Heyo everybody! Sorry for a very slow update. I'm moving houses so it's been a pretty hectic week for me, plus I'm starting school in less than six days so you can say I've been pretty busy.
Anyways no more waiting heres the next chapter, hope you enjoy. :D.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" Their hearts stopped a beat, fear running through their veins....
Ashley quickly pushed herself off the woman below her and stood up. Spencer also quickly stood up, brushing herself as if she was before the Queen.
"You ladies all right? We heard screaming and we quickly ran to see what was wrong." A man in a navy blue uniform asked. He adjusted his hat to get a better look at the two. Behind him three other crew men stood to see if there was anything wrong, as well as few passengers that were on the ground deck of the back ship.
"Uh....errmm well you see-" Spencer began.
"Move aside! I said move aside!" A man bellowed, pushing past the small crowd that formed around the two girls.
"Ashley my dear, are you okay?! Someone said you were in trouble, I nearly had a heart attack!" He quickly moved to where she was and pulled off his coat to put it around her. He pushed Spencer aside while he did that.
"I'm fine Aiden." She replied not looking at him.
"But you look so pale, like you've seen a ghost."
"Just cold, that's all"
"Do you need anything? I'l get it to you right away."
"No, I'm quite all right."
Spencer watched, along with the other people around them, the two people quarrel.
"Really, it's okay-"
"Nonsense! Someone get my fiancé hot tea with lemon, now!"
"I said I'm fine Aiden! Good lord, do you not have ears?" Ashley screamed.
That finally got him silent.
"I-I'm sorry." Ashley apologised.
Aiden said nothing. Rather he looked at her in shock. His face flushed red underneath the starlit night sky. From the cold or from embarrassment only he would know.
He then finally turned his head to where Spencer was. Fury flashed vividly in his eyes.
"You! What did you do to her?!" He dangerously asked.
Spencer looked at him as if he was crazy.
Why don't you ask yourself that, instead? She thought in her mind.
"She didn't do anything, Aiden." Ashley pulled him back by the hand.
"Pardon me madam, but I believe you were in the middle of explaining to us what happened, earlier?" The old man inquired Spencer,
"Oh, um yeah, well see, what happened was-"
"I went a little overboard, that's all" Ashley intercepted.
Everyone now turned their gaze to her.
"See I was...I was standing on the rails, looking at the sea. I guess I bent over a little too far and I-I slipped...nearly falling off the boat, but luckily, Miss..Miss..." Ashley was trying hard to remember the blonde girl's last name.
"Carlin" Spencer helped her.
"Yes, Miss Carlin here saw me and rescued me. If it were not for her, I would highly doubt I'd be on this boat at this very time." Ashley finished, with a few stutters from the cold wind that began to brew.
"Is this true, Miss Carlin?" The man asked her.
Spencer stood there for a moment, looking at Ashley not knowing what to say. Ashley could sense Spencer's puzzled mind but signified her to agree with the story, in which she did.
"Er yeah. You heard the lady."
"Well then, that makes this young woman a hero!" He declared loudly.
The crowd around her applauded at Spencer's courage. She smiled at them and even took a bow.
Aiden on the other hand didn't know what to do or say. His butler Roger stood beside him. Not clapping either, rather waiting what his Master's wishes were.
He wanted to get away as soon as possible, but he wasn't so fortunate.
"Umm, sir, perhaps a kind reward for the young lady here?" One of the shipman, who had noticed him sneaking away from the crowd, suggested.
"Oh umm of course. Roger, give him a twenty will you?"
"A twenty? That's the price you pay for the woman you love?" Ashley scoffed at him.
Looking rather uncomfortable at the crowd who now had focused his attention to him, he cleared his throat.
"My beautiful Ashley is not pleased, what to do, what to do....Ahh I know." He flicked his index finger and made his way to Spencer.
"I will give you a hundred, a bottle of the finest wine and an invitation to be our special guest at tomorrow's dinner, which I am holding in the Grand Hall." He said to Spencer, holding out his hand for her to shake.
For a second, Spencer wanted to smack the man in the face for his arrogance and rude behaviour from before, but the reward was too good to be passed, plus she would be seeing her again.
I'd much rather if you gave me her as a reward though.
She shook his hand and agreed.
"Thank you. It'll be an honour to attend." She replied thoughtfully.
"Good. Roger, please hand this lady a hundred and a bottle of Chaffrons Delingor from the cabinet."
"Certainly sir." Roger bowed slightly, as he passed him.
"Not even a thank you, damn bastard." Spencer muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Aiden asked her.
"Nothing."
He gave her one last look of disbelief then put his arm around Ashley and made his way back down the steps into the ship, but Ashley stopped in her footsteps and turned to face Spencer. She smiled at her and nodded, not saying a word.
Spencer returned the silent gesture and watched the couple walk away, sadden at the fact that she couldn't be the one putting her arm and warming up the most beautiful girl she had ever seen...
