Yes, Olden is a word (surprising right?). It means old, if you haven't already guessed that. Chad's getting a little bit out of character. Apologies!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! SORRY THIS IS A CHRISTMAS EVE CHAPTER! I got dates a little messed up when I wrote this.
I would also like to say that I am sorry but it may be a couple of days before I post the next chapter.
Remember, spelling mistakes in Chad's text's are suppose to be there!
Sorry for long Authors Note but I would also like to shout out to myjumpingsocks for her model reviews, I love getting reviews from all of you guys, but I was happy because she pointed out things she liked in the story AND things she wasn't sure of. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE REVIEWS! 28! If we get to 30 I will probably do a dance!
REALY LENGTHY CHAPTER IS THIS A BAD OR GOOD THING?! Let me know! Sorry to anyone who find the length annoying, I just couldn't find a place to split it into two chapters…the long chapter is a Christmas present! Even though it is a little sad at the end…
*Aunt: Velma
*Uncle: Curtis
*Cousin: Alec 10
*Cousin: Chris 11
*Cousin: Karen 5
*Cousin: Olivia7
**Father: Greg Munroe
**Brother: Daryl 14
*Aunt on fathers side: Jenny
*Uncle on fathers side: Keith
*Cousin: Alexandra 16
*Uncle: Chase
*Cousin: Mary 15
On The Fifth day of Christmas my True Love Gave To me, some Olden Strings
I yawned, sitting up, remembering that I was kind of going out with Chad. It was true though, it would be complicated if we went definite and public and blah, blah, blah. I think, that this would be our little way of testing it. I didn't try to pull an all-nighter last night. I think my brother may have tried to, but he had to wake up early today anyways. HAHA sucker! At this moment, I actually realised what today was. It was December 24, Tomorrow, was Christmas. I realised how excited I was, and quickly ran to get changed. I felt like having a productive day, so I slipped into some kind of skinny jeans (they were technically skinny jeans but weren't skin tight) and a tee-shirt. I hopped downstairs, excited for the day. I walked into the kitchen to get some food.
"It is going to be so fun!" Mary said a little excited to my brother.
"What is?" I asked, bouncing over.
"I'm going to have to share a room with you guys. Alexandra has been in mine for awhile so we didn't want to move her while the room was already infected so they are moving me. I'm sorry if I squash the room in their…but quit frankly, talking with Alexandra was like talking to a conceited wall. All she would do is talk about boys, make-up, drama, and Degrassi. I think she has an obsession over that show. It's not healthy," I laughed.
"Aw, come on girl, who cares about the amount of space in a room! It'll be fun!" It was kind of a lie, she'd be going to bed early, and we'd have to be quiet. Yuck. But, that isn't something you can complain about, it's just they way she is. They smiled and we filled each other in on plans.
"I'm not doing anything today, my dad say's he has to do some Christmas shopping that I can not be present for," she said with a smile. This reminded me, I had to do some Christmas shopping too! Hollywood had a lot of malls, and for some reason they were open on Christmas Eve (A/N sorry but I realised after I wrote this that things weren't technically open on Christmas Eve, but we can imagine people!) I'd just go to the one he wasn't at.
"Hey, do you guys want to go to the mall? I already have your presents," the two smiled.
"Of course!" They both said high-fiving each other. I smiled. I knew there was one more person I had to invite with us. The person I kind-of-hated-kind-of-going-out-with-have-a-crush-on. In simpler words, Chad. I grabbed my cell and started texting.
Sonny: Hey Chad want to go to the mall with my brother and other cousin (one you haven't met yet.)?
Chad: Depends, how old is this cousin?
Sonny: 15, why?
Chad: is she an obsessive fan girl like yo other cuz?
Sonny: HA-HA wow you think everyone loves you, you'll see, that this 15 year old, won't be impressed by you at all.
Chad: everyone, is obsessed with me Sonny.
Sonny: I said impressed, not obsessed.
Chad: is there a difference?
Sonny: I'm guessing you dropped out of High School for acting right?
Chad: ha, so funny, im rollin on the floor drowning in tears of laughter.
Sonny: LOL, so are you coming?
Chad: Sure, ask your cuz and bro if they want to ride in a convertible instead of…whatever you call that thing in your drive-way.
