Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. As we are approaching the premiere of the new season of "Sonny With a Chance," I decided to celebrate by writing a little 3-chapter story along the lines of what I think the writers may do with the new episodes. I hope you all enjoy!

SPOILER ALERT: Since it seems from the "Falling for the Falls" script (no, I haven't seen the episode yet. I'm anxious, though!) that Chad and Sonny are secretly dating, I think this is going to make a great plot for the writers and add to the comedy of the show. Thus, I decided to take my own liberties and write, what I think, is a cute little sub-plot. ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own "Sonny With a Chance," or any of its characters. So don't sue, because I just spent all of my money on tuition and books.

Spoilers: I assume you know what happens in "Falling for the Falls," the first episode of the second season. If not, I suggest you check out 760mademe on YouTube and their channel has the actual scanned version of the script that you can read through in high resolution. :)

A Perfect Mess

Chapter 1: Conversations

"We have to stop meeting like this."

Sonny Monroe rolled her chocolate eyes as she stood, arms crossed, leaning against the doorframe of her apartment. A smirking Chad Dylan Cooper looked at her, blue eyes dancing with the wit of his statement.

"You're lame, Cooper," the brunette insisted, though the corners of her mouth twitched into a momentary smile as she ushered him inside. Chad habitually kicked off his shoes and shrugged his Mackenzie Falls blazer off, letting it fall limply to the floor. Sonny eyed the jacket and then him.

"You're picking that up."

Chad's ocean eyes twinkled and he arched an eyebrow. "Or else, what, Monroe?"

Sonny wrinkled her nose. "Or else."

The blonde laughed and waved his hand dismissively. "Empty threats, empty threats," he said, chuckling. Sonny threw him a glare but he slung an arm around her shoulder and squeezed comfortingly. That caused her to smile momentarily.

Instead of following Sonny to the couch, Chad ambled into the kitchen and nearly ran into Connie Monroe, who was preparing dinner.

"Hey Mac – Chad," Connie greeted. She was still having difficulty at times remembering that Chad was indeed not the character he portrayed on his show.

"Hey Mrs. Monroe," the teenager greeted cordially, as he opened the cabinet to find two clean glasses.

Connie smiled. "I keep telling you to call me Connie."

Chad lifted his shoulder in a lazy shrug and proceeded to fill the glasses with fresh orange juice. After taking a sip from his glass, the actor lowered his voice and furrowed his eyebrows. "Is something wrong with Sonny?"

Connie brushed a strand of hair from her eyes and continued to chop vegetables while explaining. "I think she had a tough day at work today. From what I can tell, she's stressed about writing this perfect sketch that Tawni, Zora, Nico, Marshall, and Grady will all approve of."

"She can't please everyone," Chad stated simply, taking another swig of juice.

The mother smiled and chuckled lightly. "Well, you know Sonny," she began. "She's always trying to make everyone around her happy, even if it means that she's miserable."

"Yeah, that's true," he mumbled. Sonny always put too much pressure on herself. It wasn't that she was a perfectionist, per se, but more because she was afraid of disappointing others.

"But," Connie said, smiling genuinely, "she's been looking forward to you coming over all day."

Chad returned Connie's smile. "Same here, so I better get out there and spend some time with my lady," he added with a wink. Connie laughed as Chad meandered through the swinging door and into the living room.

"Hey, Sonshine," Chad greeted brightly upon reentering the room. Sonny glanced up from where she was channel surfing and greeted him with a half-hearted smile. As the blonde plopped down next to his girl, he set their drinks onto the coffee table and sighed.

"What's up?"

"Nothing," Sonny mumbled, continuing to flick through the channels. Chad studied her momentarily before placing his hand over hers on the channel changer and shutting off the television.

"What's up?" Chad repeated, gentler this time as he rubbed his hand lightly over hers. Tears brimmed Sonny's eyelashes as she scooted closer to Chad and rested her head on his shoulder. After a moment of silence and Chad breathing gently into Sonny's hair, the latter muttered:

"I wish I didn't care what people thought."

"It's part of who you are, Sonny," Chad explained. "You're sweet and compassionate, and you want people to like you. That's not wrong."

"No," Sonny replied softly.

After a moment of silence elapsed, Chad nudged Sonny slightly. "So what was your skit idea? Your mom was telling me you were worried about it." Sonny looked up at the blonde drama star, who actually seemed interested, and proceeded to explain to him why she had been so frustrated all day. As she spoke, Chad listened with empathy, something that was still somewhat foreign to him. He and Sonny had only been dating for a month, but already he was learning more about her than he had ever thought. For instance, he learned that she was terrified of bees. Apparently when she was five, she had stepped on one and had never gotten over that fear.

He had also learned random little things about Sonny that made him smile. Every time she ate Skittles, for instance, she always ate the green ones first. When he had asked her about this, she had shrugged and said that green candies had always been her favorite.

"…anyway, I guess I'm just worried that there will be another repeat of the last time I wrote a sketch they didn't like," Sonny finished.

Chad frowned in concentration. "You mean that one about the lame superheroes?"

"Yeah," Sonny said slowly. She sighed. "I just don't want another blow-up between the cast, you know?"

Chad was silent for a moment. "Is that why you're worried about telling them about us?"

