Okay! We do I start off first? Pleading for forgiveness or running away? Lol~ I am so sorry my updates have once again slowed down, to be truthfully honest I did slightly lose interest when I heard of Demi leaving the show. So it was a little difficult to find inspiration to continue this fic~ but I rather rejoice in the good old times of the first season to push me through this! The other reason being I only have less than two weeks left of school and that's when teachers suddenly decide to cramp stuff in the most! .
Anyways, since summer break is starting I can have more time to work on this, and my finishing the plotline to another possible story~
Thank you for your patience~ And I really am sorry!
Chapter 16 Simply Misunderstood
"Don't you think it looks like you?" Dave gestured to the male lion lying under the tree looking completely dissatisfied. Dave's laughter grew even more when he saw the complete disgust on Chad's face that showed disapproval. Sonny's eyes widen as she noticed Chad's back stiffen, taking the man's comment as an insult.
"You think I resemble a lion?" Chad didn't know how to react, he leaned against the railing, and turned to face the man who he was growing to dislike. Lucy sent an apologetic smile towards Sonny, and tried to garner Dave's attention by mentioning another animal near by. Sonny sighed, and looked at her watch. It had only been exactly 20 minutes that passed since they entered the Zoo, and everything went down hill from there. There was a small argument on which way to go, and who was going to lead the way.
"Chad calm down-"
"Why the hell are we associating with someone like that!" Chad said through gritted teeth knowing that the couple was still in hearing distance if he yelled. Sonny visibly flinched at the unexpected anger. Chad sighed and rubbed the back of his neck and noticed the slight disappointment hit Sonny to the point a pout was beginning to form.
"I'll endure it."
Sonny looked up to him with hopeful eyes and a big smile, that was infectious Chad couldn't help but smile as well. Chad lightly patted her head and laughed at how he could easily read the look on her face now.
"For Lucy's sake, I'll endure it." Chad smiled, knowing that Lucy was someone important to Sonny. And heck! The girl didn't do anything to wrong him, it was the horrible thing she was for a boyfriend.
"Hey Cooper!" Dave's loud voice cracked through their smiles, as they both turned around to face the other couple. Dave had a steady arm around Lucy's shoulder, as he twisted his head back to look at the two who were left behind. Chad's ears were literally beginning to ache every single time the man opened his mouth, not to mention that he totally ruined his moment with Sonny.
"We're going to see the Apes next, I bet I can find more similarities between the two of you!" Dave announced with his hotly laugh that caught unnecessary attention from other visitors who eyed the four strangely. Chad's eye visibly twitched in irritation, and sighed knowing this was going to be along day. Chad was about to take a step forward and calmly and reasonably approach the couple, but Sonny took a hold of his sleeve.
Chad turned around confused, and looked back to Sonny who was looking down at the ground.
"What is it?"
"I have an idea..." Sonny said looking up at him. Sonny walked beside Chad, and yelled back to the couple. "We are going to split up from here, let's meet up at the pond located at the center!" Lucy secretly gave Sonny a thumps up, liking the suggestion as well, as she and Dave continued where they were going originally.
"There, that should be better." Sonny sighed feeling the weight of her shoulder being lifted and turned to face Chad with more enthusiasm. "So, where do we go from here?"
Chad smiled, and loved how he was sparred from any more insults the other man was going to through at him if they did tag along with the other couple.
"You know if you really wanted to see exotic animals that badly, I could have arranged a flight to Africa, or South America..." Chad announced, with a confident smile already liking how it was now beginning to feel like a date for the two of them. Sonny gave Chad a star struck look, knowing very well that Chad did have that kind of money.
"Well, this is more close to home!" Sonny stuck her tongue out, and walked the exact opposite the other couple had previously departed from. Taking out the small pocket directory of the Zoo, and observing the tracks carefully. "Since they went that way, if we go this way we'll come across the avian section. And we can take a turn from there and see the reptiles. Oh! and we can also see the artic section too!" Sonny stated already planning in her head.
"I take it you like Polar bears?" Chad asked noticing how her voiced hitched earlier.
"Of course, I used to love watching Pauly and Pals!" Sonny squeaked out hiding her big smile behind the directory. Chad laughed when he heard the familiar TV show he also grew up watching.
"You really are something, Sonny..."
"I know!" Sonny agreed with that contagious smile of hers that literally had his heart skipping a beat and spread a rush of heat that started at his stomach and was quickly raising to his checks causing a light pink hue to appear.
"W-Well, let's go..." Chad coughed and looked away quickly to regain his composure and turn to an excited Sonny. Chad gestured towards his open arm, hoping that Sonny wouldn't refuse. It was a brave act on his part, and maybe something that could symbolize something more to Sonny. Sonny was slightly taken back, and didn't know what to do. Should she reject him? Sonny thought about it, but that hopeful smile showing his confident white teeth, that never faltered told her something else. She lightly placed her arm around his, feeling slightly shy by doing this.
