Chapter 4! Yep here it is!
So I was wondering what you guys are thinking about this story so far, didn't get any reactions so far...
Have fun reading! xD
While walking to the couch her phone rings.
She reads the name it's showing, "Mom." it says.
It had been 4 years since she and dad left New York, 4 years since she had left her younger brother.
She answers the phone and sits down on the couch.
"Hello?"
"Ayame you have to come to New York! I've transferred money to your bank account."
"Why? I don't wanna go back to New York. Leave me alone, I'm not falling for this again."
"No Ayame, its not like that."
"Than WHAT is it?"
She sees Kakashi looking worried at her from the kitchen.
He raises his eyebrow questioning.
She waves at him to leave her alone. She stand up and faces the window, away from Kakashi.
"Please..."
"Leave me alone will you." She says to her mom through her mobile.
"Its your brother."
Ayame stays quiet.
"He had a terrible car accident."
Ayame doesn't know what to say, instead she walks to her bedroom.
"He is in the hospital right now, I am about to leave but I wanted to tell you first, and give you the chance to fly over for your brother."
"Mom if this is one of your fucking jokes I'll never forgive you."
"Its not, please... I'm going to the hospital right now."
"Take care."
"Please Ayame... For your little brother." She hears a quiet sob coming from the other side of the line.
"Ill try my best." And they end the conversation.
Ayame just stands there, in shock. She stares into space.
"Ayame?" A distant voice.
She hears someone calling for her.
"Ayame?" Its getting closer
Again that voice, she remembers it vaguely.
"Ayame! Ayame!" She can hear it clearly now.
Someone shakes her gently, but its getting rougher.
"Ayame!"
A face... She recognizes it.
"Shit the food... Stay!" The voice says and the person disappears.
"Ka...kashi?" She says softly.
She turns around slowly.
"My...my...my..." She stutters.
He charges back into the room.
"Ayame? Whats wrong?"
"My brother... Dylan" She says. "I have to go now... I have to go."
"Go where? What's wrong with your brother?"
Ayame suddenly rushes around her room grabbing clothes and throwing them on her bed.
"New York... Plane...Now... Accident... Hospital."
Kakashi grabs her shoulders and turns her around to face him.
"Calm down. What is wrong?" He says clearly pronouncing every syllable.
"My brother had a car accident. I have to fly over to New York with the first plane available."
"I'm going to get the car." Kakashi says suddenly.
She looks at him confused.
"What?"
"I'm going with you."
"You don't have to."
"There aren't any buses going to the airport right now . I'm taking you there, I'm going with you."
Kakashi grabs a suitcase that is standing in the corner of Ayame's room.
"Here put your clothes in here." He hands her the suitcase.
He walks out of her room.
"Hey where are you going?"
"Will be right back. Get your stuff ready."
"Alright."
"Be out in 10 minutes." He says like a sergeant to his soldier.
"OK" She looks her mobile for the time.
Ayame hears the sound of her front door shutting.
"10 minutes..." She mumbles to herself. "10 minutes..." She puts her mobile back into her pocket.
Quickly gathering her clothes and putting them in the suitcase, after that she hurries to the bathroom and takes her toothbrush and shampoo. Ignoring the pain in her knee she walks back to her room.
She checks her mobile, 5 minutes left.
"Those were the quickest 5 minutes of my life..." She mentally checks if she's got everything.
"Clothes, underwear, toothbrush, shampoo, check."
She closes her suitcase and hurries to the living room.
She checks her mobile again, 4 minutes.
"Damn..."
She grabs her school bag and throws all the books out.
She walks to the fridge and opens it.
"Something eatable? OK not really..." She closes it again and walks back to her couch.
She grabs Kakashi's gray hoodie and puts it in her bag.
"OK that should do."
Checking her phone again, 1 minute left.
She swings her school bag over her shoulder.
She hears a fain knock on her kitchen window and looks up.
A waving and smiling Kakashi looks at her.
He signs at her to open the door, she walks to the door and opens it.
"Hi there, you done?" Kakashi asks.
"Yeah let me put my jacket on and get my suitcase and passport, I'll be right there."
