We were now aboard one of the China Airlines planes. I couldn't help but act like a little child, looking outside the small windows to see the beautiful white, fluffy clouds and the (now) little city down below us.
We also had a little issue when we were about to board the plane, when one of the airline people saw Yao's bag moving. The man ordered him to open the bag and reveal what was inside. Shocked to see a little baby panda, the man wouldn't let us go. At this time, I was trying to not to laugh. I was thinking,'I told you so!' But Yao looked pretty upset so I stopped.
Yao made a HUGE, legendary fit right there in the airport, and said that he will never ever go in China Airlines ever again unless the man let him pass! And Yao also said that he was his country, (which luckily the man didn't get.) We got to go on the airplane, but the flight attendants thought we were strange, with Yao holding a tiny, cute, baby panda.
"Lien, isn't this great? I got to bring Lin Lin, aru!" Yao looked so happy that it made me smile. "Yeah, it's great. But how are you going to feed that thing? It eats like a whole bamboo forest a week!" The baby panda squirmed in Yao's arms and made the cutest little yawn. WHY IS THIS PANDA SO CUTE? Then I looked up at Yao and saw he was already looking at me.
"What is it? Is there something on my face?" I started feeling around my face to see if I had drooled or something. "No, it's just I like staring at you, aru." Yao smiled a cheesy, huge smile and I busted out laughing. "I'll take that as a compliment. How long is this flight again?" I didn't own a watch or a phone so I felt kinda dull surrounded by Yao and his people that had high tech everything. "Erm.. 11 hours, if I remember right. That's a long time, aru!" Yao flung his arms into the air. (I was holding the panda now, so the panda didn't get thrown into the air.)
"As long as I'm with you, this trip won't be boring." That was the truth. Yao was full of very.. Surprising surprises. The millennia I spent with him, I learned almost nothing of this man. Then, a thought came to my head,'We're so old!'
"Oh, I need to tell Feli to pick us up!" The airplane was in cruise mode, so we could use our electronics. Yao took out his iPhone 5 and handed it over to me. I stared down at the strange device now in my hand. "You can do it!" I handed it back over to Yao who started laughing at my embarrassment. He put his finger tips to the phone and started tapping it. Wow, these new phones sure are awesome. He put the phone to his ear, and I could hear a ringringring.
"Ah, yes. It's Yao. Can you pick us up at the Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome at around, say, 5 p.m.? Thank you, aru. See you soon!" Yao seemed like he could talk on the phone for hours. Wow. He hung up and tucked the sleek phone into one of his pockets. How can one be so elegant and graceful, but so modernized at the same time? I didn't want to think too much about it. That's just the way he is; old but young.
Hours upon hours passed and all that we did was play with Lin Lin, talk about the world, and eat a lot of airplane food. Not a good idea.
The afternoon sun was bright, and it made me confused. "Isn't it supposed to be dark, not this sunny and bright?" I looked at Yao, who looked excitedly out the little window. "You didn't know that China's time goes 6 hours ahead of Italy? Wow, you're a real recluse, aru." He then grabbed my hand and held it. My heart started beating faster. "I can't wait, Yao. You and me, together in a place of romance. Italy is a romantic country too, you know." Yao leaned over and kissed me. That's the second time, already!
I didn't know how to feel, but I guess I liked it.