- Chapter 6 -
~ Temari's POV ~
"Hey you guys, it's time to go," Oji shouted out to us as he finished putting in the last of our luggage in the trunk of the taxi that was going to take us to the airport.
Though none of us responded as me and the girls stood side by side, staring up at the house that had been our home for the past 4 years.
It was still dark outside, the house barely visible, though we didn't need lights. No one told us what was going to happen to it once we were gone, though, with all the chaos of packing and moving, none of us really thought about the house.
Though as we rushed out of the doors, so ready to leave, only looking back at it for a brief second...we all froze, as we looked up at the place where this family was born, where it all began, and even though Ino and I moved out two years ago, we still considered this place our home. But after this, all ties we have with this house will be cut and any purpose of coming back, meaningless.
Tenko yelled from the taxi. "Guy's, the meters running!
Ino trembled as she quickly turned around lowering the front of her cap as she made her way towards the taxi. "We're coming!"
Tenten soon followed as she used her arm to cover her now red eyes. "Ok, I'm ready." I sighed, while I watched how Tenten almost walked into a tree before Oji stopped her. "No matter how much time passes, both those girl will always be the same."
"Everyone change, it's apart of moving forward," Hinata stated as we watched Ino and Tenten hold back tears. "Though it would be nice if they could stay like this a while longer, right?" Hinata smiled.
I grinned as I wrapped my arms around her, locking her in a tight hug. "Well, I guess it's not all that bad," I smiled while rubbing my cheek against her soft hair, causing her neet comb to go messy. I was surprised that she didn't react at all when I let her go, usually, she'd kick me right after, though she simply fixed her hair, took one last look at the house, then walked back to the car.
Something felt wrong.
|At The Airport|
Once we had arrived at the airport and had gotten all our baggage through checking, Oji stopped us. "Ok guys, I'm handing back your passports. You lose your passport, well, good luck on getting another flight because no one will be waiting for your sorry as-" Ino gave him a good kick in the stomach before he could say anymore as he quietly handed out our passport.
'Idiot.'
By the time we were seated, I sighed in relief as I relaxed into my chair. 'So tired.' My eyelids were beginning to close on me as my head pounded. Our flight was about 7 and a half hours long and was set to leave at 5 AM. Tenten suggested that we stay up all night so we could just sleep during the flight, but most of us fell asleep once it hit two.
Though I was still counting my lucky stars that I wasn't stuck sitting next to Ino who was scared of flying as Tenten tried to calm her down so she could take her meds. I felt bad for her, but still grateful that I didn't pull the short straw on that one.
But guess karma was punishing me with this killer headache. Suddenly I felt a light tap on my shoulder as I turned to see Hinata holding out a bottle of painkillers and a small bottle of water. I gave her a weak smile as I accepted the pills "Thanks."
She simply looked out her window, unamused, as she grunted. "How about instead of thanking me, you pay for the one you emptied out last week." I took out my wallet and just when I was going to give her my 20, she pushed my hands away. "Your money's no good to me now. Keep it."
'Then why did you bring it up?' Though she made no sense, she still made me laugh. Like Ino and Tenten, I didn't see Hinata ever-changing either. She was always going to be Hinata. The girl who would stay up all night so we didn't miss our flight, the one who remember to buy the painkillers and gum.
Though as I finally calmed down, I watched how Hinata's expression changed. It was probably when she woke us up, that I first noticed how she wasn't acting like herself.
Her eyes looked seemed so clouded, so lost in thought she probably wouldn't even notice if I moved seats.
I reached out to touch when suddenly I froze. The aura around her was different. Dark and cold. It was as if her body was yelling 'leave me alone' Suddenly I became hesitant. I leaned back into my chair again, as I closed my eyes, Hinata's cold frame being the last thing I saw. She needs her space. We have 7 hours. I'll give her at least some time alone.
- 3 hours later -
I quickly sat up at the sudden tremble of my seat.
I looked all around only to notice that the lights of the plane were now dimmed, as all the blinds were down, and that Hinata was no longer sitting next to me. 'Restroom?' I thought to my self as I noticed how most of everyone on the plane were now asleep.
I yawned while stretching out my arms. 'God I'm tired.'
I stared at Hinata's empty seat for a while before deciding to switch. I lifted up her blinds only to see that it was just as dark outside as it was inside. 'Must be a storm. Hell, at least Tenten's plan worked for something. If Ino was awake to see this I'd kill myself.' I closed the blinds again as I dug into my pocket as I pulled out my phone in search of the time.
'10:30 am'
'3 hours of sleep? Sure doesn't feel like it.' Suddenly I wondered if Hinata got any sleep since the plane departed. Considering that last time I saw her she didn't seem as though she was planning on taking a nap anytime soon.
