Woww, school has really been eating up my time. I haven't written anything Channy for a while. -GASP- So I'm trying to re-polish my love for Channy by writing this story. =)

This time I'm actually going for a chapter story. Since Christmas break is coming up soon, I'm gonna have more time to work on this. And since it's Christmas season, this story will also be Christmas themed!

Hope you guys like the prologue! Basically it's what I imagined what happened between Sonny and Chad backstage in Sonny: So Far. Annnd what happened after they finally, FINALLY confessed their feelings (assuming they did, which they did). The Christmassy stuff and the interesting parts will come later, I promise. ;)

Long Awaited Confessions

"I…I really like you, Sonny."

Those words were like a breath of fresh air. A years-worth of bricks was lifted off of his shoulders. An elephant stepped off of his chest and lumbered away. He smiled a genuine smile. Chad Dylan Cooper felt as though he had his own personal sun in his heart, swelling, pushing every sorrowful or angry thought out of his mind. As soon as he locked eyes with the girl he adored so very much, he knew he would remember this moment forever.

Minus the trembling fingers and the sweaty palms, of course. I knew I shouldn't have worn this suit. He thought, grudgingly tugging the end of his tie. But he was still smiling, and for the first time in a long time he felt as though nothing could pull down the corners of his mouth again.

But Chad's smile would never compare to Sonny Monroe's. As soon as she heard his words it spread across her face. It was bigger than his, filled with pure joy. She was a supernova. A slight pink colored the apples of her cheeks, her chocolate brown eyes glowing with a light similar to that of Chad's internal sun. She was beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. Chad was swept away by his feelings for her. He could have touched the sky in one leap. He could have swum the deepest oceans just to glimpse that breath-taking smile again and again.

"I…I really like you too, Chad." She breathed, reaching for the ends of her dark purple skirt and twirling shyly.

So this was what they've both been really feeling all along. Their endless arguments were now a thing of the past. All those times they'd screamed insults at each other had all been just some form of denial. Who would have thought that the Mackenzie Fall's star—the bad boy--would fall for a So Random! cast member—the nice girl--from Wisconsin?

Chad was speechless. He struggled to maintain his composure, running his hand rather shakily though his thick, dirty-blonde hair. The sun threatened to explode from his chest any time soon. He didn't think it was even possible to feel this happy.

"I'm so…I'm so glad." He finally managed to stammer out. 'Glad' didn't even begin to describe it.

"That was…so much easier to say than I thought it would be." Sonny admitted, her contagious giggle escaping her lips.

"Yeah." Her lips. Chad suddenly wanted to press his own lips against hers. But he waved that thought away as if he were shooing away a fly. That didn't stop the heat from spreading from his cheeks to his hairline. For a moment he felt almost disgusted; after all, Chad Dylan Cooper never tripped over his own words. He never comes close to losing control of his composure. He acts in front of millions of people every day, and yet here he was, sweating a heart attack in front of only one person.

But this person was special. As he gently placed his hand on her shoulder, gesturing with his other hand towards the way back on stage, somehow he felt that letting Sonny see a rare side of him was worth the sweat. Somehow it cemented their connection even more. He smiled again, chuckling to himself when Sonny didn't resist his touch.

"What about Gilroy?" Sonny suddenly asked after acknowledging Chad's gentleman-ish gesture and walking a few steps towards the way back on stage.

Chad's smile faltered. He'd been so caught up with his long-awaited confession of his feelings that he'd forgotten they were both on Gotcha!, a talk show with a host determined to make even the greatest celebrities spill deeply buried secrets. Gilroy was a jerk, and presumably through years of practice he'd somehow saw the attraction Chad nurtured for Sonny and attempted to make both of them spill. But they'd been in a room with nothing but chairs and a table and that fake potted plant in the corner. He was sure there hadn't been a place likely enough to hold a secret camera.

"So what? We'll be fine." Chad reassured Sonny. "They'll never know."

So what if Gilroy and the audience saw? After finally confessing his feelings to Sonny, he simply didn't care what the paparazzi thought—or even the world thought--anymore. His heart sank a little. It hurt that Sonny seemed to be embarrassed about her feelings for him.

At first nothing came from Sonny. Chad carefully watched her face for any sign of unease, but was surprised when he saw a small smile instead. She looked up with her brown eyes, lifting her chin with unmistakable sureness. "And even if they do know already…" She began. "I don't care. It's time we finally let the world know what we've been hiding from ourselves this whole time."

The sun burst in Chad's chest, flowing to every fragment of his body. Kiss her. Some voice in his head urged. But instead he hastily wiped his palm on his pants and shyly offered his hand to Sonny. "So we're good?" He grinned.

"Oh, we're so good." Sonny had noticed Chad's clumsy attempt at making sure his hand was hold-able. "With or without sweaty palms." Laughing, she grasped it and gave it a quick squeeze as they walked through the curtain and back on stage in front of Gilroy, the cameras, the audience, and the bright lights.

The whole world knew now.

I know, I know. It's short and kind of boring, huh? It's just the prologue, no worries. x)

If you review it'll help me to write up a juicy chapter for you guys. ;) -hint-