Free-Falling

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Gavin POV

Michael wasn't that bad of a guy. I'm not used to strangers but Michael was different. He wasn't like a crazy drug dealer. For all I knew.

He was different kind of a mad different.

I looked out the window as the ground beneath the plane started to move.

The plane began turning to the runway and I sat back in my seat. The plane began speeding up and I felt a crooked smile creep upon my face.

Before I knew it I was smiling, smirking even. I'm an idiot who likes to fly.

Just then the plane began shaking and before I knew it the ground beneath us also disappeared completely.

We were still elevating up and I happen to look over at Michael.

He had his head back and hands over his eyes.

"Micool?"I asked.

"Micool?"He whispered,"What the fuck is Micool?"

"I'm not sure I guess I said Micool because the plane shook me."

He took his hands off his eyes but kept his head back in the seat.

"Micool what's wrong?" I asked.

"I'm not sure.."

I tapped his shoulder so he would look at me. And to my despise he did and I focused my hands to the window.

He had a blank expression but then he began to lighten up as he looked out the window.

"Woah."

I laughed.

"Flying isn't bad Micool."

Before I knew it Michael was crouched over my lap with his hands on the window and his face plastered against it.

"WE'RE FLYING! GAVIN LOOK! WE'RE FLYING!"

He was super loud and I cupped my hand over his mouth.

"Shut up" I whispered.

I guess Michael's screaming brought attention to the back of the plane as silence took over.

"Uh sir?" A flight attendant was in the aisle.

Michael pulled himself off the window.

"I'm going to have to ask you to quiet down a bit?" She said.

Michael nodded.

"And if he doesn't I'll take care of him mam." I said glaring at Michael.

You'd think we had been friends for life by the way we were acting.

We had practically learned each other's name 5 minutes ago and now here we are.

I watched as the flight attendant walked away and I felt another smile come across my face.

"Why the fuck are you smiling again?" Michael asked.

"Because I just think it's funny how you have flown before but have never looked out the window."

"I'm starting to think I'm an idiot."

I laughed to myself,"We can be idiots together."

He nodded.

I liked this guy. I'm not sure why I like this guy but I do. He's nice to me and taking Dan is my only friend I'm happy to have another.

"So what are you going to do in Austin?"

Michael broke me out of my train if thought.

I shrugged,"I am actually not sure I just felt like I could use a new start and get away from Brits for a while."

"So you don't even have a place to stay?"

I shook my head,"No but I'll find something... What about you? You said you're going home?"

He nodded,"Yeah I live in Austin I was just taking a vacation by myself to England."

"By yourself? Wouldn't that be boring?"

"Yeah," he replied,"it was but you know it got me away from work for a few."

"What do you do for a living?" I asked curiously.

I played with the strings to my pajama pants as he continued.

"I work for this company called Rooster Teeth. Also my part is Achievement Hunter."

"Achievement whaty?"

"Achievement hunter, we play games, get achievements. Stuff like that."

So this guy played video games for a living. He seems set for life.

I don't have a lot of experience with gaming except for when Dan and I played halo or something.

"So you play games for a living?" I asked.

He laughed,"You could say I do but the company Rooster Teeth also makes mini movies, shorts even. I participate in some of them."

"So animation and games is practically your job."

He nodded,"What about you?"

My story isn't interesting so I almost refrained from saying anything to him.

"Well..?" He said.

"I make videos for the internet, in slow motion that is."

He laughed,"To me that sounds like porn. Gavin are you a pornstar?"

I almost knocked the back of the food tray off.

"BLOODY HELL NO!" I said a little but too loud,"I make videos for YouTube just things in slow motion."

Michael was still laughing,"Like?"

I shrugged,"Paintballs on the bare skin? I blow up stuff? How about a pistol under water?"

His eyes got big,"You scare me now."

I laughed,"It's just in slow motion and it looks cool so honestly I don't know how it's gotten views."

The light came on saying our seat belts could be unbuckled and we were able to walk about the cabin.

"I gotta piss." I said.

"Thank you for telling me that."

I unbuckled my seatbelt and hopped across Michael's lap and headed for the restroom.