Chad

I was so close to crushing Sonny's phone it wasn't even funny. I mean, if it wouldn't have gone off, I would've kissed her!

Wait a second. Kiss? Sonny? Me? Chad Dylan Cooper? Say what!?

I wasn't used to it, but for some reason…I wanted to kiss Sonny. I had to figure out whatever it was that was causing Sonny's bad luck so that I could stay away from her. I knew why I wanted her. Because I couldn't have her. She didn't want me. But, wait. She was going to kiss me back. Did that mean she liked me? Or was it just the scenery?

"Hello?" Sonny said into her phone. She was silent for a long time. I could tell that she was thinking hard about something. After a moment she said, "I'm sorry, Judy. I don't really remember that." Someone started screaming over the phone. I knew because I could hear them from two feet away. "Well, what do you want me to do!?"

I worded "What's going on" to Sonny. She just shushed me and turned around. Sonny took a really deep breath and then said, "Okay, I'll come as soon as I can." Then she hung up the phone.

"Who was that?" I asked.

"Remember how I told you about Judy?" I nodded. "Well, she found a whole lot of junk in her swimming pool. I don't remember what happened, so it's confusing to me, too. She wants me to come by and help her clean out the pool to see if I remember how it got there."

"When are you going to go?" I asked.

"If you wouldn't mind, now. It would get it out of the way and I really wanna see if I can remember anything." she replied.

I slowly nodded my head. Sonny smiled. She looked out into the rain and closed her eyes. For a moment she looked sad. As quickly as that look appeared, another one of curiosity showed up. Out of nowhere, she went into a sprint towards the pond.

She was already soaked, it didn't really matter if she jumped into the pond or not. I would've joined her, but my pride felt sore. I felt like she'd rejected me, although I knew that she was going to kiss me. If it weren't for her phone, we would've kissed. Damn that phone!

I could've sworn she was going to jump in, but she stopped right at the edge. Then she started to slowly back up. I do mean, slowly. She only made two steps when something in the water popped out.

"Sonny! Move!" I yelled.

She wanted to, but she got pinned between a wall and the thing. I still hadn't seen what it was. I stopped, and looked at it. I rubbed my eyes a couple times. One more time. It was still there. Okay, this was freaky.

"What is up with all the screaming!?"

That came from the woman who came out of the pond. She was pretty. She was tall and thin. She was wearing some sort of costume that gave her skin a golden tint. I don't mean tan, I mean gold. She had red hair and freckles and she was wearing a green dress that looked like a ballerina's costume. Her shoes were the same green with leaves all over them. Her voice was light and made her sound like she was singing.

"You…you just came out of that water! You came at me like you were going to attack me! That's what's up with all the screaming." Sonny replied.

"I did no such thing. I was just making an entrance." She smiled and looked around. She spotted me and pointed. "You there! Did you not see that appearance? Wonderful, no? I love surprises and that was the best one yet!"

"Uh…who are you?" I asked. I'd been walking towards Sonny while the girl was talking and was now only a few feet away.

"My name is Jewel. I am her fairy." she said.

"A fairy? Right. Seriously, who are you?" I asked.

"You see? This is what I do not like about you humans. One of you gets one of and decides that they will write a fictional book about us. You all think that we are fake and when we come to help, you make fun of us." she scowled.

"What help are you talking about?" Sonny asked.

"Have you not noticed the unfortunate things that have been happening to you, Allison Munroe? I have an explanation, and if you do not know what I am talking about, then I shall take my leave." she warned.

"Wait! Yes, I've noticed the bad luck. I just don't know why I have it. It's really confusing." Sonny almost cried.

"Then listen to this:

"There is nothing worse than finding
that your puzzle nearly done,
The very last piece is missing
you wonder where it's gone.

But one day it will turn up
and you slot it in its place
The satisfaction is enormous
and the smiles back on your face

You were that missing piece for me
and finding you was sweet
I can stop the searching now
My puzzle is complete."

She practically sang it. She must be talking about Sonny's bad luck.

"What does that mean?" Sonny asked.

"It means that you need to keep looking to fix your luck. I will give you one more hint. The answer to your luck has always been there, but it is not complete. In order to figure this out, you need to talk to people. Anyone. If you are meant to figure this out, you will find the right people. I must go. Good luck," she chuckled.

Then she was gone. I was too busy looking at the spot where Jewel had been and hadn't seen Sonny. Was I still going to be able to help her? Would she still want my help? I was being torn in two different directions. Ever since I let Sonny sleep in my arms, I was feeling funny. I didn't want to stay with her, but I felt like I needed to. Then there was that thing with the kiss. That wasn't weird at all.

I looked over at Sonny, who was sitting on the ground, looking into the sky. I walked over and sat down next to her. "So," I said, looking into the sky with her. "What are we gonna do?" The rain was now a sprinkle, but every time I opened my eyes a drop would go in one of them and I would have to close them again. "Ah, how do you do this?" I asked.

When I looked back over Sonny was inches away from my face.

"Are you really going to help me?" she asked.

I took a really deep breath. There was nothing I wanted to do more than kiss Sonny right then and there. But I didn't at the same time. What was wrong with me? "If you want." I answered.

She laid back again. "Do you want to go get something to eat?" she asked.

My stomach growled at the sound of food. "Yes. I'm starving." I replied.

"Me, too. Know any good places?"

"Actually, I've only been to one place around here. It's really good. I always bring my dates there. It's the best place around here. I bring them there and then most of the time they want to go shopping. Girls I date don't really like things like this. They get bored easily." I explained.

"Chad, are you asking me on a date?" Sonny asked.

