Author's Note: Hey everybody! Well because I love you and this story so much, I'm updating a little sooner than I usually do this time. I have to say... this chapter took awhile to write. Mostly because it includes a LOT of songs. I want to thank LilRockerStar, peaceluvar, KellyTheLovatic, kitkat299, usuihentai727, Mahomie4Ever55, and DannySamLover20 for reviewing. You guys are awesome (as always)! Please continue to review and favorite! :) Special shout out to KellyTheLovatic for giving me the idea for one of the songs in here, you were right, it was perfect. Thanks! I do not own any of the songs in this chapter, a list of the songs and the original singers is in the bottom AN. Enjoy chapter eight!
Sonny's POV:
Warmth. Comfort. Safety. Love. Slowly I became aware of the fact that I was staring at darkness. Black. That's all I can see. Why can I only see black? Where am I? Am I asleep? Or blind? A thin line of light appeared, and I realized I was opening my eyes. Oh, my eyes were closed. As my eyes opened fully, I realized someone was bending over me. "Chad..." I murmured, smiling.
"Sonny!" Chad gasped. "You're awake!" I realized suddenly he looked worried. Very worried. What's wrong? Something's wrong. Why am I lying on the floor? Suddenly, like a weight, the memories descended on me. The feud. The rehearsal. The phone call. My dad is getting married again. Instantly I pushed myself up, then steadied myself as my head swam.
"Oh my gosh, my dad's getting married!" I held my aching head in my hands. "I can't believe this."
"Woah, Sonny, slow down. Here, drink this." Chad offered my water bottle and I took it and gulped down some of the liquid. Slowly, my head began to clear.
"Thanks." I said briefly, hating that he had seen me in such a vulnerable position.
"Feel better?" Chad waited for me to nod, then swallowed a little nervously. "What do you remember?"
"Everything." I sighed. "Unfortunately."
"Unfortunately?" Chad's voice sounded terrified. "What do you mean?"
"Well, I remember the feud, and the rehearsals and the phone call and everything. And I remember... well, calling for you right before I blacked out." I blushed again and looked down at the ground.
"Oh... anything after that?" Chad said, fiddling with his collar self-consciously.
I gave him a look. "Uh, I was passed out Chad. So, no, I don't remember anything." I saw a mixture of relief and disappointment in his eyes and raised my eyebrows. "Why? What happened?"
"Nothing. It's just, you know, sometimes people see weird things when they pass out. Or, you know, like they hear angels sing or something. So I was just wondering." He laughed awkwardly and looked away.
"Right. Okay. Whatever." I let it go. "It's not like I almost died or anything. I just passed out because..." I trailed off.
"Because your dad's getting married again." Chad filled in for me. "Why is that such a bad thing?"
"It just is." I sighed.
"Oh, well that makes sense." He said drily.
I didn't even have the energy to get annoyed. "It's nothing you would understand Chad." I pulled my knees up to my chin and huddled there, feeling more alone than I had in a long time. "You've had it easy your whole life. I haven't." There was a long silence. Finally, I looked over to see him staring at me, eyes sad. "What?"
"Life hasn't always been easy for me Sonny. Just because you're a beloved TV star doesn't mean you don't have problems. Real problems, not just skin-deep ones." His tone was so serious, I felt taken aback. I looked away, not wanting to offend him by saying the words that were on the tip of my tongue.
"You don't believe me." I looked back at him, startled, as he said the words for me. He didn't look annoyed, just vaguely disappointed. "Sonny, when I was twelve years old, my dad left my mother, my little sister and I to fend for ourselves. He left us for some woman who was half his age. My mother... well... she just stopped. I don't know how to describe it. It's like she just closed herself off from me and Paige and the rest of the world. After awhile, she got hooked on medication." He sighed. I couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't think. Why didn't Chad ever tell me any of this when we were dating? How could I not have known? He continued, his eyes staring straight in front of him. "The meds were all legal, over the counter stuff, but she took too much and too often. It was mostly sleeping pills and anti-depressants, so she was knocked out or moody most of the time. It was... well, hard to keep it together for awhile."