"I'll go get them. Don't overdo it with that knee." Kakashi walks past her.
"Huh? Oh yeah..." She grabs her jacket and puts it on.
Its already getting dark outside.
"Where is your passport?" She hears Kakashi call from the living room.
"On the small table in the left corner." She calls back.
"C'mon lets go." He waves with her passport and carries her suitcase outside.
She takes her passport from Kakashi and puts it in her bag.
Ayame grabs her keys and swings her bag on her back once again.
She walks outside and closes the door.
"Wait... My wallet!"
She opens the door with her key and walks back in, she grabs her wallet and walks back out.
Closing the door and locking it.
They walk to the stairs and descend it.
Kakashi opens the trunk of his car and lays Ayame's suitcase down.
He gets in the car, Ayame is already settled on the passengers seat.
"Ready? Got everything?" Kakashi asks after starting the engine.
"Yeah think so. Let me check. Wallet, check. Passport, check. Well everything that I need to get there. Clothes yeah got enough I think."
A short silence.
"Yeah I've got everything."
"Alright... Lets go."
He drives away.
Ayame looks out of the window.
"Its going to be a 10 hours flight." Kakashi said after 30 minutes of silence.
Ayame hums.
"You alright?"
She hums again.
"Ayame..."
"Sorry what?"
"Your alright?"
"Yeah..." She says absent.
"No your not." Kakashi says while focusing on the road.
"Then why are you asking!" Ayame says while raising her voice.
"Because I'm worried!" Kakashi is also raising his voice.
"So?"
"Nothing so? I'm worried!"
"What gives you the right to be worried?"
"Because I'm your friend!" Kakashi says indignantly.
"Who says so?"
"I do!"
Ayame pouts with an angry face.
Kakashi mentally notes never to let her make that face again. Its just too damn cute.
He mentally slaps himself for thinking of her in that way, he's not allowed to think of her in that way.
"I'm sorry." Ayame says softly.
"Don't be, its alright. I don't wanna force you." Kakashi says "Lets put on some music."
He turns on the radio. A song just started playing.
Kakashi mentally slaps himself for the 3rd time that day, why this song? Why now? Bad timing.
"You need a friend,"
"I'll be around."
"Don't let this end."
"Before I see you again."
"What can I say to convince you"
"To change your mind, of me?"
"I know this song. Gavin DeGraw..." Ayame says suddenly.
"I'm gonna love you more than anyone."
"I'm gonna hold you closer than before."
"And when I kiss your soul, your body be free."
"I'll be free for you anytime."
"I'm gonna love you more than anyone."
The song kept playing.
And after that song another one played, and another one, and so on and so on.
Until they arrive at the airport.
"Wait here." He says after parking.
He walks away.
When he comes back he opens the trunk and loads the luggage onto the trolly he brought with him.
"C'mon." She hears him say.
Ayame gets out of the car and swings her bag on her back.
Kakashi is pushing the trolly in front of her.
She is just sauntering after him. Not actually seeing anything, just following.
When they enter the airport she is amazed by the size of the building.
"Let's get you a ticket shall we, you've got enough money?"
"Hmm? Oh, yeah if all is well."
They walk to the ticket office.
"Hello how may I help you?" Asks the young lady behind the desk.
"I would like to book a seat for the first available flight to New York."
"OK, let me look that up for you." The lady says kindly.
"Hmm... The first available flight... That will be in 2 hours. Your lucky there are a few seats left."
"Okay I would like one please."
"Alright if you would kindly give me your passport please?"
Ayame hands her passport to the lady.
"Thank you." She says politely.
After the lady entered all the information and Ayame payed for the ticket she hands back the freshly printed ticket and her passport.
"Thank you."
"You can check in your luggage over there." The woman points at the place on a map that is laying on her desk.
"Alright... Thank you!"
She walks to the trolly and notices the 2nd suitcase. She turns around and is about to ask Kakashi why there's a 2nd suitcase when-.
"Hello, I would like to transfer my ticket from tomorrow morning to the same flight as her please."
He turns his head to Ayame who just turned to him and Kakashi smiles.
