Woah, my first actual story here, we'll see how this goes; tell me how you like it.

I don't own Sonny. But I think I'd like to own Chad. =)

The Dare

Sonny was lying perfectly still on a lawn chair she had stolen from the Falls, soaking up the sun trying to get a few moments of peace. Suddenly a shadow was cast upon her closed eyelids. She opened them, only to discover Chad standing with his arms crossed in front of his chest.

Oh great.

"Sonny."

"Chad."

He smirked.

"Do you always steal Mackenzie Falls lawn chairs?"

"No, just today," she replied truthfully. "It was just such a beautiful day outside, I couldn't resist," she ended with a broad smile.

Chad pulled up another lawn chair beside her.

"What are you doing Chad?"

"You don't want the company of CDC?"

"No, thank you, I was enjoying a bit of quiet time actually."

"You can't possibly say no to this face, no girl can," he said smoothly.

Sonny could barely control the smile threatening to show itself. She hated herself for it, but she let herself lie back down and shut her eyes again.

"Thought so," he whispered.

She opened her eyes to discover that he was grinning smartly at her.

"What?"

"You can't resist the CDC charm, you've finally given in."

"Oh really, have I now."

"Yes," he said matter-of-factly. "You soooo want me."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yes, I can tell when a girl wants me, it's what I do," he said, cockiness evident in every syllable.

"Be quiet Chad, I am trying to relax!"

"You can't relax while I'm near huh? Sounds to me like you've got a crushhhh on CDC…"

"Ugh! I'm leaving!"

"Good!" Chad shot.

"Good and goodbye Chad!"

"Hey, that's not how it goes!" he called after her, but she was all ready shoving her lawn chair towards him and heading lowered his sunglasses and stared after her, confusion plastered all over his face. Ugh, how had he made her fall for him again? A picture of his smile and his sparkly eyes came into her mind. It was so infuriating, mostly because she knew he was right. She had been crushing on the star for a while now, and it was getting harder and harder to ignore it.

She was humming nonchalantly when suddenly Tawni popped up out of nowhere.

"Boy humming?"

Sonny rolled her eyes.

"No, just enjoyed a bit of sun."

"Sonny, this is California, it's always sunny here," she stated simply.

"Yes, but in Wisconsin there would be snow and," but she stopped noticing that Tawni was not listening to her. Why did Tawni and Chad have to be so weirdly similar? She smiled as she sat down in her chair.

"So what sketch are we working on today?"

"You have a script don't you?" Tawni asked.

Sonny saw the script lying unopened on her vanity and she reached for it.

"You are so crazy about me Munroe," Chad's voice said quietly.

Sonny spun around and saw Chad leaning against the door frame. Tawni was suddenly paying very close attention.

"How can you be so sure about that?"

"How can I not be?"

"Whatever."

"Fine, I dare you go out on a date with me and prove me wrong."

Tawni froze, her jaw dropping.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me Munroe, prove to me that you DON'T like me by going on a date with me."

"How would that prove I don't like you?"

"Well, if you can make it through the date and don't want to go out with me again." He paused and smirked. "Then I'll believe that you don't feel something for me Munroe."

She just stared at him hardly able to find words.

"Uhm," she stumbled, looking for some sort of reaction from Tawni. But she seemed to be just as floored by this as Sonny was. "Sure," she spat out before she could stop herself. Tawni looked at her, her jaw dropping even further. Sonny was now blushing furiously and she tried to ignore it. "But if I win, you have to promise that you won't keep pressing the issue, AND you have to promise that you will say something nice about So Random again."

His face contorted and he scowled for a moment.

"Fine," he mumbled.

"Fine!" She shouted back.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Pick you up at eight," he finalized, shot her a wink and then he was gone as quick as he came.

"Did I miss something?" Tawni inquired, still awe stricken.

"Well he wouldn't let me be if I didn't say yes, you heard him!"

And then Tawni was grinning like Sonny had never seen her grin before.

"You- like-him! You like CHAD!" She was now laughing so hard that she was red in the face. Sonny blushed deeper. "You have a date with CHAD!" Tawni sputtered.

Sonny did not realize this until Tawni said it. She had a date with Chad! Her heart fluttered, and she knew at that moment she was in trouble.

That evening when Chad came to pick her up at exactly eight, he opened the door, and for a moment, she honestly forgot how to breathe. He was wearing a black suit jacket with a grey silk shirt and black pants.

He looked, amazing.

"Don't stare too long Munroe, we have a reservation," he teased. She blushed.

"You look," she stuttered.

"Yeah, I know," he replied and paused for a moment. "You don't look too bad either," he said.

"Was that a compliment Chad?"

"Maybe," he said teasingly and smiled broadly.

She smiled back. Maybe this would be nice after all. They went downstairs and there was Chad's car parked outside, the streets of Hollywood alight with a golden pink glow from the sun which was beginning to set, which unfortunately was causing Chad's hair looked ridiculously soft and glittery.

"So, where are we going?" She asked, trying to get her mind off of how good he looked.

"Can't I surprise you?"

"No Chad, nothing is ever a surprise with you," she replied.

"I surprised you by asking you on a date."

"Well, you dared me to come, and I can't back down from a dare," she paused and smiled. "Plus we're enemies so it's not something that I pictured happening," she finished with the end of her sentence barely audible.

Chad smiled knowingly.

"We both know you've pictured it Sonny, every girl has; it was only a matter of time."

Her insides churned angrily as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Just so you know, you're not starting this 'date' off very well," she stated simply.

He did not have time to retort as they pulled up to a stop in front of Olive Garden.

"Oh," she whispered barely inaudible. "I would figure that Olive Garden would be beneath Chad Dylan Cooper."

"I did a little research, I know how much you like Olive Garden," he beamed. "I figured it wouldn't be someplace the paparazzi would expect me to be," he paused searching her face. "Is it okay?"

She nodded, unable to describe how much it was okay. They were seated immediately and as she sat down in the chair opposite of Chad the waiter handed them their menus. Over supper they talked a lot about work, and about Condor Studios, a little bit about the press, and before she knew it the time had flown by and the sun had set. It had to be at least ten o clock.

"And so I said to Portlyn, sweetie you have got to get a grip on reality, I'm a free flyer," Chad popped his collar as he finished up some story about Portlyn chasing him, obviously trying to impress her. She nonchalantly opened the purse hanging on her chair and pulled out her cell phone.

10:00.

Her heart sank a little bit.

"You okay?" Chad asked, obviously noticing that her face had fallen a little bit.

She turned her cell phone towards him and he smirked knowingly.

"It's time for me to take you home," he said quietly.

She nodded and zipped the phone back into her purse.

"Well then, he said standing up, are you ready to head out?" She nodded again and smiled at him earnestly.

"Thank you Chad," she said quietly as they got in his car. "This was," she paused, "nice."

"Are you saying you had a good time with me Sonny?"

"Yes," she whispered as she flushed.

"Are you saying that you want to go out with me again?"

She was now redder than before and she let him sit there for a moment and she noticed that they were parking in front of her apartment building.

"Maybe," she said, Chad's eyes got big.

"That means that you are finally admitting that you have a crush on me right? You admit that the CDC charm has worked its magic?" Chad asked as they arrived in front of her apartment.

"Maybe," she said quietly. Of course she wanted to go out with him again. But, she could keep this information from Chad a little bit longer.

"But if you want to go out on another date with me surely you must like me, right?"

She did not respond.

"That means you lost!" He smirked.

But again, she did not respond, she simply waved goodnight to Chad and closed the door of the apartment behind her.

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