A/N: We had this conversation about cruises with my friend Heidi and we got this idea for this fic. So here it goes. I haven't abandoned my other fics, I'm just trying something different.

I own just my crazy ideas ( and all this isn't even mine, thanks to Heidi by the way).

- Stella, we have to go! my best friend Macy Misa whined at me as I was doing the dishes. Macy had entered us into a competition of best party pictures with a pictures with a picture that had been taken six years ago. It was hardly a valid picture for the competition but nevertheless she had won. And the prize was a two week all inclusive luxury cruise. The departure was the next day. Macy had whined about this for three weeks but I hadn't given in.

- I can't. I have Luna and my job. I can't go. Can't you ask someone else? I asked. I'm a twenty-four year old single parent. Actually Luna is my six year old baby sister. Our parents died four years ago and because I was an adult, at least my age was approriate for an adult, I became her guardian. We have no living relatives so it's basically just me and Luna. And Macy who lives with us. I work at a clothing store that is run by a single mom called Tracy. It sells maternity and baby clothes. I love the job because I've always loved clothes and babies. So it's perfect for me.

- Tracy already told me that it's okay if you take a few weeks off and I asked Jack's mom if she could take Luna for the time. She said that she would love to and she told me that I would have to drag you on that cruise with me if it came to that, Macy laughed but soon took a serious expression on her face. I knew I had already lost this battle but I still tried to get away with it. I didn't want to go to a cruise. Okay, maybe I wanted to go just a little.

- But how about all the bills? How am I going to pay them if I don't work for two weeks? That's half of my paycheck, I asked.

- Already taken care of. Tracy said that because you have worked so hard, you get paid for the time you take off from work. I've taken care of everything. All you have to do is pack, Macy chirped. I sighed in defeat.

- What will I pack? I don't have any fancy clothes, I said. I liked my clothes but they were all from somewhere cheap. Money had been tight with Luna. It had helped when Macy had moved in because she paid for food and such, too.

- You have really nice clothes. And we can go shopping, Macy smiled.

- With what money, may I ask? I snorted.

- The prize included shopping money for cruise clothes. And because we know the best places to shop without using a lot of money, we get lots of new clothes, she squeled.

- Really? So, what are we still doing here? I asked and dried my hands. Macy jumped up from a stool she had been sitting on and I took my purse from the counter. Luna was at soccer practise with Jack and she was going to Jack's house for dinner tonight so I was free as a bird for a few hours.

After the shopping spree, I had way too many clothes to pack in my suitcase. Macy just told me to take another suitcase. The last holiday I had been on was with my parents when Luna wasn't even a year old so I wasn't very good at packing. I knew how to pack a lunch but that was it. Macy told me to make a list of the things I would need so I took a pen and some paper and started to write. The list was pretty long when Luna ran to the kitchen.

- Hey kiddo, I smiled and kissed her forehead. She just ran to her room. Jack and her parents John and Dorothy lived next door so Luna spent a lot of time there. She just climbed over the fence when she came home. I finished my list and went to pack the rest of my things. When I was ready, I went to put Luna to bed. She had already brushed her teeth when I entered her room. She was reading a book on her bed in her pajamas and I sat next to her.

- Hey Loonie, I smiled.

- Hey Stelly, she smiled and gave me a hug.

- So tomorrow you are going to move in with your boyfriend Jack. How does it feel? It's a big thing in a relationship when you move in together, I said to my sister seriously and she threw a pillow at me.

- Jack's not my boyfriend. He's just a friend and a boy, she said faking to be angry. I teased her like this all the time.

- I know, I know. I'm just teasing. But seriously, you have to be good when you stay there. I want you to be on your best behaviour, I said.

- I promise. Stelly, I'm scared. What if you don't ever come back from your vacation like mom and dad didn't? she asked me all serious. I took her in my arms.

- I'm going to come back. Nothing will keep me away. The ship is a very safe thing to travel on, okay? I said. The truth was that I was also kind of scared. Mom and dad had died in a plane crash and I wouldn't go to a plane even if my life depended it. But I knew ships were safe. They are safe, right?

- Okay, she just said but I knew she still thought about it.

- Do you remember what mom always told us? That we were named after the moon and the stars, I said but she finished my sentence.

- Because we brought light to their darkness, she smiled. I knew that would cheer her up.

- And that's because I'm going to come home to you. Because you bring light to my darkness, I smiled and kissed her cheek. She rested her head on her pillow and took a worn teddy bear to her arms.

- Good night Stelly, she yawned.

- Sweet dreams Looney. I love you, I smiled as I turned off the light. There wasn't any answer because she was already asleep. I walked back to my bedroom and checked that I had everything I could possibly need. I laid the next day's clothes on a chair and did my evening chores. Then I went to bed. I was asleep before I could say cruise.

Next morning was Saturday and it was the day of our departure. I packed Luna's things and took her next door. I gave a key so they could get in if Luna needed something. It was hard for us both to say goodbye because we hadn't really spent time apart a lot but I had to be the grown-up and walk away. Macy was so excited that she couldn't stay put for more than a few seconds at a time. She just kept fiddling with everything that ready. I took care that everything with the house was in condition for us to leave. When the taxi came, Macy took all the suitcases out and I locked the door. With a sigh I sat to the backseat of the taxi.

I thought we were going to the harbor but for some reason we drove to the airport.

- Macy, what are we doing here? I asked my friend as the taxi stopped.

- We have to fly to Miami so we can get to the ship. There's no way a Caribbean cruise would depart from London, she smiled. I was going to faint. She took a long look at me and froze.

- Stella, I'm so sorry. I don't know why I didn't think of this. I know you hate flying but we are already here, she said and took a hold of my hand. She dragged me out of the car and paid our ride. Then she took the cart where our luggage was and started to walk. She kept holding my hand the whole time it took us to get in the plane. I was sure I was going to get a panic attack. When we were sitting in the plane, Macy gave me a pill and a bottle of water.

- Here. Take this. It should help, she smiled at me and still kept my hand in her grip.

- Why? I asked confused.

- Jack's mom said it would help if you were anxious here. Just please take it, she said and I took the pill. Jack's mom is a doctor so Macy must have talked to her beforehand although she had looked like she had seen a ghost when we were in the taxi. I was sure the plane was going to crash. I was going to start to scream but somehow I started to feel really relaxed and happy. Like nothing could hurt me. If the plane would crash, everyone would be alright. Then I felt sleepy. So I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I didn't wake up until the plane had landed and Macy was pushing me to wake up. We left the plane and I really needed a bathroom. We found one and after that we went to get our suitcases. We took a taxi to the harbor and saw the ship from miles away.

- Wow! Macy, take a look of that! I screamed. It was huge.

- We are going to have so much fun, she screamed and hugged me. The taxi driver left us to the check-in and we pulled all our luggage to the counter. Macy got our keys and we entered the ship. The cruise really was going to be luxurious. We found our cabin easily and Macy opened the door. It was more like a suite. There was a room with a bar and in the back there was a bedroom. And I imagine there was a big bathroom there, too. I left my suitcases just laying on the floor and went to see the rest of the cabin. I walked to the bathroom and walked straight into something hard. I was sure there wasn't anything a second ago on my way. I looked what had hit me and saw the most perfect man I had ever seen in front of me –shirtless. I felt my mouth drop open and I just gaped at him. He winked at me and I was sure my knees were going to buckle.

- What the hell? I heard Macy ,and another man, yell at the same time behind me.

A/N: So what did you think?