"What happened?" I whispered.
"Well, one day I came home from the studio where I was working and I found my mom passed out in the bathroom. She overdosed." He looked down at the ground. "I called 911 and they rushed her to the hospital. They were barely able to save her life."
"Oh my gosh... Chad I-I don't know what to say." I stared at him.
He shrugged away my sympathy as if it hadn't been a big deal. "It was okay. Things got better after that. She went through treatment. She got it together again." He turned toward me and smiled. "The doctor who was with her when she first came in to the hospital walked with her through the whole process. Once she was on her feet again, they started dating. They got married right before I turned fourteen. He's the man I think of as my father."
"Woah." I said, not knowing what else to say.
"Yeah." Chad leaned toward me suddenly, his eyes serious. "I don't know what happened with your dad and your mom, or what you went through in your past, but I do know that change can be a good thing. I know it's scary, and I know you feel like you've already had too much of it in your life, but in the end, things usually turn out okay. And even if they don't, we learn to accept them. So try to be happy for your dad, if you can. This might be a good thing."
I stared at him. "Thank you." The words came softly, but were never more sincere.
"You're welcome." He said, equally softly.
If I leaned forward right now, I would be able to kiss him. The thought surprised me. Do I want to kiss him? A voice in my head whispered, Yes! Who cares about journals and reporters and feuds and all the drama? Right here, right now, you know this is right for you. Tell him how you feel. Tell him about you, about your past. Break the silence. Be real.
I took a deep breath. "Chad I-"
"Sonny?" A voice from across the room startled us both. Instantly we jumped away from eachother.
Shayne and Rebecca stood in the doorway, both looking confused. "What's going on?" Rebecca said, glaring at me.
"Nothing!" I said quickly, walking over to Shayne and smiling up at him. "Just rehearsing." Thank goodness they walked in when they did and saved me from making the worst mistake of my life.
"Oh. Okay then." Shayne smiled back at me. "I was wondering if you wanted to grab a smoothie real quick before everyone else gets back. If you guys are in a good place to stop that is."
"Yes." I glanced back at Chad, who still sat frozen on the floor. "I think this is the perfect place to stop."
"Great!" Shayne put his arm around my shoulders as we started to walk from the room. I smiled again, even as I felt my heart sink. Forget it, Sonny. Chad isn't the one for you. You're just tricking yourself into thinking he cares about you. He doesn't care. If he really did, he wouldn't be your ex. I glanced back at Chad and Rebecca. Chad was smiling as Rebecca said something to him. I sighed. I have got to get him out of my head. We are never going to be together again, we're never even going to be able to be friends again. We're just enemies.
Chad's POV:
I threw myself down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. I had never felt so confused in all my life. This is how it always is with Sonny and me. Up and down. High and low. Around in circles until I can't see straight anymore. How can I be in love with a girl who's so dang confusing! I turned and punched the pillow behind my head. One minute we're having this awesome moment, the next we're walking off in different directions with different people. What. The. Heck. I slammed my fist into the pillow again, feeling some of my anger assuaged by the impact.
"Woah, bro. Anger issues much?" I turned to see Paige standing in the doorway of my room, an amused smile on her face.
I groaned. "Paige, I'm not in the mood."
"Ooooh, touchy, aren't we." She grinned and came to sit on the foot of my bed. "Okay, what's her name?"
I lifted my head. "What?"
"The name of the girl you like." Paige smiled smugly at my shocked expression. "Come on Chad, you've been moping around all week. You really think I haven't noticed?"
"Well... that doesn't mean it's a girl." I mumbled grumpily.
"But it is." Paige grinned again. "Once I came into your room to get something and you were asleep and you said... some stuff."
I froze. "Wait, what? What did I say?"
She waved away my concern. "It isn't important."
