A/N: So I know this was supposed to be a one-shot, but I couldn't resist the pull of Channy! I got the idea in the midst of getting ready to shower (I get my muse at weird times XD), and just had to write it out. Hope you like it! Also, I think I'm going to keep updating these now and then whenever I get Channy hug ideas. Haha.

Disclaimer: SWAC & Channy don't belong to me, sadly.

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"Ugh!" Sonny Monroe cried out as she forcefully pushed the door open to reveal the world outside the So Random! studio. Why don't they all just read the romance books or something?!? Maybe they'll learn a thing or two about being a good boyfriend. I just need to meet one guy who reads romance novels and lets me know that in real life, guys aren't all the same, she thought as she angrily ran a hand through her hair just before she ran into someone. "Oh!" she squealed as the person wrapped their arms around her to keep the two of them from falling.

"Sonny!" Chad Dylan Cooper shouted as he stared at the brunette in his arms. His blue eyes widened as he gripped the book in his hand and quickly let go of Sonny and stepping backwards.

"What are you doing here?" they asked simultaneously, studying each other up and down as they stood a foot away from each other.

"You first," Sonny said, narrowing her eyes and crossing her arms over her chest.

"Nope; I'm older, so you can't call seniority, I was going in when you were going out so that means I was here longer, and I'm a guy, so I can pull the ladies first, now spill," Chad said haughtily and Sonny took an angry breath. But she spoke anyways.

"It's Alex," she told him before sitting down on the curb, arms crossed over her knees.

"What; did he forget about your one month anniversary today?" Chad asked, remembering the date. Sonny turned to him, an incredulous look in her eyes, and he remembered that at the moment, he was Chad Dylan Cooper to her, the arrogant drama king who didn't care enough to remember people's names.

"Yeah, actually," she sighed before resting her head on her arms. "I don't know what I did wrong," she added and Chad scoffed.

"Just because he forgot doesn't mean you did something wrong," Chad told her when she sent him a quizzical look.

"Well, obviously I'm not being memorably enough for him to remember the day we started dating!" Sonny cried out, throwing her hands in the air as she leaned back on her arms.

"Trust me, Sonshine, you're memorable enough," Chad said absently as he leaned back as well, book still gripped in his hand. Sonny tilted her head questioningly at him after a quick glance at the book. "What?" he asked, his eyes widening a little.

"What's the book?" she asked curiously, a mischievous glint in her eyes. She made a move for the book, but Chad was faster. "Come on, Chad, what do you have to hide?" she giggled and he smirked.

"Nothing, Sonny, but this is my book! It's a secret!" he told her as he stretched his arms to keep the book away from her.

"Really, Chad? Really?" she asked, mocking one of his lines, causing him to smile. "I'm sure millions of people have read that book too!"

"Well, yeah, but – hey!" Chad cried out as she practically tackled him to reach over his head and torso to get to the book. The two of them fell down, laughing, the book flying out of his hand as they lay down next to each other. After their laughing fits subsided, they lay there quietly, comfortable in each other's presence.

"So, the big one month between you and Alex, huh, Sonny?" Chad asked as he turned to face her, and she did the same to face him.

"Yeah," she said sadly, reminding him that she was still bummed about him forgetting.

"Hey, come on, cheer up, Sonshine," he told her, nudging her lightly on the shoulder. Sonny couldn't help but smile as he used the nickname again. He only ever called her Sonshine when he was feeling...nice and like just Chad.

"How can I? He forgot, Chad," she replied sadly, pushing back a strand of hair that was falling in front of her face.

"So? He's a guy. We're bound to forget stuff," Chad explained, giving her a small smile.

"You didn't forget, and you're Chad Dylan Cooper, the man who doesn't care," Sonny said, turning slightly to lie down on her back and sighed.

"Meh, it was a lucky guess," he lied, shrugging as he moved to lie down on his back as well. There was a silence and he started thinking about how he wanted to approach the subject. Something told him to encourage her to leave Alex and just find a better guy, but then another part told him that Alex made her happy and that if she was happy with him, she should stay. "He's not the best boyfriend, is he?" Chad asked hesitantly, trying to see if he had any ammo to use to support her leaving the guy.

