Sweet As Honey

~Chapter 30~

     You hug your parents goodbye, but with James the goodbye is much harder. You've gone without seeing your parents for a longer time than you'll be gone. But you always had him with you, and right now you need him most. Getting in the uber watching him wave goodbye, giving you a thumbs up made it so much harder. He wants you to have fun, but you may not have fun for a while.

     The car ride to the airport wasn't very long. Living in the suburbs rather than the rural area of South Carolina is rather easy for most things. After getting through security you wait about twenty minutes...just for your flight to be delayed. You go on your phone and see that Ranboo sent you a message saying the flight the two of you have from EWR to Brighton is also delayed so you shouldn't worry.

     Finally you board your plane, for your flight that's about an hour and thirty minutes. Clinging to the armrest during take off you say a short prayer, planes are definitely your least favorite form of transportation. Trying to force yourself to sleep doesn't help, so you just listen to music and write down video ideas, because now your cast of characters in the Minecraft server you created is definitely going to suffer. When you land, you accidentally grab a man's hand rather than the armrest you were going for. As you profusely apologize he reassures you it's okay and most people are scared of landing, but you are truly scared of most moments on a plane, which is why you convinced Ranboo to be on the same flight as you.

     As you grab your carry-on you pull your next ticket out, most people from this short flight are also going to Brighton so you hope your luggage actually makes it onto the other, much bigger plane. You paid for it to get there so if it doesn't you will be much angrier than understanding. Running over to the gate of your plane you see a very long man hunched over sitting at one of the tables, scanning for someone. Something about his hair and position is familiar. Then you realize what it is as he screams your name.

    "Y/N! Over here! You've never seen my face but I promise it's me!" Ranboo is this large man, and Tubbo was right, the dude's attractive, well at least his eyes are, his mask is still on. "I've been so bored here all by myself. New Jersey looks filthy, at least at this angle."

     Laughing you respond, "Yeah, this part isn't pretty, but flying over some parts made it look really nice. This is in the middle of a city. You can never judge a state by its airport." You point over to the New York City skyline, "But from afar, that city is beautiful." Ranboo nods. "But what have you been doing in the garden state while you wait?" He holds up a book.

     "I've been reading this." It is a book about the revolutionary war, the crossing of the Delaware River to be precise.

     "Do you really think it's smart to read a book about the war America beat Britain in... before going to Britain?" You laugh.

     "Hey, if I can't make fun of them for beating them in a war two hundred years ago, I'm not going." He chuckles. "But seriously, most of the books in the store are about the Revolutionary War." Ranboo marks his page before putting it into his carry-on bag.

    "There were quite a few important battles here, not as many as my state obviously, but the Crossing of the Delaware was a turning point in the war. It is pretty important." You say.

     "Love the subtle South Carolina pride, but damn. Why do you know so much about it?" Ranboo lightly punches your shoulder.

     "History would have been the major I would enjoy, but not one I'd make money from. Marketing is easy and a good business start." You sigh.

     "You really aren't going to drop out for this? You are skyrocketing?" Ranboo laughs, but it seems he is genuinely asking.

     "Internet fame only lasts a short while, I'd like to at least have a degree." Ranboo just raises his eyebrows and nods. You look at your phone and see you finally have service, you also notice an email from Jake. Your heart jumps. You can finally explain it to him. Opening it quickly your heart drops reading the message.