Hello, weary FanFiction travelers! So, I decided not to change the story title, because it would let me type the little dot dot dot (...) thing (which is actually called an ellipsis, just a random grammar fact for 'ya!), and the title "A Summer to Remember or Not" just looked really weird. Plus, this way, it has an air of irony and sarcasm to it. Who doesn't love irony and sarcasm? ;)
Who saw WAMIMP? Me! Who thought it was awesome? Me! Who was disappointed when Chad didn't say he loved Sonny? ME! Who cracked up when Sonny started beating him up with the pillow? ME!!!!
LOL, serves him right. That's what you get for not admitting your undying love to Sonny! Coward. :P
Disclaimer: GUESS WHAT?! MY MOMMY SAID I OWN SONNY WITH A CHANCE!
Mom: No, sweetie, I said you own the DVD.
Me: Oh, darn. I guess I don't own Sonny with a Chance. I own the DVD though! One more step to world domination! Mwahaha! *clears throat* Um... onto the story?
~ A Summer to Remember - Chapter Four ~
Recap:
"How do you know my name?" Sonny asked, looking really puzzled now. "Where am I? Who are you people?"
May, Drew, and Chad just stared at Sonny in shocked, disbelieving silence. After a few moments, May uttered the two words that were on all three teens' minds:
"Oh crap."
"S-Sonny?" May asked, her voice trembling. She slowly walked over to stand by the side of Sonny's bed. Chad, who was kneeling on the other side, didn't move an inch, his face frozen in a shocked expression. "It's M-May..."
"May?" Sonny just looked baffled. "I don't know anyone named May... where am I?" May bit her lip as she blinked furiously to try to stop her tears from falling. Sonny noticed this and her expression turned alarmed.
"Hey, don't cry," she said soothingly. Her tone of voice made Chad want to bawl. She was still as nice as ever. Just then the doctor walked in with a grim expression. He looked at the three teens: May who had tears pouring down her face, Drew who looked shocked and pale, and Chad who was kneeling by Sonny's bed.
"I'm sure you've all realized that Miss Munroe has amnesia," the doctor said sadly. Sonny blinked a few times, confused.
"Amnesia?" she asked. "How did I get amnesia?" Chad's head jerked up, hope flooding into his heart. Sonny still knew who she was. She still knew she was Miss Munroe. What if... what else did she remember?
"Sonny," Chad said urgently, staring deep into her eyes. "Sonny, do you remember me?" Chad heart thudded erratically as a look of recognition came into Sonny's brown eyes. Her mouth dropped open and Chad's heart soared. She remembered, she knew him, she...
"You're... you're..." Sonny gasped, a huge smile overtaking her face. "Ohmigosh! You're Chad Dylan Cooper! I'm like your biggest fan! Ohmigosh, this is so exciting! Chad Dylan Cooper knows my name!"
As quickly as Chad's heart had soared, it now crashed and burst into flames. Sonny knew him... but not the real him. Sonny didn't remember him at all. To her, he was just Chad Dylan Cooper, the greatest actor of our generation. Chad thought those last words with bitterness.
"Miss Munroe," the doctor said, looking at his clipboard. "How much do you remember?" A frown came over Sonny's face as she thought.
"Well, I was packing my bags to go to L.A., because I got a job on So Random!..." Sonny trailed off, her eyes widening as she gasped. "Ohmigosh! My flight leaves at 3:30! What time is it?"
Chad's sunk down the floor, not believing. Because of him, Sonny didn't remember anything from the past year. She didn't remember him, or So Random!, or her friends, nothing. The doctor sighed and turned to look at Chad, May and Drew.
"I'm afraid that Miss Munroe doesn't remember anything since she came to Los Angeles," he said. "The good thing is, I think the amnesia is only temporary."
"H-how long will it last?" Chad asked, his voice sounding strangled and broken.
"I'm not sure," the doctor replied. "It can last anywhere from a few days to a few months." Chad wanted to scream. A few months?! "It might speed up the process if you help her recover some of her memories. Photographs, movies, anything."
"Will someone please tell me what's going on?" Sonny asked impatiently. "Where am I? I need to get to the airpot. Damn, my head hurts..." May, Drew, and Chad all looked at each other uncertainly.
This was one conversation they didn't want to have.
