How Long? Chapter 3: Her Rumors, a sonny with a chance fanfic

A/N: I do not own SWAC, Disney, or anything else copyrighted.

Sonny had done a lot of things she later regretted or was confused by. Breaking up with Chad was one of those decisions. Though those around her were at first confused by her actions, they were understanding, saying that what she did was for the best, and would possibly help Chad to continue getting better, maybe even faster. She believed those around her at first, even agreeing with them, but soon she realized that breaking up with him maybe wasn't the best choice. She knew the importance of having those close to you around as you during your stay in rehab, and when thinking about that, she continued to regret her choice.

Her first song, "Don't Forget", was written right after their breakup. She was angry at him, and spent a few hours writing that song. She put it down for a few days, and cried after re-reading it then. She definitely did not hold back while writing that song, and her real, raw emotions were definitely heard as she recorded the song. The studio execs loved it, and immediately agreed that that should be her debut single. No one knew who that song was about; she told interviewers that was a mix of breakups, both a former one of hers and other stories she heard about.

After discussing her breakup with her friends and Mom, she wrote her second single, "Life". She regretted screaming at him like she did, and for displaying other types of anger to him. He seemed to understand, and basically welcomed the breakup with open arms, and that was one thing she hated, too. She recorded the song, another song the execs loved, and was surprised to see that this song was another hit.

Surprisingly, Chad heard these songs, loved them, and even knew they were about their breakup. She was a bit snappy at him at first, but had a headache and had been nauseated for the past few days. She was willing to reconcile with him, but said she wasn't sure if they'd ever get back together. She saw the sadness in his eyes, but didn't want to take any chances too quickly. Because he was on another break, he wasn't at the studio, but they often texted each other. She looked forward to their text message conversations, which were often short but really funny. He complained about what his counselor may have said, the ridiculous things websites said about him, and she would often retort with something that she knew he would be laughing at.

That was before the miscarriage.

She didn't like thinking about it, and thought that was definitely one of the worst moments of her life. It was so unexpected... the symptoms were there, but she didn't think about them...

She eventually told Chad. She knew he didn't mean to, but he basically forced it out of her. They accidentally met up later that afternoon, and spent the whole time just either sitting there or talking. Most of the time, they were sitting there, holding each other. She felt so right in his arms, and everything felt temporary perfect. She knew she had fallen for Chad again, but was terrified to admit it.

She took him out to lunch for his birthday. She wanted to start new with him, and knew they needed to be friends first before considering anything else. She had a good time with him, and she could see he was having a good time as well. They sat there for a few hours, idly munching on their food and joking around "like good ol' times".

It was time to record more songs for the album, and even though she had hundreds of songs written, she wasn't sure if any of them were appropriate. Some were incredibly personal, and she wasn't sure if she was ever going to be ready to record them. She sat down and she thought hard, going through old journals, photo albums, everything she could to find inspiration. She finally came across one box, one small box, and smiled, knowing exactly what to write.

Saturday steppin' into the club
And it makes me wanna tell the DJ "Turn It Up"
I feel the energy all around
And my body can't stop moving to the sound

But I can tell that you're watching me
And you're probably gonna write what you didn't see
Well I just need a little space to breathe
Can you please respect my privacy

Why can't you just let me
Do the things I wanna do
I just wanna be me
I don't understand why
Would you wanna bring me down
I'm only having fun
I'm gonna live my life
Like I wanna do

I'm tired of rumors starting
I'm sick of being followed
I'm tired of people lying
Saying what they want about me
Why can't they back up off me
Why can't they let me live
I'm gonna do it my way
Take this for just what it is

Here we are back up in the club
People taking pictures
Don't you think they get enough
I just wanna be all over the floor
And throw my hands up in the air to a beat like (What?)

I've gotta say respectfully
I would like it if you take the cameras off of me
'Cause I just want a little room to breathe
Can you please respect my privacy

Why can't you just let me
Do the things I wanna do
I just wanna be me
I don't understand why
Would you wanna bring me down
I'm only having fun
I'm gonna live my life
But not the way you want me to

I just need to free my mind (my mind)
Just wanna dance and have a good time (good time)
I'm tired of rumors (rumors)
Followed (followed, followed, followed, followed, followed)
What they (follow) me Why can't they (they they they-they-they) let me live Take this for just what it is

Of course her record label loved it. It was a perfect song, discussing the woes of the paparazzi. It was different than her first two songs, but in the end, none of her songs were exactly alike, and she loved that. She wanted it more R&B sounding, and that's what she got, and she loved the end result.

Within the next two weeks, the song was released for radio play. She got plenty of calls, texts, e-mails, etc., but she was glad to finally get a text from Chad, one that she loved and said:

Loved the new song, Munroe. Keep it up ;)

A/N: Sorry about the wait... and we didn't get to 15 reviews! =( We HAVE to get to 20 before I update next, okay? Please? =) Thank you all who reviewed, though! I actually forgot I started to write this chapter, but I was still a bit stuck on what to write... and I'm still stuck on what to write next! Hopefully you'll see a new chapter soon!