Rating – T
Disclaimer – I do not own SWAC :(
(AU) - This chapter is after the episode 'Cookie Monsters'. Exclude any of the episodes made after that.
Lol, the last chapter was a bit weird I know. Four little words will make it aallll make sense. (It was a dream...)
Chapter 4
Previously on 'The Dance'...
I sat on the pavement on my own and cried to myself. I thought about ringing my mom, but she would just ask questions. I stayed there for a while, until I heard footsteps. 'Hey babe. My offer is still on the table.' Rob cocky, amused voice came from behind me. I had lost it with him, 'Rob! Don't you see what you're doing? You made Chad hate me! He's supposed to love me, like I love him. He said he did, but now he hates me, because of YOU!' I screamed at him, and then cried harder. 'Um, I'll, um, I'll go and get Chad.' He said, leaving me led on the floor, with big, fat tears running down my face. He didn't love me, he hated me. There was no point in living now. I pulled myself up and ran into the road. 'Come on! Get me!' I screamed at the cars, still crying. 'Please.' I said quietly, falling to the ground, like the tears on my face. The cars started to stop and beep at me, 'Come on then, I'm here to get.' I said to them between the sobs. I felt someone scoop me up into their arms. I recognised the smell. It was Chad. I clinged onto his Sonny tear stained shirt. 'I-I-I'm s-s-sorry.' I whimpered helplessly. 'I'm sorry, I've got her now!' Chad shouted to the cars. He walked back to his house and set me on my feet. 'I get it that you want me to go so I'll just, um...' I said as my voice started to speed up as I started to panic. My breath came out in rags as I walked towards the front door again. This time he didn't grab hold of me or run after me, he just let me go. I took a deep breath and walked out of his front door and breathed in fresh air. 'Sonny...' Chad suddenly shouted, 'Marry me!'
SPOV
It was a dream. Chad didn't ask me to marry him. He didn't save me from the rushing cars either. I had been knocked over and nearly died because of my stupid mistake. I asked the cars to get me, and that's exactly what one of them did. I was in the hospital and I slowly started to fade back into life; I heard the voice I had been waiting to hear all along. 'When will she wake up? Please, I need to know if she'll be okay.' Chad's panicked voice said. 'I'm not sure when she will wake up Mr Cooper, but I'm pretty sure that she can hear us now.' A man's voice said, probably the doctors. 'She can?' Chad said, relieved. 'I think so; I'll be back in a few minutes. I need to go and get some notes.' He said to Chad and a few seconds later I heard the door open and close again. I Chad's touch on my hand. 'Sonny, if you can hear me now I just want to tell you that I truly am sorry. I should have stuck with you. My brother told me what happened and he's sorry too. Just know that I love you and I hope you still love me too. Please don't leave me Sonny. I'm begging you, stay with me.' Chad said, his voice cracking, as though he was crying. Chad did still love me. That's all I wanted to hear. Of course I loved him, I always would do. He coughed and tried to clear his throat, 'Sonny, if you can hear me, can you squeeze my hand?' Chad said, his voice a little stronger now. I tried so hard to get my fingers to work and hold his hand. I heard a sigh of relief from Chad. I tried very hard again, but this time to open my eyelids. It worked; I saw the blue hospital ceiling with faint eyes and I turned my head ever so slightly, to see Chad's handsome, caring face. 'Sonny.' Chad breathed out and hugged me gently. I winced a little, because of the pain, 'I'm sorry.' Chad said apologetically, and sat back in his place, showing rejection on his face. 'I didn't say I didn't like it.' I mumbled loud enough for him to hear. He chuckled and held my hand instead. I sat, uncomfortable with the silence, 'Um, I was wondering -.' I said to him awkwardly, 'So, when do you think you -.' He said at exactly the same time. I laughed nervously, trying to fill the silence, 'You first.' I said. 'Well, I was just saying, when do you think you'll be out of here. It's driving me crazy.' He said. I felt a little hurt, 'What? You don't want to be here with me?' I asked him quietly. 'No, no, I didn't mean that. Of course I want to be with you. I meant that it's driving me crazy to see you here, like this.' He said gesturing to the hospital bed I was lying in. A smile appeared on the corner of my lips, 'Really?' I asked. He nodded, 'Yes, like I said, I truly love you. I think that- don't judge me here or think I'm sappy but- you could be the one, Sonny.' He said, gripping my hand tighter. I had never heard Chad be so sappy and lovey-dovey before, he had left me speechless, so I just smiled at him brightly. I finally got my voice back, 'I think you are the one for me too Chad. I love you so much.' I said to him. He leant down to my ear, 'I love you too, Sonny Munroe. But right now, I think you need to sleep.' He whispered in his velvety voice that left me enchanted. 'Okay.' I said back, slipping the only words I could manage out of my mouth.
CPOV
I sat in the corner of the room, waiting, hoping, praying that Sonny would wake up. I stared at her, sleeping blissfully, wondering if she would ever leave her deep sleep. 'When will she wake up? Please, I need to know if she'll be okay.' I said, pain showing clearly. 'I'm not sure Mr Cooper, but I'm pretty sure that she can hear us now.' The doctor said to me in a very professional voice. 'She can?' I said with a small smile on my face. 'I think so; I'll be back in a few minutes. I need to go and get some notes.' He said to me and slipped out of the room, leaving us alone. I took a deep breath and tried to keep my voice calm then walked over to her and held her hand firmly, 'Sonny, if you can hear me now I just want to say that I am truly sorry. I should have stuck with you. My brother told me what happened and he's sorry too. Just know that I love you and I hope you still love me too. Please don't leave me Sonny. I'm begging you, stay with me.' I said, as my voice cracked and my eyes began to water. Me, Chad Dylan Cooper was crying over a girl! She was not just any girl though; she was my Sonshine. I quickly wiped my cheek and cleared my throat, 'Sonny, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand.' I said to her. Then there was a slight grip from her and I sighed in relief. My Sonshine was going to be okay. Seconds later her eyes slowly flickered open and she turned her head faintly, so she could see me. 'Sonny.' I sighed softly. I hugged her to my chest and I felt her flinch. She was in pain. 'I'm sorry.' I said and quickly recoiled from her and sat in my original spot. 'I didn't say I didn't like it.' She said softly. I chuckled held her hand. We sat there for a few seconds, when she spoke again, 'Um, I was wondering-' She spoke at the identical time as me, 'So, when do you think you-' She laughed uneasily, 'You first.' She said to me. 'Well, I was just saying, when do you think you'll be out of here. It's driving me crazy.' I said to her. I couldn't stand to see her lying in a hospital bed, helpless. A hurt expression crossed her face, 'What? You don't want to be here with me?' She said timidly. It clicked in my head that she thought that the hospital was driving me crazy, 'No, no, I didn't mean that. Of course I want to be with you. I think that- don't judge me here or think I'm sappy but- you could be the one, Sonny.' I said, clutching her hand tighter. She just smiled at me vibrantly, 'I think you are the one for me too Chad. I love you so much.' She said to me. Whenever she said she loved me, warmth ran through me. I stood up and bent down to whisper in her ear, 'I love you too, Sonny Munroe. But right now, I think you need to sleep.' I whispered while stroking her hair softly. 'Okay.' She murmured.
