Chapter 3: Meeting Mr. Trowa Barton
Laura quickly dressed for dinner and began to head downstairs. She spotted Kevin waiting at the bottom of the grand staircase and rolled her eyes. 'Great.Just perfect.' She reluctantly walked down the stairs and smiled at Kevin.
"Hello my lady." Kevin said as he took her hand, kissing it like a gentleman.
Laura nodded. "Let's go." Kevin offered her his arm, which she took to be polite. Her mother was behind her and she had to behave or else she was going to get it.
Dinner was uneventful. The men and women all chattered while eating. Afterwards, the men went into the Brandy Room to discuss politics and smoke. The women usually stayed at the table until they felt they needed to sleep but Laura got up and left right after dinner.
She made her way to the bow and looked over the railing. She watched as the ocean water splashed up against the ship and fell back down.
Trowa and Duo were about on deck looking around. The night air was refreshing compared to the cramped space in third class. They spotted Laura and Duo growled.
"It's that chick we met earlier today. What's she doing out here? Shouldn't she be inside with all of the first class people?" Duo asked.
Trowa nodded. "Yes, this is very odd."
"I'll go talk to her." Duo said, beginning to walk towards her. Trowa caught him by his collar.
"Let me talk to her this time." He then walked over to Laura. "Excuse me miss?"
Laura turned around to see Trowa. "Hello." She then went back to looking over the railing.
"Are you alright?" Trowa asked as he stood beside her.
"I'm fine." She said coldly. She cringed inside. She was never this testy.
"You seem troubled." Trowa said. "Anything you wish to get out? I'm willing to listen."
Laura looked over at him. "I need to know your name first. Mine's Laura Kaoki."
"Trowa Barton." He said.
"Well Mr. Barton, I'm just so mad at everything."
"Please call me Trowa. What's wrong?"
"I'm being forced to marry someone I don't even love because my mother just wants money." She stated without hesitation. "The guy's nice and all but I just don't love him. I haven't even found someone I love yet. My mother can't accept that fact."
Trowa nodded. "I can understand why that would make you angry."
She looked over at him. 'Why do I have this feeling? It's problem just my stomach. I think it's upset.' She sighed. "Thanks for listen Trowa."
"It my pleasure." He smiled at her. He then looked back at Duo.
Laura smiled at him. 'Maybe I should starting talking to this man more often. He seems to understand me.' "I should probably go. It was nice meeting you Trowa. Perhaps you can join me for dinner tomorrow."
"I would be honored." He bowed to her and then smiled. "See you tomorrow at dinner then."
Laura nodded and began to walk back inside. 'I can't help but feel like I have butterflies in my stomach. Why does his presence make me feel this way?'
Trowa walked back to Duo. "What'd she say?" Duo asked as Trowa walked past him.
"She wants me to join her for dinner tomorrow." He smiled at Duo.
"Wha? How can that be? She can allow you to go to dinner with her but she turns me down. I will never understand women. It's too complicating."
Trowa smiled and walked about on deck. 'She seems nice enough but she has too many troubles. Poor girl. Her mother's forcing her to marry. I wish I was the one she was marrying.Wait a minute, did I just say that?'
Laura walked back to her room and entered to find her mother and Kevin waiting for her. "Hello." She said calmly.
Her mother looked at her. "Where did you go after dinner? Why didn't you tell someone where you went?"
"I just went up on deck to get some air, that's all." She stated like it was no big deal.
"You should've told someone. We were worried sick!" Her mother yelled at her.
"Well excuse me for wanting some time to myself to think." She snapped back. "If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to get ready for bed. I'm very tired and my stomach's upset." Laura said, walking towards her bedroom. Kevin stopped her.
"Laura, are you alright?" He asked, lifting up her chin.
She pulled away violently. "Yes, I'm fine. I just need some sleep." She then walked past him and into her bedroom, locking the door behind her.
End.