"Wha..." is all she could say.
"Yes that should be possible. May I have your ticket and passport please?"
"Of course." He hands her the ticket and passport.
"Hmm...This ticket is booked for business class."
"Yes I know, could you change it to economic class?"
"Let me see." She types something on her computer.
"Yes that's possible. However its not possible to sit next to each other, I'm sorry."
"That's alright. At least we'll be on the same flight."
Kakashi flashes another smile too Ayame.
"Oh god."
Kakashi keeps smiling at her.
"Anything wrong?" He asks slyly.
"Maybe." Ayame says annoyed
"Here you go sir, you can check in your luggage over here." She points at the same spot on the map as before.
"Thank you." He flashes a handsome smiles and winks at the young woman.
She blushes shyly and smiles back.
"Ugh." Ayame sighs and pushes the trolly away, still annoyed.
She heads to where the woman pointed on the map, refusing to look back.
She checks in her luggage but keeps her schoolbag with her as hand luggage.
After Kakashi checked in as well they walk to security station.
"So do you know where to go in New York?"
"To the hospital, to my little brother of course."
"Yes but I mean do you know which hospital?"
"Not really..."
Being separated because they had to go through the metal detection gate.
"Then were are you supposed to go? Didn't your mother tell you anything?"
Kakashi asks after they were done with the security check.
"Not really... I think I still know how to get to her house though. Its close to the airport."
"Well we'll worry about that when we land in New York. First there's a 10 hours flight."
"We? Kakashi there is no we. Right now there's just me and Dylan." She says hot-blooded.
"I'm just trying to help." Kakashi says softly.
"Yeah well you have been helping me quite a lot lately. We barely know each other, and yet you keep popping up every now and then when I'm in trouble or what ever."
Kakashi stays silent.
"Why Kakashi?" Ayame asks.
"I...I just...well." Kakashi stutters.
"It's not like your being payed for it." Ayame jokes.
Kakashi scratches the back of his head.
"Are you?"
Kakashi stays silent again.
"Well? Are you?" Ayame asks in disbelief.
"No... It's not like that."
"Then what is it like?"Ayame is getting angry.
"Well its complicated, your fath-"
"-All passengers to New York, please board the plane at gate D4." Interrupts a voice through the intercom of the airport.
Ayame shots one last look, hurt and anger showing the most in her emotional green eyes. Then she walks away with her bag, towards gate D4.
"Hold on Dylan, I'm coming for you." She whispers.
"Ayame wait... let me explain..." Kakashi calls after her, but in vain.
"Damnit... I knew this would be coming soon, but not this soon." Kakashi says to himself.
He walks after Ayame, slightly picking up his pace. Hoping he could explain it to her before they take off.
"Passport and ticket please."
Ayame gives her passport and ticket to the lady asking for them.
"OK, Enjoy your flight to New York."
"Thank you." She thanks the woman and takes her ticket and passport back.
"Ayame wait!" She hears Kakashi call after her.
"Don't jump the queue please sir. Wait till its your turn." The woman says with a warning tone.
Ayame keeps on walking. When she boards the plane she looks around confused.
She had flown before, but it was already a few years ago.
"May I help you miss?" A warm and gentle voice asks her.
She turns around and sees a young steward standing in front of her.
"I... I don't know where my seat is."
"Let me see your ticket." He says with a smile.
Ayame shows him her ticket.
"Follow me, I'll bring you to your seat." He smiles again.
Ayame feels herself blush. "Stay out of my face stupid blood." She thinks.
They walk through the plane.
Then suddenly he stops walking and turns around.
"That's your seat." He points at the single seat next to the window at the right backside of the plane.
"Thank you very much! I was very young since I flew the first time, so I'm a bit nervous."
"Don't worry, Ayame." She looks up surprised. "We will look after you." He smiles brightly.
"How do you know my name?"
"I read it on you ticket."
"Oh... Well thank you very much for your help...uhm..."
"Ryan, My name is Ryan. If there may be anything else I could help you with just press this button and I'll come right away." He points at a button above her head.
"Ayame!" She hears Kakashi call out for her. She sighs and closes her eyes for a second in annoyance.
