A/N: Alright all, time for my two favorite youngins to have some brekky!
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Sonny jogged to catch up with Chad who was already in the elevator.
"C'mon Monroe!" He called as she was half way down the hall. "Allons-y! Va à la rez-de-chaussez pour le petit déjeuner!"
"What?" She questioned him, out of breath, once she reached the elevator. "...Did you just rhyme...in a different language?"
Chad shot her an angry and slightly suspicious glance. "....No..."
"Anyway..." Sonny decided to voice what was on her mind. "You look...different. What's with the get up?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, this is hardly how you usually dress."
"Oh...right. Well, I figured since we'd be walking around town all day that it'd be best not to be recognized. I'm guessing you had the same thought," he said as he glanced at her attire.
"Well....yeah. But you seem like you enjoy all the attention you get from being Chad Dylan Cooper." She stated, hanging air quotes around his name.
He chuckled, giving her a slight smile. "I do. It's just...sometimes it's nice to have time to myself. And not have to be Chad Dylan Cooper." Just like her, he put air quotes around his name.
This put a smile on Sonny's face. It was odd to see him open up to her, even if it was just a little bit. "You look...nice, though. I wouldn't really have pegged you as the type to pull of this...emo, scene, whatever you want to call it look."
He scoffed at her. "Of course I do. I'm Chad Dylan Cooper. I look good in anything."
And there he goes. Ruining the moment, once again.
"And I guess....you don't look half bad yourself, Monroe." He winked down at her surprised face, causing her to blush.
Or maybe not...
"Of course, any girl looks hot in leather."
I stand corrected. Sonny rolled her eyes at his slightly sexist remark and batted his arm.
"Hey! Nobody hits Cha--"
"Chad Dylan Cooper, I know."
They stood in silence until they heard a ding, and the doors slid open, revealing the posh lobby that they remembered from the previous night.
They headed straight for the fancy little restaurant and were seated by a tall, thin, modelesque blonde woman in a black cocktail dress.
Sonny caught Chad staring at the woman's backside as they followed her, once again swatting his arm.
It's a little early to be wearing a cocktail dress if you ask me...
"Well can you blame me? Look at her!" He leaned down and whispered to her, earning him yet another hit to the arm.
"Ah! Will you stop hitting me!" He whined.
"Sure. Once you stop being a pig."
Chad rolled his eyes. Surely she would've gotten used to him being like that by now...
They were seated at a table by the window. A bright white linen table cloth was spread across it, with two place settings - each with a simple, white, china bread plate and sparkling silverware, along with the menus dropped off by the hostess before she returned to her post, and somewhere in between was a small black bread basket filled with soft, flaky, steaming croissants.
Sonny, sitting directly in fron of the window, yawned as she looked out across the dining room. It was somewhat dimly lit and almost completely empty. The only people there apart from her and Chad were the staff and a man, who looked to be in his late twenties, sipping on coffee while typing on a laptop.
She let her gaze linger on the man. She noticed how well his slicked back, dark chestnut hair complimented his bronze skin and hazel eyes. He had a chiseled jaw and she could tell that under the tailored Armani suit he was wearing, he obviously had well toned muscles. She watched one of his strong hands drift up to stroke his chin as he was deep in thought.
Her lips pulled into a faint smile as she pondered what he might be working on on that laptop. Even though his polished look made it seem like he was most likely typing up a business report or a memo of some sort, she thought that just maybe he was doing something more...creative. Like poetry - letting lose the deep emotions that were harbored in his soul. Or a sweeping, epic novel - his true passion that he would fit in between meetings that were all just to pay the bills. Or perhaps...a heart warming love letter - confessing his long known feelings for the girl of his dreams. Telling her he loved her, how long he's loved her, how much he loves her, why he loves her, and that he can't stand to not have her for a moment longer.
Her smile grew as she thought of all the wonderful, lovely, poetic things that the man could be typing.
"Sonny."
She sighed happily as she thought of someone ever writing her a letter like that.
"Oh Soooonnnnyyy"
She pictured herself reading the letter than running into her love's arms as they shared a long-awaited, passionate kiss.
"Sonny!!"
Finally she was thrown out of her trance.
"What Cooper?" She growled at him for being the monster to end her lovely day dream.
"What on earth are you thinking about? You're freaking me out here."
She sighed, defeated as she realized that he might go mad if she dared continue her day dream. "Nothing. So--" Sonny was cut off by their waiter arriving at the table.
She quickly gave the young man a once over.
