Everybody was at the airport, Mr and mrs.Tuan, Flora, Jaxson, Celes, Luke and Tiffany. "so Ash, 15 minutes before you board that plane..how do you feel?" Jaxson asked Ash as he tried to control his tears. "I feel awesome, I'm excited because I know there is something better waiting for me..where this plane is going to take me." Ash replied as she smiled. "sweetie, don't tease your grandparents, they are too old to deal with your anger issues and stuff, so be nice!" Mrs.Tuan ordered Ash, Ash in return just nodded and smiled. "take care of yourself and study well, take care of my folks as well!" Mr.Tuan said as he hugged his daughter. "boba..I'll do that, you take care of yourself as well, don't overwork yourself...don't work too much, eat well, take your medicines on time and..I love you.." Ash started crying as she hugged her dad even tighter. "Ash, please keep in touch, I'll be so lonely without you, who'll play scrabble with me? who'll solve puzzles with me? who'll force me to make chocolate puddings?" Flora cried as she hugged Ash tightly and started crying. "hehehe, Flora, sorry for all that, but I love you!" Ash said as she wiped her sisters tears and hugged her tightly. "5 MINUTES LEFT IN BOARDING". "I guess this is our final goodbye! everybody do keep in touch! I'll visit you guys, but I'd really appreciate it if you guys come over sometime as well! oh and I'd appreciate it if you guys call me and wish me happy birthdays every year as well!" Ash said as she walked towards the checking section. "ASH! AT LEAST GIVE ME A HUG NOW!" Celes shouted as she ran towards her and hugged Ash. "YAH! you guys are taking this way too seriously!" but she still hugged her back. "goodbye goof, Luke, Tiff, Flora, Boba,Moma..dork. I'll miss you all!" Ash said as she broke the hug and started walking again. But just then someone hugged her again, she turned around about to scold because she thought it was Celes again but she stopped when she saw.."MARK?! what are you doing here?" Ash asked as she pushed him back. "duh..I'm here to see you off! Leader! I promise to win this tournament for you! for blue arrows!" Mark said as he saluted but then he started laughing. "ye..you must win this tournament! It's important! and thank you for coming to see me off! bye now!" Ash said as she waved at everyone and left the place. Mrs.Tuan was crying, Celes was crying, Tiffany was crying, Luke was crying, Jaxson was crying but Mark was just smiling widely. "yah! guys, I think you should smile right now, because..if you cry, she'll cry, you need to let her know that..you're happy that she made a decision, which she thinks is best.." Mark said as he still kept on waving at Ash and was smiling widely. Everybody wiped their tears away and started smiling and waving. "for..Ash's happiness..she has done so much for us.." Tiffany said as she wiped her tears, which kept on falling. Mark turned around when he heard what tiffany said, he was curious as to what did Ash really do for them..? "oi! lets get going then, she's already in the plane now! Luke and Tiffany I want you guys to be at the club at 6 in the morning!" Mark ordered. "jaxson, celes go do your stuff, stop crying around, you've finally graduated high school! go have some fun because I heard college is tough!" Mark said as he gestured them to leave. Then he walked upto Flora and hugged her and said, "hehe, Flora I can't be like Ash, because well I'm a boy and she was a girl I mean still is haha , but I'll try hard to fulfill her spot! which I know is impossible but still..I'm good at scrabble too you know!" Flora smiled nodding her head. Meanwhile Ash was having a fight inside the plane, "excuse me, but you pushed me first, and i didn't push you intentionally! It was an accident!" Ash said to a boy with dark blue hair. "uh! I pushed you? pff, that was just an accident, so we're even!" the boy said as he picked his mobile from the floor and walked away. "so arrogant.." Ash whispered then she walked towards her seat when she finally reached her seat.."WHAT?!" Ash and the blue haired boy shouted together, yes, their seats were with each other. "you take the seat with the window, I'll sit on this one!" he said as he sat on the seat next to the aisle. "no, no no! I want to sit here, get up!" Ash said. "na-uh! don't tell me you're afraid of..heights." the blue haired boy asked with a grin. "huh! heights? as if!" Ash said as she sat next to the window. The boy just looked at Ash and smirked. Ash was actually afraid of heights. The boy inserted his headphones and closed his eyes, Ash was slightly trembling with fear but she closed her quickly inserted her headphones so she forgets about the fact that she is about to fly HIGH in the sky. "the name's Haneul, Seung Haneul, yea yea I'm korean, thus I am going to korea *sticks his tongue out* so what is your name? monster?" Haneul introduced himself and teased Ash. Ash intended to ignore him but he kept staring so, "I really don't care what your name is.." which made Haneul smile and he said, "eyyyyy, don't be so angry, forget about me pushing you, accidently!" he said as he playfully elbowed Ash. "ASH! my name is Ash! happy? and I am not a korean! well I am but this is the first time I'm going to korea. My parents are koreans but I have been raised in UK." Ash told Haneul..who was already..asleep. "why do I always give away all the information so easily.." Ash asked herself. "we're going to take off now, please fasten your seatbelts.." Ash quickly fastened her seatbelt and held onto the seat tightly, as for Haneul he was still sleeping soundly. Ash just shook her head. The plane took off.."it's going to be a loooong looong flight. 11 hours and 32 minutes." Ash thought as she sighed. "so..you should sleep now. if you sleep for 9 hours, aaaaaaaa, how many hours would be left then?" Haneul said as he faced Ash. "do the maths, I'm not so good at this. oh yea 2 hours and 32 minutes, you can just use your mobile then! Internet. " Haneul suggested. "mobile? yah! we're supposed to switch off our phones!" Ash scolded him, he just smirked and took out his phone and started using it, "yah! you're going to mess up everything, give me that!" Ash shouted as she tried grabbing his mobile, their faces were really close right now, okay stop having weird thoughts, Ash hit him with her head and took his phone. She switched it off and put it in her pocket, "I'll give it to you when we land!" she told him, he was rubbing his forehead as he winced in pain. "And um sorry for the..for hitting you just now. You were making me feel a little annoyed and honestly I wanted to hit you, intentionally so that's that" Ash gave a conceited smile. Haneul just looked at her and asked, "you don't look as tough as you are.." to which Ash replied with a sigh. Ash and Haneul didn't talk much for the rest of the flight, they just argued about coffee and tea and nothing besides that,"you kids look so cute together." Someone said which gave Ash goosebumps and made Haneul laugh like a goofball. so 11 hours and 32 minutes, of course they stopped in the middle and Ash stuck around with Haneul because this was the first time she was flying.
The flight finally landed, "so this is it, the beginning of a new chapter in my life.." Ash whispered to herself..
"yea yea new chapter..do you even know how to speak korean? because this "chapter" of your life is in HANGUL!" Haneul teased her, which caused Ash to smile. Maybe it was a nervous smile but it was a smile nonetheless.