Chad smiled sincerely before continuing walking, this time arm and arm together. Sonny had to admit she was slightly impressed. He was more patient than she thought he would be, but less than what she hoped for. Despite that, the fact that he understood Lucy's significance to her made her feel a warm bubbly feeling inside. Happiness?
Sonny looked down to their locked arms enjoying the fact that at least he didn't ask to hold her hand. He most likely knew that hand-holding wasn't something neither of them were ready for, and too committing.
It was exactly like that how they toured around the Zoo, together locked arms enjoying the beautiful avian section. Chad had also paid for both of them to enter a large cage with an authorized personnel, and had the chance to feed some of the birds. Chad laughed and wished he brought a camera with him, when he turned around to face Sonny and found a good five birds swarming around her for the food she had. Sonny stiffened when she felt two on her, but grew more scared when two more landed on her arms also wanting the delicious treat that the personnel handed to her.
"They must really like you!" Chad laughed as he noticed how awkward Sonny was, and only laughed more when she slightly turned her head to glare at him, and found him comfortably with only one bird on his arm.
Once the personnel had all the birds safely removed and at a great distance from the door, where they allowed to leave the cage.
"Let's try your look with snakes, shall we?" Chad asked devilishly enjoying the shiver of fear that ran down Sonny's spine.
"Hey look they have an arachnid section by the reptiles..." Sonny looked a sign that they passed down hopefully trying to get off the topic of her getting any where near a snake. Sonny noticed the instant disgust plaguing Chad's face. He almost turned blue as they came closer to the reptile section. And as he predicted it was in a little place designed to look like a cave and with little light. Of all the things...
"You know, how about we just forget about the reptiles, and go somewhere else?" Chad offered hoping that Sonny wouldn't notice his discomfort.
"What? Big Chad afraid of spiders?" Sonny teased lightly by purposely talking in a high pitch voice.
"N-No! It's just you know... I don't think you would want to go..." Chad stressed and coughing, and showing no indifference as they continued walking.
"Good! Because I saw on the sign that they also have bats too, and I want to see them too!" Sonny exclaimed as they were now coming to the entrance of the cave. Chad sighed and hoped to God that the spiders were locked up tight or at least get eaten by a snake.
"How exciting!" Sonny couldn't hide her enthusiasm as they entered, and walking along the curve to enter in the barely lit cave. The pathway was lighted by purple lights that didn't help cure any of the darkness.
"Look a Tarantula!" Sonny pointed at the glass behind Chad's shoulder that was also light up by a purple light. Chad didn't give it a second thought, and ran to the other side of the wall. "Don't worry it's inside the glass!" Sonny couldn't help but laugh as she noticed that Chad was more behind her now rather than in front of her.
"I-I knew that!" Chad coughed and fixed his sweater, trying to play it off. Sonny looked behind her and laughed somewhat adjusting to the darkness already. "Of course there wouldn't be any roaming around lose..." Chad added for more a mental assurance to himself. Sonny smiled and thought of scaring him, and sneakily with a feather touch made her finger run up to Chad's shoulder. Chad visibly paled and stiffened.
"I think I see something moving..." Sonny tried to look serious, and look at his shoulder suspiciously as if there was something there.
"Get. it. Off!" Chad didn't move, and looked like he was going to be sick.
"Okay, it's off..." Sonny had to fight back the urge to laugh and just turned around to continue walking. Chad instantly moved along with her at a close proximity, Sonny couldn't help but chuckle at how childish he appeared.
Once they reached to the reptiles, Chad visibly relaxed and was able to walk around much more confidently. Sonny had to admit she was actually having fun, as they continued to walk along the pathway looking at the reptiles or trying to find them. And luckily for Sonny, apparently the snakes weren't feeling to well lately so they were in their glass cages resting. So she luckily didn't get the chance to get close to one.
"Aren't bats' cute?" Sonny smiled as they finally approached the bat section that was still dark, but had a long net covering a large forest like area to prevent the bats flying close to the visitors.
"I can barely see them." Chad squinted when he saw one bat on the net all the way at the top that looked like it was sleeping. Nonetheless the couple continued to walk along the pathway.
"Look there's the exit!" Sonny exclaimed patting Chad's shoulder to show that they would soon be leaving the cave and outside once more. The light difference was surely felt in their eyes, yet they both walked out relieved. "There's a small shop here too!"
"Do you want to stop by?" Chad asked knowing very well at what she was hinting at.
"Yeah let's go." Sonny was more than happy to find that were selling fake toy spiders that she tried to scare him with, but Chad knew very well that they were fake. Chad looked around roaming around the small store trying to find something in specific, while Sonny was at the other side.
By the time they walked out of the store, Chad had a bag with something inside.
