Wish Upon a Star

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Chapter 8: Warning Captain

Rose and Jack stood cautiously outside Captain Smith's door. Would he believe them, or would he shrug them off? After all, what experience did they have in sea travel? Well, they did have expertise in the fate of the Titanic if Captain Smith would listen to them.

"Ready?" Jack broke their silence. It was now or never. Either their warning would be taken seriously, or the basic fate of the Titanic would be sealed.

Rose simply nodded in reply. Quite honestly she was scared to death. She knew she'd spoken to the Captain before, but she was just a woman in his eyes. She didn't know anything according to the upper class men. Rose knew for a fact he wouldn't think anything of Jack simply because of his class.

The duo finally worked up the courage to knock on the Captain's door. Both of them looked calm and collected on the outside, but inside they were screaming.

"Yes, yes, what do you need?" Captain Smith spoke as he opened the door. "Who are you two? What do you want?"

Well, this is going spectacular so far. Rose thought sarcastically.

"We have some very important information for you, sir." Rose said with utmost confidence.

"And that would be?" He made an obvious eye roll. Jack couldn't help but get defensive.

"Please, treat the lady with some respect, sir. We have some rather important information concerning whether or not the R.M.S. Titanic will in fact dock in New York." Jack glared at Captain Smith, silently scaring him. Anyone could tell Jack meant business.

"My apologies are in line miss. Please, come in both of you. Let us talk about these important matters in private." Jack and Rose silently followed Captain Smith into his quarters. There was beautiful furniture all around them, but they quite honestly didn't notice.

"Now please do humor me with the information you know."

"Well, you see, um—" Rose began hesitantly.

"This ship will strike an iceberg tonight, and it will sink." Jack spoke for her briefly yet seriously. He had an almost strange aura of calmness surrounding him.

"What are you talking about? How on Earth would the two of you know something like that?"

"We just do okay!" Rose screamed. She took a deep breath in attempt to calm herself down. "You've got to believe us. Please, even if you don't believe us, just watch out for icebergs tonight. That's all we ask."

"This is completely and utterly illogical. I'm sure each of you knows that there is no way this ship could possibly sink. I assure you. She is one of the best vessel's I've ever sailed. How exactly do two know about the icebergs in the area?"

"Well, you see…..We can't explain it. We just kind of know." Rose began to stutter. Her confidence had definitely been blown at this point.

"Would you just answer my question? You're both wasting my valuable time! How do you know about this apparent iceberg we're supposed to strike tonight?"

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you. It sounds crazy, trust me. Just please, keep a keen eye on the 'bergs." Jack strained. "We're sorry for the interruption. We'll be on our way now. Come on, Rose. Have a good evening Captain Smith, sir." Jack reached out to clasp her hand and lead her out the door.

Captain Smith was still curious about the strange pair. First off, how were they together? It was quite obvious that the lady was of a different class than the man. More importantly, how on Earth did they know about the apparent sinking of this ship? Why would they think this ship would sink? After all, it was said that, "God himself couldn't sink this ship". Most importantly, were they telling the truth? Would the Titanic indeed strike an iceberg tonight? After all, Captain Smith had received quite a few ice warnings from other ships.

"Mr. Murdoch!" Captain Smith suddenly called. He soon appeared within the Captain's doorway.

"Yes sir?" He asked.

"Please have an extra crewman stand upon the lookout deck on the evening shift." He instructed. It was rather obvious Captain Smith was deep in thought about something.

"Yes sir. May I ask why we need an extra man? I thought you said not to worry about the 'bergs they've been warning us about."

"I've changed my mind. They wouldn't be sending us this many warnings if the situation weren't serious. Please, just put another man on lookout tonight. We need to take precautions."

"I'll assign someone to the job now, sir." With that, Mr. Murdoch was gone, leaving a very confused Captain behind.

Meanwhile, Jack and Rose were quietly wandering the ship. Neither of them knew exactly what to do. They felt like they'd talked about everything they could earlier that day. There was almost an awkward silence surrounding them. Luckily, Rose just happened to notice this.

