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The Morning after.
Chapter 1 – Come Sail away.
Author's Note: I had initallly kept the movie this was to be a crossover with a secret, but I'll let the cat out of the bag. It's a crossover with the 1972 disaster film, The Poseidon adventure.
No One's POV.
On a bright warm day, a ship moved its way across the Mediterranean. It was a cruise ship, but not like the sleek 3000 passenger behemoths that populate the sea today. This one looked older, with its 3 round funnels as it was a relic of bygone days. Aboard were 800 passengers, 34 of them were Hollywood Art's students on a senior class trip. At this moment, 4 of them were on the main deck enjoying the sun.
Actually 3 of them were enjoying the sun; the 4th was doing her best to stay out of it.
"Who would have believed a senior class trip on a cruise ship." Remarked Andre, who was laying back on a deck chair and looking out over the azure blue Mediterranean.
"New York to Athens. Not too shabby. It's nice to travel in style." Added Beck who was in the next chair working on his tan.
Jade who was sitting a few feet away under a large umbrella spoke up. "Style? Style? This ship is ancient tub. It's older than my grandmother. When was this thing built anyway, 1911. It's got round funnels."
Robbie happily chimed in. "It was actually launched in 1939, one of the last of the golden age of luxury ocean liners. Built by the…."
Jade cut him off with a acid, tone of voice. "Luxury, Smuxury, No one asked you, braniac!"
Beck responded, "Come on Jade. It's old, but nice, actually, I describe her as elegant. Anyway, this is her last voyage. When we reach Athen's, she'll be broken up for scrap."
"We're only on this tub, because of Kyra Horeb. She convinced her rich daddy, to help arrange this thing, and how convenient her birthday, just happens to fall in the middle of our little trip. She turned our class trip into her dam birthday. If we'd gone to aspen like we originally planned, more of the senior class could have afforded to go." Jade ranted.
Beck rolled his eyes. "Jade, you hate most of the senior class, you hate skiing, you hate the cold and you hate mountains. You're on a luxury, albeit old fashioned luxury cruise ship, it's sunny, we've got a big party tonight and yet, you still find a reason to complain."
Andre nudged Beck with a grin, "Someone's still in the doghouse with her girlfriend."
"QUIET!" Boomed Jade instantly.
Just as Jade yelled, she looked to her left and spotted her very tanned form of Tori, wearing a tiny pink bathing suit. Jade liked Tori in the suit, but hated that all the geezers on the ship kept ogling her.
"Jade, You could be heard halfway across the ship. What's going on now." Said Tori with a look of scorn.
With a pout Jade retorted. "Andre and Beck were getting into our private business."
Tori's expression was unreadable for a moment, then turned to one of disappointment, as she walked over to Jade. "Jade, you ditched me in Barcelona yesterday. Instead of dancing at some cool nightclub with your girlfriend, you run off to see the house where some psycho carved up bunch of people 50 years ago. It's hardly a secret that I'm unhappy with you and I'm not even getting into that movie thing."
Jade's face dropped. "I thought we settled the movie thing."
"We did, you took the role, the big budget production where you'll be playing the lead's daughter. I'm happy you got the big part, but not happy you took it before bothering to tell me, YOUR GIRLFRIEND, you'll be filming in Alabama for 7 weeks. You have the part, that's that. I'm mad and that's that as well."
Jade noted Tori's particular emphasis on the worlds, "Your girlfriend."
Jade quickly reached out and took Tori's hand, which wasn't rejected, nor warmly welcomed either. "I said I'm sorry. I love you. I'm sorry I ditched you. I promise when we get to Corsica, we'll do whatever you want. I promise."
Tori squeezed Jade's hand and said softly. "I just want to be with you. I love you too. Why don't you meet me in our cabin in an hour and a half and if you're nice, I may let you touch me."
Jade smiled briefly. then frowned. "Why not now?"
Tori shrugged. "I'm scheduled for a massage in the spa in 20 minutes. I was lucky and got Mario, he's supposed to have magic fingers."
Jade's jaw tightened. "Mario?"
