Title: You Don't See Me
Authors: sonnycentral and helenaxgal
Rated: T
Summary: Sonny and Chad were strictly platonic. She was his personal assistant and he was Hollywood's newest rising star. They were the best of friends until one night changed everything. Sonny/Chad AU. A sonnycentral and helenaxgal collaboration.
Disclaimer: We unfortunately do not own Sonny With a Chance.
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Note: This chapter is a bit more intense than previous ones, but nothing bad :) -sonnycentral
Chad woke up the next morning, clouded with confusion.
He and Sonny had spent an amazing time together yesterday, and they had almost kissed.
This led to his confusion. What was going on with him and Sonny? Were they meant to be more than friends, or was he just lusting after her and her new appearance?
That night, Chad was to attend a major Hollywood party in honor of Portlyn Murray, a former modeling colleague of his. He wanted to invite Sonny to go with him- not just as a friend, but as his date.
Chad stumbled sleepily over to Sonny's room determined to just go ahead and ask her.
He knocked lightly on her door, but got no response.
He quietly opened the door to find Sonny sleeping soundly on her side. He watched her for a moment, relishing in her natural beauty- something he hadn't noticed much until recently.
"Sonny," he whispered in her ear, "Wake up."
She stirred a bit, then swiftly shifted her body on to her other side; now her back was facing Chad.
"Sonny," Chad leaned over her shoulder, whispering once again.
"Mmmm," she sighed, beginning to wake a bit.
"Sonny, wake up," Chad said louder; his patience was now wearing thin.
"What is it Chad?" she finally replied, rolling back over to face him.
He gazed in to her heavy brown eyes, almost melting in them. He quickly shook his head, trying to focus on his reason for being there.
"Um, well tonight is Portlyn's annual birthday party. It's always a huge event, and I was wondering… do you want to go? With me?" he stuttered.
"Really Chad? Am I going as your assistant, or friend?" Sonny asked curiously.
"Neither," Chad smiled, ruffling Sonny's bangs and left the room.
Sonny still lay there for a moment, trying to figure out- what just happened?
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Sonny had spent the day shopping with Tawni, hoping to find a dress for Portlyn's party. Finally she found a strapless mauve dress with sparkly purple sequins across the neckline. It ended a few inches above her knees. It was actually shorter than any she'd ever worn before, but she felt confident and sexy in it.
She stared in the mirror, gazing at her reflection. She wanted to look perfect for tonight.
She still hadn't figured out if this was a date, or what it was, but she was hopeful.
--
As their limo pulled up, Chad exited the car first, and then helped Sonny out. He rested his hand on the small of her back, leading her to the dance club that Portlyn had so conveniently rented out entirely for her party.
Sonny felt chills at his touch, and she didn't know it, but Chad did also.
The two of them mingled; Chad introduced her as Sonny- nothing more, so she was still unsure of their status.
Suddenly, the guest of honor sauntered up to them, gripping Chad in a hug.
"Thanks for coming Chad!" she greeted cheerfully. "Are you having a good time?"
"Happy Birthday Portlyn. And yes we are having a good time," he answered, gesturing to Sonny.
"Oh hey Sonny, I haven't seen you in forever!" she said, enveloping her in a hug.
Sonny remembered Portlyn, but they were never really close. Most of the time she saw her was while Chad and her were working, so she never really got to know her very well.
Portlyn pulled back from Sonny. "Wow, you sure have grown up," Portlyn praised. "You look amazing!"
Sonny blushed. "Thanks Portlyn, so do you."
"Aw, thanks. Well so, does this mean you two are together now? I always thought maybe there was a spark there-"
"No, she's just my assistant," Chad answered curtly, cutting Portlyn off. He sounded ashamed, which really tore Sonny up inside.
Portlyn must have noticed because she quickly fled away with an "I'll catch up with you later."
"You are such a jerk!" Sonny snapped, causing Chad's eyes to widen enormously.
"First you get jealous of Cameron, then you almost kiss me, and then ask me to go to this party with you! In all honestly, I didn't really expect this to be a date, but I didn't realize you only think of me as your assistant!"
"Sonny, look I'm-"
"Save it Chad," Sonny glared. Chad was shocked to see her finally grow a backbone. "I am so tired of being cast aside and only gaining your attention when you want something from me, or when I'm not spending one hundred percent of my time with you!"
"Sonny please-"
"No! I thought you at least cared about me enough to not play games, but apparently I was wrong. And to think, I've cared about you all of these years, and you don't reciprocate it even a little bit. I'm done Chad."
Chad stood in shock, staring at her retreating figure. He knew saying she was just his assistant was wrong- and a lie. Chad hated himself for doing this to her, and even more for not telling her that he was starting to feel the same way.
--
As Sonny escaped her 'date', she felt an arm swing over her shoulder. Sonny looked up, and there was Portlyn.
"C'mon, let's get some shots!" she said, leading them to the bar.
"I'm not very good at handling my intake," Sonny confessed.
"Sonny, just let loose and have fun tonight. I can tell, you need some alcohol."
Sonny smiled a little at Portlyn's attempt to cheer her up- even if it was just to get her liquored up.
"Bartender, give us two shots of the strongest thing you've got!" Portlyn ordered.
With a determined look on her face, Sonny dove straight in and downed the two shots of the colorful liquid. It burned as it went down, but Sonny didn't care. She didn't want to feel anymore.