He was young - maybe a year older than Chad. He had light brown hair that hung softly over his light grey eyes, framing his fresh, pale face. He had a light build, hidden by his all black uniform. His smile was sweet and genuine and lit up his entire face.
"Good morning, my name is Darryn and I'll be your server. Can I take your drink order?" He asked Sonny. His voice was light-hearted and youthful, but slightly deeper than Chad's.
"Yeah. Umm...orange juice please," Sonny sweetly sang with a smile as bright as Darryn's. "And that accent, if you don't mind me asking - You don't sound like you're from Boston. Where are you from?"
He quickly wrote down her drink before replying, his eyes sparkling as they met hers. "I'm actually from New Hampshire. Moved down here for college and got a job here," he responded joyfully.
"Oh, that's so cool. I've been there before. It's gorgeous in the fall. What college are you going to?"
"BC. I'm a theatre major."
She smiled brightly and nodded. "Cool. Acting is a blast." She bit her lip as he turned to Chad.
"And for you?"
"What? Oh...right...Water. With Lemon." He stuttered out his order as he had been distracted by what he thought of as 'shameless flirting' on Sonny's part.
"Alright, I'll be right back with your drinks." Once more Darryn flashed them a bright smile and winked at Sonny before turning away.
Chad waited until the waiter was a safe distance before speaking.
"...What was that?"
"What do you mean?" Sonny asked, genuinely confused.
"That," He gestured. "With that Derek kid."
"It's Darryn, and I have no idea what you're talking about. I was just being friendly. Something you're obviously not familiar with."
"Well it was a little rude with me sitting right here."
"What? It's rude for me to be nice when I'm sitting across from a jerk."
"You know what? Never mind."
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Good," Sonny uttered through clenched teeth.
"Good," Chad growled.
"So we're good?" She asked, anger evident in her voice.
"Oh we're so good."
Sonny rolled her eyes and went to scanning the menu.
They sat in a tense silence, both of them staring intently at their menus to avoid looking at the other, until Darryn returned, carrying a tray with two glasses.
He layed the glasses in front of them before standing straight and tucking the tray behind his back.
"Are you two ready to order, or do you want me to come back in a few minutes?"
"No. We're good." Sonny rushed out. She lifted her head to smile warmly at the young waiter before glancing back at her menu.
"Umm...I'll have... Two eggs, Sunny Side Up, wheat toast, a side of bacon and...a blueberry muffin." Darryn nodded along as he wrote down her order as Chas stared at her like she was a complete lunatic.
"And you....sir?" There was a quick flash of confusion on Chad's face before it went back to it's normal holier-than-thou expression.
"Yeah...I'll have a one egg-white omelette with green peppers and taragon." He spat out as he held up his menu for the lad to take.
Sonny gave Chad a glare that seemed to say, 'Be nice,' which he just shrugged off.
"Alright, your order should be out in a little bit. Let me know if you need anything." Once more he gave Sonny a grin.
She returned with a shy, yet toothy smile as she bit her lip. "Bye," she said in a hushed tone with a slight wave as Chad kicked her under the table. "Ow!" She said quietly as her attention turned to him.
Darryn turned, shaking his head and laughing slightly, and walked away.
"Okay. What was that for?!" She shouted at him, though keeping her voice at a reasonable volume, so as not to bother the other breakfast guests.
"You're just...ugh...Shameless. And besides, what's with that insane order? You sound like some trucker who hasn't eaten in four days!"
"Chad - like you said earlier, we're going to be roaming around Boston all day. You really shouldn't do that without at the very least having a good breakfast. I mean seriously - Lemon Water and an egg-white omelette? You must be crazy!"
Chad rolled his eyes, not really paying attention to what she said. "Whatever."
"Alright Cooper, suit yourself."
He took out his phone and fiddled around with it, ignoring Sonny, until their food arrived, as she just picked absent mindedly at a croissant, off in her own world.
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Once Chad realized that soon enough, that...Derek guy...or whatever his name was, was about to grace their prescence once again, he scoffed and rolled his eyes.
Sonny, who hadn't realized yet that Darryn was approaching with their food, tilted her head to the side as a confused expression painted its way across her delicate face.
"Hey Darryn," She let out a light, girlish giggle as she waved slightly at him, her smile matching the demeanor.
He smiled back and quietly said, "Hey."
He carefully set down their food. "Enjoy your breakfast," he said charmingly, more to Sonny than Chad, and walked off, but not before giving a quick wink.
