Wow, thanks for all the feedback! I love this site:) lol Well here is Chapter 9!
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Chapter 9
*Chad's POV*
I did one last good wave and decided to finish surfing for now. I got out of the water and walked over to Sonny, who was laying down on the towel, asleep. I knelt down and tried to shake her awake, but she wouldn't even wince. I sighed and decided just to wait awhile and sat down on my towel and looked over at the annoying girl who I had fallen for. She looked really peaceful sleeping, and something about her expression made me want to smile.
If only I had my phone on me so I could take a picture... I thought.
I picked up my sweatpants to put on and to my surprise Sonny's camera fell out of them.
I cursed and picked it up to examine it. It looked pretty much fine and nothing was broken so I turned it on and took off the lens to try it out. I ended up taking 4 pictures of the sky randomly by accident and noticed it was on the sport setting so I switched it back to normal. It was a pretty nice camera, I was surprised she had bought something like this. I looked over at her because she stirred and stretched in her sleep. I suppressed a laugh because her mouth was now hanging open.
I quickly aimed the camera at Sonny and took a picture. She stirred again and started to get up. I started taking one picture after another, like taking a photo shoot of her getting up. She was opened her eyes and she was disoriented at first and then she looked over at me.
"What are you doing?" She shouted, exasperated, when she saw me with her camera.
I chuckled, "Hey there, sleepy head."
She glared at me. "Were you just taking pictures of me?" she accused.
"Course' not. I was merely taking a picture of that bug behind you." I replied innocently, pointing behind her.
"You were definitely taking pictures of me, Chad!" She grabbed the camera from me and looked to review the pictures. She glared at me when she was done.
I laughed out loud at her reaction.
"Ya creep." She accused me and sat up, taking her stuff with her.
"Hey, wait!" I called, getting up and quickly running over to her. "Where are you going?" I asked when I caught up to her.
She turned around to face me quickly and I had to step back so she wouldn't hit me.
"Back to the beach house, of course. I only came to make sure you didn't die while surfing, and you are done surfing, so I'm going back to Aaron." She replied, shrugging.
"Oh... right." I replied. "Well, don't let me keep you waiting." Then I started walking back to where my stuff was.
I sat down on my board and looked out to the ocean. Of course she would go back to the beach house, there was no reason for her to be here. She doesn't even like me, she was just being nice polite Sonny... I reminded myself. I sighed and looked over to where Sonny was probably long gone by now.
That's why I pretty much jumped a foot when I saw her sitting right next me.
"What the?" I exclaimed, totally freaked out.
"You are so oblivious Chad..." Sonny said, laughing.
"What... How... You..." I stuttered.
"What?" She asked, trying not to laugh.
I regained myself and replied back, "I should be asking that question. I thought you were going back to Aaron?"
She shrugged and looked back at the ocean.
I realized I wasn't going to get an explanation so I just left it and looked to the ocean too.
We sat in silence for quite awhile, which I didn't mind since this would probably be my only chance to enjoy Sonny's presence without Aaron so I might as well make the best of it.
"Do you want to go in the water?" I asked.
"I don't have a bathing suit, and the water still looks pretty rough." She replied, disappointed in her own answer.
"Just go in your clothes, and don't worry about the water, I'll be there the whole time." I replied with a smile, looking at her.
She looked at me and laughed.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"I'm just surprised you didn't say something like 'Come on, you scaredy cat.'"
I shrugged and looked away uncomfortably. I needed to stop being to nice around her, it wasn't me.
I stood up, lending a hand to help her up.
To my surprise she took it, but instead of me pulling her up, she pulled me and I landed on the sand.
"I'll beat you to the water!" She called
I jumped up fast and raced after her.
*No One's POV*
Tawni and Riley were walking along the beach when they stopped to watch a couple running to the water.
Tawni smiled. Summer love was almost the cutest thing ever... Almost. The cutest was either the outfit she was wearing, or her and Riley's relationship. But then her smiled and thoughts dropped as she noticed who the two people running towards the water were. She recognized the outfit the girl was wearing. The same exact outfit she mad fun of this morning. That girl was Sonny. But the guy... definitely was not Aaron.
She gasped at the same time Riley said, "Hey isn't that...?"