Tori smiled devilishly and whispered in Jade's ear. "6'2", build like an ancient god, curly dark hair and in about 20 minutes will be making me feel divine. I scheduled it yesterday; I must have simply forgotten to tell you. Bye."
With that Tori turned and walked away, leaving a stunned Jade and a snickering, Andre, Robbie and Beck behind.
Andre got up and poked, Robbie. "Come on, let's go to the pool and check out those Italian, Chica's that were there earlier."
Robbie hopped off his chair. "Sure, let's go."
After a moment, Beck turned over on his stomach and spoke without opening his eyes. "Jade, she loves you to death."
"What's that supposed to mean? I lover her too." Jade said suddenly getting defensive.
Beck opened his eyes, frowned and looked at Jade. "I've kept my tongue, but now, I'm just going to say it. You're in a relationship with a girl that loves you, but you keep taking her for granted. Of course when another guy so much as looks at her you get all mad. But you, you don't cheat. I'm not accusing you of anything, but you look and I've seen you flirt. If you want to keep Tori, you have to actually be in the relationship, not half in it like you've had been. She loves you, but…."
Jade jumped out her chair as her face turned red. "Shut the fuck up. You don't know what goes on between us. STAY OUT OF IT!"
Beck got out of his chair, and picked up his towel, looking nonplussed. "You're not an easy person to love. She's working hard on this, to make it work."
"Are you saying I'm not! You still pissed because I broke up with you and started to date her! That was over a year ago, Is that it?"
Beck shook his head. "Jade, get your head out of your ass. She's a woman, not a fuck toy for your convenience. If you love her, really act like it, all the time, not just when it's convenient."
Jade immediately made a move to slap Beck, but he caught her hand. "It's a bad idea to slap someone, who's trying to help you."
"Looks like I'm interrupting something!" said an amused and unwelcome voice, from a few feet away.
Beck turned to the smiling face of Ryder Daniels. "It's nothing. Ryder. Jade and I were just talking."
Jade just glared at him.
At this point, another girl with long blond hair came up and put her arm around Ryder's waist. "Ryder, let's go get something to eat."
Ryder kissed her on the cheek and smirked. "Sure Megan, I think Jade and Beck are having a moment. Let's give them their privacy."
As Ryder and Megan walked off, Beck looked to Ryder and then to Jade.
Before he could say anything, Jade sneered. "You think I'm just like him. Just stringing Tori along, like Ryder is doing to Megan.!"
"I never said that!"
"It's what I thought earlier, you want me back."
With that, Beck shook his head and walked off, leaving Jade alone.
A short time later, Tori was on a massage table as a well-built Italian masseuse, slowly and professionally massaged her back. At the next table was Cat who was getting a massage from a female masseuse.
"Hey Tori, you're getting a great massage, but you don't look very relaxed."
Tori sighed. "It's Jade."
Cat nodded with a knowing expression. "I see."
"Cat. I love her so much."
"I know you do. And she loves you. It's just that….."
"She's wonderful, only that sometimes, I just don't feel really loved. Like I'm just a way station on the way to something else or someone else."
"Tori she loves you. I think she's just scared. My brother thinks' she's really a pod person, but that only when he forgets to take his special medicine. The rest of the time he thinks she's just a bitch. But I am sorry, she does treat you badly sometimes and sorry my brother thinks Jade's a pod person. Let me know if she keeps acting like a gank, I'll just have to slap her around a bit, knock some sense into her."
Tori couldn't help but chuckle.
"Come on, We red heads are feisty."
"What ever you say cat." Tori said with a laugh, knowing that Cat's hair was really brown.
Mario spoke up in his thick Sicilian accent. "Are you ladies going to the big party in the ballroom tonight?"
"Yes." Cat replied cheerfully.
"Wouldn't miss it." Tori smiled. "Got my best dress. At midnight, I'm going to ring in the New Year, kiss my girl, tell her I love her and hope the next year will be better than ever."
Mario smiled broadly. "Good, the New Year's Eve ball aboard the SS Poseidon is always something very special. It will be a night to remember."
"I'm sure it will be." Tori said confidently, as she closed her eyes and let Mario do his work.
Have you guessed which movie they are in?
The chapter title from from the song. "Come Sail away" By the rock band Styx.