I had my bag on my shoulder and my plane ticket in hand, scanning for my seat. I was walking behind MJ, Brad right behind me, and in front of MJ was hailey. She's been hanging around me a lot lately. I mean, I don't mind, but she pushes for conversation every chance she gets. It was weird at first, but i decided not to think too much on it.

"Yo, Parker" Flash calls from the other side of the plane.
"This is called an airplane. It's like the buses you're used to, except it flies over the poor neighborhoods instead of driving through them." He said

"Ma'am" I call out to the flight attendant next to him. She turns around.

"He blipped, so technically he's sixteen, not twenty-one." I said

MJ and I both laugh as the attendant takes the glass from him.
"I'll take that." She said.

"She's lying, I don't even know who she is" Flash says, trying to get the drink back.

We start walking again, and I send Peter a small glance before walking past. Brads right behind me, and I hear him say.
"Classic Bella, right?" To Peter.

Yeah, Brad has a crush on me. I've read his mind, but even if I hadn't- it's obvious.

"Hey. Bella!" Peter calls out, and I turn around.
"Do you want to sit over here? With, uh, me?" He asks, the last part quiet.

"Oh, Ned told me you guys were sitting together so I made plans to sit with MJ" I said

"Oh- oh, it's okay" he says, but I can tell he's disappointed.

"Sorry. We can sit together on the way back?" I offer.

"Yeah, yeah, that sounds good" he says quickly.

I take my seat next to MJ.
"Hey, you bring the book?" I ask her.

"Yeah, I got it. You?" She asked

"Duh" I grin.

MJ and I had decided it'd be fun to read the same book and see who could finish faster. Just as we settle in, Ned walks up.

"Hey, guys. There's an old lady in front of us wearing a crazy amount of perfume and it's kind of setting off Peter's allergies. Uh Betty or MJ, if you could switch seats with him that would be-" Ned starts

"Peter has a perfume allergy?" I interrupt.

"Uh, yeah, yeah, because it makes his eyes water, and he can't really-" he starts but Mr. Harrington cuts in.

"Peter has a perfume allergy?" He asked.

"Oh, uh- " Ned stumbles

"I'll tell you from experience, perfume allergies are no joke" Mr. Harrington says, already standing up.
"I can feel hives breaking out already." He added

"Bella, stand up" Mr. Harrington tells me.
"Ned, you take Bella's spot. Bella you take my spot. Peter come with me, let's get you out of there." He ordered.

"Zach and Sebastian, you take Ned and Peter's seats. Ned thanks for bringing this to my attention. Your safety is my responsibility. And Mr. Dell's but- " he looks over to the see Dr.Dell asleep.
"I got it for now. Let's go Peter!" He said

I end up sitting next to Brad. He's not terrible, but still- out of everyone on this plane, it had to be him.

I pull out my book and start reading, but he taps my shoulder.

"I got a dual-headphone adapter if you want to watch a movie" he says

"Sure. It's gotta be action or comedy"
I said.

"Good afternoon, this is your captain speaking.
Our flight time will be eight hours, 49 minutes to Venice, Italy." The flight attendant announces.

When the plane lands, I immediately look for peter, Ned, and MJ.

"-and laughing the entire time." I hear Peter say as I walk up.

"Who was laughing?" I ask

"No one! I mean, I'm sure it was someone-on the plane" Peter stumbles.

"Okay..." I say, then betty walks over.

"Hey babe, Can you hold this for me please?" She says

"Yeah, of course" Ned replies.

"Thanks" Betty kisses him on the cheek then walked off.

Peter and I both stare, confused.

"What was that?" Peter blurts

"Yeah, I'm really confused" I add.

"Uh well we actually got to talk on the plane and it turns out we have a lot in common. So we're boyfriend and girlfriend now." Ned explains proudly.

"Huh" I say

"Whatever happened to being an American bachelor in Europe?" Peter asks

"A what now?" I blink.

"Peter those were the words of a boy. And that boy met a woman. A very strong and powerful woman. And now that boy's a man." Ned says

"Babe?" Betty calls

"Coming, babe." Ned answers, walking off.

"Well, that was something" I say

"Yeah it was" Peter says, still dazed.

We all got on a boat while a man shouts in Italian. I understand every word- knowing fifteen languages tends to come in handy. Probably the only good thing Hydra and the serum ever gave me.

I pull out my camera and start snapping pictures of everything. I don't notice Peter watching me with a soft smile.

We walk up to a hotel- which is half sunk in water.
"Looks like we're here. They're doing renovations to the place. Getting some upgrades." Mr. Harrington says

"Oh this is trash" Flash mutters

"That must be the concierge. Everyone here we are." He says

We walk through the door.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa" Mr. Dell says as he steps in water. The floor basically flooded.

"Tell me we're not staying here" Betty groans

"This place is sinking." Flash says

"I think you mean charming" Mr. Harrington insists.

"It stinks." Flash argues.

"Okay everybody, drop your bags off. We're gonna meet at the da Vinci Museum at three. Let's go!" Mr. Dell says

''Vémonos! Mr. Harrington yells

"It's andiamo" I correct him.

'''Andiamo!" He repeats proudly.
"When in Rome do as the Romans do. When you're in Venice your socks get wet." He says