Merry (late) Christmas everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas! This will be the last chapter of Secret Sonshine. Please review!

Disclaimer: Christmas is gone... yet no rights to SWAC under my tree.... sigh....

Thursday, December 24 - Sonny's POV

Today. Today was the big day. Today was the day I would finally find out who my Secret Santa was. I was so excited. I mean, I was excited about how excited I was!

"Sonny, chill out," Tawni told me, as she re-applied lip gloss for the fifth time this hour.

"But, Tawni this is so exciting!" I squealed. "I can finally find out who my Secret Santa Admirer is! Oh, I bet he's gorgeous..." Tawni rolled her eyes.

"Speaking of which, have you found a present for Chad?" Tawni asked me.

"Oh, yeah" I told her. "I got him a gift card for a loganberry smoothie place, and a giant picture of himself" I smiled to myself as I thought about how I found the giant poster. It had a picture of Chad in his famous MacKenzie Falls look and it said "So much drama, so little time." It was perfect.

The casts of So Random and MacKenzie Falls please report to Mr. Condor's office. And bring your Secret Santa presents with you.

"It's time!" I leapt up excitedly, grabbed Chad's gift from my table, and all but flew to Mr. Condor's office, ignoring Tawni's cries of "Hey! Wait for me!" When I got there, the cast of MacKenzie Falls was already there, Chad sitting up front. He glanced at his watch and looked at me.

"Tsk, tsk, Miss Munroe" he said, shaking his head. "You're late" I glared at him and was about to open my mouth when Mr. Condor walked in. Nico, Grady, and Tawni followed soon after.

"Well, let's get started," boomed Mr. Condor, looking around to see if everyone was here. "Wait... where's the little one? Zory?"

"Zora" I replied, when suddenly Zora herself leapt down from one of the vents.

"I'm here!" she shouted, glancing around, before grinning scarily and taking her seat. Zora was a great kid and all, but sometimes she was a little.... creepy. I sat up straight, my gift in my lap.

"All right everyone, it's time to give your gifts. Close your eyes and Josh will take the present from you" Mr. Condor said. I closed my eyes, positively bouncing with excitement. I think I might have squealed with excitement when Josh took my present and replaced it with another, smaller box.

"Geez, Munroe" I heard Chad mutter. Yep. Definitely squealed.

"Okay, you may open your eyes and your pre-" Mr. Condor was cut off by the sound of ripping paper and squeals of excitement and shouts of "Hey, look what I got!" Ecstatic, I opened the box to find a smaller black jewelry box. I opened it and gasped loudly.

Inside the box, nestled on the soft white satin, was the most stunning necklace I'd ever seen. It had a few blue and white crystals adorning it, but the most spectacular part was the pendant. It was a sun, shining brightly with its gold and yellow jewels. The thing must have cost a fortune. I couldn't believe my Secret Santa would spend so much on me. I saw another piece of paper and grabbed at it eagerly. Finally, I would know who was behind all of this! I unfolded it and read the note.

Dear Sonny,

I really hope you like your necklace. I saw it in a window and I thought it reflected your sunny personality and beautiful self perfectly. I have something I have been wanting to ask you for the longest time. Will you go out with me?

I read those six words, then read them again. And again. My face must have been shocked, because that's definitely how I was feeling. I read on.

I know you don't know who I am, but I really like you a lot. I'll tell you what. Come to the fountain behind the cafeteria as soon as Mr. Condor lets us out. I'll be there waiting for you. Then, you can decide.

Love,

your Secret Santa

A dozen emotions played through my head. Happiness, confusion, a little frustration at still not knowing who it was, but mostly happiness and confusion. Of course I would go out with this person, it was the least I could do. But, why did they think I would change my mind after knowing who they were? It must have been someone who was not very sure of themselves.

This was all I could think about as Mr. Condor dismissed us. Quickly, I got up and started running towards the cafeteria. I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't notice Chad had asked to go five minutes earlier.

"Mr. Condor?" I asked. "May I be excused? I.. uh, need to make a special Christmas delivery." As soon as I said "Christmas" Mr. Condor perked up.

"Of course, Chad," he replied. "Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas to you too sir" I replied back, before hurrying out of the room. I had to make it to the fountain before Sonny did. I was so nervous that I stumbled twice on my way there. CDC never stumbles. Of course, Sonny was the exception to every rule.

I had watched her face as she opened the gift and read the note. Happiness and joy danced across her face. Confusion, too. Oh, I really hoped I was doing the right thing. Ten minutes later, I saw Sonny heading towards me, looking around. I took a deep breath. You can do this Chad.

It's now or never.

I walked towards the fountain, but the only person I saw there was Chad. I walked up to him, still looking around. Maybe my Secret Santa sent a message for him to deliver.

"H..hi Sonny" he said, nervously. Wait, nervously? I stared at him for a second. He looked really freaked out.

"Chad, what's wrong?" I asked, looking around again. "I'm supposed to meet my Secret Santa here." I turned around, looking for him. Chad tapped my shoulder. I turned to face him again, a questioning look on my face. He swallowed.

"Uh, well, Sonny" he began. "Um... I'm your Secret Santa." At first I didn't quite understand what he said. I stared at him dumbly, and when he didn't say anything else, my mouth dropped open. I must have stood there for at least a minute, my mouth just hanging open. "Uh, you might want to close your mouth" He smiled at me.

"Y..you?" I stammered, unable to believe it. "Did... did you really mean everything you said? The letters, the notes...?" My question trailed off and Chad looked at me, determined.

"Look, Sonny, I'll tell you the truth," he said. "At first, I only wrote that so that you wouldn't know who I was." My face fell, and I was dejected. It was all a lie, a cover. "But then, I realized I did really mean it." he continued, and I raised my head. "You really are my sunshine, and your brighten my day all the time. I love your happiness, your personality, your hair, your eyes, everything about you, Sonny. I can't believe it's taken me this long to realize it." My this time my mouth had fallen open again.

"So, I guess what I really want to say is: Sonny Munroe, I love you. Will you go out with me?"

For some reason, my mouth wouldn't work. My brain was screaming Yes! Yes, Chad I love you too! but my mouth simply wouldn't say the words.

"Y..Y...Ye..." I blubbered out.

"Yes?" Chad asked me gently, taking my hand. Speechless, I nodded my head rapidly. A huge, goofy grin spread slowly across Chad's face, and he pulled me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around, not believing the incredible spark I was feeling. We stood like that for the longest time, when I raised my head and noticed something.

"Look," I whispered to him, and he glanced upwards at the mistletoe. Another goofy grin spread across his face. He leaned in and pressed his lips to mine.

This time there was no spark. It was more like a million fireworks going off inside me all at once. I tangled my fingers in his hair and pulled myself closer to him. All I could see was Chad, all I could feel was Chad, and all I could think was Oh my freaking God, I'm kissing Chad Dylan Cooper! Finally, we pulled away gasping for air.

"Wow, Chad" I said, breathless. "I never guessed that you would ever get into the Christmas spirit"

"Well, as they say, Sonny" he replied, smiling his adorable smile, those gorgeous blue eyes twinkling. "'Tis the season."

And the season it 'twas.

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I know this was a little late, but I was really busy on Christmas. Happy Holidays to everyone and I wish you the best in 2010!