I lean against the sink and look in the mirror, putting the lid back on my diamond pink lip-gloss, breath a heavy sigh as I run my fingers through my medium shoulder length dirty blonde straight hair, flashes of deep blue and pure white exposed through the multi layers, bangs and a single strip of each on the right of my block fringe. I take in my outfit; my tongue rolling stones t-shirt, purple skinny jeans, sneakers, grey puff sleeve jacket and my cadet cap, I close my eyes as I run my fingers through my abruptly ending hair, subconsciously expecting it to be longer. My eyes snap open and I glare angrily to find the moist pools staring back at me, picking up my bag and storming out, away from my refection.

After leaving the ladies room I stand leaning on the wall outside the men's bathroom, huffing lightly as I inspect my black perfectly rounded nails, just then the door opens and a man in a black suit comes out and storms into me.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" he apologizes sincerely

"Don't worry about it!" he gives me a once over, as if looking to see if I'm hurt rather than checking me out, then nods with a small smile as he leaves.

I watch him as he goes he seems… troubled, but then the bathroom door opens again a small boy with messy brown spiked hair, doe blue eyes that mirror mine, tanned skin rather than my alabaster tone and a small scar against his left eye, dressed in a backwards baseball cap, baggy gray combats and a batman shirt.

"Hey Kido ready to roll?" he just nods and we walk over to our gate, him playing with his Gameboy as we stroll.

Not looking where he's going, as well as the dumb blonde walking backwards yelling, they bump into each other "hey kid watch where you're going! These are Armani!" she yells at him

"Hey don't talk to my brother like that you stuck up tramp!" I scream in her face, she's taller than me and skinnier; yeah, I could so take her!

We're immediately in the other's faces but before she can bark out a retort the guy she was screaming at, and wow, he's gorgeous! Says "Shannon, leave them alone!"

I watch as he pushes her away and looks from me to the child next to me kindly "I'm sorry about her, you aright little man?"

I turn then, my hand on his capped head "Zach, you ok?"

He nods and stutters "I'm… sorry…I… Daisy!"

I see him tearing up and kneel "hey, it's all good kiddo, its fine!"

I stand then and look to the guy and impassive blonde behind him "hey, you get off on making kids cry? He's eight years old for god's sake!"

If it weren't for the piercing blue eyes between us I'd have killed her for that fucking eye roll as he says "please, Shannon!"

She makes a shocked face "Boone, are you kidding me?"

He gives her a look and she snarls down at the boy quivering behind me "Sorry!"

"Whatever, come on kiddo, I'll get you a soda! Hey dude, you want to keep your dog on a leash from now on!" I shout back, taking the child's hand lightly

As we sit waiting for the plane to bored, Zach sips at his soda and I put a hand on his capped head and smile down to him "hey, how you doing?"

He looks up at me, a glint of fear in his eyes "I'm ok, I just…"

"Hey, it's ok to be nervous; I was to the first time!" he gives a ghost of a smile, his bright eyes glimmering with a mix of emotions

I lower my forehead to his, promising with all my heart "they'll never break us up kiddo, never again!"

He lets out a breathy sigh "I know Daisy, we won't let them!"

I can't fight my grin at his confident tone and cocky smile, at a boy.

In that moment they call our gate and we head over to board. We happily take out seats and I see the man in the black suite sitting in the seat in front of us. He gives a kind smile and a slight nod as we pass him. I beam as the small boy squirms excitedly in his seat, staring out the window with a grin splitting his face as we take off.

While in midflight I look over to Zach, who's sleeping peacefully with his headphones covering his ears, cap having fallen to his lap, showing the brown mess underneath, I let out a breath as I see the flight-attendant handing something to the man in front of us.

"Excuse me, could I have a pillow and blanket please?" I whisper, the woman looks to the sleeping child beside me and smiles.

She leaves and I lean back, resting slightly, but then the cabin rocks harshly, then again, jerking Zach awake. He cowers into my side in panic as the oxygen masks fall and I quickly grab the far one, securing it to the screaming boys head before fastening mine. I bury his head into me as we hold each other, a large commanding eruption of wind coming from behind us and then…blackness!