A/N: Hey everyone :D This is by far my longest chapter yet. I wrote it on paper first and it is longer than 15 pages, 7 full pages front to back and 1 that is a whole side with a little bit on the back. Mandy was a really good guess! So good that I didn't even think of it, but the voice is actually the character that the winner of the contest (MarsBars13) designed. She is brand new. This chapter is dedicated to you, MarsBars13! Enjoy and please, please, please R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own SWAC or Naturally by Selena Gomez and the Scene.
Chapter 7: The Date
Sonny's POV
I turned my head to see who it was and Chad ended up kissing my cheek. I was furious at whomever interrupted us, but I still flushed a dark shade of red. I stole a glance at Chad and he looked pretty peeved. Yay! He's mad because he didn't get to kiss me! Wait, the voice…
I looked at the girl who had spoken. She looked oddly familiar and had dark brown hair with light blue eyes. She looked roughly five foot five, but I couldn't place where I knew her from.
"Uh, do I know you?" I questioned, giving up on guessing.
"Oh, no you don't. Sorry for interrupting," she blushed. Wow, she was shy, "It's just that Tawni talks about you all the time and about you and him," she gave Chad a scowl, "saying how you love each other but won't admit it so this kind of shocked me." What did she just say?
"Wait, how do you know Tawni?" I asked, confused.
"Oh, sorry! I'm Tawni's cousin, Tasha," she flushed red, again. So that's how I recognized her! "You two look really cute together, by the way."
"I didn't know that Blondie had a cousin," Chad finally spoke up. I frowned at him.
"Tawni not Blondie, Chad," I corrected him, then turned back to Tasha, "So, is that how you know our nicknames for Chad?" I giggled.
"Yeah, Tawni prefers Chip," she said quietly. She spoke so softly! "And I guess hearing it all the time made it stick." she shrugged and laughed, just as softly.
I smiled and said, "Oh, well I guess I should go back for rehearsals, come on, we can walk back together," I said to Tasha, but Chad grabbed my hand and said, "Okay" while intertwining our fingers. I smiled and silently laughed to myself.
Tasha looked at me and mouthed, "Who were you talking to?" and I mouthed back, "You," then smiled and we both laughed. I added aloud, "But I'm okay with this." Chad looked at me, confused, then shook his head and said, "I won't even ask."
After Rehearsals in Sonny & Tawni's Dressing Room
Sonny's POV
"So, why didn't you tell me you had a cousin, Tawn?" I asked while sitting on my chair, waiting for her to be done changing.
"I swear that I've mentioned her once or twice," she said, stepping out from behind her changing curtain, "You and Tasha are like my long lost sisters, Son."
"Aw! That's so sweet, Tawni!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Tawni said, "She and I have a lot in common, for example, we both love looking at ourselves in the mirror!" As she said this, she sat down in front of her mirror to primp herself.
"Really? She doesn't seem like that…," I said, shocked.
"Yeah, she just doesn't show it as much, but she is a lot like me!" she said, "She's way more shy than I am, though."
"I could tell…so, guess what!" I said, not being able to contain myself anymore.
"What?" she asked me.
"Chad asked me out and we're going on a date tomorrow night!" I said so quickly that it was pretty difficult to understand what I said. Tawni, being her amazing self, understood though. She turned around to face me, her face glowing with happiness.
"Oh my gosh! I knew you liked him!" Tawni squealed, "I'm so happy that he finally asked you out!"
"Yeah, well, now that you're done with that…can you help me pick out what to wear?" I asked her. Her eyes instantly lit up as she squealed, "YES!"
"Kay, we're going out tomorrow at eight, so-" I began, but Tawni cut me off.
"I'll be there at five," she said. Whoa! Three hours before the date? I looked at her as if to say, "Say what?" and she said, "You want to impress your love, right?"
"Yeah…hey, wait!" I said as she smirked at me, "I don't love him!" but my voice went up an octave. Why can't I lie again?! Because it's about Chad, said a small voice in my head. Oh, shut up!
"Oh my gosh! You do love him!" she gasped. Then giggled, "Aw, Son! Is this the first guy that you've loved?"
"I don't know!" I sighed, "I've liked other people, but it's never felt like this before…"
"Like what?" Tawni promptly asked.
"I need to see him every day to make me the 'Sonniest' that I can be, sometimes when we fight the things he say really hurt me," I took a breath and continued, "on our fake date I didn't have to fake anything, but, sadly, the kiss, I want to get to know him. I mean, I know there's more to him than this jerk side that he shows everyone."