"What did you buy?" Sonny tried to peek inside the bag, Chad tug into the bag and quickly shoved a teddy bear in a shape of a Bat up to Sonny's face. The first thing Sonny came to view with was something with cute big brown eyes. After taking her head back to get a better view she noticed it was a bat. "It's a bat!"
"Yep, the big brown eyes called out to me..." Chad lightly hinted as he looked into her eyes that were close to the same shade as the stuffed bat. Sonny took the bat and couldn't help but smile at how adorable the bat was. It was for her right? Sonny looked up to Chad, with begging eyes.
"Of course it's yours! I bought it for you." Chad patted her head lightly somewhat surprised she failed to understand what he meant with the teddy bear.
"Oh thank you!" Sonny smiled, and almost instantly brought her arm around his just like they had before. Chad smiled secretly, trying his best to not to show how something as simple as that would affect him. Sonny admitted she was quite shocked herself, but maybe it was because of the time they spent together that it felt more natural this time.
"Let's continue!" Sonny exclaimed.
"Alright!" Chad replied with the same enthusiasm.
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Sonny sighed as she leaned forward against the black railing watching a cute family of ducks swim on the pond in front of her and Chad, who was standing on her left side. Needless to say, the day went by pretty quick. Sonny found it hard to believe how easily they both got along, and she would dare to say it, she had a good time.
"I'm actually pretty tired from all the walking..." Sonny kicked her shoes lightly to rid of the tickling feeling that was invading her calves. Oh boy, she was going to sore tomorrow.
"We didn't even walk for that long." Chad teased poking her shoulders to test her weak legs. Sonny's weight shifted to her right automatically with the little poke. Chad couldn't help but laugh as she stumbled to gain balance quickly and find time to glare at him as if nothing happened.
"It's amazing..." Chad's tone got serious as he came to realization that just came to him, "How it feels like we are more like a couple now..." The simple fact dawned him so easily. All the physical contact and the funny jokes they shared with a little play fighting in between. Chad's lips curled up to a smile subconsciously as he glorified in the fact that they appeared to be more like an actual couple. It was improvement.
Sonny stood speechless at his sudden fact, and she couldn't deny it wasn't true but it just didn't feel right. She had a good time, but what does that exactly mean?
Does that mean her heart is willing to open up to this idea of love?
Or could it just be that a simple bond of friendship is actually beginning to form?
Can't anyone get the two confused?
"Listen Chad-"
"Don't worry." Chad cut her off, now facing her looking directly at her. "I know what I am getting myself into. I am more than wiling to show you how I feel about you, but I am also just as willing to wait for you as well." Sonny was more stunned by how breathless his statement left her. She didn't know what to say, and honestly didn't have any time to say anything before a male hand was placed on Chad's shoulder.
"There you guys are!" It was no one else but Dave as Chad turned around alarmed by the physical touch he could tell he wasn't used to. Little behind Dave was Lucy walking up behind them looking slightly exhausted as Sonny was. "I didn't know you had a romantic bone in you, Buddy!" Dave nudged Chad with the same hand that was on his shoulder but was removed when Chad shook it off.
"Funny, last that I recall you and I weren't-" Chad cut himself off as he was able to read a sharp familiar aura coming from Sonny, how disappointed and not to mention disliked she would be if he had shown a foul temper. Chad sighed and gave in once more.
"Did you guys have fun?" Lucy asked directing it more to Sonny.
"Yeah, it was great! Especially since it's been a long time since I last came to the zoo." Sonny smiled showing her true genuine feelings and walked towards Lucy who was at a safer distance from the two men. "I actually had a great time." Sonny made sure to whisper the last part to avoid Chad hearing it. Somehow she got the feeling that it would inflate his ego even more.
"That's great Sonny, maybe you two could be a match..." Lucy whispered back slightly laughing as she noticed that Dave wasn't sparring Chad from his long, and sometimes pointless jokes.
"I don't know-" Sonny was cut off when she noticed that Dave was approaching them, and almost striking a familiar pose like earlier today. With an open hand directed at Lucy while he looked elsewhere.
"I'm thirty, I'm gonna go buy a drink. Spare some cash?" He asked but his tone said otherwise. Sonny was appalled as Lucy laughed along and dug into her purse once more to retrieve the money again. Did he forget his wallet or something?
Even so, there could've been a nicer way to ask for money.
It was slightly awkward as Sonny watched Lucy see Dave disappear into the wave of people to get to the food stand on the other side. Chad to also noticed this behavior and wasn't pleased by it at all. He was already upset because the moron interrupted the moment he was sharing with Sonny.
Could he not read the mood?
'He must be more idiotic than he looks.'
"Sonny!" Chad almost practically yelled, Sonny fidgeted as she turned around recognizing the anger in his voice. Lucy's head literally snapped to his direction, not recognizing his voice. Sonny feared for the worst, did he have enough? Was asking him to get along with Dave too much for him?
