on the right path, right? Well, have you noticed that ever since Sonny started working at Condor Studios you've been different? You've been fighting your feeling before because it's something alien and different?"

"What are you talking about? Will you just get to the point?" I asked.

"You ever wonder why it is that "Fate" has brought you on this adventure with her? That ever since this entire thing started you and her have more in common than you thought, and you can actually stand her? Why is your punishment when she doesn't do something right for you to like her more?"

"Because this "Fate" is insane! I've been wondering these questions myself." I replied.

"Sonny seems to like you a lot, too, doesn't she?" he asked.

"Well, yeah. I mean, I'm Chad Dylan Cooper." I said with a smile.

"She couldn't stand you before and you were still Chad Dylan Cooper. You've been showing your true side and she likes it, and it's making you think of being that side all the time. You like it when Sonny pays attention to you now. Do you wonder why that is?" he said.

"Is this twenty questions? Is this some stupid riddle that I'm supposed to figure out, because that wasn't the deal." I replied.

"No, of course not. I'm just trying to give you a chance to figure it out before I tell you. I mean, I am fair. I'll just tell you that you really want to figure this out." Stating the obvious, I see.

"Well, duh! Of course I want to figure this out because I want this luck thing gone!" I said.

He sighed, clearly disappointed. "Here's the thing. Sometimes people are meant to be together, and "Fate" gives them plenty of chances to get together, but they never take it, or they fight it. This makes "Fate" force them into a little game. They're lucky if they figure it out, but they're even more lucky if I find them. You two weren't hard to find. I just had to read stories in magazines about you two and I knew it."

"Are you saying that Sonny and I are supposed to be together? Really? Are you serious?" I asked.

"Tell me, what did you think about that kiss you two shared?"

The kiss? Why was he asking me about that kiss? I mean, yeah, it was good. Great, even. But kisses can be good, and not mean anything. I should know, I've had plenty. So, why was my gut telling me that this guy was right?

"Ah, but look, it's all over your face. That kiss meant something. It was like nothing you've ever experienced before. Get it now?" Ben asked. He was smiling, clearly loving the shock on my face. Because really…

I knew he was right. Everything pointed to it. Our luck always pushed us into something that brought us closer together, and even when we didn't want to be together, we were. When we did want to be together, it would end in…well, severe crushing. The mud fight, the sliding down the hall, the dancing, the games, the movies…all of it. Maybe we did belong together.

"So, if I were to tell Sonny how I feel, that I like her…this would all end?" I asked.

"Like? No, no, no. That wouldn't do it." he replied.

"You can't seriously be telling me that I have to tell her that I love her. I don't." I said. I didn't know if that was exactly true though. I was so confused about everything. I didn't know what love felt like; I'd never experienced it. Unless, being nervous and laughing at yourself and trying to be different to please someone else was being in love. Wait, that did sound familiar.

"Again, there it is on your face." Ben looked down, and then straight into my eyes. "I've told you how to fix this, and I hate to do this to you, Chad. You're someone I can relate to…" He trailed off. He looked off to the side and squinted his eyes. There was a hint of sadness in them. "But I have a payment that I need."

"Oh, sure. It's at my house. Can I give it to you tomorrow?" I asked.

"No problem. I already have it. You ever wonder how I teleport? It works with getting things that belong to me, too. I just want to tell you something before I go." He started walking toward me, flipping his bangs out of his eyes. "The secret to your…future problem, is to find her. Think about it hard enough. You'll figure it out. I really hope you do."

"What are you talking about?" I was so confused. My future problem? Who is her? Sonny?

"I'm coming back tomorrow to answer all of your questions. It'll be at your house. See you later, Chad."

With that, everything went black, and I was soon dreaming.

***

Sonny

I woke up because it was suddenly very chilly in my room. My first thought was that I got too hot in my covers and then they came off making it cold. My second thought was that my covers had fallen on the floor and I was going to have to walk on the cold ground to get them because they weren't on the bed anymore.

I opened my eyes and looked at the ground. There was nothing there. No covers anywhere. I looked under my bed, and they weren't there either. I thought that maybe Chad had come in here and taken my covers on purpose, so I went to the closet to get another one. When I looked at it, my covers came flying at my head.

I jumped off the bed and went under it, thinking there was a serial killer in my closet. Whoever it was, they were making a "tisk tisk tisk" sound, like they were gloating about something.

Please don't be another one of those guides or whatever. I really don't need their help in the middle of the night. I thought.

I looked, thinking it was going to be another fairy or something, but what I saw surprised me. There was a really hot guy in my room. He looked like he belonged on a slick black motorcycle. He was wearing a black t-shirt, black jeans, black boots, and a black leather jacket. The only color on him was his crystal blue eyes. This was the kind of fairy I liked talking to. Heck, I would shine his shoes if it meant getting to see him. Total eye candy.

