Here's a chapter early in the morning. You'll be happy to know (Or not, but I'M happy) that I finished A Separate Peace yesterday. Yes, I finished it in one day. I'm a dork. So now there just the two essays which should be a cinch. But there's also volunteering which is why this is posted so early… I'm on my way to help with registration… So I'll stop rambling.

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Sonny's POV

"Sonny?" Chad said.

I groaned. He had found me. He opened the door and I curled up into a ball on his couch. I felt him put a comforting hand on my shoulder and I jerked away.

"I didn't think you would come here and I didn't have anywhere else to go. I'll just leave. I wouldn't want to be clingy."

I got up but Chad tugged on my arm and pulled me back down.

"Sonny, please stay. You know I didn't mean it."

"Do I, Chad? Do I really?" I threw his line back at him with malice in my voice.

"Yes, you do Sonny."

"Then why'd you say it? Why would you humiliate me like that?! I'm not clingy!"

"No, you're not Sonny. Not at all. And you know why I said it."

"No, I don't." And, honestly, I didn't. I had thought we were becoming friends…why would he try to hurt me like that?

"You rejected me Sonny!" he exploded, "I don't handle rejection well!"

"Chad…I didn't reject you."

"Well, for someone who wasn't rejecting me you sure were adamant on not kissing me! Sonny, I know we haven't exactly been friends in the past, but I didn't think I was THAT vile!!"

"Chad, that's not it."

"Then, please Sonny, tell me what's so un-kissable about me!"

It wasn't what was so un-kissable about him, it was him being so kissable. Just being close to him made me swell with unwanted emotion, and when he kissed me, that was dangerous.

When his lips brushed mine, I felt a great relief. It felt somewhat similar to the first drink of water after you've spent hours playing in the hot sun, only better. I realized that I needed Chad. I realized that I might have a little more than a silly crush. What exactly, I wasn't sure. But I knew I felt a lot more for my rival then he felt for me, and that was dangerous.

So as much as I wanted to kiss. God, how I wanted to kiss him. I couldn't. I had to protect myself.

"I'm not sure exactly. But it had nothing to do with you being un-kissable. I wasn't rejecting you, Chad."

He sighed and ran a hand through his perfect hair.

"That's all you can tell me, Sonny? Really?"

"I'm sorry, Chad. I don't know what happened myself."

"Well, let me know when you find out. In the meantime," he said, a mischievous glint in his eyes that scared me, "We still need to practice a certain kiss scene."

He smirked at me.

"I don't think that's the best idea." I muttered.

"Fine, Sonny. But we'll have to practice it sooner or later."

"Well…" I leaned towards him, like I was going to kiss him. But at last minute I whispered on his lips, "I choose later." and backed away.

Chad groaned.

"Sonny Monroe, you are not the good girl the press makes you out to be."

"I warned you I could be bad when I want to be." I told him, smirking.

"You know," I continued, "You still haven't apologized."

"Chad Dylan Cooper does not apologize."

"Chad Dylan Cooper has already apologized to me and he better do it again." I said.

He sighed. "Sorry, Sonny."

I giggled. "You're forgiven. But why'd you do it?"

"I already told you, I don't handle rejection-"

"No, I get that. But most people would give me the silent treatment or send me an angry letter. Instead, you humiliated me in front of everyone."

"Well…it's difficult for me to be nice. I have to do things the most painful way possible."

"Why?"

"Because I'm Chad Dylan Cooper."

I giggled at that.

"But how did Chad Dylan Cooper get like that?"

"Sonny, do you remember when that jerk made you out to be a diva to the whole world?"

"Of course."

"Well, imagine being in show-business your whole life with all these jerks trying to make you seem like a jerk. No matter how nice you start out, eventually you lose the will to keep trying. When everyone expects you to be a jerk, no one gets hurt when the media twists your words."

"Aw, Chad. That's actually kind of sweet."

"Just don't…tell anyone. Kay?"

"I wont. I think we're having a hug moment." I said, opening my arms for a giant hug.

"Sonny, you will be the death of me." He shook his head but engulfed me in a hug anyway.

His warmth was comforting. I couldn't shake the feeling that this was where I belonged. In Chad's embrace.

"So, Sonny." he said, pulling away much to my disappointment. "We haven't been on a fake date in quite some time."

"Nope."

"We wouldn't want Mr. Condor to get mad, would we?" he said, smiling a mischievous smile.

"No we wouldn't." I said, smiling back.

"So I'll pick you up at ten tomorrow?"

I laughed.

"What's so funny?" he asked, fake pouting.

His fake pout is really cute.

"Two things. One, you wont pick me up. I'm currently living in the same room as you."

He nodded and made a continue motion.

"And, two, would it kill you to tell me where we're going without me asking?"

He chuckled.

"Just for that, I'm not telling you."

"What?! How do I know what to dress in?!"

"I'll pick your cloths out for you." That mischievous glint in his eyes was back, and it scared me a little bit.

"Fine!" I exploded.

"Fine!" he teased.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"So we're good?" I asked.

"Oh, we are so good."

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I hope no one is TO disappointed. From the reviews it seemed like a lot of you wanted Sonny to kill Chad. But the same amount wanted bad things to stop happening to Sonny…. So I went with what I wanted. :D

So, what will Chad's mystery date be? Review and find out! (For those of you that wanted bad things to stop happening to Sonny, I made a fluff chapter for you.)