Tawni quickly turned him around and said, "I'm sort of tired walking on the beach, let's go grab a bight to eat or something." She suggested.
Riley blinked in surprise but shrugged and replied, "Sure."
They started off towards the exit from the beach as Tawni thought, "Oh Sonny had some explaining to do..."
*Sonny's POV*
I rushed out of the water and fell to the sand, soaking wet and exhausted.
Chad came up next to me, laughing.
"I won!" I cheered, sitting up.
"I don't think so." Chad replied.
"What are you talking about? I made it to the shore first!"
"We definitely reached it at the same time!"
"Not ah!" I exclaimed, laughing.
"Ok, how bout' this tie breaker is to whoever gets to our stuff first. Ready, go!"
Before I could even process what he said, he was running.
I sprinted after him and I tried to grab his arm to slow him down, but instead I tripped over my feet and fell forward, falling onto him.
The next thing I knew I was on Chad's chest, laughing hysterically with him.
When I could finally control myself, I pushed myself up into a push-up position over him. I came to the realization that I was actually over Chad and our wet bodies were slightly touching. I knew this was wrong. I knew I had a boyfriend. But, it just somehow felt right.
He put his hands on my hips, holding me in place and he looked at me straight in the eyes, looking for something.
I just stared back, not caring about anything else in the world...
That's when it started pouring down rain, and I totally forgot the whole moment that was going on.
"My camera!" I yelled and quickly got up to throw my towel over it.
Chad got up too and got the case and took my camera form my hands and quickly put it in there, then into his backpack.
"We need to get back to the house." Chad called over the rain.
I just nodded, took the backpack from him, and we started walking back.
*Aaron's POV*
"Where the eff are they?" I bellowed for probably the tenth time in the past 3 hours.
"They most likely got lost. Neither of them have a good sense of direction." Nico replied, not taking off his eyes off of the TV screen.
"Chad doesn't have a sense of anything." I muttered.
"Hear! Hear!" Nico cheered.
"Will you two be quiet? And Aaron stop cursing, you are going to wake Mr. Hermit Crab." Grady said looking at us and then back at the hermit crab cage.
I rolled my eyes in frustration and started pacing. Why the hell would Sonny go out with Chad? Does she seriously like him, or is she just that stupid to go with him? I had to go with she was just that stupid. There was no way Sonny liked Chad.
Even when I cam to this conclusion, what if? Just then it started pouring down rain and thunder and lightning.
Crap, I really hope Sonny is all right...
I stopped pacing and decided to get a drink.
"The sodas were left in the car downstairs." Nico called when I started for the kitchen.
I groaned and muttered, "I'll go get them." I took the steps down, one at a time to waste time and then went to Nico and Grady's rented car.
The sodas were in the backseat and I took them out.
I looked out at the rain and was about to turn to go upstairs when I saw to figures approaching - Sonny and Chad.
I put the sodas down and got a dry towel that was hanging on the line under the car port.
I ran up to Sonny as soon as she emerged from the rain.
"Aaron!" She exclaimed in surprise.
Chad backed away and went around us as soon as he noticed I was there.
"Hey, honey. I saw you running to the house from upstairs ad decided I should get you a towel." I lied smoothly, grinning. I then turned to Chad ad put on an apologetic face. "Sorry, Chad. I didn't think to get you one. No hard feelings?"
Chad didn't reply for a moment, but then responded with a muttered, "Yeah., and then he left.
"Did you have fun?" I asked, turning to Sonny, surprisingly more joyous.
"Yeah, I guess." She replied, still occupied on Chad's departing figure.
"Was Chad a good surfer?" I asked.
Sonny looked away from where Chad had walked off and looked at me and smiled.
"Nah, he was the worst. It was really funny, you would have laughed." Sonny replied.
Well, that's good. I thought.
"You are soaking wet!" I noticed as we headed toward the elevator. "Was it really pouring that hard?" I asked when we had entered.
"Well,... I sort of fell into the ocean…"
"How can you 'sort of fall into the ocean' ?"
"Well,..." Sonny started.
What if she had gone into the ocean with Chad?
"I saw a really cool shell and I wanted to get it before a wave came, but I didn't realize there was already a wave coming, and it knocked me over... So I fell in." She finished without looking at me.
