A/N: And here is the 5th Chapter of Happy Birthday Sonny! I just want to give another shoutout to p0chingching who attempted to crack a joke at my FaceBook profile. I was asking what the difference of exception from exemption, aside from the spelling. She replied with "exception, ginagamit sa tao ("You are the only exception."). Exemption, tumutukoy sa finals. hahahah :))" [Translation: exception, used with people ("You are the only exception."). Exemption, talks about finals (exams). Hahahah :))] I told you that I'll post it here. XDDDD

I'm also giving another shoutout to all those awesome reviewers out there! Again, you guys are AWESOME!

BTW, John Anthony Darwin is the name of the gigantic teddy bear that my friends from SPhiGma gave me on my birthday. Now why did I mention this random fact? *hint hint*

Anyway, please read and review. Flames are already welcome, and so are anonymous reviews. :D

Disclaimer: I do not own SWAC. And if I did, I would totally live inside the Prop House… Or Chad's dressing room.... along with all of his cardboard cut-outs :D:D:D *fangirl scream*

Once Sonny was inside the house, her stomach growled. Despite the cupcakes and Fro-Yo that she had earlier, her internal body clock told her that it was almost lunchtime.

She glanced up at the digital clock mounted on the wall of their living room. It read 11:15, which meant that her mother was already preparing lunch.

With her nose in the air, she followed the familiar smell of butter which led her to the kitchen. She saw her mom chopping onions for the soup. Sonny headed to the refrigerator and poured herself a cool glass of water.

"Hey there kiddo. You sure came home early," her mom said while still chopping vegetables.

"Yeah, I, well, wanted to have lunch with you," Sonny replied and took a gulp of water.

Her mom suddenly stopped chopping and looked straight into Sonny's eyes. "Listen Sonny," she started.

Sonny looked right back at her mother as she took a long drink of water.

Her mother continued. "Are you and Chad together?"

Sonny choked on the water that she had been drinking and sprayed it all over the counter. "Pff… Chad… *cough* and ME? Come on mom, what made you get that idea?"

"Well, it's just… This morning: I saw him pick you up instead of you driving to the studios like you usually do. And, just now, you were still with him! I mean, you usually ride home with Tawni when your car is unavailable. And I'm only assuming that he gave you that big stuffed bear that you two were hauling up to your bedroom," her mom explained.

"So what's your point mom?" Sonny challenged.

"My point is that… These things, are only done, are normally done by boyfriends."

"Mom! Chad is NOT my boyfriend," Sonny retorted.

"But do you like him?"

"I do not! Well maybe a little… Okay, yes! Will you please stop torturing me?" Sonny shivered.

Her mom smiled a knowing smile. "And I know for a fact that he likes you. Hon, you two look good together. The way he looks at you --"

Sonny cut her off. "Sure mom, we look good together. But the problem is that we can never be together. He's a Falls. I'm a random… And those two can never go together." Sonny sighed.

"Well, there's an exception to every rule… And you just might be that exception. Maybe it's time for Mackenzie Falls and So Random to set aside their differences. Maybe you and Chad are the bridges of these two worlds." With that, Sonny's mom resumed to chopping the vegetables.

Sonny sighed and went away to set the table.

After lunch, Sonny cleared the table then retreated to her room. She admired the dark blue and white dress that she would be wearing tonight. She took the dress' hanger off the hook then placed it against her body and looked at herself in the mirror.

In her peripheral view, she saw the teddy bear that Chad gave her, lying on the bed.

"Let's see, what shall I name you?" Sonny paced back and forth.

"Hmm… John? Anthony? Darwin? Or better yet, John Anthony Darwin!" Sonny jumped on the bed then rolled over to face the bear.

"John Anthony Darwin… JAD… Kinda rhymes with Chad." Sonny sat up from the bed and pulled a look of concentration.

"I want to name you with something that will remind me of Chad, but something not obvious. Well, obviously, I can't name you Chad, that would be too conspicuous." Sonny leaped off of the bed and paced back and forth again.