"Paige Cooper!" I yelled. "What did I say?"
"Well... you said something about the sun. And then you said 'I love you. You're beautiful.' and started doing this." She pursed her lips and made some exaggerated kissing noises.
Well... this is the most embarrassing moment of my life. "You're lying."
"Sadly, I'm really not."
I buried my face in my pillow. "Please just knock me out and revive me when this conversation is over."
She laughed. "Come on Chad! Details!"
I rolled over and stared at her. "You're thirteen. Don't you have to paint your nails or text some pimply boys?"
She leaned over and smacked me on the shoulder, all the while smiling happily. In ways she kind of reminded me of Sonny. When she was happy, she was really, really happy.
"Fine. The thing is-" Just then my phone beeped. I glanced at the text I'd received.
Received at: 5:30 PM
From: Rebecca
Hey Chad, Marshall is taking the whole cast out to dinner. I think its supposed to establish team spirit or something... whatevs, but dinner out sounded good! What do u think?
I smiled at my sister. "Sorry, sis, but this awkward conversation is going to have to wait. I've got somewhere to be."
She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Fine! But don't think you're going to get out of spilling to me! I will know all sooner or later!" She stood up and smiled at me. "Have fun tonight Chaddy!"
"Thanks." I smiled back at her as she walked out of the room. Then I quickly texted Rebecca back.
Sent at: 5:32 PM
To: Rebecca
That sounds... interesting. But isn't Marshall worried we'll start a food fight again?
Received at: 5:35 PM
From: Rebecca
LOL! I thought that too, but apparently he thinks it will be fine as long as he's there. We're all going together in one of the studio vans, so meet us in the parking lot in front in fifteen minutes ok?
Sent at: 5:37 PM
To: Rebecca
Ok, sounds great, but where are we going?
Received at: 5:40 PM
From: Rebecca
IDK exactly. But Marshall said something about a karaoke bar...? Anyway, I can't wait to see you there! ;)
I sighed as I slipped my phone into my pocket. Rebecca seemed like a nice girl. She just wasn't Sonny...
Sonny's POV:
I took another bite of my burger as another singing hopeful stepped back from the microphone to polite applause from the other people in the restaurant. I looked around the table at everyone. They looked mostly happy, and were talking amongst themselves without much restraint. I did notice though that everyone still stuck to the "groups" the feud had divided us into. I inwardly sighed. Suddenly I noticed Tawni say something to Damien. "Well, if you think you could do better, why don't you show us?" Her tone was tight with annoyance.
Damien sighed and held up his hands. "Hey, look, I'm not necessarily saying I could do better, I was just saying that people who sing karaoke generally don't seem to have very good voices."
"Oh, so you're just going to judge them? That's nice." Tawni rolled her eyes and slowly a hush fell over the table as everyone realized they were on the brink of an argument.
Damien stared at her for a minute. For a second I thought he was going to start arguing with her, but he just got up and slowly walked over the the DJ. He said something in a low tone to him, then climbed onstage.
The DJ said, "Okay everyone! We've got a new face stepping up to the mic. Put your hands together for Damien Johanssen!"
Our entire table applauded except Tawni as Damien spoke into the mic. "Thanks everybody. Well, this is kind of new to me, and I'm not promising I'll be any good at it, but I'm going to try. This song is dedicated to a girl who's too good for me and loves to remind me of it." The crowd laughed as Damien grinned and nodded to the DJ.
She's a hollywood dream,
Straight from an A-list movie scene,
Living the camera life,
Oh, she is the queen of Rodeo Drive,
I am a midwest boy,
Straight from a small town with a voice,
Screaming 'I want her with me',
She could be the hills in my beverly, my beverly,
She's a beautiful ray, a socialite,
A paparazzi flash on a Friday night,
Got me talking kinda fast like I'm on the fly,
I gotta get her here, oh-oh oh-oh,
On the front of the magazines the world over,
I'm looking at her pretty face at every turn,
Loving the way she drives a range rover,
She's independent, oh-oh oh-oh,
Ce-ele-ebrity, come and be with me,
Ce-ele-ebrity, come and be with me,
Cuz, I really think you might like my style,
Take a break, get away for a while,
Don't got a lot but I got a smile,
I'd like to show you,
I tried to catch Tawni's eye as Damien sang. Obviously this song was about her, and I wasn't sure how she'd take it. She wouldn't look at me though. She just kept staring at him.
