"Yes, Aunt Megan, there's a flight delay…I'll be there soon- Okay. Yes. Sure. Right, bye"
Tiffany sighs as she looks at her aunt dialer goes off from the screen, she puffs her cheeks.
She lift her hand up, looking at the watch around her wrist, she was already an hour delayed.
"It's a bother, don't you think?"
Tiffany turn to her right side where the voice is coming from, she sees a girl with long heavy brown locks, her skin was porcelain white, Tiffany is almost surprise to see such person even exist, the skin looks like it belongs to a white doll that will never be real. The girl is wearing a brown leather jacket along with a pale looking dyed jeans, though she believe the voice is strongly coming from the girl few seats away from her as there is no one else closer to her right now but she begins to wonder if she was just being out of her mind because of the delayed and all, since the girl did not look at her instead, was pretty much focused into the mobile she was holding.
Tiffany look at her watch one more time to check the time, indeed, it shows that it's already 8:45pm but odd, the girl next to her has this huge sunglasses on, being more of a shy type of person, Tiffany decide to not say anything in reply as she wasn't sure.
"You can hear me don't you?"
The girl finally takes her attention to Tiffany right now, looking at the girl through her thick huge sunglasses, "Why aren't you answering? Are you intimidated by me?" Tiffany cock an eyebrow to that question.
"Excuse me?" Tiffany ask in an uncertain tone, slightly unpleasant.
The girl lips twitch into a small sly smirk, "Do you want a signature? Were you surprise that I speak to you first? Nice job there- I see how you self contained yourself instead of jumping on me, I was really quite surprise and I tried to foreseen how long you can contain yourself, indeed-" the girl pause to clap her hands a few times, "I was very much amaze"
Tiffany backs her stiff neck a little bit, she begins to wonder why is this girl speaking and talking so much, especially with the cocky boost up attitude, she wonders if this girl in front of her right now is sane. Since Tiffany did not respond very much and is clearly into her thoughts, the girl took the next step by taking off her sunglasses, Tiffany's eyes went widen, jolting to be correct.
The girl once again has a smile creep up on her face.
"I don't mind if you ask for a picture" the girl speaks proudly.
"I know who you are now-"
"Ahh~ You finally speaks more now"
"But I am not a fan of yours"
Tiffany watch how the girl's eyes almost bulge out of her sockets, she looks at Tiffany in huge surprise but she quickly wipes off the surprised expression and instantly replace it with a calm smiling face.
"Ahh. But you do know me" the girl quickly adds in causing Tiffany to snorts audibly accidentally.
Of course, who would not recognize one of Korea's most famous singer, Kim Tae Yeon. The girl has been famous ever since her first album was up on sale. Taeyeon has been famous with her partner alongside, together when they duet, their voice synced in a perfect melody.
"Yes, I would be living in a cave if I don't, isn't it?" Tiffany smiles mockingly.
Taeyeon automatically nods her head.
"Are you always like this?" Tiffany suddenly ask daringly.
"How?"
"So self conscious that every little living thing might just be judged as your fans?"
Taeyeon tilt her head to one side, indeed, it was cute, Tiffany was squealing just a little bit on the inside, but she has it calm written on her outlook. Taeyeon sighs heavily before answering.
Just as Taeyeon was about to speaks as she opens her mouth, the announcer announces that the flight to United States will be continue and to depart in half an hour of time, Tiffany hurriedly pack her ipod into her bag and zipping her bag up carelessly as she got up and quickly rushes to the check in terminal, when the flight attendant at the entrance check her ticket, Tiffany has a few minutes to spare, while waiting, she decide to turn around and look back at the famous singer. Although she has find Taeyeon a little bit cocky, but who always has the chances to meet up with huge singers like Taeyeon and to even be able to sit so close to them!
Inside, she was silently imagining how her friends in school would totally kill her for this.
When she look back at the previous place where she sat, there she sees, Taeyeon still fix in her position, with one leg crossed on top of the other, Taeyeon already had her sunglasses back on. Tiffany almost choke on her own saliva when she knows she was caught, as Taeyeon waves at her direction, she cough up a few times and thank the attendant who is done checking her passport and air ticket.
