Um... I obviously don't own anything Disney.

Thank you to Demi Lovato, OneRepublic, The Script, Hot Chelle Rae, John Mayer, and T-swizzle, who I listened to while writing this(:

... But mostly John Mayer and Taylor for coming up with this song.

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Dedicated to: GrangerDanger112, for being awesome and totally supportive, Demi-Fan-Channy, for being my new virtual BFF(: And loving this, and to DancingRaindrops, you totally inspired me. I don't even know why. I was just PM-ing you and I was like "Gasp! Half of my Heart!"

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Half of my Heart.

Your parents cared. They loved you. Until you hit it big time.

They leftyou without a home. Without a purpose.

You tried. You really did. It changed you.

You used bravado as a shield. You never got too close. You lied.

Regrets.

And then she came. And you fell. Hard.

It knocked you off balance. And you were scared.

But she altered you. You became new. And you were terrified.

But she reassured you. Her presence kept you from turning back.

She brought you back. Into a new life.

Because she dared to.

Sonny and Chad.

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FearlesslyDancing; 2010

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I was born in the arms of imaginary friends
Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I've been
Then you come crashing in, like the realest thing
Trying my best to understand what love can bring

Chad Dylan Cooper was walking leisurely down the hallway, on his way to the commissary. Sonny Munroe was currently heading the opposite way, rushing down the corridor in excitement. The blur of brown hair and Wisconsin exhilaration collided with the teen drama star as they turned the corner simultaneously.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" Chad couldn't remember her name, but she was the new one.

"Um... yeah. You ran into me. Me. Chad Dylan Cooper." God, he loved the sound of his name. The girl looked up at him.

"I just—I'm so excited! I mean, this is my first week and all, but I'm just so happy to be here!" Woah. Chad was shocked. Chad didn't hear a word she said—and not because of her incredibly fast talking. This girl had eyes. Not that Chad meant that literally, she just had eyes. Pretty eyes. As in, rivaling Chad Dylan Cooper's in prettiness. It threw the celebrity off as he endeavored to shout at her for running into him.

"It's... fine. Yeah, um, just... here." Chad moved out of the way, letting her pass. His eyes followed her with appreciation. Since when had a girl made Chad Dylan Cooper speechless? Since when had anyone made Chad Dylan Cooper speechless?

Oh, half of my heart's got a grip on the situation
Half of my heart takes time
Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you
That I can't keep loving you
Oh, with half of my heart

Chad had locked himself in his dressing room. He was thinking. So... Sonny. She's cute. He told Chad. Um, no. You can't date her. She's a Random! Chad Dylan Cooper replied. A Random, maybe, but a cute Random. Chad told CDC.

Chad had two sides. Chad and Chad Dylan Cooper. Chad was the irrational, spontaneous, love-at-first-sight type. And Chad Dylan Cooper was... well, CDC was completely judicious, thorough, and couldn't love anyone but himself. And the soap star was at war with himself.

I was made to believe I'd never love anyone else
I made a plan, stay the man who can only love himself
Lonely was the song I sang, 'til the day you came
Showing me another way and all my love can bring

"Mom? Dad?" An eleven-year old Chad called, entering his rather large house. Silence. "Mom?" There was a pause as he peeked around the crook of the foyer. "Dad?" No answer. He wandered into the kitchen. "Jamie!" The shout for the butler echoed around the rather empty home. A lanky man in a suit appeared behind the young boy. "Yes, Mr. Cooper?" the new appearance asked.

"Um... are my... parents here?" he muttered, looking around.

"I'm afraid not. They took off for Barcelona this morning. They left you under the care of me." And Chad sighed. It wasn't that he didn't like the butler; he just wished his parents were there. Maybe if he wasn't famous they would be like a normal family. And maybe he would have had a younger sister or brother. Sometimes he wished he hadn't been pushed into show-biz...