I rolled my eyes and turned to the two friends.
"Did you want to go to the mall in Chad's convertible?" I asked Daryl rolled his eyes,
"You invited that bum?"
"Yup,"
"What colours the convertible?"
"Blue," like his eyes...
"Awesome." I chuckled and responded.
Sonny: Kay, we'll ride in your car. Pick us up at…well how about 20 minutes?
Chad: How about now?
Sonny: Give us at least 10 minutes!
Chad: Fine!
Sonny: Fine!
Chad: Good!
Sonny: Good! Now let's stop this. Cya.
Chad: Yep.
***
I walked out to Chad's convertible. Chad stepped out and walked up to us.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey, so this is Mary." I said, gesturing to my beautiful cousin. You could tell in her features she would never hurt a fly. She looked sweet, intelligent, happy, shy, she wore all of her traits on her face. Looks can be deceiving defiantly didn't apply to her, and I think Chad noticed that, which is why he didn't try to impress her like I knew he would of is she looked any different.
"Hello," he said with a smile, and she waved. She and Daryl climbed into the back seat of the car.
"Where are we off too?" he asked as we all strapped in.
"The Grove," (A/N Real place I got no idea what it looks like though!) I told him. Mary's father was going to go to a different mall.
"'Kay," off we drove. My brother randomly started rambling on about how Mackenzie Falls is stupid.
"Have you actually seen that TV show? It is so degrading! The guys are always fighting over women, ready to kill each other, and then they are friends again! Next thing you know the girls cheating on both of them with another man! And what's with Mackenzie, no one acts like that, 'Just because I don't love you, doesn't mean I don't care, the time for talking, is over…'" my brother did the funniest impersonation of Chad ever, and even Mary laughed a little.
"Well, girls like that kind of stuff, it's not my fault you're a little fruity and watch a girls show," Chad said, defending his TV show, even I had to laugh at this; him making fun of my brother. HA! Normally, I'd hit him for doing so, but that was funny.
"Way to stick up for me Sonshine." Daryl said, narrowing his eyes at me.
"Sorry kid brother, it was funny." I said sticking my tongue out at him.
"No it wasn't, you thought laughing at Chad's jokes would make him like you even more, even though it's not really possible, he's head over heels." Chad choked on his water he was drinking.
"Excuse me?" Chad said in a mono-tone voice. My brother was still 14, he just acted older most of the time, but he had those moments.
"Ya heard me. Don't go breaking my sister, I know how complicated you are." I was going to kill him! My brother was being such a…errrr!
"Hey squirt, don't be threatening people bigger then you." Chad scoffed.
"Hey Mr. pimple on forehead, you'd never hurt Sonny's brother, you couldn't hurt her feelings." Chad looked in his mirror in shock.
"Sheesh kitty down." Mary laughed. Apparently this wasn't going to settle my brother down. His eyes were narrowed at Chad and he was ready for a fight.
"What is with you Munroe's? Must you all argue with me?" Chad asked; he was right it must run in the family. he looked away from the mirror, finally noticing that there was no pimple on his perfect forehead. Hey! He was kind of my boyfriend I could say that about him!
"I only argue with people who are not worthy of my sister's time." My brother glared at him again. He was acting like he was drunk or something! Now, I know he wasn't, but it is still a good comparison.
"Oh really, well…" Chad began,
"Stop it! Just stop it! Daryl; shut up it is none of you business, Chad… just ignore him." Chad rolled his eyes and kept driving. It was quiet the rest of the way to the mall. We finally got there, and Daryl angrily got out of the back seat pulling Mary with him.
"Hey, do you have your cell?" I asked. Hey, I was responsible for them.
"Yes." he said, waving it around in the air. He and Mary walked off. He was really infuriated.
"Woah, I thought you said your brother was happy and full of joy," Chad said, shaking his head as my brother walked off.
"He is, normally, he's just having an off day," I defended.
"Pfft, maybe he's just angry you tell him about your feelings. You can't do that to a brother, it triggers this random protective thing inside them; I have two other sisters…I should now," I stared at him incredulously. I was more surprised he would care for his sisters, then his incorrect acusation…well not totally incorrect.
"I don't tell him anything!"
