Disclaimer: I don't own titanic sadly. James Cameron does

Addie was sitting in her one room apartment in the lower east side of Manhattan just staring at the paper that read the unsinkable ship goes under, more than 1,000 announced dead. Addie had run away from when she was 19. She couldn't handle her controlling mother, who after her father's death tried to marry her off. Of coarse addie felt bad because that meant her 16 year old sister at the time would have to marry when she turned 17. Addie was nothing like her sister rose dewitt bukater. Addie was a coward or at least she thought she was. Rose had such a bright future planed. Never needed to count on a man for anything, but a few weeks after addie's run away rose was engaged to cal hockley. The man her and her sister constently made fun of for being so arrogant. She had heard about the engagement through the paper. Rose always hated there society. Addie hadn't realized how bad it was until her mother tried to marry her off. Rose was always too firey she would never willingly agree to marry someone she hated. She was the one who told addie to leave and that she could handle their mother. she was the one who desevered to be here just learning about the titanic. And not laying at the bottom of the north atlantic dead. Addie of corse blamed herself. If she hadn't left they would have never had to pick up rose from finishing school in france . then they would have never taking that stupid boat out from southampton.

Addie heard the door open and saw the love of her life micheal riley standing in front of her. They shared an apartment for they were engaged. Mike knew about addie's past and rarely brought it up. He hadn't noticed the look on her face when he started talking.

"Horrible tragedy that Titanic." He said in an Irish accent. "So many died, me and my buddies down at the dock had to help bring in the survivers. What a scene honey. So many people just seemed so lost and distant." Mike finally noticed the look on addie's face. "honey what wrong?"

"Rose she was on the boat…she…she didn't make it mike. Can you believe it?" she said trying to hold back her tears. Mike tried southing her by rubbing her back. "my poor little rosebud. She was only 17 mike. Oh gosh mike its all my fault for leaving them they would have never forced her to marry the take her out of school."

Mike could take that comment. "honey in no way is this the blasted ship sinking your fault. You had to leave you weren't in love and rose understood. Wasn't she the who told you to leave because she could probably fight against your mother and win? Who knows maybe rose did surive and took this as an opportunity to run. We honestly don't know all the facts." mike looked down at the paper and saw they were holding a memorial the next day for all the people who had died aboard the ship of dreams. "we'll go to the memorial and then we'll if we see your mother and then we'll ask her."

Addie was in no rush to see her mother, but if it was just to make sure her sister was alive she'd do it any day. She nodded before crying into mike's comfortable shoulder. Then slowly drifting into a peaceful slumber.

Rose and Jack

Rose and Jack stepped off their rescue boat quickly avoiding reporters who were houding people with questions about the sinking boat. The two had heard about a few hotels taking in survivers from the sinking and quickly flead to the nearest hotel.

Jack gave rose a quick peack on the forehead before getting their room key. Rose started staring into space thinking back to all the screams the feeling of the actual boat sinking, but was brought back by the sound of jacks voice.

He had realized what she was thinking about and brought her into a warm embrace. "its going to be ok," he promised.

"how can you be so sure," she replied

"because were surviers," he while cracking a small smile. The walked up to their room. It wasn't anything rose was used to. The rug was dirty and messy. Nothing in the room looked like it was ever really cared for. Rose loved it. Just the fact that she was free and with Jack was good enough for her. She stuck her hands into the pockets of cal's still damp coat and felt something in each of the pockets. Money in the first, she counted it there had to be at least 5,000. Cal of coarse does not pack light. In the other was the heart of the ocean.

"jack," she whispered trying to get his attention away from the money. She showed his the necklace and his eyes widened.

"your gonna keep it right?" she nodded "good because now I can draw you it in again since my other is at the bottom of the atlantic in cal's safe," they chuckled at the joke. It was the first time since the disaster that the two really laughed. "theres a memorial service tomorrow, and If its ok with you I think we should really go because I mean I really want to pay my respects to fabrizio and tommy."

"I wouldn't have it any other way," she responed before laying her head down to rest from a long eventful night.

Addie got up the next morning thinking the night before was just a horrible dream. She got up and quickly took a shower, while trying not to disturb mike, who was still sleeping peacefully.

When she got out of the shower she dressed quickly and noticed that mike had gone down stairs to get the milk from the milk man. She saw yesterdays paper sitting beside her bed and realized it wasn't a dream, and that her sister was really gone. She check through the surviers list once more just incase. This time she just looked for any rose at all. There was a rose conrey, a rose green, a rose dawson, a rose miller and a rose martin.

Addie had a feeling rose wasn't on this list. Anyway all these women seemed to have husbands or children who had also survived, for their names were also on the list. There was matthew and Rebecca conrey, a Ryan Green, a Jack dawson, a mark and Helga miller and I William martin. Addie pick out a black dress for the memorial and was ready to go.

Mike had come up as few minutes before and had gotten ready knowing addie would want to leave early. Mike walked over to addie.

"come on honey we don't want to be late," mike said as calmly as possible. Addie looked up at mike and nodded slowly through a new set of tears. The memorial was to be held in central park.

Rose woke up in the warmth of Jack's beautiful arms. She didn't feel like getting up yet because she didn't want to disturb jack. Her thoughts drifted to her oldest sister Addie they had always been the best of friend even though they were completely different. Addie had always been shy and quite even though the two never spoke when out of term they would end up cracking jokes about it later. She missed her sister. Rose and addie had two other sisters madie, who was now 15. Then there was her twin sister Lisa. Those two were never separate.

Rose loved her little sisters so much. The were trouble mainly because of Rose. She would teach them a different view of everything. The two idolized their older sister Rose. Rose couldn't help thinking of which one of them would be married off first. She imagined it would Lisa because last time Rose checked Madie had a secret boyfriend and Lisa would never make her marry if she was in love all ready.

Lisa was easier to compromise with and was more willing to do something for her family.

Madie on the other hand would do anything for anyone she loved, but if she could do anything to change it she would. Madie is very smart, not that Lisa isn't madies just smarter.

Rose's oldest sister, Addie, ran away last year. She was to marry a man she hated more than Rose hated cal before he went crazy and tried to kill Jack and her. She had tried to kill herself more than once. Rose had stopped her before it was to late, but she couldn't see her sister that way. She told her to run away and that she would marry whoever they forced, who happened to be the mental cal.

Jack started to stir and was soon awake. "good morning my beautiful Rosebud," he greeted he, while placing a soft kiss on her forehead. She flinched at the nickname, because that is what her older sister used to call her. Rose hadn't heard from addie since the day she left. "hey, whats wrong?" Jack said with a worried expression.

"did I ever tell you I have three sisters, jack?" he shook his head no. "well my oldest sister Addison, Addie, well she ran away last year because she was to marry this horrible man. She…she tried killing herself, so I told her to run away so she could be away from the torture. She did, but I never heard from her again." She looked up at jack for comfort. Her gave her a quick hug.

She didn't want to mention that her sister had called her rosebud because she still like the name, and the comfort that comes with.

"come on," jack stated with a slight smile trying to lighten the mood. "you said you wanted to be early so if we see anyone that WE know," he stressed the "we" because he meant people like Cora and her father, or Helga, amd maybe even Molly Brown. Anybody they two had meet in the boat, but Roses family.