It was the last week of August, the girls had decided to take their winter semester off and resume it in January, they wanted to return home to Cuba and visit their parents, their siblings were staying back in the U.S of course, so they were sent a mulititude of gifts to carry back with them. Though they had to send it to the airport one day in advance,not to mention pay extra including with their other luggage which were four bags per girl plus carrions.

Elena finished zipping up her last suitcase as she hawled it out to the front of their dorm room, Alexa was making sure she had her laptop case with her , her phone and her wallet. Their tickets and passports were carefully packed away in their purses.

''I can't wait to step back on Caribbean soil. I missed my sandy beaches...I could do without the snow.''  Elena adjusted her wool cap.

Alexa nodded beside her as they began to wheel their luggage to the airport taxi that was waiting for them at the front of the dorms.

'I miss my mom...it's nothing like some traditional cuban food to get my spirits up.''

Elena smiled at her just as they were helped into the small maxi. ''We'll be home soon, I'm sure Aunt Carmen can't wait either.''

Alexa gave her a short laugh before doing air quotes with her fingers .''You know how Cuban mothers are, fiercely overprotective.''

''True ...true.'' Elena chuckled as she was reminded of her temperamental mother.

The door was shut as the driver put in the last of their bags and soon they were on their way to the airport.

Airports are confusing.

Why?!

They had a bunch of people coming to and from destinations, some curious , some who knew where to actually go to, others who were there to collect their people and then there were the people who were accostomed to flying but easily got lost when it was time to actually find and board their correct flight.

Trying to find the right gate, should've been easy for them ,considering it was not the first time they were going on a plane, and yet, they were hopelessly lost.

''Excuse me, can you tell me where gate 14 is?''  Elena asked, stopping a random stranger, she adjusted her cap and plastered the fakest smile she could muster, even if she felt irritated.

The handsome stranger smiled from under his beanie, she couldn't properly make out his features as he had thick black glasses covering his face, he wore a light blue long sleeved shirt the cuffed at the elbows with light blue skinny jeans that were stylishly ripped at his knees, the rips were white in contrast and had sequins close to the rips, he had on a pair of customed made ACDC hightops that had the superman insignia in blue and red.

Alexa could see from her spot next to Elena that his hair was platinum blond, yet he had fair-milky white skin.

''It's straight ahead down there.'' he pointed, though Elena sensed his deep accent.

'He sounds so famliar.' Alexa continued to stare at him confusedly, she raked a hand through her brown hair as dozens of names flashed through her head.

'Why does he look so familiar?'

Her thoughts were cut off by Elena calling for her attention.

''Alexa, this way.''

She grabbed her luggage and followed behind her friend, but she turned back to the kind stranger just as four other boys joined him.

Her eyes widened as she one of the boys remove his glasses.

I'll be damned.

Alexa hurriedly linked her arms with Elena smiling widely as she found out the universe's secret.

''You don't realize who you were just talking to , did you?''

Elena's eyebrows shot up. ''Who is it?''

Alexa bit her lip excitedly before she whispred. ''Kim Kibum....'' she was cut off by Elena's shrieking holding her hands.

''I was just talking to Almighty Key....as in SHINee's Key...''she grinned and then her shoulders slumped.

''Dear dear girlie...you might see him again...'' Alexa patted he back sympathetically.

''Maybe...but....it would've been nice to have gotten  a picture.''Elena  sighed sadly.

''You can drown your sorrows in uncle's coconut rum flan.'' She smiled giving her friend a squeeze on her upper arm.

''Flight 723 to Cuba boarding now...''

''Flight 723 to Cuba boarding now....''

This annoucement was followed by the rapidly increasing footsteps of two young women who were racing down the airport lobby as if el chupacabra was after them.

Their luggage, all of them, were safely tucked onboard the plane.

Though they say fate has a hand in everything you do.

It starts with the simplest of things like bouncing into random strangers.

A scramble for tickets followed by redirection to another gate not to far from the original one they were supposed to be going too.

The young women handed their tickets to stewardess , she scanned it and ushered them to the their seats, just as another stewardess locked the plane door.

The would never hear the other annoucement.

''Flight 190 to Seoul boarding now...'' as they made their way to business class.

''Wake me up when we get there.'' Elena sighed as she plugged in her headphones.

Alexa nodded as she followed suit with her own 'beats' headphones, nodding her head a long to f (X)  Electric Shock.

She wiggled in her seat , considering her seat restricted some of her movements.

The stewardess announced above them that their flight would be 12 hours 41 minutes.

By that time the girls were already passed out.

''Excuse me miss, we're de-boarding the plane now.'' a voice kindly told Elena as she was shook awake.

She blinked her eyes, her hands automatically rubbing away the sleep as she nudged Alexa.

They duo tiredly picked up their carrions as they dazedly made their made out of the plane though the long entrance.

''Where is Uncle Cortez supposed to be picking us up.?'' Elena yawned and checked her phone, switching it on.

Alexa smiled. ''Bienvenidos a La Cu-Que?'' she trailed off looking around. Welcome to Cu-What?

Alexa rubbed her eyes tiredly as she looked around the airport, her eyes widened as she took in the changes, she tried to keep the panick out of her voice as she turned to Elena nervously. ''Have they remodeled Hose Marti? Has it been that long already, because this doesn't look like our airport!''

Elena finally snapped out of her daze as she carefully looked around the airport and saw that her best friend was actually making sense.

The roof was higher and the ground was made out of gray marble, dozens of shops including starbucks littered a few feet away from them.

'Breathe In. Breathe Out. Breath In. Do not scream. We did not go on the wrong plane, we didn't go on the wrong plane. Dios Mio. We're in Korea. Not Cuba.' Elena chanted.

''Dude we're in deep .''Alexa said bluntly as she eyed the locals who were giving them curious glances.

''I am loosing my mind.'' Elena grabbed her hair pulling it furiously as she tried to reign in her temper.

''Now calm down chica, we'll get through this....we always do.'' Alexa said calmly.

El looked at her best friend, ''What are we going to do, papi is expecting me to be on that plane.'' She pointed out the window to the 747 airliner that was already air bourne.

''Well Uncle is just going to have to find two other replacements for his company...this just means we find work...here.'' Alexa trailed off unsurely as she looked around the airport lobby.

''I feel sick.'' Elena paled as she sat down in one of the open seats, Alexa joining shortly after pacing.

''How good is your Korean?'' Alexa asked out of the blue.

''About as good as your Japanese...I speak bad Korean.'' Elena said pointedly.

Alexa raked a hand in her hair as she glanced at her watch.

''We need to find a hotel.''

''Does your phone work?'' Alexa asked.

Elena nodded. ''Full bars.''

''Good, at least we can use google translator.'' Alexa grinned optimistically.

Elena snorted uncharacterically.

'Ay caramba.!'

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