A/N: This chapter's a little short, but I'm rushing a little. I'd like to finish this story before I go back to school. 2 - 3 more chapters in a little less than 3 weeks. And I'll be on vacation for a week. The next chapters will definitely be exciting.

PS. This might be my last multi chapter Channy fic, but I'll still do one-shots. I'm kinda sick of writing for just one ship. If you're a fan of Dalton by CP Coulter on fanfiction, I'm gonna try out some Jogan one shots. So look out for those.

Happy reading!

Sonny's POV

I woke up a little late the next morning, gasping for air. I'd dreamt about my experience the night before. Holding your breath in the complete darkness, surrounded by water is not the ideal situation to be in.

When I made it downstairs for breakfast, almost everyone had already eaten. After I had eaten what was left, I headed back upstairs to read Mockingjay. After my scare, I didn't feel much like going to the beach.

Around 2:00, I finished reading. Grabbing my phone from the nightstand, I tweeted, "Just finished reading Mockingjay! Success! Thank you for writing such an amazing trilogy, Ms. Collins! :)"

Then I made my way downstairs where I saw Chad, Lucy, Shane, Brian, and Matt standing in the living room.

"Hey… What are you all doing?" I asked, smiling.

"Hey Sonny," Shane said, "We're just deciding what movie to watch."

"How are you feeling today, Allie?" Matt said, moving towards me.

"I'm alright, thanks," I replied, hugging him.

"Oh, hey! They have all of the Harry Potter movies here! Except the last one, of course," Lucy said.

"We're so watching these," Chad said, taking Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone off the shelf from behind Lucy.

No one objected, so we started the movie and all took our seats. Shane sat on the floor at the foot of the couch with Lucy next to him and Brian on the other side of her. I sat on the couch between Matt and Chad.

We ended up having a Harry Potter marathon. We finished Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire before noticing it was midnight. We'd been watching nonstop, with the exception of a small break to grab some dinner from the kitchen. None of us had noticed it was raining either.

Actually, raining was an understatement. It was a thunderstorm. Rain was pouring down. It was the kind of rain you can hear through the walls.

Each of us snuck silently into our rooms so we wouldn't disturb our families.

For about an hour, I tried to sleep, but I just couldn't. Every time I got close to falling asleep, the thunder crashed and woke me up.

Finally, I didn't know what else to do. So I silently crept down the hall and to the other side of the house where Chad's room was.

I knocked lightly on his door a few times before the door swung open.

"Hi… Sorry, did I wake you?" I said.

"Nah, s'alright. I couldn't sleep," he replied, holding the door open for me.

Then he seated himself on the floor leaning against the bed and facing wall.

Following him, I closed the door and took my place on the floor, facing him with my back against the wall.

He picked up his guitar and strummed a tune softly. A loud clap of thunder startled me and I flinched a little.

Chad must have seen me flinch, because he asked, "Don't like the thunder, huh?"

"Actually, that's an understatement," I said.

He continued strumming his guitar quietly and neither of us spoke. Again, the thunder crashed. Pulling my knees up to my chest, I rested my head on my knees. A few moments later, I felt something around me. Lifting my head slightly, I saw Chad draping a blanket around me. Then he sat down next to me and set his guitar on his lap.

"You said something about how not liking thunderstorms is an understatement… Why's that?" he asked.

"It's kind of a long story…" I replied.

He looked at the window as it continued being drenched by the rain.

"I don't think either of us is in much of a hurry to do anything," he sighed, looking at me.

Swallowing thickly, I said, "I was about 13… I went over to a friend's house after school. I texted my mom to tell her, but I guess she didn't get the message. She called me a bunch of times, but I didn't hear my phone. Later, I checked my phone and called back. My dad came over to pick me up and I could tell he was furious. I sat in the back seat, because I was kind of mad at him for yelling at me. It was pouring, kind of like today and we couldn't see anything. At the last second, lightning lit up the sky... I saw another car spin out of control… And into us…"

I paused to take a deep breath, and Chad said, "Sonny, you don't have to…"

"No, it's okay. I want to…" I said.

"I kept screaming for my dad to wake up… I couldn't see anyone from the other car, so I called for 911, and then my mom. We sat with him in the hospital for days… He just didn't wake up…" I finished, sniffling a little.

Chad put his arm around me and said, "I'm so sorry, Sonny…"

When I didn't say anything, he gently guided my head to his shoulder.

He picked up his guitar and started strumming. Then he began singing softly.

I've been alone,

Surrounded by darkness.

I've seen how heartless

The world can be.

I knew the song. 'It's one of Darren's,' I thought, smiling to myself a little.

I've seen you crying.

You felt like it's hopeless.

I'll always do my best

To make you see…

Baby, you're not alone,

'Cause you're here with me.

And nothing's ever gonna bring us down,

'Cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you.

And you know it's true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

Our love is all we need to make it through.

Listening to him sing, I started to remember why I dated him in the first place. He could be arrogant at times, but he did have his sweet moments.

Now I know it ain't easy,

But it ain't hard trying.

Every time I see you smiling.

And I feel you so close to me.

And you tell me.

Baby, you're not alone,

'Cause you're here with me.

And nothing's ever gonna bring us down,

'Cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you.

And you know it's true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

Our love is all we need to make it through.

Wiping away a stray tear that escaped from my eye, I debated on joining in and singing with him, but continued listening instead.

I still have trouble.

I trip and stumble,

Trying to make sense of things sometimes.

I look for reasons,

But I don't need 'em.

All I need is to look in your eyes.

And I realize…

Finally ending the self-conflict in my head, I began singing softly with him.

Baby I'm not alone,

'Cause you're here with me.

And nothing's ever gonna take us down,

'Cause nothing can keep me from lovin' you.

And you know it's true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

Our love is all we need to make it through.

When I started singing with him, Chad glanced at me and smiled, but continued as well.

'Cause you're here with me.

And nothing's ever gonna bring us down,

'Cause nothing, nothing, nothing can keep me from lovin' you.

And you know it's true.

It don't matter what'll come to be,

You know our love is all we need.

Our love is all we need to make it through…

Smiling softly, I kissed his cheek and rested my head on his shoulder again.

He smiled and began playing the song again, but didn't sing along this time. Eventually we both drifted off to sleep.

A/N: D'aww. The next chapter will be up ASAP.