Damien continued to sing, his voice softening.
What do I gotta do to be her everything,
What do I gotta do to make her notice me,
Everybody knows her name,
I wanna be worth more than fame,
I'm staring out into the crowd,
But I'm without the one thing that I need right now,
So come be my good feeling,
Ohh..
I glanced over at Tawni, but she was looking down at the ground now, blushing slightly. I looked over at Chad, who was also looking at her. When he saw me looking at him, he flashed me a quick, hesitant smile.
I've got designer dreams,
She's got designer shades,
Can't look away from her magnetic gaze,
Killing me slowly when,
Her lips are talking,
When I untie my t-t-tongue I swear I'll say,
Pretty girl, pretty girl,
Would you trade L.A. to come into my world?
Couldn't ask for nothing more,
City girl, tell me could you fall in love with a...
Midwest boy?
As Damien finished singing Tawni finally glanced at me, and I gave her a mischievous grin. She rolled her eyes and flipped her hair back behind her shoulders, normal Tawni returning in an instant.
Damien walked back toward our table through the first real applause of the night. "How was that Tawni?" He grinned and leaned toward her. For a second, I was sure he was going to kiss her, but Tawni quickly stood up and moved away from him.
"I could do better. I can wrap anyone around my finger. Including this crowd." She smirked at Damien and walked quickly toward the stage. He sank back into his seat, scowling, even as his friends congratulated him.
Tawni spoke quietly to the DJ, then walked up the microphone. "Hey y'all! This is a love song I've loved since I was a kid. This is dedicated to a boy who loves to play it cool... and is never any good at it. At least where I'm concerned." She grinned smugly at Damien as the crowd laughed. He sank down into his seat and rolled his eyes. I could almost hear him deciding to hate Tawni's song, no matter what it was.
The music started, and Tawni started to sing, her eyes fixed on Damien.
Kiss me tonight,
I'm falling under,
Kiss me forever,
Oh no, you don't need to be shy,
Oh yeah, it'll work out just fine,
So, kiss me tonight,
What are you waitin' for?
Take my hand, let's dive in, to the sea of love,
Take my heart, here's the start, right in front of us,
We could be everything and it won't change anything so,
Take my hand and we'll see when you kiss me,
Here we are, time is ticking away,
Don't wanna see tomorrow,
Oh no, I don't want this night to end,
Oh yeah love is waiting to begin,
Here we are, so what are you waitin' for?
I looked over at Damien and saw him staring at Tawni, looking totally blown away. His frown was gone, and he was sitting up straight again, as if he'd totally forgotten his frustration from a minute before. I inwardly smiled. Maybe Tawni can wrap anyone around her finger! As Tawni continued to sing, I saw Damien start to rise out of his chair. Everyone at our table was staring at him, but he didn't seem to notice us. Slowly he walked towards the stage as Tawni continued to sing.
It's our ticket to love,
Come on, I know you wanna hold me,
You wanna show me but you kiss me tonight, ooh,
Kiss me tonight,
What are you waitin' for?
Damien climbed up onstage and looked straight at her. Tawni stared up at him, looking more nervous and vulnerable than I'd ever seen her before. She stopped singing, but the music continued, the only noise in the otherwise deadly silent room.
He smiled slowly and said, "What am I waiting for? Nothing." Then he pulled her to him and kissed her.