Plopping her bag up in the terminal locker above her seats, Tiffany finally sits herself comfortably in the cushion seat, although it's an economical ride, but being so rushing and after all the delay, she finds herself dead tired and she's ready to sleep during the flight, who is kidding not to fall asleep during a 5 hours flight? Tiffany has her ipod on her lap, she plug her earphones into her ears and click on her ipod, choosing the music she first wants to hear. Her thumb sliding across the screen, she begins to pout as she cant decide which song she should listen to first. Someone has taken the seat next to hers, causing her to having to sit up straight instead of leaning her elbows on the rest in between her seat and the one next to hers. Still, she can't decide on which music she should go for.
But she begins to feel odd when she see out of the corner of her eyes, the person next to her seems to be leaning his or her head close to her, as if to peek on her ipod. Tiffany got furious of the uncomfortable feeling, she pulls her earphones off, turn around, ready to warn that person to sit in their own space but she was shock to see who it was. Never has she thought they would even have a chance to have this close distance again with one another.
"Tae-mmm!" before she could even finish saying the name completely, her mouth was being covered by that person who is sitting next to her, smiling right now.
"Shh"
Tiffany watch how the jutted lips was looking pretty funny right now when Taeyeon was asking her to keep quiet, she nods her head, but tries to quiet her giggles as Taeyeon pulls her hand away, "I know. My lips looks like duck" this made Tiffany giggles out.
"Miyoung, you are catching more unwanted attention right now" Taeyeon sighs as she buries her back deeper into the cushion as if she was trying to hide, but when she looks back at the girl who has finally stop giggling, she receive a deep glare instead.
"How did you know my name?" Tiffany shot the question.
"This" Taeyeon hand a familiar looking book to Tiffany, the American girl was surprise to see that book in Taeyeon's hand, "Your name was written on the inside of the first page, that's how"
Tiffany quickly snatch the book of hers back into her hands.
"Pretty kinky for someone like you to read such novel" Taeyeon's eyes still looking at the novel of Fifty Shades of Greed, "You have such innocent response, I wasn't expecting that"
"Mind your own business"
"If I did, you would've not been able to get this novel back"
Tiffany huffs, "Sorry"
"Does not matter, is not necessary. But you've got a temper going on there you should control"
Aren't idols supposed to be nice and all pretended well manner? Well, I don't know and I wont give a damn about how they were supposed to act but hell! This girl she was judging me ever since at the airport! Don't she have other things to do? Like do on a schedule or something? Where is her partner or manager? Odd, I don't see any bodyguards, maybe she has hired some ninjas – Tiffany.
"You know, you can ask me anything you would like to know, no need to stress your mind like that" Taeyeon smiles as she buckles up the seatbelt as the pilot announces that the plane is about to take off, seems like Tiffany is still very occupied with the inside of her brain is going on. Taeyeon leans across Tiffany to help her with the seatbelt, which immediately breaks Tiffany's thought and bring her back to reality.
"W-what are you d-doing" Tiffany ask in an uneven tone in her voice.
"Buckling your seatbelt, what does it looks like?" Taeyeon ask in return as she goes back to her own space, she still has her sunglasses on though.
"You're trying not to get any attention, but you're the only one with the sunglasses on right now in the plane…don't you think that is going to get more attention?" Tiffany ask.
"It wouldn't be a problem if I was riding in my first class"
"Then why are you here?"
"To return your book"
"You could go back now~"
"But as you can see, I am travelling alone tonight, I don't like being alone"
Tiffany shrugs her shoulders as she look away from Taeyeon, she cant stand the cocky attitude that Taeyeon is giving, although she understands that Taeyeon is a famous person, probably a multi rich girl, but she don't understand why she has to be so cocky. It seems like she wants to make friends, but why cant she be nicer if that was really her motives. Tiffany start to insert one of the earphones into her left ear, Taeyeon held her wrist, she looks at her, wondering why Taeyeon is stopping her.
