Disclaimer: I do nawt own the Clique or any of the Clique's characters.
~fourth of july~
-claire/plovert-
"Good morning, sweetheart." Chris greeted his girlfriend when she finally emerged from their bedroom, satisfied with her outfit.
"Hey," Claire said as she walked up to Chris and gave him a peck on the lips.
"So what's on our agenda today?" Chris asked. "What do you want to do?"
"I'm not sure…" Claire said thoughtfully while tapping her index finger on her chin. "How about going to watch the Macy's parade? I haven't watched in it years!"
"Okay, baby. Whatever you want." Chris replied. "Where do you want to watch it from?"
"I don't really care, as long as we get a good view." Claire said.
"Oh!" Chris's eyes lit up as he thought of a great idea. "Claire, you don't get airsick, right?"
"No… But what does that have to do with anything?" Claire asked in confusion.
"Well, my dad just happens to have an available helicopter. We could follow the parade in one of those." Chris said with a glint of mischievousness in his eyes.
Claire gasped. "Is that even legal?" Then she sighed. "It does sound fun, though."
"Then we'll do it. Anything to make my girl happy." Chris said smiling before walking into the living room and calling someone, probably to get the helicopter ready.
"Okay, it's set. All we have to do is drive down to La Guardia and get on the helicopter. The parade starts at 10:30, we have to leave the airport at 10:00, so we have two hours. Want to go get breakfast at Dunkin Donuts then drive down to the airport?" Chris asked.
"Sure," Claire replied as she grabbed the keys to her Lamborghini (a gift from the director of her last movie) and her limited edition Louis Vuitton purse. "I'll drive."
The couple walked to the garage of their townhouse and climbed into Claire's metallic silver luxury car.
"So… do you want to go to the good Dunkin Donuts with crappy workers or the crappy Dunkin Donuts with good employees?" Chris asked humorously as Claire burst into a fit of giggles, loving all the inside jokes she had with her boyfriend.
"How about the average Dunkin Donuts with average employees?" Claire replied after she was done giggling.
"Okay. You're such an average person, Claire-bear." Chris teased.
"Oh, you'll be sorry you said that." Claire said as she pulled to a stop at a red light.
"Oh yeah? What are you going to do?" Chris asked mockingly.
"This." Claire replied before leaning over to the passenger's seat where Chris was sitting and tickling him just where it tickled most.
"That's… not…" Chris mumbled between his deep throaty laughter. "Fair… You're not ticklish!"
"So? Life's not fair." Claire replied while still tickling him. Car horns started to sound behind them, but Claire didn't care.
"Truce?" Chris pleaded and put out his hand.
"Fine. We're going to be given a ticket soon, anyway." Claire replied before shaking his hand, sticking her middle finger out the window at all the cars honking their horns, and then stepping on the gas pedal. They were out of here.
-july fourth-
After eating breakfast at Dunkin Donuts, they headed toward New York's smaller airport, La Guardia. They went through the VIP entrance and headed for the navy blue helicopter waiting for them.
"Are you ready for the ride of a lifetime?" Chris asked his girlfriend as he boarded the helicopter.
"Duh, I'm ready." Claire said and got onto the aircraft with the help of Chris then looked up in confusion. "How come there's not pilot?"
"Because I'm flying. That's why it's going to be the ride of a lifetime." Chris replied.
"Ohmigod." Claire exclaimed before walking back to the door. "Do you know how to?"
"I took a flying course a year ago with my uncle, who's a pilot. But that's not important. Do you trust me?" Chris asked while gazing into Claire's baby blue eyes.
"Of course I do." Claire said, looking back into Chris's green eyes, then pecking him on the lips.
"Then let's go!" Chris said and buckled his seat belt.
"Okay," Claire replied and buckled her seat belt too.
After checking that they were both buckled in properly, Chris pulled a lever and the helicopter left the ground. They headed towards where the parade was taking place.