She suddenly stopped on her tracks and snapped her fingers. "I know! I'll combine my name with his."

She continued pacing back and forth. "Hmm… Let's see… Chad, Sonny. Chaddonny? Sonchad? Donnad? Addonny? Sonnychad? Chad's Onny? Now that just sounds ridiculous…. Hmm… Chonny? Aha! Channy. From now on, your name is Channy. Not too obvious, and not unheard of either."

She noticed the time on her bedside clock.

"Oh my gosh! It's 4:30 already? I only have two hours to get ready!" Her party was at seven and two hours was barely enough to prepare in order for her to look perfect.

Sonny rushed to the bathroom to take a shower. Fifteen minutes later, she emerged from the bathroom feeling squeaky clean. She changed into her bathrobe and dried her hair completely. It took her another fifteen minutes to do so.

After her hair was dry, she sat on the stool in front of her vanity mirror to fix her hair.

"Hmm… Let's see… Curly, straight, or wavy?" She grabbed the hair straightening iron and straightened her hair. Afterwards, she grabbed the curling iron and made soft and slightly curly waves on her tresses. Satisfied with how her hair turned out, she smiled and said "Perfect." She then proceeded with her makeup.

After she finished her makeup, she wore her blue dress and her favorite stiletto high heels. She looked at herself again at the mirror before looking at the clock.

"6:15. I have just enough time to make it to The Basement before the other guests arrive." With that, she grabbed her purse, her car keys, and the house keys, and went outside the door.

Her heart raced when she saw the silhouette of a convertible parked across the street.

"Chad?" Sonny squinted against the darkness. "What are you doing here? How long have you been out here?" Sonny asked.

"About thirty minutes," Chad answered. He opened the door and went out of the car. He stopped and stared at Sonny, seemingly at loss for words for the first time.

"Sonny? You look, uh, um," Chad mumbled, racking his brain for an appropriate word, "um, nice," he finished.

"Thank you," Sonny replied. She scrutinized Chad. "So why aren't you dressed up yet?" she asked, looking at his plain shirt and shorts.

"My penguin suit is in the trunk. I have to take care of some stuff before coming to your party."

"Penguin suit? Did you just crack a joke? Um, what I meant was, then why are you here?"

"To drive you to The Basement, silly," Chad said, smirking.

"I have a car, you know…" Sonny argued.

"Oh, I know. I just… don't think that you should drive in that pretty dress. It might get ruined, and other drivers get distracted," Chad replied, still smirking.

"Fine," Sonny gave in. She expected Chad to reply with another "fine" but for the first time since they met, Chad did not. Instead, they got in the car silently, and Chad stepped on the pedal.

They spent the first few minutes of the drive in silence. Finally, Sonny spoke up.

"Chad, why are you doing this?" Sonny asked.

"I told you, I don't want your dress to get ruined," Chad answered nonchalantly.

"No, I meant this whole day… The rides, the surprise, the gift… Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"

"No reason. Like I told you this morning, I want to be nice to you on your birthday… Besides, aren't you tired of arguing everyday?" Chad asked. He looked straight ahead at the road but occasionally peeked glances at Sonny.

Sonny felt disappointed but decided not to show it. She looked away so that Chad wouldn't notice.

Chad however, saw the slight change in Sonny's countenance and the obvious silence that followed.

"Why? What reason do you want me to have in order for me to be doing these things to you?" Chad pressed. A hint of concern showed in his eyes.

"Oh, I don't know… THAT YOU LIKE ME? …perhaps?" Sonny thought silently.

"I… don't know… That's why I'm asking you," she said.

Chad didn't answer, and Sonny decided to do the same. They spent the rest of the drive in total silence.

That's it. Chapter 6 will be uploaded soon, and to tell you guys the truth, Chappie 6 is my favorite chapter. :D Why? You'll find out soon enough. ^-^

Anyway, I promise that I'll update sooner than I regularly do if the reviews that I currently get, double.

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Ciao! xoxo Isabella Vincent