Nikolai

16

Kiara POV

I smile at Elwen as he pulls Aubree's hair. Aubree turned around searching for the culprit.

"Why did you pull my hair again?!" She asked Kenric pulling his.

"Lady! It wasn't me, I told you before," Kenric said.

"You are the one standing behind me," Aubree said.

"If I stand behind you, why would I pull your hair?" Kenric said. I watch as Elwen laughs standing behind his parents.

Kenric nor Aubree saw Elwen, Kenric was texting on his phone when Elwen pulled Aubree's hair.

"Don't say a word, I will stand over there," Kenric added moving away.

Aubree looked confused, "it was Elwen," Xahria yelled as she is standing me.

"Elwen?" Aubree asked.

"Yes, he is standing behind Lorenzo uncle and Zara aunty," Xahria said.

"Elwen!" I laughed looking at Aubree who ran towards where Elwen stood.

Elwen started running to the other side. Kenric shook his head looking at Aubree and Elwen.

"Kids, come here and get your tickets," Cyrus uncle yelled.

"Let's go and get our tickets," Xahria said.

"Aren't we going in a private plane?" I ask in confusion.

"Yes, we are but you need to know who is your seat partner. So we get tickets and two-digit numbers will be printed on the ticket. One number will be belonging to you and the other number belongs to your partner," Xahria explains.

"Oh, I understand." We wander towards where Cyrus uncle stood. Ezarah, Kenric, Kreo, Xaiden and Elwen took the tickets.

"Here's yours," Cyrus uncle said handing me my ticket.

"Thank you," I say taking the ticket.

"Who is your seat partner?" Xahria asked.

"I don't know," I said showing her my flight ticket.

"Ugh, you are in another plane," she replied.

"What about you?" she asked Aubree.

"My partner is Kenric, Kreo is your partner," she said.

"Ezarah and Elwen are on the same plane as Kiara," Aubree said after looking at my ticket. I gnaw my lip looking for one person but I couldn't find him.

"You are with us," Elwen said wrapping his arm around my shoulder.

"What about Xaiden?" Ezarah asked.

"He is sitting alone or probably the Knights brothers sit together," Kenric replied.

My eyes wander around as I search for Xaiden and Nico. I have seen Xaiden, he was sleepy and tied. But I haven't seen Nico anywhere.

I heard from Xahria that he went out on a business meeting but she didn't tell me if he is going to join us or travel alone.

"I downloaded the episodes, we will watch them together," Aubree said looking at Kenric.

"Even I did," Kenric said. The other shake their head. Aubree and Kenric are obsessed with the new series that was released on Netflix.

"Have you guys seen Nico? I haven't seen him, is he going join us?" Elwen asked.

I looked at Elwen and others, Xahria was about to say something when Cyrus uncle called us.

"Aubree and everyone, go to your plane," Cyrus uncle yelled so that everyone can listen.

"Come on, get in the planes," Kenric said.

"Yup."

"Yup."

"Okay."

I started walking with Ezarah to plane angel. I'm in McKenzie's private plane. I don't have any idea about Nico.

Elwen said something, I didn't hear him as my mind is busy thinking about Nico.

"Shut up," Ezarah snapped pushing Elwen. Elwen laughed wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

"Awe, do you miss your best friend? I can swap seats with Kreo for you," Elwen said as we wander towards the seats.

"Haha... Ain't stupid, I know you wouldn't do that," Ezarah said.

"Here's your seat," Elwen said turned around.

"Okay."

I take my seat, Elwen and Ezarah sat behind me. The seat beside me is empty. I saw Zara aunty, Lorenzo uncle, Devin uncle and Dahlia aunty getting in.

"Our your seatbelts on," Dahlia aunty said.

"Okay."

I put my seat belt on before looking out of the window.

"The other plane is taking off," Ezarah said. I watched as the plane took off.

"When we are going to take off?" Ezarah asked.

"We got five minutes," Elwen replied.

"Why are you frowning?" I heard a voice that made me snap my head to the other side.

Nico sat down buckling his seat belt beside me. Not wanting him to see the happy look in my eyes I turned away.

"I wanted to be with Xahria," I smoothly lied which made him smirk.

"And I thought you liked my company more than my sister's," he said cockily.

"Nope, I wanted to be in that plane," I tell him.

"Too bad, you are stuck with me," he replied shrugging his shoulders.

I turned away smiling. I did a happy dance inside my mind seeing him here.

The captain announced about the boarding telling us to put on our seat belts. Elwen and Ezarah were fighting about something.

The adults didn't seem to be bothered by their fight as they were talking with their partners.

"Will you two stay quiet? I'm having a headache," Nico said turning around and telling Ezarah and Elwen.

"You are sweating brother," Elwen said.

"Ah, I ran over here," Nico replied.

I face him, watch him as he uses his hanky to wipe the sweat off his face.

I turn my head when he turned to face me. A few minutes passed and we stayed quiet.

"What is this?" Nico asked holding my hand.

He is looking at the bracelet that I personally designed.

"Bracelet," I said confused.

"Yeah I know that but this design," he said tracing his finger on it.

