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He pressed the opposite button and stared cutely at Turney as his seat straightened up again. “I wonder how long it will take for us to set off?”
“As it’s just us, I imagine it won’t take too long,” Min-ji stated as she boarded, the rest of their crew coming in behind her. “Having used a private jet before, at the expense of the reapers, I found flights generally take off pretty close to time.”
Scarlett and Min-ji settled on the left side, at a table facing away from Octavius, near the front of the jet.
The two brothers ended up settling down in a row in the middle of the aircraft, with Henry taking the seat on the inside. It was curious that the vampire had decided to sit with the werewolves. Hmm—curious enough to investigate…
A flight attendant came out from the front of the jet, a bright smile on his face. “Welcome aboard, dear friends of Mr. Dae. I’m Tim and I’ll be your flight attendant today. Please go ahead and store your larger carry-on luggage in the bins up above.” He waved towards the upper compartments. “While your smaller items can be stored in the small bins in front of your seats. Once you are set, please buckle up so we can set off. I’m happy to announce that there is no risk of exposure as this flight is manned entirely by paranormals. So, feel free to get as comfortable as you can.”
Octavius’ mind drifted off as the male went through all the safety protocols. He really didn’t need another demonstration on how to use a seat belt, amongst other things.
Turney nudged him.
He glanced over. “Yes?”
“You didn’t hear a single word he said, did you?” the zombie accused.
“Well…I’ve heard it before.”
“That is not the point.”
Octavius blinked, head tilting in confusion. “Then what is the point? It has been the same speech for years.”
“You…” Turney shook his head and sighed. “Never mind, carry on.”
Okay…then.
The PA system beeped and a woman’s voice came over the line. “This is your captain speaking. Skies are looking clear and we are headed for a nice, smooth flight. Please make sure that your seatbelts are on as we will be lifting off momentarily. We’ll let you know when it’s safe for you to get up and move around. Until then, please stay seated with your seatbelt fastened.”
It wasn’t long after the notice that the jet began to move, and minutes later, they were in the sky. Octavius sat there trying not to get antsy as he waited for them to tell him he was free to move. Unfortunately, it was a good while until they announced that the seatbelts could be unfastened.
He practically threw the seatbelt off when they finally freed him.
“Freedom!” Octavius cried. Jumping up, he shifted into his bat form and ran past a few rows into Cormac, Theo, and Henry’s.
“Octavius!” Turney yelled.
He gasped in horror to find Henry asleep with a mask over his eyes. “How are you asleep so fast?!”
Henry didn’t move an inch at the words, his breathing remaining even. Damn fledgling… Henry had gotten so used to Octavius waking him up at crazy times that he’d slowly become harder and harder to wake up.
Theo blinked, his face twisting in confusion. He could only guess the wolf was trying to sense out the situation. “He has transformed into something…right?”
“Yep,” Cormac said, sounding unimpressed. “A bat, to be specific.”
He heard stomps coming his way. Oh, his zombie was coming! He had to make a break for it. Octavius ran between the bins and crawled under the seats, continuing to crawl until he made it to Min-ji and Scarlett.
Min-ji eyed him with a brow raised. Scarlett looked uninterested.
“Octavius, get back here and sit down!” Turney snapped as he reached their row.
“NEVER!” he cried, dodging the zombie’s grasping hands. Octavius evaded capture again and again. It helped that he was small enough to squeeze through things, and that Turney was not.
Octavius giggled as he continued to run back and forth down the length of the aircraft, his zombie bun doing his best to try and catch him.
“Octavius, just change back. This isn’t safe,” Turney huffed.
“It’s fineee!” He laughed evilly.