"Thank you Ryan, I'll keep that in mind."
She sits down and puts her bag in front of her feet.
"Ayame! Please let me explain." Kakashi is only 2 feet away. He is standing next to Ryan.
"Sir, please the plane is going to take of any minute. Please go to your seat and wait for further instructions." She hears Ryan say.
"But I just have to talk to her for a quick second."
"You can do that after we land in New York. Please take your seat." Ryan made it sound like an order rather than a request.
"Alright." Kakashi turns around and walks over to his seat at the left side of the plane.
Ayame can feel him look at her once he's settled down.
Ryan nods to her and walks away to the front of the plane.
She takes the opportunity to look around. The seats in front of her are double. She wonders why hers is a single.
To her left there are 6 seats in row, and then after that a double seat. With Kakashi sitting on one of them. She looks away. Turning around and looking behind her. A small hallway and a door at the end of it. Not curious enough by the door Ayame looks to the front of the plane.
More and more people entering the plane and taking their seats.
Kakashi is quickly blocked out of view by a family of 6 that takes place between them.
A mom, a dad, 2 daughters and 2 sons. One of them looks a lot like her little brother last time she saw him.
Lost in memories Ayame looks outside. She hears the faint instructions given by the steward(ess)'s.
After that its the captains turn to speak.
"Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, My name is Roku Gensu, and I am your Captain today. We will now be taxied to take off so please fasten your seat belts. Have a enjoyable flight. Thank you."
Ayame fastens her seat belt and looks outside again. It is dark outside, she could only see the light coming from the airport.
"Dylan, wait for me." She says when the plain takes off.
While ascending Ayame still looks outside. Rain droplets showing on her window, more and more.
Once they are steady up in the air its still raining.
"Good evening ladies and gentleman, boys and girls. This is Ryan speaking. Please remain seated, this turbulence won't take long. When the seat belts on sign is turned off you are free to undo your seat belt's. Until then, please remain seated. Thank you."
After a soft click its silent again in the plain.
Ayame is fascinated by the graceful movements of the raindrops on her window, and because of that doesn't notice that Ryan and a other steward are walking towards the back of the plane.
"Hey Ayame, you alright?"
Ayame slightly jumps from her seat.
"Oh hey Ryan, sorry you startled me a bit."
"That's alright. Fascinated by the view?" he points through the window.
When Ayame looks outside there is a small clearing in thick clouds.
She can see a city. Even though its dark they could still see the lights. It was a magnificent view.
"Beautiful." Ayame says, looking back at Ryan.
"Yes, beautiful." He looks her in her eyes.
Ayame feels like he's looking straight through her. He has bright blue eyes and brown blondish hair.
He flashes another bright smile and then walks passed her after his colleague. She follows him with her eyes. As they open the door she can see whats behind it. A simple sitting area for stewards only she guesses.
When she glances over to Kakashi's seat she sees him looking at her.
Wait, was that jealousy she saw just a second ago in his eyes?
She sighs once again and looks outside, wondering when the food will be served cause she is already starving.
-Kakashi's PoV-
He could see in her eyes that she was angry.
"We? Kakashi there is no we. Right now there's just me and Dylan."
"I'm just trying to help." Kakashi says softly, he didn't meant to offend her.
"Yeah well you have been helping me quite a lot lately. We barely know each other, and yet you keep popping up every now and then when I'm in trouble or what ever."
He doesn't know what to say to that...
"Why Kakashi?" Ayame asks.
"I...I just...well." He stutters.
He usually never stutters, but the look she was giving him.
He couldn't quite figure out which emotion was dominant.
He could see flashes of anger, hurt and worry.
He could see her lips move, oh damn she was talking to him...
Kakashi scratches the back of his head.
"Are you?" She asks.
He doesn't know what she said before... So he just keeps silent.
"Well? Are you?" Ayame asks in disbelief.
"No... It's not like that." He had to calm her down.
"Then what is it like?"Ayame is getting angry.
"Well its complicated, your fath-"
"-All passengers to New York, please board the plane at gate D4." Interrupts a voice through the intercom of the airport.