"Ohh, they are my family names carved on it in Sanskrit. It is a bangle type so I added their gemstones in a tiny size," I explained to him while he held my hand and looked at the design keenly.

"This is beautiful, why didn't I see it before?" he said.

"I only wear to important things," I reply.

"I have more designs like this," I add.

"You design your jewellery?" he asked interestingly.

"Mostly yes, not only mine but also my mom's," I said.

"You liked it or?" he asked looking at me.

"I was always fascinated by them because my dad's business is gold and diamonds. So when I turned fifteen I started to design my jewellery like these bracelets, bangles, chains and rings," I said.

"That's impressive," he said with a happy smile. I mirrored his smile. We talked about things while Ezarah and Elwen stopped fighting and started singing.

"How come you ended up with me?" I said referring to the seat partners.

"Aubree was your partner, without them knowing I changed the tickets. Keeping mine in her place and picking hers," he said like it's a normal thing.

"Asshole I knew you would do something like that to sit with her!" Elwen said making me cover my face with one hand. While Nico rolled his eyes.

"Are you guys are eavesdropping?" Nico hissed.

"I'm least interested in listening to your s**t, this bastard seems to be more interested in that," Ezarah replied making me laugh.

"What's happening there?" Lorenzo uncle asked turning around.

"Nothing."

"Then why did I hear the word bastard?"

"Come on dad, it's not like you don't use the word," Elwen said.

"Did Ezarah said the word?" Dahlia aunty asked.

Before Elwen could say anything, Ezarah spoke up. "No, why would use the word, mum? You heard it wrong," Ezarah said.

"Ugh?"

"Yes, aunty. They didn't use the word," Nico said.

"Okay." They all turned around and went back to their conversations.

"Can you design a bracelet like that?" Ezarah asked looking at mine.

"Sure, tell me how you need it so that I can design it," I tell her.

"Cool, I will tell you once we return home," she replied.

"You will forget about that matter before we reach home," Elwen commented.

"There's a thing called reminder in our phones stupid. And not everyone is stupid like you," She told him which made them fight again.

The adults sat facing each other. While we took the side by side seats. I like it though because Nico is close to me.

We ate our food and Nico like always stole my food from my plate not that I'm complaining as it became a habit of us.

I shook my head while giggling. He said about his work which he went to finish in the morning. I yawned as I felt sleepy.

He was talking while I tried my best not to close my eyes. It was hard I felt myself dropping my head and sleep took over me.

When I woke up from my sleep my arm was wrapped around Nico's arm. My head was on his shoulder while his head was on mine.

I unwrapped my arm sitting straight as we are landing in Spain.

"You have drool," Nico said. My hand quickly went to my cheek.

I glared at Nico while he laughed. There wasn't any drool, he fooled me like our first encounter.

He pinched my cheeks while I slapped his hands away.

"You are skin is too soft," he said. I frowned my nose at that.

"Your fingertips are too rough," I said which brought a mischievous smile on his face.

"Then my rough fingertips like to touch your soft skin every time."

"Not happening," I said while he tried to touch my skin.

"Oh really?"

"Yes really."

"If you guys stop playing with words, we need to get down," Elwen said.

"Such a stupid fellow, I will ask dad to change my seat with him. I don't want to sit with him," Ezarah said.

"I will ask my dad to make me your seat partner," Elwen said pulling her hair.

"Why did you pull my hair?!" Ezarah pulled his hair.

"Ah! I didn't pull your hair hard."

"You did."

"Come on let's go. They will fight all day," Nico said.

"Yeah," I reply looking at Elwen and Ezarah. We got down the plane and saw everyone standing or stretching their arms.

"Dad I'm hungry!" Aubree said looking at Cyrus uncle.

"We will have something when we reach the house," Isabelle aunty replied.

Nico intertwined his fingers with mine making Elora aunty smile at me.

"Why are you holding my hand?" I ask not wanting the others to see it.

"Because I want to," he replied.

"You can't just hold my hand."

"Friends can't hold each other's hands?" He asked.

I look at others, they are busy watching Elwen and Ezarah.

"Nope." I remove my hand from his. Nico signed shaking his head.

"I just wanted to hold your hand..." He gave me his innocent face.

"Haha... I don't want others to tease me," I say wandering over to where others stood.

Xaiden sleepily waved his hand when he saw me. "Tease you?"

"Yes, you held my hand last time and they all teased me."

"He slept in the sleeping cabin," Xahria said looking at Xaiden.

"I slept peacefully," Xaiden replied wrapping his arm around Aubree.

"Even Nico and Kiara took a nap," Elwen said.

I look at him to see him giving us a teasing look.

"Nico was your partner?" Aubree asked.

"Yup, I'm her partner," Nico replied.

"Haha..."

"I thought you were my partner, I saw our tickets and your seat was beside mine," Xaiden said.

"Really?"

"Yes."

They all look at Nico, "see you guys, dad is calling," Nico said walking away.

"My lips are sealed," Elwen said.

"Mine too," Ezarah said.

Aubree and Xahria look at me. "I don't have any idea," I tell them.

"What you guys are talking about?" Xaiden asked.

"Nothing."