There was a moment of complete silence, then, as the music stopped, the crowd went wild. "Oh my gosh! Awww!" I said, grinning happily as Tawni and Damien walked back to our table, both smiling shyly. Even Marshall clapped and smiled. Maybe everything WILL be okay, I thought as I looked around the table, maybe we can stop competing and fighting and-
"I think its time for a KARAOKE BATTLE!" Nico yelled. "Losers have to eat the grossest thing on the menu."
"Sounds great. But you people on Team Sonny might as well prepare your stomachs now." Rebecca smirked.
Or... not. I sighed.
"Alright, but I think Damien and Tawni should be disqualified for making out onstage." Chad grinned.
"Dude! We were not mak-" Damien abruptly stopped as Tawni giggled and pulled him in for another kiss.
"Eeeew! Really guys?" Zora rolled her eyes and made a gagging noise. "Too much PDA!"
"Also too much lipstick." Matthew commented as Damien broke away from Tawni again looking dazed and happy, with lips plastered with red smudges. Matthew handed him a napkin. "Might wanna clean that up buddy."
"Fine! Damien and Tawni are disqualified." Shayne said. "But who's going next?"
…
"Okay!" I looked over the scores. "So far we've had Nico against Shayne, Rebecca against Bridget, Audrey against Zora, and Grady against Matthew. Both teams are tied. The only people left are Celia, Grace, Chad, and me."
"Looks like you're up!" Matthew said to Celia.
Celia shrank back in her seat. "I'm not going up there."
Rebecca looked exasperated. "Celia, you have to!"
She shook her head. "Becca... I really can't. I'm sorry."
Grace bit her lip. "Yeah, I'm kind of with Celia on this one. Acting and dancing are okay, but singing was never really my thing."
"It's okay." I said quickly, trying to make them feel better. "If you guys don't want to, it's not a big deal. Chad and I will go up against eachother." Even as I said the words, I felt my stomach take a dive. Sonny vs. Chad? Oh that's just terrific. So much for establishing a team spirit. I glanced at Marshall but he seemed to be enjoying the situation. I shot him a look.
"Well, ladies first." Chad said smoothly.
I shook my head, my competitive side kicking in in spite of myself. "Wouldn't that mean you're first Cooper?"
He raised an eyebrow at me, then grinned. "Very well then."
He stood up, said something to the DJ, and walked to the mic. "What's up everybody? I'm new to the whole karaoke scene, so those of you who have ear plugs may want to insert those now." The crowd laughed as Chad continued. "Anyway, hope you enjoy this song."
I'm used to being on my own,
Keeping my heart shut down,
If I don't go there,
I won't get hurt,
But the pretty girl said,
'If you're never ever gonna get hurt again,
Are you ever gonna feel another thing my friend?'
And I like the way she talks,
And I l-l-l-l-like the way,
She spins my world around,
And my h-h-h-hearts good for one more kick,
So how do we do this?
Cause I believe you're worth it,
How do we do this?
What's it take,
And is it gonna break me down?
I've found,
That nothing can count for nothing,
So you better come round,
I'm down,
How do we do this?
I smiled a little to myself as the song continued. Was it my imagination or was Chad looking straight at me as he sang?
So tell me if you're ready,
Cause things are getting heavy,
And I don't want to fall apart,
Cause spending time with you,
Is all I want to do,
You know it's scary giving up your heart,
But you give me that something,
Been waiting so long,
And I make you smile,
That's why I wrote this song!
My phone beeped suddenly as I received a text message from Tawni.
From: Tawni
Oh my gosh... he is totally singing this 2 u! He is such a jerk, but this is soooo adorable!
I rolled my eyes and texted back.
To: Tawni
Yeah... right.
I've risked it,
One kiss is,
All that it's taken,
I'm shaking,
Heart breaking,
I think you'd be worth the pain,
As Chad finished singing I looked down and swallowed the lump in my throat. I wanted to believe Chad had sung that about me, but I knew it wasn't true. Chad doesn't love you. Just get used to that.
