Chapter 7

CHAD POV

I know this'll probably be a surprise to most of you, but my little rant in the parking lot was not really about Star Wars (but yeah, I should have been picked to play Anakin). Well, it was about Star Wars on the surface, but not underneath. Underneath, it was about how those two Randoms tried to trick me into thinking that Sonny actually liked me. Sonny and the other Randoms were probably in on it, and the next day, when I went to tease her about it, they'd act like nothing ever happened, find some way to glue me to the window, and get the whole thing on tape (yes, it has happened before). But see, if I ranted about that, then they'd probably get this crazy notion that I liked her (which, of course, couldn't be further from the truth).

Then, something weird occured to me when I woke up this morning. What if the Randoms weren't lying? What if Sonny really did like me? What if those words she used in that game we played in class yesterday weren't actually from some foregin language, but were just the letters of my name, mixed up?

I knew that these things probably weren't true (especially that last one), and I was stupid for even thinking that they could be. But... what if they were?

I don't know why, but suddenly I was dying to find out. I started trying to think of a plan to discover the truth.

My first idea was to re-arrange the letters of those three words from yesterday to see if they spelled my name (as if they actually would), but I ruled that one out pretty quickly, since I didn't even know how to spell "Dach Landy Opcore". I suppose I could get the rest of the Mack Falls cast to do it for me, but that would take all the fun out of it, wouldn't it?

My next idea was to make on of those "check box" sheets for Sonny to fill out, but I ditched that one pretty quickly, too. It would make it seem as if I liked Sonny. Which, as I said before, I DO NOT.

After several more lame ideas, I finally decided to try being nice to Sonny for the day, and see how she'd react. This way, if someone thought I liked her (which I DO NOT) I could just tell them it was part of a prank. Yeah, that'd be believable enough.

At least, I hoped so.

SPOV

On Wednesday morning, I woke up sick. Not "sick", like I had been in class on Monday and on Tuesday morning. Sick. As in, I had a fever of about 100 or so, and I felt as if I was going to throw up any second.

But, since I had been "sick" yesterday morning, Mom didn't buy it today. She didn't even feel my forehead. She just sent me off to work, as if everything were normal.

I headed over to Stage 1 and checked our schedule for the day. We had... that class (yes, I still felt uncomfortable saying it) first today. Great, I thought.

But what could I do? I couldn't go home, that was for sure. But... maybe I could rest in my dressing room. Of course, there was the Tawni factor. She probably wouldn't believe I was actually sick, either, and would most likely bug me about Chad again. But I'd take being teased about liking Chad over actually having to face him.

I started to head down the hallway, back to my dressing room. But as soon as I turned the corner, I bumped into someone. And unfortunately, that someone was none other than Chad Dylan Cooper.

A/N: Sorry this chapter was so short! I just couldn't figure out what should happen next. Which is why I want YOU to! If anyone has ANY idea, any idea at ALL of what should happen next, PLEASE comment telling me! Thanx in advance to all that do. :)

Peace out suckas! :p