"Oh, okay." I replied, relieved.
We got off on the level Sonny's room is on and we walked towards it.
"Well, I should take a shower," sonny said, obviously telling me to leave.
"Okay, I'll wait on your bed." I said as I walked past her and sat on her bed.
She looked over at me deciding whether or not that was all right.
"I won't peek or anything, Sonny." I said with a smirk.
Sonny blushed and entered her bathroom, closing the door behind her.
*Sonny's POV*
I got into the shower and took a deep breath. Today had been such a long day and so unbelievable... I couldn't believe that I had actually spent it with Chad! And worse, I had lied to my boyfriend about what had actually happened... I don't even understand why I lied! I yelled at myself. If I had just told him truthfully at what had happened, I wouldn't be feeling this way. But the thing was that nothgin happened! Right? Nothing had happened, right? It was just two friends... hanging out...
Yeah, two friends hanging out, a boy and a girl when the girl was supposed to be spending the day with her boyfriend and the two friends had practically almost had a make out session... Yeah, nothing happened. My head replied sarcastically.
I groaned and put my head under the water and went to thinking about the day with Chad.
It had been a really fun time just hanging out with him, the real non-selfish Chad. Even though he was a pain in the you know what, he had his moments... I still couldn't believe he could surf so well... and I truly did promise to keep it a secret. I could tell it was one thing Chad really enjoyed doing because it was pretty much the only thing that was a secret in his life.
I finished taking a shower and got out and wrapped myself in a towel.
Crap. I mentally thought when I realized I had forgotten clothes to change into.
I peeked out of the bathroom to see if Aaron was still on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief when he wasn't. I came out of the bathroom and quickly walked to my bedroom door and closed it. When I turned around I noticed a slip of paper on my bed and I went over to examine it.
Hey Sonny, I apologize but something came up. I was really hoping to take you somewhere off the island tonight but I guess it will have to wait. Keep your schedule open, okay? I'll be thinking of you.-Aaron* P.S. You're beautiful.
I smiled when I finished reading it and put it down on my bedside table. I don't know why I was worrying about Aaron ever being mad at me at what happened today with Chad. He was to caring to care about something that stupid.
I decided to dress in my big t-shirt and shorts since I didn't have plans to go anywhere tonight. I put my hair up in a towel and, taking my laptop with me, went into the living room and sat on the couch.
I pulled up some of my favorite social networking sites and chilled on them for about an hour. When I next looked at the clock, it was 8:40.
I decided I should probably do something for dinner and I turned on the beeper thing that allowed me to talk to people on other floors.
*Beep*
"Hello?" Nico's voice answered.
"Hey, is there something you want me to make for dinner?"
*Beep*
"It's to late for you to slave over a stove, Sonny. Why don't we order something?" Nico suggested.
"Chinese!" I heard Grady say in the background.
*Beep*
"Chinese it is." I replied and went to go look up a number for a place near us.
The elevator door opened and Tawni cam through. She didn't look to happy...
"Hey Tawni." I said casually, but quickly, and I dialed the number for chinese.
She stood next to me and tapped her foot impatiently. I tried to take a long time to order and when the chinese lady finally started to get frustrated with me, I finished my order and reluctantly turned to Tawni.
"Hey, sorry I was-"
But Tawni cut me off.
"I saw you at the beach today." She said, short and simple.
"Oh." Was all I could manage to get out.
"Yeah. What were you thinking, Sonny?" She practically screamed.
I shushed her and quickly shoved her into my room, closing the door behind me. Tawni faced me with her hands on her hips, stamping her foot, waiting for an explanation. I sighed and sat on my bed, well, I more like fell onto it.
"Yes, I was at the beach. Yes, I was with Chad. But Aaron knew and we were just there as..." I stopped. Was I seriously about to say 'friends?
"As, what? What is it Sonny? You were there with Chad as what exactly?" She responded harshly.
I flinched, but recovered. I wouldn't have Tawni treating me like this.
"I guess as friends, Tawni, all right? Chad isn't that bad of guy." I sort of had to strain myself to say the last part, but I realized maybe it was true.
Tawni scoffed. "Friends, really? I could care less about you being friends with him."