"I came here not to see you drowning into your music world…"
"I came on this flight to go back to Cali, not meet a stuck up singer like you"
Tiffany watch as how Taeyeon face seems like she was just strike by lightning or something, she was taken aback by how Tiffany answered her coldly.
"If I had given you a hard time, I apologize, I'll be back to my seat" Taeyeon bows her head a little before getting up after unbuckling her seatbelt.
Her fans are going to kill you if they know how you are treating their idol right now! But do they even get to know these sides of hers? – Tiffany
Then it come to Tiffany's mind, what Taeyeon said, she don't like to be alone, nobody likes being alone anyway, this time, it was Tiffany's turn to grab onto Taeyeon's wrist, stopping the girl from leaving. Her actions were surprising the singer herself.
"Let's exchange seats, you can seat inside and take your sunglasses off, it's uncomfortable to talk with you in that" Tiffany said in defeat, letting go of Taeyeon's wrist as she needs to unbuckle her own seatbelt. When the two finally change their seats, Taeyeon daringly took her sunglasses off, Tiffany could see visible marks near the bridge of each side of her nose, caused by the sunglasses of course.
"Are you wondering why I am travelling alone?"
Tiffany nod her head.
"It's my holiday in the schedule list"
Tiffany nods her head again.
"Are you wondering why I talk so much to you?"
This time, Tiffany nods her head furiously as she really wonders why.
Taeyeon smile again.
"I never get such respond from anyone before-"
"here we go again" Tiffany rolls her eyes.
"No no…listen"
When their eyes met, Tiffany sees the other side of Taeyeon, her eyes were playing with sincerity now, not like the previous one she knows, the singer ego like. She stays fix in her position.
"I was used to people rushing towards me, screaming at my face, shouting my name…Don't get me wrong, I appreciate my fans, I will be a nobody if it wasn't for them. But sometimes, a human like me, need some rest" Taeyeon sighs, looking outside of the window a little bit, the view is all dark, "I feel like an insect being watch under a microscope"
"That's why you choose the US for holidays?"
Taeyeon smiles and nods her head, "I am not that famous there yet" she jokes, causing the two of them to laughs, but when the passenger at the other side turn their heads to look at them, Tiffany instantly stiffs her laughter and bow her head a few times, before saying sorry. She looks at Taeyeon, pressing an index finger upon her own lips. Taeyeon nods her head, understanding what it means.
"I was drawn to your calm attitude when you were sitting next to me, I like how you didn't shout in my face when I took off my sunglasses, I never get this kind of response before"
Tiffany giggles, "Do you want your fans to act that way? Like I do"
Taeyeon shakes her head, "That will be the end of my singing life isn't it?"
Tiffany quickly covers her mouth with both her hands to shut her laughing voice, she glares at Taeyeon for the constant joke.
"Sometimes, it can annoys me a lot when I was scream or shout in the face…"
"Ughh, I can imagine that, so irritating" Tiffany starts to imagine herself to be in Taeyeon's position, she has seen this kind of situation, well, she has been in the situation before. She used to adores the boys from TVXQ, she would wait hours for them at the airport so she could catch a glimpse of them, she quiet down once she remember her early teen life.
"So, I could use someone like you around me sometimes" Taeyeon added.
"But isn't it's fun to be famous, Taeyeon?"
Taeyeon shakes her head, "Just sometimes. Is fun to be on stage, to be recording music, to know so many people out there loves you. But you lost your freedom once you agree to all that"
Tiffany nods her head as if she could feel it.
Then they begins to chit chat for almost the whole 2 hours, every now and then, Tiffany would yawn during half of the conversation, though for that Taeyeon can see how Tiffany was really listening to her, feeling her, trying to cope up with her although she seems sleepy.
"You should catch some sleep, the flight will be touchdown in 3 more hours or so"
Tiffany nods her head in agreement, "Talk later" she bids it as her goodnight before plugging the earphones back into her ears as she begins to slowly doze off to the beat of the slow music being played on her ipod now. After half an hour later, Taeyeon catch a glimpse of Tiffany who has already fall asleep.
