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Okay, can I start by saying…. YOU GUYS ROCK! Seriously, 18 reviews for one chapter? Not to mention all of the favorites and alerts I got! And, of course, I want to thank the people that read it too, so, to everyone, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Oh, and I also want to thank hannahpie45, because I missed her last time, but yes, she reviewed every chapter! In fact, I think she reviewed my other story Tension or Love? Too! Thanks so much! Everyone here rocks! Oh, and the amazing little reason for my update today is THETACO1213, so if you're happy that I updated today, you can thank her. If you'd rather I didn't update….. flame her! Nah, I'm kidding! Oh, and I just want to remind everyone that Chad has a secret, and, soon enough, though I don't know when, it will be coming out. No, he's not gay, don't worry. He and Sonny belong together, trust me. *nods head* Anyway, after this ridiculously long author's note, on with the story, shall we?

SPOV

As soon as I was thinking clearly again, I sighed. What was I going to do about Chad? Well, I better tell him I'll be out tomorrow night. Then, maybe I can sneak an apology in there somewhere. I don't know, I feel bad for blowing up on him.

I sighed again and climbed the stairs to the second floor. Hmm, what would I say to him? As I walked down the long hallway to reach both our rooms, I considered possibilities and recited them in my head. Chad, I'm sorry I yelled at you, but you should just calm down- No, that wouldn't do. Chad, I wish I hadn't blown up on you, but you can't just act like you run the world! No, that wouldn't work out either. Chad, I'm sorry you're too big-headed to admit you were wrong, but I'll be the bigger and better person here and- Woah. Definitely not. I don't even want to begin that conversation. Yeesh.

As I reached his room, I knocked on the door and was brought back to a sense of déjà vu. Gosh, how many times can I mess up in one day? I'm an idiot.

I heard a muffled voice from the other side of the door mutter, "Come in," so I opened up the door and walked into the blue and white room once again.

"Chad?" I asked tentatively. I wasn't sure at what level he was pissed off, and I didn't want to push it.

"That's my name," he grumbled unhelpfully. "Don't you dare wear it out."

I rolled my eyes; Chad had to put a spin on everything. Yes, I remember the whole, 'that's my name, don't wear it out' thing, it just annoyed me. No, Chad just annoyed me in general. But I wasn't here to get in another fight, so I let my pride drop and walked over to the blonde boy, the reincarnation of the devil. Or, at least, that's what it felt like to me. No one should be so tempting; I've never wanted anyone so much, and to be honest, it kind of creeps me out. It was my own personal Heck on Earth. Sorry, Sonny Monroe doesn't swear. "I…. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you. I didn't mean to, I just have a temper, as I've said before." That's where it all went downhill, and I didn't seem capable of shutting my mouth. "But if you had just been nicer, I wouldn't have had to yell, and….. oh, who am I kidding, it was all your fault! All I was trying to do was have a nice conversation and-."

"My fault?" Chad cut in. "All I was trying to do was keep you safe, and this is how you treat me? Whatever Sonny, I'm done!"

I should've stopped there. But I didn't. "I'm capable of taking care of myself, thank you very much! Besides, if anything, Jason should be the one protecting me from you! It's a good thing I'll have him to protect me tomorrow night! If I didn't ha-."

"Tomorrow night?" Chad had a panicked look on his face, but I wasn't concentrating on that at the moment.

He kept interrupting me! "Interrupting people is rude, Chad. And yes, he asked me out for tomorrow night. Why do you care?" Yep, the whole apologizing thing is definitely out the window now.

He looked at me, pain evident on his face. However, I mistook it for rage. "Sonny, you-you can't! Please, don't go tomorrow! You can't! No, Sonny, no!"

I rolled my eyes. "I can do whatever the heck I want Chad. Now leave me alone!" As I said, Sonny Monroe doesn't swear. I pushed past him, down the stairs, and out the back door, flip flops in hand, as I made my way down the beach, wanting to get away from everything.

I heard the waves crashing against the shore, but it was too dark to see much out there. I didn't care. I kept walking. That is, until I tripped on a patch of seaweed and went sprawling onto the ground, sand getting in my hair and all over my body.

I just sat there, unmoving, for who knows how long. The dark was my friend; it liked me. In fact, it might be my only friend now. I stood up, suddenly wanting to touch the dark. Maybe I was going crazy, but, think about it: after everything I had been through, can you really blame me? Nothing else mattered at this moment. I just had to touch the dark. I slowly began to walk forward, reaching out, hoping that the darkness would envelope me in it and make me forget everything else. I wanted to forget everything else. The darkness is my friend. I took another step forward, forward to my death.

CPOV

The minute Sonny left the house, I knew that I had to go after her. I needed her here; she was addictive to me. And, even if she doesn't remember me, I still sure as heck love her. And I remember every nice thing she's done to me, every nice thing that helped me change.

I grabbed my blue and white Air Jordans, put them on, and ran after her. The beach was dark, but I could make out shapes in the shadows. No one should be wandering out here at night; it just wasn't safe. Especially if they didn't know the area. Sonny could get hurt. The thought made me run faster, faster, hoping I would find her. And when I did, I wanted to find her in one piece.

It was a cloudy night; not many stars in the sky, and I didn't even see a moon. I kept going until I saw a figure walking toward the black water. My eyes widened in fear. She was going to drown! "Sonny!" I called. "Sonny! Step away from the water!"

She didn't seem to hear me, and I began to run faster hoping I would get to her in time. Time was all I had left now. I remembered musical chairs, our fake date, the secret prom, the walkathon for books, the Selena incident, our real date at my birthday, our food fight, every little thing that made me love her. I ran as fast as I could push my legs and suddenly, I was there. I knocked into her, pushing her back onto the cool sand, but making sure not to jostle her at the same time. My arms formed a protective cage around her, and she seemed to be fine.

The moon came out from behind the clouds then, and it was now apparently full. I looked at Sonny, breathing heavily, glad she was okay. Her wavy chocolate hair cascaded down her back in waves in the pale moonlight. She was beautiful; an angel, sent down to be my guide. Sent here to change me. She was so beautiful; she couldn't be real. She couldn't be meant for me.

I sighed and hugged her. "Sonny! You're okay!"

She pulled away from me. "Yeah. Thank you, Chad. I don't know what happened there." Her face appeared to be confused, her milky skin wrinkled in confusion. Sonny was made up of sheer beauty, and on the inside, she was even more beautiful. Flawless in every single way, that's what she was. And I had to be careful. I couldn't hurt this piece of perfection.

I breathlessly laughed and hugged her again. "I'm just glad you're okay!"

She smiled and hugged me back, her big brown eyes melting me from the inside out. "Chad, why did you save me?"

My face turned sad. "Because Sonny, you're perfect." I couldn't stop the words from flowing. "I don't know what I'd do in a world where you didn't exist; you're the one person who understands me. There are no secrets with you. Well, except one, but we'll discuss that later. That isn't the point. The point is, I don't think I want to live with out someone like you there to help me."

She smiled, seeming awed by my words. Could she be any cuter? I wrapped my arms around her again and knew, in my heart, that I was and always would be completely in love with her. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Okay, I really like this. But that's a little conceited. Sorry. Now you tell me what you think! Well, this story definitely isn't over, though that last sentence made it sound kind of like it was. Anyway, thanks for the reviews I know you'll give me! *smiles angelically* SMILES!

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