"Hmmm, okay how come he thinks I am complicated? You don't read that in magazines, you're the only one who says that," I stopped walking. I can't get myself out of this one. Thanks Daryl, just thanks.
"Well, um… he…uh. He just asked me why I was spending time with you! I just said I don't know and that you are complicated! Is that against the law? Am I going to Juvenile court for being a bad sib?" Chad just laughed.
"Wow, Sonny…wow," he chuckled and we finally walked inside the mall. It was very christmasey, Christmas songs in the background, Christmas signs in stores…well you know, go to a mall in your city during Christmas time!
"So, so you still have to do any shopping?" I asked him
"Nope, I'm done. Plus, I have people who shop for Chad Dylan Cooper." he he flipped his head a bit so his beautiful windswept bangs moved out of his eyes, it was extremely attractive.
"Whatever, so, your just going to watch me shop for other people?" I asked him, why did he say he'd come if he had already finished shopping?
"I guess, so have you already bought my gift?" he asked, actually curious for once. I kind of coughed.
"No. I'm going to of course…but…I just havn't seen anything yet."
"Were you actually going to but me a gift? Or are you only saying that because I'm here?" he scoffed.
"Obviously Chad…you're my…well I don't know kind of friend kind of more then friend. You just have to get presents for those." I laughed light-heartidly, punching his shoulder lightly.
"Oh, so you have a few of these, kind of friend more then a friend?" he joked. I just laughed again.
"So, your family…doesn't believe in... inner family relationships right?" Chad asked, I didn't know exactly what he meant.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Well, your cousin and brother are really close…they aren't like…dating are they?"
"Oh god no. I'm guessing your not close with most of your family," he just smiled at me, I pulled out a list from my pocket. Everyone I didn't get a gift for was on it. Most of it was easy;
Alexandra- Abercrombie Gift Card.
Alec- Transformers doll.
Chris- A computer game.
Karen and Olivia- Doll house.
Jenny and Keith- ???
Chase: A gingerbread House (a pre-made pack that we could construct as a family or something).
Mary- The world for her delicate fingers! Okay, just kidding, I have no idea. Money, so she can do what her little heart desires!
Daryl-Already got him something he doesn't freaking deserve.
Dad- Photo Album I made!
Chad- Uh…
Tawni- Pink fuzzy slippers.
Nico- Video Game.
Grady- Video Game.
Zora- Lava Lamp (beats out the night light Chad gave her).
I had already given the presents before holidays had started to the So Random! cast and crew, even Marshall got that stuff that makes hair grow! Chad watched in amazement when I breezed around to each store, grabbing exactly what I needed.
"Jeez Munroe, you going to slow down?" Chad asked me.
"Chad, I've only started." Finally, after I had gotten a gift for everyone (except Chad.) I texted my brother.
Sonny: Meet us in food court.
Daryl: Is Chad going to be idiotic?
Sonny: Give it up.
Daryl: Fine
Finally, we were all together. Mary looked a little…over excited…for some reason.
"What's with her?" I whispered to Daryl.
"She has found Red Bull," my brother declared. Oh god, well it can't make her that crazy, she's always so calm and surreal. Heh, I was wrong.
"So, Chad, it doesn't look like you have bought anything." She said, leaning her arm on Chad as if he was a wall.
"Um, no I haven't, do you need something?" he asked, raising his arm's in a karate-chop position.
"No way pal! Why do you act so cool! Let loose! Just be yourself!" she exclaimed, waving her hands in the air, drawing unwanted attention to TV's Chad Dylan Copper and Sonny Munroe.
"Jeez kid settle down!" he said, trying to turn from the looks of people.
"Kid, who you calling kid? I'm a couple months younger then you!" she laughed, punching him on the shoulder, hard i may mention.
"Darry, how many Red Bulls did she have?" Daryl looked like he was calculating numbers.
"Two or three…wait…maybe four…" I shook my head in dismay.
"Come on Hun, let's leave," I said putting my arm around her.
"Why! Why would we leave! You said you'd watch a movie with us! Why not know! Or do you and Chaddy have plans?" STAY WAY FROM RED BULL PEOPLE! JUST STAY AWAY! I'm sure it was only affecting her this way because she never really let loose. I don't know, I guess this stuff affects everyone differently.
