Hey-hey! Sorry for the wait (I did warn you) but I'm back with a very nice last chapter! That's right, a last chapter :( It's so sad! But I think you'll like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own SWAC, but I do own To My Sonshine...You'll see ;)
Chapter 25-Happy Birthday, Sonshine
Sonny's POV
I wake up to the soft sound of a guitar playing, and I flutter my eyes open to see Chad humming softly, holding my black guitar in his hands.
"Ch-Chad?" I say, my voice croaky from only just waking up. Chad's gaze shoots up, shocked, before he looks at me, smiling.
"Oh, hey Sonny," He says, "Sleep well?"
I nod dreamily, "Really well, thanks."
"Cool." He says.
"Uh…Chad?"
"Yes, m'lady?"
"What was that you were playing just now?"
He blinks, looking from the guitar to me back to the guitar, before looking back up, smiling. "Nothing, really," He says, "I was listening to the radio, a cool new song came on. I can't remember what it's called, but it was pretty sweet. Was just trying to figure it out."
I blink, "I didn't know we had a radio here…"
He laughs, "Well, we do. Why would I lie about something like that?"
I shrug, "I…don't know…"
He smiles, "And don't think I forgot what day it is today…"
I grin. He's remembered!
"…It's been 3 years since Mackenzie Falls was voted the best tween drama ever!"
He hugs me, and I blink.
"Oh…yeah…you must be very happy."
He chuckles, "I'm joking, Munroe," He then takes a small box from behind his back and I squeal, "Happy birthday."
"You really did remember!"
"How could I forget?" He grins, "Where's your charm bracelet?"
I climb over my bed to my case where my jewellery box is, and open it up to see the charm bracelet he bought me almost a year ago. It really is beautiful.
I bring it back to him and he opens the box, "One more little charm," He says, "I know you always love balloons on your birthday, so here it is!"
I take the balloon charm and add it to the bracelet. "I love it!" I squeal, flinging my arms around him, "Thank you, Chad."
"And that's not all," He says, "I have another surprise for your birthday."
"Can I see it?" I ask like a kid on Christmas morning, and he laughs.
"Er, not yet," He says, "You'll see. Just get ready for a day out. Wear something pretty."
"Okay!"
I root through my bag to find something 'pretty', and after some rooting, I find my strapless dress with flowers on in different shades of purple, pink, and white. I find my white sweater and brown belt, putting the whole thing with my brown strapped sandals Chad bought me for my 18th. In fact, I think Chad's given me half of this outfit, including the charm bracelet. Well, it is a 'pretty' outfit.
Chad then leads me out to his car, looking good as usual. He carries me across the mud to stop my feet from getting muddy in these sandals. He's wearing his designer Converse, which is a huge risk. When I offer to buy him some more, he laughs.
"It's only a little mud."
That is not the Chad I knew. He's changed. And I love the new him, even if he's not-so new anymore. He's awesome the way he is.
We get into his car, and he pulls the dreaded blindfold out of the glove compartment. I groan.
"Do I have to?"
He laughs, nodding, "You have to."
I take it from him with a huff, "Fine."
"Fine."
I smile, "Good."
"Good."
Some things never change.
"Are we there yet?" I ask like a little kid after 10 minutes.
"You're really not good at this, are you?" He asks, and I roll my eyes. He can't see though, coz the mask covers it. Phew…
"No, I'm not," I say, then regret it coz my tone was quite snappy; "I just…really wanna see this surprise!"
"Well, you will soon." He says, before I feel the car jerk around a corner, then stop. "We're here!" He says, "But…don't take off the blindfold yet."
"Alright then…" I say, feeling for the door handle like a blind person. I hear Chad open the door for me and unbuckle my seat belt, helping me out. I trip a couple of times, Chad saving me each time. Haha, is it a bit too cliché-ish for me to say he's my hero? What am I saying? As Just Stay says, we are the perfect cliché. Who cares how many clichés I use in this relationship? They're always true.
