Chad watched as Sonny joined her friends. He lingered in his lonesome spot a little longer, thinking about the past year. Sonny annoyed him and the rest of his cast, being the bright, peppy girl she was. Chad knew that he wasn't supposed to like someone like her; that he wasn't supposed to want a relationship. But that was exactly why he had to do it. As the others went out into the hall to call Marshall, their director, Chad caught Sonny's arm and stopped her from joining the rest of her cast.
"What are you doing?" Sonny asked, clearly dumbstruck.
"I just…thought," Chad started, not really sure what he was doing.
"You thought…" Sonny said cautiously.
"I thought we could just talk," Chad answered. This was all he really wanted to do anyways. He didn't want people around to add pressure to him to keep up his image. He didn't want someone hanging on his every word. He wanted to feel normal, with Sonny.
"Talk about what?" Sonny asked him, a smile threatening to dance across her lips.
"Oh you know," Chad told her playfully, being as vague as possible. He looked to the ground and drew circles with his foot.
"Do I now?" Sonny challenged, now fully smiling at Chad's awkwardness. Chad just looked up to her with a look that said 'Don't make me say it.' But Sonny, being Sonny, thought he could go through a little more torture. "Say it," she gently demanded. He turned his head to the side slightly and perched one eyebrow.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," he shot back, smiling teasingly. Sonny lightly slapped his arm with her hand.
"Yes, you do Cooper. Now say it," she challenged once more. Chad let out a slow breath, then opened his mouth to reply truthfully. That was when Tawni, Grady, Nico, and Zora all walked in, ruining every chance the two had. They stepped a little farther away from each other after realizing how close they were. Tawni seemed to be the only one to notice it though. She smiled to herself and raised her eyebrows at Sonny. Sonny replied with a look that said, 'Don't say a word.'
"What are you guys up to?" Tawni asked, clearly ignoring Sonny. Chad laughed sarcastically and then his phone started ringing. Sonny thought she could seriously answer his phone for him and answer whoever had called him, thanking him/her for saving them from such an awkward moment.
"Um, excuse me," Chad told them, eyeing the blond one, almost trying to threat her. Tawni rolled her eyes at him and flipped her hair.
As Chad walked over to a more secluded area, he pulled out his phone and answered it.
"CDC here, talk to me!" he said cheerfully into his phone.
"Mr. Cooper!" Mr. Condor replied. Chad immediately fixed his tie and stood up straighter, even though his boss couldn't see him. "Brenda the lunch lady has threatened to quit because you don't work here anymore! And since she's the only lunch lady that will actually bring me my lunch to my office for me, even though she does have to shave twice a day…and complains about Clay Aiken returning her calls…the point is, I am rehiring you!" he finished. He was just about to hang up when Chad looked over to Sonny and her friends. They all had sad faces because they couldn't get a hold of Marshall. Chad couldn't believe what he was about to do next.
"Mr. Condor," Chad started, just in time. "I'll come back," he began.
"Good!" Mr. Condor replied.
"If—" Chad told him.
"If?" Mr. Condor answered, not very happy that someone was trying to negotiate with him.
"Yes, if. If you let the rest of the cast of So Random back, and take Dakota off the show," Chad finished. Please don't fire me, please don't fire me, Chad thought to himself with closed eyes, waiting for an answer.
"Done," was all Mr. Condor said. Then the line went dead. Chad wanted to do a victory dance. He just survived a confrontation with Mr. Condor. Nice!
As Chad walked over to the Randoms, he found them all listening to a call from Tawni's phone which was on speaker.
"I'm so glad Mr. Condor will bring you guys back!" a voice that sounded like Marshall's sang through the speakers. Chad smiled to himself. The others finished up their conversation on the phone and they all were soon out the cafeteria door, where they all had still been lingering, not caring to go to some school assembly. All that was left in the room now were a few empty tables and Chad and Sonny.
"I'm still waiting you know," Sonny told him, as she walked over to sit next to him at a table he was sitting at.
"Waiting for what?" he asked, knowing what she would say next.
"For you to say it," she replied, a smile on her face.
"Why should I have to say it if I just showed it?" Chad asked her, a smile dancing on his lips as well now.
"What do you mean?" Sonny asked, clearly confused.
"What? You think Mr. Condor just decided to be nice one day and gave all your jobs back?" Chad asked her, trying to let her see what he was saying. Then her mouth formed a perfect 'O.'
"You…You mean, you were the one that asked him to get us our jobs back?" Sonny asked, a little taken aback. Chad simply nodded, leaning back to the wall that was behind him. "Wow," was all Sonny could say. Chad let out a chuckle and turned to her. They were gazing straight into each other's eyes, slightly leaning in without noticing it. Sonny was more than lost in his eyes when Tawni burst through the doors, looking for them both. After seeing what was going on, the blond simply took one step forward, turned on her heel and then walked straight out of the room, hoping to go unnoticed. Sonny and Chad turned back away from the door and looked back to each other. Sonny's face immediately got red. She could feel the heat rising at the back of her neck and creeping along her cheeks. Chad simply laughed at her reaction. They both got up from the table, Sonny's hand brushing his a few times at their sides when they joining the others , walking back to the outside; back to the world they were used to.
A/N: There you go! Not a ton of Sonny and Chad and I know I didn't end with a kiss (do you think I should've?) but I was trying to go for some realistic moments; like ones that might actually have been in the show. I think the ones I used were even still a little bit of a stretch…alright well I hope you like my quick story and don't forget to read Behind the Curtain! There's just a few chapters left of that one! Thank you for reading and PLEASE REVIEW!
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