A/N: FINALLY! Updated this story already! Phew! Man, I really need to update. Well, here's chapter 6! More Channy! Thanks for the last reviews. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! And also, credit to sonnycentral for the idea about a shiny dog collar which Chad mistakes for a boy dog collar. Read away, amigos!

Disclaimer: I don't own Sonny with a Chance. Really, I don't.

Chapter 6: Wrong Orders and Fashion Don'ts

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Upon arriving to the kennel, Chad checked his hair again with the rear-view mirror and winked at himself. He looked extremely good. He laughed at the thought and unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of his parked car. He shut the door and walked coolly into the kennel. The hanging bell rang as he entered.

"Here's Chad!" he heard Sonny say. He smirked; Sonny was right in front of him, wearing a white shirt with dog footprints. She was wearing a denim skirt overlapping jeans, and she wore rubber shoes. Chad chuckled; the shirt was too ridiculous for him to bear.

"Nice shirt," he mock-complimented.

"Why thanks," she said, grinning broadly. "Oh, and don't worry. They have your size too."

"Chad Dylan Cooper is not fat! Wait, what do you mean… they have my size… I'm not going to…?"

"Oh, this is the uniform for celebrity workers, don't you know?" Sonny asked. "This place is exclusive. And since I know you're thinking this is a dumb shirt…" Chad rolled his eyes – he believed he still knew people more than her. "…then it would be nice to see you wearing it."

He chuckled again and walked a few steps farther. "Oh Sonny, stop fooling me."

"I'm not. Don't be in denial. I'm telling the truth."

"Oh! You're here!" he heard another voice say. It was Ms. Leives this time, holding a piece of cloth in her hands.

"Chad, get into your uniform," she said, handing the folded cloth to him. Chad looked horrified.

"You… you're telling the truth?"

"Would I lie to you, Chad?"

As Ms. Leives trotted away, Chad smirked as he looked away from the white folded material in his hands.

"Yes. You lie that you don't like me but in fact, I'm irresistible to you."

Sonny frowned and glared daggers at him as he walked away to change. She huffed and crossed her arms and walked around, staring at the dogs surrounding her.

"You're close with Chad Dylan Cooper!" someone said loudly. She covered her ears and turned to see the shouter. Trevor Brian was hopping madly in place, having excitement in his eyes.

"You're close with…"

"Yeah, I'm close with him," Sonny finished as she removed her hands from her ears.

"What's his favorite brand of fish food?!" Trevor asked. Sonny looked at him, confused. What kind of question was that?

"Uhm, I don't know."

"Wow. You guys really are close! He doesn't have a pet fish!" Trevor exclaimed. Sonny turned even more confused.

"So, is that chest monster attacking you when he's around?" he asked again. Sonny never thought a person like him could make her question a lot of things.

"Chest monster? What are you talking about?" she asked, scratching her head. Trevor laughed courtly and smiled at her.

"You know, the monster… girls know that! You're a girl! You know what I mean! Or are you in denial about that monster?"

Sonny shook her head. He was being vague.

"Look, Trevor, I don't know anything about a chest monster. But I think I remember something. Aha! I remember! The only chest monster meaning I know is that…"

She stopped. It meant having a crush. Chest monster – heart beating rapidly, palms turning sweaty, stuttering at every word said, giggling stupidly. He was asking if she had a crush on Chad.

"NO! I don't!"

"DENIAL!!!" Trevor yelled. He skipped away nonchalantly, leaving Sonny annoyed and weirded out.

"This shirt, too boring!" someone said from behind. She smiled and turned around. Chad was wearing the shirt and he looked really funny.

"I hate you," he said.

"I loathe you," she replied.

"No you don't. You LOVE me. Don't lie."

"Why I…"

"Well then! Since you both are dressed up, let's start, shall we?"

Ms. Leives' surprise arrival drove Sonny's attention away from Chad's annoying word war. She slapped her knee and laughed.

"Since, Chad, you wanted to start with the easiest, which is clothing the dogs and since you, Sonny, wanted to feed them, both of you guys will do those today! Won't that be exciting?"

Sonny clapped happily. It was all the more joyous since Chad's face dropped.

"And here's the treat: Sonny, you will work with a beagle and Chad a bulldog!"

Chad's face drooped lower. Sonny clapped faster.

Then, Trevor came in the scene, holding two leashes. There were two dogs staring at them; one a white, furry beagle with brown markings on it, and a bulldog slobbering on the floor.

"Here you go! Here's Randy and Brian," Trevor said, handing the beagle's leash to Sonny and the bulldog's to Chad. Sonny smiled and picked up the dog and cradled it in her arms. She stroked it lovingly and smiled at Ms. Leives. Chad looked at the dog, wide-eyed. It was drooling on his shoe already. But he had to pay the price and ignore it. He nervously picked up the dog and touched its wet nose.

"Now, we have two boxes there," Ms. Leives said, pointing at the counter. "Each contains enough money for you two to buy dog food and proper clothing for your pup. The store is just six blocks away. It contains all the necessary items for pet care. Do your best and have fun. You will feed the dogs and clothe them here as well. So, ready?"

Chad weakly nodded while Sonny answered gladly.

"Good! Chad, if it's alright, can you bring Sonny along with you?"

"Fine," he answered. He dragged his feet outside to his parked car holding the dog, Sonny tailing him from behind.

"You know the dog can walk, right?" she asked. She was holding the leash of Randy and the dog was walking in circles when she stopped. Chad groaned and placed Brian on the ground and it followed him soon enough.

