Hey guys! Thanks for still reading! I know the theme tune thing is cheesy; I'm crap at writing stuff like that. I've already gotten up to chapter 7 written, and they are all SPOV, but I think chapter eight or nine will be CPOV. Hope you like it!

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Chapter Four

I woke up the next morning at 6:00. The director hadn't really specified a time to be there, but I figured the earlier the better, right? Getting out of bed, I stretched and yawned loudly, then shook myself to wake up properly, although I was too excited to be tired anyway. I'm usually not a morning person, despite my name, but today I couldn't not be happy. Jumping in the shower, I started humming to myself. Then I started singing. The Mackenzie Falls theme tune, to be exact!

Love, hate, pain and waterfalls

Classy meals and glittering balls

The life of the rich and smart and cool

It all goes down at Mackenzie Falls

So, it's cheesy, and kind of boring, but it was catchy, and I love it! I kept imagining the title sequence, with me in it! I know that they won't put me in until I've been on the show for a while, and I might have to wait until the nest season, but it will all be worth it to see my face on the screen, next to some of my favourite celebrities ever!

"Sonny, you up?" yelled my mom, who was also not a morning person. Only she, unlike me, had nothing to be particularly excited about, so she was her usual grouchy self.

"I'm in the shower mom!" I yelled.

"Well hurry up, if you want a lift to the studios. I have to be there and back before seven, Gary's coming to pick me up for work at quarter past!"

"Why can't you drive yourself to work?" I grumbled, but quietly. I knew why. She had been dating Gary for a while now, and he's okay, but they're really serious, and I feel like he tries too hard to be my dad. Everyone she works with thinks they are great together, because they had a 'forbidden love' sort of thing. See, she's a lawyer, and he was her client. He was only in court for a custody case, he was splitting up with his wife and they both wanted the kids. He had a better case, and he could have gotten full custody, but he settled for joint custody so he could be with mom, since her firm has a rule about dating clients and such. Personally, anyone who would choose someone they barely know over their kids has no place being a dad, or a stepdad, but mom doesn't think so.

I got out of the shower, slightly less cheery than I was before, but I got dried and dressed in record time and we were out the door by twenty past. Mom only gets moody if I make her late, for anything, but especially for Gary.

"Are you okay, Sonny? You seem quiet. Is this about Gary?"

"No mom." I said honestly. Actually, I'd forgotten about him, I was more worried about going to work. What if the cast didn't like me? What if Chad made my life hell? What if they all made my life hell? I don't think I had ever been so nervous before in my life.

"Then what is it?"

"Just nerves, mom. I'll be fine, honest!" I smiled, and I think she knew it was fake, but she just nodded and turned to look at the road.

"I'm sorry I can't come in with you, make sure you're okay. It's just really busy at work lately, and I'm working on a big case that I really can't afford to screw up."

"Translation; some bigwig in some company has screwed up and is paying the firm a lot of money, and if you don't win he'll ruin you."

"Close enough," She laughed, "but seriously, I would if I could."

"I know mom. Don't worry about it, I'll be fine. The director's nice, and I've already met to one of the cast members." It wasn't technically a lie. I had met Chad, and mom didn't need to know that he hated me.

"If you're sure. Is this it?" she asked, gesturing to the building in front of us, with a huge sign saying 'CONDOR STUDIOS' in huge letter on the side.

"No, mom, it's the other Condor Studios, around the corner." I said sarcastically.

"Okay- oh ha ha, very funny. You sure you want to be on Mackenzie Falls? Maybe you'd be better on So Random?"

"Nah, I'm good. I'm nowhere near funny enough for So Random." I smiled when she scowled, clearly unable to think of a good comeback.

"Well, the lot looks pack, so I'm just going to drop you off here, if that's okay?"

"Sure mom." I said, as we pulled up. Kissing her quickly on the cheek, I opened the door and jumped out, shutting it with a quick 'bye'. She waved as she drove off, and I watched as she turned around to head back home. I was beginning to regret not asking her to forget work, and come with me. With a reluctant sigh, I turned around and made my way across the lot towards the building.

*ONE HOUR LATER*

I had just finished filling out all of the forms and things in 's office. himself was a pretty scary man, really tall and quite big built, but he was all smiles when I walked in. He gave me an estimation of my salary, which is pretty generous, and told me he was looking forward to watching my first episode on the show. I was walking to the set of Mackenzie Falls, talking to the director.