"We're almost there…" He says.
"So, I get to take my blindfold off soon?"
He laughs, "Maybe…"
"Chad!" I yell, "I can't take the suspense! Tell me!"
"I can't!" He says, "It'll ruin it! I'm sure you can wait a little bit…"
I sigh, "Fine! But if I explode from the waiting, it'll be on your head."
"Is that even possible?" Chad blinks, and I shrug.
"Whether it is or not, it's still true."
"…OK."
We get to seats and Chad talks to me for a little while. He still won't let me take the blindfold off though. I start to wonder what the heck is going on. As I hear more and more voices, I start to wonder even more. Is it another TV show? I hope it's America's Got Talent! Some of those acts are hilarious! I wanna see a skateboarding dog!
Suddenly, an inter-com voice comes on. A familiar one.
"Alright, people, we have five minutes to show time. Are you all ready to get So Random?"
I blink. "So…Random?"
Chad takes off my blindfold, grinning unsurely.
"Surprise!"
I don't know what to say.
"Chad, what did I tell you?" I say, "I don't want to be here. I never wanted to come back here again."
"That's a lie," He says, "Face it, Sonny. You only didn't want to come back coz you were holding a grudge on Tawni. Coz you were mad at Tawni. Well, I've been talking to Tawni, and we planned a little something for you."
"And what is this?" I ask him, but the inter-com guy answers for him.
"Welcome everybody, to the So Random Sonny Munroe special!"
"The…" I gasp, "…WHAT?"
A cheer erupts as the curtain that caused my dreams to come true lifts to reveal the grocery set, and Tawni stood wearing the Check It Out Girls outfit. Nice to see she's moved on. Is this all they wanted to show me? They're fine without me? Knowing Chad there'll be another surprise. He loves me way too much to have this as his little surprise.
"Check it out! I'm here!" Tawni squeals in that happy way that we spent months thinking of, preparing. I must say, it was worth it. Then Nico walks over, wearing a suit and tie.
"Sabrina?" He says to Tawni.
"Check it out, it's the boss!" Tawni, or Sabrina, smiles. Ah, I remember, we were planning to get a boss put in at some time.
"I came to tell you Alexa won't be in today…she's ill."
At that instant, Sabrina's face falls. "Check it out, she's sick?" Nico nods.
Then Grady comes along and an annoyed, upset Sabrina continues to make quips… badly. It's still…dare I say it…funny.
"Check out his hair!" She grins, but when no reply comes, she frowns. "Check it out! I'm lonely!"
She collapses her head onto the counter, crying, and Grady stands there with a shocked expression. I hold in giggles.
"O…kay…" Grady says, putting down his basket, "I'm gonna go…"
Grady leaves Sabrina to bawl her eyes out, and it's then when I remember that Nico is stood right there. He watches his customer leave with a terrified expression and when he leaves he walks over to Sabrina crying, chewing her gum.
"What the heck was that?" He asks, hands on the top of his head.
"Ch-check i-it OUT!" Sabrina screams, still crying. OK, this is pretty cool. Is there a message in this sketch? …Na, I'm being silly.
There's a whole bunch of other sketches, sketches with a character who has a dream and ends up causing mischief with her new friends, but also making things better. They even do that "Evil Villian – Fad Dylan Dooper" sketch, where "Bunny" turns the villain to the good side…with a lot of funny, may I point out.
A while into it, I feel Chad's gaze on me, and I feel safe…but a little awkward.
"What you looking at, Cooper?" I ask, and he laughs.
"My beautiful girl." He replies, "It's better than watching So Random…although, it is an episode all about m'lady."
I grin, "You really like me way too much, don't you?" I say, and he smirks.
"I would say yes, but that would go against my cool guy image."
I laugh, "You lost that image a long time ago."
