A/N So, I tied in first place with two other authors in PrettyLittleChannyLover2213's contest! So excited! Thank you for all the well wishes - I appreciate all of them! To celebrate, I took the advice of my anonymous reader Channylovee's advice and wrote this chapter in Chad's POV. I had unexpected success with the last chapter, so I hope this one is just as well liked! Please review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny With A Chance.
Chad Dylan Cooper lived in Hollywood all his life. Never had he lived away from this town of dreams. He had been acting for as long as he could possibly remember, starting with diaper commercials, moving on to The Goody Gang, a few more shows in between before he got his big break with Mackenzie Falls. He got lucky when landing that role. It had opened up many doors to his career. Chad had even moved into the movie and music business now.
But, considering he had never been out in what many people call 'the real world', he never had regular childhood experiences. And this meant, he didn't get nervous over things he thought were insignificant such as filming or possibly winning awards. He found talk shows easy - give them a few vague words, then deny what they pry at. Interviews were really not enjoyable, rather, they were something any celebrity really tried to brush off.
No, none of these things fazed him. He looked at every single thing that would make a regular person nervous, and realized they didn't affect him because he knew each and every dimension of all the celebrity tasks inside and out. And not one of them made his heart rate quicken in the slightest.
So how come one girl, in a long series of flings and dates, had made him, Chad Dylan Cooper, get butterflies in his stomach? Every time he looked at her, with her wide, toothy smile and big, brown eyes, he felt his heart begin to beat wildly. He could hardly bear looking at her some days because of the state she rendered him in.
When they were enemies and she insulted him, it hit him right in the heart because of his strong feelings for her. Of course, he would brush it off and retort with an insult of his own. When they started to become friends, the insulting slowed down, and Chad's feelings became even stronger. He realized how much he liked – loved – her, and every time she looked at him with her deer-in-the-headlights look, he thought his heart was about to race out of his chest.
Now they were best friends and teasing insults were thrown around between them lightly and jokingly, but Chad knew every time he took a shot at her, it was a total lie. Every time he insulted her, he felt like dropping to the ground and telling her how much he loved her and the way she made him feel. He wanted her to feel the same way so badly - he felt like he almost needed her to have her heart beat the same way his did when she was around.
But, she was only a Random, after all. He would just have to get over her. But, it was hard, considering how fast his heart started to pound around her.
He was returning from filming a movie in England today. He was - unfortunately - being picked up by his chauffeur, but he planned to be driven to Sonny's apartment before even going home. He was really missing his best friend, and secret love. Maybe at some point he could tell her. But not yet.
He was wearing a concealing baseball cap and dark tinted sunglasses, trying to keep himself hidden from his fans. The last thing he needed was a savage mob of teenaged girls throwing themselves at him, begging for an autograph and picture. And dates. Normally he wouldn't have minded the dates part but he happened to have Sonny in mind at the moment.
Most of the people in the line were greeted by family and friends. They shared hugs, kisses, words of admiration. Chad sighed, wishing someone had taken some time out of their day to come and greet him.
And as if on cue, there was a girl in a fairly large black hat clutching onto him and holding him in a tight hug. At first he was afraid he had been recognized – in a moment she'd be screaming his name and the entire airport would've been surrounding him; but soon enough, he realized he knew the girl with the soft black hair falling down her face and past her shoulders.
Sonny Munroe.
As soon as he realized it was her, and wrapped his arms tightly around her body, holding her close. Her head was resting on his chest, and he soon realized how fast his heart was beating. He just hoped she didn't notice.
But, as he held his Sonshine in his arms, his heart pounding wildly, he knew that she must care about him if she had come to greet him. And deep down in mind, he knew, that he must make her heart beat crazily, too.