Chad's POV
I stood with my ear pressed to the door of Sonny and Tawni's dressing room, loving everything that I was hearing. So she loved me, huh? Well the feeling is mutual.
"I wouldn't worry about fights with him hurting your feelings anymore, Son," a muffled voice, which I recognized as Tawni, said, "He only fought with you to cover up the fact that he liked you." How did Blondie know that?!
"Wait, you said liked," the muffled voice of my Sonshine came through the door, "As in the past tense, as in he doesn't like me anymore." No! Of course I liked her!
"Yeah, I did it on purpose," Tawni said calmly. What?!
"Then why did he ask me out on a date?" Sonny began to sound worried, "Why did he almost kiss me before Tasha interrupted us?"
"No, no, no. He doesn't like you anymore," Tawni said and I could almost picture the frown upon my poor Sonshine's face. This was cruel, what was Blondie playing at? "He loves you! And did you say that you two kissed?"
"Tawni, he doesn't love me," Sonny sighed, obviously happy that Tawni didn't say that I didn't like her at all and it was a pity date or something, "And no, I said we almost kissed, but Tasha interrupted us."
"Oh, yes he does! I bet that your date will be perfect, flawless, and unbelievable! He's never done that for any other girl. He's brought them to pizza parlors, but just you wait and see," Tawni said, one hundred percent accurate of what was going to happen, "And I am so going to kill Tasha!" You and me both, Blondie.
"Oh, that reminds me, I'll text Chad to see if it's going to be a casual, semi-formal, or formal type of thing," Sonny said. I quickly grabbed my phone to silence it. I got her text a second after I silenced it, thank God.
"Type of date, Sonny," Tawni said, "It's a date, not a thing." Thanks Tawni, now I don't have to say that in the text and have to explain myself.
The text read, "Hey Chad, should I dress casual, semi-formal, or formal for tomorrow night?" I replied with, "Hey Sonshine, semi-formal or formal, just make sure it's a dress." She had no clue that I was going to be taking her out to eat at a five star restaurant, where while you wait for your food, you can dance under the stars. Hey, what can I say? I've got a soft spot for Sonny.
Four P.M. the Next Day
Sonny's POV
This day was really uneventful. The only good thing that happened was at lunch…
*FLASHBACK*
Chad came up to Tawni, Nico, Grady, Zora, and I after we sat down with our 'food' in the cafeteria.
"What is that you're eating?" he questioned, clearly disgusted.
"Um, we aren't quire sure," I replied.
"Oh, Okay." He went back over to his table and sat down. I noticed him pull his phone out of his pocket and send a text. My phone vibrated and I realized that the text was sent to me. I pulled my phone out and sure enough, it was a text from Chad.
The text read, "Lobster or steak? Ask your cast mates as well." I smiled and asked them, they answered me, but everyone but Tawni looked confused. I sent him a response that read, "2 lobsters, 3 steaks. Dating you does have its perks, I guess. ;)"
He got up and walked over to Brenda. He leaned over the counter and whispered something that was inaudible to us.
"Whatever you want, Mr. Cooper," Brenda responded. She got a rolly-cart and came over to our table. Nico, Grady, and Zora gasped. Brenda places the lobsters in front of Tawni and I and the steaks in front of the others. I guess Chad had overheard us say what we wanted. Brenda then went back behind the counter and busied herself with fixing her hairnet.
"Thanks," I said to Chad, who had pulled a chair up next to mine and sat down. He stood up to get his food from his table, but stopped, leaned down, and kissed my head and said, "Anything for you."
I looked over at my cast anxiously. Chad had returned with his food and he said, "So…no fights? No food in my hair, no anything?"
"As long as you don't hurt her, we're cool with it," Nico said, as Grady nodded in agreement.
Then Zora spoke, "But aren't you leaving in eight days, Sonny?" With all the distractions, I had forgotten about going home. Ah, home sweet home.
"Yeah, well, it's just a date, really, it's not like we're eloping or anything," I laughed, then grew serious, "I just really miss Wisconsin, I mean it is my home." I sighed.