Sonny picked up her eggs gently with her knife and fork and placed them on one of the pieces of toast along with the bacon before topping it all with the second piee of toast. She pressed it all down lightly before cutting it in half diagonally with her knife. All the while, Chad was staring at her in astonishment.
She grabbed one of the halves of her makeshift sandwhich and started to munch on it, completely focused on her breakfast.
He continued to watch her dig into her food, and eventually felt he couldn't contain his thoughts any longer.
"So Sonny..."
"...What?" She said after swallowing her mouthful of somewhat greasy deliciousness, blinking at him curiously.
"You're just...I don't even know..." He sighed inwardly, realizing that unlike he thought, he couldn't get up the nerve to voice the thoughts that had been dancing lightly across his mind since they were told of this trip.
Sonny rolled her eyes at him. "You know, you should at least try to eat. I mean, that might not be able to hold you over till lunch, but it's better than nothing." She gestured to his omelette with her pinky, now gripping the second half of her sandwhich. Her eyes crawled from his barely touched food to his nearly dry glass of water, then to her orange juice, which was just about as bare. "...We need more to drink..."
She scanned the room for their young waiter. Once she finally spotted him, he seemed to be looking at her too. She smiled at him before picking up her glass and returning to look at him, biting her lip and giving him a pleading look.
He lowered his head and shook it, a smile spread across his face. He held up his finger, signally her to wait a bit before turning away and walking to the kitchen.
A short time later he came back out, holding a tray with two full glasses, walking toward their table.
Chad, who had been silently eating as he stole glances at the proceedings, had a spark of realization. It seemed that Sonny - innocent, sweet little Sonny - was...a manipulator? She was using her country girl looks, sweet smile, and even sweeter personality to get people wrapped around her delicate little self-manicured finger.
And he had to admit - he admired her for it. It seemed like Lil Miss Sonshine had the beginnings of a dark side. He couldn't help but smirk as he watched her interact with the waiter as their drinks were brought to their table.
They finished their meals in silence - not uncomfortable, not even necessarily comfortable. It was just...silence. They didn't fear it, they didn't relish it, it was just...there. And for the time being, it seemed better than the alternative. Who knew what nonsense they'd spew to rile the other one up?
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"So, how are things? Can I get you anything else?"
"Nope, we're good, things were great." Chad shot the guy a smile, deciding to take over from Sonny. While she did admire her for manipulating the guy a bit, he didn't like the feeling he got when he saw her acting like that...at least when her girlish, sweet behaviour wasn't directed towards him...
"Alright, I'll be right back with the check." He said as he backed away.
Chad stretched and let out a slight yawn. "So...where did they tell us to go?"
"Umm...It just said to go to the T Station and get onto the...Blue Line to Wonderland, and text them when we get on."
"Well that's a...colorful name...Wonder where they're dragging us to..."
"Who knows. Besides...they've all been acting really....weird this whole trip..."
"...Yeah..."
After they payed the bill, Chad waited by the door as Sonny had a short conversation with Darryn, getting restless the whole time. His face started twitching as she saw her throw her head back in laughter and gently touch the guy's arm. He started to grind his teeth as he saw her bite her lip, staring at his as he spoke. He clenched his fists as she leaned in and pecked the guy on the cheek, lingering a bit as she turned to leave.
About half way to the door, she turned on her heel and gave a slight wave, mouthing a silent 'Bye' as she stepped backwards before turning back towards Chad.
He relaxed as she lightly touched his arm. "You ready to go?"
It took him a moment to realize she had spoken. "Uh...right. Yeah, I've been ready to go." He finished off rudely.
He caught her rolling her eyes before they both stepped out the door and turned in the direction of the station.
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A/N: Okay...I think this was a...pretty lengthy chapter. Hope you liked it! The next one ain't gonna be a short one either. And you find out something....hopefully unsuspected about Chad!
So yeah....totally listened to basically every All-American Rejects song during the past few hours. I've been a little distracted by other things too, which is why I hadn't gotten this up sooner. But hey, this is more than you guys normally get, so don't complain.
Anyhoo...I'm gonna start the next chapter soon.
Please take the time to review since I took the time to write this lovely piece of literature (haha, right....lovely. I'm totally sure...) AND two author's notes.
Tell me what you thought of Darryn! He might show up later! Though...it'd be much later....or in a companion piece...Dunno...OR I could bring him into something else at some point. =P And yeah....I decided he'd be from NH cuz, well, I am. =P