A/N: Hello! Done with my midterm – ugh, I hate college: you could study sooo much and still have bad results. Hopefully I'm just belittling myself because I really needed a B to ensure a passing grade (word of advice: never understudy for any exam!)

ANYWAY, as promised I am updating this quickly :) I'm actually supposed to be cleaning my room but it is WAY too hot to move lol. Thanks for all the reviews/alerts everyone! It means a lot – they tend to make my day better :)

chapter seven:

Impressions

Sonny Munroe hung up her phone with a big smile on her face: she was about to meet with Chad Dylan Cooper! Although she was meeting Chad so he could explain his "serious situation", Sonny couldn't help be feel like she was about to go on a date. She looked at her reflection in her dressing room mirror to make sure she didn't look horrible: a long dark gray knitted slumber jacket over an emerald turtle neck and dark denims, black boots and a black beret and scarf as accessories.

"So, Tawni – approve?" Sonny asked giving a quick twirl.

"Surprisingly, yes: casual yet classy!" Tawni commented from her chair, "Green is definitely your color."

"Aww thanks!" Sonny smiled in return.

"What's the occasion?" Tawni asked, "Wait! Are you trying to be the pretty one? You know, I was actually starting to like you, but then you decided to turn the tables!"

"No, no, no! The 'pretty' title is all yours." Sonny exclaimed, "I – just wanted to make sure I didn't look horrible before going – home! Yeah! Before going home!"

"You are one terrible liar, Sonny." Tawni stated, "Nobody dresses up to go home: it'd be a waste of time! The real reason is because you're going on a date or something! So, who are you going on a date with?"

"It's not a date!" Sonny immediately answered.

"Ooh! So you are meeting someone!" Tawni squealed, "Now, tell me who it is!"

"Oh, look at the time! Love to talk, but I don't want to keep them waiting!" Sonny exclaimed as she ran out the door.

"Sonny Munroe, I'll find out who it is eventually! Tawni Hart knows everything and before everyone else!" Tawni's voice yelled.

Sonny laughed inwardly as she began walking down the hall. After their awesome group hug earlier Sonny didn't want So Random learning of her continual indecision of joining Mackenzie Falls. She proceeded walking toward the parking lot as she passed Nico and Grady who apparently were on their second fro-yo feeding of the day. She gave them a smile as they stopped in their tracks.

"Dang Sonny," Nico whistled, "Who are you all dolled up for?"

"Yeah, you really put thought into your outfit! Scarf, hat – make-up!" Grady exclaimed.

"Oh you know. Just an outfit I threw together from the clothes I leave at the studio!" Sonny said casually, "Just felt like a change!"

"Wow. Don't you normally save those clothes for special occasions?" Grady stated.

"Do I?" Sonny questioned.

"Yeah! You told us that one day. You know, when we asked why you left part of your wardrobe in the studio as we searched for things we could sell!" Nico exclaimed.

"And you told us you bought those nice outfits for special occasions and that bringing them to your apartment would make you feel less 'normal' or something!" Grady added.

"Oh, right! Wait: you were searching for things to sell?" Sonny exclaimed as the boys passed nervous glances at each other, "Nevermind, I gotta' run. Don't want to be late you know?" Sonny said nervously as she slowly moved her legs.

"Late? Late for what? It's 8 P.M.!" Nico asked.

"So you are going somewhere!" Grady proclaimed.

"Going somewhere? Are you going on a date, Sonny?" Nico asked in disbelief.

"No – I…" Sonny stammered.

"Is it with Chad again? Are you going on another fake date? Cuz' we've already said we'd be happy to be your fake date!" Nico reminded as he gestured to Grady and himself.

"No – it's not a fake date!" Sonny exclaimed.

"So you're going on a real date with, Chad?" Grady probed.

"I don't know! I mean no! I mean – look I got to go!" Sonny stammered as she ran.

"I can't believe you'd go out with Chip Drama Pants after what they did to you Sonny!" Nico called out as Sonny ran away.

Sonny quickly ran through the halls of Condor Studios also questioning why she was meeting Chad. She also wondered why she decided to dress up: was she trying to prove something? It was just Chad Dylan Cooper: she never cared about how she looked around him before – they met when she was wearing a fat suit (can't get worse than that!)! However, Sonny didn't know why, but she wanted Chad's approval – she wanted him to like her.

Sonny stepped outside and stared at the beautiful night sky: it was the perfect night for a date. To calm herself down she took a deep breath but unfortunately began to cough due to the polluted air of Los Angeles. As she was coughing Chad Dylan Cooper appeared behind her laughing.

"Not used to home yet are you, Wisconsin?" Chad said with amusement as Sonny's coughing subsided.

"Ugh! How do you breathe so easily?" Sonny asked bluntly.

"Easy, because I'm perfect at everything!" Chad smiled.

"Right: I forgot." Sonny sarcastically replied.

"You forgot how great I am?"

"It must have slipped my mind." Sonny said dramatically, "I should be ashamed that my mind doesn't revolve around Chad Dylan Cooper."