When they reached the car, Sonny quickly sat beside Chad and buckled her seatbelt, holding the beagle like a baby. Chad placed the bulldog on Sonny's lap as he closed the door and buckled his seatbelt.

"Chad!"

"Hold that thing while I drive!"

"It's an animal, not a THING!"

"SHUT UP AND LET ME DRIVE!"

"YOU SHUT UP!"

"SHUT UP!"

"WHY WON'T WE JUST DO IT THEN?!"

"FINE!"

"FINE!"

"GOOD!"

"GOOD!"

They stuck their tongues out at each other and ignored each other as Chad drove with a crabby expression written all over his face. Sonny stroked the two dogs and stared at the outside world and pretended a ghost was driving the car she rode.

As they drove along the way, they had a short stop thanks to the traffic light. Chad tapped the steering wheel and Sonny watched passer-bys. Then, two teenage girls halted and started whispering and giggling. What's worse, they pointed at Chad and Sonny.

"Chad Dylan Cooper and Sonny Munroe are in a car together!!!" one of the girls screamed.

"ARE YOU GUYS GOING ON A DATE TOGETHER?!" the other one asked in a much louder voice. Sonny slumped downwards and Chad lowered his head with the embarrassment.

"THEY ARE! THEY ARE!!!"

"LOWER YOUR VOICE!!!"

And luckily, the red light vanished and the green one turned on. They drove away, but didn't hear the last of the loud girl.

"UNFAIR! WE DIDN'T GET TO PICTURE THEM!!!"

Both Chad and Sonny exhaled with relief rushing through their bodies. They returned to their routine again; ignore and pretend. Chad didn't mind Sonny at all, but on the other hand, she was thinking of him.

"I don't love him. I don't! I just don't, won't and shan't," Sonny thought repeatedly in her mind. "He's an egomaniac, crazed, self-centered, heartless, mean, big-headed jerk that's just here to prove he could act his way to dog lovers' hearts."

When they arrived, Chad quickly parked the car and helped Sonny off the car like a gentleman, though he did it because he didn't want her butt to burn a hole on his convertible's chair.

"Okay, so just get your dog clothes and dog food and let's get outta here. If you aren't back here after 15 minutes, I'll leave you and that dog here and find your own way to get back to that kennel, capische?" Chad asked in a stern manner. Sonny was about to talk, but he placed his finger on her lips.

"Time for talking is over. Now gimme that dog!"

Sonny carefully gave Chad the dog, and he huffed away from her angrily. She rolled her eyes and entered the store in front of her.

Chad quickly entered the pet emporium and ran to the pet food lane. He absentmindedly grabbed a bag of pet food. It was slightly heavy, but Chad can take it. Next, he ran straight for the dog clothes shop. It took several minutes for him to find a suitable collar. He looked around the racks but wasn't easily satisfied.

"No," he said, tossing away a cherry red collar. He grabbed a nature-printed one next.

"Too nature," he scoffed.

"No way!" he exclaimed when he picked up a frilly pink one. He looked for another and found a glittery sky blue collar. He smirked and remembered his blue eyes.

"Perfect! Now I just have to find a silly sweater for you," he said, looking at the dog below him as it chased its backside around and around.

He tugged the leash and went to the sweater baskets. He looked for bulldog sweaters and found a man who assisted him well. At the end, he bought a dark blue cashmere sweater and a silky white hat for Brian. He paid for the items he bought and ran out of the emporium. And with his relief, Sonny was already there. He wouldn't want to waste his time waiting for her. He wouldn't really leave her. He'll blame himself if something bad happened to her.

"Oh, you done with your shopping, I presume?" he asked sarcastically. He was still annoyed with her because of the little quarrel.

"Yeah, so let's just go back to the kennel, can we now?" she asked through gritted teeth. Chad grimaced and her and dropped the bags where his items were at the back seat and told Sonny to put hers there too. They took their dogs, and drove back. But it took longer since Chad smeared lipstick all over Sonny's face after he shoved Brian on her lap again when the traffic light turned red.

When they arrived, Chad and Sonny went to the dog grooming area. It was a wide room and several employees were pampering the dogs. Sonny grinned; it was a beautiful sight. Chad, meanwhile, didn't see anything special. He and Sonny placed their dogs on the table and took out the clothing items they bought. Sonny bought an orange sweater for her beagle, which surprisingly made it look very smashing. She also bought a navy blue collar for Randy.

As Sonny clothed her dog, Chad did too. He took out the blue sweater and had a hard time shoving the head through the neck hole. The bulldog drooled on his arm as he put on the collar. Then, Trevor passed by and had a look with their jobs.

"Nice, Sonny! But next time, don't buy a tight sweater," he said. Sonny saluted him.

"Aye, aye, Trevor mate!" she said in a pirate tone. He looked at Chad's dog next.

"Uh, Chad, I don't mean to be rude, but the dog's a Brian, not a Brianna. So the collar definitely has to go."

Chad glared and him and took off the collar. He tossed it away angrily.

Afterwards, they went to the feeding center. Sonny took out a box of dog kibbles and played with Randy.

"C'mon! Jump for the treat!" Sonny exclaimed joyfully as the dog tried to jump.

Chad took out the bag and his jaw dropped.

"Mr. Cooper, you're supposed to buy dog food! Not cat food!" Ms. Leives exclaimed.

Sonny took a glance at Chad and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She noticed he looked glum. As far as Chad knows, Sonny has one point for the clothing and feeding challenge.

"I'll do my best tomorrow," he muttered under his breath as Brian drooled on his newly-shined leather shoes.

Ahh, who doesn't love a drooling dog? xD Please R&R, hopefully no flames. Stay tuned for more! :D