Wes had woken around 15 minutes before landing; the captain had just announced that the plane was beginning to descend as they were nearing the airport.
As Wes sat up to stretch his muscles from the cramped but comfy position he had been sitting in before. He glanced downwards and smiled upon seeing Danni still curled underneath his reassuring arm. Both had slept the entire trip.
Yasmin who had previously been playing on her phone turned to look at them and winked at Wes, that seemed to be the only communication she was capable of. "Don't hurt her, she's been through a lot." Yasmin said simply. This left Wes slightly confused however before he could open his mouth to reply he was cut off when the intercom crackled and the captain's voice filled the room again.
"We will be landing in Ohio, America in approximately 10 minutes, thank you for flying with Atlantic Airline; we hope you enjoy your trip." The intercom crackled again and the voice was gone. It was at this moment that Wes felt movement from under his arm.
Slowly Danni began to stir, fluttering her eyelids as she made an attempt to sit up. "How long have I been asleep?" She asked as Wes chuckled at her voice still in sleep mode. "Pretty much the entire time, we're landing in a few minutes," Yasmin interrupted.
"Oh," Danni said giggling nervously, "Thanks again Wes for earlier." Wes flashed her a knowing smile whilst Yasmin eyed the pair suspiciously, "Hang on, what's been happening here what have I missed?" she said making Wes laugh and Danni look at the ground embarrassed.
"Nothing Yas god you and your imagination," Danni exclaimed as the plane began to descend further reaching an angle. Although Danni wasn't as bad with landing as taking off she was still quite anxious so she was able to relax slightly when she felt Wes's touch on her hand as he squeezed it.
Danni opened her mouth to say thank you but Wes got there before her, "No problem, and by the way you don't have to keep saying thank you."
Before Danni could say anything she was cut off by a squeal from Yasmin, "I can see America!" she exclaimed excitedly. Danni, who was just as excitable as her friend jumped and tried to peer over to get a better view.
Wes chuckled at the girls antics, "Guessing you two have never been to America before then?" he asked curiously. Both shook their heads, "Are you kidding, we've never even been out of Europe," Yasmin proclaimed as if it were the most dramatic announcement in the world. Danni laughed along with Wes, shaking her head at Yasmin.
Danni managed to make it through the landing and before long the plane had touched down in Ohio. Both Danni and Yasmin were still quite excited at the prospect of being out of Europe for the first time. As soon as they stepped off the plane Yasmin pulled out her phone before shouting, "First selfie in America!" and pulling Danni and Wes into a photo.
"Wow the guys at Dalton are gonna love you," Wes exclaimed laughing as they reached the airport doors. Grabbing their bags off the continuously moving rack had been a challenge but after around 45 minutes all 3 teens had acquired their bags and were making their way out the airport doors into the warm summer air.
"So how were you two planning to get to Dalton?" Wes asked as they stood outside the airport. "Oh we were just going to grab a taxi," Danni explained. A look of shock appeared on Wes's face, "Oh god no, Westerville is a good hour and a bit away and taxi prices here are even more extravagant then prices in England, you can come with me in the car that's been sent to pick me up."
Danni blushed, "Oh thank you," she said quietly as Yasmin leapt onto Wes giving him a hug, "Wes, you're a star." Wes chuckled, hugging Yasmin back before releasing himself from the embrace, "No problem at all, I'm just happy to help two beautiful young ladies such as yourselves."
This caused both girls to blush, they weren't used to the upper class standard they were being treated in by Wes and both girls were wondering if all the other boys would be the same. "So Wes, tell me are there any fit American boys you're quite good friends with?" Yasmin said, non-surprisingly adding a wink on the end.
Wes laughed, "Well my closest friends are David and Thad, who's are juniors like me and then there's Nick, Jeff, Blaine and Trent who are sophomores like yourselves."
Yasmin nodding and seemed to pause for a moment as if to think about which boy sounded suitable for her to make a pass at first. "This Jeff sounds like a nice boy, tell me more," Yasmin said, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Wes and Danni both caught onto what Yasmin was hinting at, "Sorry Yas he's taken and even if he wasn't you defiantly wouldn't be much of an interest to him." Wes answered chocking back a laugh.
