Thanks so much for all the reviews! you guys are a.m.a.z.i.n.g!!! :D OK, so if you didn't read my little rant last chapter, I'll tell you again!
I'm planning on making this story 20 chapters long and doing a sequel... or I can just keep adding to this story -- whichever you guys think is best :D
Let me know!
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Sonny gave Chad a comforting smile as they stood backstage at their last interview of the trip. Their bags were almost completely packed for the trip back to LA, and Sonny felt sad that their time was almost up.
"Hey." Chad gave her a grin and brushed a hand over her cheekbone, "It'll work out."
"You're right. My dad might need some charming, though." Sonny giggled.
He rolled his eyes and turned towards the stage crew member who was looking at a clock, "You're on in ten seconds."
Sonny sighed, "You ready, Chad?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." He smirked and leaned down to give her a small kiss, he moved to her ear to whisper, "You don't know how happy I am to be able to do that."
"Wanna bet?" She mumbled as she connected their lips again.
He chuckled as they pulled away and shot the stage director a glare when he pushed them towards the side of the stage and shouted, "You're on!"
"Welcome to the show, Sonny Monroe and Chad Dylan Cooper!" A young woman exclaimed from her chair. The other lady sitting next to her clapped her hands loudly, and they both got up to give Sonny and Chad a welcoming hug.
After the crowd died down and everyone was seated, the blond host turned to the stars with excitement written all over her face.
"So… how is Hollywood's hottest couple?" She grinned.
Sonny couldn't help but crack a smile, "We're doing great, thanks for asking."
Chad chuckled from beside her, and reached over silently to grab her hand.
The other host, a tall redhead, reached over to a table beside her and picked up a newspaper, "We've all seen the pictures… what everyone wants to know is, what is the truth?"
"Well…" Chad shrugged, "We are sharing the same suite. But we weren't sleeping with each other like the photograph suggests, figuratively speaking that is."
"So it's a case of photo-shopping?" The blond host asked, "Were you actually sleeping in the same bed though?"
Sonny looked up at Chad quickly before nodding, "Yes… yes we are sharing the same bed, I'm not going to lie." She blushed slightly as she turned to the audience, "But just because we shared a bed doesn't mean that we had sex."
"I heard in another magazine that you had a purity ring, Sonny. Is that what stopped you guys from sleeping together?" The host asked, and turned back to Sonny.
"No, I don't have a ring." Sonny shrugged, "But I'm still a virgin, and I plan on waiting for the right moment… whether it be until marriage, or whenever. I'll know who I'm going to give it to, when the time comes."
"And you, Chad?"
He grinned, "I could say the same thing Sonny said."
"So all those rumors before… they were just false?" The blond questioned, and a few audience members let out sounds of confusion.
"Yes." Chad nodded, "But isn't that what rumors are? Fake?"
The red headed host nodded and gave him a smile, "You're right! I've never really thought of it that way before."
"Moving on, tell us something about your relationship so far." The blond host motioned to the audience, "We're all dying to know!"
Sonny laughed, and Chad gave her a questioning glance. She leaned over and whispered, "I'll answer." in his ear. "We're like any regular couple, and I hope everyone will see it that way. If Chad and I weren't actors, there wouldn't be people taking pictures of us, and there's really no reason for us to be stalked by photographers now."
"Normal couples wonder what they're doing for their next date." Chad frowned, "We're wondering how to avoid the paparazzi if we step out of our hotel room."
Both hosts nodded, understandingly, "We've experienced this a couple times as well, but definitely not to your extent."
"Everyone wants to know how we're doing, and they want pictures and videos to prove it." Chad shook his head, "Sometimes I just wish we could keep things between us, the way it's supposed to be."
The blond host gave him an apologetic smile, "I hope we don't seem like the bad guys, we're trying to bust the bad rumors."
"According to Entertainment Weekly, you're engaged to get married in the spring." The redhead added, and she chuckled.
Sonny blushed, "Oh no, we're not engaged! I'm only going to be 17 in a few months, I'm way too young."
"You're never too young for love, Sonny." Chad teased her, and chuckled as her blushing cheeks darkened.
"Just because someone's in love, doesn't mean they're engaged." She smirked.
"We would know." He mumbled to her, and turned to face the hosts again.
The redheaded host grinned, "Next -- What are your plans for when you go back to LA?"
"We'll just go back to what we were doing before." Chad gave the audience a smile when they started clapping, "I'll shoot Mackenzie Falls, she'll be a Random… and yet, we'll still make things work between us."
"I can't wait to get back on So Random." Sonny exclaimed, "I've been waiting my whole life to be a comedian, and I just love being with the cast."