"... you're in L.A. Sonny, and you're on So Random! You know Chad Dylan Cooper," May was explaining to her. The two of them were sitting in May and Sonny's hotel room. It was the next morning, and Mr. Brown had allowed them to postpone the employee training to help Sonny.
"I know Chad Dylan Cooper?" Sonny exclaimed excitedly.
"Yes," May said bitterly. "And he's the most stupid, egotistical, conceited, self-centered, selfish jerk on the entire planet."
"Why don't you like him?" Sonny asked, looking confused.
"Sonny," May sighed. "You don't like him either. So Random! and MacKenzie Falls are enemies." Sonny was about to protest, when the there was a knock on the door. "Come in!" May called.
Drew rushed into the room, holding a DVD case, followed by Chad. Sonny's eyes widened when she saw him. He was still in the clothes he wore to the party, but they were rumpled and dirty. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was all over the place. His expression was one of guilt and agony.
"Look what I found," Drew gasped, holding up the DVD. It was Chad's TV movie: "Chad Dylan Cooper: The Chad Dylan Cooper Story by Chad Dylan Cooper productions."
"Perfect!" May exclaimed, grabbing the DVD and shoving into the disc player. "Sonny, a while ago, Chad made a TV movie about his life, with you starring in it. A lot of it is pure nonsense, but there are some parts that actually happened."
The DVD started playing, and May fast-forwarded through the parts with just Chad in it. Sonny was about to protest, she wanted to see Chad Dylan Cooper's life, but she stopped short when she saw herself on the screen.
"Ohmigosh! It's Chad Dylan Cooper! Possibly the greatest actor of our generation!" the TV-her exclaimed. TV-Sonny was holding a plate of frozen yogurt and wearing a... fat suit? TV-Chad looked gorgeous with his windswept hair and fancy clothes.
"That's me," TV-Chad winked and popped his collar. "And you must be Sonny Munroe." TV-Sonny sighed dreamily and nodded. "Is that frozen yogurt?"
"Yes," TV-Sonny breathed. "It was supposed to be for my cast-mates, but you can have it. After all, you are the greatest and hottest actor of our generation, you deserve all the frozen yogurt in the world. You are so much better than Zac Efron would ever be."
May snorted, and Sonny looked confused. Her head began to hurt a lot, and she clutched it, moaning out in pain. May's concerned expression swam before her as she shut her eyes to an explosion of fireworks.
"Excuse me miss, when you're done with that, I'm gonna need an extra large chocolate," Sonny, dressed in a fat suit, turned around and accidently bumped Chad's arm with a tray full of frozen yogurt.
"Oh, sorry, I don't work here..." Sonny trailed off as she looked up. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. "Ohmigosh. I know you. You're... you're..." Sonny trailed off as Chad went to stand behind a MacKenzie Falls poster.
"Him? Chad Dylan Cooper." Sonny nodded excitedly as Chad made the classic MacKenzie face.
"You're MacKenzie on MacKenzie Falls!" Sonny squealed happily.
"And apparently, you're Madge," Chad replied, looking at her nametag.
"Yes!" Sonny exclaimed, before frowning slightly. "No! No, Madge is my waitress character. And all this belongs to Madge too." Sonny laughed gesturing to the fat suit. She stuck out her hand. "Hi, I'm Sonny,"
"Sonny? That's a nice name," Chad smiled, taking out a piece of paper and writing on it.
"Oh, thank you," Sonny replied, beaming. "You know when I was younger I really didn't like it, but now I guess it kind of suits me. I mean, I have this one friend, and her name is..." Sonny rambling was cut short as Chad thrust a piece of paper into her hands and flashed his signature smile.
"Here ya go," Chad gave her the smile that made all the girls swoon. "See ya later."
"Kay," Sonny breathed dreamily, watching Chad go. She was so infatuated that she didn't notice Chad make off with her yogurt tray. Blinking, she glanced down at the piece of paper Chad had left her.
"Sonny," she read out loud. "Thanks for the yogurt. Chad Dylan Cooper." Sonny's brow furrowed. "Hey, I didn't give you any-" Sonny looked down, noticing the missing yogurt tray for the first time. Her mouth dropped open.
"Chad Dylan Cooper just stole my yogurt!" she yelled angrily. She realized what she had just said and gasped excitedly. "Ohmigosh! Chad Dylan Cooper just stole my yogurt!" she squealed, grabbing some poor girl by the shoulders.
