Chapter 7: The Worst Nightmare Possible
It wasn't long before Titanic hit the iceberg. The ship shook about, waking all the passengers.
Trowa felt the rumble and opened him eyes. He looked down to see Laura still sleeping but soon heard Duo talking to him.
"Did ya hear that?" He asked, looking down from the top bunk.
Trowa nodded. "Yes." He shook Laura. "Laura, c'mon wake up." Laura mumbled. She then slowly opened her eyes.
"What is it?" She asked, looking at both of them.
"We have to get to the top deck to see what happened." Trowa got up and changed into jeans and a shirt. He handed Laura her black dress. "Here, put it on and let's get going." Laura quickly changed and walked out into the passageway. She looked around to see people coming out of there rooms as well. She then began to make her way to the top deck. The crew allowed her to pass but not Trowa and Duo.
"They're with me. They're my guests." Laura said. The man looked at them and soon let them past. They reached the top deck to see ice all over it. "What could've happened here?" Laura asked, looking at the ice.
"An iceberg. Must've hit us." Duo said. He ran over to the railing and leaned over to see the iceberg fading away. "Yep, definitely an iceberg."
Trowa reached for Laura's hand and held it tightly. "We have to see what's going on." They walked up the stairs to a higher deck level. Laura's mother saw her daughter and came rushing towards her.
"I'm so glad you're alright. Kevin said that you had run off because you were delirious. Are you ok?" She asked. Laura glared at her mother.
"Do you believe what Kevin said? That I became delirious? Please mother don't be so naive. I was fine, Kevin was the one who tried to rape me." Laura said. She looked at Trowa and smiled. "Besides, Trowa and Duo saved me. I ran out of my room and ran into them. They took care of me."
Her mother didn't like Trowa. She looked at him and scowled. "You let some third class man touch a lady such as yourself?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Why must you judge by looks? I love Trowa, not Kevin. I love Trowa because he cares for me and likes me for who I am." Laura said, finally happy to say it.
Her mother looked shocked. "But Kevin cares for you deeply and love you for who you are."
"That's only why he tried to rape me! Why don't you believe me!" She yelled at her mother. "If Kevin loved me, he wouldn't have forced himself on me like that!"
Her mother glared at her daughter. "Kevin would never do such a thing. He's a kind and gentle man unless this.this." She didn't know what to say.
"Trowa is more caring that Kevin will ever be! No matter what you say, I won't marry that man!" Laura yelled. She then began to storm off, Trowa following her. Duo soon followed. Her mother looked shocked. She couldn't believe that he daughter just yelled at her. 'I will not have this.' She thought to herself.
Laura soon stopped and looked at Trowa, smiling. "My mother can keep me locked away for eternity but I would still find you and love you like I do now." He smiled at her and kissed her forehead.
"Let's get off this boat." Duo said. He then began to search for a way out. "They're loading boats. Let's see if we can catch one." They began to head to a boat.
"Women and children only!" The crewmen shouted. One of the men spotted Laura. "C'mon miss, into the boat." He then offered her a hand. She looked at Trowa. She then turned back around. "No, I'm staying on this ship." The man looked confused. "Please miss, get into the boat." She shook her head. "I told you, I'm staying." The man got frustrated. "Fine, die! See what I care!" He then turned to another lady.
"Why did you do that?" Trowa asked. She looked at him. "Because I'm not going to leave you to die. If you're going to die, then so am I." She smiled at him.
"C'mon, let's go to the other side." Duo suggested. Just then, Kevin saw Laura and ran towards her.
"Laura! Darling! There you are! I was so worried about you." He approached her and kissed her lips. She shoved him away and stood by Trowa. Kevin looked at Trowa and glared at him. "What are you doing with my fiancée? Get away from her."
Laura shook her head. "Kevin I told you, I love him. I don't love you!" She yelled.
Kevin snorted. "Don't be ridiculous. You don't love this man. You're being delirious again."
"I'm not delirious!" She yelled. "I love Trowa and nothing you do or say can get me to love you! NOTHING!" She then began to walk away with Trowa. Duo followed behind them.
"C'mon, we have to find a way off this ship." Laura said. All the boats were taking women and children only and she didn't want to get on one of those boats. She couldn't leave Trowa and Duo to die.
"There's a boat down there that's taking men." Duo said. "Let's get aboard that boat. That way, Laura can still come with us."
Trowa shook his head. "They're not going to let third class men on that boat. This is all about class." He looked around. "Laura, you have to get on a boat. If you don't, you'll die."
"I'm not going. I'm staying with you. I'm not going to get on some boat and then see my mother. If I do, she'll make sure that I don't see you anymore." She said. She hugged him. "I can't leave." She felt his strong arms hold her to his chest.
"Well, let's get going. We have to find a boat unless we want to die." Duo then began to run down to the boat that was letting men on. Trowa and Laura followed after him. They arrived at the boat and the policeman stopped them.
"Please let us pass." Laura begged. The man shook his head. "But I'm Laura Kaoki! I'll give you whatever you want just please let us pass." The man looked at Laura and then Duo and Trowa.
"Sorry miss, we can only allow first and second class men on this." He then looked at Trowa and Duo.
"But they're from the second class and I'm from the first class!" Laura continued. "Please sir, let us on." The man looked around.
"All right, just don't say anything about it." He then let them pass. Laura got on followed by Trowa and Duo. Trowa sat beside Laura and wrapped his arms around her. Laura smiled.
The boat was lowered and soon, they were rowing away, watching the Titanic sink. The Unsinkable Ship was sinking right before their very eyes. The people on the lifeboats could only wait for a miracle. As for those on the boat, they were in terrible fright. Soon the ship went under the Atlantic Ocean and was never seen again. In the morning, a ship boarded all the people on the boats to the ship.
