Title: You Don't See Me

Authors: sonnycentral and helenaxgal

Rated: T

Summary: Sonny and Chad were strictly platonic. She was his personal assistant and he was Hollywood's newest rising star. They were the best of friends until one night changed everything. Sonny/Chad AU. A sonnycentral and helenaxgal collaboration.

Disclaimer: We unfortunately do not own Sonny With a Chance.

Feautured Review Response: scifchick07- Thanks for the compliment! I'm glad that you think that this is a workable AU fic.


Sonny stood in front of the building that she was just at a few hours ago. It looked kind of creepy to be honest but she could see the light coming from the floor where Sebastian had shot Chad's photos. She was about to enter in when something stopped her. What if Sebastian was a creepo? What if she looked hideous? What would Chad think? All these questions filtered through her head. However, Sonny knew deep down what she had to do.

"It's not really her scene. Come on ladies, let's go. Sonny, see you later."

The brunette flinched at the memory. In fact it was her motivation. She had to prove Chad Dylan Cooper wrong.

With a deep breath she entered the building.


"Hello? Anybody in here?"

She had entered the floor where she saw the light but there seemed to be nobody there.

Suddenly, panic began to surge through Sonny's veins. What if she was right about Sebastian being a creepo? What if she was going to die? What if?

Sonny was about to exit when somebody tapped her on a shoulder. She quickly whipped around and slapped the person in the face.

"Owww, what was that for?" The person asked.

"Oh my god. Sebastian, I am so sorry! It's just that nobody was there and..."

"Relax Sonny. Just relax."

He looked at her up and down and grinned.

"You really do have potential."

Sonny scoffed. "Are you hitting on me?"

Sebastian looked at her in all his brown haired and blue-eyed glory and smirked.

"Again Sonny, relax. I'm here to help."

Sonny nodded. "Fair enough. So what's your big plan?"

"A simple haircut and a new outfit." He responded.

Sonny looked at him skeptically. "You cut hair?"

Sebastian shook his head.

"Hey man!" He called.

All of the sudden a guy appeared who she could of sworn was the famous hair dresser Kim Vo. Once he was right in front of her Sonny extended her hand in a cordial handshake. The guy gladly met her half way and shook her hand.

"Do people tell you that you look like Kim Vo?" Sonny blurted out.

The guy laughed at her and extended his hand again.

"I forgot to introduce myself during our handshake. Hi, I'm Kim Vo."

Sonny's jaw dropped.

Kim looked at Sonny and then at Sebastian.

"You weren't lying when you said she was pretty. Just a little too cute."

Sebastian nudged Kim and gestured to Sonny with his eyes.

"Man, just do your thing. Work your magic!"

Kim nodded and took Sonny to the styling room leaving Sebastian starring at her retreating figure.


Sonny sat in the chair that Kim gestured to her, and he began analyzing her a little more.

"Hmmm, I'm thinking we should go just a tad bit darker. Maybe a deep brown, almost black."

Sonny couldn't help feeling a little nervous. She never had really ventured out too much with her looks. Not that she didn't dress well or make herself look decent, but she preferred a more natural look.

She watched as Kim began dousing her naturally brown tresses with darker dye.

"You look a little nervous," he pointed out. "You okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, I've just never really colored my hair before."

"Oh, innocent little Sonny, welcome to the world of high vanity."

She forced a smile, hoping not to regret her decision.


While sitting under the dryer, a woman named Rose came and put make-up on Sonny. Sonny recognized her as the magazine's leading make-up artist. She provided tips and let Sonny hold a mirror, allowing her to watch as the make-up was applied.

"You have such pretty brown eyes," Rose complimented; we're going to go with the smoky eye look." It's not like Sonny didn't wear make-up, she just didn't wear much of it.

Sonny's porcelain skin was already very fresh, so Rose just lightly dabbed her cheeks with a bit of sparkly gold dust. Then she continued with the eyes, using a dark brown and black eye shadow and black mascara. She gazed at Sonny for a moment, then ran a smidge of pink glittery gloss on her full lips. The way that Rose had put it on made it look natural. Sonny only hoped she'd be able to replicate it herself.

After a while, Kim called Sonny back over to the chair. He began pulling the foil out of her hair. "Oh, I am loving this color!" he cooed. "It compliments your skin tone so nicely."

Sonny blushed slightly, already feeling slightly more confident.

"Now, time to style it." Kim pulled out his scissors and began snipping it here and there. Sonny still couldn't quite envision what he was going for since her hair was wet. She could tell that he was cutting lots of layers, but still keeping her hair at a long length. He finally set the scissors down.

Then Kim pulled out a hairdryer, paddle brush, and round brush, and began to do his thing. He turned Sonny around so that she couldn't see her hair until he was finished.

"So, why the sudden change in appearance?" Kim asked, making conversation.

"Oh, I was just tired of my old look; I needed something fresh."

"Are you trying to impress someone?" he asked, digging deeper.

"No," Sonny admitted. Sure she'd love to earn Chad's attention, but she mostly wanted to do something for herself.

After all, nothing would ever happen between Chad and her, so maybe she needed to find a new guy. And maybe this would help.


Kim put on a few finishing touches, including a little straight ironing, curling, and some glossy shine spray. He admired her before turning the chair around. "All I can say is…wow." Then he spun the chair around.

Sonny gasped at her reflection. It took her a moment to recognize herself. It was amazing what just a little make-up, color and styling could do. "Oh, I love it!" she said, grazing her fingers through her dark, shiny locks.

Her hair was cut in long, angled layers and her bangs were now side-swept, showing more of her face and bold eyes.

"Well, I think my work is done. Let's go take you back to Sebastian and see what he can do with your wardrobe," Kim remarked.


He escorted Sonny to find Sebastian. Good thing too because otherwise he might not have realized it was her.

"Hey Sebastian," she greeted friendly.

He turned around and looked at her, his mouth hanging open. "Sonny?" He shook his head for a moment, clearing it. "Wow. I didn't even recognize you. I mean you were cute before but wow… you're hot!"

Sonny felt her cheeks flushing to a deep scarlet.

"Oh that's right; you need clothes," he said regaining composure. "Here, try on these," he said, tossing some unused clothes from the photo shoot earlier. "It's not like they'll be needing them."

Sonny entered the dressing room and tried on the attire. It was a deep purple drop waist tunic, with a tight, short black skirt. There were black leggings to wear under the skirt; helping not to reveal too much, and matching black Manolo Blahnik heels.

She twirled in the dressing room for a moment, trying not to trip in the shoes. She felt as if she looked amazing, but just wasn't sure if she felt like herself. Of course she couldn't decide if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

Sonny stepped out of the dressing room to allow Sebastian and Kim to see the final result. They both just stood there awestruck, then gave each other a high five.

"A masterpiece!" Kim exclaimed, returning to the salon area.

"Thank you Sebastian, for everything," Sonny said, reaching for his hand and softly squeezing it. "I really appreciate it."

"Anytime," he smiled sweetly. "You never know, maybe one day I'll be calling you to model for a shoot," he added with a wink.


Sonny began walking down the street, suddenly receiving many looks from guys. She felt a sudden surge of confidence.

So much, that maybe she would have the courage to meet Chad and the Glamazons for some drinks. If she could just bring herself to do it.