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WinglesslyWinged, ameliaad, watermoon12, jessgold94, CinnamonSweet11, raybanlove, Dawulf, Girltech101, Iworkintheattic, J0929L, UnerUrSkin,Demi#1fan1017. So, this is chapter 7, so far no one has got the name of the song from the last chapter right... so I'll hold the name for chapter 8. :) Keep on guessing! I'm trying my best to get to Channy parts. I'm like out of ideas, so. yeah.


The next morning, Chad woke up with the note on the tan rug under his bed.

"How in the world did that get there?" He said and went out his bedroom door. No one was here today for cleaning service so his house would be empty all day. His hands held to the wooden rails on the left side of the walls until he got to the bottom. His eyes met with the sunlight, penetrating through the southeast windows of his home. He got out eggs, flour, vanilla, milk, and banana's out to cook breakfast. What he would usually cook himself is two pancakes and oatmeal. The thing about the pancakes is that they have to be made from scratch. Cheap pancake batter doesn't work for Chad Dylan Cooper.

His phone started ringing after he had just finished mixing some water with the flour and eggs. He picked it up with his one hand that wasn't covered in food.

"Yello?"

"Good morning, Sweetie,"

"Good morning mom,"

"Can you take care of Esther for the day please? I need to run some errands and your dad is out of town." Esther was Chad's little sister who was about nine years old.

"From what time to what time," Chad said with a calm voice. Sometimes, his mother would ask him to do things like this on empty weekends.

"From noon to one thirty,"

"I can do that,"

"Thank you sweetie. Do you want me to drop her off or do you want to pick her up. Your choice."

"I'll drive over. Don't sweat on it mom."

"Okay, but make sure to be here in two hours okay?" Chad could see the time and it was only ten thirty.

"Okay mom,"

"I have to go, I think something in the kitchen exploded." Chad heard her mom say those words and hung up. The butter on the pan was completely melted and the batter in the bowl was as smooth as velvet. He poured round circles, about the size of a CD. Every time the pancake would start bubbling, he would turn it to find a golden brown disc that was almost ready to eat. Once the pancakes were finished, he opened a banana and put some instant oatmeal in the microwave. One minute thirty seconds passed and his oatmeal was steamy with golden brown down the middle. Adding milk to that was the last step for a nice breakfast. His stomach growled at the sight of the food and his nose followed the scent of pancakes and oatmeal in the morning.

When the cup of milk was gone, the oats were history, and his pancakes were nothing but an extra drop of syrup on his plate, he put the dishes in the sink and headed upstairs. It was almost eleven o'clock so he had about an hour to get ready.

His sister was someone who could be called spoiled in a way. She usually got what she wanted when she wanted it, but she can also be a sweet person. She was about nine years old and loved to read. If you didn't know her, you wouldn't ever guess that she was Chad's sister. Esther Angelica Cooper.

At about 11:45, Chad got out of his house into the garage and drove over to his family's home.

"Hey Esther," He greeted his little sister at the door.

"Hi Chad!" She loved her brother for many different reasons. Including this one, he was always the one she looked up to for advice and would usually get some. She hugged her brother who was wearing dark blue jeans and a brown shirt with some patterns on the bottom seams.

"Chad, just take care of her. Okay?"

"When was the last time she was in trouble with me?"

"Just go," Mrs. Cooper said with a smile and motioned them to go.

"Hey Chad, I got an A+ in my last spelling test. It was so hard. We had to spell words like conifer and encyclopedia!" He smiled at her little sister who was sitting behind him, entertained by a game she was playing. She was holding her iPhone drawing a castle in DoodleBuddy.

"Good for you, what did your teacher say?" He said in an enthusiastic tone.

"She said I did very well." She bloated and put an important face before going back to drawing.

"How is Jason?" Her face turned red as she pretended not to hear him. "Esther," Chad said in a mocking tone, "How is Jason?"

"Who's Jason?" She said without stuttering or giving any obvious clues, but Chad knew everything.

"Jason, they guy who came over for a 'play date' last week. The guy who is written on your papers-"

"Hey! You were looking at my papers!"

"Ha. Got you,"

"Well, who's Sonny," Now it was Chad's turn to fight back.

"Sonny Monroe? Pshaw, she's just a girl. Who works at the studio. Yes." He paused between each phrase, becoming more and more louder each time.

"The girl on 'So Random'. Yes, she is so awesome. I want to meet her. Do you think we can do that?"

"You, Esther Angelica Cooper, wants to meet Alison 'Sonny' Monroe?"

"Yes,"

"Why?"

"Because, she is talented. And I want to be like her," Chad looked at her sister, who wasn't kidding. She would watch "So Random" every Wednesday night faithfully. Chad knew this, and sometimes would come by her on the couch and watch along. Esther noticed something, Chad would always look weird when there was a close-up on Sonny. He would have this smiley face that wasn't freakishly big but wasn't too shy. She noticed things like that about her brother.