Now I was confused. "Then what?" I asked. What could possibly be worse then being friends with Chad Dylan Cooper?
"You are cheating on your boyfriend!" She exclaimed, exasperated, flinging her arms up in the air.
"I'm what?" I replied, totally confused.
"I saw you and Chad at the beach Sonny, but the way you acted around each other was not just as friends. How could you do this to Aaron?"
"I am not cheating on Aaron," I stated pointedly. I continued, "There is no way, what so ever, Chad and I were acting out of the ordinary relationship as just friends."
Except when you guys were laying on each other, and you holding him around his waist, and looking into each other's eyes...
I shook my head. That was just an accident. No harm done... But what if the rain had never came? What would have happened a second later when we were laying on each other?
I was in deep thought when Tawni finally gave up trying to see if I was lying and went to my mirror in my room to fix her makeup.
"Knock, Knock." I heard someone say. I looked up to see Chad in my doorway. He was wearing just sweatpants and a gray tank top, that wasn't hiding his biceps or six-pack at all.
"Hey, Chad." I called, glancing over to where Tawni was. She was glowering at Chad and kept glancing at me to see what would say or how I acted.
I rolled my eyes and looked back at Chad. "So what's up?" I asked.
"Oh, I just came to tell you that the food is here."
"Yum, food." Tawni replied and she put away her make up and walked past Chad, totally ignoring him.
"What's blondie's problem?" He asked while I got up from the bed and stretched.
I shrugged. "Maybe she broke a nail."
Chad laughed and we walked out of my room and to over where Grady was setting up the table.
"Thanks guys. I'll get the cash after dinner." I assured them.
Nico and Grady shook their heads at the same time. "We got it, Sonny." Nico told me.
I did a double take. Nico and Grady never offered to pay... ever.
"Are you serious?" I asked. This was unbelievable.
"Yeah, it's no problem."
They were definitely joking.
"You guys are definitely joking, no offense. But first saying I shouldn't have to cook dinner, and then paying for it?"
"We're serious, Sonny." Grady replied, sitting down at the table.
Everyone sat down so I decided to let it go and sit down too.
"Okay... Well, that's really nice of you guys. Thanks Nico and Grady." I thanked them and went for some orange chicken.
"Oh, it was Chad's idea." Grady said, his mouth all ready filled with food.
I stopped mid bite and looked over at Chad, who was staring down intently at his dumplings.
"Yeah, he had to talk it into us, but after a while it made sense. I mean, we owe you for allowing us to stay here." Nico said, his mouth filled too.
I glanced at Tawni who was looking at Chad in amazement.
I coughed and said, "Well, thank you, Chad. That was uh, thoughtful of you."
Chad swallowed and looked up at me. "Your welcome." He replied.
For a moment I couldn't look away from his eyes, but I did and continued eating.
This wasn't good. I couldn't be falling for Chad Dylan Cooper. I shook my head and finished my dinner in silence.
*Chad's POV*
I finished my dinner first and excused myself from the table and put my dishes in the dish washer.
I started to go downstairs but Nico called my over.
"You didn't open your fortune cookie." He said and handed me the cookies.
I smirked and gave it back. I don't believe in that stuff." I said.
"Oh just open it for fun." Tawni complained.
"Fine." I took it back and broke it open. When I was done reading it, I laughed.
"What does it say?" Sonny asked curiously.
I gave it to her to read aloud.
"Your heart will always make itself known through your words."
She looked at me and asked, "Why did you laugh? What was funny about it?
I looked at her quickly and looked away. I couldn't tell her the reason of my laughing because of how ridiculous it sounded. She would just say how heartless I was. But really, the only reason it was ridiculous was because that the one girl that I would give my heart to, was taken.
"It just reminded me of a friend." I said simply with a shrug, and left the room.
So, I hope you guys like it! I actually have more written on paper, but I stopped writing at one part and I was obviously leading up to something but i dont remember what... lol So I just decided to end the chapter here.
The part with the fortune cookies is really odd because I wrote this chapter even before the episode of SWAC where Chad is obsessed with fortune cookies came out. So don;t think I stole it from there becaus eI honestly had no idea... lol
All right, well I hope you guys are all having a wonderful summer! Bye!