Hey guys! Now, I (sadly) have a confession to make. I'm sure you don't care but I promised nangelgirl923 that I'd do this...
Nangelgirl923 and I had a bet (kinda), to see who could cause the most pain to Chad in our respective stories (we're so mean). ...Considering she had Chad beat up in her story (Don't I Know You? - Go read it if you haven't), she won. Sigh... Oh well... the story must go on! :D Ooh, and also Hannah, uh, this IS my chapter 28 update. Just saying... I smell a one-shot...
I loved your rap AGAIN mrpuppy, you are a LEGEND! I think this means you get the dedication...
MiiMyselfandTime you gave me a very interlectual review :P
Ooh, and if you're crazy or want to laugh at something, go to Youtube and find "Me, Myself and Chad" by SarahStarrrrr, who is author CrazieeBubbliee. It made me lol, so yeah, go check it out!
Chapter 28-Pushing Away
Chad's POV
"I don't know." Sonny says sadly. Almost like she regrets saying all she's saying. "There have been so many mistakes…"
"Chad?" An unfamiliar voice says and I turn back to see a little girl, probably pre-teens, who then squeals.
"IT'S CHAD DYLAN COOPER!"
It's not long before I'm surrounded by just about everyone in the room. I groan. Great. Whilst trying to get back the most important thing in my life, fans still can't respect my privacy. Well, that's what you get for being famous.
After about 2 minutes of signing the cardboard boxes fries and burgers come in (how I got the pen and whose pen it is, I honestly don't know. Probably the waitress's, and considering she's eighteen, she likes me too. Don't people have lives OUTSIDE Mackenzie Falls?) and smiling flakily (because I'm ticked off with fans by now), I give up. I need to finish talking with Sonny…
Wait…where is she?
I look around to see no bubbly brunette next to me, and sigh. She's gone. Now what do I do?
"Guys?" I say, saying something besides "Hey" or "Nice to meet you" or "What's your name?" for the first time in what feels like forever, "I've gotta go, can I get past?"
Being the caring, crazy fans they are, they let me go. Yeah, my fans can be awesome. I bet Justin Bieber doesn't have as caring fans as I do. (A/N: Not a hater :D)
I exit the café, looking round, annoyed that my hair is getting a little wet from the rain. I ignore that – I'm looking for Sonny. I look left, right, but no sign of Sonny anywhere. I then see a familiar car in the distance and the clouds are chased away in my heart…
"Sonny!" I yell after the car, running to catch up. I can see her look in the side-view mirror, sigh, and pull over. She gets out, leaving Callum and Sara in the car. Something tells me this isn't gonna go well…
"Please just go, Chad." She says, but I don't move a muscle, "…Well?"
"I'm not going anywhere." I tell her, and she groans.
"Chad, we have to move on." She says, "I made mistakes, you made mistakes…"
I shrug, "I'm willing to forget if you are."
She sighs, a deep sigh, looking into my eyes like she's trying to suss me out. She's trying to decide. She shakes her head in confusion and sighs.
"I'm sorry, Chad," She says, "I… I can't. All this made me realise we're not the perfect couple I thought we were."
I feel something sting in the back of my eyes, "We could start over again. Try to be that."
She sighs, before getting up on her toes and kissing me on the cheek.
"Goodbye, Chad." She says. Something in my heart tells me that wasn't a "see you back at the studio" goodbye.
I watch her drive off sadly, telling the little seeds of doubt in my head to shut up, just listening to the feeling in my heart telling me whatever Sonny's saying, this isn't the end. Not even close.
I get into my car, turning on the windshield wipers (A/N: Think that's what they're called in America…) and driving back to California, hoping to see Sonny back there in a day or two. Maybe she just needs some space, maybe I should leave her alone for a while. Maybe then she'll come back, and we can go back to normal.
Or… not.
As I get closer to home, I decide to call ahead to see how Tawni's doing. I kinda hope the answer is she's doing terribly and regrets offering, but if Sonny has given up on me, she could be one of my only hopes of keeping in touch (and hopefully, dating) Sonny. And if I want that, I don't want to scare her off. Even I know that's a bad idea.
I fish my hands-free out of the glove compartment, but at that moment, it rings. I blink – who would be calling me? Maybe… Sonny? To ask for me back?
…Of course not.
I look at the caller ID… Marshall Pike. What would the producer of So Random want with me?
"Hello?" I answer, trying to not sound like I'm overreacting.
"Chad?" The nervous voice comes, "When did you last talk to Sonny?"
"Uh…" Uh-oh. Has something bad happened? "About an hour ago, why?"
"Well, about 15 minutes ago, Sonny called me," He explains, "She told me she needed to get away from the Californian life for a while, so she quit."
At that my heart sinks like a rock.
"Sh-she quit?" I ask, and he sighs.
"She asked me to keep her position open, for a while, whilst she figures out what's going on. I was just wondering if you knew anything about what might be going on in California to drive her away."
If I was holding a phone right now, I'd probably have dropped it. My eyes start to mist up and I pull over so I don't cause traffic.
"…Mr Cooper?" Marshall asks, and I huff.
"I do know something." I say, "I'm sorry about this, Mr Pike… I need to go."
"Alright, Chad," He says, "Thanks for your time."
I hang up, not having the energy to say anything else to anyone about anything. I know exactly what Sonny was trying to get away from – she was trying to get away from me.
Tawni's POV
"Tawni?" I hear a voice say, and I rub my head. I blink, my eyes slowly opening, and I see Nico, Grady and Zora looking down at me, confused. They look kinda fuzzy… and the bright light is blinding. Where the heck am I?
Nico helps me up, and I almost fall over once. Oops. That so didn't look impressive or glamorous in any way…
"Where am I?" I ask, looking around to see Chad's annoying little brother stood there with a smirk on his face. That's when I remember- I was babysitting. Ugh, not doing this again.
