The rain had finally stopped when Malcolm and Faith reached the airport. Inside while walking to the terminal they started to chat about Faith's "lineage".
"So what I'm part of this long line of kick ass female fighters?"
"Yes you are part of long line of Slayers."
"Faith the Vampire Slayer…kind of has a nice ring to it. Do you think it does?"
"Yes. Now about that. Training will commence once we meet our destination."
"Which is where?"
"Athens-"
"Wait!" Faith stopped in her tracks, "I'm going to Greece?"
"Athens, Ohio"
"Oh….what a buzz kill."
"I'm certain." Malcolm said with sarcasm in his voice. "Shall we continue?"
"Sure thing Jeeves, it's off to the not-the-Athens-you-think-it-is Athens." They continued walking down the terminal until they reached the area where they had to wait for the plane to arrive. "May I ask why we are here so early?"
"You must always arrive early for anything it's classy."
"Yeah…classy." She laughed
"What?"
"You're so uptight Malcolm. You need to wind down some." She produced a bottle from her backpack "Here have some of this, it will put some hair on your chest."
"Alcohol? At your age?" He took off the lid and sniffed the opening carefully "This won't knock me out and give you chance to escape will it?"
"No, it jaigermeister." Malcolm took a swig.
"Ugh!" He moaned, liquid escaping from his lips "That is the most vile thing I have ever drank."
"I know, isn't it great?" Faith took the bottle away from him and took a big gulp of it. "Ahh. Good to the last drop."
"So I'm guessing you've had that before?"
"Everyday since I was 16."
"Good Lord! And you don't have any liver damage?"
"Well…I drink in moderation. Only one gulp a day. That's my rule."
"Really any other vices I should know about?"
"Well…I used to do heroine." A shocked look appeared on Malcolm's face. "Just kidding Jeeves, lighten up, relax! Being so tense all the time will give ya' a heart attack."
"Well, I guess I'm not use to the young American humor."
"Flight 32 to Columbus, Ohio now boarding. Flight 32 to Columbus , Ohio now boarding"
"Come on Faith, that's us." Malcolm picked up his bags.
"Wait a minute Jeeves, I thought we were going to Athens"
"We are it's just that there are no planes going from Boston directly to Athens…well the Ohio one anyway. We're going to have to change planes in Columbus."
"Oh, Okay. I guess that's fine." Malcolm began to walk towards the ticket counter. He muttered under his breathe.
"As if it's up to you."
Aboard the plane the stewardess looked at Malcolm's ticket smiled and said
"Welcome aboard Air-America Mr. Hardy, First class is to the right."
"Alright Jeeves First time in first class for me." She stepped to the rightThe stewardess stepped in front of Faith.
"May I see your ticket please?" She held out her hand. Faith happily gave it to her. The stewardess examined it for a second. "Welcome aboard Air-America Miss Morris, Coach is to the left." Faith looked angrily at Malcolm
"You son of a bi-"
"Nuh-uh Faith no profanity in front of the children" He gestured behind her and she turned to see two kids with there mom and dad standing there with annoyed looks on there faces.
"Is there a problem?" Faith asked
"Your damn right there's a problem" the father said
"Herald! Not in front of the children. Kids, cover your ears"
"Okay Mommy" The children complied.
"Your holding up the damn line." Faith got angry
"Look mister I'm just trying to board the damn plane the same way you are."
"Well it looks like your just arguing with your father!"
"Whoa! Wait a minute! He is not my father!"
"Then stop talking to the man like he is and board the fucking plane!"
"Hey! No one speaks to me like that!" Faith raised a fist.
"Sir, Madame if you two won't behave I'll be forced to call security and have you both escorted from the plane." Faith just held her tongue and walked to the left. She heard the man's wife tell the stewardess
"I apologize for the actions of my husband ma'am."
"No apologizes necessary. May I see your ticket?"
Malcolm sat in his seat and wondered if putting Faith in coach was such a good idea. But then the thought of a quiet ride to Columbus ran through his mind and he didn't give it a second thought.
"But what about the plane to Athens?" He thought to himself "I'll deal with that when the time comes."
Faith walked slowly down the aisle, examining the numbers on the overhead compartments. At last she found her row and found herself sitting in the middle row of seats. There were four empty seats next to hers. She sat and took the magazine out from the pocket in front of her. She had no sooner turned to the first page when she heard a man's voice.
"Just great I'm sitting next to Thelma and Louise's little sister." Faith looked up and saw the fat man she had argued with earlier.
"And you think sitting next to the man who uses the equator as a belt is going to be pleasant?"
"Excuse me? What did you say?"
"Did I stutter? You heard me." Faith looked down and began reading her magazine. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the man was turning bright red.
"Now honey calm down. You know it's not going to make things better. Here, let me sit next to the girl and you can sit on the other end between me and the kids." The woman sat next to Faith and began to introduce herself. "Hello there I'm Bailey Simmons and you've already met my husband Herald, and these are out kids Tim and Alyssa." Mrs. Simmons just looked at Faith with a smile. Faith took one look at her and gave her the "Yeah. Whatever" smile. The woman sighed and slouched in her seat. "This is going to be a long flight."