"I'm gonna take a dump." His tone was quite evident that he was ticked off. Sonny nodded confused, as he walked past her quickly walking towards the bathroom.
"He's quite strange..." Lucy was the first one to speak up.
"Exactly."
"Maybe he was holding it in all this time?" Lucy tried to reason his anger out, Sonny laughed a the suggestion and hoped it was right.
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"Shit, really?" Chad recognized the tone as he was getting out of the bathroom, he recognized the moron's tone unfortunately. He glanced lightly to the direction of the voice, and noticed the man was talking on the phone. "You know I would love to be there!"
Chad hoped as he was walking back to were Sonny and Lucy were that the moron would be to engrossed into his conversation to annoy him. With a quick speed walk pace he ignored the presence and walked back.
"You bet! I will!... Oh, I'll call you back." He hung up and Chad cursed silently hoping that he wasn't the reason to why he ended his call earlier than planned. "Hey! where you going?"
"Back to Sonny-"
"Forget them! Listen. I just got a call from one of my buddies from work and they said there are some total hot babes there waiting." Dave's eyes shined with excitement as he talked.
"What?"
"I know right! Forget those tasteless losers and let's go have fun with real women, what do you say?" Dave hoped Chad's excitement would equal his, but Chad remained calm, and silent for a couple of minutes.
"Tasteless?" Chad repeated feeling the caged anger slowly beginning to shake inside of him.
"Yeah...Aren't the dull, boring, and ugly?" Dave explained in further detail. "I know you can hit some better girls than her. 'Cause, even I was slightly turned on by her, by I mean she's just that little bit of fun. Nothing compared to the good women at the club!"
Chad's face became flustered with anger not knowing how to unleash it, and better yet to not unleash it at all. There was always something strange of this man that he didn't like, even when he shook hands with Sonny. It wasn't some sort of misplaced jealousy, the man was completely checking her out, as if she was some sort of optional meal for him.
"Let's go party with hot, older babes, right buddy?" Dave placed his hand around Chad's shoulder hoping to shake a response out of him. "Don't worry about feeling guilty, I'm pretty sure she'll believe just like Lucy-"
Before the man could even continue Chad was spun out of his arm, and punched him square in the face. Dave was instantly knocked down to the floor, the commotion caught a few on by passing people who were shocked at the violence being displaced at a family and public place.
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"What is he doing?" Sonny was left windblown as she and Lucy got bored of waiting and decided to walk over to meet the boys. However; Sonny was greeted with a horrible view of Chad towering over Dave, about ready to unleash a full blown punches at him.
"Chad!" Sonny cut through the small crowd who were watching instead of reporting the scene. Sonny had to literally peel Chad right off of him to get him to stop, and snap him out of his blind rage.
"What's wrong with you?" Sonny looked up and noticed his face was in perfect condition, get stomach went down as the connected the dots. He started this fight, and left Dave being a victim of his rage. Chad who had his eyes still glued to the slightly-bleeding man on the ground being comforted by Lucy. His anger felt rushing to his mind once more, knowing that Lucy was just as good and innocent as Sonny was. Sonny noticed the spark reviving in his eyes, and placed her hands on his arms.
The touch slightly brought him back to his senses.
"Chad, snap out of it!" Sonny could feel his arm muscles flex lightly, and then relax back to normal. "What's wrong with you?" Sonny repeated not liking the horrible look in his eyes he had earlier. She even felt scared by it.
"Sonny! If this is how double-dates are supposed to go, leave me out of it!" Chad turned to look at her, and lash out on her. He slightly regretted it, when he noticed her flinch and remove her hands off of him. Yet, he was blinded by rage to comprehend anything, or to even sort things out and relax.
"And you!" He pointed to Lucy knowing very well that the crowd was still watching. "You can find someone much more better than a jackass like him." Slightly hinting at the man's importance, not wanting to bluntly cause more of a scene than there already was.
"Chad-"
"I'm leaving." Chad's cold eyes pierced through Sonny's warm ones, and left her completely numb as she watched him continue to walk away. What happened?
"You sure you're okay?" Lucy's concerned brought her back to reality as Chad's presence was now completely gone. Sonny turned back to see the man sitting up, and Lucy patting off the blood coming from his lip.
"I said I was fine!" Standing up, more aware of the crowd more than ever. He coldly ignored her shaking hand that was reaching out for him.
"If you don't mind, what happened?" Sonny asked hoping to understand the situation better.
"I don't know. One minute, we were chatting, and the next I put my hand around his shoulder, and he punches the crap out of me!" Dave lied, Lucy was already eating out of the palm of his hands believing ever single on of his lies. "It's like the guy exploded or something!"