"Oh sure, interrupt us now!" He thinks.
He looks at her, but she is already turning away from him, all he could see was anger dominating hurt in her green eyes.
"Ayame wait... let me explain..." He reaches out for her, but she is already to far away.
"Damnit... I knew this would be coming soon, but not this soon." He says to himself.
He walks after Ayame, slightly picking up his pace. Hoping to catch up with her so he could continue what he was about to say.
As he is approaching gate D4 he sees Ayame in the front of the queue handing her ticket and passport to the woman.
"Thank you." He could hear her say.
"Ayame wait!" He calls out after her, walking past the queue.
"Don't jump the queue please sir. Wait till its your turn." The woman says with a warning tone.
"Alright alright." He walks back to the end of the queue and waits patiently till its his turn.
After his passport and ticket are checked he quickly boards the plane.
He sees her walking after a steward.
That guy could be around his age.
He notices that they stopped walking and that the steward turns to Ayame and points at the single seat.
Kakashi walks towards them but an old couple is walking in front of him.
He patiently waits for them to find their seat and move out of the way.
When he gets closer to her he calls out for her.
"Ayame!" That steward is still standing next to her.
He sees her close her eyes for a quick second in annoyance. Was that because of him or because of the steward.
"Thank you Ryan, I'll keep that in mind." He hears her say.
She disappears from his view because she sits down on her seat.
"Ayame! Please let me explain." Hes barely 2 feet away, and is almost standing next to the steward, now known as Ryan.
"Sir, please the plane is going to take of any minute. Please go to your seat and wait for further instructions." He hears Ryan say.
"But I just have to talk to her for a quick second." He explains to him.
"You can do that after we land in New York. Please take your seat." Ryan makes it sound like an order rather than a request.
"Alright." He sighs in defeat and walks over to his own seat, that is just across the plane.
He is also seated near the window. Which means there are 7 seats between them, so he won't be able to just easily go over and talk to her.
He sees her look around, looking behind her and a quick gaze at him.
Ayame is quickly blocked out of view by a family of 6 that takes place between them.
A mom, a dad, 2 daughters and 2 sons. He catches a glimpse of her, she is looking at the youngest of the two boys.
He keeps trying to catch another glimpse of her.
"Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, My name is Roku Gensu, and I am your Captain today. We will now be taxied to take off so please fasten your seat belts. Have a enjoyable flight. Thank you."
He fastens his seat belt and stops looking at her, for now. Instead he takes a look outside. They are being taxied to the take off.
While ascending Kakashi still looks outside. It's starting to rain.
They are high enough now and the plane is flying horizontal now.
"Good evening ladies and gentleman, boys and girls. This is Ryan speaking. Please remain seated, this turbulence won't take long. When the seat belts on sign turns off you are free to undo your seat belt's. Until then, please remain seated. Thank you."
He sees Ryan and his colleague walking to the back of the plane.
He looks back at Ayame and sees her staring out of the window.
"That leech Ryan is talking to her again, and above all he startled her!"
He can't hear what they say because the children are to loud.
They look outside the little window.
Kakashi is getting more and more annoyed by that guy.
"I don't think your supposed to be that close to your passengers..." He says quietly to himself.
"Calm down now Hatake." He says to himself again.
"And if I keep talking to myself this way people will think I'm crazy." He thinks.
He sees her follow him with her eyes, and after he disappears she looks at him.
He is about to sign something at her, like 'we need to talk', or 'are you alright'.
However she sighs and turns away from him, she is looking outside again.
He'll have to wait for the turbulence to be over before he can go over and talk to her, if that Ryan guy doesn't drool over her.
The turbulence fades away and the sign for seat belts on is turned off.
Kakashi undoes his seat belt and walks over to Ayame.
"Hey..." He says softly while slightly squatting down next to her seat.
Chapter 5's title is Airplanes and Hospitals.
Sneakpreview chapt 5:
"I'm sorry for being such an ass. I should've told you before."
He sighs and sits down with his back against the double seat that's infront of Ayame's.
"I guess your dad never told you. He was co-director off-"
He looks up to her face.