PARENTHOOD
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty "Wow!" Hope said as they walked down the aisle of the airplane. The Doctor chuckled as she held onto his hand and looked around her. There were several people near her who had found their seats and were putting their carryon bags in the overhead compartments or sitting down or fastening their seatbelts. The Doctor found their seat and let Hope go in first so she could have the window seat. Rain went in after her and the Doctor sat down in the chair closest to the aisle while Hope walked over to the window, pressed her hands against the walls on either side of it and peered out. "Hey, this is cool," Hope said, looking back over her shoulder. "Do you see the airport, Baby?" Rain asked. "Uh-huh," Hope said, turning her attention back to the window. Alan came up behind her and leaned over. "Wow..." he said, looking out the window with her. "Look at all those people down there. They look just like ants. No wait...those are ants!" "N'yuk, n'yuk," Rain said as Alan sniggered and went across the aisle to his seat. "You're a regular comedian. Like no one's ever heard that tired old joke before." She glanced at the Doctor who was nodding vigorously before he twirled his finger around his ear. "Got that right," Rain said while Alan flipped her off and settled in his seat beside Rose and Christopher. "I hope he behaves the entire trip," Rain said to the Doctor. The Doctor nodded vigorously. Rain stared at him and raised her eyebrow. "Oh no, you're not gonna start the silent treatment game again, are you?" The Doctor nodded and grinned while he shook with silent laughter. He reached across and tapped his daughter on the shoulder. "Huh?" Hope said, turning away from the window. The Doctor smiled and made a bunny head with his hands. Rain giggled as he made it hop in front of her. "Yeah," Hope said. Rain laughed at the shocked expression on the Doctor's face when Hope turned back to the window. "Sorry, Dear, she's more interested in looking out the window than looking at you," she said. The Doctor pointed to Hope, pointed to her empty seat and mimed bucking her seatbelt. Rain nodded and tapped Hope on the shoulder. "I'm busy!" Hope said as Alan and Rose laughed. "Honey," Rain said, trying not to laugh while the Doctor shook with silent laughter. "Turn around. You have to sit in your seat while they take off. You can look out the window but you have to sit down and I have to fasten your seatbelt." Hope sat in her seat and watched while her mother fastened her seatbelt. The Doctor watched with a smile on his face. Then he suddenly felt someone's fingers ruffling his hair. He leaned up and looked around and saw Sokanon. She had her arms folded on the back of his seat and was resting her chin on them while she stared at him. The Doctor wagged a finger at her and Sokanon giggled when he dodged as she tried to ruffle his hair again. The Doctor grabbed the laminated instructions on what to do during a plane crash from the seat pocket in front of him and thwacked her on the head with it. He jerked it away when she tried to grab it and do the same to him. He looked to his left when Alan came to his side with his copy. "Fascinating," Alan said as Namid and Chaska stood up beside Sokanon and watched him. "Now...it says here that in the event of a crash we should go out the exits but what if metal pieces of the plane shear off our legs, what do we do then?" "Um...bleed to death or die in the fire that'll happen when the plane crashes, whichever comes first?" Sokanon said, shrugging. "Ooo, never thought of that. Thanks for the helpful answer, Soki," Alan said. Rain shook her head as Alan went back to his seat and showed Rose and Christopher the instructions. "Now according to this, if the plane slams into the ground and goes ka-boom, we need to use the exits but what happens if the crash tears off an enormous hole in the side, do we use that to escape or do we still use the exits? Because I'd hate to incur the wrath of the airline staff for running out the big gaping hole without permission." "How about you go and explain to the staff that we're going out the big gaping hole while me and Mummy actually go out the big gaping hole?" Christopher said to him. "No, you must come with me, I need hands to hold or I might end up lost and afraid. I'm a big, ole scaredy cat," Alan said, ruffling Christopher's hair. "FOR THE LAST TIME, GET OFF MY FUCKING BACK!" Everyone looked up the aisle when a man and woman came through the door. Both of them were black. The man was portly with a small afro and a goatee. He was wearing a blue t-shirt and blue jeans with flip flops. The woman was thinner, her hair straight with red highlights. She was wearing a black t-shirt, black leather jacket and khaki pants with white Nike tennis shoes. Both of them were screaming at each other, oblivious of the other passengers who were watching them in shock. "I HAVE THE FUCKING PASSPORTS AND PAPERS IN MY PURSE!" the woman screamed as she looked back at the man. "I DIDN'T FORGET ANYTHING!" "YOU BETTER NOT HAVE. I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE WENT ON VACATION AND YOU FORGOT OUR TRAVELERS CHECKS. HAD TO WIRE YOUR PARENTS FOR FUCKING MONEY!" Rain looked at Hope who was staring at the couple with wide eyes. She sighed angrily and put her arm around her while the couple stomped past their seats. She glanced at her husband and noticed he was glowering at the couple as they continued down the aisle. To their dismay, they plopped down in the seats behind the triplets and the Doctor could hear Namid groan softly as they continued their heated argument. To his relief, he saw a male and female flight attendant walking down the aisle towards them. "Ma'am, Sir," the female flight attendant said when they reached their seats, "you're going to have to calm down and be quiet or we'll have to ask you to get off the plane." "But he started it!" the woman protested, "my husband thinks I can't do anything right!" "You can't!" the man retorted. "You're an idiot! I don't know why I married you in the first place!" "Sir, if you don't calm down, we'll call security and have them escort you off the plane," the male flight attendant said. The man glared at him but nodded and everyone around them breathed a sigh of relief when both of them fell silent. Across the way, Amato and Peri were trying not to look at them while Shilah and Mingxia sat behind them. Thank heavens, Amato thought to everyone, I hope they shut up for the rest of the flight. Oh, I don't know, it's a bit entertaining, Alan thought back. Like a soap opera. Well I don't want to listen to them, Namid thought. If they start in again, I'm moving over there with Dada. Come on over, Ya'nala, Amato thought with a smile. We don't mind you being over here with us. Da da da da doo doo doo doo. Everyone laughed telepathically when they heard Hope singing inside their minds. Apparently, Hope needed to have her say, Mingxia thought. Doggie! Hope thought to them before she giggled aloud. It's because she finally figured out she could talk to us telepathically and she's taking advantage of it, the Doctor thought to them. The woman finished her safety lecture and left them alone while she went to prepare for takeoff. Hope went back to looking out the window while Rain sighed and rested her head on the Doctor's shoulder and waited for the plane to start moving.
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