"Really?" Sonny found herself not believing it. She knew that Chad's temper can change easily, so it slightly sounded convincing. However; she couldn't help but want to listen to the part of her that got to know Chad very well.
"Yes! God, you know what, I don't need this! I'm going home!" Dave faked being hurt by Sonny's statement as he walked away angry, as what it appeared like to the two girls. Yet, the smirk on his face said otherwise.
"Dave, wait!" Lucy tried to get to him, but he brushed her off and continued walking.
"Lucy... I'm..." Sonny found it hard to apologize, much less speak now, the crowd silently left leaving the two girls alone. Sonny placed a hand on her shoulder to nudge Lucy closer to her.
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure he must of done something to start it." Lucy announced knowing Dave's personality today wasn't the best. "His jokes can get to far sometimes..."
Would it be appropriate to apologize at this sort of situation? Of course, but why couldn't she say it?
Was it that same side of her that was still believing that there is good side to Chad, that prevented her from doing so?
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"So I take it didn't go well?" Tawni asked as she openly invited herself into Chad's room like it were nothing. Chad explosively came back only being gone for what seemed to be like two hours, he blandly cursed any maid or butler getting in his way. If that wasn't quite evident that he was upset then the slamming door that echoed everywhere was a good clue.
Tawni had been in the dinning room when he came back, and she was well aware with the noise that it was Chad. Tawni sighed as she watched Chad's back tense up and looked towards the window.
"You were really giddy about it last night, what happened?" Tawni asked hesitantly slightly afraid that Chad would throw a tantrum. Although he has never done so before, there could always be a first for everything. Chad shook his head not really wanting to talk about it.
"I can't help you like this..." Tawni sat down on his bed, and patted the area next to her.
"I...I probably got her upset." Chad murmured as he hung his head low and walked dejectedly to his own bed before sitting down next to his sister. "It's complicated." Chad stated as he buried his head into his hands.
"Okay, well did you do anything to her?" Tawni asked softly brushing his hair with her fingers to slightly calm him down.
"I got angry..." Chad answered still not looking at her. Tawni could feel his misery and remained silent. "And I got angry at her too..." Chad sighed looking up at the ceiling, Tawni could see that his eyes were slightly red, he wanted to cry and scream. Yet, he held it back, like how he always did.
"She probably really mad at me right now..."
"It's okay, Chad..." Tawni began to brush his hair again. "You must be strong, and patient. Remember that the enemy here is our father...If you don't hold onto to her now, you will lose her, completely." Tawni reassured him and noticed his shoulder drop, feeling less tense than before.
"You're right..."
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It wasn't that long after Sonny had made it home, more depressed at how everything turned out. She offered to go out with Lucy, but she said she would rather be alone for the moment. Sonny felt scared for her, she could tell Lucy was worried about the possible break up that seemed closer and closer as time ticked away.
Sonny observed the bat she got today, and smiled.
"He can't be mean, right?" Sonny sighed as she threw herself onto the bed and looked at the ceiling. She did know that he was mean, and coldhearted when she first meet him, but surely that part of him has slipped away, right?
"Sonny..." it was the voice of Zora who poked her head through the small crack of the door. Sonny sat up and noticed something strange, in the tone of her voice. "Come here, there is some strange man here." Sonny did as instructed and from the doorway she could see her mother seated with a man that looked so strangely familiar.
"Mr. Condor, what brings you here?" Connie asked slightly nervous with the two body guards that accompanied the man. Connie forced a smile when she noticed the man was looking around the room. It was incredibly tiny, still neat but horribly crowded for his taste. His disgust was reflected on his face.
Sonny walked closer to the table, and got a good view of the man's face. She gasped lightly as she remembered seeing him at Chad's house when she was taken there and forced into a dress. It was the same man that was surrounded by bodyguards'. Was he Chad's father?
She could see a few similarities, but Chad's features had more a feminine touch, compared to his father that were more rugged and sharp. He must have taken after his mother obviously. Mr. Condor took his time to observe Sonny noticing that she was dressed as how he imagined, there was no flare of elegance to her.
"The reason why I am here, is to reach an agreement with you." Mr. Condor finally started talking looking at the wooden table, and snickered when he realized it was fake wood.
"As you should both know, I am a valued member of society. And as a valued member you must surely understand I cannot have my son, Chad acting out." Mr. Condor cleared his throat but refused to take any drink or accept anything from them. Sonny took a seat next to her mother, and suddenly couldn't help but feel a small prickle in her chest.
What was happening?
"Um.. I don't follow what you are saying.." Connie responded. "Chad hasn't been acting out..." Connie said, as far as she remembered there was no mention of his name in the tabloids in the magazines she would find at a local store.
Mr. Condor scoffed, and with a snap of his finger, on of the body guards lifted a small metallic suitcase to the table.