"We love watching you!" The blond nodded, and the audience started clapping again. "Have you heard about any new episodes that we can get a sneak peak of?"
Sonny shook her head, "No, we all contribute to the sketches. We come up with a bunch of sketches in time for Friday's show, and everyone has ideas. So really, I don't even know what the show is going to be like until Friday."
The hosts laughed along with the audience, then turned to Chad. "And you, Mr. Cooper?"
"Ah yes… what will happen next in Mackenzie Falls?" He gave them a mischievous look, "It's a secret to everyone. Our next season is being written right now, and apparently there's going to be some character twists going on… but when hasn't that happened?"
The redheaded host looked down at Sonny's neck, and her eyes widened. The blond followed her gaze and gasped, "Is that a…"
Sonny looked down and blushed, "It's a Tiffany locket."
"It's so beautiful!" The blond gushed, "My husband proposed to me with a Tiffany ring. Who did you get it from?"
"Chad bought it for me." She ginned proudly up at Chad, who gave her a lopsided smile back.
The audience all gasped, some in surprise, and others in jealousy. Sonny blushed at the feeling of all eyes on her, and she leaned against Chad's shoulder to hide herself a little.
The redheaded host put a hand on her heart in mock jealousy, "Chad Dylan Cooper, you really are the perfect guy." She giggled, "Don't take it the wrong way Sonny, I'm not going to steal him."
Sonny laughed, "I hope not."
Chad rolled his eyes and squeezed their connected hands.
"Ok, for our final few minutes of the show, we just want to give you something to remember the city by." The blond host grinned and waved a few stage crew members onto the set, each had a bag in their arms.
Sonny's eyes widened as she was handed one of the bags, and Chad the other.
"Oh, we couldn't!" She whispered.
They both shook their heads, "It's our treat. It may not be a Tiffany necklace, but we hope you love it. Go ahead and open them!"
Sonny grinned at Chad and they both pulled out a white T-shirt from their bags. There was 'I Love NYC' on the front in black letters, and a red heart.
"Aw, thanks so much!" Sonny exclaimed, but then noticed the bag was still heavy. She reached inside to pull out a collapsing stack of postcards. She grinned and unfolded each photograph, quickly studying the first few photos.
"This is amazing, thank you so much." Chad grinned as he pulled out his own set of postcards. He put his gifts back in the bag and Sonny followed his lead. The music for the closing of the show came on and the hosts turned to the camera.
The blond haired host smiled, "Thanks for watching."
"And a special thanks to our guests-" The red head continued.
"Sonny Monroe and Chad Dylan Cooper. Goodbye and Goodnight everyone!" They both finished, and Sonny and Chad waved into the camera as it shut off.
They all stood up to hug one another again, and said quick goodbyes before walking off the set.
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Sonny woke up the next morning and caught Chad's gaze. She sighed and stretched her arms, "What?"
"Nothing." He mumbled, "Just watching you sleep."
"Chad!" Her voice pleaded, embarrassed, as she turned away from his eyes.
He snickered, "I'm not going to be able to do it for a while, I wanted to burn it into my memory."
She rolled her eyes and rolled over to check the clock, "Didn't you say we should start getting ready around 8?"
"Yeah."
"It's eight fifteen you dork!" She exclaimed and jumped out of bed, "You can take a shower, I took one yesterday."
He shrugged, "So did I."
She giggled, "But you're the one who needs it."
"That cut deep, Sonny. Real deep." He pretended to stab his heart with an imaginary dagger.
"Getting ready for Mackenzie Falls?" She giggled.
He snickered again and walked over to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
She sighed and reached for her most comfortable outfit in her whole bag, knowing that the flight would be long… and waiting for the plane would take even longer.
Sonny was folding the waistband of her sweatpants to make them lower on her waist when Chad walked out of the bathroom, clad in jeans and a T shirt.
She smiled at the simplicity of his outfit and pushed him aside as she moved to go to the mirror. Not even three minutes later she was done with makeup and decided to just put her hair in a ponytail.
Chad was taking a last check through the hotel room incase they forgot anything, and Sonny reached for her purse that was sitting on the bed.
He stuck his head back in the bedroom, "Nothing out here. I think we've got it all."
She smiled and walked out of the bedroom and into the living room where their bags were sitting. With one last look around the room, Chad grabbed a bag in each hand and started out the door. Sonny grabbed the small remaining duffel bag and followed behind him.
After catching a cab, they arrived at the airport and went to check in.
Chad reached over and grabbed her hand, "We're going home."
She smiled, "It does feel good to be going back."
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Ok, another short chapter... but I wanted to get that interview in there, and I decided to add Channy's last morning in the hotel... next chapter is when they arrive home :D