The take off was shaky and uncomfortable. Everything moved and bumped against us or slid towards us. We had to move a lot during take off to prevent us from being flattened. Take off wasn't any easier on my ears then it normally was. Without any water or lollies, I had to try to relieve the pressure by swallowing any moisture in my mouth, leaving my mouth feeling dry. As the plane climbed higher into the atmosphere, the air around us changed. The temperature dropped significantly, meaning Snow and I had to huddle together to keep warm. It felt a little uncomfortable for me, being the larger cat meant I could give Snow all the warmth she would need. In the same token, I was too big for Snow to offer me much warmth and  I wasn't sure how I felt about the contact.

Snow had been helping me more then I ever would have asked and I didn't know how I could repay her. After returning to my human self, could I take her back with me? Would she even want to be a pet to someone that could no longer understand her? I don't think I can do that to her. I wouldn't want to be trapped, unable to understand someone that I used to have conversations with. I had a burning question that I really wanted to ask her, and after much debate, I finally worked up the courage to speak to her.

"Hey."

"Yes?" Snow shifted against me and I looked at her. I held her gaze, but looked away.

"How are we getting off the plane?" I asked, starring off into the distance. I wasn't focusing on anything in particular. There was enough light to make out vague shapes, but nothing else. I was mentally kicked myself for not asking the actually question I wanted to ask, but shrugged the thought away. If I didn't ask her now, I could ask later.

"When the plan lands we'll most likely walk out the door. Or we can try to get out the same way we got in." Snow stated, though it sounded more like a question. Shifting so I could look at her as best I could with the low visibility of the compartment we were in, I reworded my question. 

"What I mean is, we don't know how heavily guarded the airport is. So how are we going to know when to jump out of the bag, as it were." I asked. Snow didn't respond right away. She lay silently next to me, pondering what I had said. It seemed like an age before you answered me.

"Airports are that heavily patrolled by security, when a plane first lands, unless something happened onboard the plane. When the plane lands, we will hide as far from the door as possible and we'll watch and wait for the right time to leave." Snow remarked. I had the sudden impression that she had done this multiple times. I was going to ask her how many times she's flown on a plane, but stopped when she continued.

"If we don't see or hear to many people, we might be able to make a dash for it. But if it is busy, we are going to have to use the bag trick again," Yawning, Snow leaned against me, "For the moment, however, I would like to sleep. The flight is going to be boring other wise."

"Oh okay," I replied, "Do you want me to wake you when we get-"

"No," Snow butted in before I had even finished what I was going to say, "You should sleep too because if we needed to make a run for it or we are found, I don't want you to slow me down."

I didn't reply to take and she didn't speak again. It wasn't long after that I heard her breathing even out that I knew she was asleep. I knew, deep down, that she was right and I also understood the hidden meaning behind her words. 'If you slow me down or are left behind, I can't save you.' With that in mind, I huffed a sigh and landed my head down on my paws. The motion pulled at some of my scabs and I winched a little in pain, but forced myself to ignore it all and relax.

As I was settling to sleep, I became very aware of how bruised my body actually was. I had really done a number to myself, I just hoped that I won't need to push my body to hard when we landed. I let out another sigh, which turned into a yawn and closed my eyes. Sleep eluded me, for what felt like forever, but the sweet bliss of slumber started to wash over me and I willed myself to stop thinking.