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SPOV

We approached the car in a comfortable silence, taking in the quiet atmosphere and the warm morning sunshine. Hm, sunshine. I'm going to have to bug Chad about that sometime. But not now. It was a nice moment. Him trying to defend himself would probably not be pretty. We finally reached his convertible – it was so shiny I could see a reflection of my reflection in it. After putting the suitcases in the back, he went towards the front of the car and leaned casually on the hood, though I could see he was avoiding putting any weight on it.

"Checking my car, Munroe?" He smirked, his blue eyes glinting even more due to the bright sun and the sparkling car. I rolled my eyes.

"No more than I check you out, Chad." He seemed to take it as a complement. He broke out into the biggest, smuggest grin I have ever seen. I raised my eyebrows. Wow, he was slow. "Which means never, idiot."

The smile stayed, but the confidence behind it broke slightly, and he chuckled nervously.

"Ha, ha, I knew that. I am so not an idiot."

"Dream on, jerkthrob." He glared at me, then came over to the passenger side and opened the door for me. He was this pissed at me, and yet he was offering to open a door for me. Which he never did for anyone. For Chad, it wasn't ladies first. It was Chad Dylan Cooper, THEN ladies. I awkwardly squeezed past him to get into the car. My back was pressed into his chest for a few seconds, and I felt a ferocious blush climb my cheeks. When I had sat down in the stiff leather seat, I turned to smile at him politely.

"Thanks."

"Your welcome," he mumbled, and I swore I could see the faint memory of a blush on his face too. How strange. He clambered in, surprisingly clumsily, and then shoved the key in the ignition. I turned to him and stared at his face while he was facing away. However awful someone might be, if they're THAT hot, you are allowed to admire them right? I only thought of this excuse after I had been too caught up in my oggling. However, I had obviously been stupid to think he wouldn't catch me looking at him.

"That's low Munroe. You still manage to stare at me, when it's, what, 6AM? For a start I look pretty awful. And then there's the fact that you "hate" me…" I had of course averted my eyes to the window behind his head, and I suddenly became very interested in the tree that stood two cars away.

"What are you talking about? You're head was in the way of my eye focus. And, by the way, I prefer the messy look. It's kinda hot."

Crap.

I. Did. Not. Just. Say. That.

A massive, full-blown smile lit his lips. I was very surprised. He didn't even look smug, and he didn't even make a conceited remark. He just sat, facing me, his whole body twisted round so he could look straight into my eyes. For a few seconds his glistening eyes distracted me from the horror I had just put myself into. But even those deep distractions of pure ocean grey could not hold back my embarrassment any longer.

"Whoa. I am definitely incoherent today," I stated.

"Munroe, did you just say that I'm h-"

"I'm practically pissed on sleep deprivation right now, Chad. Don't let it get to your already very swollen head."

"Already has," and with that he winked at me and switched on the engine. The purr of the car was so different to the load honking of mine. Kinda like a comparison of me to him. Déjà Vu hit, and I realised I had just compared me and Chad's situation to Bella and Edward's. Even worse, I had sort of compared Chad to Edward friggin' Cullen. Wow. I must be really insane to do that.

I slowly sunk down into the seat and covered my already furiously red face with my clammy hands. This as gunna be a long drive…

CPOV

We had been driving for about a half hour. In this time, the heavens had opened, and a storm had hit so hard even I was scared. And nothing scares Chad Dylan Cooper.

Sonny had been utterly, stone-dead silent the whole time. She was probably still embarrassed about the whole 'hot' thing. It was normal for me though. Of course I was hot, otherwise I wouldn't be Mackenzie on the Falls. Practically every girl I meet tells me how gorgeous I am. Apart from Sonny. Surprise must have been the reason why warmth spread through my stomach, why a massive smile forced it's way to my lips, and why I suddenly felt flushed when she uttered those words. There couldn't be any other possibility. The butterflies that had flooded my throat were not there because I was joyful that Sonny though I was hot. Pft. That would mean I liked her or something ridiculous.

Well. Just a bit ridiculous. In a way that sort of made sense.

Ok, so maybe I like her a little. I mean, she is pretty. And her innocence is super cute. And maybe sometimes I take the long way just so I can go and push her buttons. Maybe I sometimes even open a door for her, or feel incredibly happy when I see her enter a room. But all those little things barely add up to anything. It's just a mere crush. It will fade. Eventually. I mean, a crush that has lasted, what, a year must be ready to weaken, right?

But that's beside the point. It has no relevance to the massive black cloud smothering the horizon.

At first, it was merely a grey sprinkling in the sky, crawling slowly along. I thought nothing of it. I was still replaying Sonny's humiliation in my mind. But as soon as I realised the light that had once been around my car had faded, I turned my eyes to the sky with actual concern.

Rain was literally crashing down on my car. I was worrying about my paint job – I'd just had it redone. But what was freaking me out the most was Sonny's expression of absolute terror. She sat frozen in her seat, her chocolate eyes wide and petrified. I wanted to pull over, but the road was very slippery, and there were ditches surrounding it. I stopped following road signs and just started driving around looking for somewhere to pull in. I hated Sonny being upset. Her name was Sonny, for God's sake.

Finally I found a small entrance to a field. I ignored the sign saying "Do Not Enter" and pulled into it. As soon as I had switched off the ignition, I did the riskiest action I had ever performed. But I couldn't help it. Sonny had a small tear trickling down her face now and she was shivering.

So I did what any gentleman would do. I picked her up in my arms and balanced her on my lap, cradling her body into my chest, rocking back and forth.

Ok, so maybe not any gentleman would. But I really needed her to calm down.

"Shh Sonny, I'm right here. It's OK. It's safe now. Shhhh…"

And that was how we both fell asleep. It was only about 9AM, but we were both utterly exhausted.

This is how much had happened in half an hour. I was slightly dreading the hours that lay ahead. But the horror was joined by another emotion. Along with the feeling came the image of me and Sonny's state right now – her lying sleeping in my arms, her slender body packed into a tight ball, creating a metaphorical shield against the crazy weather outside the confines of my car; and me, holding her close, whispering sweet-nothings of comfort in her ear, my thumb continually stroking her tear-stained face.

What was the feeling called again?

Oh, that's right.

Anticipation.

(A/N) Well then! Did you like? This was a bit of a filler, I must apologise. Plus it's pretty short. But I need my sleep, and since I live in England, it's time for me to hit the sack. Plus, I'm seeing an ECLIPSE PREVIEW TOMORROW! Don't ask how, just stare in awe (: who here likes Twilight? IT'S SO AWESOME! Anyway, just a few things.

Firstly, my Mom's book is out this week. It's called I Think I Love You. It's AMAZING, and I'm mentioned in the back (Evie, hem :P) so give it a read. It's amazing. And tell parents, friends… little advertising campaign there ;)

Also, I have a new one-shot out called 'Chad With An Urge." It's actually pretty awesome, plus it has great reviews… so far… :P Please give it a try :D

Finally, I am starting a new multi-chap soon, which will be a series of Channy one-shots for different letters of the alphabet. I like having several things going so I can update which one I feel in the mood for :P I like to give you guys SOMETHING to read EVERY NIGHT.

Well, sorry for the long haul of an author's note, hope you liked it! I will update as soon as I can, and I'll get the multi chap on too.

PEACE OUT SUUCCCKKKKAASS ;) X