A/N: Mkay, guys. Sorry for the lack of updating on, well, anything. High school is keeping me super busy, and I'm pretty sure sophomore year is kicking my butt. Anyhow, I absolutely loved Sonny: So Far, with the exception of viewers unable to find out what was said between Sonny and Chad backstage. Seriously, I was like: WTF?! And we have to wait until JANUARY? What is this nonsense?! So, to hold me over, I decided to fill in the blanks of what happened on the season finale and give my take on the aftermath of it. Let's just say this is like, the first episode of season two. This will probably be a two or three shot, as I don't have time for a whole multi chapter. And I apologize in advance for any spelling/grammar errors you may encounter. I was too lazy to edit this one thoroughly. And, I must admit this is not my best either, but I hope you enjoy it just the same. Now, I'll stop rambling and let you read….

Disclaimer: I DONOTownSonny With a Chance.

So Far, Not so Great

It had been exactly one week. One week full of awkward run-ins, nervous glances, silent lunch line stand-ins, and avoiding each other at all costs. It had also been one week since Sonny Monroe and Chad Dylan Cooper appeared on Gotcha! with Gilroy Smith. As she cautiously roamed the halls of the studio in search of some fro-yo (surely some cookies 'n cream could distract her until dress rehearsal), Sonny recalled the day it all happened…

*Flashback

"…Right after this commercial break!" Sonny announced through her teeth, attempting to stall a little longer.

"We're not taking a break," Gilroy, the gossipy talk show host chimed in.

"Well, we are!" Sonny exclaimed as she dragged Chad off the stage.

"You're leaving me here all by myself?!" Tawni called after them.

Before leaving the set, Sonny turned to Tawni. "Yes."

And with that, she and Chad vanished behind the curtain.

…

"I can't believe Gilroy tried to do that to us!" Sonny fumed once they reached the lobby behind the set.

"Ah, he's a jerk," Chad said with annoyance. "I can't believe I read that book for nothing!"

Sonny looked down in exasperation. Who cared about the book?

"You know, Tawni and I made a pact earlier that we wouldn't tell anyone secrets, and I think that we should probably do the same thing." she suggested.

"Okay, fine, I didn't read the book!" Chad admitted, relief washing over him.

Sonny stared at him with a puzzled look on her face.

"OH, oh, you're talking about between us," Chad realized after seeing her expression. "Gotcha, yeah… we don't have secrets... do we?"

"I…don't know," Sonny answered, unsure of herself. " Do we?"

"Well, I mean…what kind of secrets could there be, right? Our shows are rivals. Not like there could be much going on there…" Chad rambled in a poor attempt to offer some sort of explanation.

"Of course, right, I mean…we're enemies…" she agreed skeptically.

"We are?" Chad questioned, sounding disappointed.

"Aren't we?" Sonny wasn't entirely positive what they were.

"Well, I dunno," he reasoned. "I thought we were sort of, you know…friends."

"Yeah, friends that just argue…occasionally," Sonny suggested with a smile. They were friends. Now that, she could deal with.

"And THAT, that out there…we were just acting, right? Chad gestured to the stage, referring to the clip of he and Sonny on the set of Mackenzie Falls. "I mean, whatever Gilroy thinks we have going on, he's wrong. Right?"

Sonny really didn't want to bring this up, but she had no choice. After all, it was something that needed to be cleared up. "I mean…wait a second, like us…liking each other?"

Chad eyes widened as he pointed his finger in the direction of the set. "Yeah, I mean, don't really wanna talk about my feelings in front of a live studio audience,"

"Yeah, yeah! Right. Especially feelings that we've never talked about before," Sonny said as crimson crept up her cheeks.

"Yeah. Uh, you have feelings?" Chad wondered. Oh, man. Did I just say that out loud? And I sounded really anxious…

Now Sonny was really nervous. Do I? she asked herself. But instead of answering, she threw the question back at him. " Y- do you have feelings?"

"I mean, I mean, since you're really asking and it's just- just the two of us…" Chad started.

"Right! And there's, like no cameras this time or anything…" Sonny went on.

"I reall- it's just…" Chad began again, but he was fearful he'd say something stupid.

"No, listen." Sonny comforted as if she'd read his mind. "It's what I'm here for….You go first."

"No, you go first," he challenged.

"No, you fir- well okay, same time," she said. After all, Sonny Monroe was the queen of compromise.

"Yeah," Chad said, settling on the decision.

"One…" Sonny began with a nervous giggle. When Chad didn't say anything she went on. "Two…"

"I was gonna say that, yeah," he assured. Chad doesn't get nervous around a girl…no matter how stupidly cute she is. "Um…two and a half!"

"Three," the teenagers said in unison.

"IlikeyoualotSonny, waaay more than I should, but we're rivals and y-you're a random and I guess I was just…" the words poured out of Chad's mouth like vomit.

He was talking so fast Sonny was unable to get a word in, not that she could bring herself to speak anyway. She was absolutely shocked at what she was hearing. Chad Dylan Cooper liked her…a lot?

"Uh, Chad?" Sonny breathed as she put a hand on his shoulder, attempting to silence his incessant babbling.

Her touch immediately brought Chad's thoughts to a halt. "Oh, sorry."

"Everything you just said…" Sonny began. "I…I feel the same way. I like you…a lot."

"Really?" Chad said brightly, both eyes sparkling.

"Yeah. That was so much easier than I thought it would be," she expressed, feeling much lighter than she did before.

*Flashback end

After that Sonny and Chad went their separate ways. Sonny assumed things would just go back to normal, and they'd continue having their daily banter.

Unfortunately, she was sadly mistaken. Every time they saw each other, it was weird and uncomfortable. It was impossible for Sonny and Chad to be mean to one another now that they were aware of each other's true feelings.

Ironically, Chad was in the commissary standing in front of the frozen yogurt machine when Sonny got there.

Just my luck… She thought as she stepped apprehensively behind Chad.

He glanced at Sonny as he filled a bowl with Chocolate fro-yo. "Oh, uh… hi Sonny. How…how are you today?" he greeted politely, trying desperately to sound casual.

"Uh, I'm…fine, a-and yourself?" she replied awkwardly.

"Oh, you know…lots of, uh…drama. Haha."

"I could only imagine," was Sonny's response, which was really an understatement.

"Yeah…" Chad trailed off. "Well, I'll uh…catch you later."

"Sure," Sonny offered. "See ya…"

She let out a sigh once Chad walked out of the room. She missed hearing his smart remarks, arguing with no purpose, and the cute way he'd say "Really Sonny, really?". There had to be some way to make things normal again.