I wrote this a few weeks ago, but I wasn't planning on posting it just because I don't typically write for SWAC. I've been reading a lot of them though and they inspired me, so here's my first try at a Sonny With a Chance story. Please review and tell me what you think. Also, there's a reference in here to the episode "Prank'd" which airs Sunday, but it's online so I assume mostly everyone has watched it.

Special thanks to SunnyDropped who beta'd this for me. She's my official "Sonny consultant".

::Guest Starring Chad Dylan Cooper::

B y H o r c r u x F i n d e r

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The set of So Random! was business as usual when the teen cast stepped out of Ms. Bitterman's classroom. Producers and set designers were running every which way, trying to get ready for the dress rehearsal that was going to take place that night in preparation for the weekly show. What wasn't usual, however, was the sight of Marshall and Mr. Condor discussing something in low voices; Sonny, Tawni, Grady, Nico, and Zora honed in on them immediately.

"What is Condor doing here?" Tawni hissed, stopping any of them from moving further out of the classroom door in fear that Mr. Condor would take offense at their presence.

"Whatever it is, it can't be good," Nico said, looking over at the two men warily.

"You don't know that!" Sonny argued. "Maybe he's just here to congratulate us on that diner sketch last week."

"Mr. Condor would not make an appearance on set just to compliment a job well done," Tawni replied, rolling her eyes at her castmate. "Have any of you idiots done something ridiculously juvenile within the last twenty-four hours?" The three girls all turned to look at Nico and Grady.

"What?!" They asked together.

"Shh—he's coming," Zora cried. The five friends turned around and put on their best smiles as Mr. Condor walked by. He didn't say a word—or even seem to notice them—as he exited the set.

"Ah, there you are!" Marshall said, drawing the kids' attention back to him as he made his way over. "Just the cast I wanted to see."

"What's wrong, Marshall?" Tawni asked without hesitation.

"Yeah," Grady agreed, his voice getting higher with worry. "Just tell us. We can take it."

"It's not bad news, kids."

"Oh, God," Zora groaned.

"No, it's not bad news!" Marshall insisted. "Our ratings have just been a little low lately. But there's no need to worry—I have a plan. And Mr. Condor has just agreed to it."

"What kind of plan?" Sonny asked warily. If this involved her eating something onstage that wasn't meant to be edible, someone was going to get a piece of her mind.

"A guest star!" Marshall said excitedly. "Mr. Condor has agreed to have Chad Dylan Cooper from MacKenzie Falls guest star on So Random!. Isn't that wonderful?!"

"What?!" All five of the kids exclaimed simultaneously.

"You can't bring Chad Dylan Cooper here!" Sonny argued.

"He'd never agree to it," Tawni said. "So Random! is 'below' him."

"You just let Mr. Condor handle Cooper. Anyway, we're adding the Chad Dylan Cooper sketch to this week's episode, so here are your scripts," Marshall continued, passing out packets of paper to each of them. "The premise of the sketch is that a rabid fan girl is stalking Chad Dylan Cooper. Chaos ensues, yada yada yada. It's all in the script. Anyway, he ends up falling for the girl and—"

"Good luck acting that one out, Tawni," Sonny scoffed, flipping through the script. Tawni scowled at her.

"No, no, no, Ms. Munroe. You're the fan girl—not Tawni."

"Wait, what? Me? Why me?"

"Because I need Tawni to play his mother—she's much better at that."

"Ha," Tawni said. "You get to be the one to fawn over Chad. This just might be the best day of my life." Sonny glared at her.

"So, there you go," Marshall said. "Learn the script and we'll go over it at the dress rehearsal tonight." Without another word he walked off to the refreshment table leaving the cast alone, still flipping through their scripts.

"This is ridiculous," Sonny groaned. "Chad Dylan Cooper on So Random!. Can you imagine?"

"Uh, Sonny," Nico interrupted, tapping her on the shoulder.

"No, you can't imagine!" Sonny answered her own question, pushing Nico off of her and ignoring him completely. "This must be some sort of joke. Zora, are we on your prank show because this is not funny? I mean, isn't it enough that we have to deal with him making fun of the show on a daily basis? Now he's just going to waltz in here and steal our spotlight! How is that fair?"

"Sonny, you really might want to check this out," Nico insisted once more, brandishing the script in her face.

"No, I do not want to check anything out. This script is against everything I believe in—I will not take part in it!"

"Good luck telling Marshall that," Tawni said disdainfully.

"Sonny!" Nico cried.

"What do you want, Nico!" Sonny responded agitatedly, turning around to face him.

"You might want to take a look at this script," he said, thankful to finally have her attention. "The last page." Sonny rolled her eyes, but flipped to the back page nevertheless. She perused it flippantly before coming to a stop on the last two words. A simple stage direction—nothing more—but suddenly Sonny knew what Nico was trying to warn her about.

Because those two words changed everything. There in brackets on the bottom of the page read: [They kiss].

