Sorry I'm uploading this late, but today is my BIRTHDAY! I just wanted to upload it today!
This is the last chapter! Yes, I know, don't cry, I actually might have an idea for a sequel or a different Tawnico story or oneshot. I just really, REALLY hope you've all enjoyed the story!
I got an idea from Paula12 about for a sequel, and I hope she doesn't mind if I use it? Please feel free the give me more ideas or requests too.
I do not own Sonny with a Chance or any of the characters, just the plot.
Chapter Ten: Happy Endings Aren't So Hard To Find
Sonny, Grady, Chad and Zora were sitting at a table in the cafeteria. Grady sat facing the door, with Sonny and Chad sitting opposite him and Zora seated at Grady's left. Sonny looked worried, Grady looked guilty, Zora looked composed and innocent, and Chad looked…well, Chad.
"Maybe we shouldn't have done that," Sonny murmured questioningly to Chad.
"Yeah, what if it made the whole thing worse?" Grady added worriedly. "They were really quiet after I gave them their ice-cream
It was the noon after their setting up of Tawni and Nico, and none of them had heard from either one of their friends all day.
"But what if they're not talking to each other?" Sonny asked, starting to hyperventilate. "What if one of them moved away or quit the show just so they wouldn't have to see the other? What if they—"
"Hey, calm down," Chad soothed, placing an arm around the brunette's shoulders. He then shot a fierce glare at Grady. "Stop makin' m'lady freak out, Cloudy, or Rainy, or whatever your name is!"
"It's Grady," Grady corrected angrily, folding his arms. "And she was the one who started it, coming up with that psycho plan." He nodded at Zora, who glared back at him menacingly.
"Well, maybe you guys could've come up with a better plan?" she asked dangerously, and, wisely, Grady shook his head.
"No, I guess not," he mumbled. "But what if…?" He trailed off, his eyes widening to the size of saucers. "Oh my cheese…!" he muttered in absolute shock.
Whipping around in their seats, the other three set their eyes on what Grady was staring at, and their jaws practically dropped to the floor.
Tawni and Nico had just entered the room and they were holding hands!
"It worked! It worked!" Sonny squealed excitedly, throwing her arms around the neck of the person closest to her, who happened to be had Chad. And, as everyone knew, Sonny's hugs were notorious for practically choking somebody. Which was what was happening to Chad at the moment.
"Sonny"—gasp—"can't"—gasp—"breathe! Let"—gasp—"me"—gasp—"go!" he managed to choke out, struggling to suck in any oxygen he could.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Sonny drew back, smiling sunnily at her boyfriend as he massaged his neck.
As Tawni and Nico drew closer to them, each of the four pretended to not have noticed their presence. Sonny turned to talk to Chad, Zora crawled under the table (for reasons no one can guess), and Grady slammed his face into the surface of the table.
"Uh, G?" Nico's puzzled and sceptical voice reached the plumper blonde boy's ears. "What the heck are you doin'?"
"I'm, uh…" Grady's voice was muffled as he failed to come up with an excuse, not moving from his current position. Sonny supplied one.
"He's listening to the table!" she exclaimed, half-laughing as she looked at her two co-stars. "You know, tables love to have someone listening to them!"
"Yeah!" Grady agreed.
"I mean, there's so much they wanna say!" Chad added, nodding his head furiously. "They must groan all day, you know, 'cause they have food on them all the time!
Tawni gave Sonny an incredulous look. "Listening to the table? Really, Sonny? Really?"
"Hey, Blondie, that's my line!" Chad looked annoyed, and he folded his arms.
"My name is Tawni," Tawni snapped back, also looking irritated.
"And you're a blonde too, Chad, in case you hadn't noticed," Nico replied after Tawni, raising an eyebrow in question.
"Yeah, but I'm special," Chad told them conceitedly, unfolding his arms and putting them behind his head with a sigh of content. He gave them a pitying look, shaking his head. "You should all know that about the awesome CDC by now."
"What, by special you mean special needs, right?" Nico cracked, and Tawni giggled softly and appreciatively. "Man, the one thing you need real and serious therapy on is how to get over yourself."
"Don't be so mean to my Chad, Nico!" Sonny reprimanded as Chad's eyes flashed angrily. "You need therapy on how to get a girlfriend yourself! So you can't really talk, can you?"
At this, Chad burst out laughing, giving Sonny a quick kiss on the cheek of thanks.
But instead of looking insulted or depressed, Nico's grin became even wider than before. "I have a girlfriend." His arm slid around Tawni's waist, his expression one of pride. "And she's the best girl in the entire world." The boy glanced at the blonde, who looked at the ground shyly. "I just didn't realize it at first."
Tawni's laugh was quiet, and slightly embarrassed. Zora crawled out from under the table, looking completely disgusted. "You people make me sick!" She leapt to her feet. "First with Sonny and Chad, or 'Channy' as the press now calls them. Now it's going to be Tawni and Nico, soon to be 'Tawnico'! The things I have to put up with! I'm going!" She sprinted out of the cafeteria, muttering something about getting her snake and setting it on Dakota, or, as the twelve-year-old genius called her arch-enemy, 'evil'.
Grady gave Nico a despairing look. "Now who's gonna help me hit on all the hot girls?"
Nico laughed. "I'll help you out if you want, you know, with plans to get the girls and stuff like that, but there's only one girl for me."
"There'd better be," Tawni threatened, a playful glint in her eyes. "Or else."
"But what about the…" Grady trailed off once again, freezing at the sight of Portlyn from Mackenzie Falls walking right past the table.
"Oh, no," Nico warned, seeing his buddy's infatuated expression. "G, she's way outta your league! No offence," he added at the end.