"Oh, well, he's amazing, don't get me wrong. He does most things right, but there's just – little things, you know?" Sonny said, turning back onto her side to face Chad, her brown eyes filled with confusion.

"Yeah," Chad said quietly as he thought. Although he had been spending the past few minutes thinking about what he should say, the next statement he did say next was totally on impulse. "You don't really choose very good boyfriends, huh?"

Sonny was quiet and Chad immediately wished he hadn't said anything and waited for her to start yelling. Instead she started laughing and Chad raised an eyebrow in question as he waited for her to explain the fit of giggles she was in. "No, I guess I don't," she agreed, and Chad gave her a small smile. "I mean, there's Alex, who forgets everything and is rarely ever on time," she said, nodding slowly.

"And then Will," Chad said, not sure if he was supposed to help her remember all the jerks she dated.

"And James," Sonny said, disgust obvious in her voice. Both she and Chad shivered momentarily before laughing for a few more seconds and falling into a thoughtful silence.

"Sonny, I think....I was your best boyfriend – and it was a fake relationship," Chad said – once again impulsively. He mentally smacked himself as he tried to figure out a way to save whatever dignity he might have left.

"Of course you think that, you're Chad Dylan Cooper – you think you're better than everyone else," Sonny replied, and he could tell from her tone that she was back to being slightly annoyed at him.

"Yes...and no," he told her reluctantly. "I'm not Chad Dylan Cooper right now, but yeah, he does think he's better than everyone else," he half-explained when she gave him a questioning look. At his explanation, she nodded slowly and he could tell she was starting to put together the puzzle that was Chad Dylan Cooper.

"So, why don't you stay that way?" she asked softly after a few moments of silence.

"Stay what way?" he asked, sincerely confused.

"Like Chad, just Chad; why do you keep up the facade that is Chad Dylan Cooper, if you could just be Chad?" Sonny asked hesitantly, eyeing the seventeen-year-old blond in her peripheral vision.

"I guess because Chad never existed until recently," he told her, not going into details. After all, she didn't need to know that Chad never existed until Sonny joined the cast of So Random! She simply nodded before turning to lie on her back.

Five minutes of comfortable silence later, she stood up slowly, and he followed. They didn't say anything about where they were going or why they were getting up, but they dusted off their legs and shirts before straightening up. The two of them stared intently at each other for a second, as if unsure how to go about the conversation of good-bye.

"Sonny?" Chad asked hesitantly, breaking the silence.

"Yeah?" Sonny asked expectantly, her eyes searching his for any clue of what he was about to say. Here was the time to choke out what might be the hardest words for him to say – why they were the hardest, he wasn't totally sure yet.

"Don't give up on Alex. If he makes you happy, don't give up on him," he told her, running a hand through his blond hair. Sonny softly said "oh" before nodding, and Chad couldn't help but see her face fall a little.

"Right, I shouldn't," she whispered and he gave her a small smile.

"He does make you happy, right?" Chad asked intently, sounding rather protective of the actress. Sonny looked up at him, and giggled for a second. He let out a small chuckle before she practically pounced on him, her arms wrapped tightly around her neck. He blinked in shock before wrapping his arms around her waist and holding her tightly.

"Thanks for listening," she said sincerely into his ear as she pulled him closer, burrowing her face in his neck.

"No problem," Chad replied as a smile on his face as he buried his face in her hair. "I'll take it that means he makes you happy?" he asked as they let go of each other and realized that he felt a slight pang of anger in his stomach when Sonny nodded.

"Yeah, and thanks for reminding me," she told him as she fidgeted. They were quiet for another moment before Sonny broke the quiet. "I'd better go let him know I'm not mad at him anymore," Sonny said quietly and Chad simply nodded. She gave him a smile before heading back to the So Random! studio.

Chad stared intently at the door for a little bit longer before looking around him. During their little fight over the book, he had somehow lost a grip of it. He finally saw the familiar, well-worn corner of the cover and went to go pick it up from under the maintenance cart. He smiled as he dusted the cover of the romance novel. As shallow as Chad let the world think he was, he had a guilty pleasure of reading romance novels – not that anyone was ever going to know.

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A/N: So, what did you guys think? Was it alright? Let me know in a review!

-Kalie