Full Summary: Middle class Southampton residents Isabella and Angela Swan are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. Titanic, White Star's newest luxury liner, is ready to make her maiden voyage across the expansive Atlantic, and the sisters have a direct passage to the states, leaving behind the only home they've ever known to start anew in New York. The two find excitement, adventure, and so much more during their five days afloat, but one dark and fateful night, and a signal seconds too late, could cause it all to come crashing down. This apparent Ship of Dreams could hold the key to a lifetime of happiness, or to a world of heartache.

"I can't believe it's gone. Forty-six thousand tons of steel, and it's just… gone. All those people... Edward…" I whispered, the image of the rigid corpses fresh in my mind. The image of Edward, face down in the water…

A shudder ran through me, and it wasn't from the cold. I couldn't even feel the frigid wind against my skin. My mind was numb, and that numbness blocked out all of my senses. "Please, Bella, get a blanket or a coat or something. You'll freeze!"

I ignored her. "Three days ago, I met a man."

"What?" she asked, confused.

"His name was Edward Cullen."

"Yes, I met him Bella."

I ignored her. "This morning, I realized that I loved him. This morning, he and who knows how many others drowned or froze to death in twenty eight degree waters. I think I can live with a bit of chilly wind."

"I'm sorry, Bella, but did you just say that you loved the man you met three days ago?"

"With all my heart, and I'll never have the chance to tell him." I turned to Angela and put my hand on her shoulder. "Hold on to Ben, Ang. You'll never know how much he means to you until he's gone. I never could've imagined how much Edward meant to me until I left him at that gate."

I turned from Angela and knelt beside Sarah. "Sarah, come on," I urged the sleeping girl as I lifted her into my arms. I left my sister on the bow of the Carpathia as I made my way to the middle of the ship, where most of the survivors continued to linger. I'd seen Esme Cullen come aboard from my spot on the bow and I hoped to find her.

After only moments of searching I found her standing with Alice, Emmett, and Carlisle near a railing. "Mr. and Mrs. Cullen," I said quietly. "Emmett, Alice."

"Sarah!" Alice gasped, rushing towards us. "Oh, Bella!" she threw her arms around my neck and sobbed into Sarah's hair. "Wherever did you find her?"

I wrapped an arm around her tentatively, patting her back. "James tried to use the poor thing to get into a lifeboat. I took his spot and took her with me."

"Thank you so much, Bella. I can never, ever say thank you enough. I know why he loved you so much," she whispered.

"Oh, Alice. I knew him only a few days, but there'll never be another man for me."

"You would've been the perfect sister!"

"Really, Alice, is that all you can think about?" Emmett snapped at her. "Don't you get it? More than half our family is gone! Rosie, Edward, Jasper! Charlie and Catherine? They aren't coming back!"

She whirled away from me and her hand met his cheek. "Don't you think I know that? I love him! I love them! What do you think it's done to me? Not knowing what it was that killed them? Were they crushed by a funnel? Did they drown, freeze? Were they trapped in the damned, stupid ship? Was it quick, or did they suffer? Did Jasper die trying to help the others? Did he have Charlie with him? Did he even have the damned chance to save himself?"

Before Emmett could retort there was a rush of activity around us. I turned around, trying to catch a glimpse of whatever it was that had caught the attention of nearly the entire ship. Everybody on deck was turned to the west, and I almost expected to see the Titanic once more, with every soul that hadn't made it off alive looking back at us.

But all that stood in front of me was the vast expanse of ocean, littered with the glittering mountains of ice. I felt as though I would be sick, standing there watching the field of glass before me. One of those bergs had caused the downfall of an unsinkable ship. One of them had taken my boy's life. "If you'll excuse me, please. I'm so sorry about the others."

I pushed through the bodies blocking my way as I rushed to find a less crowded space, somewhere I could breathe. I found a set of steps and clutched the rail as I began to retch. My stomache was empty, though, and nothing came out.

Looking up, I found that the steps led to the bridge. I was apprehensive at first to go up, but there was little chance that anyone would tell me to go back, considering all that was happening. I put my bare foot onto the first stair, and just as I started the small trek up I finally heard what everyone was so excited about.

"It's another lifeboat! There's one more!"