"Okay,"

"So, can you call her?"

"I'm driving. Don't you know that you cannot talk on the phone while driving?" He was getting frustrated with the little girl. She was acting like none of it mattered, but now her life hung on it.

"Ooh ooh, I want to eat there!" She yelped when they passed a Coco's that was almost hidden by the bushes.

"Okay,"

So he turned to the entrance and parked by the trees in the back of the building. When her sister got out of the car, she turned off the application and put the phone in her pocket. She walked behind Chad and followed him into the restaurant.

"Hi, my name is Joy and I will be your server today. Would you like anything to drink this morning?" She asked looking at some papers in her book.

"I would just have a water," Chad spoke up, looking at the menus for brunch.

"I'll have a milk please," Esther said after reading the choices.

"Your order will be here soon," Joy replied and left still writing in her small pad of paper.

"So, Esther. Did mom get you a new phone?" He asked as she turned the phone back on and opened the application for black and white photos.

"Yeah, it's a 16 GB." She said, pointing to the back of the phone, which was bare with no covers.

They both heard the doors of the restaurant open again. The place was mainly quiet. Since it was hidden from most of the road, it was a nice place to get away from life. There was an old couple sitting in the booth in front of them. On the right, there was an empty table for one or two people. In the other room, there was a small party. A young family of 4 was sitting three booths away. It was a small place that can be easily missed if you didn't look close enough. The only reason Esther knew about the place is because that is where her mom takes her on some evenings.

"Right this way," Both Chad and Esther heard the server who was leading another customer to the table for one right beside them.

"OMG! It's Sonny Monroe!" Esther screamed out, immediately recognizing the face that was seated in the table to the right of her. Sonny looked at the little girl and her table, what she almost missed was Chad, who was staring at her wide eyed.

"And what's your name," Sonny greeted her fan with a bright smile.

"I-I'm E-e-esther. Can you sign this please?" She took out her iPhone and handed it to Sonny.

"No problem, but I don't have a white marker. Black won't show up on this," Sonny looked around, and before she knew it her fan disappeared. "Um, Esther. Are you still here?"

"Yeah!" She heard from a table that was right beside her.

"Chad, where's the silver sharpie!" She yelled as she reached into his pockets.

"Oh, my, gosh." Sonny said softly as she noticed Chad for the first time. "Um Chad, who's this?"

"This is my little sister, Esther."

"Yeah," Sonny said in a dazed voice staring at the two. They were totally related, resemblance showed clearly at the two. Then, suddenly, Chad took out a silver paint Sharpie and handed it to his sister.

"Here, use this." Esther said giggling.

"Are you sure I'm allowed to sign the phone?" Sonny was unsure about signing someone's phone.

"Don't worry, if she ruins it, Mom will surely replace it faster than you can say 'sign this!' " Chad imitated Esther at the end of his sentence.

"Yeah, can you sign it?" Sonny took the marker and signed the phone:

Esther, chase your dreams.-Sonny Monroe

Sonny wrote it in neat cursive and gave the phone and marker back to Esther.

"Thank you, Sonny."

"Thank you for being supportive. Unlike other people!" Sonny screamed the last part causing the attention of the whole restaurant, and the atttention of Chad.

"Yes, thank you Sonny," Chad said from the back and glared at Sonny.

"So, what brings you here?" Sonny asked Chad.

"Well, as you can see. I'm with my little sis here. I have to stay with her for the day... Well, at least till one."

"Yeah, he's like the best! And he watches ''So Random'' with me all the time. And he plays basketball on the weekends were-"

"Up up up." Chad gave Esther a death glare before giving his attention back to Sonny. "Sorry, she likes to talk."

"It's okay. She seems like a sweet girl,"

"Sorry to disturb you, but may I take your orders?" The waitress came between the two tables.

"I would like the crab cake,"

"And I'm taking the breaded chicken strips with a side of mashed potatoes," She looked at Chad, whispered something in his ears, and turned back to the waitress. "Can I get an extra side of mashed potatoes?"

"Sure thing," Joy smiled and scribbled something down on the paper she was writing on. "And I'm also taking your order too, sweetie." Joy said to Sonny turning around.

"I'll just have the Prime Rib, medium rare."

"Would you want everything with the baked potato?"

"Can I replace it to a mashed potato?"

"Yes you can."

"Okay thank you."

"So," Chad said turning from his seat facing Sonny. "What brings you here?"

"I wanted to eat lunch."

"Yes,"

"With me,"

"Yeah." She paused and looked at Chad and just realized at what she said. "No! No, no, no."

