(UPDATE 9/20/09: I WROTE A NEW VERSION OF THE STORY AS A SECOND CHAPTER. CHECK IT OUT! :D)

Channy is simply the cutest Disney pairing I've ever seen. :)

This is my VERY FIRST Channy one-shot, and more are planned. Hope you enjoy.

~ Bree

Sonny heaved a deep sigh. She sat cross-legged on a grassy hill that overlooked Hollywood, quietly enjoying the soft breeze as it swept through her chocolate brown hair. A rare frown turned down the corners of her mouth.

Right after working hours were over back at the So Random! studio, Sonny had hastily left without so much as a good-bye to her worried cast mates. Her mind was on something else—and has been like that for over a week now. Not wanting to face another monotonous evening in her bedroom, she skirted the route that led straight to her apartment and found herself sitting on the 'brother' of the hill that nestled the famous 'HOLLYWOOD' sign a mile away. She was alone with her brooding thoughts.

Sonny had no idea how long she'd been here. The sun was setting, casting golden rays over the lip of the Hollywood hill, accompanied by the hustle and bustle of the city below.

A painful memory crossed her mind: it had been at about this time of evening when Henry had asked her to be his girlfriend. She felt the familiar sinking feeling in her stomach as she thought of him. Henry was a worker at the So Random! studios. He helped set up all the props the So Random! cast used for their sketches, so Sonny often saw him around. She was attracted to his sense of humor and creativity…she shared many of his personality traits, and that only made the crush she had on him even bigger.

Their relationship began very well. But there was something in Henry Sonny had failed to see before, and when his true colors began to emerge it was already too late to turn back. He was busy. He was selfish. His time for Sonny was diminishing, and finally after only two weeks of dating he simply told her that he'd lost interest and left without even so much as a hug.

Afterwards, Sonny withdrew from everyone; her friends, the studio staff, and her mom. She went through each day of writing sketches and then performing them in front of millions of people. But she remembered none of it by the time she got home. She spent her evenings and sometimes well into the wee hours of the morning, sitting on her bed, staring at the wall and wondering why she had been so stupid, and why she had let herself fall for a guy that never even cared for her.

As she was pondering on all of this, she heard the sound of car tires crunching on gravel. She turned just in time to see a shiny black vehicle pull up on the cement. The engine was cut off, and the door opened. Sonny felt a twinge of annoyance when she saw who stepped out.

"Chad?" Her voice changed; it always did when she spoke to the dirty-blond Mackenzie Fall's star.

"Sonny." Chad replied in the same tone Sonny used. He had on that familiar cocky expression on his face as he shut the door of the car and slowly approached where Sonny sat. The gravel under his shiny black shoes turned to soft grass as he moved; Sonny couldn't help but admire his unique way of walking.

"What are you doing here?" Sonny asked him, crossing her arms across her chest.

"I could ask you the same thing, Monroe." Chad stood over her, using his left hand to sweep his bangs out of his ocean blue eyes. "Enjoying the sunset?"

"Yeah." Sonny was reminded of why she was here. The tone to her voice softened, and her stomach sank again. She sighed.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing, Chad." Sonny snapped. "I just want to be alone."

She waited for him to leave, watching him through the corner of her eye. But he didn't move the slightest. Instead he sat down next to her, chuckling like the pretty boy he was. She tried to hide the look of confusion on her face. What's he up to?

She continued to watch him as he subconsciously picked at a couple blades of grass. "You can't fool me, Sonny." He said cockily, with a hint of amusement. "After all, Chad Dylan Cooper can tell when you're upset." He pronounced his full name with so much bravado Sonny had to smile.

She knew there was no escaping this. She knew she had to tell Chad or else he would never leave. Her smile faded and she rolled her eyes, but the same cloud of misery still hung over her head. "Well…my boyfriend, Henry, broke up with me a week ago…"

Chad listened silently.

"…so I've been pretty down lately." Sonny admitted, shrugging. More like crushed. Devastated. She herself began to pick at the blades of grass next to the toe of her shoe. This was the first time she'd explained to anybody of why she was acting the way she was. The minor relief was making her tear up a little. She lowered her eyes even more; she hoped Chad wouldn't notice.

There was a long moment of silence between them. The breeze blew a little harder, and the sun continued to sink even lower. Stars were beginning to appear.

"You know," Chad finally broke the silence. "The sunset could help you."

"What do you mean?" Sonny anxiously bit her lip. The heat behind her eyes was threatening to start spewing tears any second.

Chad's gaze was fixed towards the ball of orange, fading in between the Hollywood hill miles away. "The sun sets, and rises again the next morning. It always does that, and nothing stops it from doing it."

Sonny's heartbeat quickened. She had never seen this side of Chad before. We fight all the time…where are the "Good!" "Good!" arguments? The insults? The screaming and yelling? Tears began rolling down her cheeks. Perhaps Chad was much sweeter than she thought.

"In other words…" Chad continued. He was slowly inching closer to her. "The sun tells us that no matter what life throws at you, you should always have the will to pick yourself up and brush yourself off. Nothing should ever stop you from rising up from the dark and into the sky again. Nothing."

Sonny turned to look at him when he finished. He was staring at her with the softest, gentlest expression in his ocean blue eyes. The tears flowed harder still as she felt a wave of gratitude.

"Chad…" She breathed. He stopped her with the slightest touch of his fingers on the back of her tear splashed hand, nestled in her lap.

"Sonny, there's a boy out there who deserves you even more than Henry ever did. He'll treat you even better than Henry did, and will love you even more than Henry did. Don't spend time sulking in the dark. Rise up like the sun, and you'll find him." He paused. "And…and he may be closer than you think."

Sonny was speechless. All the hatred she'd felt for Chad had completely vanished. She couldn't look away from his eyes, which were now swimming with unreadable emotions. He held her gaze for a while longer before standing up again.

"I'd better go." He murmured, looking up at the now indigo blue sky, dotted with a million twinkling stars. Turning towards his car and with a hint of his famous half-smile, he whispered good-bye and began walking away. Sonny watched him go, her eyes glistening.

Sonny Monroe was certain of many things.

One of them was that she absolutely detested Chad Dylan Cooper.

But after that night on the hill, she wasn't so sure of that anymore.

Awww. :')

I was gonna make them kiss...but, eh, it just didn't seem right for this particular story.

If you're one of those people who like to match music with writing (like me), I suggest you listen to Come To Me by Jesse McCartney. It fits perfectly with this story.

And in case you didn't see the update up at the top, check out the second improved version of this story. :D

Review? Thanks for reading guys.