Chapter 2: A Handsome Stranger

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The second I park my car, I hug my sister and then run like there's no tomorrow up to the gate where the airplane is waiting. I make it just in time as the last person finishes going through the line. I quickly find my seat and relax, totally forgetting that there is someone else next to me.

I feel a light tap on my shoulder and look over to my side by the window. I am met with a smile that suddenly takes away all my worries. It takes me a couple seconds to realize his lips are moving, as I can't look away from his eyes which hold onto mine.

 It takes me a couple seconds to realize his lips are moving, as I can't look away from his eyes which hold onto mine

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******************(This is how he is smiling at you ;)*****************

"Excuse me miss, are you okay?" He says for probably like the 3rd time. "Ah, what- oh I'm sorry, I'm fine, I was just zoned out." He looks at me a little thoughtful and says "oh.. well is this your first flight on an airplane?"

It takes me a second to comprehend what he said. "Ah... yes, is it that obvious?" He chuckles a little before replying "No, it's just that you forgot to put your luggage above us, and you forgot to put a seatbelt on."

I can feel heat rising up to my face as I let out an embarrassed laugh and start to stand to put up my luggage-- as a hand pulls me back down. "Here, I can see that you are quite stressed out, just let me do it while you fasten your belt." I look at him surprised as he unfastens himself from the seat and puts my luggage away.

I'm still watching him in awe as he comes to sit beside me again with a smile on his face. "My name's Hoseok... Hoseok Jung." I blink, "oh my name's Y/N...Y/N Fawn." He reaches his hand out and I hesitantly shake it.

// Overhead Speaker: Everyone please stay seated and fasten your seatbelts as we prepare for take-off//

I look down as I become nervous, hoping that the plane won't fall out of the sky. "Hey Y/N, do you wanna talk to distract your mind?" I look back over to the person beside me "sure, that would be nice." He looks thoughtfully outside the window and says "soo I'm assuming you're headed to South Korea?"

For a second I become surprised as to how he knew that before I realized I'm on an airplane headed to Incheon airport. "Yes, I am going there and staying with a friend in Gwangju." His face turns into shock "Woah, that's where I am from!" I suddenly become excited, my mind filling up with a million questions.

"Then where are you headed now?" I say. He looks down and grabs something underneath his chair pulling out a phone. "Well I was just visiting the U.S. for some work with my dance company I'm hoping to open up, but now I'll be visiting my family in Gwangju, so we might run into each other." He says giving me a wink.

I watch him bring up his contact list as he faces his phone towards me. "May I have the honor of getting your number?" He says with the cutest smile. I laugh and take his phone while I also get out mine for him to put his number in. I look up at him once I'm finished and say "well I guess we 'HAVE' to be good friends now." >) (<

We give each other back our phones and start texting to make sure we both received it. "So uh Hoseok, you have quite good English, did you graduate already?" He looks over funnily and says "well my dad is a Literature teacher so he really pushed me on my English skills, and yes I graduated college, majoring in dance and minoring in Literature."

I also give him a funny look to mock him and say "well I also graduated college and I majored in English and minored in dance." He gives me an impressed look and says, "so how are your Korean skills then?" I give him a bit of a sad look and say, "well I tried to study Korean as much as I could online through lessons and self-study through college, but I haven't had actual conversations."

He looks at me with an understanding look, "it must have been hard to learn all that without any classes." I give him a happy look, "yes but it was well worth it, my college didn't offer the classes so I waited until I had the money to go abroad, and now here I am on this plane, with you."

He smiles back at me and with a little bow of his head he says, "I am honored to accompany you along the ride." I give him a grateful look and peek outside the window, "oh wow we are up so high." He touches my hand and says, "just let me know if you get nervous again and I'll help you out anytime." I look back at him and say, "how come you are so nice and loving?"

He gives me a bit of a sad look and says, "because I know what it feels like to be alone and I wouldn't want a nice person like you to suffer from that." I look at him and say, "close your eyes." He looks taken aback but he closes his eyes regardless. I lean over and kiss him on the cheek as he jolts open his eyes "what-?"

I put a finger up to my lips to silence him and say, "that is for being a good person, and to show my gratefulness that I have you here alongside me." He simply nods his head looking away as I begin to flush realizing what I just did.

***Hoseok's Point of View****

She seems like such a nice person, I just have this natural feeling of wanting to help her out. I also know that traveling alone is terrifying, especially if you're not used to flying. Just looking at her makes me smile, she is so pretty and cute. Her eye smiles are so lovable and I can't help but want to keep talking to her.

I wanna see all her charms and get to know her...aish.. I just met her, this is crazy. How is she already making me nervous? I wanna be close friends with her, and protect her from any danger or trouble she might encounter. This is what friends do for each other right?

She suddenly told me to close my eyes, I hope she can't hear my heart beating faster. I feel her leaning closer, ohhh my heart. I suddenly feel something soft and slightly damp touch my cheek. Dd-did-she-just-kiss-me?? I snap open my eyes confused and feel my entire face burning up. She's starts to talk sweetly making me speechless. I can't do anything, so I just nod and look away.

I look out the window, left with all these buzzing thoughts as my heart is still racing. I begin to drift.. looking out at the clouds below....Zzzz

-----------------------------Author's Note----------------------

Awhh so cutee and squishy~ I wonder how much longer this plane ride will last? :) Thank you so much for reading Chapter-2.

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