[FAN FIC] Smudged by Coffee (Chapter 1)
Title: Smudged by Coffee (Chapter 1)
Length: 730 words for this chapter (chaptered)
Rating: PG-7
Genre: Adventure, family, a bit of a mystery, supernatural
Pairing: Sakumoto (main)
Summary: Sho has a mission and his friend Masaki and cousin/guardian angel Satoshi will help him.
Sept. 14, 2019
"We apologize for the mishap. We are unable to provide a private plane for you tomorrow. However, since Mr. Sakurai is a VIP member, our boss said he can let you use his luxury private plane," the personal assistant of the owner of the airlines explained to Masaki.
Sho Sakurai and his best friend Masaki Aiba rented a private plane to go to Hawaii to celebrate the anniversary of Samajima Hotels, now called Rainbow Hotels. He also wanted to figure out the unfinished mission his father wrote in his diary.
"But what's the catch?" Masaki raised an eyebrow.
The secretary cleared her throat. "You will share the plane with the boss on his way to Hawaii."
Masaki frowned. Sho was not in good terms with the airlines owner. However, they still prefer the airline due to its unquestionable standard and perfect service. "As long as you can take us to and from Hawaii as we please, there shouldn't be a problem."
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Sept. 15, 2019
"Coffee or tea?" The flight attendant asked Masaki after the airplane took off.
"Coffee, please, with creamer and brown sugar," Masaki smiled.
The flight attendant bowed her head and poured freshly-brewed coffee on a cup and gave it to Masaki. "Please be careful. It's hot."
"Thank you, Inoue Mao-san," Masaki said as he read the lady's nameplate, and carefully took a sip.
"You're welcome," Mao smiled, bowed and left.
"Wow!!! The ocean looks so blue and wonderful from here!" Satoshi said and Masaki's guardian angel Kazunari Ninomiya, aka Nino or Yellow, almost pushed the other away from the window to have a look.
"Hey!" Satoshi gave Nino a surprised look, but moved to give way to the other.
Sho laughed at the two. "I thought angels can fly. You should be used to that view by now, Nino-chan," he said.
"Totally an urban legend," Nino explained and continued to gaze at the Pacific ocean that slowly disappeared from view. "It's my first time to be on an airplane!"
Satoshi smiled. "In that case, let me be your tour guide," he oriented Nino about the airplane and details about a flight.
"Has the airline owner spoken with you, Sho-chan? Masaki asked, ignoring the guardian angels.
"No. Not even a word," Sho frowned at the thought of the airlines owner. "There's no need for me to see Matsumoto-san's face." He huffed.
A few hours passed and Sho woke up from a shaking motion.
"Stop running around the plane, Nino-chan," Sho frowned with his eyes still closed.
"It wasn't me!" The guardian angel behind him said. "The plane is shaking. What's going on?" Nino looked alarmed and grabbed Satoshi's arm tightly.
Satoshi smiled fondly at the other guardian angel. "It's called a turbulence. You'll get used to it." He gave Nino's arm a pat to reassure him.
The turbulence finally stopped.
Sho finally gave up on the hope of falling back to sleep and asked for a cup of coffee.
As Mao walked toward Sho, the plane suddenly jolted. The coffee cup fell from the tray and spilled on the floor.
"I'm sorry. I'll get you another cup," she bowed and disappeared.
Masaki, who sat on the seat across Sho, looked at the window and frowned. He turned his head to catch Satoshi's attention.
Satoshi used to be on an airplane on a weekly basis before his death. Thus, he knew that something was wrong.
He caught Masaki’s glance and nodded calmly. He understood what's going on. Sho was a bit fearful of airplane mechanical issues and Nino had never been on a plane before. There was no point in making the two panic. Sho and Nino must not know.
Suddenly, a voice can be heard from the PA system. "Greetings, passengers. This is your pilot, Junichi or Jun Matsumoto."
Sho rolled his eyes at the voice of his nemesis. He bit his tongue to stop himself from blurting out that with the two of them as the only passengers, not counting the two guardian angels, there is no need to introduce himself, especially after Jun denied them of business partnership last year.
If Jun could have seen the scowl on Sho's face, he would have enjoyed it.
The voice on the PA system continued. "I'm afraid one of the propellers is on fire. We have to do an emergency landing," he said.
Disclaimer: This is an original fictional work loosely based on the members of the group Arashi and does not promote any specific brand or product. People, places, and others used in this story are purely for fiction.