--

The commissary was relatively empty as Chad made his way through the line to get his lunch. The set of MacKenzie Falls had been busy that day and he was taking a much needed break before heading back to work. He had barely sat down and begun enjoying his lunch, however, when the seat opposite him was taken by none other than the head of Condor Studios himself.

"Mr. Condor," Chad gushed, wiping some mustard off of the corner of his mouth. "What an honor it is to have you join me."

"Why thank you, Mr. Cooper, but I'm actually here on business. An opportunity has come up and I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider guest starring on one of my other shows. The ratings are lower than I would like them to be, and the show could use a boost from a big name such as yourself."

"I'm all about keeping the ratings high, Sir. What show are we talking about?"

"So Random!, actually. You won't even have to worry about switching studios! Isn't that wonderful?" Chad could almost feel the bile rising in his throat. Mr. Condor wanted him to use his amazing acting abilities on a comedy show?

"It's Great," Chad choked out, trying to sound grateful for the offer. "But comedy's not really my thing. If you ever need someone on one of your dramas, then I'm your man. But I don't have much experience in the comedic department. Sorry." His fingers were crossed under the table in hopes that Mr. Condor would just let it go. He wasn't quite sure he'd be able to refuse the offer without risking getting MacKenzie Falls cancelled.

"Oh, don't worry about that. I'm fully confident in your abilities. Here's the script and—"

"Mr. Condor," Chad interrupted before he could stop himself. "I'm really not sure I have the time for this."

"Well, just look through the script and give me a call."

"But—"

"I'll be waiting for your call," Mr. Condor interrupted, getting up from his seat. Chad had no choice but to watch him go.

"Chad Dylan Cooper will never be caught dead in Chuckle City," he promised himself before heading back to the set.

It wasn't until after MacKenzie Falls was done filming for the day that Chad had time to sit down with the So Random! script. He wasn't even sure what made him flip through it, but he couldn't help laugh along with some of the lines. Especially considering the fact that Sonny was playing a rabid fan girl of Chad Dylan Cooper. He could almost picture how the scene would play out.

Seeing it so clearly in his mind almost had him wanting to agree to do the show. How many other chances would he get to act alongside Sonny Munroe? But he didn't let himself entertain the thought for long. He was going to tell Mr. Condor that he couldn't do it. He wasn't going to give up his pride just to boost the ratings of So Random!.

But then he flipped to the last page of the script and read it through. Why had no one told him that this script involved a kiss with Sonny? Without giving himself time to think things through, he picked up the cell phone he used for business calls and dialed Mr. Condor's number. The man answered after two rings.

"Mr. Condor, this is Chad Dylan Cooper and I just wanted to let you know that I will be able to appear on So Random! after all."

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"I can't kiss Chad!" Sonny argued for what seemed like the millionth time as she paced back in forth in the dressing room that she shared with Tawni.

"I don't know why you're complaining," Tawni said around the tube of lip gloss that she was currently applying. "Portlyn's never complained about his kissing skills. Plus, don't you eventually want to act on something other than So Random!?"

"I don't know…"

"Well I, for one, would like to be a movie star. And being a movie star requires being comfortable with onscreen kisses. This is good practice for you." Sonny took a seat in front of her mirror but she could still feel her heart beating wildly. Was she really going to do this? Was she really going to kiss Chad Dylan Cooper?

--

The cast of So Random! was able to run through most of their new sketches before Chad Dylan Cooper arrived for rehearsal.

"I can't believe he actually showed up," Sonny whispered to Tawni. They had just finished running through a Check-it-Out-Girls sketch and were making their way back into the dressing rooms to change for the Chad Dylan Cooper segment.

"Oh, please. Like that boy would ever turn down an opportunity to see himself on screen," Tawni replied.

Sonny smirked as she scanned the costume she was supposed to don. The shirt, hideously enough, was supporting a giant picture of Chad's face. "I can't wear this," she groaned, turning around to show Tawni. Upon seeing Chad's face on Sonny's chest, Tawni burst out laughing. "This isn't funny!"

"Look at yourself in the mirror—it's a bit funny." Sonny turned around and, sure enough, she found herself laughing. She was never going to hear the end of this one from Chad.

The two girls made their way back onto set only to find that the rest of the cast was already waiting for them.

"Nice shirt, Sonny," Chad quipped immediately.

"Aw, thanks," she replied without missing a beat. "I borrowed it from your closet; hope you don't mind."

"Huh," he countered. "I thought I'd already sold all of those. I'm surprised you found an extra." Sonny rolled her eyes just as Marshall walked over and told everyone to find their marks.

It wasn't that the dress rehearsal went bad, per se, but by the end of it Marshall had promised himself that he would never work with Sonny Munroe and Chad Dylan Cooper in the same room again. It was utter madness! Neither of them was ever right in the eyes of the other and it took them nearly twenty takes before they were able to run the sketch all the way through without stopping.

Until the kiss, that is.

After Chad had said his last line, the two froze as the rest of the cast continued acting out the pandemonium that was supposed to be going on in the background. Sonny locked eyes with Chad, but neither made a move. She could see Marshall waving his arms wildly out of the corner of her eyes, but she couldn't bring herself to draw any nearer.