"Tawni's out of your league," Grady threw back, crossing his arms in defiance.
Nico shrugged his shoulders. "Good point."
Tawni nudge his shoulder with her own in protest. "I'm not out of your league, Nico! I never date anyone out of my league."
Nico chuckled. "I don't care what league I'm in Tawn, as long as you're with me."
Grady groaned, slamming his face to the table again. "Too much mushiness and romance! Make it stop, please!"
"Hey, Chad." Portlyn stopped next to their table, offering Chad a small smile. She nodded to Sonny, Tawni and Nico. "Hi."
They all gave her waves in return, apart from Grady, who grinned dopily and mumbled shyly, "H-Hey P-Portlyn!"
Portlyn glanced at him, and though it may have purely been imagination, Grady thought he saw her blush. "Oh, hi, uh, Grady." She cast a furtive look around the room. "Don't tell the rest of the Mackenzie Falls cast, but I actually always thought you guys were pretty cool. I just never said anything because of the whole stupid rivalry thing. Which has gotten heaps better since Chad and Sonny started dating, though, I guess. I always especially liked you, but…" At those last few words, she unconsciously looked at Grady. "Well, bye!" She rushed off again, not bothering to finish her sentence, flushed, as Grady gazed after her dreamily, the only one oblivious and not guessing what she'd been about to say.
"I think I'm in love," he murmured absentmindedly, eyes glazing over. "Why'd she have to be out of my league…?"
Nico rolled his eyes, and waved his hand in front of his friend's face to get his attention again. "Grady," he said seriously. "Just tell her how you feel. I'm pretty sure she feels the same."
"No she doesn't!" Grady exclaimed, his hands over his heart dramatically, looking dismayed. "And even if she did, we would be two star-crossed lovers, like Romeo and Juliet, forbidden to see the other!"
"Chip Drama Pants and Sonny are together, aren't they?" Nico pointed out, ignoring Chad's outraged look at the name 'Chip Drama Pants'. "Go on, G. Take the chance, or you'll always live the rest of your life wondering 'what-if'."
Grady stayed silent for a few moments. Then, suddenly, he leapt to his feet, a hand raised in the air as he proclaimed, "I'll do it! I'll tell her…" Then he ran out of the cafeteria, mumbling, "Right after I eat my cheese, write a sketch and live on Mars.
Tawni looked confused. "How are you going to live on Mars?"
"I'm not," Grady called as he disappeared.
"Then how is he gonna tell—?"
"That's his point, Tawni," Nico explained. "He's not gonna tell her."
Sonny rolled her eyes. "Honestly, if he just told her now then he wouldn't end up like me and Chad, or you and Tawni!"
Chad hummed in agreement, drumming his fingers on the table absentmindedly before Sonny entwined her hand with his, grinning at him.
"Well, Tawni and I gotta go," Nico said abruptly.
Sonny looked up at the remaining two, startled by the sudden announcement. "Where are you going?"
"We're going on our first date." Tawni smiled cheerfully.
"But…wasn't yesterday—"
"No offence, Sonny," Nico began. "But I'm gonna count my first date with Tawni as one I set up. Though yours was very nice…"
Tawni linked her arm through Nico's and murmured, "Weren't those reservations at one? 'Cause it's already quarter to."
"Yeah, we gotta go, see ya!" Nico gave the other couple a wave before leading Tawni away.
Sonny sighed, resting her head on Chad's shoulder. "I'm glad they finally got together."
"Remember our first date?" her boyfriend asked in return, looking thoughtful.
Sonny lifted her head to scoff at him. "The one where you threw up on me because you drank too much water?"
Chad gave her a scowl. "No! Our second first date."
"Yeah, that date was pretty awesome! Probably the coolest and best date I've ever been and will be on." Sonny smiled, getting lost in the memory, especially the part where she told her friends and they all started protesting in unison, like they always did.
"Well, are you free tonight?" Chad asked, a smile working its way onto his face.
"Yeah, sure, why?"
"We could go to that sushi place again, if you want," he offered, looking at her.
"Okay, but this time, don't throw up on me." Sonny grinned even wider as Chad nudged her playfully.
"Yeah, yeah."
And then their lips met in a kiss.
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Nico opened Tawni's door to let her get in, and she did so, giggling slightly at her now-boyfriend's politeness. "Thank you very much."
"My pleasure." He closed the door behind the blonde and went over to the driver's side, getting in.
Both fastened their seatbelts, but before Nico started driving, he leaned closer to Tawni. "You really are the best girl in the world, you know. I did mean that."
Tawni smiled at him mischievously. "I know. And since I sort of have to, I'll tell you you're the best guy in the world."
"Oh, ha-ha, very funny," Nico replied with a roll of eyes, and then shook his head. "I must be pretty awesome, 'cause I actually took your attention away from the mirror."
At this, Tawni glared at him, Nico himself laughing. "Anyway, I just wanted to this." With that said, he leaned even closer and placed a quick but passionate kiss on her lips.
He pulled back and started to drive, and just as they reached the main road and stopped at a traffic light, Tawni's quiet voice reached his ears. "Nico?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm glad you're with me."
Nico smiled for what felt like the millionth time that day. "Same here, Tawni. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Ha, I added in extra Channy and Grady/Portlyn for the last chapter! Do you guys like Grady/Portlyn? I've read a couple of fics, and I reckon it's possible. Sort of. Maybe I'll add it in if I write another Tawnico…
Well, that was then end of Tawni With A Chance Of Nico (And Vice Versa). Until next time, my dear Tawnico-ers?
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P.P.S. Silly me, I forgot to mention, I've written another Tawnico fic called Speak Now, songfic to the song by Taylor Swift. Please read! BYE!