Chapter 4: The VIP Treatment
Sonny looked at her phone as she paced back and forth in her room. Just ask! She screamed over and over in her head but couldn't push herself to do it. "Hey, do you want to come to work early?" she laughed hopelessly at her own statement. "Yeah, like she'd go for that. Who wants to go to work early?" Sonny rattled her head to find a different/better idea. "I never had a chance to experience the carnival. Do you want to… Ugh! That's so stupid!" she flopped onto her bed and picked up her phone. She had another phone call from a private number.
She was very hesitant on whether or not to pick up the phone. Finally, she gave in a picked up. "H-hello?" There was no response. Fuming, she began, "If this is another prank you…"
"Sorry, Sonny." She heard a familiar voice on the other end. "I know it may sound dumb, but do you want to go to work a bit early?" Sonny took a second to reregister the words she had just said. "I mean, I've been working there for nearly a week and I still didn't get to ride the Tilt-a-Whirl."
Sonny cleared her throat. "Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Of course." She babbled.
"Awesome." Alex sounded quite cheerful. "What time do you want to meet up?"
"W-whenever's good with me." She said, still in complete shock
"I guess just meet me there at 2 p.m." Sonny agreed. "We'll have an awesome time. No waiting for the rides since we're VIP."
Sonny giggled. "Oh, so Pretzel Girl and Dart Girl are at the top of the list?"
"Hell yeah." Alex laughed. "Only the hottest bitches get into Club TC!"
Sonny felt a sudden tug on her voice box which enabled her to speak at that very moment. "What's Club TC?"
Alex laughter stopped. "Ted's… Carnival." She said slowly.
"Oh," Sonny felt completely stupid. "I'm so bad at that. I always ruin jokes…" she said disappointed in herself.
"It's fine." Alex reassured her. "You'll get used to my sense of humor."
Sonny slapped herself on the forehead. "Cool." She muttered out followed by a long pause. "I'll see you in a few hours."
Alex laughed when she sensed how uncomfortable she was. "Seriously, it's fine." Alex heard her whimper on the other end. "I'll see you in a bit. Later."
"Bye." She answered awkwardly.
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Sonny pulled at her clothes and made sure she looked presentable, even though Alex had already seen her in her carnival uniform and her hair tied up in a lazy bun.
"Hey!" Alex pushed Sonny forcefully from behind, which made her jump.
Sonny held her chest as she tried to calm down her heart. "Oh my gosh, Alex!" she said between each breath. "You scared me!"
Alex laughed. "Sorry, Sonny."
A smile crept across her face. "It's okay. I'll get used to your sense of humor eventually."
"So, where do you want to go first?"
Sonny tore her attention away from Alex's red converses that had graffiti all over it and looked up. "Where ever you like."
Alex's smile grew wider. "Come on!" she pulled Sonny further into the carnival. "I really want go on the Tilt-a-Whirl."
Reluctantly, Sonny followed. She wasn't sure how she was going to hold up on a fast ride.
"Hey, Alex!" Steve yelled from a distance. "What're you doing here so early?"
They approached the Tilt-a-Whirl and skipped a head of the six people that were waiting. "Just decided to hang out."
"Who's your friend?" he asked, leaning on the controls.
Sonny stepped back slightly. "Oh, this is Sonny. She works here too at the dart booth near my pretzel stand."
Steve opened up the entrance where he was standing. "So, after your shift, us three should hang out."
Sonny latched onto Alex's arm. "We'll see how the night goes. We might be tired after our shift."
Steven bowed, allowing the two girls to pass by. "That's cool. Just hit me up if you wanna chill after."
"Sure." She did her best to sound sincere.
They took a seat in one of the carts and strapped themselves in. "Are you okay?" she asked when she noticed Sonny wringing the bar.
Sonny nodded. "It's just been a while since I've been on any ride."
"Really?" she laughed when she saw Sonny hold on tighter. "It'll be fine. You ready?" She nervously nodded.
The ride began and Sonny held on to the bar for dear life. When the ride began, Alex quickly began to spin the wheel in the middle of the cart and encouraged Sonny to do the same. As they went around the ride, Alex screamed and laughed. Sonny, on the other hand, did her best to not barf.
When the ride ended, Alex noticed Sonny's discomfort. "You okay?" Sonny quickly slapped her hand over her mouth and ran off the ride. Alex quickly followed her to the side where she was dry heaving. "Do you need some water?" Sonny nodded, completely embarrassed.
