You fingers were digging into the arm rests as you took deep breath after deep breath.
You could feel the eyes of the person next to you staring, but you were too focused on your breathing to really notice.
"Are you alright?" A very comforting, deep voice asked you.
You looked over at him and nodded as you laughed and said,
"Sorry, I'm just a nervous flyer."
He laughed and said,
"Don't be sorry. You just need to get your mind off of it."
"How though?"
"Well, you can start by telling me your name?"
"(Y/N)"
He extended his hand to you and said,
"Hi (y/n), I'm Ashton."
You shook his hand and said,
"Hi Ashton"
He continued to talk to you and get your mind off flying until you could hear the plane begin to roar as it got ready to speed down the runway.
Ashton could tell how scared you were so he reached over and held your hand, intertwining his fingers with yours.
You looked over at him and he said,
"I'm sorry this is weird, isn't it? Now you probably think I'm creepy."
You shook your head as you tightly gripped his hand and said,
"No, thank you. It's sweet."
He blushed as he giggled and said,
"No problem."
As the plane took off, you squeezed Ashton's hand as tightly as you could. You looked over at him to apologize for probably cutting off circulation in his hand, but he was already looking back at you with a funny grin on his face and quietly said,
"Wheee"
You couldn't help but laugh as you could already feel your nerves starting to calm. Once the plane had reached its "cruising altitude" you and Ashton continued to laugh and talk the whole flight.
"So, (y/n), what do you plan to do in Australia?" Ashton asked you.
"Well, I actually have a job interview."
"Really? What kind of job?"
"I might get to study the shrinking number of sea turtles around Arnhem Land and how we could fix the problem.. What about you?"
"Mine's boring, but I'm just going home to visit my family and some friends. Maybe surf a little while I'm there."
"I've always wanted to learn how to surf!"
"I'd love to teach you if you want?"
You thought for a minute and said,
"That sounds really fun. I'd love to"
As your flight landed, you and Ashton swapped phone numbers and you gave him the name of your hotel.
Normally you'd never do something like that, but you were a huge fan of Five Seconds of Summer and knew Ashton wasn't dangerous.
A couple of days later, Ashton picked you up from your hotel and drove you to the beach.
Since there were little to no waves, you and Ashton waded in the water on your surfboard most of the time talking and flirting.
