"Tawni!" I whined as she dragged me to a store- the 85th one today….literally. "Why must we shop? I'm tired and hungry!"
"Because! Since you don't want a birthday party, at least let me get you some nice clothes!" She dragged my in, by the wrist, nails digging into my skin.
We stopped in front of a clothes rack full of dresses. I saw ten that I loved! Tawni must have either A) saw me looking at them or B) liked them too because she grabbed them and pushed me into a changing room. Her car was already filled with shopping bags ranging from pants to skirt to shirts to jackets to accessories- of all kinds- and soon-to-be dresses too.
The first I tried on was a black halter top dress, stopping at mid-thigh. It had sparkles running along the hemline and looked cute. The second one was black, had puff sleeves, a fitted bodice, ended above the knee, and had a heart shape neckline. The third one, that I could fit in, was royal blue, had no sleeves, sparkled designs everywhere, and had ruffled areas in all the right spots. (I'll have a picture. Just copy and paste the next link into the search field of the internet: . )
All my other dresses were casual and comfy like this one: spaghetti strap, navy blue- with a tie-dye of white-, cutting off at the knee. I actually had fun with Tawni…minus the foot-aches.
We arrived back at my place with my stuff and stored it all in my GIANT walk-in closet. There was a certain hanger that hung the next outfit I was going to wear, so I'd be ready in the morning, and she took down my clothes I had there before and put the royal blue gown on it, along with the accessories. I looked at her quizzically.
"What are you doing?" I asked with a suspicious tone.
"Tomorrow there's a themed gala party and you are going. I'm wearing a black and white little number." She giggled and did I- except mine was a chuckle. "Oh, and we have to bring dates. I already have mine, Zora doesn't need one, Nico and Grady have theirs and so do the Mackenzie Falls people. So, that leaves you and Chad." She smiled encouragingly.
"fine, I'll call him and ask."
"no need. I already did. He said yes." She had a gleam in her eye that I did NOT like.
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I walked out of the So Random! studio wearing my royal blue dress. Tawni had helped with the accessories and make-up. I still looked like myself, so that was a plus. I was nervous because I wasn't sure if Chad was going to come or not.
He came out of Mackenzie Falls in a tux and stopped dead when he saw me. He smiled and sort of jogged/ speed-walked over to me. Tawni came out behind me in her dress. Like mine, it was a gown, but besides that, there was no other similarity. Mine was way more extravagant.
She went over to the Mackenzie Falls studio and left me and Chad alone. I twirled a curled lock of hair around my finger. Chad lightly grabbed my hand, smiling, and stopped me.
"Wouldn't want to ruin your hair, now would we?" He joked playfully.
"Are we going or not?" I smiled at him, showing I was being nice.
He grabbed my hand in his and intertwined our fingers, pulling me along towards the Mackenzie Falls set. Right before he opened the studio door, I noticed he smirked.
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The doors opened and there everyone- friends, family, co-stars, etc- stood, yelling out "Surprise! Happy Birthday, Sonny!" I smiled widely and covered my face with my hands, trying to hide my blush of shock.
Chad was laughing and he gently took my hands in his. "Hey…" he murmured to me. Everyone started laughing and having a good time. I looked around at everyone, smiling, happy they were all here. Chad turned my head so I was looking into his eyes and he placed his hand under my chin. He shook his head slowly. "You're not a burden."
My eyes flashed. I knew Tawni told him. "Did Tawni tell you everything else?"
"No, she-" He cut himself off. "'Everything else'?"
I smiled and chuckled. "It's nothing."
"Why didn't you want a party?" He moved his hand and pushed my hair out of my eyes, us walking into the room.
"I didn't want people to spend so much money on me because they ALWAYS go overboard." I sighed but smiled, leaning into his side. "But I'm glad you had this happen for me."
"Tawni told me about it and I got your relatives out here. I couldn't get a hold of your dad's side but your mom's side is here, though."
I turned to him, smiling, not able to stop. "Thank you." I leaned up and kissed him, short but sweet. People around us 'aww'd.
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Chad was walking me up to my door to my house. It was after the party, around midnight. I had had a great time. Chad insisted carrying most of the gifts that I got and only let me carry a couple. And I had gotten huge gifts.
My family knew all my interests so they got me things that went with what I did. I got a Wii from my cousin who flew in. Yeah, I, Sonny Monroe, a celebrity, didn't have a Wii before today. Shocking, isn't it? (lol)
I opened the door and led Chad up to my room, making sure he didn't trip and get hurt. We put the stuff by my closet and we walked back downstairs so we could say goodbye away from my room.
"Thank you for the party, Chad. It was really sweet." I thanked.
"No problem. I'm just a little miffed that you didn't tell me when your birthday was." He fixed his collar, unbuttoning the top button.
"I'm sorry. I just didn't want people to make a big deal, as I've stated before."
He stared at me for a second before responding: "You don't like all the attention, do you?"
"No, I guess I don't." We were at the front door.
"Well, I've got news for you." He leaned closer to me, lips an inch away from mine. "You chose the wrong job if you hate attention." He closed the distance and kissed me, lips moving together.
We pulled apart and I chuckled. "I don't mind, I just don't like unnecessary attention. I don't care about paparazzi."
"Parties about celebrations and birthdays aren't unnecessary- they ARE necessary. I'll see you later. What time is the flight?"
"Um, around noon."
He nodded and left, me closing the door after him. Tonight was actually fun, despite that I never really enjoyed celebrating my birthday.
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A/N:
Okay, so this was basically a little filler chapter, really. I didn't have much time today to type because…I just graduated! I'm so happy! No more stupid middle school! I'm off to high school! I'll update ASAP, don't worry.