"We're here!" My mom sang out into the giant house. We had arrived in Wisconsin twenty minutes ago and had just come to my dad's family's vacation house where they all stayed; uncles, aunts, cousins, boyfriends, girlfriends, grandparents, etc.

We set down our luggage- I had to convince Chad to only bring two to three suitcases- and stood by the doorway, waiting for people to rush us.

I heard a bunch of yelling of joy and whispered to Chad: "Prepare yourself." He chuckled, not knowing how crazy my family could get.

My grandparents were the first to come. They spoke Italian so, whenever I came, they would greet me in Italian and hug me- tightly I might add.

"Il benvenuto a casa!" (Welcome home!) my grandmother greeted, hugging my mother and I.

"Nonna-ma!" (Grandma-ma!) I greeted back happily. I hugged her eagerly just like her to me.

Everyone greeted me that way; uncles, aunts, grandpa, and my cousins. They all stared at Chad afterward, waiting an explanation.

I put my hand on Chad's arm- he was tense, nervous. "Everyone, this is Chad. I asked him to come along and he agreed."

"You bet and he lost?" Jason guessed.

I nodded. "yep." I laughed. "So, just treat him like family, understand?"

There was a pause and then: "Il Benevento a casa!" They all hugged him and he was laughing.

"Hey, want to hear some secrets about Allison?" Terence asked him, pulling him further into the house, giving me an evil smile.

"Terence!" I groaned. I tried to grab Chad's arm to pull him away but a nasally voice stopped me dead in my tracks.

"Son-bun!"

I turned my head to look behind me and I covered my mouth the keep from laughing and screaming. It was Natalie with her new boyfriend. Her new boyfriend was my old boyfriend.

I smiled at her. "Natty!" I hugged her, scowling when she didn't see my face.

We pulled apart, smiling at each other like we loved each other, not hate. She looked behind her and I could tell she was smirking. She grabbed the guy's hand and held it in hers, pulling him up to us.

Everyone was chatting with Chad and Mom, catching up and having fun.

"Son-bun, you remember Todd, right?" Natalie's nasally voice always burst my eardrums. It was hard to ignore.

I looked at him like I was concentrating. "Todd…Todd- oh, yeah, uh, Todd Carvey? Right? Or…am I wrong?" I never EVER let Natalie know when she hurt me- now was one of those times.

"Yes! Isn't he amazing? I can't believe you let him go!" Natalie rested one of her hands on his chest. "We've been dating this entire year so everyone already knows him." She looked past me. "Who's the blond you brought?"

As if on cue, Chad came over, laughing. "Sonny, your family is great." He looked at my expression and noticed I hadn't even glanced at him. I kept my face cleared of any emotion and I stared straight at Natalie. He could tell I didn't enjoy talking to her. "I'm guessing this is your cousin Natalie?"

I nodded. "Yep, and, Natalie, meet Chad. Chad Dylan Cooper."

She looked at him and then at me, glaring. I won this battle. But it was still too soon to see who won the war. "Pleasure." She said with disdain, trying to hide it. "If you'll excuse me, Todd and I have to go help make dinner." They walked away, Todd glancing over his shoulder at me.

As soon as they turned the corner, I ran up the stairs to the extra bedroom I would be staying in. I forgot to close the door so Chad just walked right in. He closed it after him, giving us privacy.

I was curled up, knees drawn to my chest, chin resting atop them. I wrapped my arms around my legs. Chad sat next to me.

"You okay?" he asked, looking forward, down at the floor.

"Todd…he was- my ex."

"Ooh…who dumped who?" He was being careful on the subject.

"Equally split."

"No such thing. Who dumped who?" He asked once again.

I sighed. "I dumped him…"

"But it seems like you still have feelings for him." Chad observed, throwing a piece of lint from his shirt to the floor. Was he angry?

"He betrayed me…something to do with Natalie."

"…What was it?" He hesitated.

"Natalie wanted to get back at me because I had a boyfriend and she didn't…so she slept with him." I wiped my eye.

"Oh, man, Sonny, I'm sorry." Chad looked at me and then forward at the wall. "But…now you have me."

I looked at him to see that he was fixing his hair, looking at the mirror in front of us. He did the wink, shoot, point thing that he normally does, at his reflection. I laughed.

"See? You're not as upset as you thought." He put his arm around my shoulders. "Don't worry, Sonny. Everything will be fine."