"I know I did," He shrugs, moving a strand of hair from in front of my eyes, "And I'm glad, coz my life is better now. A lot better. Thanks to you."
His phone then beeps for a text before we get to kiss, and I groan as he has a look. He then texts the person back and gives me a sad look.
"You gotta go?"
"Just to take a quick call," He says, "I'll only be a second…and I may have to go to the bathroom. That okay with you, Miss Munroe?"
I roll my eyes, "It's fine, you little freak."
He grins, "Ah, but I'm your freak." (A/N: Cliché. What am I saying? Channy is, as I keep saying, the perfect cliché!)
He kisses me on the head before heading towards the curtain, going behind it. Hmm… the bathroom isn't that way…
I forget it and decide to carry on watching.
Chad's POV
"NUGGET!" (A/N: Suite Life joke ;) Which I don't own. Random DC in the middle of the chappie. OK, ignore me)
Everyone bursts out laughing at this joke. Everyone but me. What people find funny in this lame excuse for entertainment, I'll never know. Shut up, you called off the rivalry, remember? Oh yeah…It's still not funny. I instead decide to call my attention off of the show and onto Sonny…
Ah, Sonny…I really hope she's gonna appreciate all this. What I am soon to do will either go really well or will suck terribly. I hope she loves it. I must say, I also hope the Randoms appreciate all this. It was my idea, after all…OK, everything but the Sonny So Random episode was my idea.
Sonny flinches, before turning to see me, a sort-of smirk on her face.
"What are you looking at, Cooper?"
I laugh, "My beautiful girl."
She grins, "You really like me way too much, don't you?"
I decide to take that as a good thing.
"I would say yes, but that would go against my cool guy image."
She laughs at my attempt to bring back the late CDC, "You lost that image a long time ago."
"I know I did," I say, before taking a strand of her silky hair and tucking it behind her ear, "And I'm glad, coz my life is better now. A lot better. Thanks to you."
She smiles at me in that incredibly cute smile and suddenly, all the laughter and fans surrounding us die away. It's just the two of us. We're close to kissing…
BEEP!
Ah, a phone. The ultimate moment-ruiner. I look at the phone. A text from Tawni.
We need you now for the finale! Hurry up! Tell her u need the bathroom. T
I roll my eyes at her impatience.
I'm on my way! Geez, and…ur nickname is now T? Seriously? *eye roll*. Be there in a sec.
I put away the phone and Sonny gives me a sad look.
"You gotta go?"
"Just to take a quick call," I say, standing, "I'll only be a second…and I may have to go to the bathroom. That okay with you, Miss Munroe?"
She chuckles, rolling her eyes, "It's fine, you little freak."
I laugh in my old cocky way, tossing my phone from one hand to the other and then back, "Ah, but I'm your freak."
I go down the stairs and into the curtains, to behind the scenes at So Random. I avoid the stage, passing behind it to get to my car outside, where my guitar sits neatly in the back of it. I take it out of its case, the black shining so I can see my reflection in it. That would've pleased me before, but now I'm happy it's shining because it'll be perfect for Sonny, and everything has to be perfect for Sonny. She deserves it.
I run into the set, guitar slung on my back, just to see a whole bunch of people gathered around the set, along with the cast. Tawni sees me and heads my way.
"You're late!" She says, "Where were you?"
"Just getting my friend." I say, patting the guitar on my back.
"Alright," She says, "Well, you're almost on. We're gonna go introduce you, and then it's all up to you. Good luck out there."
"You too." I say, before the Randoms, my new…friends, walk out onto the stage. I take a deep breath. OK, Chaddy, it's all up to you…
"…A very special guest singing a new song for our favourite ex-cast member…ladies and gentlemen, Chad Dylan Cooper!"
My heart starts to race, not for the cameras, I'm used to them. But…for Sonny. I take a deep breath again, before the curtain lifts. Fans of Channy or just me in general scream but all I can see is Sonny as I play the first chord. Here we go…
Sonny's POV
I wait impatiently for Chad while the break goes on. Where is he? It's been 5 minutes. That's one long bathroom break…
"Let's get back to So Random!"