"Yeah, but this is your home now, Sonny," Tawni said, she seemed really upset.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
Well, I guess that could be considered pretty eventful, but whatever…
Chad proved himself to be 'worthy' to my cast mates, but, like Zora said, in eight days none of this will matter, because I might not even come back. I sent Tawni a text to let her know I was leaving to got to my apartment. My mom was currently back in Wisconsin. (A/N: In my story, her mom only visits her.) I walked outside and got in my yellow punch buggy. I think that the bright yellow suits me well. (A/N: She also has a car in my story.) I drove home and got there around 4:28 P.M., just as I sat down to relax, my doorbell rang. I wondered who it could be as I got up and answered the door. It was Tawni. Thirty minutes early. Surprise, surprise.
"Tawni, you're half an hour early," I sighed.
"Yeah, well, I love you, Son, but you need all the help you can get!" she exclaimed. By now, I had gotten used to her Tawni comments. It was her way of showing that she cared. I hugged Tawni and when we broke apart, she took a step back and ran into someone.
"Oh! I'm sorry, Tasha, I forgot you were with me! You're just so quiet!" Tawni exclaimed, "You should take lessons from Sonny. She's the most…un-shy person I know!" We all laughed at the made up word. I walked over to greet Tasha and hugged her.
"Long time, no see, Tasha," I said as I started walking to my room. Tawni and Tasha followed behind me.
"Tasha is probably the third best person you'll ever meet for fashion advice," Tawni bragged for her too-shy-to-brag cousin. Tasha blushed. I sat on my bed and she stood there, so I motioned for her to join me. She sat down beside me as Tawni began looking through everything I owned. Thank God I didn't start packing yet.
"And who'd be numbers one and two?" I questioned Tawni.
"Well, first is obviously me!" she said as she threw some clothes at me, "second is probably, I hate to say it, but Chad. Now go try those clothes on!"
I did as she said for the next two hours. After I got changed, Tawni and Tasha would critique the outfit. Finally, around 6:30 P.M., they liked what Tawni had picked. It was a yellow dress that was strapless and came to rest just above my knees. It was a really simple dress, but I think it works, and they obviously did, too. They picked a small black half-sweater for me to wear as a jacket. They did my make-up, which took another hour, making it 7:30 P.M. Tawni quickly fixed my hair into a wavy ponytail with a few strands falling loosely around my face. It was 7:45 P.M., they told me how fabulous I looked and it only made me blush furiously red. They left with ten minutes until Chad picked me up. I looked in the mirror and checked my make-up. They had decided on a smoky color that surprisingly looked good with the yellow dress. 8 minutes to go, the doorbell rang. I almost tripped in my haste to answer the door. Darn these cute black pumps! I opened the door and there Chad was, dressed in a black suit with a yellow tie. He held a single yellow rose in his hand and he seemed distracted.
"What were Tawni and Tasha doing -," he began but I cut him off.
"Creating this," I said as I gave a twirl for him to see the whole outfit. His jaw dropped and I giggled.
"Sonny, you look…" he began, but I cut him off again.
"Awful? Horrid?" this time he cut me off.
"As if that's possible. Quite the opposite, stunning, beautiful, amazing, wonderful, delicious," he said, smiling at me.
"What am I dessert?" I giggled.
"No, you're my Sonshine," he laughed as he handed me the rose.
The Car Ride
Chad's POV
We were driving for a bit when Sonny asked me, "Hey, Chad?"
"Yeah?" I said, taking a glance at her.
"Can I turn on the radio?" she asked. I laughed.
"Of course you can turn on the radio, Sonny." She turned it on and the song that almost immediately started playing was Naturally by Selena Gomez and the Scene. Oh, so she sings now, too? Sonny sang along and I wanted to hear her voice so I turned down the radio a bit. She had a wonderful voice. It sounded like angels from above…I just drove and listened…
"How you choose to express yourself
It's all your own and I can tell
It comes naturally, it comes naturally
You follow what you feel inside
It's intuitive, you don't have to try
It comes naturally, mmmm it comes naturally
And it takes my breath away
What you do, so naturally
You are the thunder and I am the lightening
And I love the way you know who you are
And to me it's exciting
When you know its meant to be
Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally
When you're with me, baby
Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally
Bay bay baby
You have a way of moving me
A force of nature, your energy
It comes naturally (You know it does)
It comes naturally
Mmmm yeah
And it takes my breath away (Everytime)
What you do, so naturally
You are the thunder and I am the lightening
And I love the way you know who you are
And to me it's exciting
When you know its meant to be
Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally
When you're with me, baby
Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally
Bay bay baby
When we collide, sparks fly
When you look in my eyes, it takes my breath away
You are the thunder and I am the lightening
And I love the way you know who you are
And to me it's exciting
When you know its meant to be
Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally
When you're with me, baby
Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally
Bay bay baby
Naturally Naturally Naturally Naturally Naturally
Bay bay baby
Naturally Naturally Naturally Naturally Naturally
Everything baby comes naturally"
The song ended as I pulled into the restaurant's parking lot. I found a paring spot and pulled in. Sonny started to open her door, but I reached across her and pulled the door shut. She look at me and I had to stop myself from getting lost in her eyes.
