Planes Bring People Closer - Alex Gaskarth Fanfiction

Plane Rides - One.

"Flight b1679 Departing in 30 minutes please line up at gate 27" I heard the airport speakers blaring. 

I was coming home from my sisters house in LA and the ten hour flight back to home was going to be long and excruciating, i really hoped i wasn't going to be sitting next to someone who either snored loudly, or never stopped moving. 

I lined up at the gate, passport in hand and ticket attached to it, with my phone and water in the other, the attendant scanned my ticket and gave me the obligatory happy goodbyes, it always seemed forced it made me wonder how she really felt about having to greet that many people with the same stupid false greeting. I didn't really care. I just wanted to be home. 

I boarded the plane, subconsciously looking for my number, eyes scanning my ticket and the rows as i slipped into the isle seat on row 18. I hadn't bothered to look who my accomplice was, it didn't really matter. Taking a sip of water and settling down i decided i probably should pay attention to them, considering i shouldn't make it any more acquired than it had to be for both of us. 

And fuck, was i in for the shock of my life. 

It was Alex Gaskarth. THE Alex Gaskarth. Fucking hell. I had to do a double take, making sure i wasn't dreaming. (hahaha see what i did there, yeah haha) i could have burst into tears and screamed i was so excited, JESUS FUCKING CHRSIT is what went through my head, I immediately choked on my water coughing violently, catching the attention of Alex who looked at me and asked "Hey dude are you okay?" I shuddered, his voice was sex and the coughing had stopped. Thank fuck. 

"Yeah iI'mm fine, thanks for asking" i shot him the best smile i could without giggling like a little girl. He smiled back and resumed whatever he was doing. 

The safety checks hadn't even been taking place for more than 20 seconds before i was getting restless, i didn't know what to do? should i say that i like his band, should i fangirl, should i keep quite, should i scream i really had no idea and it was frustrating me beyond belief. I needed comfort, so i went straight for my iPod, the only music on there being All Time Low, silently cursing myself that i really had no interest in any other bands. "Fuck" I said in a harsh whisper, thank god it hadn't caught the attention of Alex. 

I normally had my music so loud the people around me could clearly hear what was going on, but this time i just couldn't bring myself to tell Alex that i knew about his band this way, so i kept it quiet. 

Until a baby started crying, "Fucking children" i muttered, "You shouldn't fuck children you know" i heard the man next to me say "Its not a good thing" he laughed as he continued. Jesus he had heard me. Fuck. I laughed quietly "Yes i agree." Freaking out he initiated the conversation. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard to talk to him after all. 

I had to drown out the baby somehow, i subconsciously turned up my music...

"Come one, come all"

"You're just in time"

"To witness my first breakdown"

"Cause there's a mile gone"

"For every minute passed"

"When I'm stuck in this town"

I melted into the music my whole body relaxing as my breathing regulated and i just tuned out the sound of the child and the rest of the people on this plane, i was immersed in the way Alex sung, it was really like nothing else.