Chapter 5
A few hours later, around 6:30, everyone helps Cole and Alyssa to get ready for their date. Taylor and the Princess help Alyssa to get ready, and Max and Danny help Cole to get ready. It doesn't take too long for Max and Danny to help Cole get ready.
Because twenty minutes after helping him get ready, Cole emerges from the guys' side of the temple ruins, with Danny and Max following. He wears a pair of jeans and a red collared shirt. He walks over to the table, and sits with Max and Danny, while they all wait for the girls.
Its all of minutes later, that Alyssa and the Princess emerge from the girl's side of the temple ruins. (Taylor had helped out, as much as she could, before leaving to help Cole out, by setting up.) When Cole lays eyes on Alyssa, its like fireworks go off in his eyes. Especially when she smiles at him.
Cole smiles back, as he watches her approach him in a pink and white top, with sequins embedded around the waist, and stretch jeans. She wears her hair with white chopsticks, pinning it up. Two strands of hair, in curls, along the side of her face.
She walks over to Cole, who stands up and takes her hands. He smiles at her, and says, "wow. You look....amazing, Alyssa." She smiles back, "thank you. You cleaned up nicely, yourself." They smile at each-other, a moment longer, before Cole says, "oh, uh....we better get going."
Alyssa nods her head, with a smile, "okay," and then Cole lets her left hand go, to grab something. Alyssa wonders, "what is that, Cole?" Cole turns around, and reveals to Alyssa, that he's holding a blind-fold. "This I need you to wear."
Alyssa smiles suspiciously at him, but agrees. "Okay." Cole smiles and then brings the blind-fold around her eyes. He gently ties it, and then asks her, "can you see anything?" Alyssa shakes her head, "no." Max decides to test her, "how many fingers am I holding up?"
He places four fingers in front of her. Alyssa slowly shakes her head, "I don't have a clue." With that, Cole asks her, "ready to go?" She nods her head, "uh-huh."
He smiles, "great," and then takes both of her hands, and carefully and slowly leads her towards the exit of the Animarium. Their friends watch after them, waving and smiling.
5 Minutes Later
After a few minutes of walking, Alyssa asks him, "Cole, are we almost there?" Cole nods his head, "yep. Not too much farther." He leads her to a nice picnicing area. It was also feet before one of Turtle Cove's lake. A nice little spot for any occasion.
He looks to see Taylor places some last minute finishes on the picnic. She had layed out the blanket, and put everything in its place. She looks up and waves with a smile, when she sees him. He smiles back and waves.
Then he turns to Alyssa, and says, "Alyssa, do me a favor, and stay right here. I'll be right back." Alyssa nods her head, "okay," and waits while Cole walks over to Taylor. She holds out her hand, and Cole shakes it gratefully. "Taylor, I can't thank you enough for helping me out."
Taylor shakes her head, "no problem, Cole. We're friends....and I'm glad to help out." And then she adds with a smile, "besides," Cole looks to her, and she answers him, "I know how special first dates are. And I know how special you wanted to make this for her."
Cole smiles gratefully again, "I owe you one." Taylor giggles a bit, and concludes, "alright. I'll see you two when you get back." Cole nods his head, "alright, thanks," and then watches as Taylor heads off in the opposite direction towards the animarium.
Cole watches her walk off, smiling with a shake of his head. And then he turns to Alyssa, and walks over to her. He takes both of her hands, and stops her, just feet before the picnic. And then he asks her, starting to untie the blind-fold. "Ready?" Alyssa nods her head, "yep," and then Cole says, "okay," and takes off the blind-fold.
Alyssa looks at the scene before her, and gasps, with a smile in astonishment. "Oh, wow!" And then she turns to Cole, "Cole, this is beautiful!" Cole smiles nervously, "you really like it?" Alyssa smiles, with a laugh, "like it? I love it! Its perfect!" And then she turns to Cole, and kisses his cheek.
"This was really sweet." Cole smiles at Alyssa, and then takes her hands. "Well, first dates are special. And your special to me, Alyssa. So, I wanted to make everything perfect." Alyssa smiles at him and says, "well, trust me, you wouldn't have to add another thing to this. Its perfect already," and then she smiles again.
Cole smiles back at her, and then asks her, "are you hungry?" To which Alyssa answers, "now that you mention it, I'm starving." Cole laughs and then leads her over. They both take spots on the blanket, and then Cole says, "well, with a little help from a friend, I got your favorite."
Alyssa smiles at him, and then looks down as Cole reaches inside of the picnic basket. "Oh wow, tacos!" Alyssa laughs and then asks him, crossing her arms, "did Taylor tell you I loved tacos?" Cole wonders, "how'd you know?"