"Yes is taken."

"Can Sonny sit with us?" Esther piped up.

"Um."

"I don't mind at all Chad." She was talking slowly as if she was talking to a three year old.

Immediately after Sonny said that, Esther got out of her seat and dragged her into the seat in front of her. Which happens to be right beside Chad. Both felt awkward in the tiny booth. Esther was still smiling but she was again still completely focused on her phone.

"So, are you going to stay this quiet this whole time?" Chad asked, he wasn't too comfortable with the silence between the two.

"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"

"I don't care,"

With Esther around, they had to keep their talking to a limit.

"Maybe I'll just look at my mail," He went through his pockets and found the note that was still on the bottom. He almost completely forgot about that small blue green note. He ignored the thought that Sonny cared for him. Give this to someone you care about. "Or, not,"

"So, you and Chad are close?"

"Yeah, he's the best brother in the world." Chad didn't notice that Sonny and Esther were starting to get into a deep conversation.

"Aha," Knowingly, she had experience with brothers. "I have older brothers. But now one is married and the other two are in their last year of collage."

"Cool," Esther said, sipping the last of his milk, swirling the straw around the almost empty cup.

"You have brothers?" Chad said, trying to find his way into this conversation. If he had to have lunch with a "Random", Sonny would be his first choice.

"Okay orders up!" The waitress said as she neared the table. "Oh, you two decided to share a table. Okay so here's the chicken strips with a side of fruit and mashed potatoes, crab cake, and your Prime Rib meal. The sauce for the Prime Rib is still hot, you might want to wait for this to cool down before eating it."

"Thank you."

"It's my job, honey." She said with a smile and walked back to the kitchen, screaming at the person who was getting a coffee and mixing it with a lemonade. "What in the world are you dong?"

"That man said he wanted a lemon and coffee,"

"Not together!" The two employees keep on bickering for a minute or two before she took the cup away and went back into the kitchen. All three of them at the table gave the man crazy looks and their attention wandered back to the normal.

"Um, okay. That was weird," Esther said out of the blue.

"I know, right?" Sonny said as the two girls started chattering again. Chad was happy that his little sister was getting along with Sonny, but he honestly wanted Esther to be at home so he can be alone with her.

"So, you two are getting to know each other?" Chad asked as both girls started to turn their phones on. "Wait, what are you doing?"

"You're sister was kind enough to give me her number,"

"Oh what a joy," Chad looked at her sister who was still starstruck. Esther looked at her brother with a satisfied look. Esther turned her attention back to her food and started to poke the crispy chicken strips inside her mashed potatoes then into her mouth. Sonny cut a piece of her prime rib and stuffed it into her mouth with some veggies.

"So, how do you two get along?" Sonny asked facing Chad.

"She's a sweet little girl, pretty easy to get along with. You got along with her without a sweat."

"Yeah, she is. But nothing like you,"

"What do you mean?" He said gesturing to the little girl who was sipping her milk while playing a coloring game on her phone. She looked up at the two teenagers and went back to her game.

"Your personalities, they're just so unalike."

"But she can be demanding,"

"In a way that is kind of not like you,"

"What do you mean by I'm demanding?" She said looking up at Chad who was digging into his crab cake.

"You'll understand as you grow," He smiled at her sister who was loosing interest quickly.

"Who does she stay with when you're busy,"

"Well-" He just realized how much he had told Sonny without noticing. "Hey, since when have you become so interested?"

"What? I have no idea what in the world are you talking about."

"Oh never mind that."

"So are you going to answer my question?" Sonny said looking at Chad, her eyebrows lifting each second.

Esther was now finished with her game and was more amused by the two, who were sitting close to her. She watched them as the Q&A session kept on going. She didn't mind the lack of talking from her. She was perfectly fine with Sonny Monroe and her brother talking. One thing she noticed was the way he would look down once in a while, give a huge sigh, and smile back at Sonny. She noticed that whenever Chad said something nice, Sonny would take an anxious bite out of her stake like there was no time to eat and look at her. Esther just gave her a huge grin each time and pretended to look back at her game, which was on pause the whole time.

"Well, were running out of time. So we better get going. Right, Esther?" She looked at him with pleading eyes.

"But we didn't get dessert yet?" Her whiny tone echoed throughout the restaurant and her gleaming eyes looked up at Chad innocently.

"Okay fine, but that's it."

"Yay!" She smiled and started talking to Sonny again.


Sorry for the lack of Channy. I'm trying. This chapter was mainly just junk that I decided to throw in. I promise that in the next chapter, THERE WILL BE CHANNY! And I'm gonna make that happen one way or the other. I'm seriously getting so mad at myself, but I'll get rid of Esther in a sweet and nice way. What do you think? If you read this, put your favorite quote in the story. :)