A/N: So this is the final Chapter of Happy Birthday Sonny... What happened to her? Did she only had a dream? Before killing me with my plots and cliffhangers, please read until the very end.
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Sonny Munroe groggily reached for her cellphone, knowing that as long as she doesn't press the snooze button, her phone would continue beeping. It's Sunday, and all Sonny wanted was to sleep in.
She hastily pressed a few keys on her phone, returned it to the bedside table, then headed back under the covers.
Realization suddenly hit her as she suddenly sat up on her bed. Her head spun but she decided to ignore it.
"Had it all been a dream?" Sonny asked herself. Tears brimmed at the corner of her eyes, threatening to spill.
"Oh my gosh, it was only a dream!" Sonny said, swaying her head side to side in disbelief. Tears now flowed freely from her eyes to her cheeks. She felt depressed but awestruck at the same time.
A mooing sound interrupted her thoughts. She placed the receiver at her ear and pressed the answer key without looking at the screen. "Hello?" she croaked.
"Sonny? Is that you? Are you okay?" a worried voice on the other end of the line said.
"C-chad? Yeah, I'm fine. I just…" Sonny trailed off, racking her brain for an excuse for her hoarse voice. "…woke up," she lied.
"Oh… Did I wake you up? I'm sorry. Go back to sleep. I'll hang up," Chad said.
"What do you want Chad?" Sonny hissed, feeling mad at him for breaking her heart by appearing in a dream that would never become real.
"Nothing actually. I just wanted to check up on you," Chad explained.
"Oh, why?" Sonny asked, genuinely curious. She waited for an answer but all she heard was the dial tone.
"Chad?" she prompted. "The nerve! Stupid jerk! He hung up on me! It's not enough that he had to appear in my dream, but now, he's just being plain –" a sharp tap on her window interrupted her ranting and fuming and made her jump. She looked at it but saw nothing.
She already lied down on her bed when she heard another tap. She looked up but saw nothing.
She was about to lie down again when she heard another tap. Annoyed, she stormed over to her window and opened it. A stone went flying and hit her squarely on the forehead.
"Ow!" Sonny cried in pain.
"Oops! Sorry!" the thrower apologized.
"What are you even doing here?" Sonny demanded.
"I'll explain to you in a sec. Could you come down here?" he asked.
"Why?"
"Just do it."
"Fine." Sonny grabbed her robe and hurried outside, still holding her throbbing forehead.
"Why are you here Chad?" Sonny asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
"I wanted to make sure that you're alright," Chad shrugged.
"Well, I was until you threw that stone at me and caused a bruise on my forehead," Sonny retorted.
"Let me see that… And don't exaggerate. It was only a pebble," Chad smirked. Sonny mumbled something but dejectedly showed him her aching forehead. Chad held her face steady and leaned in closer to examine it. Sure enough, there was a light bruise on it. With one smooth and quick motion, he kissed her forehead.
Sonny instinctively flinched. "What are you doing?" Sonny demanded.
"Well, I can't have the girlfriend of the greatest actor of his generation walk around with a bruise on her forehead, can I?" Chad popped his collar but smiled affectionately at Sonny.
"What are you talking about?" Sonny asked, hurt slightly playing on her features as her mind raced back to her dream.
At first, Chad looked amused, thinking that Sonny was just joking. When he saw that Sonny's serious face did not falter, his look changed from amusement to hurt to worry.
"You did not change your mind, did you? Did that pebble made you forget everything? But you're still wearing the necklace—" Chad babbled.
Sonny suddenly gasped and looked down at her neck, where she found the silver the beautiful silver necklace staring back at her. Tears started to form and spill from her eyes. Seeing her cry, Chad embraced her.
"Oh Sonny, what did I do? Please don't cry… I hate seeing you like this," he whispered. He embraced her tighter and kissed her hair.
Sonny pulled back and looked away. "I thought… I mean… What happened last night… I thought it was all just a dream. I mean. I guess it makes sense, right? Since when I woke up this morning, I was in my bed and - -" Her words were silenced by Chad's lips against her own.
When he pulled back, his eyes crinkled with a smile. "Is that real enough for you?" he asked.