My thoughts were interrupted when Hinata came back. "So you woke up, huh? I would have thought that you'd sleep through the whole flight."
I chuckled as I scratched the back of my head, "Yeah, me too."
Hinata nodded as she turned to look at Ino and Tenten who were still fast asleep. She chuckled at Tenten's loud snores.
I smiled. "Hey, Hinata I wanted to ask you som-" I stopped when I saw Hinata's eyes go widen as suddenly the plane begun to shake as the lights flicker on and off. People quickly began to wake up as mutters could be heard all around.
When it finally stopped one of the flight attendants stood up as she spoke with a fake smile plastered on her face. "Hello, I apologize to all our passengers, but our captain has informed us that we will be facing quite a bit of turbulence so we ask all our passengers to please put on your seatbelt just for precaution."
Though most of everyone still seemed out of it, they still listened to the over-enthusiastic flight attendants. Especially Ino, who was wide awake now as her fingers trembled while struggling to fascin her seatbelt.
It didn't help when the oxygen mask suddenly fell down followed by a loud bolt of thunder roaring outside. I watched how all the colour in Ino's face wash away. She shakingly raised her hand trying to get the attention of the fake smiling flight attended. "U-Um, Miss. This is probably a really dumb thing to ask, but what are the chances of this plane being hit by lightning?"
The woman smiled at Ino. "Please rest assured. Chances of something like that is highly unlikely."
Ino still didn't look reassured as she wiggled deeper into her seat.
I knew the chances of our plane being hit by lightning were unlikely, though as I watched the clouds darken apart of me wished we were on the ground. I gripped the armrest as I shut my eyes. Trying to think of anything else.
"Those blue moon moments when you actually catch Temari's vulnerable side."
I opened my eyes only to see Hinata holding up her phone recording me. "That's it! Your Dea-"
It was so sudden, I didn't even know what was happening for a second, as stared into Hinata's wide lavender eyes.
It was at that moment, the plane began to fall out of the sky.
"WERE FALLING!~" The piercing sound of Ino's screams soon began to ring in my ears, as she brought me back.
My body was completely pinned to my seat as the plane begun to shake uncontrollably as my tears began to blur my vision. It felt like my ears were bleeding, as everyone on the plane started to scream. I could literally feel my heart fall into my stomach as I gripped tightly to my armrest, digging my nails in as deeply as I could go.
|Meanwhile In Japan|
'I feel my cousin senses tingling!'
Back To The Plane Falling Out Of The Sky|
'Were we really going to die like this?! A fucking plane crash!?' Even in our last moments, I couldn't picture it. This being the end of us all. All I could do was shut my eyes and brace for impact.
But then...The plane simply stopped shaking as it went back to flying normally, almost as if we weren't about to die a second ago.
I looked around only to see everyone else had the same dumbfounded look on their faces.
It wasn't long till the same flight attendant from before popped her head through the curtains, her facial expression the same as always. "We apologize to all our passengers for the miscalculation, though we promise nothing has happened to the plane and it will arrive at its destination according to schedule."
At this point, I could literally feel all the veins on my forehead pop, as I was completely ready to murder this-
"HAHAHA!" I quickly turned only to see Hinata burst into tears as she laughed hysterically. "Holy crap! I thought we were going to die! I was so scared."
I smiled as I relaxing back into my seat. I didn't say anything as I simply let Hinata continue to laugh. I even started to chuckle a little myself. I sighed as I looked out the window. The clouds beginning to clear up as all my worries flow away with them.
|Arriving in England|
~ Ino's P.O.V ~
I was the first one off the plane, not even taking a second to grab my stuff. I just had to get the hell out of that death machine. I literally kissed the grand as I rubbed my face on its solidness. "Laaannnd! Sold land!"
Oji quickly grabbed my arm as he pulled me back up to my feet. "That was 4 hours ago, get over it! You're being way too overdramatic!"
"I'm not going to take that from some idiot who can't even wake up and notice that his own plane is falling out of the damn sky! You really can't tell me you're that much of an idiot!?"
"An idiot like you isn't allowed to call me an idiot!"
"Ok guys, that's enough!" Tenten yelled as she shoved my luggage into my hands. "Let's just get our things and put this whole incident behind us. Because personally, that's all I want to do.
It didn't take long for us all to get all our shit together as we met up with Neji in almost no time.
"I'm glad to see you all made it safely."
We all faked a smile as we nodded.
Neji looked confused. But didn't question it. He then escorted us to the cars where two-man helped us put our bags in. From there we headed to the school. Where we will be living for the rest of our high school years. I let out a sigh as I watched us leave the airport.
Goodbye home. Hello, boarding school. I wasn't looking forward to this, but I can't say that I wasn't a little excited. We'll just have to see what this school holds in store for us, right?
- End of Chapter -
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