I'm listening to the AMAZING Daughtry right now so that's my inspiration for this chapter. Channy fluff… maybe… I have to see what feels right. Another inspiration was John Mayer, you know that really awesome guy that Demi is a HUGE fan of. Yeah, him. He totally rocks!

Demi Lovato: Catch Me

Before I fall, too fast,

Kiss me quick, but make it last.

So I can see how badly this will hurt me,

When you say goodbye.

Keep it sweet,

Keep it slow.

Let the future pass, and don't let go.

But tonight I could fall too soon into this beautiful moonlight.

But you're so hypnotizing,

You've got me laughing while I sing,

You've got me smiling in my sleep.

And I can see this unraveling,

Your love is where I'm falling,

But please don't Catch Me.

See this heart, won't settle down.

Like a child running scared from a clown.

I'm terrified of what you do,

My stomach screams just when I look at you.

Run far away, so I can breathe,

Even though you're far from suffocating me.

I can't set my hopes too high,

Cause every hello ends with a goodbye.

But you're so hypnotizing,

You've got me laughing while I sing,

You've got me smiling in my sleep.

And I can see this unraveling,

Your love is where I'm falling,

But please don't Catch Me.

So now you see why I'm scared,

I can't open up my heart, without a care.

But here I go,

It's what I feel,

And for the first time in my life I know it's real.

But you're so hypnotizing,

You've got me laughing while I sing,

You've got me smiling in my… sleep.

And I can see this unraveling,

Your love is where I'm falling,

So please don't Catch Me!

If this is love,

Please don't break me!

I'm giving up so just,

Catch Me…

I let out the breath I had been holding and lifted my hand that was curled into a fist. Here we go. On the count of three. One, two, two and a half, Come on! Do it!

I gasped and shut my eyes as my fist connected with his door. Now run away!

I encouraged myself mentally and practically begged but my heart was in control now. Last shot, Chad, you've burned through all of your other chances.

I heard footsteps and then someone fumble with the lock on the other side of the door. It swung open and I looked up from the floor, whose design was suddenly very fascinating.

"Sonny?" Chad looked at his watch. "It's two o'clock in the morning."

I looked at him and turned the blame, "Well, then what are you doing in your dressing room at two o'clock in the morning?" I raised an eyebrow as he moved aside to show me a cup of something on his coffee table and his script.

"I'm trying to focus on my character for tomorrow." He yawned and brought a hand to his mouth. I took this as an opportunity to slip in past him.

"Again, back to my obvious remark, it's two o'clock in the morning, what's wrong?" He closed his door and sat back down in his previous position, I guess.

"Nothing." I smiled and wandered around his familiar dressing room; inspecting every corner, picture, and areas that were slightly off in color from where pictures or posters once hung.

"Really Sonny, really?" I smiled as he turned around using his knee as a stable holder of his position like he was cracking his back (kinda).

"Yeah." I stopped at a picture of his family and looked at him.

"Then, why are you here in my dressing room right now?" he looked back at his script and read over the dramatic words and over exaggerated 'reality' of the Mackenzie Falls.

"I was thinking and I couldn't go to sleep." I shrugged and looked at a very beautiful flower in a vase. Orchids? Maybe Carnations?

"You don't sleep in the studio." He pointed out and then caught my gaze from the flowers, "Some fan gave 'em to me." He shrugged and looked at the cup on the table.

"Yeah, I know, I was just… Okay, I stayed late so that I could talk to you." He looked at me with a hint of satisfaction, happiness, and curiosity.

"Okay, shoot. You have about…" he looked at his watch again, "three minutes."

I dropped my jaw with a slight smile, "Chad Dylan Cooper, you dare time me?" I joked and let my arms rest by my sides.

"No, Chad Dylan Cooper dares to listen to you when he has to get home or be punished in some manner." He stood up and went through a door at the opposite end of the exit.

"Oh." I smiled and closed my mouth, "Well, I wanted to talk about today." I whispered as he reentered the room with a jacket. He dropped it on the couch and sat down. I walked over and plopped my body down next to him trying to lighten the calm, quiet, midnight feeling that you get when you should be asleep.

"Okay, shoot." He turned towards me slightly, crossed his leg, and placed an arm on the back of the couch.

"Well, Chad, I don't know how to say it…" I looked up at him and he smirked but that slipped to a genuine smile. "What?"

"Nothing." He shook his head and proudly smiled.

"Okay, well, I was going to say that, um…" I looked down at the intriguing carpet and memorized every design and pattern etched in there.

"Sonny." When I looked back up Chad's face was closer than before, probably around half a foot away.

"Chad I-" he crashed his lips to mine and I melted under pressure. I slipped away to a place that was oh so familiar. A place that I was sure that only Chad and I could enter. We were the only ones there and I could tell that this is where we belonged, not fighting like the old days. The world fell out of focus and a spark flew through my body causing me to smile.

"Chad…" I mumbled with my lips still on his and smiling. He pulled about an inch away and looked me in the eye. "I wanted to say that I was going to give you another chance before you kissed me." He laughed and looked behind my head at the clock.

"Oh great." I looked behind me and the time was currently 3 AM.

"What?" I had told my mom about staying at the studio; I failed to mention that Tawni wouldn't be there.

"My mom's gonna kill me." He looked at me and frowned. "I gotta go." I nodded my head understanding but that spark was gone and so was the secret world that he brought me to.

"I'll see you tomorrow, then." I smiled barely able to contain my excitement and my sudden urge to tell someone. The only question in my mind was one that worried me.

Do you enjoy the rush of being hurt, or are you just that stupid?

I chose the first over the latter option because it made me feel… smarter… kinda.

I walked in front of him as he pulled his door closed with his jacket hanging over his shoulder.

"Chad, can you drop me off at my house?" I smiled pleadingly and he grinned.

"Yeah, come on." He grabbed my hand and pulled me out to his convertible as Reggie locked his dressing room door and took off for the night.

I pulled open my door and slipped in and remember the feel of the sleek interior and gentle hum of the engine. It had put me to sleep so many times that I often forgot ever getting to my house or back to the studio.

He revved up the engine and pulled out of the parking lot in one swift motion.

The wind rushed through my hair and I felt a pump of adrenaline run through my veins. I turned up the music and decided that this would be our song, just because it would probably be us. But this will definitely change later on.

You've got a face for a smile, you know.

A shame you waste when you're breaking me slowly,

But I've got a world of chances for you.

I've got a world of chances for you.

I've got a world of chances,

Chances that you're burning through.

I've got a paper and pen.

I go to write a goodbye,

And that's when I know

I've got a world of chances for you.

I've got a world of chances for you.

I've got a world of chances,

Chances that you're burning through.

Ohhh, I'm going my own way.

My faith has lost its strength again.

And Ohhh, it's been too hard to say,

We're falling off the edge again.

We're at an end.

We're at an end.

Maybe you call me someday.

Hear, the operator say the numbers no good,

And that she had a world of chances for you.

She had a world of chances for you.

She had a world of chances,

Chances you were burning through.

Chances you were burning through.

Chances you were burning through.

Ohhh,

You've got a face for a smile, you know.

Demi Lovato: World of Chances

Tada! I'm really proud of this chapter so love it or hate it. But please no flames, I know it's short, but I wanted to save stuff for later chapters. R&R!

Until the whole world hears,

.Jesus