It wasn't long before Titanic hit the iceberg. The ship shook about, waking all the passengers.
Trowa felt the rumble and opened him eyes. He looked down to see Laura still sleeping but soon heard Duo talking to him.
"Did ya hear that?" He asked, looking down from the top bunk.
Trowa nodded. "Yes." He shook Laura. "Laura, c'mon wake up." Laura mumbled. She then slowly opened her eyes.
"What is it?" She asked, looking at both of them.
"We have to get to the top deck to see what happened." Trowa got up and changed into jeans and a shirt. He handed Laura her black dress. "Here, put it on and let's get going." Laura quickly changed and walked out into the passageway. She looked around to see people coming out of there rooms as well. She then began to make her way to the top deck. The crew allowed her to pass but not Trowa and Duo.
"They're with me. They're my guests." Laura said. The man looked at them and soon let them past. They reached the top deck to see ice all over it. "What could've happened here?" Laura asked, looking at the ice.
"An iceberg. Must've hit us." Duo said. He ran over to the railing and leaned over to see the iceberg fading away. "Yep, definitely an iceberg."
Trowa reached for Laura's hand and held it tightly. "We have to see what's going on." They walked up the stairs to a higher deck level. Laura's mother saw her daughter and came rushing towards her.
"I'm so glad you're alright. Kevin said that you had run off because you were delirious. Are you ok?" She asked. Laura glared at her mother.
"Do you believe what Kevin said? That I became delirious? Please mother don't be so naive. I was fine, Kevin was the one who tried to rape me." Laura said. She looked at Trowa and smiled. "Besides, Trowa and Duo saved me. I ran out of my room and ran into them. They took care of me."
Her mother didn't like Trowa. She looked at him and scowled. "You let some third class man touch a lady such as yourself?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Why must you judge by looks? I love Trowa, not Kevin. I love Trowa because he cares for me and likes me for who I am." Laura said, finally happy to say it.
Her mother looked shocked. "But Kevin cares for you deeply and love you for who you are."
"That's only why he tried to rape me! Why don't you believe me!" She yelled at her mother. "If Kevin loved me, he wouldn't have forced himself on me like that!"
Her mother glared at her daughter. "Kevin would never do such a thing. He's a kind and gentle man unless this.this." She didn't know what to say.
"Trowa is more caring that Kevin will ever be! No matter what you say, I won't marry that man!" Laura yelled. She then began to storm off, Trowa following her. Duo soon followed. Her mother looked shocked. She couldn't believe that he daughter just yelled at her. 'I will not have this.' She thought to herself.
Laura soon stopped and looked at Trowa, smiling. "My mother can keep me locked away for eternity but I would still find you and love you like I do now." He smiled at her and kissed her forehead.
"Let's get off this boat." Duo said. He then began to search for a way out. "They're loading boats. Let's see if we can catch one." They began to head to a boat.
"Women and children only!" The crewmen shouted. One of the men spotted Laura. "C'mon miss, into the boat." He then offered her a hand. She looked at Trowa. She then turned back around. "No, I'm staying on this ship." The man looked confused. "Please miss, get into the boat." She shook her head. "I told you, I'm staying." The man got frustrated. "Fine, die! See what I care!" He then turned to another lady.
"Why did you do that?" Trowa asked. She looked at him. "Because I'm not going to leave you to die. If you're going to die, then so am I." She smiled at him.
"C'mon, let's go to the other side." Duo suggested. Just then, Kevin saw Laura and ran towards her.
"Laura! Darling! There you are! I was so worried about you." He approached her and kissed her lips. She shoved him away and stood by Trowa. Kevin looked at Trowa and glared at him. "What are you doing with my fiancée? Get away from her."
Laura shook her head. "Kevin I told you, I love him. I don't love you!" She yelled.
Kevin snorted. "Don't be ridiculous. You don't love this man. You're being delirious again."
"I'm not delirious!" She yelled. "I love Trowa and nothing you do or say can get me to love you! NOTHING!" She then began to walk away with Trowa. Duo followed behind them.
"C'mon, we have to find a way off this ship." Laura said. All the boats were taking women and children only and she didn't want to get on one of those boats. She couldn't leave Trowa and Duo to die.
"There's a boat down there that's taking men." Duo said. "Let's get aboard that boat. That way, Laura can still come with us."
Trowa shook his head. "They're not going to let third class men on that boat. This is all about class." He looked around. "Laura, you have to get on a boat. If you don't, you'll die."
"I'm not going. I'm staying with you. I'm not going to get on some boat and then see my mother. If I do, she'll make sure that I don't see you anymore." She said. She hugged him. "I can't leave." She felt his strong arms hold her to his chest.
"Well, let's get going. We have to find a boat unless we want to die." Duo then began to run down to the boat that was letting men on. Trowa and Laura followed after him. They arrived at the boat and the policeman stopped them.
"Please let us pass." Laura begged. The man shook his head. "But I'm Laura Kaoki! I'll give you whatever you want just please let us pass." The man looked at Laura and then Duo and Trowa.
"Sorry miss, we can only allow first and second class men on this." He then looked at Trowa and Duo.
"But they're from the second class and I'm from the first class!" Laura continued. "Please sir, let us on." The man looked around.
"All right, just don't say anything about it." He then let them pass. Laura got on followed by Trowa and Duo. Trowa sat beside Laura and wrapped his arms around her. Laura smiled.
The boat was lowered and soon, they were rowing away, watching the Titanic sink. The Unsinkable Ship was sinking right before their very eyes. The people on the lifeboats could only wait for a miracle. As for those on the boat, they were in terrible fright. Soon the ship went under the Atlantic Ocean and was never seen again. In the morning, a ship boarded all the people on the boats to the ship.