"Yeah Sonny, why don't we watch a movie?" Daryl asked.
"Fine! Fine! Okay a movie! What movie?!"
"Twen-ty,twelve" she said it as if a song, her voice starting higher, then going lower.
"Not gonna happen, your dad would murder me, then my mom would burn me in fire, as my dad watched and laughed." That didn't some out as funny as I thought it was going to be. Chad looked at me as if I was a crazy person.
"Okay, well, let's watch something Christmasey, how about the sequel to Alvin and the Chipmunks." came my brother.
"Sure… I guess." Mary said a little sighy. Chad and I shrugged and walked to the movie theatre. (A/N I have no idea if there is a movie theatre in that mall…I guess I'll pretend it does). We bought our tickets and were about to sit down, when my brother cuts in front of me, so he could in-between Chad and I. I narrowed my eyes at him,
"What. Are. You. Doing?" I asked between clenched teeth.
"Come on Sonny, I want to get to know Chad, and sit beside my sis."
"You don't need to be so protective dude." Chad said, with a small smile.
"You don't need to be such a jerk dude," he said with a glare.
"Don't start! Shut up or we are leaving the movie right now!" I said to my brother.
"Whatever you say Sonshine." That was it, I couldn't take it.
"Come on, we are leaving." I grabbed my brother and dragged him out of the theatre, a helpless Chad was being pushed repeatedly by Mary.
"So Chad, what kind of frozen yogurt is that? MMMMMNNNN mine is peach. Yummy, yummy peach." she said.
"Why do you keep doing this!" I asked him while out of ear shot, "you are being so annoying! So what if Chad and I might be kind of going out! Your just being annoying…not stopping anything." he looked like a helpless little puppy then.
"Sonshine! What am I suppose to do! I can tell how much you guys like each other and its sickening! He is going to hurt you some how, you deserve a guy to be everything, not a jerk with good looks,"
"I understand how you feel, but your just going to have to let it happen. Darry, I know how to judge people, he is just terribly misunderstood. Can you trust my judgement?" He looked up at me with understanding eyes,
"Okay, but if he ever does anything, can I beat him?" I laughed,
"What can you do? You're a tall lanky fourteen year old boy," I said, messing up his dark brown hair.
"Hey, I've got my connections!" he laughed putting his arm around my shoulder. We walked back inside, and Chad let out the loudest sigh of relief as I sat down.
"I thought you ditched me with that!" he said pointing towards Mary, as she laughed hysterically,
"Their voices are just so high!" she squealed with laughter.
"Don't worry Chad, everything's fine," I said with a smile, looking towards my brother and back at him. He just smiled at me, not being his egotistical self. It was great.
***
After laughing as if there was no tomorrow during the movie, Mary had passed out in the back seat in the convertible.
"Darry, if you ever, EVER, let her near Red Bull again, you better sleep with your eyes open," I warned him, he laughed,
"Sure thing Sis," we pulled up into the yard of the house,
"Sonny, did you want me to carry her in? I doubt she's gonna wake up. Chad Dylan Cooper had muscles of steal," I laughed,
"And, what will her dad say, as he see's a random 16 year old boy he has never met, carrying his baby-girl inside, from out back of his convertible. Yeah, you better hope you have muscles of steal,"
"Fine, go get someone to get her then,"
"Fine,"
"Fine,"
"Good,"
"Good, are you going to get someone?"
"Yeah…" I quickly ran inside, bellowed for Chase, he came out, carried her inside, and in went my brother.
"So Sonny, you wanna come to my house?" he asked.
"Um, why?"
"Well, in my family, we always open one present before Christmas, your present, is at my house. Do you want it?" I froze.
"Um, yeah…I didn't exactly…get you a present yet,"
"Whatever Munroe come on," I hopped beside him in the convertible and we quickly drove up the road, pulling into his drive way. He opened the front door of his house, and I swear to god it looked pretty cozy. I expected a mansion with prissy family members, but it looked kind of like the house I had rented, but his was a little more extravagant. A reef was placed on the door, and a humongous Christmas Tree sat in front of the window. A girl who looked about 18 was watching a soap opera on the couch, tears fillings her icy blue eyes as her delicate hands used a tissue to wipe her tears away. Her extremely blonde hair was tied back, she was in purple sweat pants and a tank top. She was very beautiful and I felt insignificant compared to her, despite her tear-stained eyes. A premium brand of ice cream was sitting in her lap.