I stood to my feet before he reached the table again so I wouldn't have to comment on his performance and walked toward the DJ. I whispered the song title I wanted to sing, then walked into the spotlight, suddenly beginning to feel slightly nervous. It's okay Sonny. Just sing what's on your heart. "Hey everyone," I said, smiling, "I'm going to sing one of my favorite songs that accurately describes most of the relationships I've been in. One thing about me that never changes, I always take forever to get over people. Hope you enjoy this!" I started to sing, keeping my eyes away from Chad and our table.
I throw all of your stuff away,
And I clear you out of my head,
I tear you out of my heart,
And ignore all your messages,
I tell everyone we are through,
Cause I'm so much better without you,
But it's just another pretty lie,
Cause I break down,
Everytime you come around,
Oh-oh,
So how did you get here under my skin?
Swore that I'd never let you back in,
Should have known better,
Than trying to let you go,
Cause here we go go go again,
Hard as I try,
I know I can't quit,
Something about you is so addictive,
We're falling together,
You'd think that by now I'd know,
Cause here we go go go again,
I glanced at Chad and almost stopped singing. He was staring at me, his eyes full of... something. Some emotion I couldn't put a name on. I felt my heart skip a beat... he was looking at me the way I always wished he would. Like... maybe he was really in love with me. Here we go again...
You never know what you want,
And you never say what you mean,
But I start to go insane,
Everytime that you look at me,
You only hear half of what I say,
And you're always showing up too late,
And I know that I should say goodbye,
But it's no use,
Can't be with or without you,
Oh-oh,
As I finally finished singing, I realized how much I had put into the song. My throat felt dry and I felt as if every bit of energy I had had gone into the song. The audience erupted into applause, and I smiled and replaced the mic, walking back through the crowd.
"Wow, Sonny. That was amazing." Bridget smiled at me and gave me a thumbs up.
"Yeah that was awesome." Nico and Grady both slapped me high fives.
"So do we have a winner?" I said as I took a drink of my water and sat back in my chair.
"Well... no." Rebecca said slowly.
"What?" I said quickly.
"We all agreed that you and Chad got about the same amount of applause." Shayne said. "So I guess it's just a draw."
"What? No! Totally not fair." Tawni said. "They have to have a tie-breaker."
"Oh, Tawni it's fine!" I said quickly, but the idea had already caught on.
"Yeah, a tie-breaker duet!" Audrey said, then quickly shut up as Rebecca glared at her.
"That's an awesome idea Audrey!" Grace said. "Then we'll all judge who did best."
"But won't everybody just vote for the person who's on their team?" Shayne interjected. "That's stupid."
"Yeah." Chad said. "But nice try everyone."
"No way!" Zora said. "We're not giving up that easily. Marshall will judge it. He'll be impartial."
Everyone turned to Marshall, who shrugged. "Fine by me."
Everyone stared at Chad and I. "Uhh, okay I guess." I laughed nervously.
"Anyway," Marshall said, "this will be a good time for you two to practice the duet you're going to sing on the show in front of a crowd."
"Oh...yeah." Chad said slowly. I shot him a panicked look. We hadn't done any rehearsing during the lunch break, what with everything that went on. We hadn't even picked a song yet.
"Great!" I said, with my best fake smile. Together Chad and I stood and walked over to the DJ.
Chad whispered to him, "What's the most popular song people sing as a duet here?"
The DJ glanced at his computer. "Looks like the current favorite is Just A Kiss."
Chad looked over at me. "Do you know it?" I nodded, wordless.
"Okay, great, we'll sing that then."
"Alright then. Miss, your lines will appear in pink on the screen and your boyfriend's will appear in blue. The lines you sing together will appear in purple." I smiled half-heartedly and nodded, too upset to even bother correcting him. Just A Kiss? Why did it have to be that song? Why couldn't it be any other song but that?
We walked to the mic stands and waited for the music to start, not even bothering to re-introduce ourselves. I gripped the mic in my hands, my palms sweating, my stomach full of butterflies. I looked over at Chad, but he was avoiding my gaze. The music started and I realized as the words flashed on the screen that I sang the first part.