I groan. Hurry Chad…I have to admit, I'm having fun. I miss the show now…and I bet Chad was something to do with this whole "Sonny" episode of So Random.
The whole cast then stand out on the stage, smiling. Ah, I miss being on that stage… STOP SONNY! YOU DON'T!
"Now, it's almost the end of our Sonny Munroe special," Nico says, stressing my name, "But before it's over, we have a musical guest for you all to enjoy."
"Yes, we do," Tawni says, "A very special guest singing a new song for our favourite ex-cast member…ladies and gentlemen, Chad Dylan Cooper!"
WHAT?
The curtain behind them lifts to show Chad sitting on a stool, looking a little shy. He looks up at me and smiles, before a beautiful sound comes from his beautiful guitar. Then he starts to sing…
My pretty baby, when you're walking down the street
You catch the hearts and minds of everyone you meet
My life has changed ever since that day I met you
But darlin', that's because you know I can't forget you
Oh, it's a dream come true
That I could find someone like you
Oh, pretty baby
It's such a fantasy
That someone like you could ever be mine
So come and take my hand
And try to understand
That no-one can compare
To My Sonshine
To My Sonshine
Oh, yeah…
It isn't long into the song before I'm beaming like a Cheshire Cat. And Chad said my song was amazing…
Soon enough, Tawni has climbed up to where I'm sat, and beckons me to come down. I smile, following here down the stairs as Chad continues to sing…
You bring out a side of me that no-one's ever seen
You've turned my world around, you've taught me how to dream
Your eyes, your smile, and the room lights up with your laughter
It's like a fairytale, a happy ever after
Started off as enemies
But now I'll tell you, if you listen please
Oh, pretty baby
It's such a fantasy
That someone like you could ever be mine
So come and take my hand
And try to understand
That no-one can compare
To My Sonshine
By the end of the second chorus, I'm stood right next to Chad, who grins and winks at me, but that doesn't distract him from giving the best performance of his life. He then stops playing at the bridge and some other guy takes over, but he continues to sing, looking right into my eyes. I smile. With that look, a guitar slung over his back, a grin the size of Texas, and the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard, I'm more in love with him then I ever have been.
Who would've though
It would ever turn out this way?
After all that fighting
Every single day
But don't you realise now
You're the reason I breathe
So come and take my hand
And try to believe
Ooh, believe what I say
Coz I wouldn't have it any other way
He then lets go of my hand, grabbing his guitar from behind his back again, playing once again, putting in a whole lot of effort, grinning the whole time. He honestly can't take his eyes off me as all the Randoms pull me into a huge hug…even Tawni! That makes my smile even bigger.
Oh, pretty baby
It's such a fantasy
That someone like you could ever be mine
So come and take my hand
And try to understand
That no-one can compare
To My Sonshine
To My Sonshine
Oh, to my Sonshine
So come and take my hand
And try to understand
That no-one compares to you
Oh, my Sonshine
To My Sonshine
Oh, to my Sonshine
As my final hug comes from the whole cast, Chad fishes me out of the bunch, taking my hands once again and singing the last few lines. As the last note comes, I giggle, hugging him tight as a roar of applause comes from the audience.
"And I suppose you had something to do with this whole thing, didn't you?" I ask him, and he grins.
"Well, I had a little help from some friends of ours."
He looks over at the Randoms, smiling, and I blink.
"You guys are getting along now?"
He pulls me into a hug, "Happy birthday, Sonshine."
After a few seconds of hugs, an immediate chant comes from the audience of "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" and Chad laughs.
"Shall we give them what they want?"
"Bring it on." I say, before wrapping my arms around him tightly and leaning in for the kiss that causes a squeal from everyone in the audience.
Bliss.