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He dreamt of being alone. Forever. His parents laughed as he struggled to find attachment; a wall separated him from his mom and dad, not only mentally and emotionally, but physically too. He awoke suddenly, jolting up in bed and fumbling for the lamp on his night table. His parents didn't love him, he realized, they just wanted him for show. So, he made a promise to himself that, no matter what, he would never love anyone aside from himself.

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Sonny Munroe. The girl that changed everything. She sent him into a dizzy spell when she yelled at him, and he was hit with longing after yet another moment that he went without her being his. He was lost, but was slowly becoming whole again.

Oh, half of my heart's got a grip on the situation
Half of my heart takes time
Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you
That I can't keep loving you (can't keep loving you)
Oh, with half of my heart
With half of my heart

He saw her from across the crowded room. She was laughing with Tawni, slowly sipping her coffee and occasionally lowering a pen to a piece of paper to scribble frantically. God, she's beautiful. Chad spoke up. But look at the way her hair is messed up. It isn't hot. Chad Dylan Cooper argued back. But I like it that way. I like it any way, as long as it's Sonny. His soft side replied. And so there sat teen superstar, Chad Dylan Cooper, alone in the corner of a coffee shop, wishing she was his, no matter how unreasonable it may be.

Your faith is strong
But I can only fall short for so long
Down the road, later on
You will hate that I never gave more to you
Than half of my heart
But I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
I can't stop loving you
With half of my...
Half of my heart
Oh, half of my heart

"Sonny, will you go out with me?" She was stunned, caught unprepared by his spontaneous question. She thought for a moment before smiling.

"Let's give it a try."

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"Sonny, this just isn't right! You're not right! You deserve someone else, someone who can truly love you. And... I just can't, Sonny."

"Chad. You don't understand. I love you. That means despite your flaws. I know that, even if you don't now, you can love me." She grinned at him and pecked him on the cheek. "I know you can, Chad." She was going to hate him, he thought. He couldn't tell her that he loved her; it would never end up well. That one piece of Chad Dylan Cooper still remaining wouldn't let him.

Half of my heart's got a real good imagination
Half of my heart's got you
Half of my heart's got a right mind to tell you
That half of my heart won't do

Chad turned in his sleep, mumbling incoherently. "Sonny...," he gasped out suddenly, shooting up straight in bed. He had to tell her how he felt. The worst that could ensue was she would tell him it was too late... but he couldn't. He couldn't even tenuously risk losing her. The "Chad Dylan Cooper" in him wasn't even worthy enough to talk to her. He wasn't worthy. And yet she still had taken him. He loved her for that, for her faith in him; the fact that she even tried to change Chad Dylan Cooper into a better man, a more laudable person. Someone who didn't shove puppies that their parents bought them because they hated the people who gave it to them. Someone who could love.

Half of my heart is a shotgun wedding to a bride with a paper ring
And half of my heart is the part of a man who's never truly loved anything

He was so in love with her. It was clear to Tawni Hart as Sonny and Chad passed her in the hallway, laughing together. Yet, she didn't believe Tawni when the blonde told her over the phone, after Sonny called her late at night on one of her crying binges. She was losing faith in him, the comedy star had told Tawni, upset at his lack of commitment.

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He wished he was stronger, strong enough to tell Sonny. To prove he was worthy. But he wasn't he shouldn't hold her heart, yet he knew he did. It wasn't moral for her to put so much faith into someone who was scared to even return it. And then there was still CDC, gradually retreating inside of him. But that one half of his heart, the side that loved her, was taking over, dominating. And, soon, he could love her completely.

Half of my heart, oh, half of my heart
Half of my heart, oh, half of my heart
Half of my heart, oh, half of my heart
Half of my heart . . .

"Sonny, there's something I need to tell you." She turned, shocked at his tone.

"Yes?"

"I love you."

1,530 words. Hope you enjoy my one of my longest one-shots ever(:

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Fearless