"Very funny." Chad replied sarcastically as they began walking towards his car.

Sonny sighed, "Back at Wisconsin the air was so – so fresh. When you took a breath you felt so alive. Here, you take a breath and you feel like you're gonna' die!"

Chad chuckled, "Price of fame: you'll get used to it."

"I don't know how you people stand it!" Sonny exclaimed as they reached Chad's car, "Have you always lived here?"

"Yeah. My father's company is located in L.A. and my mother is a former super model from the area: I grew up here." Chad shrugged as he strapped his seat belt.

"Wow. So you've never lived anywhere free from industrialization?" Sonny speculated.

"Sonny, The Hills isn't that bad." Chad replied snobbishly as he turned on the engine, "Plus, I've visited many rural areas for publicity: you know, to add diversity to the Hollywood bad boy reputation I got going on."

"Yeah, I know and I'm sure you have been to a few places, but I didn't say Beverly Hills was a bad place. Wait you live in The Hills?" Sonny exclaimed as they started driving.

"What do you expect? Only the best for the best!" Chad replied.

Sonny rolled her eyes, "Why did I ever think otherwise?"

Chad chuckled, "Yet, I do admit– it'd be nice for a scene change every now and then."

"It would!" Sonny agreed, "Then maybe your brain could start breathing properly."

"My brain breathes just fine! If it didn't, how would I be capable of all this?" Chad argued as he gestured towards himself.

"Please Chad, people who have lived here all their lives, like you and Tawni, probably act so snobby because you're brain doesn't have enough oxygen to see reality."

"Sonny, I never knew such blasphemy could come from your mouth!" Chad gasped.

"What I'm saying is – it'd be nice if you could experience living in somewhere like Wisconsin. You know, I never appreciated living there until I moved out here." Sonny exclaimed.

"What's so great about 'Wisconsin?'"

"A lot! Frequent blue skies, beautiful night sky, nice people, animals, fresh air! It's gorgeous!" Sonny said dreamily.

"It must be nice to have another place to call home." Chad stated, "My life never seems to change: not that it's bad because it's perfect!"

Sonny laughed, "Yeah, it's nice to know I could get away from this place every now and then. Hollywood – it's great, but I really miss the simple life. I can't wait to go home after filming!"

"Maybe I should visit Wisconsin: any 'gorgeous' place deserves a visit from a 'gorgeous' person!"

"Very funny, Chad – maybe you should come with me when I go back." Sonny said sarcastically.

"Alright, it's a promise!"

"What?"

"I'll go home with you when we're done filming!" Chad winked, "Isn't it great? Now you have the privilege of showing Chad Dylan Cooper why you believe Wisconsin's so great!"

"Yeah, I'll be looking forward to it." Sonny stated with a hint of sarcasm and hope.

Sonny felt a blush creeping beneath her pale skin: even though Chad was joking the thought of him visiting her hometown was embarrassing. Ironically, she found herself wishing that Chad's promise was real. She gave Chad a small smile and he smiled in return: date or not the meeting was turning out great. Who knew that you could learn so much about someone just by talking about the air?

"So, where are we going?" Sonny asked as they merged onto the freeway.

"It's a surprise." Chad smiled as he glanced at Sonny, "By the way Sonny, you look amazing."

Sonny smiled as she shyly replied a thank you. Even though she didn't know where they were heading, she trusted that this would be one of the most memorable nights of her life.

A/N: Sorry for the short chappie! I was originally not going to put how Sonny got ready but the idea of her trying to impress Chad and what everyone else thought amused me haha. I hope you enjoyed the Channy moment – and if you're curious, yes I have a thing against L.A. air (it traumatized me! I never seen such a gray sky before – that wasn't gray because of clouds! Disgusting, but nonetheless I love going down there: I'm actually heading there this weekend lol)

And sadly, yes this chapter was supposed to be a lot longer, but my Word is stupid and freezes when I try to save my work. Lame right? So, I just wanted to cut the chapter off and update you guys faster. Next chapter=date, I promise! Well, they're on their date, but next chapter will dig deeper! Haha. SORRY I didn't make it longer. I got mad after it didn't save and I didn't feel like rewriting it tonight: it's like 4A and I need to wake up at 8A (yeah I think I'm an insomniac). I'll update the date segment tomorrow because I'll be out this weekend :)

Tangent: So I was supposed to do a contest where winner gets to be in the story haha. But unfortunately I forgot why I needed the contest to be held in the first place. So when I remember I'll let you know ;)

On another Tangent: Also, I think it'd be cool to start a Mackenzie Falls story that'd link to this one: like– the actual episodes you know? LoL. However, that'd be A LOT of episodes. I mean, in Heartbreak Kids Chad said Bigfoot episode was "Episode 319" can you believe that? That's like how many seasons – it exceeds the number of episodes "Friends" had! LoL We should

all start a project together haha. So far 2 proms, a disco ball episode or something… HMM

Anyway, as usual remember to REVIEW please! (constructive criticism welcomed: flames aren't) ;]