"Josh again?" Chad asked softly. She just shook her head up and down, and I had a sudden urge to hug this stranger. Chad looked away from her and walked to another room shaking his head, I followed, a little bit in awe of his perfect looking house. A girl who had the same cheek bones as Chad's, but beautiful hair like Taylor Swift's, stood in front of the oven.
"Chad! I'm trying to bake!" she said excitedly, then she turned around and noticed me.
"Shelia, why don't you get Fontini too cook?" Chad asked her, "You know what happened last time,"
"Hey, mom fixed her tooth! It's not like because we have the money that we should never do anything for ourselves!" she looked towards me, sizing me up and down, " You must be Sonny, nice to meet you! I'd shake your hand, but it kind of full of flour,"
"No problem, nice to meet you too Shelia," I was surprised his twin sister…wasn't like…him! Twins are suppose to act the same! Yet she was happy, polite, independent…and Chad…well he wasn't.
"Where's mom and dad?" Chad asked, sitting down on a chair, stealing a piece of dough on his finger from Shelia's spoon. He put it in his mouth, cringed a little, then looked back up to Shelia.
"Ha-Ha, so funny Chaddykins, Mom and Dad are at a Christmas Party. They wanted to show you off; but you weren't here," Chad sighed.
"Every single party! They can just say Chad Dylan Cooper is their son! Isn't that bragging enough!"
"I think that would ruin, their reputations," I answered quietly, Shelia laughed.
"Hilarious Sonny," he said, glaring at me.
"So Chaddy, why is your girlfriend…sorry I mean friend…well whatever she is…doing here?" Shelia asked, I blushed a little.
"I'm giving her, her present!" he said infuriated.
"Oh… okay well then you two better go upstairs…avoid Leah at all cost," Chad shook his head,
"Why won't she dump that dude once and for all, he is such an idiot! And then every time, I end up having to get some guy to go teach him a lesson, then at last minute, she calls it all off, and makes up with him,"
"I don't know, why do we breath? She strives for the drama, she wants her life like it is on TV. She wants the attention," she said sympathetically.
"Oh, come on Shelia, you know what she is doing isn't healthy,"
"Chad! Imagine your sister being severely famous, and you being nothing! It makes you want to be loved!"
"You always turn it back on me! Always! I'm sorry I had to be famous! Jeez, it is always my fault isn't it? Come on Sonny, let's go upstairs." I followed him upstairs as Shelia sighed,
"It's true!" she yelled. We finally reached his room, a massive bed, a sky blue coloured wall, a flat screen, Blue-Ray player, and tons of CD's and movies were in a case on the wall. He had some clothes strewn out on the floor. He walked to his over sized closet and pulled out a box with Christmas wrap that had Rudolph on it.
"Here, sorry about my sister, she likes breaking her heart for fun." he beckoned a little coolly, handing me the box. I quickly pulled off the wrapping paper, and opened up the box, inside were very classical looking Guitar strings.
"What are these for?" I asked him, moving my finger up and down the strings.
"Well, you get the second half of the present tomorrow,"
"Chad, it's obviously a guitar, you just showed me the strings," I told him with a look of sincerity, he was having another blonde moment.
"Well, maybe it is, maybe it isn't," he said playfully.
"Well, anyways, thanks," I smiled up at him.
"No problem." he smiled back, and we both leaned in, our lips touching, we both smiled into the kiss, then he moved away too quickly.
"My sisters, always barge in when I have a girl over,"
"Why?"
"I don't know they are just freaky that way,"
"How long do they give…" I began, he cut me off,
"Long enough to do this again," and he kissed me again, a little deeper this time, he wrapped his arm around my waste. He stopped, at the worst time imaginable.
"They are coming upstairs, I can hear them," he said, well I couldn't hear them.
"What do you mean? I can't hear…" the door creaked a little as a head slipped through the door.
"See I told you Shelia, nothing," said his sister. I think I heard Chad said her name was Leah.