"Here is five million dollars, all yours." Mr. Condor opened the suitcase, and surely even true to his words was all the money tied together, filled with only hundred dollar-bills. Sonny and Connie's reaction was the same, they have never seen such an abundant amount of money. "In exchange, that your daughter here, and Chad never see each other again."
Sonny gasped and the little prickle in her chest deepened and twisted leaving her breathless. Connie, looked at the man who was smiling as if he knew the outcome already. Connie stood up and walked into the kitchen.
"Mom?" Sonny asked but noticed that her mother came back with a pack of salt. Before Sonny watched as her mother walked around the table again, and stand up at her previous spot. Before Sonny could ask what she was doing, Connie had swiftly emptied its contents onto the man.
"Leave it." Mr. Condor's confident voice didn't falter. "It's best we don't cause trouble that could be leaked out. So I see that is your answer?"
"Mom!" Sonny stood up, not sure if she should help the old man dust off all the excess salt on his shoulders, and hair.
"I don't know what kind of parent you are, but I for one can't put a price for my daughter's happiness. What kind of heart do you have to be able to break your own child's heart?" Connie asked with confidence.
"Someone like yourself, wouldn't understand." Mr. Condor responded angrily as he stood up and left the room leaving a salty trail behind which was followed by a slamming of the door.
"Wow, mom you are so cool." Zora said, coming from the hallway and had been observing the scene quietly.
Connie collapsed onto her chair, as she felt her feet give away.
"Mom, are you okay?" Sonny asked noticing the odd and dumbfounded look her mother had. Her mother nodded ghostly. "Why did you do that? You could have just-"
"What accept the money, as what cost?" her mother replied, by the confident look in her eyes Sonny could tell she didn't regret what she did. "I like Chad, and I have a good feeling about him. He's sincere and honest, his eyes are like a dead giveaway." Connie recalled when she first meet the man, and couldn't help but chuckle at how adorable he was.
She knew that Sonny and Chad were currently seeing each other, and knew she could trust Chad. She still remembered how Sonny approached the topic, and told her that she was in her exact words, "slightly...somehow going out with Chad." Connie laughed at her choice of words but didn't mind their relationship at all. She knew Chad was sincere and loyal since the day she met him, and when she also found out that he had bought Sonny a phone.
Connie also laughed as she slightly noticed the confidence Chad had was similar to his father, but his father's pride was highly inflated. If Chad was his son, she was glad that Chad wasn't as arrogant like that man.
"Sonny." her mother turned to Sonny, and looked her straight into her eyes. "You must not let this bother you at all. You must continue to pursue your feelings for Chad, and continue to be happy with him. And that would also be the best way to spite that man." Connie laughed.
"Mom..." Sonny couldn't help but smile and feel touched by what her mother had done for her. If only she could say something to her, and agree with her. However, with this recent bump she couldn't help but think their relationship has really taken a big bump. If anything, she wished there relationship was okay, and couldn't deny that fact. After all the time they spent together, she couldn't help but want their relationship to progress.
"Now to clean up this mess..."
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The soft music played filling the room with an appropriate mood. Chad was sitting on the window ledge observing the night view from the high view of the hotel provided. Nico and Devon both had their small crowds of females with them to provide them with the fun they were looking for. Hayden was in the table reading a magazine, located more in the corner away from the chatting girls.
"Don't they both look terrible..." Nico asked Devon over the couple of girls in between them.
"Yeah, Hayden looks hopeless, and Chad looks like he was just dumped or something." Devon replied keeping his voice low. "Chad, why don't you give her a call. Straighten things out." Chad looked down, as if contemplating that.
Well, it wouldn't hurt.
It was the noise of something making contact against the table that everyone watched Hayden stand up and about to walk out the room when something in his pocket went off. Hayden turned to look at Chad, who was on the phone recognized that ring tone. He turned to look at Hayden, who dug into his pocket and retrieved the small device that was ringing.
"Why do you have that?" Chad stood up.
"I went to her house yesterday, and she dropped it last night." Hayden replied casually not aware of the damage assaulting Chad's heart at that moment.
"O-Of course I was! What makes you think I wasn't?"
"Where you with her when I called her?"
"Yeah..." Hayden replied unaware of the meaning of his questions, and left the phone on the small foot table that was by Devon and Nico. Shortly afterwards left the room, and the room feel into total silence. Nico had taken the precaution to ask the girls to kindly leave before things got out of hand. Everyone was aware of Chad's horrible aura.
"What the hell..." Chad whispered to himself feeling his chest burn and spreading throughout his whole body. She lied to him, why?
Did her feeling for Hayden not go away?
Chad couldn't help but think of the worst case scenario.
"Chad, you should come and take a look at this.." Devon had walked over to the table where Hayden was, and observed the magazine left behind. It wasn't long before he found the page Hayden was most likely reading. Chad ignored him, feeling completely lost, and torn apart to even think straight.