"Sonny? Sonny, are you okay?" Sonny opened her eyes to find herself staring up at May's anxious face. She took a few deep breaths and sat up shakily, her head still throbbing slightly. Her eyes landed on the TV screen, where the movie had been paused. TV-Sonny was down on her knees, staring up at TV-Chad with an adoring expression, the latter smirking.
"Hey, that's not what happened!" Sonny protested. "You stole my yogurt!" Chad's eyes widened and he rushed over to Sonny.
"You remembered?" he asked urgently, hope filling his dead-looking eyes. "What did you remember?"
"W-when I met you..." Sonny said shakily. "Y-you stole my yogurt... then... then... the egg salad... hey, you spilled egg salad on me! You jerk!" The biggest smile spread over Chad's face and before Sonny knew it, Chad had wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into an embrace. Sonny patted his back awkwardly, tingles racing through her body.
"You remember," he grinned pulling back. Sonny was surprised to see his eyes shining with relieved tears.
"How long do you think it'll take to remember the rest?" Drew asked excitedly, hope filled his and May's faces.
"I remember..." Sonny said wondrously, a determined expression coming onto her face. "I want to remember. Tell me everything." So, Chad, May and Drew spent the next few hours telling Sonny everything about the past year, her relationship with Chad, So Random! and all her friends, and why she was here.
"Oh, that reminds me," Chad said after they had just finished telling her about the Blossom Scout Cookie incident. "We need to go down to the daycare center to do our training, Sonny."
"Okay," Sonny replied, thinking for a moment. "I'm working at the Starlight Hotel... at a daycare center for kids... because I needed a summer job and somewhere to stay. And you're here... for publicity." Chad nodded, a ghost of a smile beginning to form on his face.
"Come on," Chad said softly, his voice still rough from... tears? Sonny was confused. She remembered reading in many fan magazines that Chad Dylan Cooper never cries.
"I thought CDC never cries," she said, half-teasingly, half-wondering. Chad gave her a weak smile, which turned out more of a grimace.
"He doesn't," Chad replied, a hint of his old pride creeping back into his voice. Chad rounded the corner and pressed the elevator button. "But Chad does," he mumbled so softly that Sonny wasn't even sure if she had heard him.
"Ahh, Miss Munroe! Mr. Cooper!" Sonny and Chad walked towards Mr. Brown, who was standing by the door of a friendly-looking daycare center. Standing next to him was a tall, slim girl, who had her raven black hair tied up in a ponytail. She looked to be about 25 and was dressed casually, yet stylishly.
"Miss Munroe, I heard all about your little... accident," Mr. Brown glanced at Chad quickly, causing his heart to wrench with guilt once more. "Are you sure you will be able to work?"
"Oh, I'll be fine!" Sonny answered cheerily. "I love looking after little kids. In fact, just last week, I babysat my cousins. We had the best time..." Chad cringed as he heard her say 'last week'.
"Not last week, Sonny," he mumbled, touching her shoulder lightly. The same tingles still ran throught his body when he touched her. Stupid tingles.
"Oh, right!" Sonny said, and smacked her forehead lightly. "I keep forgetting I have amnesia. Get it? Forgetting?"
Sonny erupted into those stupid cute giggles, while Chad bit his lip. Sonny was making jokes about forgetting her life for the past year. And it was his fault.
All his fault.
"Are you okay, Chad?" Sonny asked, looking at him with worry in her deep brown eyes. Chad wanted to scream. Am I okay? You're the one who freakin' lost her memory, and you ask if I'm okay?!
"I'm fine," he mumbled instead, looking down at the ground.
"All right, you two, this is Alicia," Mr. Brown said, gesturing to the raven-haired girl, who gave a wave. "She will be your senior employee, and will go over what you need to do while on the job. Oh, dear, I must go, I'm late for an appointment!" Mr. Brown checked his watched, gave the two teens a wave, then rushed down the hall.
"Hey," Alicia smiled at the two. "I have to say, it's quite a surprise to be the 'boss' of two celebrities." Sonny beamed and Chad attempted a smile. A day ago, he would have responded with some cocky comeback like 'CDC is the boss of himself', but the last person he felt like right now was CDC.