Sonny scrunched up her nose in thought before turning to face Chad, brown eyes compassionate. "It's just…you know what they think. They freaked out when I just watched Mackenzie Falls. Nico said that the only thing I could do that would be bigger betrayal would be if I dated you."

"I know, I know," Chad repeated. "I guess it's just weird to be sneaking around from your best friends. I mean, if I were dating me, I'd want everyone to know."

Sonny raised an eyebrow at Chad's ego before bursting out into laughter. Chad frowned and let out an indignant "hey!"

"I'm sorry," Sonny apologized between gasps, "but with you being so nice lately, I'd forgotten how egotistical you can be."

Chad's jaw dropped and his eyes narrowed while Sonny continued to laugh. "Oh, really Sonny? Are we really going there?"

The actor looked at the brunette, eyes suddenly glistening mischievously. Sonny, seemingly reading his thoughts, paused. Her chocolate eyes widened. "Chad," she warned. Chad though was already smirking as he leaned into Sonny and began tickling her sides. Sonny squirmed in her couch, barking with laughter and – in between gasps – begged Chad to stop. Chad, quite amused with this spectacle, stopped only because Connie poked her head through the door.

"You guys okay in there?" she asked.

The pair nodded as Sonny wiped tears from her eyes. "Yeah mom," she assured. "We were just going to start a movie. Wanna join?"

Chad smiled as Connie placed dinner in the oven before joining them on the couch with a bowl of popcorn. She snuggled in on the other side of Sonny, who looked to Chad and then her mother with happiness. "Two of my favorite people," the brunette said, grasping both of their hands.

It would have been an odd sight for any tabloid reporter – Chad Dylan Cooper, Hollywood's so-called "bad boy" was watching a movie with his girlfriend and her mother and actually enjoying it? Sneaking a glance from the corner of his eye, Chad admired Sonny who was whispering something to her mother and pointing excitedly at the screen. His perfect face formed into a perfect smile. It was hard to explain, but being with Sonny and Connie was almost like having a family again. His own mother and father, though alive physically, might as well have been gone – he saw them a few weeks out of the year when they visited their L.A. mansion, and most of those visits were only because of layover flights.

But Sonny…Sonny felt like home. Everything from her welcoming smile to the crazy little family traditions that she had with her mother made him swell with joy. And, as he caught her smiling out of the corner of his eye, Chad realized that there was nowhere else he'd rather be.

Tawni snapped her fingers in front of Sonny's face. "Hello, earth to Sonny!"

The brunette in question opened one eye and yawned before pulling her blanket up to her chin. "Five more minutes," she slurred sleepily.

"Marshall's not going to be that gracious," Tawni replied matter-of-factly. Sonny, instead of answering, rolled onto her side and closed her eyes once more. The blonde staring over her frowned. "What's wrong with you? You look like you haven't slept in days."

"Worried about the sketch," Sonny mumbled.

As Tawni stood and tapped her foot impatiently, an idea seemed to form. She smiled and darted out of the dressing room, returning with a fog horn in hand. The actress plugged an ear before blowing the horn and causing Sonny to roll off the couch in a tangled heap.

The brunette glared at her co-star as she unraveled herself from her blanket cocoon. "What in the world was that for?" she yelled.

"Because," Tawni explained, extending her hand to Sonny. The brunette took it hesitantly and was lifted to her feet. "you've been an exhausted mess the past few days. You've spent all of your time worrying about work and school that you barely have time for fun anymore."

Sonny bit her lip, withholding the fact that she was indeed having fun secretly dating Chad. Shaking her head, the brunette remarked: "I'm fine, Tawn. It's just been a stressful month."

The blonde sunk into her make-up chair and studied her friend for a moment before her face lit up in a smile. "I have a way to help you relax and enjoy life again."

"What's that?"

"A boyfriend!"

Sonny's eyes widened and she nearly choked on the water she was sipping. Swallowing harshly, she instead chose to protest. "No, no, I'm good with being single."

"Oh come on," Tawni continued, "you haven't been on a date since…James, am I right?"

To tell or not to tell? Inwardly, Sonny's chest was constricting. At that moment she was faced with the opportunity to finally come clean – she could finally tell Tawni that she was dating Chad, and had been for the past month. Everything would be out in the open and they wouldn't have to hide anymore.

…but the betrayal, the voice inside of her whispered, would kill your cast mates. You know they'd never forgive you. Can you really deal with that on top of all of your other stress right now? Sonny weighed the decision in her mind and blurted: "Pff, I mean, who would I be dating…if I was dating someone…which I'm not."

Tawni's eyebrows knit in confusion, but only momentarily. Her porcelain face promptly widened in a smile. "Good, then it's settled," she proclaimed. "We're getting you a boyfriend to cheer you back up."

Nervously laughing, Sonny excused herself from the room. Once outside, she dialed a familiar number and listened intently.

"CDC here…you know what to do."

"Chad, it's me. We have a slight problem…"

I think that's where I shall end it for tonight. So now Tawni has decided that Sonny needs to be fixed up. Unbeknownst to her, of course, is that Sonny is already dating Chad. How will this pan out? You guys know the drill – read, review, and enjoy! :)