I nodded and smiled, sitting normally. "Thanks, Chad. You really know how to cheer a girl up."

He popped his collar. "Well, I AM Chad Dylan Cooper." He chuckled and stood, offering his hand. "Let's go make your cousin jealous."

I smiled again and grabbed his hand, us heading downstairs.

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"And…action!" Steven called- the director. The cast and crew flew out here so we could film right away and so we could get back ASAP afterwards. After all, most of us had other things we were working on.

Chad and I were standing next to one another, ready to start. Right when he called, the dude with the marker clacked it and we started. We were in the middle of town square.

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"Phoebe, seriously, where did you get that?" Luca asked for the tenth time.

She rolled her eyes as they walked to a fast food restaurant. "I'm not telling you. It's my business and no one else's."

"Yeah, except the guy that had it before, right?" Luca sarcastically remarked.

Phoebe spun on her heel to face him, her eyes flashing. "I told you! It has nothing to do with you or anyone else! I don't bud into your business whenever there's a naked girl in your bedroom! I give you privacy! I don't snoop, I don't pry! I leave you to do whatever foolish thing you do with them!"

"Foolish? If you're doing the same thing, then why do you call it foolish?! Are you being some kind of hypocrite?!" Luca glared right back at her, steel in his voice.

Phoebe almost snarled. "Me, the hypocrite? Aren't you the one who said to leave others to their own business and not pry? You're the hypocrite! And for your information…" She lowered her voice since she had been yelling. "That wasn't mine." She turned around and started to fast-walk away.

Luca followed. "Well, then whose was it?" Luca wanted the truth.

She turned again. "Why do you care?"

"Because I want to know whose banging my charge. That way, if he ever hurts you, I could kill him." Luca crossed his arms across his chest, his chestnut hair blowing in the breeze.

"You don't think I can take care of myself?" Phoebe questioned.

"I'm your mentor, Phoebe, I'm supposed to protect you from everything and anything. It's the law."

"I bought that for you and that girl." Phoebe spit out. "It was Monday at noon. You're always doing something at that time. I know you. Odds are, you forgot to buy one. Your welcome." She went away from Luca.

Luca groaned to himself as he followed Phoebe at a leisurely pace to the restaurant. He went to place a hand on Phoebe's shoulder, to talk to her, but she spun as she felt his presence behind her and went to punch his jaw. Luca used his swift skills to grab her wrist and pull her toward him in one movement, not blinking.

"And I know you." He murmured to her.

"I didn't know it was you that was that close." Phoebe blushed, embarrassed. Luca chuckled at her humiliation. She struggled to get her wrist free, failing. "Let go."

"New task: get yourself out." Luca raised an eyebrow at her, smirking.

Phoebe glared but on the inside, she was calculating. They were close…close enough where she could…Yes, that'd work. She stepped her foot backward, like she was going to balance her weight and thrust her wrist out of his hold.

Everyone walking around them stopped to watch the student and teacher. They were all magical as well. A huge crowd formed around them.

"Luca, you're causing yourself pain. You do realize that, don't you?" She informed.

He shrugged, tightening his hold. She quickly moved her leg forward and threw her knee upward, kicking Luca in the place no guy wants to get hit. He let go and fell to the ground.

"Phoebe! That's cheating!" He groaned out.

"Sorry!" She said as if she weren't. "Would you like an ice pack?" She laughed.

Luca soon recovered and stood, wobbling at first then sturdy. He got in a fighting stance. "Rematch."

"Your pride won't return when I whoop your butt in front of everyone." Phoebe said, turning around.

"Wimp." Luca sang out. "Chicken…Baby."

Phoebe still wouldn't turn around.

"…Helpless fool."

Phoebe stopped dead in her tracks, the people around her backing away, seeing her furious expression. She slowly swiveled around to face Luca again. She, too, got in a fighting stance. "Bring it."

"You attack first." Luca told her.

"No."

"That wasn't a suggestion. That was an order."

"Yeah, and I said no. What're you going to do?"

Luca narrowed his eyes. "That won't work. I know what you were trying to do."

"Really; what was that again?"

"Make me angry and strike first."

"No, I wasn't trying to do that. I just like it when you're flustered. You don't know how to act." She smirked.

"Phoebe, just attack first."

"Why don't you?"

"Someone just hit someone already!" A guy from the crowd shouted. "Flip a coin to see who attacks first."

