Angel

Chapter 40 - The Warmth Arrival

From the window of the plane the wing engine is semi illuminated, the lower half shining around the rim, the upper half several shades darker. As the plane dips the line between shadow and light moves, and all the while Mina listens to the hum of the rotors. The private jet she was boarded on had the look of a billionaire's private jet. There were no rows of seats, only the most elegant leather couches and coffee tables with ornate cabriole legs. There were plush curtains at the windows and a plasma screen as large as a movie theatre.

Mina sighs, putting her phone on her lap after texting her best friend that she was near Jeju Island, where they would hold their wedding at this fancy resort. She was excited that they were getting married. She found comfort in the fact that, even though her last relationship didn't last, her best friend was going strong in hers. And she wouldn't want to miss it.

The long blonde haired girl sighed and looked out the window to her left. Clouds lie as numerous as pebbles on a beach, small and heaped in chaotic ways. Above is a drifting mist, thin, oddly transparent, like a half erased footprint in sand. Fragments of cloud scatter the ocean, as if painted by an artistic hand - delicate inflections of the brush spreading white over blue.

It had been about two weeks since her last interview and she held a few performances all over the place to keep her face at bay. After that, she had asked to be given three days off due to Tzuyu's wedding. It was an extended wedding after all and she wouldn't miss it for the world.

"Sharon, we're landing soon, so wrap everything you have in here in about ten minutes," her manager tells her before going back into the pilots room, leaving her alone in the middle of the jet.

Mina nods and let's out a sigh she had been dying to release. She thought about how the wedding would go and who might be there. She definitely thought about the chance of her being there, but whatever happens, she decided she'd ignore it. She held a sense of bitterness towards her after these two years and that hasn't exactly changed. But even then, she missed her. Always. And she couldn't help it, no matter how angry and hurt she was.

Her private jet landed as soon as they said they would, surprisingly. Mina stood up and made her way towards the exit, walking down the metal steps. She dreaded the moment she would walk into the airport. She loathed it. Mina described the airport as a sea of faces moving in an unseen current, flowing like water to their destinations like a wide river down the aisles. Groups would often sometimes stop and cause a small eddy, but, in her case, the majority other would flow around her and with countless shouts and calls to grab her attention and just make her turn towards the camera.

She wasn't fond of the paparazzi, but when it was her fans, she would give them her all. Mina loved interacting with most of her fans. She found them adorable.

The moment that she stepped into the airport, flashed of cameras nearly blinded her. She finally found the reason a couple months ago as to why celebrities would wear sunglasses indoors, especially at the airport. The large building was packed with people trying to photograph her, plus the countless numbers of fans that somehow found out she would be landing here.

Before she made her way out of the airport, Mina made sure to sign some autographs and greet some fans just so that she could thank then, even though that was literally the least she could do. She felt as if she was in debt to all her fans who help her to get where she was, so now, she worked hard to give them the content they deserve.

She spent the next forty five minutes inside of a black van that took her to her destination. It was a fancy, 5-star hotel that called itself Hyatt Regency Jeju. Mina was never really a big fan of overly extravagant places and things, but two of her favorite people were getting married and she didn't have the heart to miss it.

Once Mina stepped into the resort along with her manager, she made sure to wait in the lobby after giving Tzuyu a quick text that she had arrived. If she was correct, Tzuyu and Sana should already be here at the moment since they arrived about three hours ago. She didn't know who else would be here. She expected Tzuyu's parents, their friends, and other family to arrive sooner or later.

The hotel lobby is sparse on the usual ornate detailing, more geometrical than classical. The colors are in the palate of a beach, every hue from golden sand to the rich wood of a fishing boat. The accent colors are the sky and the sea, all of it the perfect compliment to the onshore breeze that brings a salty fragrance. Whoever runs this places knows their plants, or at least employs someone who does. Every possible place for a plant has one, lending their virescently hues to finish the color scheme perfectly. Mina felt pride in herself on knowing what the hotel experience will be from the lobby and she had a great feeling about this one.

But, soon enough, Mina was brought out of her daze as soon as she heard someone call her name.

"Mina!"

The blonde haired girl stood up and looked in the direction of the voice. It was Tzuyu, running down the halls in her large back sweater that stopped down mid thigh. Mina smiled and almost started crying right there as she spread her arms out to envelope the younger girl in her arms.

"God, I haven't seen you in forever," Tzuyu said, hugging her tightly.

"That's because we haven't see each other in five months," Mina sighed, pulling away from the hug but keeping her hands on her shoulders.

"That is forever!" Tzuyu exclaims, "Seriously, your tour in Europe took forever!"

Mina nodded in excitement, "Where's Sana?"

"She's asleep in the room. She literally fell right back asleep as soon as we landed."

"That sounds like her."

"Let's go up to your room," Tzuyu says with excitement lacing in her voice, "The view is literally to die for. It's like we're in heaven. Also your room is right next to mine and Sana's!"