Chapter 6: Forced Love

Kevin smiled at her. "Why must you avoid me?"

"Because I barely know you. My mother just expects me to marry someone I barely know!" She yelled. She then stood up and headed for the door. Kevin stepped in front of the door.

"You're not leaving here. If you do, you're going to see that Barton man." He locked the door.

"It's not like you care." She snarled. She then turned and began to head for her room. Kevin followed her into her room, closing the door behind him.

"Why must you do this? You know I love you." He said, grabbing hold of her wrist. She violently pulled away.

"You're only saying that, you don't mean it. Besides, I don't love you. You can't force someone to fall in love with you!" She glared at him and then sat on her bed.

"That's why you learn to love them." He said sitting next to her. "Why must you be cold? All I ever did was love you." He reached for her hand but she pulled it away.

"I told you, I don't love you!" She yelled. She then stood up and headed for her door but he beat her to it.

"You love that Barton man don't you? You'd rather be the wife of a scum bag like him than be a wife of a rich man?" he asked.

"I'd rather be with someone who I love than be forced to marry a man who doesn't know what true love is." She said coldly. She tried to get past him but he wouldn't move.

He glared at her and shoved her, making her flying backwards. He made her stand up and pushed her onto the bed. "You will learn to love me though." He said as he kneeled in front of her.

"I don't want to learn. I want to know that I love the man and I love Trowa." She said. She then tried to get up but Kevin pushed her back down. He then bended down and placed a kiss on her lips. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her up. She slapped him and pulled away. He only kissed her again, this time trying to unzip her dress. She violently pushed him away again. He growled and pushed her back onto the bed.

"Kevin, leave me alone." She stated firmly. He shook his head.

"Sorry love can't do that." He kissed her again. She slapped him again and then kicked him, sending him flying onto the floor. She quickly got up and ran to the door, opened it, and dashed out. She ran out of her room, never once looking back.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Meanwhile *~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Trowa and Duo were talking about what events had happened to them during the day. It was nightfall and all that could be seen was stars and the ocean ahead.

"Why would Kevin do such a thing to her?" Duo asked Trowa, leaning over the railing of the ship.

"I don't know." Trowa said, looking at the ocean. "She was shaken up too. I wonder if she's alright."

No sooner did Trowa say that, Laura came running down the stairs, going down to the lower deck. She saw Trowa and Duo. She sighed with relief and ran up to them. "Duo, Trowa!" She yelled.

Both of the men turned to see Laura running towards them. She reached them and ran into Trowa.

"Laura, what's wrong?" He asked, as she panted to catch her breath. Running in high heels isn't very fun.

"Kevin.rape.help." She panted. She looked at Trowa.

Trowa looked at Duo and nodded. He then looked at Laura. "Don't worry, you're ok." He looked up to see Kevin looked on the top deck. He looked at Duo. "Take her back to our room and don't let him see you." He picked Laura up and gave her to Duo. "Go!" He said. Duo nodded and soon began to run back to his room, Laura in his arms.

Kevin saw Trowa on the lower deck and walked down to meet him. "Did you see Laura come by here?" He asked Trowa.

"No, I haven't. Why, has she run off?" Trowa asked, looking at Kevin.

"You could say that. She was delirious and just got up and ran off. I don't know where she went. I saw you and thought maybe she came to see you." Kevin lied. "If you see her, tell her to come back to her room." He then walked off.

Trowa glared at Kevin as he walked off. 'Oh yeah, she's delirious all right.Does he really think I'd believe that?' He then began to head back to third class. He opened the door to his room and then closed it, locking it behind him. Laura was sleeping on the lower bunk. Trowa noticed she had one of his nightshirts on and smiled. He looked at Duo who was leaning against the wall.

"She fell asleep right away whenever I laid her down." He said. He then stood up and walked over to Trowa. "She might as well sleep here. There's no use in waking her up."

Trowa nodded. "Kevin asked me if I knew where Laura was. I told him no of course and then he said that she was delirious and just ran off. I don't believe that. By the look on Kevin's face, he was lying. He did try to rape her, I know it." He sighed and changed into a nightshirt. "Let's get some sleep. We'll talk with Laura in the morning." Duo nodded and hopped up onto the top bunk. He crawled underneath the covers and fell asleep. Laura was facing away from Trowa and near the wall. Trowa sighed and shut off the light. He then crawled into the bottom bunk with Laura and closed his eyes. Laura opened her eyes and turned to look at Trowa. She smiled at him and moved closer. Trowa looked at Laura and smiled, kissing her forehead. "Go back to sleep." He whispered to her. He wrapped one arm around her, pulling her onto his chest. She closed her eyes and soon was sleeping again. He smiled and kissed her forehead again. "Good-night Laura." He whispered then closed his eyes, falling asleep.

End.

((A/N: YAY! Another chappie done! I had to add the ending with Trowa and Laura. Well, R/R if you want. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^ meow))