Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Portalocity Port, Saturday Morning

[wantstodirect]

Tony's first airplane ride wasn't as interesting than he'd hoped. It was rather like riding the bus, only with less space and more pretzels. Although "boring" was probably the way to go when it came to air travel.

He'd spent a bad half hour in Customs after his flight had landed. They'd pulled him from line and fingerprinted him and for a bit he was afraid he'd be barred from entering the US. But they apparently realized he was neither a drug dealer nor a terrorist and let him through.

He retrieved his oversized duffle from the baggage claim and followed the instructions on the crumpled printout of an email from the school. He took a quick detour to buy a horribly overpriced breakfast sandwich with his shiny new American money. (Dollar bills? What was wrong with coins?) He made a wrong turn on the way back, but he managed to orient himself and find his way to the Portalocity terminal.

A piece of paper tacked on the wall in one corner of the room said "Fandom High." Looked like he was in the right place. He sat down on a bench under the sign, duffle near his feet, and clutched his laptop case as if it might walk away. (It wouldn't, would it? Arra would've warned him if that was a possibility.) It seemed he was the first to arrive. Not surprising, since he'd taken the red eye out of Vancouver. Late-night flights made it easier to say goodbyes to vampire ex-boyfriends.

[Newbie airport shuttle! Open to all new students and teachers, no matter which world they're from. Posted early for great slowplay. OCD coming. We can has OCD!]

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Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin quirked up an eyebrow. "I hadn't mentioned it. I'm Master Anakin Skywalker."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"Oh, a Master. That's just perfect," Jess said. "She looks older on that thing."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

"She turns twenty in October," Anakin replied.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"So, who is that then? 'Cause that's not my Rory."

If there was an emphasis on the my, it couldn't be helped.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

"She's my Rory," Anakin replied, and there was definitely some possessiveness involved. "But if I remember the history correctly, I'm pretty sure your version won't have anything to do with you, either."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"You don't know anything about me or my Rory," Jess said. "Your 'history' is going to change when I make things better. The Rory I know would never fall for a guy like you."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

"One that sticks around, you mean?"

Re: Trip to Fandom

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

Jess was starting to realize that this guy really did know something about him and Rory. He was also starting to realize that if he kept talking, the shuttle might end up without a driver who could see straight. He didn't know that much about Anakin, after all.

"I'm going to get on the bus now," he said, his voice cold.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin pressed his lips together. "Stay out of my way and you might not end up in the lake today," he warned. "Might."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

Jess glared, starting to wonder if this year was going to be worth it as he got on and slumped down in his seat.