"Hmm.." Taeyeon reaches out to take the ipod that was sitting on Tiffany's lap, when she does, her skin was accidentally brushing against Tiffany's thighs for she is wearing a short pants, Taeyeon gulps, she watch how Tiffany move her body a little bit before relaxing again. Finally, she switches the ipod into a pausing mode. She holds the ipod in her hand before looking at Tiffany, the girl was slightly snoring, causing Taeyeon to almost laugh out loud. But she remembers where she is at and also, most of the passengers in the flight were asleep like Tiffany.
Taeyeon lifted her right hand up in the air, wanting to ask for a pillow for Tiffany from the flight attendance, but she quickly drop her hand back as she did not want any attention. An American lady who is the hostess, walks to Taeyeon, smiling warmly.
"Can I get you anything?" the hostess ask.
"Do you by any chance have a blanket?" Taeyeon ask.
"Yes.." she smiles.
"And also, bring me two pill-" before Taeyeon could finish her sentence, she felt a weight drop onto her shoulder, it was Tiffany's head leaning against it. Taeyeon looks at the hostess, half thanking she wasn't on a Korea air flight and also thank that the woman seems to not know who she is, "pillow…." She was finally able to finish her sentence.
"I guess one will do?" The hostess beams a smile before looking over at Tiffany.
Tiffany woke up when the plane was touching down, it was a bumpy touchdown. She touch scratch the back of her head before yawning, looking at her watch she realize it's almost close to 1am in United States. Suddenly, she realize that there was no music playing, hoping her ipod did not die on her, she quickly check on it.
Odd, didn't I play the music before sleeping? – Tiffany
Tiffany looks to her right side, remembering about the singer she met. Taeyeon has a pillow cramp in between her chin and right shoulder, Tiffany pouted.
Stingy~ She only got a pillow for herself…thank God my neck isnt stiff – Tiffany.
The pilot announces that the door of the plane will be open for departing in 5 minutes of time, quickly, Tiffany taps Taeyeon a few times. She receives a grunt coming from the singer before coming to awake. Taeyeon yawns widely as she stretches her body, "We're here?" Tiffany nods her head. Taeyeon smiles to her.
"I better get back to my actual seat" Taeyeon said so as she unbuckles her seatbelt.
Tiffany didn't know why, but she don't like the fact that this might be the very last time for her to meet Taeyeon in such a close encounter, to even have the chance to talk to this girl. Who wouldn't enjoy the company of a well known singer?
"Thanks for your company, Miyoung" Taeyeon taps on Tiffany's head as she heads out from the seat.
"My name is Tiffany" Tiffany throws death glares at Taeyeon.
"Yeah, I know" Taeyeon smiles, "but I like the name Miyoung better" she chuckles, "Bye"
Tiffany wanted to scold the girl right there on the spot, but her mind was fuzzy when the other girl bids goodbye and left.
Tiffany drags her pink luggage bag and head out to the exit of the airport, she stood there for a moment, wondering how she is going to get to the cab stand with this heavy morning rain in LA.
She curse herself for not bringing umbrella, but who would actually pack umbrella into their luggage bag, rolling her eyes, she had no choice but she guess she has to be wet to reach her aunt house. Really wet by any means, since she cant run, not when she has to literally drag the heavy luggage with her. Stepping out, she was surprise she was feeling any raindrops. She quickly look up, wondering if God has seen her troubles and decide to help her, but it wasn't, it was Taeyeon instead, who is standing by her side with the umbrella over their heads, smiling.
"Your pink was pretty abstract" Taeyeon stated, "Here"
Taeyeon handed something, like a paper note to Tiffany, "I'll give you two things" Taeyeon said.
Before Tiffany could even ask why-
"One, here's the umbrella" Taeyeon hold Tiffany's hand to hold the handle of the umbrella, "Two, that's my number written there in the paper, call me when you decide to meet"
Tiffany's mouth starts gaping like a fish out of water.
"I had a nice time talking to you, Miyoung" Taeyeon added as she steps out from the umbrella.
"IT'S TIFFANY" Tiffany says through her gritted teeth.
Taeyeon chuckles, "Bye, Miyoung!" she waves her hand as she runs as quickly as she can to the cab stand.