"So what I'm part of this long line of kick ass female fighters?"
"Yes you are part of long line of Slayers."
"Faith the Vampire Slayer…kind of has a nice ring to it. Do you think it does?"
"Yes. Now about that. Training will commence once we meet our destination."
"Which is where?"
"Athens-"
"Wait!" Faith stopped in her tracks, "I'm going to Greece?"
"Athens, Ohio"
"Oh….what a buzz kill."
"I'm certain." Malcolm said with sarcasm in his voice. "Shall we continue?"
"Sure thing Jeeves, it's off to the not-the-Athens-you-think-it-is Athens." They continued walking down the terminal until they reached the area where they had to wait for the plane to arrive. "May I ask why we are here so early?"
"You must always arrive early for anything it's classy."
"Yeah…classy." She laughed
"What?"
"You're so uptight Malcolm. You need to wind down some." She produced a bottle from her backpack "Here have some of this, it will put some hair on your chest."
"Alcohol? At your age?" He took off the lid and sniffed the opening carefully "This won't knock me out and give you chance to escape will it?"
"No, it jaigermeister." Malcolm took a swig.
"Ugh!" He moaned, liquid escaping from his lips "That is the most vile thing I have ever drank."
"I know, isn't it great?" Faith took the bottle away from him and took a big gulp of it. "Ahh. Good to the last drop."
"So I'm guessing you've had that before?"
"Everyday since I was 16."
"Good Lord! And you don't have any liver damage?"
"Well…I drink in moderation. Only one gulp a day. That's my rule."
"Really any other vices I should know about?"
"Well…I used to do heroine." A shocked look appeared on Malcolm's face. "Just kidding Jeeves, lighten up, relax! Being so tense all the time will give ya' a heart attack."
"Well, I guess I'm not use to the young American humor."
"Flight 32 to Columbus, Ohio now boarding. Flight 32 to Columbus , Ohio now boarding"
"Come on Faith, that's us." Malcolm picked up his bags.
"Wait a minute Jeeves, I thought we were going to Athens"
"We are it's just that there are no planes going from Boston directly to Athens…well the Ohio one anyway. We're going to have to change planes in Columbus."
"Oh, Okay. I guess that's fine." Malcolm began to walk towards the ticket counter. He muttered under his breathe.
"As if it's up to you."
Aboard the plane the stewardess looked at Malcolm's ticket smiled and said
"Welcome aboard Air-America Mr. Hardy, First class is to the right."
"Alright Jeeves First time in first class for me." She stepped to the rightThe stewardess stepped in front of Faith.
"May I see your ticket please?" She held out her hand. Faith happily gave it to her. The stewardess examined it for a second. "Welcome aboard Air-America Miss Morris, Coach is to the left." Faith looked angrily at Malcolm
"You son of a bi-"
"Nuh-uh Faith no profanity in front of the children" He gestured behind her and she turned to see two kids with there mom and dad standing there with annoyed looks on there faces.
"Is there a problem?" Faith asked
"Your damn right there's a problem" the father said
"Herald! Not in front of the children. Kids, cover your ears"
"Okay Mommy" The children complied.
"Your holding up the damn line." Faith got angry
"Look mister I'm just trying to board the damn plane the same way you are."
"Well it looks like your just arguing with your father!"
"Whoa! Wait a minute! He is not my father!"
"Then stop talking to the man like he is and board the fucking plane!"
"Hey! No one speaks to me like that!" Faith raised a fist.
"Sir, Madame if you two won't behave I'll be forced to call security and have you both escorted from the plane." Faith just held her tongue and walked to the left. She heard the man's wife tell the stewardess
"I apologize for the actions of my husband ma'am."
"No apologizes necessary. May I see your ticket?"
Malcolm sat in his seat and wondered if putting Faith in coach was such a good idea. But then the thought of a quiet ride to Columbus ran through his mind and he didn't give it a second thought.
"But what about the plane to Athens?" He thought to himself "I'll deal with that when the time comes."
Faith walked slowly down the aisle, examining the numbers on the overhead compartments. At last she found her row and found herself sitting in the middle row of seats. There were four empty seats next to hers. She sat and took the magazine out from the pocket in front of her. She had no sooner turned to the first page when she heard a man's voice.
"Just great I'm sitting next to Thelma and Louise's little sister." Faith looked up and saw the fat man she had argued with earlier.
"And you think sitting next to the man who uses the equator as a belt is going to be pleasant?"
"Excuse me? What did you say?"
"Did I stutter? You heard me." Faith looked down and began reading her magazine. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the man was turning bright red.
"Now honey calm down. You know it's not going to make things better. Here, let me sit next to the girl and you can sit on the other end between me and the kids." The woman sat next to Faith and began to introduce herself. "Hello there I'm Bailey Simmons and you've already met my husband Herald, and these are out kids Tim and Alyssa." Mrs. Simmons just looked at Faith with a smile. Faith took one look at her and gave her the "Yeah. Whatever" smile. The woman sighed and slouched in her seat. "This is going to be a long flight."