"Kiss him," Marshall begged. "Cue kiss—go!" Sonny still didn't move. Tawni danced over behind her and hip bumped her on the butt, causing Sonny to stumble forward several feet into Chad's arms. He began to bring his face closer to hers, but Sonny pulled away suddenly.

"Cut, cut!" she called. "I can't do this!"

"Really, Sonny? Really!" Chad groaned. "How many times are we going to have to rehearse this?"

"I just…"

"Sonny, listen to me," Marshall said, making his way over to her. "I don't ask much of you but I need you to at least try this, okay? My career is riding on this episode. Do you think you can do that for me?" Sonny nodded slowly. "Okay," he said, making his way off stage. "Chad, take it from your last line."

Chad turned to face Sonny with an eye roll, but be wiped the annoyance off of his face in order to get in character. "Brandy, I've loved you ever since I spotted my face on your shirt. Come with me and we'll start a new life together on the set of MacKenzie Falls."

"Oh, Chad," Sonny gushed, walking forward into his arms. Cue kiss. She kept a strained smile on her face and tried to refrain from cringing as Chad lowered his head to hers. It wasn't even the thought of kissing Chad that disgusted her—it was the entire awkward situation.

Chad brought his lips down to hers in a soft peck—she barely had time to register his lips on hers before they were both pulling away.

"Cut, cut, cut!" Marshall cried. The entire cast standing behind Chad and Sonny groaned. "I'm going to need a little more than that, you two. Listen, let's just call it a night." Sonny let out a sigh of relief; Marshall, however, stopped her and Chad before they could exit the set. "Not so fast. I normally don't encourage using the set after hours, but I need you two to feel comfortable with that kiss. Practice—and no, Sonny, I'm not kidding. I don't want you to leave this set until you're comfortable enough to kiss on stage tomorrow night. If I have to, I'll just cut the kiss completely. I didn't think you would be so juvenile about this, Sonny. Do you understand me?"

"Yes, Sir," she mumbled.

"Good. Good night, Mr. Cooper," he acknowledged, nodding at Chad before he left the room.

The pair was left standing alone on the stage. "So, what was that?" Sonny asked, breaking the silence.

"What was what?" Chad replied.

"That kiss? What the heck was that? I happen to know that there's barely an episode of MacKenzie Falls where you don't kiss someone. So why couldn't you just take control back there?"

"You watch my show?" he asked with a smirk. Sonny felt herself blush.

"Of course not. I…I just like the episodes where James Conroy is guest starring." She saw his eyes flash for a brief second, but it was quickly masked.

"Of course you do," he replied sarcastically.

"Well…" Sunny mused after a few seconds of silence. "We should probably practice this."

"Yeah, uh, probably so," he said. They continued to stare at each other awkwardly for a few seconds before Chad made the first move. He took a step forward, warily placing his right hand on her left hip. She responded by moving her left hand to the back of his neck, forcing him closer. He stared into her eyes hesitantly, raising his right hand to brush a stray piece of hair out of her face. Without questioning it, he cupped her face in his hand and lowered his lips to hers.

Neither of them moved for several seconds, just allowing the newness of the situation to hit them. Slowly, however, Sonny responded to the kiss, moving her lips against Chad's slowly. It started out more technical than romantic, both of them trying to figure out the best way to tilt their heads and arrange their hands in order to get the best camera angle. Within seconds, however, Sonny realized that she was enjoying this.

Chad's ministrations became more insistent and although they had long passed the time allotted for the kiss during the sketch, neither of them made a move to pull apart. When Chad ran his tongue across her bottom lip, asking for entrance, Sonny couldn't control the moan that escaped her. That seemed to drive Chad on and Sonny didn't even think as he began to back her into the nearest wall, desperate to feel closer to her. Her hands no longer seemed attached to her body and she allowed them to roam freely through Chad's hair.

It was only when Sonny felt her back run into a wall that she realized they were still on set. She pulled away from Chad quickly as the flimsy set wall began to sway dangerously. It remained upright, however, leaving the studio eerily quiet as Sonny turned back to face Chad.

His lips were swollen and she could only imagine that she looked much the same. "So, um…I guess that's good, right?" she asked.

"What?" Chad asked.

"The practice. I'd say that kiss would suffice, right?"

"Uh…yeah, fine."

"Fine."

"Good."

"Good."

Sonny began to walk off stage, eager to escape whatever had just happened. She had no doubt that that was the best kiss of her life and she had no idea what to think.

"Oh, and Sonny?" Chad asked, stopping her.

"Yeah?"

"Good night."

"Night," Sonny responded with a smile. The two young stars went their separate ways, but both left the studio still thinking about that kiss and what it could possibly mean for the future.

If I get a good response to this, it could possibly turn into a two-shot but no promises. Tell me what you think. And also, I wrote this before I had even caught wind of the spoilers from upcoming episodes so this isn't my take on what is to come or anything. Although I do think that that episode with Robert Adamson is going to be very interesting :)

Reviews are much appreciated.

SarahBeth.