/ / Before we start I'd like to say I don't own Mitch's character, I wish I did though :Y Annd I posted this on Wattpad too.
Today had been a big day, she had been waiting for it for nearly a year. Her plane ride to Orlando had been delayed an hour, but she didn't mind, she had her best friend to keep her company. They met two years ago online, during a very special livestream. When they found out they both lived in the midwest and fairly close together, they planned their trip to the Orange state for a convention they had been dying to go to for quite some time. Minecon.
So here they were, two eighteen year olds fresh out of high school boarding a plane to Florida. They wasted no time in grabbing coffees from a Starbucks across their gate. They then found a nice spot facing the large airport hallway so they could people watch. They would come up with back stories for every interesting person that past by. At one point they laughed so loud that everyone in the gate turned and looked. That was when Madeleine, the youngest of the two, held the gaze of the most interesting sight she had seen all day. Bajan Canadian, half-smiling at her. She had seen a number of his videos and they always made her day a bit better.
Blushing, she awkwardly smiled back at him, trying to be cute. She turned back to her friend, Zoe, who had yet to notice the redness on her face. They continued people watching for the next hour of the delay, but Madeleine couldn't forget Mitch.
A hour later.
They decided to take a last minute bathroom break before the plane boarded.
"We still have time, don't worry," Zoe said as she dragged me to the bathroom. It was further from the gate than expected.
"You better hurry up, otherwise we won't get good seats!" Madeleine said grabbing Zoe's luggage as she went to the restroom. It felt like forever before she came out.
"Chill out, we'll make it." Zoe said. When they got back the line to board was thinning and they were at the end. Madeleine passed her ticket to the airport employee and hastily trudged to the back of the aircraft where the last remaining seats were. The flight had been fully booked so there were two seats left. She picked the closest one, and rammed her luggage into the overhead compartment.
"Need a hand?" I hear as a head pokes up from the seat beside mine.
"I think I got it, thanks though." Finally making it fit. When I look down at my new airplane buddy I find Mitch. He winks at me.
Yep. Definitly Mitch.
He holds out his hand, "Mitch."
I shake it, my face thoroughly red, "Madeleine."
I sit down beside him and shove my carry-ons under my seat.
"Where are you headed?" He asks.
"I'm off to Florida, for Minecon." I say, my voice shaking a little. I couldn't help myself, I was nervous.
He looks surprised, "Really? So am I,"
"I know."I blurt out, Oh god I sound fucking creepy. What the hell was that Madeleine.
"You know me?" He says continuously looking surprised.
"Sure I do," I look at down and casually shut down my phone.
"You aren't like my usual audience."
"Whats your usual audience?" I glance up at him.
"Twelve year old boys."
I notice a string of messages from Zoe come in right before the screen goes black.
"Yeah, I could guess that." Dropping my phone in my lap and looking up.
"You aren't some crazy stalker, are you?" He smirks.
"I just got lucky." I say smiling at him.
"Thats what they all say."
"Okay, I promise I didn't stalk you."
"Pinkie promise?" He says holding out his pinkie, doing his one eyebrow thing.
And the butterflies come back, "Pinkie promise".
In the front of the plane, a flight attendant is displaying the safety protocols. I watch her politely for about 3.5 seconds before I take out the sky mall catalog. As I flip through the first few pages, I hear a chuckle over my shoulder from Mitch,
"Who would buy an underwater headset for 600 dollars?" He says, "When would you even use that?"
"I don't know man, I think I need one of those."
I adjust myself so we can both see the catalog comfortably.
"Oh god," I say laughing, "A portable sauna, 'Sit back and just say ahhh to relaxation anywhere you go'. The reveiws say 'perfect for a day at the park'."
"An inflatable movie screen, how does that even work?" He asks.
"Then theres the memory foam komfort kollar. First of all- learn to spell, and that model looks like shes broken her neck or something."
"At first glance I thought it was a neck brace."
"Right?!" I say looking up at him laughing. We hold eye contact, he smiles.
"I think I'm going to get some shut eye, I couldn't really sleep last night." I say finally looking away.
"Same, I was up all night getting videos done." He says.
I tuck the sky miles book in its pocket and curl up, closing my eyes. Soon enough I drift to sleep.
/ / Mitch's POV
Madeleine lies next to me, totally out. I try to sleep but I can't, I'm too antsy. Instead I plug in my head phones and listen to music. About halfway through the flight Madeline snuggles into my shoulder. I finally fall asleep smiling.