"So, Sonny, you like the show a lot?" he asked me.

"Oh yeah! I didn't watch it when it first came out, but I watched an episode of the second season at my best friend's house and I made my mom buy me the box sets, and I was hooked. I'm a huge fan, and I can't believe I'm actually on the show."

"Well, we her at Condor do try our very best to make our shows interesting, and we only hire the best actors and actresses."

"I know, I'm so lucky!"

"No, no Sonny, you aren't lucky, you got the part because you're talented, and you were honestly the best actress that auditioned. Don't tell anyone I said this, but after the very first round, I knew you would get the part. Your only serious competition was Mallory, and she was obviously a blonde, and we did specify that we would only consider brunettes for the part. And you had the bigger smile. In fact, you have the biggest smile I have ever seen on anyone."

"Thank you." I said blushing.

"No problem. Look, here we go, Stage 3, Mackenzie Falls. You ready?"

"I think so."

"Look, I have to tell you, the Falls kids aren't the easiest to get along with at first, especially for someone so different like you. Just, try not to let them get to you, 'kay?"

"Well, I've already heard all about Chad, and I've met him too, and how much worse can the rest be?"

"Oh, trust me, Chad's the nice one."

I smiled at him, now even more nervous. Taking a deep breath, I followed Paul as he stepped up and pushed open the double doors.

"Chad, Skyler, Fergusen, Chastity and Marta, get over here and meet your new cast member!" he half yelled.

The cast was dotted around the set, reading scripts and laughing with each other. They looked up at Paul's voice, and reluctantly stood up. This was so surreal, I mean, I had been watching these people on the TV for the past three years, gossiping with my friends and reading magazine articles about them. Now, here they were, right in front of me, staring at me with what could only be interpreted as disgust. Skyler, the one who plays Devon, Mackenzie's half-brother, was the first to speak.

"What is this?"

"This," sighed Paul, "is Sonny Munroe, and she's the actress replacing Portlyn on the show."

"Really? I figured she was the one replacing that dog that Fergusen overfed. Although, to be fair, this one looks pretty over fed too!" said Marta, the one who plays Penelope.

"Did you just call me fat? Because you're one to talk!" Wow. Where did that come from? Surely I didn't say that? I never say things like that. Then again, nobody had ever said anything like that before. Marta just stared at me in shock.

"Who are you to talk to her like that?" shouted Chastity, the girl who played Chloe, Mackenzie's love interest.

"Who is she to talk to me like that?" I retorted, mimicking her whiney voice.

"She's-erm-well-she's Marta Balatico! She's Penelope!"

"And I'm Sonny Munroe! I'm-well, I'm not actually sure who I'm playing yet, but still."

"Yeah, but at least she was telling the truth when she insulted you. You just said it because she did." Fergusen looked me in the eyes, and all I could see was ice. These people were horrible.

"Huh?" I said, confused.

"I said," he continued, rolling his eyes, "you're fat, she isn't. She has the right to express her opinion, as long as it's the truth. You, however, told a lie."

"Okay. So if I said you were freakishly tall, and you have a huge nose which totally ruins your face and that all the make-up in the world couldn't hide that pimple on your forehead, that's okay, because it's the truth?" wow. That was even more not for me. That wasn't just returning someone's insult, that was making up my own.

"Well," Paul said, patting me on the back. I jumped, I'd forgotten he was there," Looks like I misjudged you. I think you'll be just fine! Does anyone want to show Miss. Monroe to her dressing room, or shall I?"

"I'll do it!" came a voice from behind me. I would have recognised that voice anywhere. I whirled around, and smiled apologetically.

"Erm, hi Chad! You remember me?" I asked timidly, hoping that he didn't.

"Of course I do. You're Sonny, Annabeth's friend, the one that pretended to not know who I was and insulted my hair. How could I forget?" He said it in a mock cheerful voice, and I knew I was in for it.

"Yeah, erm, sorry, I guess."

"Of course you are. Follow me, I'll show you to your dressing room."

I followed nervously. Why is it that I can hold my own against four of the meanest people in the world, but as soon as I'm alone with the 'nicest' one, I'm too scared to speak.

He stopped outside a plain white door, turning around to face me, a tight smile on his gorgeous-no! Not gorgeous!-face.

"So, this is your room." He pointed to the door.

"Any chance you're going to let me go in and leave me alone for a little while?"

"Nope." He said, popping the 'p' and smirking. Shit.