A/N: Okay…Honestly, I can't believe I held this story off for so long! I'm SO sorry! The time just flew by, and so much has happened. I promise, my chapters WILL get more frequent… You guys deserve so much better! Jeez, it's really been almost a year hasn't it? Well, here's a very belated chapter. Once again, I apologize! I feel just awful about leaving you guys hanging!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for the plot and maybe some characters!

Reasons

SPOV (Sonny)

I sat silently at the Hart family dinner table, staring at the empty plate in front of me and thinking excessively on today's occurrences…I saw my parents dead, in a place I used to think of as a safe haven; and found out the truth about Chad Dylan Cooper, or should I say Chad Dylan Goldfarb? Even having Tawni by my side couldn't stop my heart from breaking…The only thing that could even come close to making me feel better was to talk to Chad, tell him I'm sorry, and let him in on my story.

"Sonny dear, are you done?" Mrs. Hart asked me, referring to the empty plate that rested in front of me. I nodded, meeting her eyes and smiling softly. She took picked it up off the table and put it in the kitchen sink. I got out of my chair and started heading to the door without a word, craving the comfort of the one person I knew who understood the pain that was haunting me.

"Hey Sonny! Where are you going?" Tawni shouted from across the room. Her eyes were filled with curiosity and slight worry. I smiled at her and winked.

"Out for a walk." I said mysteriously. She smiled knowingly and pulled something out of her pocket. She threw it at me and I caught it instinctively. When I looked in my hands, I almost burst out laughing. It was a tube of Tawni's favorite lipstick, Coco-Moco-Coco. I put it on the counter, knowing that today's visit to Chad's house would not result in THAT. But if it did for some bizarre reason, I had a tube of Moco-Coco-Moco in the pocket of my sweatshirt, which I personally liked more than Tawni's brand.

"Good luck!" Tawni said in a sing-song voice as I headed out the door. I rolled my eyes, knowing the thoughts that were currently going on in her head. I ran towards Chad's as fast as I could, the need to talk to him grew stronger as each second went by.

Finally, I made it to that same beautifully crafted door that I had almost made contact with earlier this evening. Except this time, I was able to actually knock. My heart was beating erratically as I heard footsteps heading towards me. The door opened, and I was greeted by the boy I have been wanting to see all day.

"Sonny?" He said questioningly. I couldn't even answer. I just jumped into his arms and hugged him dearly. Tears were starting to pour out of my eyes and he was rubbing my back comfortingly. He led me inside and took me up to his room, where I sat down on his bed next to him.

"Chad…I'm so sorry." I whispered while taking his hand in mine. He looked up at me, confused.

"For what?"

"Everything! The fights, the name calling, the pranks…All of it. After I met you for the first time, I automatically just assumed you were the biggest jerk ever, without really even knowing anything about you."

"Did Tawni tell you?" He asked simply while staring into my eyes intently. I nodded slowly, he got up off the bed and headed over to his dresser where he picked up a picture frame and returned to me.

"This is my mom." He said openly while handing me the picture. It showed a beautiful blonde haired woman in her early thirties. She was smiling and her big blue eyes were shining brightly. In the photo she was holding a young boy, about the age of 7, who looked just like her.

"She's beautiful." I answered back, while taking hold of his hand once more and squeezing it tightly. He looked at me and grinned.

"I know…I miss her a lot." He was looking sadly at the picture in front of him.

"I miss my parents too Chad. No one else besides you understands what I'm going through! Please, I just can't fight with you anymore…I don't want to! Can you be there for me as a my friend? I just know that together, we can comfort each other and get through any sorrows that still exist inside us!" Chad put his arm around me and pulled me close to him.

"I'll be your friend Sonny, forever and always." And with that, he lifted me up, took my hand and led me out of his bedroom.

"Chad, where are we going?" I asked, uneasily. He chuckled and kept on going. We finally got to his destination and it was breathtaking.

"This is it. My own personal library…It's my ultimate place of comfort." He said softly. I decided to break the depressing mood and crack a little joke.

"What? Chad Dylan Cooper actually reads!" I said in mock disbelief. He smirked and shrugged.

"On occasion…" His face then turned serious again and he continued. " It's just that books take you away to a different world… A place where everything that happened to you in real life doesn't even matter, because the story doesn't change no matter who reads it."

"That was really beautiful Chad…Do you think I could borrow some of these?" I asked shyly. He laughed and nodded.

"Of course, Sonny." And finally, I felt at ease. Chad was here for me, Tawni was here for me, and I was surrounded by people who cared truly cared about what happened to me.

"Is some guy really after you?" Chad asked, breaking the silence. Knowing that Chad needed to know everything, I nodded.

"He never wanted my parents, just me. He had them captured when I got home from the studio that night… He gave me an ultimatum. It was either him taking me, or killing my parents, then taking me. My parents screamed for me to run, I was stuck…I didn't know what to do, so I ran…I just left them there to die. To this day, I wish I could just go back and let him have me instead. I was selfish." By now, tears were falling from my eyes again, and Chad was there to comfort me, again.

"No…You weren't selfish! You were confused, and scared! You didn't know what to do, so you just ran! Sonny, their death is not your fault! I never want you to think that! And that bastard will never get to you! I would never let that happen…" He said urgently, taking both my hands in his, making me really look at him.

Our faces were close, my breathing hitched, and our heads were slowing closing up the space between us…But right before our lips were about to touch, I pulled back. We both looked down, slightly embarrassed.

"You're a good friend Chad…I'm glad I have you." I said while touching his arm softly. A small smiled appeared on his face and he nodded.

"I'm glad I have you too, Sonny." He took my hand and led me to a small little couch seated in front of a fire place. We sat there, and spent our time talking, laughing, and overall having a fantastic time. Until….

MOO. MOO. MOO.

"Um, that's my phone…One second." I laughed, reaching for my pocket and heading out of the room. It was Tawni.

"What's up Tawni?" I asked into the receiver.

"What's up? Really Sonny? Do you even know what time it is?" She asked, agitated.

"No, why?" I was getting slightly nervous by the way Tawni was yelling.

"It's 11:30 at night!"

"What? I've been here for hours?" I yelled surprised.

"My parents are freaking out right now…They think you've been kidnapped! You need to get your butt over here!" She sounded really frantic, so I just said 'Ok.' and hung up. I ran back into the room with Chad.

"Hey…I think I need to get going. It's getting late and Tawni's pretty pissed." I said apologetically. He nodded.

"I'll see you tomorrow Sonny. Don't forget to take those books you wanted to borrow!" He reminded me. I thanked him and we took part in a friendly hug. Then, I ran out the door back to my new home.

When I got there, everything was crazy.

"Sonny where have you been?" Mrs. Hart yelled anxiously.

"We were worried sick about you!" Mr. Hart shouted. Tawni was the only silent one, for she was the only one who truly knew where I was.

"Um, I stopped somewhere on the way home from my walk and it took longer than I expected it to. I'm really sorry!" I said softly, truly saddened that I worried them.

"It's ok dear… Just call next time your going to be home later than expected." Mrs. Hart said while hugging me softly. I nodded and headed up to me and Tawni's room.

"So…What happened?" Tawni asked with a smirk. I blushed and decided to just come out and say it.

"Me and Chad almost kissed."

A/N: Okay, there you have it! Chapter four of Reasons! I'm going to apologize once again for the long wait! It was honestly just rude of me to keep you waiting…I promise to update all my stories as soon as I can and keep them frequently updated! Please leave a review and let me know what you thought of it!