To which Alyssa answers, "well, I remember when it was Taylor and I as rangers. And one night, after a battle, the two of us went out for some tacos." Cole nods his head, "a-hah! That's how she'd know. But it makes sense." Alyssa laughs, and then grabs a plate, and puts a taco on it. Cole does the same, and then the two start eating.
Cole gets half-way through his taco, when Alyssa asks him, "Cole?" He turns to her, "yeah?" She almost hesitates, before asking, "do you ever...think about...your tribe? The people you left behind, before you became a ranger?"
Cole looks to the lake, and thinks on her question for a moment, before answering, "I....yeah, I do. I wonder if they're okay. How they're doing. If they might be thinking about me, and whether or not....if I did go back, if they might recognize me at all."
Alyssa seems confused, "what do you mean?" And Cole explains further, "well, I know that I must've changed a lot since I came here. Maybe not completely in a physical way, but...since I've learned to adapt with this environment, I think I've changed since then. And I think they'll notice that much." Alyssa nods her head, and then asks him again, "so....would you ever go back?"
Cole thinks on it for a minute, before answering, "no." Alyssa wonders, "how come?" And Cole answers, "once I was old enough, it was my destiny, to find my parents, and make a new life for myself. They were happy and caring enough to raise me until it was time, to leave. And, anyways, to be honest," he stops and then takes Alyssa's right hand.
"I think I'm happier, where I am right now." Alyssa smiles at Cole, and then gives his hand a small squeeze. "Me, too." Cole smiles at Alyssa, before asking her, "how about you and...your dad? Have you talked to him recently?"
Alyssa nods her head, "yep. I talked to him last week. And.....according to what he told me, he's doing great." And then she tells him, raising her eyebrows, "he even told me that he met someone." Cole's eyebrows raise in wonder, "really? Who?"
And Alyssa explains, "he told me her name is Darcelle. And, he was at a restaurant a few days before we talked, and he bumped into her." While Cole nods his head, Alyssa continues a little farther, "they're getting together in a few days, is what he told me."
Cole smiles, "cool. I hope everything works out for them." Alyssa nods her head, "me, too. Its been a long time since I've seen my dad so happy. I really want him to be." Cole nods his head, and then asks her, "are you?" Alyssa looks confused, "am I what?" And Cole wonders, "are you okay with him dating?"
Alyssa nods her head, "oh, yeah. After my mother passed away, my dad was just never the same again. He was almost never happy. I haven't seen him smile in, I don't know how long. And I can guess that leaving to become a ranger, certainly didn't help lifting his spirits. I think that dating would be like.....a step up for him."
Cole nods his head, and says, "I hope everything works out for him." Alyssa nods her head, "thanks. So do I." And then she smiles again.
The two continue talking for about twenty more minutes, enjoying desert, when Alyssa looks up into the sky, and exclaims, "oh Cole, look! The sun's starting to set!" Cole looks up and sees that indeed, Alyssa is right. The sky becomes a pretty wave of colors, as the sun begins to set.
Alyssa smiles up at the sky in amazement, "wow! Its so beautiful." Cole looks to Alyssa and agrees, with a smile, "yeah....you are." Alyssa turns to Cole and smiles. He smiles back, and then leans over and brushes his lips over hers, the two sharing a kiss, right under the sunset. He holds his lips against hers a moment, before slowly drawing back.
Alyssa looks up at Cole and smiles. He smiles back, as she snuggles close to him, bringing her head to his shoulder. Cole leans his head against Alyssa's, while the two enjoy watching the rest of the sunset.
10 Minutes Later
Cole and Alyssa had been on their date, nearly an hour and a half, when Cole looks around, and notices, that since the sun had set, it was becoming a little dark. He whispers, "Alyssa?" Alyssa, who's head was still on Cole's shoulder, responds, "uh-huh?"
And Cole responds, "should we be heading back to the animarium? Its starting to get late." Alyssa takes her head from Cole's shoulder, and looks around. And then she sits up, "oh! Your right. We should get going." And with that, the two rise to their feet, and begin to gather up everything, placing things back into the basket.
Alyssa gathers up the blanket, and begins to fold it. Once its all done, she starts to carry it along, with her and Cole, when he offers, "I can take that." She asks him, "are you sure?" Cole nods his head, "uh-huh," and then takes the blanket.
But once Alyssa notices he has both the blanket and basket with him, she offers to take the basket. "Okay. I'll take the basket," and then she laughs. Cole smiles, "okay," and then hands it to her. And then, the two walk hand-in-hand, back in the direction of the animarium.
Alright. One last chapter. And it'll be up a lot sooner than it took me to get this one up. By the way, sorry this chapter took like literally an eternity. I finished it about two months ago, its just that my internet service got cut off. (Long-term)
Anyways, enjoy and tell me what you think. Remember, one last chapter after this. It may be really short (a lot shorter than this one, I can tell you that), but hopefully you'll like it. Anyways, I'll be updating a.s.a.p.