Both Danni and Yasmin stared at him mouths hanging open, "Excuse me but I don't see what is so wrong with me?" Wes laughed again before Yasmin cut in again, "Stop laughing, what's so funny," she demanded going red.
"I'd probably be more of an interest to him considering he's gay," Wes blurted out before almost collapsing in laughter, "However you might have more of a chance with his boyfriend Nick because he's bi," Wes managed to add on before both he and Danni collapsed in laughter making Yasmin go even redder.
"Stop laughing, how was I meant to know, is this Dalton like a gay school then?" Yasmin enquired. Wes laughed again after finally recovering from his small breakdown, "God no, I mean I hope not I know I'm not gay neither is Thad, Trent or David so you have a shot there."
Yasmin had lost the redness that had attacked her face and smiled, almost impressed, "That'll have to do," she answered as a slick, black Bentley rolled up to the airport. Danni and Yasmin both stood for the second time that evening with their mouths almost hanging open at the expensive, posh car that had pulled up in front of them.
Whilst they were recovering Wes had ran and explained the situation to the driver who had nodded approvingly at the two girls before lifting their bags into the spacious boot. "Hop in and let's get this show on the road," Wes said, gesturing to the open door.
Both girls tumbled in, still squealing about their first trip to America and about how posh the car was, "First time in America and we're being treated like royalty, how about this!" Yasmin said, excited again.
As the car rumbled along the heat was beginning to get to Danni so she quickly tied her straight, waist-length brown hair into a messy bun and leant against the seat looking out at her surroundings. She laughed as Yasmin rambled on to Wes about seeing the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge; she obviously hadn't been doing her geography.
"Sorry about her," Danni said, interrupting Yasmin, "She's always been bad at geography. Wes chuckled at this whilst Yasmin pushed her slightly, "Hey stop ganging up on me you nerds," Yasmin exclaimed childishly sticking her tongue out at the pair.
A few minutes of silence fell across the car before Yasmin blurted out, "How long till we get there?" Wes shook his head in disbelief, "She really is unbelievable isn't she," he spoke to Danni and when she nodded turned back to Yasmin, "We got in the car just over 10 minutes ago, at least another hour, depending on traffic."
Yasmin sighed loudly, messing around with her phone before pulling out her headphones and being unsociable with the pair. "Thad's gonna love her," Wes said laughing, "He's always been a sucker for controlling women."
Danni laughed aloud at this, "Well then I feel sorry for you friend Thad." They both peered over at Yasmin who was leant back with her eyes closed and headphones in, oblivious to any of their chat.
"Yep, god knows how he manages to put up with all the girlfriends he's been through." Danni laughed again leaning back against the comfy seat. "So how's your love life then, if you don't mine me asking?" Wes asked.
Danni almost full on snorted at the question, "Pretty much non-existent," she answered. "Same goes for me," Wes answered, "Here's to being single forever." Danni laughed at the older boys antics.
"I've pretty much given up on boys, no offence most of the boys at my old school in England were complete arses who had no respect for any of us," Danni said honestly.
Wes was shocked, "Well I fully promise that I will never let anyone disrespect you again, you deserve better than that," he said, making Danni's face light up although she tried to hide it.
"Thanks," she trailed off, unsure of what to add. "What did I say?" Wes said, laughing, "No need to say thank you all the time, you'll soon be tired of saying it constantly."
Danni laughed at what Wes was hinting at before turning her head to face the window and trying to return to the land of sleep.
Wes looked at the sleeping girl, she looked so peaceful when she slept like nothing in the world could hurt her but Wes was concerned, when he looked into those sparkling green eyes not only did he see beauty but he saw pain, terror and he swore to himself that whatever was bothering Danni he would try his hardest to fix it.
COMING UP NEXT TIME:
The trio finally arrive at Dalton, friends are met and the school year hasn't even started yet but will secrets be revealed?
Find out next time!