"Real as could be… But what happened last night anyway? The last thing I could remember is that I was staring at the stars, and the next thing I knew, I woke up to the sound of my alarm… in my bed," Sonny recalled.
"You… fainted." Chad said. A hint of worry creased his forehead and became obvious in his voice. However, he was quick to hide it. "Must be because you were able to kiss the CDC," Chad joked.
Sonny stifled a laugh but suddenly turned serious. "It must be from all the stress I've been handling lately," she said.
Chad wrapped her in another embrace. "Don't worry… I'm here," he assured. When they pulled apart, they both smiled in each other's eyes.
"Hey, do you want to go to the park, and maybe go grab something to eat?" Chad offered.
"Um, sure… But let me change first. As you can see, I'm still in my jammies," Sonny quipped.
"Even if you're wearing garbage bags, you'd still look beautiful," Chad said. He gave her a quick peck on the lips before letting her go inside the house.
She raced to her room and yanked her closet open.
"Oh my gosh, I'm going out with Chad Dylan Cooper! Emergency! What to wear, what to wear," Sonny mumbled, panicking. She almost threw every top, shorts, skirt, and other articles of clothing that she had on her bed.
"Aha! This will do," Sonny exclaimed. She pulled out a navy blue v-neck blouse. She rummaged through her closet for a white tennis skirt. Once she found it, she laid it on her bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. Afterwards, she dressed up, brushed her hair, and applied a little lip gloss. She bounded down the stars and almost yanked the door off its hinges in her excitement. She took a deep breath and showed a smile.
Chad was already in his convertible, waiting for Sonny. When she got in the car, they drove off. After a short drive, Chad parked the car and turned off the engine. They got off of the car and walked around the park with their hands intertwined. They spent a few minutes in silence, enjoying the moment and each other's presence.
After a while, Sonny spoke up. "Hey, do you want to know what I named that bear that you gave me?" Sonny piped.
"Sure, what?" Chad asked.
"Channy," Sonny answered proudly.
"Kinda like Chad and Sonny?" Chad brought up.
"How did you know?" Sonny asked, shocked that Chad had it figured out so quickly.
"Well, it was kinda obvious," he chuckled.
"Dang! And that's after I spent the whole afternoon yesterday thinking of a name that wasn't too obvious," Sonny said. She stopped walking, crossed her arms, and turned her face into a pout.
"You know what? Stop pouting. You're just too cute when you pout. Stupid cute. It makes me want to kiss you," Chad said, pretending to be frustrated.
"So what's stopping ya?" Sonny teased.
Chad brought her face close to his and gave her a long kiss. When they broke apart, Sonny was smiling.
"Was that fine?" Chad asked.
"Fine," Sonny shrugged.
"Good?" Chad prompted.
"Good."
"Fine."
"Fine."
"So are we good?" Chad smirked.
"Not quite," Sonny smirked back. Chad looked confused and was about to open his mouth in protest when Sonny's lips on his silenced him.
Sonny leaned closer to him and whispered in his ear.
"Now, we are so good."
THE END
Just so we're clear, IT WAS NOT A DREAM. (This note is coz a lot of people reviewed that they were disappointed because it was only a dream). Thus, the words:
Sonny pulled back and looked away. "I thought… I mean… What happened last night… I thought it was all just a dream. I mean. I guess it makes sense, right? Since when I woke up this morning, I was in my bed and -" Her words were silenced by Chad's lips against her own.
When he pulled back, his eyes crinkled with a smile. "Is that real enough for you?" he asked.
"Real as could be… But what happened last night anyway? The last thing I could remember is that I was staring at the stars, and the next thing I knew, I woke up to the sound of my alarm… in my bed," Sonny recalled.
"You… fainted." Chad said. A hint of worry creased his forehead and became obvious in his voice. However, he was quick to hide it. "Must be because you were able to kiss the CDC," Chad joked.
Okaaaay?
Anyway, I hope you guys liked the ending... Please leave a review... And tell me if you guys want a sequel, and I was actually thinking of writing one, since there IS a reason why Sonny fainted. But I'm going to try a different genre from Humor/Romance. Channy is still there, but I can't give anymore spoilers than that, if you can call that spoilers.
Again, thank you for being with me in this resurrected habit and passion in writing. 'Til next story.
Ciao!
xoxo, Isabella Vincent