A few hours later, around 6:30, everyone helps Cole and Alyssa to get ready for their date. Taylor and the Princess help Alyssa to get ready, and Max and Danny help Cole to get ready. It doesn't take too long for Max and Danny to help Cole get ready.
Because twenty minutes after helping him get ready, Cole emerges from the guys' side of the temple ruins, with Danny and Max following. He wears a pair of jeans and a red collared shirt. He walks over to the table, and sits with Max and Danny, while they all wait for the girls.
Its all of minutes later, that Alyssa and the Princess emerge from the girl's side of the temple ruins. (Taylor had helped out, as much as she could, before leaving to help Cole out, by setting up.) When Cole lays eyes on Alyssa, its like fireworks go off in his eyes. Especially when she smiles at him.
Cole smiles back, as he watches her approach him in a pink and white top, with sequins embedded around the waist, and stretch jeans. She wears her hair with white chopsticks, pinning it up. Two strands of hair, in curls, along the side of her face.
She walks over to Cole, who stands up and takes her hands. He smiles at her, and says, "wow. You look....amazing, Alyssa." She smiles back, "thank you. You cleaned up nicely, yourself." They smile at each-other, a moment longer, before Cole says, "oh, uh....we better get going."
Alyssa nods her head, with a smile, "okay," and then Cole lets her left hand go, to grab something. Alyssa wonders, "what is that, Cole?" Cole turns around, and reveals to Alyssa, that he's holding a blind-fold. "This I need you to wear."
Alyssa smiles suspiciously at him, but agrees. "Okay." Cole smiles and then brings the blind-fold around her eyes. He gently ties it, and then asks her, "can you see anything?" Alyssa shakes her head, "no." Max decides to test her, "how many fingers am I holding up?"
He places four fingers in front of her. Alyssa slowly shakes her head, "I don't have a clue." With that, Cole asks her, "ready to go?" She nods her head, "uh-huh."
He smiles, "great," and then takes both of her hands, and carefully and slowly leads her towards the exit of the Animarium. Their friends watch after them, waving and smiling.
5 Minutes Later
After a few minutes of walking, Alyssa asks him, "Cole, are we almost there?" Cole nods his head, "yep. Not too much farther." He leads her to a nice picnicing area. It was also feet before one of Turtle Cove's lake. A nice little spot for any occasion.
He looks to see Taylor places some last minute finishes on the picnic. She had layed out the blanket, and put everything in its place. She looks up and waves with a smile, when she sees him. He smiles back and waves.
Then he turns to Alyssa, and says, "Alyssa, do me a favor, and stay right here. I'll be right back." Alyssa nods her head, "okay," and waits while Cole walks over to Taylor. She holds out her hand, and Cole shakes it gratefully. "Taylor, I can't thank you enough for helping me out."
Taylor shakes her head, "no problem, Cole. We're friends....and I'm glad to help out." And then she adds with a smile, "besides," Cole looks to her, and she answers him, "I know how special first dates are. And I know how special you wanted to make this for her."
Cole smiles gratefully again, "I owe you one." Taylor giggles a bit, and concludes, "alright. I'll see you two when you get back." Cole nods his head, "alright, thanks," and then watches as Taylor heads off in the opposite direction towards the animarium.
Cole watches her walk off, smiling with a shake of his head. And then he turns to Alyssa, and walks over to her. He takes both of her hands, and stops her, just feet before the picnic. And then he asks her, starting to untie the blind-fold. "Ready?" Alyssa nods her head, "yep," and then Cole says, "okay," and takes off the blind-fold.
Alyssa looks at the scene before her, and gasps, with a smile in astonishment. "Oh, wow!" And then she turns to Cole, "Cole, this is beautiful!" Cole smiles nervously, "you really like it?" Alyssa smiles, with a laugh, "like it? I love it! Its perfect!" And then she turns to Cole, and kisses his cheek.
"This was really sweet." Cole smiles at Alyssa, and then takes her hands. "Well, first dates are special. And your special to me, Alyssa. So, I wanted to make everything perfect." Alyssa smiles at him and says, "well, trust me, you wouldn't have to add another thing to this. Its perfect already," and then she smiles again.
Cole smiles back at her, and then asks her, "are you hungry?" To which Alyssa answers, "now that you mention it, I'm starving." Cole laughs and then leads her over. They both take spots on the blanket, and then Cole says, "well, with a little help from a friend, I got your favorite."
Alyssa smiles at him, and then looks down as Cole reaches inside of the picnic basket. "Oh wow, tacos!" Alyssa laughs and then asks him, crossing her arms, "did Taylor tell you I loved tacos?" Cole wonders, "how'd you know?"
