Chapter 9
Lloyd tugged at the edge of his shirt, he wasn't one for fancy clothes, if it was up to him he would just wear sweatpants sweatshirt and his ninja suit all of his life. But no of course he had to wear a itchy $200 suit that he would probably only wear like once in his life, and to make matters worse Kai was flying the helicopter yelling at him every time he complained about wearing the tux.
Cassie wanted to rip off her shoes, they were so uncomfortable and Cassie thought she was getting blisters, but no because she couldn't even wear any other shoes according to Bryn she had to wear high heels on a first date. Cassie was getting nervous, she was five minutes early waiting at West park and was very anxious to find out where they were going, for all she knew they were going to go sky diving. In the distance Cassie heard the sound of a helicopter flying towards the field, she held her hair, which was jest done by Bryn a few minutes ago and she didn't want to mess it up. Cassie couldn't believe it the helicopter was landing right in front of her and inside was Kai and Lloyd. Kai is wearing just some jeans and a t-shirt but Lloyd was wearing black tux with a green tie, Cassie sighed at least she wasn't overdressed. Wait where did Kai learn to fly a helicopter? And where did Lord Lloyd get the helicopter? It certainly wasn't cheap.
"Hi Lloyd, where did you get that helicopter, and Kai… where did you learn to fly one?" asked Cassie
Lloyd started to stutter but Kai had a answer planned out, "Rented it, and I don't know how to fly a helicopter, it's on auto pilot" said Kai
Cassie nodded, still hesitant to get on a helicopter with no real pilot aboard…
"Cassie trust me this is perfectly safe, and Kai could figure out how to fly this helicopter if we had to" replied Lloyd who was worried that Cassie would refuse to get on the helicopter.
And with that Cassie took Lloyd hand as she stepped aboard the helicopter. "So Lloyd why do we need a helicopter again?" asked Cassie, because why go to all the trouble of renting a helicopter if you don't actually need it.
"If I told you that would ruin the surprise, but believe me we need it" said Lloyd
Soon Cassie and Lloyd were hundreds of feet in the air over a small dot of land in the ocean, "So Cassie there are two ways to get to that island, we could land on the beach, or we could skydive" said Lloyd
Cassie hesitated to chose, she had always wanted to go skydiving but did she really want to? Or would it be boring just to land? "Um skydive?" Cassie continued, "Lloyd you know how to skydive right?" Cassie questioned
Lloyd laughed; did he know how to skydive? He had jumped of the Destiny's Bounty so many times…
"Of course he does! Did you thing I would let my best friend jump off a helicopter if he wasn't one of the best skydiver I knew?" said Kai
Cassie nodded still scared to death as Lloyd helped her put on her skydiving suit, some much for not messing up her hair. Cassie was all suited up, and for some reason Lloyd insisted that he only needed a parachute."OK so do you want me to go first or do you want to go first, or at the same time?" questioned Lloyd
"Would you be okay with going together?" said Cassie who didn't think she could jump off alone.
Lloyd smiled," of course it's okay, hold my hand so we don't fall in different directions" said Lloyd
"Okkkkayyy….." said Cassie, who was shivering in fear and excitement.
Just as Cassie and Lloyd linked hand Kai came up from behind them and pushed them of the helicopter
"Ahhhh! " Cassie Screamed as she clung to Lloyd like her life depended on it, (which if she forgot to pull her string, it might)
Lloyd however was enjoying falling from hundreds of feet up, "Cassie you can open your eyes"
Cassie shook her head, "nope, never opening my eyes again"
Just then Lloyd realized that they were getting close to the ground, and Cassie wasn't pulling her string, if Lloyd Did it for her he would fall, and if he pulled his and let go she would fall, so he pulled hers. And suddenly Cassie's parachute was up, and Lloyd was falling toward the sand, fast. Lloyd sadly had one choice left, Airijtuz. Lloyd flied safely to the ground about the same time as Cassie, who just open her eyes upon seeing land.
"Cassie if you didn't want to skydive you didn't have" said Lloyd, who was nervous she would hate him for the idea of skydiving.
"That…. That…..That WAS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE! We should do it more often." Replied a very happy Cassie
Lloyd blinked, he had been sure she had hated it… but then again what did he know about girls… "You...You LIKED it? But I thought you HATED it?!"
"Why did you think that?" asked Cassie, who was oblivious that she had almost died from not pulling her parachute string.
Lloyd sighed, "Never mind… So follow me"
Just the Cassie realized that they were on a small island with nobody else on, it did Lloyd own it? She mentally shook off all her questions, she would ask later.
Lloyd's mind was being consumed with thoughts of everything that could go wrong as he lead Cassie to as picnic he had set up early that day, it was very normal compared to everything so far, but he still had on surprise left.
Cassie's heart was melted at how much thought and effort Lloyd had put in to this, I mean who rents a helicopter, learns to skydive, and set up a cute picnic on a far away island? "Lloyd this has got to be the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me!" Cassie said
Lloyd was relieved that it wasn't too little (hey! Go big or go home!) "I'm glad you liked it" He responded.
Cassie and Lloyd sat down, and started to tell stories of their friends and families (for Lloyd it was mostly all friend stories)
"And then he had to go out in public in his pink shirt!" (Lloyd's normal version of how he dyed Zane's gi) Said Lloyd
Cassie started to laugh out of control; she could just imagine the scene, "Lloyd that was hilarious! I have to try that on my brother or dad some time!" said Cassie
Lloyd chuckled, "Just make sure you don't get caught" he replied
Lloyd could mentally feel the small white box in his pocket; he felt it was time to give it to Cassie.
"Um Cassie I have something to give you…" said Lloyd
Cassie was shocked, even after spending all this money on the date itself he still had some leftover of a gift? The date was a good enough gift, she didn't need any more. "Lloyd you didn't have to get me anything."
"I know but I felt… I don't know I just needed to get this for you." Said Lloyd as he pulled out a small white Box with a green ribbon wrapped around on it.
Lloyd handed it to Cassie he slowly untied the ribbon and opened the box; to revile a golden chain with a golden heart with a C engraved in… what was that Diamonds? As Cassie pulled it out she gasped it was diamonds! Lloyd had gotten her a necklace with diamonds on it, on their first date!
"So do you like it?" Questioned Lloyd
"Do I like it? Lloyd this is the most beautiful item I now own! Thank you thank you thank you!"
Cassie leaned over and kissed Lloyd on the cheek, resulting in Lloyd face turning red.
Lloyd blushed "I'm glad you like it"
Just the helicopter returned to the beach with Kai… AND BRYN! On it!
"So how was the date?!" Screamed Bryn trying to be heard over the helicopter.
Cassie and Lloyd looked at each other; I think it was safe to say that it was the best date that they had ever been on. (Yet again had either of them ever gone on a date in the first place?)
Ava was beaming with pride he first cover story had just be released to the public, and from the news. It was already sold out.
