Hey guys, it's up. The whole star-crossed lovers theme will be different considering the characters and their class, etc. I've tried to put some of Titanic's dialogue in this story, but I can't promise that it's completely accurate. I'll have to see the movie again. Also, despite the first chapter, Part 1 of this story will be in Jasmine's POV. As for the other Parts… Mwahaha, you'll have to wait and see. By the way, I forgot to say this last time, but I don't own DQ.

11:00am, Wednesday, 10 April

Jasmine tugged at the collar of her dress. She hated fancy things, especially dresses. She looked out at the majestic ship. 'I don't get what all the fuss is about. It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauretania.'

'You can be blasé about some things, Jasmine, but not about Titanic.' Cal scoffed. 'It's about twice as big as Mauretania and far more luxurious.'

Who cares? Jasmine thought. I've seen far more magnificent in the Forests and during the quests than there could be on this ship. Oh, the quests! She wished she was still out there on one instead of here. Where she had an excuse to be with the one she truly loved… Stop thinking about it. You'll just depress yourself. There was an important meeting in Tora, the yearly meeting for the leaders of the big cities, like Raladin, Rithmere, D'Or, and others. Jasmine was to be married there too. She had locked herself in her room for 3 days after finding out about the engagement. If only Sharn had known…

The Titanic was actually a cruise ship, going from Del, far out to sea, and then heading for Tora. It extended the journey from 2 days to a week, but Jasmine wasn't complaining. The longer she could avoid thinking about the wedding, the happier she was. She hated Cal purely because he kept her from Lief, but she doubted that any woman in her position would like him anyway. He was arrogant, shallow, looked down on people without money, hated the outdoors, and so much more. Jasmine's imagination wandered down happy roads, most of which involved pushing him overboard. 'Jasmine, are you listening?' Sharn asked. 'Yes, of course. Erm… what was the question?' Jasmine said shiftily. Sharn sighed. 'I said, you're in Cabin 3, sharing with Marilyn. Is that OK?'

'Yeah, OK.' Jasmine replied. Thank God I'm not sharing with Cal.

Later, she lay on her bed in the cabin. She had every intention of staying here the whole trip. 'What's wrong Jasmine?' Marilyn inquired.

'Nothing.'

'It's a problem, isn't it?'

'No.'

'It's a big problem. To do with… boys?'

'No. No problems here.'

'You don't like Cal.'

'Who does?'

'You like Lief.'

'Yeah… Wait, what?! How did you know that?'

'I read your diary.'

'I really hate you right now.' Jasmine said. How could I admit it? What if she tells someone? Stupid, stupid, stupid…

'I'm not going to tell anyone, if that's what you're wondering.' Marilyn assured.

Jasmine felt the knot of bottled up feelings within her loosen, and the next thing she knew, she was crying, tears dripping down her face. 'What do I do, Marilyn? I'm so confused.' Jasmine blubbered.

'If I were you, I'd find out if he likes you while aboard this ship.'

'Why?'

'Because when we get to Tora, you're getting married. Better to get rejected then to live your life wondering about what could have happened.' explained Marilyn. 'Anyway, I'm going for a walk. You want to come?'

'No, thanks.' Jasmine said. Marilyn's words echoed in her head. Better to get rejected then to live your life wondering… Ok, that settled it. She would tell Lief how she felt the very next time she saw him.

'Hey Jasmine, what's your room look like?'

Maybe not the very next time.

Ok, I know it's not very long, but again, the chapters will get increasingly longer as the story goes on. Plus, this is my first time, so you can't expect it to be great. Did I mention before that this is my first story? Yeah, that part's kind of important…

See you soon guys!

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