Hey guys. I'm new here. I thought of this while reading some of the SWAC fics. The title is the name of a song by Skillet. It's not exactly a songfic. Each chapter's title will be a song. The songs kinda go with the chapters. (Or story) I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own sonny with a chance of any of the song mentioned.

The Last Night

By Liz

Chapter 1: The Last Night- Skillet

"Tune in next time for the next episode of So Random!!" the announcer called as the cast left the set.

"Hey, I'm going for some froyo, do you guys want to come with?" Tawni asked.

"Froyo! I'll go!" Nico and Grady said together.

"I have to work on a new catapult," Zora said as she left to go to the prop house.

"I can't. I have to go get ready to go home for the holidays," Sonny said.

"Merry Christmas," the three called out as she walked to her dressing room.

It was quiet in the halls for a while. Then she started to hear someone hyperventilating and sobbing. She turned a few corners, going towards the Mackenzie Falls studio and whoever was crying so badly. She turned the last corner and saw someone huddled in a ball, nearly rocking back and forth.

Sonny saw short blonde hair and gasped.

"Chad! Are you okay?" she said as she ran the last few steps.

He turned to her with wide eyes. He tried to get up and run, but fell back down.

"Chad!" she said as she knelt in front of him, "what's wrong?"

"Dressing… room," he gasped.

Sonny braced one of his arms across her shoulders and held his waist. It was awkward with him being so much taller. They slowly made it to his dressing room. She sat him on the couch.

"Medi… cine," he gasped, pointing to a drawer.

She went over and opened it. She found a bottle of pills and brought it to Chad.

He got it open and took two pills dry. He curled up on his side and lay trembling.

Sonny didn't know what to do. She didn't know what was going on. He looked like he was in such pain.

She sat beside him. She stroked his wavy blond hair. He jerked and she stopped. He looked up at her.

"Please… don't stop," he said. His breathing was getting evener. His eyelids got heavier. He put his head back down., but on her leg.

She started stroking his hair again and soon he fell asleep. He was cute when he slept. He looked like a little boy.

He looked better than he had when she had found him. He wasn't crying or breathing hard anymore.

Sonny sighed. She shouldn't be here. She should be packing to leave tomorrow afternoon. She shouldn't have her crush- yes, crush- laying on her lap. She'd discovered she liked him a while ago. Just about the time that he guest starred on So Random!

She started to feel her own eyelids droop. She leaned back and soon was also asleep

* * *

Sonny woke with a start. Someone was knocking on the door. She looked down to see Chad groggily waking.

She slid out from under him and opened the door. There was a man there she recognized as the Mackenzie Falls' executive producer.

"Cha- You're not Chad," he said.

"Um… yeah. I'm a friend of Chad's," Sonny said.

"Well, friend of Chad's, I need to speak with him alone," he said.

"Andrew, she knows," Chad said. He'd sat up awkwardly on the couch. He looked tired and weak.

"Are you sure? If this gets out-," Andrew started.

"I trust her. She helped me," Chad said. He lay back down.

"Okay. Do you think you need to see you doctor?"

"No. I'll be fine. I just need to rest," Chad said. He sounded drained.

Andrew looked worried. "Um… friend? Could I speak to you outside."

Sonny nodded and followed him.

When they were outside the room Andrew seemed to become more worried.

"Um…," He started.

"Sonny. Sonny Monroe," she said.

"Oh, you're that girl from So Random! Well, Sonny, Chad trusts you. You're one of the few. He needs help. Do you think you could go home for the holidays and take him? He'd be going to and empty home and it's not a good idea to leave him alone."

"I was going to leave tomorrow, already, sir. I'll talk to my mom, but I think she'll let him," Sonny said.

"Thank you," Andrew said, looking relieved.

"If you don't mind, may I ask what's wrong with him?" Sonny asked.

"Oh, yes, you should probably know. Chad ahs panic attacks. He's had them

for a long time. He's also depressed, which makes it worse, because his medicine can cause them," Andrew said.

Sonny was shocked. "He's… depressed?"

Andrew smiled sympathetically. "Yes," he said gently. "He's had a hard time."

He looked down at his watch. "Oh! I'm sorry, but I have to go. Thank you so much!" he said as he walked down the hall.

Sonny leaned against the wall. Chad… depressed? It couldn't be… Could it?

She opened the door quietly. Chad had fell asleep on the couch again. She gently shook his shoulder.

He opened his eyes and she nearly got lost in them. She finally forced herself to look away.

"Chad, would you like to spend Christmas with me?"

"Are you sure, Sonny?" he asked.

"Yes! I'd hate for you to spend it alone. And, well, I'd really like the company," she said.

He was quiet for a moment.

"Andrew put you up to it, didn't he?" he asked.

"He asked me to, but I wanted to anyway," Sonny said.

He was quiet again, but he finally nodded.

"Yay!!" Sonny squealed. Before she thought about it she wrapped him in her arms. She caught herself and pulled back, blushing. He looked surprised. "Sorry," she mumbled.

She looked up through her eyelashes and saw… him blushing? Chad Dylan Cooper blushing?

"So which flight do I need to get?" he asked.

"Oh, thank you! I'll call and get us tickets."

* * *

Sonny shut her suitcase. She'd had to pack the next morning. Neither of them had wanted her to go. She didn't have to worry about calling her mom, because she had already gone home to get things ready.

They'd stayed the night in his dressing room after she got her things from her dressing room, so everyone would think she left.

They'd slept side by side on the couch. Evidently he'd had attacks here before, because he kept blankets and pillows in a cabinet.

She'd called her mom and asked if Chad could come home with her and, like Sonny had thought she would, her mom had said yes.

Chad was going to pick her up soon, so they could go to the airport.

She didn't know how she was going to survive eleven days with him in her home. They'd be coming back the day before New Year's Eve. She was happy, nervous, absolutely terrified, but most of all exited.

She heard a horn honk outside. She looked out the window and saw Chad. She grabbed her suitcase and ran out to him. She put her stuff in the backseat, with his, and buckled up. He drove off.

It was awkward in the car. It was too quiet. She could hear her ears ringing from it. She blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

"So what's it like having a panic attack?"

They both winced.

"It's hard to explain. Um… Your chest feels tight. You feel dizzy, shaky, kind of numb, hot, and weak. You get tunnel vision. Your heart feels like it's beating too fast and too hard. You can't breath well. It's very… terrifying."

She put her had over the one of his that was on the gear shift and squeezed it. He looked over and grinned.

First chapter is done now. The story and this chapter have the same title. It was different at first, but I thought it didn't go as well. The description of a panic attack above is true. The details are from google. Please click that little button that says review.

Liz.