"Come out." he said.

I found myself not even thinking about the fact that I didn't know this guy. I just crawled out from under the bed like it was nothing. He looked pleased. I wasn't worried about anything, when I should have at least been worried about the fact that I was in my new watermelon jammies in front of this guy.

"So…how are you, Sonny?" he asked.

"You…know me?" I replied.

"Yes, I know you. My name is Ben. You will learn all you need to know about me in our time together." he told me.

"In our time together? I don't understand." I said.

Then, his glare became cold. He looked straight into my eyes and I felt frozen. It wasn't the good kind of nervous frozen or happy frozen that I got when I was with…well, what was his name? Was it a he? Suddenly, I couldn't remember anything. What was I doing? Where was I?

"I…" I looked from side to side.

"Come with me, Princess. You know what to do." Ben said to me.

Did I know what to do? Oh, yes, I did. I knew exactly what to do. Nothing else mattered except Ben. Nothing else existed. No, wait. There was something I had to do. What was it?

"But…I have to…" I trailed off. What did I have to do? Ben's glare got even colder and I froze yet again. "Do…whatever you tell me to." I said with a smile.

"Good girl." he replied. Ah, those eyes were so pretty. "Come here. Let's get out of this place." He held his arms out to me. I jumped up and he grabbed me. "What do you want to do?"

"Whatever you want to." I replied.

"Listen to me, Sonny. I mean it. Think. What do you want to do?" he asked again.

I thought for a minute. What I wanted to do right then? I wanted to kiss him. But something told me that I shouldn't. That I would get in trouble. That I would ruin something greater than this. Ben shook his head, and that thought disappeared. Without a single thought, I grabbed Ben's chin and aimed his face at me. That's when I kissed those beautiful lips.

The world spun. We weren't in my room anymore. We were gone to our own little universe. Okay, so it wasn't our own universe, but it was definitely somewhere special. This kiss had been the key to everything I'd ever wanted. I forgot about everything. I didn't even know who I was. Well, that's a lie. I knew who I was, but I didn't at the same time.

Ben kissed me harder and I didn't think anymore. The entire world was Ben. He was amazing. He pulled back and looked at me. "Why did you stop?" I asked.

"You have to do me a favor." he said. His eyes were pleading. I would do anything for him. Anything.

"Yes. Whatever it is, yes." I replied, wanting him to be happy.

He smiled and it animated his face. He radiated awesomeness. "I need you to go in that house. That is where we are going to live, okay? There's everything that you'll need. I'll be back, but I have something I need to do. Don't worry, sweet. There will be plenty more time for kissing later."

"But…okay. I…" I stopped. I was going to say I loved him, but did I? I could've sworn I loved someone else. In my heart of hearts, this didn't feel right.

"I…am wondering why you came now." I improvised.

"Oh, darling. You are so precious. You are the most important thing ever. That's why." he answered.

"But if I was the most important, then wouldn't you have come to get me sooner?" I asked.

"I was actually supposed to come get you later, sweet, but someone else was stealing you from me. You didn't even remember me anymore." he said.

"Remember you? But I just met you." I replied.

That beautiful face became hard and he looked me in the eyes again. "You will remember nothing of your old life. Leave it behind. You love me now."

Swish! I guess I should say something like bibbity-boppity-boo! I heard this…water. That's the best way to explain it. I heard water rushing up to meet land, and then everything before this moment was black. That's when the kissing began all over again, and Ben explained to me where I was going to stay and what we were going to do. He would work during the day and come back home to worship me. Suited me fine, so I was happy.

So happy that I forgot about Chad completely.

***

Chad

I woke up with a throbbing head. I guess last night I'd hit the ground hard when I passed out. I stood up and the world spun. When it became normal again, I started walking. There was the still made-up bed in the living room. I remembered Sonny, and went to her bedroom. I knocked on the door, but there was no answer.

I slowly opened the door, and then stood there, wondering what happened. There were no decorations in this room. No pictures, no wallpaper, or paint. There was no computer, and no bed. It was all exercise equipment. I guess I must've gone in the wrong room. That bump on the head really messed me up.

I went to the bathroom and listened for running water. There wasn't any, so I opened the door a little, but there was no one in there, either. Where was Sonny? It wasn't that hard to find her in this apartment. Then I remembered that her mom had offered for her to stay in her room.

I went to Connie's door and knocked on it. There wasn't an answer at first, but I could hear the floorboards creaking. A second later, the door flew open and Connie was standing there with a baseball bat. Oh, and did I mention she was screaming?

"Connie, what is wrong?" I asked.

She stopped, looked at me, and took a deep breath. "You're Chad Dylan Cooper. What are you doing in my apartment?"

"Excuse me? I've been staying here with you and Sonny for the past couple of days. Did you take any of that loopy medicine?" I said.

"Who is Sonny?" she asked.

That was when I knew we had a problem.