"Over the phone, you said you needed some help?" Grady asks, and I nod, before the room goes funny and shaky.
"I… I think I need to lie down." I say heading for the couch. It's then when Zora and Josh's eyes meet, and they both smile a little. I blink. Is that… young love?
(A/N: This is to do with a one-shot based on Josh that I will be sending out soon. You won't understand the dialogue of this little bit completely until I post that, but still, I will give it to you. It's pretty cute)
"Hey." Zora says… shyly? What the heck has happened to Zora?
"Hey." Josh says back, "Good to see you again."
"Yeah," Zora laughs, "It's been a while."
"I'd say!" Josh smirks, "Remember our little prank on a certain evil little girl and a brother of mine?"
Zora grins evilly, "How could I forget?"
I smir, "Aw, young love!" I say, "So cute!"
"SHUT IT!" They both yell, and I laugh. Ah, I see Randoms and Coopers make good couples.
A little while goes on, and we're actually having a good time. I'm hanging with Abby, having fun with her, introducing her to style and make-up. So glad Chad isn't here right now – he'd kill me. The boys are playing on Josh's Xbox with him (failing, apparently) and Zora is listening to her iPod whilst watching the boys, giving Josh cutesy eyes. I haven't seen her like this since the days of Wesley… which, luckily, are long gone. Sadly, Sonnying It Up is still done by Sonny. When will she learn?
I'm just putting lipstick on Abby when a tired, sad looking Chad walks through the door, and I have to blink twice to check it really is Chad.
"Are you… alright?" I ask him, and he shakes his head as his simple answer. He then walks past us all, his expression not changing. He looks… lost, confused, more like a 9-year-old boy who'd lost his Mommy than an eighteen year old, practically a man. OK, so he has lost his Mom already, but this looks worse. Much worse.
"Are you gonna tell me what's up?" I ask him, not in too cruel a tone, because even though I hate the guy, he looks like he'd crumble and break if he got one more hit. He murmured something quietly, and I could just about make it out.
"Sonny…" He whispers, "She… left us. She left me. I was only trying to get her back…"
He was now at the couch, where he collapsed onto it, flinging his car keys down on the coffee table at the side. Abby tries to hug him, but he just sits there, letting her crawl all over him. He doesn't say anything to her. He doesn't even call her "baby girl". He just… sits there.
"She left us?" Grady says, "What do you mean?"
Chad sighs. I can see he doesn't want to talk about it. It obviously hurts. "Marshall called me." He says, softly. Once again, I can only just make it out. "He told me Sonny…" He cringes, "…quit So Random."
"WHAT?" Is about all anyone in the room can muster up. It's then when I see the tears in Chad's eyes.
"He said she wanted to get away…" He chuckles effortlessly, "I think it's obvious who she was running from."
It's then when it hit me. Sonny… had gone back to Wisconsin, not because she was bored of us or hated her job… she was getting away from the love of her life.
"She obviously wants me to move on, anyway…" Chad continues, with no emotion in his voice. Just a cold, empty ring.
"Are you going to?" I ask him, and he sighs.
"I don't have much choice." He says, "I think this stunt has made it clear that she's done with me."
I shake my head. This can't be right. It's so… not Sonny. I'm sure she loves Chad… she's running from the one she loves the most… it makes no sense. I remember they had a fight… Chad went after her… obviously things didn't go the way he wanted them to.
He smiles, a sad smile, before saying, "Uh… I need to go sleep now. You Randoms can show yourselves out, right? C'mon, Josh, Abby, bedtime."
He then kisses his little sister softly on the head before running straight upstairs. He leaves his two siblings there though, and Josh sighs, before picking up his little sister, waving us goodbye (giving Zora a little wink) and then heading for the stairs. Me and the others watch them the whole way, before turning to face each other with worried expressions.
"I'm gonna say aloud what everyone's thinking," Zora says, "…That guy's dying inside."
"Definitely," I sigh.
"So… what do we do?" Nico asks, "Just… leave them alone? Let them make their own choices."
That's when I burst out laughing, "Yeah, right!" I say, "Like I'm gonna just sit back and watch Sonny and Chad throw their whole relationship away! We need to do something!"
It's then when the jaws of everyone in that room drop, and I blink.
"What's up with you people?" I ask.
"Tawni?" Nico asks slowly, "Are you… caring? For Sonny?"
My eyes open wide… "I… I am."
"How d'ya feel?" Zora asks, feeling my forehead for a fever.
I pause, "…I feel pretty good. It's just, we just have to fix this! Chad and Sonny are, dare I say it, cute together! We need to get them back together!"
With all these eyes staring at me in this way, I don't feel like they're on my side.
"Look, I know I'm not usually one to help Chad and care about Sonny… but they are perfect for each other… I can't let them throw each other out like trash! And I know none of you can either! We have to do something!"
Zora is the first to smile, "I don't know about you guys," She says, "But I agree with Tawni. For the first time ever, I totally agree."
The boys smile too, "And us."
"I think you've gone crazy," Nico points out, "But that's good. I agree with you completely. We need Sonny back – she's our friend."
"And we're not gonna be able to live with a grumpy Chad." Grady points out, "Whatever you need, I'm in."
I grin. Finally, these guys agree with me. I may be crazy, helping Chad, my worst enemy, and Sonny, the bubbly, annoying-ish friend, but I have to do it. They need each other, and I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get "Channy" back.
"So here's what we're gonna do…"
:D OK, those two (I think) reviewers who want Sonny and Chad back together now... be patient, my pretties. And youdontneedtoknowwhoiam? If you kill me, you can't see the end of the story, can you? Lol ;)
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