To which Alyssa answers, "well, I remember when it was Taylor and I as rangers. And one night, after a battle, the two of us went out for some tacos." Cole nods his head, "a-hah! That's how she'd know. But it makes sense." Alyssa laughs, and then grabs a plate, and puts a taco on it. Cole does the same, and then the two start eating.
Cole gets half-way through his taco, when Alyssa asks him, "Cole?" He turns to her, "yeah?" She almost hesitates, before asking, "do you ever...think about...your tribe? The people you left behind, before you became a ranger?"
Cole looks to the lake, and thinks on her question for a moment, before answering, "I....yeah, I do. I wonder if they're okay. How they're doing. If they might be thinking about me, and whether or not....if I did go back, if they might recognize me at all."
Alyssa seems confused, "what do you mean?" And Cole explains further, "well, I know that I must've changed a lot since I came here. Maybe not completely in a physical way, but...since I've learned to adapt with this environment, I think I've changed since then. And I think they'll notice that much." Alyssa nods her head, and then asks him again, "so....would you ever go back?"
Cole thinks on it for a minute, before answering, "no." Alyssa wonders, "how come?" And Cole answers, "once I was old enough, it was my destiny, to find my parents, and make a new life for myself. They were happy and caring enough to raise me until it was time, to leave. And, anyways, to be honest," he stops and then takes Alyssa's right hand.
"I think I'm happier, where I am right now." Alyssa smiles at Cole, and then gives his hand a small squeeze. "Me, too." Cole smiles at Alyssa, before asking her, "how about you and...your dad? Have you talked to him recently?"
Alyssa nods her head, "yep. I talked to him last week. And.....according to what he told me, he's doing great." And then she tells him, raising her eyebrows, "he even told me that he met someone." Cole's eyebrows raise in wonder, "really? Who?"
And Alyssa explains, "he told me her name is Darcelle. And, he was at a restaurant a few days before we talked, and he bumped into her." While Cole nods his head, Alyssa continues a little farther, "they're getting together in a few days, is what he told me."
Cole smiles, "cool. I hope everything works out for them." Alyssa nods her head, "me, too. Its been a long time since I've seen my dad so happy. I really want him to be." Cole nods his head, and then asks her, "are you?" Alyssa looks confused, "am I what?" And Cole wonders, "are you okay with him dating?"
Alyssa nods her head, "oh, yeah. After my mother passed away, my dad was just never the same again. He was almost never happy. I haven't seen him smile in, I don't know how long. And I can guess that leaving to become a ranger, certainly didn't help lifting his spirits. I think that dating would be like.....a step up for him."
Cole nods his head, and says, "I hope everything works out for him." Alyssa nods her head, "thanks. So do I." And then she smiles again.
The two continue talking for about twenty more minutes, enjoying desert, when Alyssa looks up into the sky, and exclaims, "oh Cole, look! The sun's starting to set!" Cole looks up and sees that indeed, Alyssa is right. The sky becomes a pretty wave of colors, as the sun begins to set.
Alyssa smiles up at the sky in amazement, "wow! Its so beautiful." Cole looks to Alyssa and agrees, with a smile, "yeah....you are." Alyssa turns to Cole and smiles. He smiles back, and then leans over and brushes his lips over hers, the two sharing a kiss, right under the sunset. He holds his lips against hers a moment, before slowly drawing back.
Alyssa looks up at Cole and smiles. He smiles back, as she snuggles close to him, bringing her head to his shoulder. Cole leans his head against Alyssa's, while the two enjoy watching the rest of the sunset.
10 Minutes Later
Cole and Alyssa had been on their date, nearly an hour and a half, when Cole looks around, and notices, that since the sun had set, it was becoming a little dark. He whispers, "Alyssa?" Alyssa, who's head was still on Cole's shoulder, responds, "uh-huh?"
And Cole responds, "should we be heading back to the animarium? Its starting to get late." Alyssa takes her head from Cole's shoulder, and looks around. And then she sits up, "oh! Your right. We should get going." And with that, the two rise to their feet, and begin to gather up everything, placing things back into the basket.
Alyssa gathers up the blanket, and begins to fold it. Once its all done, she starts to carry it along, with her and Cole, when he offers, "I can take that." She asks him, "are you sure?" Cole nods his head, "uh-huh," and then takes the blanket.
But once Alyssa notices he has both the blanket and basket with him, she offers to take the basket. "Okay. I'll take the basket," and then she laughs. Cole smiles, "okay," and then hands it to her. And then, the two walk hand-in-hand, back in the direction of the animarium.
Alright. One last chapter. And it'll be up a lot sooner than it took me to get this one up. By the way, sorry this chapter took like literally an eternity. I finished it about two months ago, its just that my internet service got cut off. (Long-term)
Anyways, enjoy and tell me what you think. Remember, one last chapter after this. It may be really short (a lot shorter than this one, I can tell you that), but hopefully you'll like it. Anyways, I'll be updating a.s.a.p.