Lyin' here with you so close to me,
It's hard to fight these feelings when it feels so hard to breathe,
Caught up in this moment,
Caught up in your smile,
Chad appeared to take a deep breath, then he began to sing his part, moving closer to me on the stage, his eyes fixed on my face.
I've never opened up to anyone,
So hard to hold back when I'm holding you in my arms,
We don't need to rush this,
Let's just take it slow ,
Then we both started to sing the chorus.
Chad's POV:
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight,
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright,
No, I don't wanna mess this thing up,
No, I don't wanna push too far,
Just a shot in the dark that you just might,
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life,
So baby, I'm alright, with just a kiss goodnight,
I can't believe I'm standing here singing these words to Sonny, I thought, my heart pounding. Why can't this be real? Why does this have to be some crazy competition between the split sides of our cast? Why can't I just tell her how I feel? A voice in my head whispered, cause she doesn't feel the same way. That's why. Just let it go Chad.
I know that if we give this a little time,
It'll only bring us closer to the love we wanna find,
It's never felt so real, no it's never felt so right,
Sonny sang, putting her heart and soul into the music the way I loved to see her do. Her beautiful brown hair tumbled down her back and shoulders, and I couldn't help but smile at how gorgeous she was.
No, I don't want to say goodnight,
I know it's time to leave,
But you'll be in my dreams,
Tonight,
Tonight,
Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight,
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright,
No, I don't want to mess this thing up,
I don't want to push too far,
Just a shot in the dark that you just might,
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life,
So baby, I'm alright, with just a kiss goodnight,
Ooh, let's do this right,
Just a kiss goodnight,
With a kiss goodnight,
Kiss goodnight...
As we both finally stopped singing the room fell completely silent. Then suddenly everyone in the room was on their feet, giving us a standing ovation. I shook my head as if coming out of a dream as I saw Sonny blush and take a bow. I bowed too, then hurried off the stage, trying to get some composure. As we both walked back to the table, the applause didn't even grow quieter. Sonny bit her lip, then smiled her sunniest smile.
"Kids! That was fantastic! More than fantastic, that was beautiful!" Marshall grinned and hugged us both. "You guys must have put in a ton of practice today. I can't wait to hear you two perform that on the show!"
We both looked away and muttered something vague. Marshall gave us a look. "That is the song you're performing on the show right? Cause if it isn't, I think it should be. It sounded A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!"
"Uhhh, I don't know Marshall." Sonny mumbled. "That song is pretty... intense."
"If by intense you mean great, then yes, it was intense." Tawni beamed at her friend. Sonny smiled but still looked nervous. She wouldn't meet my eyes.
"Yeah, Marshall, I don't know."
"Come on, Chad, that was great." Matthew smiled. "Do it! Everyone will love it. I can even see that song cover becoming a huge hit!"
"Welll...," I glanced at Sonny, "if Sonny's cool with it, I guess I'm in."
She studied the ground. Marshall quietly said, "Sonny? It would be good for the show."
She sighed and nodded. "Okay."
I couldn't help but smile as most of our fellow cast members broke out into applause again. But then I looked around and saw Shayne and Rebecca. They were glaring at Marshall. And they were glaring at us.
AN: Okay, yes, I know what you're thinking. SONNY DIDN'T REMEMBER THE KISS! WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THAT? Well, I'm not going to tell you. But believe me, it's all part of the plan, and the end result will be beautiful and romantic, don't worry. I've got it all figured out. This story is nearing the home stretch actually, there will probably only be about three more chapters at most. Songs used in this chapter are: Just A Kiss, sung by Lady Antebellum, How We Do This, sung by Sterling Knight, Here We Go Again, sung by Demi Lovato, Hollywood Dream, sung by The Ready Set, and Kiss Me, sung by Tiffany Thornton. Hope you enjoyed this. Thanks for reading!