"Woot! We have perfect timing." Claire said happily as the saw that the parade was just starting.
"Yeah, because of my pro skills." Chris replied, earning him a friendly slap on the shoulder.
Claire and Chris followed the parade the whole way, making fun of floats they didn't like and complimenting the ones they did. They flew low enough to see but not so much that people would become suspicious. After the parade ended, they went for a ride around the big apple, going from the Bronx to Queens to Broadway to Brooklyn to Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty.
-july fourth-
"I'm famished." Claire complained as they neared La Guardia, done with their tour of New York.
"What do you want to eat?" Chris asked as his stomach gurgled in response to the mention of food. "I'm starved too."
"How about ordering Chinese take-out? Then watching a movie? I really don't feel like going out again until we have to leave to meet Mass and them." Claire suggested.
"Sounds great." Chris replied while stifling a yawn.
-july fourth-
After arriving back home, ordering their favorite Chinese food, and changing into more comfortable clothes, Chris settled down on the couch while Claire knelt in front of their movie collection, trying to pick a movie.
"How about The Notebook?" Claire asked.
"No. Way." Chris replied.
"Legally Blonde?"
"Chick flick."
"Hotel For Dogs?"
"How old are we?"
"Alice In Wonderland?"
"Johnny Depp? Seriously?"
"Fine then! You choose!" Claire said, giving up.
"How about…" Chris said as he got off the couch and knelt next to Claire. "24?"
"Way too violent."
"CSI:New York?"
"Gruesomely horrible."
"2012?"
"Creeps me out. What if that really happens?"
"Rush Hour 3?"
"Violent and stupid."
"Step Up?"
"Okay." Claire agreed before popping the DVD into their DVD player.
As the movie began, Chris plopped down on their couch and Claire sat on the carpet, resting her head on Chris's chest.
-july fourth-
As the ending credits began to roll, Chris and Claire were both asleep, as both of them were tired from their helicopter ride. Since they were alone, they just kept on napping, until around 6:30, when Claire and Chris's phones buzzed simultaneously with a new text, waking both of them up.
From: Massie
To: The Pretty Committee && Briarwood Boys
Message: Just reminding you guys to start getting ready. Meet you guys at the Empire State Building at 7:30 sharp. Dress code is semi-formal. See you then! (:
"Holy shit! It's six o'clock already! We fell asleep!" Chris exclaimed in surprise.
"Ohmigod. We have to get ready! Massie's going to kill me if I don't look perfect! And then I won't be able to be in my next movie, we can't get married, we can't have children, no one will take care of my parents because Todd's such a retard, ohmigod, ohmigod!" Claire rambled.
"Well, then, go get ready!" Chris all but shouted at Claire, snapping her out of her trance.
"Right, right." Claire agreed as she rushed for their bedroom and jumped in the shower while Chris picked out his outfit in their walk-in closet.
-july fourth-
After about 30 minutes, they were both ready to go. Claire was in a baby blue Vera Wang jersey dress, to match her eyes, her hair was up in a messy yet sophisticated bun, on her feet were white Miu Miu wedges, and she was carrying a white Marc by Marc Jacobs purse. Chris was wearing a Tommy Hilfiger polo, Armani pants, and his shoes were from Ralph Lauren.
"I'm driving this time, because I don't trust you driving in those high heels." Chris said as he retrieved the keys to his Ferrari.
"Yeah, I don't trust myself either." Claire said jokingly. "I have no idea how Massie does it."
"Well, I bet Harrington's driving tonight." Chris replied.
"Yeah, I guess." Claire said before heading out the door with Chris close behind her.
-july fourth-
Author's Note: Sorry this is so late. xD I had major writer's block, then I had to plan this whole story out once I got over the writer's block. By the way, I've decided that this won't be a one-shot. It will be a six-shot. So, I'll try to update this soon. This will be my priority because it's already late. xD Please review! (: