It took a while to get onto the plane, but when they finally were able to sit down, Matthew sneezed into Kuma's fur. Ivan held back a laugh as he put his travel bag into the compartment above. It had taken some talking, mainly from Ivan as Matthew played with Kuma's fur, to convince Kuma that he and Matthew were safe with Ivan.

Ivan still hadn't convinced fully kuma that it was a smart idea for the three of them to travel to, not Canada where Matthew might heal faster, but to Ivan's country, Russia.

But Matthew intervened and told Kuma that Ivan was helping him get better. That Ivan was only being kind to him.

Kuma eventually stopped snarling at Ivan whenever he moved or did something

Matthew looked out the window to see empty carts being pushed away from the plane. He still was unsure of this… The meeting had ended and Ivan had convinced him to go to Russia for a few days as to get better.

Ivan sat down beside him and handed Matthew a book.

"I have servants and they do not speak English."

"Oka-" A sudden cough, prevented Matthew from replying. It was really driving him up the wall as he nodded instead and looked at the book in his hand. It was a traveller's guide to basic Russian and Cyrillic writing.

"If you need help with any of it, ask."

"We will," Kuma said as he nosed the corner of the book.

"Kuma, no eating the book!" Matthew giggled as he held the book up and away from his companion. Kuma grunted and flopped down onto Matthew's lap and sprawled out exposing his soft belly.

Matthew smiled and patted his friend's belly.

Ivan smiled at the sight and relaxed into his chair with a book that he had purchased at the airport's bookstore. He watched Matthew from the corner of his eye while his travel companion(s) adjusted to the seats before Kuma decided to nap. Matthew opened the book and held it with one hand while he stroked Kuma's back.

The trip was long and dull, Matthew needing to ask for Ivan to say a word aloud so he could get the pronunciation right. Kuma woke up once and asked for food and a bathroom break once but otherwise, remained content to sit in Matthew's lap.

Kuma even moved to Ivan lap when Matthew needed a break.

Ivan was weary of Kuma as Matthew turned on his side and took a nap. Ivan briefly touched the bear, only to rub his ears before opting to turn on a short film on the screen in front of him.

It made the trip go by so much faster but he soon fell asleep during the film. Not that he would remember it, it was quite dull and uninteresting. No action, the plot was boring and drawn out, and the acting was terrible.

Ivan soon turned the film off and leaned back into his chair and closed his eyes for a quick nap, however, it would not last long.

"Excuse me, sirs, would you like anything to eat?"

Ivan opened his eyes to see a stewardess with dark hair tied back in a bun, pushing a cart with some snake on it. He was about to refuse when he heard Matthew beside him.

"I am a little hungry..."

Ivan looked at him, "Alright," He looked back to the stewardess before looking at the cart. He mostly saw bags of chips, nuts and trail mix. He asked for two bags of the trail mix and pulled out his wallet to pay.

He handed her the money and took the two bags handing one to Matthew.

"Thank you." Matthew smiled while he took the bag and quickly ripped it open.

The stewardess walked off with a smile, leaving them alone.

"Your welcome." Ivan looked at his watch to determine the time and how much longer their trip would be. He sighed when he saw that it would be another couple of hours before landing.

"I take it, that it's going to be awhile before we land?" Matthew asked while yawning.

"A couple more hours till we land."

Matthew adjusted the pillow he had, "I guess that means I can nap for a little longer?"

Ivan nodded while opening his trail mix bag, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay," Matthew mumbled as he closed his eyes, Kuma curled up having a nap on his lap.

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