--
Two hours passed and let's just say Sonny was utterly and completely trashed. Her and Portlyn were giggling at the bar, and still downing shots every once and awhile.
"Could you believe that? Chad just fell out of his seat when he saw me!" Sonny laughed drunkenly.
Portlyn laughed back. "Bastard never knew you were hot until now!"
With a smile to each other they raised their shot glasses and clinked.
"To men being stupid!" she declared.
Sonny let out another drunken giggle and put her hand on Portlyn's shoulder in appreciation.
"Exactly!"
They downed their shots in celebration, not caring who was looking at them.
Little did Sonny know, Chad was watching her intently from across the room. He knew exactly what he had done wrong. He chickened out and hurt Sonny's feelings. Then again, he wasn't sure exactly how he felt about Sonny. He knew he cared about her…a lot. But the romantic feelings bubbling within him were new, and honestly scary. He didn't know how to deal with it.
"Hey, you're Chad Dylan Cooper." A sultry voice breathed into his ear.
Chad turned and saw a leggy blonde staring at him with seductive eyes.
If he was being true to himself, he would turn the blonde away but the scared little boy in him spoke louder.
"You can call me Chad." He answered back flirtatiously.
--
After another two hours passed and the party was starting to wind down. By this time Sonny was drunk beyond reason because of her extremely low tolerance of alcohol. They had stopped downing shots about an hour ago, but Portlyn was fine and Sonny wasn't.
"I feel so dizzy." She said to Portlyn.
Although Portlyn was still drunk, she was in the right enough state of mind to call Sonny a cab.
"I'll call you a cab girl." She announced.
Sonny half-heartedly nodded as Portlyn dialed.
--
Stumbling into the lobby, Sonny haphazardly walked towards the exit, however, that was far too difficult. Taking a break, Sonny stopped by the elevator.
As if on cue, the elevator doors opened, revealing a leggy blonde making out with Chad.
Although drunk, Sonny could still feel the pain stabbing her heart. The two didn't notice her, so they continued to make out.
Sonny wanted to scream and shout but she knew it was futile. Why make a fool out of herself?
With her head lowered in defeat, she paced quickly as she could in her intoxicated state to the exit.
"Did you hear something?" The blonde asked, breaking the kiss.
Chad looked around and shook his head. The elevator began to close when Chad's eyes caught something on the floor. Quickly, Chad put his hand out, stopping the elevator from closing.
The nameless blonde looked at him in confusion as Chad bent down to pick up the shiny object. It was a familiar star necklace…it was Sonny's.
"Chad…" The blond whined.
Without a care, Chad ran off, without a second glance at the blonde.
--
Sonny had thankfully reached home safely. She was on the couch and weirdly enough she had not been crying, but she couldn't sleep either. She had just spent the past hour gazing at the ceiling blankly. It was like she had physical anesthesia. She couldn't bring herself to spill the tears that so badly wanted to flow out of her eyes.
Just as she was about to close her eyes she heard the door open. Sonny turned her face to the inside of the couch. She didn't want to see Chad's face. It sickened her.
"Sonny…" Chad whispered.
Sonny shifted, she couldn't help herself. She groaned and buried her head deeper into the couch.
"I know you're awake." He offered gently.
He softly touched her side, only to get swatted by Sonny's hand.
"Don't touch me." She hissed.
"Sonny, please don't. I'm sorry okay." He offered.
Sonny unburied her face from the couch and stood up wobbly, almost falling down in the process.
"I'm so sick of your insincere apologies! I'm sick of the way you treat me. I'm not a robot Chad, I have these things called feelings!" She yelled.
Chad tried to reach for her again, only to get rejected.
"I thought everything was finally coming circle…that maybe you felt the same way I did for you all these years. But you still don't see me. You don't see me at all..." Sonny let out, her voice cracking.
Against her will, a tear trickled down her cheek.
"Sonny…" Chad interrupted.
The brunette shook her head. "Whether it be models or obsessive fan girl skanks…you've never seen me. You've never considered my feelings, not even for second...and I was so stupid to even think that you would finally take a look at me and see, not just glance or look, but truly see me as the girl that has loved you for all these years."
Sonny sobbed, burying her head in her hands.
"And you still have nothing to say, because you don't care…you've never cared…" She added brokenly.
"That's not true Sonny…I—I care for you…a lot." He stuttered.
Sonny quickly rubbed her eyes, and looked Chad straight in the eyes, honesty shining through due to the effects of alcohol.
"Prove it,"
Without a word said, Chad cupped her face with both hands and kissed her. They both felt instant electricity, kissing each other with reckless abandon. Sonny moaned, allowing Chad to slip his tongue into her mouth, intensifying the kiss more.
Chad slipped his hands to the sides of her thighs, softly kneading as Sonny pressed her self fully against him. They had done it; they crossed the border between friends and lovers.
Chad groaned, as Sonny moved against him. He was a guy after all, and he was starting to lose control.
"We have to stop Sonny…." He uttered between kisses.
Sonny shushed him with a kiss, but Chad still broke it. After all, even though they were both intoxicated, he was in a clearer state of mind. He didn't want to do anything that Sonny would regret.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
Like before Sonny responded with a kiss. In the heat of the moment, Sonny wrapped her legs around his waist, hiking up her dress as Chad reciprocated her kisses with fervor.
"Bed…" She said breathily.
Chad granted her request and led her to his bedroom, shutting the door.
There was no going back now.