((A/N: It's getting more exciting now cause she's beginning to hate Kevin and her mother. R/R please. Thank you to all my reviewers for this story already. Until next time, bye! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^))
Laura quickly dressed for dinner and began to head downstairs. She spotted Kevin waiting at the bottom of the grand staircase and rolled her eyes. 'Great.Just perfect.' She reluctantly walked down the stairs and smiled at Kevin.
"Hello my lady." Kevin said as he took her hand, kissing it like a gentleman.
Laura nodded. "Let's go." Kevin offered her his arm, which she took to be polite. Her mother was behind her and she had to behave or else she was going to get it.
Dinner was uneventful. The men and women all chattered while eating. Afterwards, the men went into the Brandy Room to discuss politics and smoke. The women usually stayed at the table until they felt they needed to sleep but Laura got up and left right after dinner.
She made her way to the bow and looked over the railing. She watched as the ocean water splashed up against the ship and fell back down.
Trowa and Duo were about on deck looking around. The night air was refreshing compared to the cramped space in third class. They spotted Laura and Duo growled.
"It's that chick we met earlier today. What's she doing out here? Shouldn't she be inside with all of the first class people?" Duo asked.
Trowa nodded. "Yes, this is very odd."
"I'll go talk to her." Duo said, beginning to walk towards her. Trowa caught him by his collar.
"Let me talk to her this time." He then walked over to Laura. "Excuse me miss?"
Laura turned around to see Trowa. "Hello." She then went back to looking over the railing.
"Are you alright?" Trowa asked as he stood beside her.
"I'm fine." She said coldly. She cringed inside. She was never this testy.
"You seem troubled." Trowa said. "Anything you wish to get out? I'm willing to listen."
Laura looked over at him. "I need to know your name first. Mine's Laura Kaoki."
"Trowa Barton." He said.
"Well Mr. Barton, I'm just so mad at everything."
"Please call me Trowa. What's wrong?"
"I'm being forced to marry someone I don't even love because my mother just wants money." She stated without hesitation. "The guy's nice and all but I just don't love him. I haven't even found someone I love yet. My mother can't accept that fact."
Trowa nodded. "I can understand why that would make you angry."
She looked over at him. 'Why do I have this feeling? It's problem just my stomach. I think it's upset.' She sighed. "Thanks for listen Trowa."
"It my pleasure." He smiled at her. He then looked back at Duo.
Laura smiled at him. 'Maybe I should starting talking to this man more often. He seems to understand me.' "I should probably go. It was nice meeting you Trowa. Perhaps you can join me for dinner tomorrow."
"I would be honored." He bowed to her and then smiled. "See you tomorrow at dinner then."
Laura nodded and began to walk back inside. 'I can't help but feel like I have butterflies in my stomach. Why does his presence make me feel this way?'
Trowa walked back to Duo. "What'd she say?" Duo asked as Trowa walked past him.
"She wants me to join her for dinner tomorrow." He smiled at Duo.
"Wha? How can that be? She can allow you to go to dinner with her but she turns me down. I will never understand women. It's too complicating."
Trowa smiled and walked about on deck. 'She seems nice enough but she has too many troubles. Poor girl. Her mother's forcing her to marry. I wish I was the one she was marrying.Wait a minute, did I just say that?'
Laura walked back to her room and entered to find her mother and Kevin waiting for her. "Hello." She said calmly.
Her mother looked at her. "Where did you go after dinner? Why didn't you tell someone where you went?"
"I just went up on deck to get some air, that's all." She stated like it was no big deal.
"You should've told someone. We were worried sick!" Her mother yelled at her.
"Well excuse me for wanting some time to myself to think." She snapped back. "If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to get ready for bed. I'm very tired and my stomach's upset." Laura said, walking towards her bedroom. Kevin stopped her.
"Laura, are you alright?" He asked, lifting up her chin.
She pulled away violently. "Yes, I'm fine. I just need some sleep." She then walked past him and into her bedroom, locking the door behind her.
End.
((A/N: It's getting more exciting now cause she's beginning to hate Kevin and her mother. R/R please. Thank you to all my reviewers for this story already. Until next time, bye! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^))