"So, this job can be very easy or very difficult, depending on the kids," Alicia said, leading them into the room. There was a wall with cubbies, some round tables with kiddy chairs, a whiteboard, a building area, and a huge bookshelf filled with toys, books, games, and stuffed animals.
"Whoa, this place is like kiddy paradise!" Sonny exclaimed, and Alicia laughed.
"It sure is," she agreed. "And that can be a good thing, and a bad thing. It's great that the kids have so much freedom to explore, but sometimes they try to abuse that freedom. That's when you gotta come down on them."
"I know what you mean," Sonny nodded. "I had this really bratty cousin back in Wisconsin, and she would never listen to anything I said. I finally got her respect when I saved her from almost drowning in the swimming pool."
"It's sad that it has to come to that sometimes," Alicia sighed. "You have to remember to be firm, but not harsh. Gentle, but not a pushover. Fun, but don't forget you're the responsible adult." Sonny nodded eagerly, hanging onto Alicia's every word. Chad however, was spacing out slightly, his thoughts filled with the bubbly brunette.
"Chad? Are you paying attention?" Alicia snapped her fingers in front of his face. "I don't care if you're the greatest actor of our generation, right now, you're in my domain, so you listen to me. Got it?" Chad nodded glumly, still not having the energy or desire to come up with a witty comeback. Alicia's gaze softened and she looked at the heartthrob with concern.
"So, what should we do with the kids?" Sonny asked, a strange feeling bubbling inside her stomach as she watched Alicia look at Chad worriedly.
"Well, most of them should be here around 9-ish," Alicia explained. "We open at 9, but you should be here by 8:30 to set up. Lunch is at 12, and all the supplies are in the kitchen over there." Alicia pointed to a door that was labeled 'Kitchen'. "The kids are only allowed in the kitchen two at a time, and one of you must be supervising."
"You can do whatever you want from 9-12 with the kids," Alicia continued. "On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we clear out one of the small pools for them to swim in from 1:30 to 2:30. All the children have taken swimming lessons, so you don't need to worry about that. Parents should pick up their kids no later than 3:30."
"So, what should we do after 3:30?" Sonny asked.
"After their jobs end, employees have free reign of any of the employee activities," Alicia said. "As long as you don't abuse them. And be sure not to do that, otherwise Mr. Brown will get really mad at you. Oh, and if you ever need my help, my number is over there on the list. Feel free to call. I'll be here tomorrow to supervise your first day, and I'll always be here at drop off, pick up, and lunch times. Any questions?"
Sonny shook her head no, and Chad did the same. Of course, he had millions of questions, but none of them were ones Alicia could answer. None of them had anything to do with his new summer job. All of them, however, had to do with the perky brunette who had a way-too-big smile on her face right now.
Why was I so angry at her? Why did she get so mad at me? What was I thinking last night? The questions stung the inside of Chad's head like hornets, the same thoughts pestering him over and over again. The main one, though, was:
Why did I have to push her?
"We have to do something," May said determinedly to Drew. The two were sitting in the employee lounge, thinking of how to help Sonny.
"Can't we contact some of her friends at So Random!" Drew asked, sipping his lemonade. "Maybe they can help her."
"Ooh, great idea!" May replied. "Sonny was telling me that she was pretty close to Tawni Hart. If only we could call her or something..." Drew smiled sheepishly.
"I have her number," Drew offered. May's eyes widened.
"What?!" she exclaimed. "How the heck did you get Tawni Hart's phone number?!"
"I used to be a huge Tawni Hart fan," Drew shrugged. "It was almost stalker-ish." May felt a strange feeling bubbling inside her, but she ignored it.
"Whatever," she rolled her eyes. "What's the number?" Drew recited it to her, and May typed the number into her phone. After a few rings, an annoyed voice answered.
"Hello, you've reached Tawni Hart. Who is this?"
"Tawni? My name is May," May answered hurriedly. "You don't know me, but I need your help. It's about Sonny."
"Sonny?" the diva queen answered, a hint of caring (gasp!) in her voice. "What happened to Sonny?"
"It's a long story..."
Whew! Sorry that took so long to get up. Oh, just for all you worrying Channy fans out there, there isn't any Alicia/Chad romance. Alicia is more of a mother/older sister figure to Chad and Sonny.
And gasp! Tawni is caring! O.o What will come out of this?
The more you review, the faster you find out! :)