"You know, you have the most amazing voice I've heard in my life," I said. She flushed red.
"Thanks, but I know you're just acting, Chad," she replied.
"No! You could be a singer. I play guitar and have a little studio in my basement," I said, "Do you play anything or write songs?"
"Yeah, I play piano and I write songs sometimes," she said, seeming a little more secure knowing that I told her something as well.
"Maybe we could add guitar and record a song sometime, Munroe," I said. That would be too perfect. No, actually a duet would be even more perfect.
"Maybe," she said with a small smile. I got out of the car and went over to her door and opened it. I held my hand out for her to take it and she did.
"I never know you were such a gentlemen, Chad," Sonny said, then added, "Wait, let me guess: you have your moments?" She smiled and I chuckled. We started walking, hand in hand, to the entrance of the restaurant.
"Yeah, but only with you," I said. She flushed red and it made me smile.
We walked into the restaurant together and I said, "Reservation for two under Cooper." to the waiter. I could get used to saying that with Sonny by my side. We were shown to our table, where we ordered fairly quickly.
"I'll have the eggplant parmesan with lemonade and a salad on the side, please," Sonny ordered. That sounded delicious.
"I'll have the same, but make mine a chicken parmesan," I said. The waiter nodded and told us our food would be ready in forty-five minutes to an hour. They weren't very busy tonight. I looked at Sonny, she was frowning.
"What?" I asked her, confused.
"Nothing, it's just," she explained, "What's wrong with eggplant?" At this, I had to laugh.
"Nothing is wrong with eggplant, Sonny," I said, "I'm just a boy and we tend to prefer meat over vegetables." She smiled and laughed.
I stood up and she looked confused. I took her hand and said, "Come on, let's go outside." We walked outside and when Sonny saw the dance floor, comprehension flooded her face.
"Oh, Chad, I can't dance," she blushed.
"Oh, yes you can, Sonny," I winked at her as I pulled her onto the floor. We danced, really just turning on the spot, but I was enjoying it.
"Hey, Chad?" Sonny looked into my eyes.
"Yes, Sonshine?" I said and she blushed at my nickname for her.
"Let's play twenty questions infinite," her eyes were shining, how could I say no? (A/N: I don't know if this is a game or not, but it's just twenty questions but you don't stop at twenty. XD) We played and continued playing while we ate and while I drove her home. I found out so much about Sonny. Like that her real name is Allison, her dad died when she was four, Lucy, Tawni, and her Mom are her closest friends which makes it difficult for her because she's away from two of them a lot. She used to play soccer and run in track, but most importantly, that she tends to fall for guys that are out of her reach. Was that me? I hoped so.
Sonny's POV
I learned so much about Chad! Like, he used to play basketball and his parents got him into acting when he was just two years old. His favorite time of day in Sunrise, but he hates Sunset. I swear I heard him mumble something like, "The Sunset is coming soon…" which completely confused me. (A/N: Get it? Sonny's leaving, like the sun does during a Sunset. Hehehe) We got back to my house around 11:00 P.M. He walked around and helped me out of the car, again. He walked me up to my apartment door and we said our goodbyes.
Chad's POV
I turned to leave when Sonny said, "Chad?"
"Yeah, Sonny?" I asked, turning back around.
"Thanks for the best date of my life," she smiled. I took a step towards her and pushed the stray strands of her hair behind her ear. I whispered, "No problem, Sonshine." into her ear. Then I pulled her into a hug and I kissed her. She put her arms around my neck and knotted her hands in my hair. After awhile, we broke apart, both of us needing air. I smiled at her and she said, "So I guess I'll see you tomorrow." I smiled and nodded. She turned around and I said, "Sonny?"
"Yeah, Chad?" She said as she turned around to face me. I smiled.
"Thanks for the best date and kiss of my life," I said, then I turned around before she could respond and started towards the front door of the apartment complex. I swear I heard a whispered, "It was my pleasure." come from Sonny as I left.