"No. I'm telling you that I've only been to one place around here. We can try somewhere else, if you want to."

"No, that's fine. I know, I was just kidding about the date. Let's go." She hopped up and started to walk.

"Sonny, I just remembered that we're soaked." I told her.

"That doesn't matter. We can pick something up in one of the shops." she replied with a smile.

I got up and ran over to her. We started walking our way up the slope and it was quiet. Normally, Sonny always had something to say. I looked over at her. Her hair may have been wet, but it was still shiny. I saw her eyes first. They were sad. That really wasn't like Sonny. They were more confused than anything, though.

She was thinking, that much I could tell. I looked down and expected to see a frown, but instead there was a smile in its place. She wasn't happy, but she was trying to make it seem like she was. I was going to take her to the best places around. Get her something nice, and then take her to get the best and fullest meal she had ever had.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.

"Like what?" I replied.

"You look...smug. What did you prove me wrong, now?" she said.

"I didn't prove you wrong about anything." I said, laughing. "Let's go and find something to wear, quick. I'm really hungry."

She laughed and nodded. We didn't have to drive anywhere. The car was in walking distance of everything. I found my favorite shop and brought Sonny in it. She was instantly consumed in dresses. She looked at a whole lot of them, and pretty soon she had ten dresses in her hands. I just told Jose, a regular employee, to get me something tasteful.

"Chad, come with me! I need your help." Sonny said. She led me to the dressing rooms, and pretty soon, I was making decisions about what looked good on Sonny. She had a pink one that was pretty, but the one that I liked the most was a black dress that had a red ribbon wrapped around it. I told her that it was the one I liked and she decided to buy that one.

"Is this all?" Jose asked Sonny.

"Ring up my outfit with it, too." I told him. Sonny was going to say something, I could tell, but she shut up when I pulled out my wallet. For a second she looked confused and then she spoke up.

"Chad, you don't have to buy my dress." she told me.

"Yes, I do. If I want to treat you to some place nice, then I want to buy the dress you are going to wear." I informed her.

"Then I get to pay for dinner." she said.

"I don't think you want to do that. We can split it half and half. Is that okay?" I asked.

She nodded while I paid for the clothes. She took the dress into the dressing room and put it on. When she came out she was beaming. I took my outfit, a black shirt, black slacks, and a black jacket, and made my way to the dressing room. Before I went in, I told Jose to get Sonny and me some shoes to go with our outfits.

He got me some socks and shoes and Sonny some red heels to go with the red ribbon on her dress. She looked pretty. I really liked that dress on her. She didn't say a word when she did it, but she wrapped her arm around mine.

"Ready to stun everyone?" I asked.

"You know it." she answered. We ran to the restaurant holding hands. It was because I didn't want Sonny falling in that cute dress.

When we got in, the hostess showed us to our table and gave us our menus.

"So, what do you think of it so far?" I asked.

"I think there's a lot of people around here that look how you act." she told me. I frowned. "I'm just kidding. I think I've already decided what I want."

"You've barely looked at the menu." I noticed.

"I don't have to." She smiled at me. I smiled back, but then I noticed that she was looking past me. I turned to see a waiter smiling at Sonny. I sighed.

Whatever, it's not like I want to be with Sonny.

"Will you excuse me for a minute?" she asked. Was it like I had any choice? She got up and started to walk, but she slipped. Her bad luck was kicking in again. She fell back and I caught her.

"Are you okay?" I asked. But I made the mistake of looking in her eyes. Suddenly, there was no one else in the place. I only saw Sonny. She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. "Sonny?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Chad." she said. She straightened herself and started walking back towards the waiter.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"To see that handsome thing over there." She pointed at the waiter.

I couldn't say anything. She started walking off and I swear I could hear my heart ripping. I'd never felt anything like this. Sure, I'd had break-ups, but no one had ever broken up with me before. But Sonny wasn't breaking up with me. We weren't even together. So why did I feel like this.

I couldn't let her know how I felt. I got up and went outside. I didn't bother telling Sonny where I was going; she was too busy with the waiter. I wasn't hungry anymore, and I wanted to relax. It was time for me to go back to the garden. On my way, though, I heard voices. They got louder as I got closer to the garden.

When I got there, there was a man and a woman sitting in the middle of everything. They weren't talking, and when I walked in they looked at me. The man smiled and the woman looked like she was about to clap.

"Finally you got here. We were waiting for you." the woman said.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"I am Melissa, and this is Calvin. We are here to help you." she explained.

"I doubt you can help me." I told her.

"We are going to help by explaining. We know that things are a little weird right now. It'll make sense in time. But Sonny is doing something wrong with her luck problem, and the more she does it, the more you fall in love with her." Calvin said.

"No way. Why would someone do that? Who?" I asked.

"Sonny has to find that out. Help her as much as you can. It will be hard, but you can't say a word to Sonny about this. It will all have a way of planning out. Now, go to her. Help her." Calvin said.

They then did what Jewel did; they disappeared. Sonny picked that moment to run into the garden.

"Hey. What are you doing out here? I was looking for you." she said.

"Oh, sorry. I just...needed to think." I replied.

She looked down for a minute, and then she hugged me. It was a long hug. This made me extremely happy. I was trying to fight this "love" off. It wasn't working very well.

"Sonny, I-"

She picked then to give me a kiss on the cheek. My heart was getting softer and softer. I needed to get home.

"Sonny, I need to get home." I said.

"Oh, okay." she replied.

We ran off to the car and she brought me to my house. I told her that I was going to stay there that night. She put up a fight but let me stay. What she didn't know was that I wouldn't be coming back.