***
That night, Spencer lay awake on her top bunk, staring up at the ceiling. It was a little past twelve and she wasn't able to sleep. Rather she replayed today's events.
Why has a woman got me so...captured? Even when I try to close my eyes all I see is her.
She let out a frustrated sigh then rolled over on her side. She peeked underneath her, where Chelsea lay sleeping, her back facing Spencer.
"Pssst, Chelsea, are you asleep?" Ashley whispered.
"No, but I was just about to." Chelsea murmured back. She stirred slightly, and then supported herself on her elbows.
"What is it?" She asked. Moonlight poured into the darkened room, giving it enough light for them, to see each other, and Chelsea could see that something was bothering her best friend.
Spencer hopped down from the top bunk and sat next to her on the bottom bunk bed. Chelsea watched the blonde girl gather her thoughts.
"Okay, hypothetically speaking here, if I said that I was in love with a woman, what would you do?"
Spencer asked bravely. She watched her friend register what she had just asked her.
Chelsea thought for a moment. She didn't know what to say. She had never heard a woman loving another woman before, but she had heard of two men falling for each other from where she used to live and they were killed on the spot when they were caught in bed with each other late at night. If that was how they treated same sex couples, she didn't want to imagine what would happen to her best friend, even though they were hypothetically speaking.
"Are you telling me, that you're in love with....another woman?" Chelsea asked her slowly.
"Yes...I mean NO! I mean...urrgh! I have no clue." Spencer flopped backward, with hands to her face.
"Well...In all honesty Spence, I don't like the idea of you being with another woman. Not because it's wrong or disgusting, even though in God's eyes it's a sin, but that people could really hurt you if they were to find out."
"What do you mean?"
Chelsea sighed. "You know how I was an orphan child right? Well when I was a kid, the town where I grew up in was a very...conservative Christian town. There was a man I knew that would buy me candy or clothes whenever he saw me. He was a gentle soul, kind and well respected, and never looked at me as if I were filth."
Spencer propped up on her elbows, interested in hearing what Chelsea had to say.
" Very handsome as well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't have feelings for the guy. I always wondered why he never had a wife or kids though. Then one night, while I was walking down the streets, I heard two loud shotguns go off. It came from the man's house, so on instinct I ran to it. And that's when I saw my very first pair of dead, bloody bodies, sprawled nakedly in front of me on their beds."
Spencer watched tears roll down her friend's cheek. She reached out to wipe it from her face, feeling empathy towards her best friend.
"They killed them while they were still having intercourse with each other. The man with a shot gun spat at their bodies and yelled "fucken faggots, I hope you go to hell" I stood there not saying a word, until he screamed at me to get out or he'd shoot me too. So I did. But the funny thing was a lot of people did many sins such as gambling, adultery and so much more. But It was homosexuality that seemed to top it off, and killed a man that I truly admired."
Chelsea finished her story with a small whisper. Spencer moved forward to give her friend a hug while she softly sobbed into her shoulder.
"Chelsea, I'm so sorry. I don't think I'll ever add up to how many sufferings you had to go through."
Chelsea pulled out of the hug and wiped her eyes.
"If you are in love with her, then she better be damn worth it, Spencer. I want you to be happy and alive."
"But she makes me feel happy and alive, Chels! You have no Idea, just the sight of her makes my heart race twice the times it's supposed to." Spencer said.
"Well then that's good. I'm happy for you. But I'll kill you if you get murdered because of a woman."
Spencer laughed at her friends comment.
"Whatever would I do without you Chelsea? Wherever would I be?"
"Hey now! You're the one that got us tickets back to America, you're the saviour here."
"Yes, but I was the one who put us in London in the first place." Spencer pointed out. She was never the one to be afraid to say her mistakes.
"True, but that was, what? Five years ago? What's done is done."
"God, how I love you."
"It better not be in that sort of way." Chelsea said in a serious tone
"You wish, jelly fish!" Spencer scoffed and playfully smacked her friend on the arm.
And the two girls laughed into the night sleeping beside each other till the morning sunrise...
So there goes another chapter. It was a quick one really, since I hadn't had much time to plan cos of my busy schedule. Please review, i'm loving all of them and I would like to reply to some of them right now actually :).
Yeah-That's-Right : Thank you so much, I hope you liked the update! :)
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McrFreak1991: I love this movie as well! And the thought came to me as soon as I finished watching it! Thanks for your comment btw ;)
Baley-fo-life: Lol, well nice prediction, though it's quite obvious that he sorta will be the main obstacle for these two. Thank you very much for your review :)
Wylder: Wylder! I love your comments, and i really liked ur story that you were working on, but last time i checked it was no longer on...whyy isn't it up?
You should repost it! And thank you for being a fan, i'm a fan of those who are fans of mine and especially to those who make great stories. (I don't think that made sense, but thank you anyhow)
And for everyone else who read and reviewed or favourited and what not, THANK YOU so very much.
Couldn't have done it withoout you, that's for sure :D
Until next time, i guess!.