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"We should talk..." Sonny came and approached him first, not what he was expecting, but nonetheless he had agreed to it. They both had walked into the cafeteria knowing it was going to be best place for privacy since no one would be eating so early in the morning.
"What did you want?" Chad asked coldly already knowing that this conversation they were going to have wasn't going to go so well. It could be his stupidity or his pride that was making him behave like an ass, he even knew it himself. Yet, it was unstoppable.
"Can you explain what happened between you and Dave yesterday?" Sonny asked with hope and determination and really wanted to know his answer. She told herself she would believe whatever he would say to her today. Whatever it was, she would believe it.
"Forget about that. How about you explain this?" Chad asked getting the cell phone from his pocket, and was being just as stubborn to get answers. "You told me you were by yourself that night..."
"Why do you have it?" Sonny asked surprised to find the phone in his hand, she tried finding it everywhere at her house yesterday night after having an unexpected visit from Chad's father.
"Well, that's what I'm trying to get through to you." Chad's hand went back to his side, when he realized that Sonny wasn't going to take back the phone until her question was acknowledged.
"Listen, that's not important." Sonny brushed it off, she only wanted answers and didn't want to get sidetracked. "Answer my question. What Happened?"
Chad's mood wasn't getting any better when he noticed that his own question was brushed away, and when Sonny refused to take the phone only made it worse. This vile temper of his that was taking over, wanted to brush away her question as well. And that was exactly what he was going to do.
"I don't want to say it." Chad looked away, and missed the desperate look on Sonny's face.
Why did they have to be so complicated?
"Don't tell me you like hitting people randomly. Do you?" Sonny asked, not knowing that her misplaced judgment of him was slowly irking Chad even more.
"He pissed me off. So I kicked his ass, that's all there is to it." Chad replied hastily not wanting to fully answer the question, finding it fair since his won question wasn't answered.
"So, you are that kind of person..." Sonny's voice dropped slightly, as she stuck to his answer like she said she would. "You don't care that the damage you caused could destroy someone's happiness?" Sonny asked finding it hard to look at him.
"What? They broke up?" Chad asked. "Good-"
Before Chad could even finish, his check has met with Sonny's forceful hand that slapped him.
"What the hell was that for?" Chad turned to her enraged.
"What? You pissed me off and I slapped you." Sonny replied fiercely throwing back his own words back at him. There was a heavy pause between the two, as they looked at each other with frustration.
"Listen, you don't-"
"I can't believe you, even if you lose your temper there are things that shouldn't be done! And beating someone up is one of them!" Sonny yelled back not bothering to control her emotions.
"She should be thanking me instead." Chad scoffed barely listening to what Sonny was saying.
"Are you stupid?" Sonny couldn't help but laugh at his statement, "No, I see I was the stupid one. For thinking that you have changed, but I see that you haven't at all." Chad's stomach felt like it was beginning to drop as if on a roller coaster ride, he could barely remember how the conversation went this bad, but he would tell it was getting worse, and he knew it was his own fault.
"You are still the same Chad Dylan Cooper I met..." Sonny's voice was low, but impacted with strong blows. "The same guy who gives out red notes, and doesn't care about anyone but himself. You're the worst" Sonny's eyes were beginning to water at this point, why did this hurt so much? Sonny swallowed it all down, and fought the urge to cry in front of him. she wouldn't let him see her tears.
Chad felt the air leave him, and instantly the numbing pain in his chest that left him completely numb before wore away, and the pain began to infect his system.
"What did you just say?"
"I don't want to see you, anymore." Sonny said, with all the strength she had left. Sonny saw the damage of her words display across Chad's face. He was hurt as well, did he feel the pain as well? Sonny knew that at this point, there was nothing more to say. Sonny's defenses were weakening, and she knew it too, and ran out of the room.
"Wait!" Chad couldn't stop his own actions, this isn't what he wanted. Surely enough his pride and anger got the best of him, but he didn't want things to get out of hand. Before he would muster any courage to talk or even take anything back, Sonny spoke again.
"That reminds me, tell your father he doesn't need to worry anymore."
"What are you talking about? The old man went to your house?" Chad couldn't help but feel panic rise within him, he was aware his father wasn't home for dinner but didn't bother asking where he went.
"Last night, he brought a large sum of money and told me leave you. But now he shouldn't have anything to worry about." Those were Sonny's last words before she bolted out of the room.
Chad slammed a fist against the table near him, and felt the anger rushing through him again. This was the reason why he was in such a mess, his uncontrollable temper always gets the best of him.
Would things be fixed if he were to tell Sonny the truth of the fight?
Would she mock for being prideful fool?
Would she swoon if she knew that he tried to protect her honor?
Or could things not be fixed at his point?
Chad looked at the door she left from, was he being selfish for wanting to have a manly image in front of his girlfriend? But looking at this situation, that image seemed worthless now without Sonny. None of that should matter anyway, as long as he told her the truth, then maybe everything would be okay.
