So here it is! I know that this is a couple of weeks later than I said it would be, but college has been keeping me super busy and I'm barely keeping my head above water. Yes, there are still more Outtakes to come but I decided to start posting Four Seasons so those of you who are getting impatient for the continuation of Twelve Months can finally see what happens next!

I have all sorts of plans for this story. Hopefully I can execute them beautifully! I'm very excited about where this story is going and I hope that you guys love this just as much as you loved Twelve Months.

Summary: The cast of Mackenzie Falls and the paparazzi: two things you don't want in your relationship when you're dating Chad Dylan Cooper. The cast of Mackenzie Falls and the paparazzi: two things you will have in your relationship when you're dating Chad Dylan Cooper.

Four Seasons

By EmbracingRain

Prologue

March 2nd

11:20 a.m.

Condor Studios

Mackenzie Falls Set

Chad's Dressing Room

Chad smiled to himself as he perfected the messiness of his hair in his dressing room mirror. Despite the fact that Sonny repeatedly told him she didn't care whether or not he looked perfect, it just wasn't like him to go anywhere without looking his absolute best. He wasn't one to give less than one-hundred percent when it came to keeping up his appearance.

He was just brushing a miniscule piece of lint off of his shirt when the door flew open, slamming into the wall and Portlyn stalked in, twirling a piece of hair around her finger and looking at her script.

"Hey, Chad."

"Don't you knock?" Chad demanded loudly, glowering at his costar.

Portlyn glanced up at him and automatically wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Where do you, like, think you're going?" she asked, ignoring Chad's question.

"I've got reservations at Maggiano's for lunch," Chad replied. He snatched his car keys off the table and made for the door. Portlyn followed him like a lost puppy.

"Who are you, like, going with?"

"None of your business, Portlyn," Chad said, nodding to Chloe as he passed her. She grinned brightly and gave him a thumbs up.

"Have fun, Chad!"

"Thanks."

Once Chloe was out of earshot, Chad felt a hand wrap around his arm and squeeze.

Hard.

"Chad!" Portlyn hissed, yanking him to a stop and leering at him with eyes that glittered maliciously. "Do not - do not - tell me you're, like, going out with Slutty from So Blandom! again!"

Chad stopped trying to pry Portlyn's fingers off of his arm and froze, staring down at her with angry blue eyes. At that moment in time he wanted so badly for Portlyn to magically turn into a guy so he could punch her. He grabbed Portlyn's wrist, wrenched her hand off of his arm and shoved her away from him as firmly as he could without being rude.

"Don't you ever call her that again, Portlyn," he said quietly, eyes boring into hers. "Do you hear me? Sonny's my girlfriend, alright? And nothing you've said or done these past few months has done anything to make me change my mind. You need to learn to let it go." That being said, Chad turned his back on Portlyn and stormed down the hall, doing a deep breathing exercise in order to rid himself of his anger before reaching the set of So Random!

March 2nd

11:23 a.m.

Undisclosed Location

"They have lunch reservations at Maggiano's."

"How do you know this?"

"Does it matter?"

"Yes. My boss won't let me go if I don't have a reliable source of information."

"You've got me. Isn't that enough for your stupid boss?"

"No! Look, I need-"

"Just get there! Okay? I don't want to hear your friggin' excuses! I know you can get there so do it."

The line went dead and he pulled the phone away from his ear with a resigned sigh. Another day, another forced attempt at sabotage. Sometimes he really hated the fact that he'd met that…person.

As he walked out the door, slinging his camera strap around his neck as he went, he pondered over this was really the right thing to do. If this was the way to further his career or if he was going to be ruining two lives in his attempts.

Okay! That was the prologue. I know you guys are probably going, "What?! That was it?" But don't worry! There's more to come. Hopefully I can get another chapter posted this weekend.

Four Seasons will follow the same format as Twelve Months. Each chapter will be a new month. There's one difference: there will be four arcs and the next chapter will be the start of the first arc. We will also have a couple of interludes. I was planning on doing this for Twelve Months but I would've breached the chapter maximum for Dancing on Rainbows' challenge. That's all I can really tell you right now, but I hope you're looking forward to more!

Love,

EmbracingRain