After a while, I get tapped on the shoulder, and I turn to see Tawni.
"Mind if I cut in?" She asks, and I smile.
"Not at all."
"I'm…I'm sorry." She says, "I was awful to you guys. While Chad was writing that song I realised how much you guys really meant to each other…he showed me your song. All the effort he put into all this…he really loves you. And you really love him. I'm sorry for what I did, I was so wrong, you guy are made for each other…please forgive me?"
I smile, "Now, why wouldn't I?"
She grins, before hugging me. For the first time in forever, this hug isn't awkward. And I like it.
"I love you." She says, "You know, as a friend."
I laugh, "I know. I love you too." The others tap me on the back and I laugh. "I love you all. Thank you so much for this."
"So, you'll come back to So Random?" Grady asks with a puppy-dog face, and everyone else, including Chad, follows. I grin.
"Of course I will!"
A cheer once again erupts, and Nico smiles.
"Everyone – Sonny! Sonny! Sonny!"
It isn't long before everyone's cheering my name and I blush as red as a tomato. Tears well up in my eyes, but tears of joy, not sadness. Chad's the first to notice.
"Aw, come here." He says, hugging me tight.
"Thank you," I whisper, "Thank you for the best birthday ever."
"You're welcome," He says, "M'lady."
"Well, that's all for tonight!" Zora says, "See you next time!"
Giggles go on behind the scenes, and I smile. Life is sweet, perfect, and I love it.
"It's good to be home!" I say, and Tawni smiles.
"It's good to have you home!"
"Aw, thanks Tawn." I say, before focusing on Chad, who, remember, is jobless. "So, what are you gonna do now?"
"I have a plan." He winks, and at that moment, three people burst into the room. My Mom, Chad's manager, and…the guy who signed Chad up for Camp Hip-Hop 2 that time. Mr Williams…
"Sonny!" Mom hugs me tight, "I missed you! Why didn't you tell me you were back!"
I ignore Chad being towed away by his manager and Mr Williams, and just hug my mother.
"I didn't even know I was coming back!" I say, "It was Chad's idea."
"Well, thank Chad for me." She says, "I'm so glad you're back! I missed you like crazy!"
"I missed you too, Mom." I say, tears welling in my eyes again, and at that moment, Chad comes back from the corner with a grin plastered on his face.
"What's got you so happy?" I ask, and he laughs a glad-to-be-alive laugh.
"Mr Williams just offered me a recording contract!"
I grin, "Oh, Chad!"
I hug him tight, him picking me up in his arms and swinging me round and round until I feel dizzy. He then puts me down. I remember Chad loves music, as much as acting, if not, maybe more. Well, he did tell me once it was the thing he really loved the most, besides me. There's a lot of surprising stuff I know about Chad.
"And I'll still be able to act too." He says, "When I find something…I can't wait!"
"I'm so proud of you!" I say, hugging him tight.
And so, what began as a rivalry of two shows became a love story of highs and lows. Me and Chad are perfect for each other – we didn't listen to all the naysayers, we listened to ourselves, our hearts. And now, we're the perfect couple, and always will be.
No matter what…
AWWWWWWWWWW!
Didja like Chaddy's song? Didja like the whole thing? LOL
Well, that's it! :'( Not really...there's an epilogue, more like a best-of episode, but I have something planned for it, so it'll be up soon, but if you have any plans for any parts of the story I should include as one of Sonny/Chad's flashbacks, that'll be cool :)
Also, I've been thinking of making my own Youtube account, where I'll put up those two songs I wrote so you know what they actually go like, and maybe some others. Would anyone check it out if I did so? I'd link it to Fanfiction and everything, so hope you guys support it! It's not certain yet, but it's possible. So yeah, please tell me :D
Keep an eye out for the last-last chapter of the Loving The Enemy series! And remember to review! :D (that means you Chad :P) [I'm not going crazy, only one person will get this]. ;)
See ya laterz! :D