A female from the crowd dug in her purse and took out a quarter. "Call it, girl."

"Heads." I said, never moving my eyes from Luca's.

"Heads it is. Boy dashes." She moved out of the way.

Luca changed his stance so he could run over properly.

"There's no way she could beat her mentor; she has no power. He has speed- she'll be down in a second." Phoebe heard a whisper and got angry.

Luca ran forward and leapt forward, going to tackle Phoebe. She bent backward, dodging, Luca flying right above her. She grabbed his wrists and plunged her knee into his stomach, quickly flipping them over so she tackled him down to the ground. She knew Luca would try to buck her off so she immediately flung herself backward and did many a back-flip to get away. She landed quietly on her feet.

Luca jumped to his feet, rubbing his stomach where she had hit him. "Where did you learn that move?"

She shrugged. "Myself. I created it."

"That was pathetic." He mumbled quietly.

Phoebe's eyes flashed and she walked forward until she was right in his face. "What?" She ground out, her attitude taking the best of her.

Luca smirked and went to grab her by the neck- it was all practice and show. This was how they taught their students. Phoebe was learning quickly; she had immediately dropped down, doing the splits, and placed her hands on the ground by Luca's feet, and swinging her feet up, doing a handstand. She had her toes pointed and she hit Luca right in the jaw, causing him to fall backward because of the momentum. She, again, landed on her feet. She towered over Luca as he rubbed his jaw, not even trying to stand. She lightly kicked his side to make sure she didn't break anything of his. He weakly waved his arm at her foot.

"How's that for pathetic?"

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"Cut! Excellent work, people!" Steven applauded because we got that in one shot in 13 different angles.

I helped Chad up and high-fived him. He rubbed his neck.

I winced. "Sorry."

"No, no, no, it's- it's fine." He turned his head really fast to the left, making it crack. "I'm good."

I chuckled. "C'mon, we have to get back now so we'll be on time for dinner."

We ran to my rented car to head back to the vacation house.

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Everyone was already seated- well, almost everyone. They were all figuring out the seating arrangements, but it would be the same every year. The kids eat at one table and the adults at another.

Chad and I made our way to the kids table.

"Wait, Allison, Chad, come sit with us." Nonna-ma told me, pointing to the chairs near her and Aunt Jackie.

"What?!" Natalie screeched, shocked. Chad and I were too. "B-b- b- b- b- but that's the ADULT table!"

"Right. And they're starring in an ADULT movie. So, get your booties over here and sit down." Nonna-ma ordered lightly.

Chad and I both turned our heads to smirk at Natalie before heading over and sitting down. Everyone started eating and putting food on their plates.

"Hey, Sonny," Chad murmured to me. I faced him, eating some of a biscuit. "What should I get?" We had lots of choices.

"Well, the meatloaf is good. But so is the steak. Most of all, I recommend the steak or kung pow chicken." I, personally, chose the steak.

Chad nodded and grabbed some steak as well. Along with some sides.

"So, kids, how was work today?" Mom asked.

I smirked. "I beat up Chad." I ate a piece of steak.

Nonna-ma and Aunt Jackie along with Uncle Steve, Aunt Victoria, and Uncle Jerry looked at me, shocked.

Chad nodded. "She has a hard kick."

"Allison! Why on EARTH would you beat up Chad?!" Nonna-ma asked me, completely shocked.

Natalie popped up behind me, causing me to spit my soda back into my cup in surprise. "That's because she's a bad kid- a bully. She's not as nice as you all think. I know; she cut my hair off when we were seven."

I finally got over my coughing fit and shot a pointed stare at Chad.

"Actually, Natalie, she HAD to beat me up; it was for the scene." Chad told her, slightly glaring. "But you wouldn't know that- you don't act."

"Professionally," I added. She acted innocent in front of the family all the time. "Other than the fight, it was really fun. We got to argue and everything."

We all instantly got into conversation about the set and cast and crew and those things and Natalie stepped back over to the kids table with her mouth agape and eyes narrowed.

Chad and I were the center of attention.

"So, Todd, how was football camp?" Natalie's nasally, yelling voice rang out over everyone else's.

Everyone was silent for a moment, looking at Natalie. She beamed because all eyes were on her and Todd. After that moment of silence, we all started talking about the topic before we were interrupted.

I smiled. This reunion was better than most because Chad had helped me out with my family.