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Thirteen Reasons Why
Part Two
Reasons 7-13

SPOV

"But, Sonny!" Tawni whined. "Please? There's only seven more! Don't you want help?" She asked me, in complete seriousness.

I burst out laughing at her expression and her comment. "Tawni, I - don't -need - help!" I told her, in between breaths.

She pouted. "Yes, you do. Sonny, you and Chad are hopelessly oblivious... to each other!"

"I'm sorry, Tawni, but I am not oblivious!"

"Sonny...," She griped. I sighed.

"Fine," I groaned.

"Yay!" Tawni exclaimed. "Anyway, reason number seven: 'Check for signs of nervousness, such as nervous laughter, sweaty palms, deep breaths, fidgeting, looking away quickly when you notice. If he is watching you, are all good signs of an attraction towards you and that he is nervous about making an impression on someone he fancies.' Do you remember Gilroy's show? You know how when you were backstage you were counting? Well, when Chad said, 'yeah, um, I was going to say that,' and then nervously laughed is a perfect example! That's exactly what they're talking about!" She squealed in excitement, "You two as so meant to be together!"

"Tawni, calm down! That was just nerves because... um, never mind."

"What did you guys even say? You never told me!" She moaned.

"So? Tawni, that was personal! I already thanked you and give you five tubes of Coco Moco Coco for turning off the TV!"

"But..."

"But nothing! Next one."

"Fine. 'Okay, pay attention to his friends. If they know he's interested in you, they might tease him subtly when you're around, hint to you that he likes you, or even try to find out if you like him. Study their reactions to your presence - do they smile? Do they turn to him? Do they smirk in a way that suggests they know something that you don't?' Have you ever seen Penelope look at you? She looks... like you're a threat. Maybe she knows something! Oh! Maybe Zora knows!"

"No, Tawni. Not now!"

"Ugh. God, you're such a party pooper!"

"Tawni."

"Fine. 'Don't ignore him if he shows genuine interest in you. (i.e. smiles at you a lot in the hallway, work, etc.)' Sweetie, he never even looked at us, much less talked to us, other than the random insults. Now Cooper makes it his goal to come over here every single day. Insert 'why?' from you. Well, to talk to you, of course, Sonny. We're the only two with names he actually knows. And I don't count because I starred with him when we were six on 'The Goody Gang!'"

"Yeah, Tawni, I know the story. You fell for him, Chad Dylan Goldfarb, blah blah blah. On with the list."

"Well, well, well. Is little Miss Sunshine actually eager to see all of the proof that the self-proclaimed 'Greatest Actor of our Generation' is in love with her?"

"Pssshh. No. Just go."

"Fine then, be pushy! Numero diez," She paused as I looked at her, bewildered that she could speak Spanish. "What? That's right; I speak French." She smiled. I rolled my eyes. "Anyway, 'look to see if he imitates you. If he mimics you, he probably likes you. For example, if you move to another table, he'll go with you.' Sonny?"

"Yep."

"What about 'Fine, fine, good, good?'" I looked at her. "Mimicking!" She practically sang. I rolled my eyes and replied. "Tawn, that's FIGHTING. Do I have to spell it out?"

"Whatever you say, Sonny Munroe."

"Gah! Just... go," I sighed as Tawni smiled.

"'Teasing. If a guy teases you a lot, it might mean he likes you, but if he doesn't tease any other girl, he probably does like you.' Now, Sonny?"

"Tawni."

"Need I say more?" I put my head in my hands, internally, well, rejoicing.

"I'm not even going to grace that with a comment."

"Whatever." She rolled her eyes. "'Hitting. A guy may hit you, but it's just flirting. He probably just wants to see your smile. You may find it annoying if you're not into him, but otherwise if you hit back then that's a way then he can know that you like him back!'" She paused. "Hit Chad," Tawni told me in all honesty, hands on her hips.

"What? Why would I hit him?"

"Sonny, were you even listening to me?"

"I—what?"

"Ugh! You make everything so hard. Pay attention this time! Hitting. A guy may hit you but it's just flirting he probably just wants to see your smile. You may find it annoying if you're not into him, but otherwise if you hit back then that's a way then he can know that you like him back! Sonny!" She exploded.

"What? I haven't done anything!"

"What are you thinking so hard about that you can't even listen to me?"

"Um, well," I blushed. I had been thinking about the kiss earlier. "Nothing; just the, uh, sketch I'm working on."

"Really, Sonny?"

"Yeah." Totally, I thought sarcastically.

"Listen to me, then! That can wait. Okay, one more. 'Compliments . If you do your hair or makeup differently one day, and the guy notices, that's a very good sign that he likes you. Most guys won't notice, and if they do, they won't say anything unless they're into you. Anything like, You look nice today, I like that shirt, or even Did you do your hair differently today? It looks nice, are all indicators that he could be interested in you. Sonny! He did tell you that you had pretty hair... and... oh, yeah! Remember your interview with Santiago? Didn't you say that there was an ah-dorable puppy and he said he thought of you when he saw it? He told you that you were going to go places... and that there could be a spot for you on the Falls... so he must not think you're a bad actress! Yay! Chad likes you!" I smiled. Chad likes me.

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"Hi, Chad."

"Hello, Sonny. Why are you here? Couldn't get enough of me?"

"Sure, Chad, that's exactly it."

"So then why are you here?"

"I wanted to give you something..." I handed him a print-out version of the website Tawni showed me, along with a hand-written note from Tawni. Unfortunately, I had no idea what the note said. I turned quickly, having no idea what his reaction would be.

"Sonny! Wait!"

"What, Chad?"

"Here." He shoved my phone into my hands. "You dropped this." I smiled at him.

"Thank you." I stood on my tip toes to kiss him on the cheek. I turned and walked back to stage three, once again leaving a stunned jerkthrob in my shadow.

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"Did it work? Did my plan work?" Tawni practically jumped on me as soon as I walked into our dressing room.

"Yes, Tawni, it did. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to fix my hair."

"Oh my—wait. You have to fix your hair? I am so proud of you!" She grabbed my arm. Come here! If he's going to ask you out then we need to fix everything. Your hair and makeup just need some touching up, but I have this gorgeous outfit!"

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An hour later

"Randoms," Chad nodded as he stepped inside the Prop House. Tawni grinned at me. "Hey, Blondie, Cloudy, Rainy, can I talk to Sonny?"

"Sure!" Tawni basically ran out.

"Um... yeah, I guess so...," Nico trailed off.

"Let's go get some fro-yo!" Grady said, leading the way out of the room.

"So..." Chad turned to me.

"So...," I replied.

"I read that article you gave me. And... I agree with Blondie."

"About what?"

"She wrote down everything pertaining to the article and us down on that piece of paper. She said all of the signs pointed to one thing."

"One thing?"

"Yeah... so, can I pick you up at eight?" I smiled.

"Of course. You know where I live!" I leaned over to give him a quick peck on the lips, before running, trying to find the one who had set this all up. Behind me, Chad raised his eyebrows. "Is that a yes?" He called after me. I paused midstride.

"Really, Chad, really?"

"So... it's not fake this time... right?"

"If it was fake would I do this?" And I brought my lips to his once more.

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Two references. One's for JONAS (I don't watch it; my 11 year-old sister does.) and the other's for Wizards. Whoever gets it right first gets... virtual Chad hugs?

Ugh. I hated the way that turned out. Anyway, thanks for reading(:

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