Just Friends

Chapter 12 First Flight

Michael P.O.V

I wake up early and move Pizza off of me and go down to the kitchen and smell my mom making breakfast. " Excited?" She whispers. I nod. Right now my dad's in Sydney and today I get to meet Calum and I'm so excited. I'm nervous too. " Your going to have a good time. She says sliding a plate of waffles over to me. I finish my breakfast and go get my bags and drop them at the front door. The drive to the airport I'm trying to breathe but it feels like I can't. We get to the airport not too long after and I feel knots in my stomach as I get my bags and give my mom a hug. " I'll miss you text me when you get there, take lots of pictures, be good." She says and kisses my cheeks. "Thanks, mom I'll see you in two weeks." I say before she gives me one more hug and let's me go. Security takes forever but I make it though and text Luke as I wait for my plane.

Excited?

Yes I'm meeting Calum finally!

That's cool

My plane needs to hurry the fuck up

haha

I look at my flight board and hear my flight is here. " I'm about to board ttyl.

Bye Mikey. I pocket my phone and get in the line to board and am giddy with excitement. I get on the plane and find my seat which is by the window which I'm happy about. I look out the window at the tarmac waiting for lift off.

Calum- I'll see you soon, just got on my plane ;)

Can't wait to see you! I smile as my plane prepares to take off.

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Calum P.O.V

I hardly slept a wink before Ashton picked me up to get lunch and then to go out to Denver International Airport to go pick up Michael and the whole ride over I was a nervous wreck. "What if we meet and don't like one another? Ash what do I do then? What if..." " You have been talking to him for a long time I think you will be fine." He says smiling. " We're here are we parking?" " Yes." I say which makes Ashton makes an upset noise before he turns yells about someone driving badly and then getting a spot ( all in that order) We go inside and I immediately start pacing the airport . " Can you calm down," Ashton says looking up from his phone. He's put up with me talking about Michael for a year so naturally, he came with me to the airport. "I can't I'm finally meeting him. " What color is his hair right now?" He asks. "Honestly I have no idea." I say and look up at the incoming flights board. " Is he here?" Ashton asks. " Says the flights delayed." " By how much?" " An hour." I frown wishing I was meeting my friend now. " Want to get some food? I saw some Mcdonalds around the corner I think." Ashton says and puts his phone in his pocket. " I guess."
" Where is he coming from again?"
" New York."

"Long flight."

" Eight hours." I say and get in the long McDonald's line but I'm not too hungry but more anxious to finally meet Michael. I feel my phone buzz. I look down and see his flight is on time and he should be here in two hours? Yes! I tell Ashton the good news." Well that's cool." Are you jealous of us being friends? You know you're always my best friend we've known each other too long to not be friends." I explain. " I'm cool with it, he seems like a chill guy. " I smile as I take a fry and look around the busy DIA airport.

"Ahh cant' his plane hurry up?" I say tapping the table nervously. " Gosh calm yourself you think you were meeting your favorite band member or something." He says shaking his head and laughing at me.

I'm back waiting by the trains with groups of other people waiting for their loved ones and friends. I'm bouncing up and down on the balls of my feet. My eyes looking down at my vans and then up at the train. I hear the woman's voice over the intercom announcing that the train is coming. I watch the doors open and look around. I look down at my phone and see his flight is landed.

"So he should be this way in fifteen minutes? "How much longer?"

"Fifteen minutes." I say. I look around the crowds as some people leave and more return. I'm getting anxious and wonder if us meeting is a bad idea. I hear another train approaching. " Calum is that him?" I look and see nothing but people at first and then I see him. I don't know what to do as I look at Ashton and then Michael. He looks like all his pictures from snap chat. I notice he's walking towards baggage claim. " MICHAEL!" I yell at the top of my lungs. People turn to look at me but I don't care. Michael looks my direction and sees me a big smile on his face my heart speeds up as I break into a run over to him and hug him so tightly we almost fall over. "I can't believe your here! This is actually real your not on a screen." I say in a rush. He laughs. "Your hair is awesome." I say." Thanks! I changed it up from the black." He says. " I like the blue ." I say. I see Ashton looking over at me, " Oh this is my best friend Ashton ." I say. " Hey." I watch the two of them talk as I try to get off my high of excitement that I'm actually meeting Michael.

"How was your flight?" "Long but it was good," He says looking for his bags. "I'm here for two weeks so I can explore Denver with you." Yes! that's great. "We can go to Boulder too." I say. After waiting around for Michael's suitcase were finally on our way back to my house and I'm excited and nervous for him to meet my family. "Are you anxiously shaking or excitedly shaking?" He asks looking over at me. "Both." "I feel like a third wheel in the back seat!" Ashton says looking at me. "I'm dropping you off soon so not too much longer." I say. He giggles a little. " Do your parents know I'm here?" " Yeah and both my mom and sister are skeptic." "That I was faking you out?" "Pretty much that talking to people online is bad." I said. Michael nodded as we got out his car and walked up to my front door. p "I'll see you later." I said. " I'll text you tonight." I say. I unlock our door and see the light in the kitchen is on.

"Mom?"

"Why are you home so late?" Mali asks poking her head out the doorway. She looks at Michael and then me. " I had to go to the airport to get Michael, my friend I met on twitter." I explain. "Oh! hi." She says Michael awkwardly waves. " Hi."

" Your from where again?"

"New York it's great always cold though." He laughs. " Yeah I thought you were coming in later." She says. " Came a bit early." Michael says and bites his lip to keep from laughing at the dirty joke he just came up with and I know it by the way he tries to keep a straight face. Wow he's cute. " Well we're going to go to my room is mom home?" I ask. " She's out but she should be home soon." She says. " Okay." I say and go downstairs. " This is my room not amazing but I have a couch bed. " I say. " It's great." Michael says and sets his bags down and sits on the couch looking around. I find my heart beating fast as I look at him thinking this is real. " What?" He says looking over at me I look down at my vans trying to get my cheeks that are totally red. "Where do you recommend checking out?" He asks. I look up and sit next to him and think. "Red rocks... The zoo but in Colorado Springs." Michael nods. " Sounds fun oh I should call my mom let her know I got here." He says. I watch him pull out his phone and then put it on speaker as he waits for her to pick up.

"Hey, you got to Denver safe? " I did Calum say hi." " Hi! I'll make sure he doesn't get into trouble" I say she laughs in response. " Good well have a good time!" She says. " I'll see you in two weeks love you." "Love you too." He says and hangs up. "I'm sure your tired, here I'll get some blankets and a towel, I have my own shower down here, everything is in there." Wait here." I say and run upstairs and to the linen closet and pull down some blankets before going back into my room. " I can't even see you over the mound of blankets. " He laughs and my heart swells. I love his laugh in person. I look over the mound of blankets and find myself looking into his green eyes and sigh. " You going to help me Clifford." I whine. He laughs and takes one of the two and unfolds them and tucks it into the couch. I drop the other one on my bed. After staying up talking we finally get ready to go to sleep. " Night." "Night also I'm not a morning person." He says. " It's okay neither am I." I laugh and roll over thinking about how this feel unreal to actually meet after all this time.