"Yeah, so that means you can leave," Chad said stubbornly.
"Sonny," Leah said, inviting herself into the room, "Why do you put up with Chad? Isn't he kind of cold for your personality? Aren't you afraid of him hurting you?" I thought hard,
"Well, why do you put up with this Josh guy I've heard about?" she smiled.
"Thanks Sonny, although, you should really tease your hair a bit better." and she left the room. I really wanted to know why she did! It would explain a lot for me.
"Soooo, what's going on in here?" came Shelia, she bounced in, flipping her Taylor Swift hair back. She looked down to the gift beside me, "Chaddykins! You gave her your old guitar strings! They meant so much to you when you still played!"
"Well thanks for ruining it Shelia," Chad said sarcastically.
"Woops,"
"You play guitar?" I asked stunned. If Chad Dylan Cooper was beside a guitar and he wanted to play it, I thought he'd hire someone to play it for him.
"I used to," he said, I was about to ask him more when my phone vibrated. I answered.
"Hello?" there was no caller ID…
"Where in heavens name are you! You come home, drop everyone off, then leave?!" came my mother's worried voice. Whoops, I forgot to tell her.
"I'm so sorry mom! I'm at Chad's, he was just giving me a Christmas gift,"
"Are there adults there?" she asked sternly.
"Um, does his 18 year old sister count? That is a legal adult," I laughed lightly.
"Get. Home. Now." my mom demanded.
"Okay, see you soon." I said with fake enthusiasm. My mom just hung up, and I put my cell back in my pocket.
"Oh my gosh, I NEED to get home, or I'll be murdered," I grabbed the box with the guitar strings and ran downstairs, grabbing my coat and running down the street to my house.
***
"Grounded! Mom no!" I begged. She was grounding me on Christmas Eve, in front of my relatives, for a week!
"Sonny! You didn't tell us where you were going, you end up going to a boys house, and you didn't even call! It's 10:30 young lady and you just ran down the road alone!" I looked at her in dismay,
"It was Chad! Chad isn't classified as just a boy!"
"There all the same Sonny I don't really care! Go to your room!" I stomped upstairs, severely angry.
"Connie, she's right, I've met Chad, he wouldn't do anything bad to her," I heard Mary say softly, the Red Bull dowsyness was still there in her voice, but most of it had warn off.
"I don't care! That is not the point! She has to say where and when she's going!" my mom was really mad. My brother smiled as I walked into the room, then noticed my face and decided to leave. I laid down in my bed, not bothering to change into pj's. My phone vibrated, and a message from Chad was there,
CDC: You get home okay?
Sonny: I'm grounded.
CDC: Ouch.
Sonny: Yeah.
CDC: dat really, really, sux.
Sonny: Obviously Chad!
CDC: kay I get it your not in a good mood…
Sonny: A good mood!? My Christmas officially sucks!
CDC: Aw, come on, where's my Sunny Sonny?
Sonny: Getting hit hard with a dose of reality.
CDC: …
Sonny: You said your sisters always burst in when you bring a girl home…how many times do you do that then? Bring girls home?
CDC: well, come on what does meh past relationships actually have to do with this? I dont bring girls to meh house much,
Sonny: Yeah, right, your CDC breaking girls hearts all of the time.
CDC: Sonny, come on it's Christmas…
Sonny: Well it sure in hell doesn't feel like it.
*Sonny Munroe has turned off her phone*
I was really angry, and I don't know why. I was annoyed at Chad, my mom, and Christmas in general. I was mad because Chad's sisters were butting into Chad's life, I was mad because my mom just didn't understand, and I was mad that it didn't feel like Christmas. I hated being so down and in the dumps, but I was anyways.
So, what did you think of the chapter? It may surpise you that it was actually longer, I took out a couple paragraphs, because i had it that Alexandra and her family got sick... anyways did everyone enjoy their Christmas? I hope so, oh and if you don't celebrate Christmas, you having a great time off for school? I love to hear from you all, so click that button below :)
I ALSO MAY BE RE-WRITING THE FIRST CHAPTER TO GET RID OF STUPID SPELLING MISTAKES! Also, if you would like me to never write a long chapter again, please tell me, but please don't be too harsh about it please, it is christmas :)
Cya,
Sarahsota