I hope your enjoying reading this, it is a bit different than my usual writing, this is more of a developing chapter for Ellie and the atmosphere it will get more exciting soon, this is sort of one of those stories you just think of on a whim, haven't really planned anything but we'll see how it works out. Please review.

Ellie listened to her mother and father chastise her for a good twenty minutes before the dinner bell rang. She considered leaving once again but decided against it. Her brother asked for her best behavior the first night, a lot of people a lot of impressions had to be made.

As the two siblings were getting ready Ellie looked into the vanity back at her brother. "Louis what did you think of Jack?"

"Who?" He asked looking up fixing the collar of his shirt.

"The man I was with."

"I figured my face would explain my thoughts of the lowly creature Ellie."

Ellie turned to him her face in a disapproving stare. "Louis what makes you or me any better than he is."

"The money we have of course."

Ellie turned back to the mirror. Money, money, money. That's all anyone around her ever seemed to care about. No one cared about music or art or beauty or nature or books or knowledge it was all a game of investment all a page of wits.

"You really think that in the end money is going to be the savior of us all?" Louis looked to her curious of her choice of words. "Ellie," His features softened as he went to her. He laid his hands on her shoulders and looked into the vanity at her. "Without it you wouldn't have any of this."

"Any of what?" She turned her head to the side. A lot of heavy dresses? Books she wasn't allowed to read, paper and pens for pictures she could never draw, a piano she could never play. It was all nothing everything her fathers money bought for the family was of no value, she was just a girl that would be sold off to the highest bidder when her father would find one that seemed well fit and suited for her.

Louis looked down at her frustrated. She was something different. He made a pet like motion as he stroked her smooth hair, leaning down to kiss her cheek. "Hurry and finish getting ready, mom and dad are waiting for us."

Ellie looked like a pretty porcelain doll when she walked into the dining hall. How pretty of a picture everyone was. The ladies all dolled up for a simple meal for husbands that wouldn't even be going to bed with them that night, men dressed in over compensating suits that had no value on a boat. A mesh of loveliness.

Ellie sat between her brother and a man named Cal, he was foreign to her the son of an entrepreneur she didn't quite catch the name of.

He stared at her often and tried making small talk. "So what do you think of the unsinkable ship?" He smiled.

Ellie looked around a moment. "It would make a pretty painting I suppose."

He laughed, what a unique answer.

"Well would it be improper for me to ask if you are going to be chaperoned this evening." He took her hand from her lap holding it to his lips.

"Well seems as though Ellenore has an admirer." Her mother smiled catching a glimpse of the two, "I'm sure that she would be more than happy to spend the evening with you Cal."

"Actually." Ellie interrupted. "I've made plans for tonight mother." She turned to cal and shrugged. "Maybe another night?"

Their was a little roar of uneasy laughter from the table.

"Ellie what possible plans could you have for this first night? You're on a boat their isn't much of a selection of activity." Louis asked a bit annoyed.

"Well I was thinking of going to the stars." Ellie smiled.