Not much of an authors note, but I wanted to let you know that I fixed some spelling errors that I found when looking over the chapter.
And I listened to "Reply" by Iyaz for Connor and Sienna's scene.
Enjoy! :)
Chapter 5
Connor's POV
After Sienna and I left Aria and Tristan to be alone when my dad left to go back to the apartment, I took her for a walk around the compound. You know, like couples do when there is nothing else to do, and just want to be with each other, whether we talk or not. I want to do something for Sienna to show her how much I love her, and that I will always be there for her, no matter what. So I secretly bought her a promise ring from one of the stores she wanted to drag me into to look at jewelry. Before we left, I bought the ring without her catching me, thankfully. Or else it wouldn't be a surprise now, would it?
As we walk around, I'm trying to think of a nice place to give her the ring. Then I suddenly remember dad telling me where he first kissed mom, and that it was the same place he proposed to her. The Chasm. I decided that the chasm is the perfect place to give her my special surprise. And maybe, one day, propose to her in that very spot like my dad.
I must have been deep in thought about how to make this special for Sienna, when I feel her give my hand a gentle squeeze. I snap out of daze, and look over to see Sienna sort of smiling, but she looks really confused at the same time.
"Connor, is… everything ok?" she asks. I smile at her and kiss her full on the lips. It seems like a while, but might have only been a few seconds, until we stop, and now her regular smile returns. "Yes. Great actually." I say while slowly swinging our arms back and forth, not going in any specific direction.
"Sienna?" I ask her, and she lifts her head from where she was smiling and looking down at our hands. "I have a surprise for you. But you have to put on this blind fold." I tell her and take out a black bandana from my pocket. "Ok." She says with a small laugh. Oh, how I love that laugh. I tie it almost tightly, and begin to lead her down to the chasm.
Since I had this planned out for the whole day, I already had a small basket of food hidden in my parents, now mine and Sienna's, hiding spot. A picnic, along with some music, will help make this the best surprise ever.
Sienna's POV
As Connor ties the blind fold over my eyes so I can't see where we're going, I can't help but wonder what it is he has planned. He rarely has surprises planned. But I usually never have to be blindfolded. So my guess is, for whatever he is up to, it must be a really big surprise.
We walk for a while, me guessing where we are going, and Connor telling me I'm wrong and that is I keep guessing, I'm going to ruin the surprise. After 10 minutes, I think, I have decided I have had enough of this. "Connor, will you please tell me where we're going already?" he laughs and then slowly guides me down a set of stairs. And by the roaring water I hear, I can tell we are at the chasm. He eases me down onto the ground, but it's not on the rocks. It feels like a blanket. When I sit down, Connor takes the blindfold off, and the first thing I see is a very smiley Connor. And when I look down, I see a whole picnic set up in front of us.
When I look back up, he isn't in front of me anymore, but setting up his stereo and plays some songs from his iPod. After setting things up, he walks back with a smile on his face, and his hands are in his pockets. "Why does he keep smiling like crazy for the past hour?" I think to myself. Soon, my thoughts are answered.
"Sienna, come here for a second. I have two other surprises for you." He tells me as he puts out his hand. I gladly take it and then he guides me to another set of rocks, this time higher up so I'm not sitting on the ground. Then he goes back to his iPod and taps on a song that I haven't heard before. After that, he comes up to me, "Sienna, once I heard this song, I instantly thought of you. After about a thousand times of listening to it, I finally remembered all of the words, specifically for this moment, for a very special girl." That's when the music starts and he begins singing.
"Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)
Remember the first time we met
You was at the mall with your friend
I was scared to approach ya
But then you came closer
Hopin' you would give me a chance
Who would have ever knew
That we would ever be more than friends
We're real worldwide, breaking all the rules
She like a song played again and again
That girl, like something off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is a gun to my holster
She's running through my mind all day, ay
Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(2x)
See you been all around the globe
Not once did you leave my mind
We talk on the phone, from night til the morn
Girl you really change my life
Doing things I never do
I'm in the kitchen cooking things she likes
We're real worldwide, breaking all the rules
Someday I wanna make you my wife
That girl, like something off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is the gun to my holster
She's running through my mind all day, ay
Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(2x)
I can be your melody
A girl I could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me
Ay, I can be your melody
A girl I could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me
Ay, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Shawty got me singing
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Now she got me singing
Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(2x)"
That was the most romantic thing that he has ever done, so far. I have tears in my eyes, and my hands over my mouth. He comes over to me, out of breath from dancing. "So… what did… you think of-" "Connor, just shut up." I say and for a split second he has the saddest face I've ever seen. But it doesn't stay on his face for long because I jump up, he catches me and wraps my legs around his waist and I kiss him.
Eventually, we break apart for air and he sets me back on my feet.
"So, I take it that you must have really liked the surprise then?" he says, putting his hands back in his pockets, and he keeps moving his arm around, as if trying to get something.
"I did. It was amazing. But one question." I say, and he goes from smiling, to slightly confused. "Why do you keep fidgeting for the past hour and putting your hands in your pocket?"
He stops looking at me starts to look at his shoes. Something he does when he's nervous. Eventually he sighs, takes one of my hands, and bends to the ground, on one knee... What is he thinking? We are only 16, and we haven't chosen what factions we are going to go to.
"Sienna Marie Jones. I think I know what you're thinking, but this isn't what it looks like." He lets out a little chuckle. He pulls out a little black box with a ring inside. It has two hearts put together at the pointed ends, making it look like an infinity symbol. I can't believe how beautiful it is. He continues from where he left off before he brought out the ring. "When I first met you, I have never stopped loving you. I want you to know, that even if this is sudden, that I always want to be with you. And no matter what happens, I promise you that I always will be there for you to protect you, love you and care for you. So, will you do me the honor of accepting this promise ring, and excepting my unconditional love for you?" he says, as he holds the ring out to me, with my hand in his other free hand.
I can't seem to form words to answer him. Or even to express how I feel. So I settle for the most reasonable thing that I can think of. I jump on him, and we fall to the ground, him on his back, and me lying on his chest. I kiss him and he is taken back in surprise. After a second, he kisses me back and we stay like this, forgetting all about the little picnic that's a few feet away.
"I take that as a yes, then?" he says with a bug smile, and I do the same in return. "Yes." And I kiss him again. That is, until we are interrupted by someone clearing their throat. A man, it sounds like. We turn our heads and find Connor's father, Four, standing on the last step of the stairs that brought us down here. He has his arms crossed over his chest, and looks like he could explode at any moment. But at the same time, it looks like he was already mad earlier, and looks like he had calmed down a bit.
"Connor? What on earth is going on here?" he asks. I have no idea where this is going to lead off to, but I don't know if I should stick around or- I mentally slap myself. "Stop, Sienna. If your boyfriend is going to get in some kind of trouble, the least you could do is be there for him if he needs you."
I get off of Connor and he gets up as well. Once we brush the dirt off our clothes, he pulls me close to his side. His arm wrapped protectively around my waist.
"Dad, I can expl-" Four cuts him off. "Explain what?!" he starts yelling. "That you just asked this girl to marry you? Connor you both are only 16 and not to mention that you haven't even chose what faction you will go to. What were you thi-" Now it's Connor's turn to cut him off. Which, in my opinion, isn't the best idea at the moment? "I was thinking that I was surprising my girlfriend with a promise ring as a surprise!" After they both yelled at each other and got things straightened out, they talk normally now.
"I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions, Connor. I just didn't want either of you making a choice that you may, one day, regret making." Four says, looking at the ground, then looking back at Connor and me.
"No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell back at you. I should have told you about what I was going to do first, before I did anything in the first place." Connor apologizes. After they both apologized for yelling at one another, Four tells us he has to leave to "clear things up" with someone. And for the rest of the afternoon, Connor and I just spend time together, finish the picnic, and then walk around the compound.
Like I promised, chapter 5 was posted today, instead of sometime at the end of next week. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you all, hypothetically, when I post the next chapter. Which, by the way, will be in Tristan's and Aria's views… probably. Read, Review, PM me. Later! :)