Ok, I'm sorry its so short – I got writers block at the end and just
decided to post it as it was. I would be very grateful for feedback!
NirvanaRawkz – Thanks, sorry this took so long.
MovieDreamer – Believe me, there will me drama coming up, when I can find time to write!
Jacks Baby – wish granted! Here's Ben at dinner!
It seemed like his every nightmare were coming true. Here he was, sat in a smart suit with a part neatly in his hair, as what seemed to be, a load of first-class women talked and flirted with his self-appointed guardian. At least, that was how Jack was passing him off, as a project that would help him to gain money. And the worst part about all of this was that the mothers of the ladies talking with Jack were fussing and cooing over him, in an obvious attempt to get into Jack's good books. Now normally, Ben would have snapped something at them and walked off, but his fear of Jack was still too great, he didn't dare do anything anymore it seemed. What he wouldn't have done to be back in the steerage-class with Tommy, Fabri and Cora. At least he knew where he fit in down there and he actually had a purpose, in a roundabout way. More often than not, and he'd only been on the ship for little over a day, he played babysitter to Cora. He'd looked after two Irish kids as well that morning, before he'd managed to get himself kidnapped by Jack that is.
Although he tried not to show it, Ben was tired. It had been a long day now he was looking back on it and he wanted nothing more than to surrender himself to sleep. The conversation took another turn and the women left him alone and stopped fussing as they drank their tea. Ben found himself sat near Cal and Rose and he just blinked tiredly at them, causing Rose to smile. Caledon fondly ruffled his hair. He didn't know what Jack's motives where, but Cal liked the kid, and he was already acting like he was one of their class, so no one need know any different. Presently, Cal felt a slight weight on his shoulder and looked up from his conversation with Rose, the two of them being in their own little world. What he saw when he looked at his shoulder made him smile. Ben was asleep, and was using him as a pillow. Rose giggled softly and smiled at the sight.
Jack was still in a conversation with a couple of young ladies, but Cal and Rose finally managed to get his attention. Jack couldn't help smiling when he saw Ben asleep on Cal, but he couldn't help wondering how long Ben had been there. Jack knew in that moment that Cal and Rose were going to make wonderful parents one day, far better than him himself would ever be. Jack crouched next to the sleeping form of Ben and gently shook him on the shoulder. Ben's eyes fluttered open slightly, but in the next instant Jack wondered whether he had seen the movement at all. Sighing quietly, he gently picked the lad up, who was surprisingly light for his twelve years of age, but then again, Ben had been living on the streets by himself for three years, so Jack didn't imagine that he always got enough to eat.
Once reaching his cabin, Jack gently laid Ben down on the couch, careful not to wake the boy. He then removed Ben's shoes and socks and tucked a blanket around him, before leaving the room quietly, to seek his own bed.
NirvanaRawkz – Thanks, sorry this took so long.
MovieDreamer – Believe me, there will me drama coming up, when I can find time to write!
Jacks Baby – wish granted! Here's Ben at dinner!
It seemed like his every nightmare were coming true. Here he was, sat in a smart suit with a part neatly in his hair, as what seemed to be, a load of first-class women talked and flirted with his self-appointed guardian. At least, that was how Jack was passing him off, as a project that would help him to gain money. And the worst part about all of this was that the mothers of the ladies talking with Jack were fussing and cooing over him, in an obvious attempt to get into Jack's good books. Now normally, Ben would have snapped something at them and walked off, but his fear of Jack was still too great, he didn't dare do anything anymore it seemed. What he wouldn't have done to be back in the steerage-class with Tommy, Fabri and Cora. At least he knew where he fit in down there and he actually had a purpose, in a roundabout way. More often than not, and he'd only been on the ship for little over a day, he played babysitter to Cora. He'd looked after two Irish kids as well that morning, before he'd managed to get himself kidnapped by Jack that is.
Although he tried not to show it, Ben was tired. It had been a long day now he was looking back on it and he wanted nothing more than to surrender himself to sleep. The conversation took another turn and the women left him alone and stopped fussing as they drank their tea. Ben found himself sat near Cal and Rose and he just blinked tiredly at them, causing Rose to smile. Caledon fondly ruffled his hair. He didn't know what Jack's motives where, but Cal liked the kid, and he was already acting like he was one of their class, so no one need know any different. Presently, Cal felt a slight weight on his shoulder and looked up from his conversation with Rose, the two of them being in their own little world. What he saw when he looked at his shoulder made him smile. Ben was asleep, and was using him as a pillow. Rose giggled softly and smiled at the sight.
Jack was still in a conversation with a couple of young ladies, but Cal and Rose finally managed to get his attention. Jack couldn't help smiling when he saw Ben asleep on Cal, but he couldn't help wondering how long Ben had been there. Jack knew in that moment that Cal and Rose were going to make wonderful parents one day, far better than him himself would ever be. Jack crouched next to the sleeping form of Ben and gently shook him on the shoulder. Ben's eyes fluttered open slightly, but in the next instant Jack wondered whether he had seen the movement at all. Sighing quietly, he gently picked the lad up, who was surprisingly light for his twelve years of age, but then again, Ben had been living on the streets by himself for three years, so Jack didn't imagine that he always got enough to eat.
Once reaching his cabin, Jack gently laid Ben down on the couch, careful not to wake the boy. He then removed Ben's shoes and socks and tucked a blanket around him, before leaving the room quietly, to seek his own bed.