"Jack, we are being too quiet for our own good." Rose finally decided to end the silence.

"Yeah, I guess we are." He said with a chuckle.

"So..." Rose drew the word out.

"So, what?" Jack laughed, knowing he was irritating her.

"You are so annoying!" She exclaimed as she lightly smacked him on the arm.

"Am I?" He said as he pulled her into a hug from behind.

"Not always, but at the moment you are!" Rose chuckled into his shirt. She was enjoying every minute with him.

Unknown to the lovebirds, Lovejoy was standing quietly nearby. He was supposed to be taking Rose back to Cal, but he quite honestly could care still less. He wasn't paid enough to do all of Cal's dirty work. He, like everyone else on the ship, had heard of the love affair going on with Rose and Jack. It was the latest news spreading around. H e was pretty sure Rose would leave Cal at some point, so he wasn't surprised.

"I guess I'd better go get 'em." He sighed as he watched them become engrossed in a rather passionate kiss. He gagged silently walking behind Rose.

"Ahem, Ms. DeWitt Bukater, I was sent to get you." He scoffed internally as Jack shoved Rose behind him protectively. I'm not going to hurt the girl. I don't even want to be here. He thought.

"What do you want, Lovejoy?" Jack spoke with venom.

"I was sent by Mr. Hockley to bring Ms. DeWitt Bukater back to her suite. I believe he said something about wedding plans." Lovejoy silently wondered how exactly Jack knew his name.

Jack noticed how uninterested Lovejoy was in the situation at hand. He released his protective hold on Rose, allowing her to stand beside him.

"I'm uninterested in returning to Mr. Hockley." Rose said with her Philadelphian accent.

And I care, why?

"I'm sorry to inconvenience you, Miss, but I am simply following Mr. Hockley's orders." Lovejoy couldn't help but be confused by Jack's never ending stare. What had he ever done to him?

"Tell him I'll be there soon." Rose replied. With that, she took hold of Jack's hand and strode off.

"Stupid redhead putting me into trouble," Lovejoy mumbled to himself as he returned to Caldeon Hockley's suite.

"What do you mean she didn't come with you? I gave you orders to bring her back immediately! I will not be made a fool of Lovejoy! Now get back out there and drag her back here! As for that gutter rat, you can bring him here too if you must. I would like to teach him a little lesson." Cal snapped at Lovejoy.

With a sign and a roll of eyes, Lovejoy returned to the ship's decks in search of Rose. It wasn't hard to find them in the dark, moonlit air. They were busy staring into each other's eyes and whatever else it was that people in love did. He couldn't believe they were stupid enough to stay on the ship decks at this hour. Most people were asleep by now. He did happen to notice how intently they were staring into the distance. It was almost as if they were awaiting something…

Rose leaned into Jack as she looked out into the black, quiet ocean before her. Even though they'd warned the Captain earlier that day, Rose still couldn't shake the feeling that the ship would still strike that iceberg.

"Don't worry. We're gonna be alright Rose." Jack whispered quietly into her ear. Even though the gesture was small, Jack's voice seemed to calm Rose in the strangest way.

"Come on, let's do something." Rose yanked Jack away from the side of the ship, guiding him to an unknown destination. What they really ended up doing was running around the deck like idiots.

Lovejoy followed quietly behind them. He didn't want to admit it, but for some reason he really didn't want to disturb them. He figured he could stall some time before having to drag Rose away…

…that was until the unmistakable shudder was felt beneath the ship.

A/N: Dun, dun, dun! Yeah, I'm pretty sure that ending didn't surprise you guys. I'm sorry, but the Titanic has to sink. Anyways, I am soooooo sorry for the late update. I had a case of writer's block for a while. Then I couldn't find the time to write, so you guys get the picture. Thank you guys soooooooooo much for all of your support! I couldn't have better fans! Hopefully I can update soon! So, what do you guys think is going to happen? Let me know!

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