This whole fight could be forgotten.
And then they could spend their time like in the Zoo today, carefree and innocent as can be.
With these exact thoughts, lead Chad to leave the running, already knowing where she might be.
...
"Stupid Chad! You jerk!" Sonny yelled when arrived at the staircase. She closed the door shut behind her and ran down to the intersection of the floors. Sonny felt odd doing this again, its been weeks since she last yelled like this, looking back at it now made it feel completely idiotic to be doing this.
"Been a while. Did you two fight yesterday?" It was no one else but Hayden who was sitting down like usual, with a magazine rolled up in his right hand.
"T-There's nothing between me and him, anymore." Sonny responded rather quickly and fidgeted with her fingers over the railing, as Hayden stood up and walked closer to her. She really wanted a moment for herself to calm down, the feelings inside her were still bouncing and made her feel really jumpy.
"I see..." The plain tone in his voice made her feel like opening up slighlty and just letting everything out, but she knew better. She looked away from him, as he looked outside deep in thought.
"He's just a real jerk-" Before Sonny could even finished she felt a sharp tug on her left arm, turning her whole body around and come clashing against Hayden's chest. Sonny's eyes widened as she quickly realized he was hugging her, with both arms wrapped around her shoulders bringing her so close to his chest she could hear his heart beating.
Her back was pushed against the railing as Hayden gently had her sandwitched between the railing and his body.
'Why was it beating so fast?'
"H-Hey, Hayden..." Sonny tried to struggle out of the unfamiliar arms but with no luck Hayden had his arms wrapped around her tightly, not wanting to let her go.
"I wonder why my heart is beating so fast..." Hayden said breathlessly as his heart were going to explode any minute now. "It feels like I'm falling for you..."
"What?" Sonny turned stiff at what he said, surely even he couldn't possibly mean falling in love with her. Her old feelings for him began to fade away along time ago, she'd be lying if she said her heart wasn't beating fast either, but she somehow she could tell it felt different from before.
"Just give me a minute..." Hayden whimpered softly, his chin fully resting on her shoulder, Sonny then realized the urgency in his voice, almost as if he needed help.
"Did something happen to you?" Sonny remained still understanding what it feels like to just want to have someone next to you when you are going through some sort of hardship. It must be the same for Hayden, and she knew that Hayden couldn't exactly do this with his friends. She had become someone for him to lend a shoulder to, and it was proved two days ago when he came to her apartment seeking for her comfort.
"I'm sorry..." Hayden's arms around her tightened slightly as his right hand rubbed her left shoulder gently almost as if he begging. "Please, just for a minute, stay with me like this..."
Sonny slowly wrapped her arms around his waist, and smiled hoping to provide him with the comfort that he needed. Sonny felt him relax within her arms, his head still resting on her chin, and his hand rubbing her gently. She could tell he really needed the comfort, and she did too. She obliged to his wished, and thought nothing more than helping him out anyway she possibly could.
Sonny pulled her head over his shoulder, due to fact that her face was still plastered to his white sweater, she was going to rest her head on his shoulder as well but stopped when she noticed the door she closed was open. Her eyes widened in disbelief at who she saw on the other side of the door.
'Chad?'
Oh! what a cliffhanger! I'm sorry if this update was a bit overdue~ but I'm practically almost done with the first season! Just like four more chapters left! And then onto the second season~
Thank you to all the kind reviews! I hoped you guys liked the chapter! And you know what I barely realized I labeled the previous chapter 'Simply Misunderstood' which is the title of this one, so don't be confused I fixed it so it should say, 'Late night.'
Explanations:
I think I will clearly explain the confrontation of this chapter, near the end you see that Chad's pride is beginning to surface which is sadly the source of whole argument they have here. Chad is not the best with opening his feelings, at least not right way, like when he asked her out he really had no clue what to do. It's the same here, his girlfriend was just insulted, and had the need to do something about it...physically.
And he thought it would be best if she didn't know about it, he basically thought he had no reason to defend himself. (That's basically the whole Chad confrontation..)
However Sonny through the whole chapter is still trying to adjust to the whole 'girlfriend' thing, and its something that she's not used to. Sonny is stubborn and most importantly independent and that basically clashes sometimes with Chad being her boyfriend, she's afraid to rely to much on him, so she's not trying to distance to herself from Chad, but trying to remain being herself. (Slightly complicated, but that is the whole Sonny confrontation.)
And basically these two things clash with each other throughout the whole chapter, and at the end it proves that there is still so much for them to understand about each other~
And the rest is just pretty simple~ It's going to be revealed why Hayden is upset in the next chapter! The next chapter will also continue from where this one left off~
Well hopefully every one enjoyed it~ Thank you for reading and reviewing!
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