Alex returned immediately with a bottle ready in her hand. "Here," she handed the bottle to her. "I had no idea that you had such a weak stomach." Alex said apologetically.
"I'm okay." She finally said. "Thanks, Alex."
"Did you hurl?"
Sonny was taken aback by her bluntness. "Um… n-no."
Alex rubbed her back. "No more rides I suppose." She said with half a smile. "We can play some games." She said hopefully, in attempts to not make Sonny feel any worse.
"No, no." Sonny didn't want the night to be ruined all because of her. "We can still go on the Ferris wheel."
She shook her head. "Maybe tomorrow. I don't want you being sick for your shift." Alex flashed her a smile. "Are you feeling better?" Sonny nodded. "Awesome! Let's go shoot things with water guns!"
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"I really want the pink bunny!" Sonny exclaimed excitedly as she pointed at the prize and tugged on Alex's sleeve.
Alex raised an eyebrow. If it was anyone else… "Kay. Hey, Carlos! How many times do we have to win to get that pink thing over there?" Sonny began to glow.
"For you guys, just two… and a date from one." Carlos was always just gross. It never mattered who he dated, as long as he was able to show her off. It actually wasn't too long ago that he brought his "girl friend" to the carnival. He showed her off like a prized cow to all of his friends then met up with another girl after the carnival closed down for the night.
Alex couldn't help but laugh. "Really not my type… so without the date it's…"
"Four wins, girls." He said, incredibly pissed that he was turned down in front of his fellow male species. "Ready?" The girls picked up their guns at stood at the ready with the four other plays. "Go."
They both fired, but Sonny was a terrible shot. Alex, on the other hand was on point. "Just three more, Carlos!" Alex said with her up most confidence.
"We'll see." One of the guys on the other end shouted who was also attempting to win a prize for the girl he was with.
They all set up for the second round. Sonny shot Alex a smile and steadied their guns. "Go." Another win for Alex Russo. She smiled victoriously. On the other end, the guys were pissed and were not about to be out done by a girl. Round three. "Go." Alex pulled the trigger, completely determined but got distracted when Sonny dropped her gun. This completely threw her off track and made her miss and one of the guys to get a head of her.
"Yes!" one of the guys high-fived his other friend and his girl friend gave him a victory kiss.
Alex looked back to see Sonny's puppy-dog-pout. "I still have two more to go, right?"
Carlos shook his head. "Nope. It has to be four in a row." He said with a smirk.
"Oh," Alex nodded when she understood why the rules suddenly changed. "Well, it wouldn't hurt to play again. It is a fun game." She smiled sweetly towards Carlos.
"Alright." He smirked and turned on their guns. "Okay. Go!" Before Carlos could even step back, Alex fired her gun right on Carlos' crotch. "Hey!" Everyone at the table laughed hysterically.
"I might not have won the bunny but this prize is pretty sweet." Alex said as she began to walk off with a very shocked Sonny. She was able to hear Carlos in the background who cursed repeatedly and she simply laughed.
"What if you get in trouble?" Sonny asked as she tried to get her to apologize. "I mean, we do work with him… and I really wanted that bunny."
"Did you even notice how much of a dick he was being, all because we didn't want to fuck him?" Alex huffed. "I hate guys like that. They're all polite to a girl but when they find out they're not getting any pussy from them, they turn into complete assholes." Alex turned to see a very uncomfortable Sonny. "You okay?"
"Yeah… Just a lot of cussing you used there."
Alex took a few seconds to register what she had just said. "Wow." Alex began to laugh. "You really are from hee-haw town." She laughed even harder. "Cussing." When she looked up, she saw a very displeased Sonny. "I'm kidding… Kidding." She did her best to recover. "It's just you have an accent…" Sonny still looked displeased. Alex averted her gaze. "It's cute." She muttered as she watched her converse laces bounce back and forth.
A warm feeling crept up to her chest and made her blush. "Well, your accent is cute too." She felt her face grow hot as she bravely complimented her new friend. "Very New York-ish."
For the first time in a long time, Alex's face grew bright red. "W-well, it's still early. Do you want anything to eat?"
"How 'bout a pretzel?" Alex laughed and punched her in the arm. "Ow." she pouted.
"That seriously didn't hurt, right?"
Sonny laughed. "No. It's just a reaction."
"You really made me think I hurt you!" she laughed as they walked towards her pretzel stand. "Dean…"