2. Midnight Encounter
Vanessa couldn't bear to be with herself. She looked at the clock. 12:03, it read. 'Crap, not two minutes have passed since I looked at it last!' she thought. She looked at herself. She wore what resembled the outfit Christine wore when she first met Phantom. She looked at the sleeping Larc, whom was wearing sweatpants and an over-sized t-shirt ((Which strangely looked quite elegant on her! Who'd ah-thunk it?)) She'd asked about dinner but left it casual, but if she'd heard what Vanessa had said, she didn't hint at it. Vanessa decided to go up to the deck.
She walked up one flight of stairs and found herself on the open deck. The stars shone bright. The full moon shone on her blond hair making it seem to glow. She walked to the front of the ship and to a railing. She pulled herself onto it and sat. She remembered when Titanic had been her favorite movie and how she loved when Jack had saved Rose's life. She had always thought it was so romantic. She thought about how the Phantom movie would be different if it were set on an ocean liner. She was deep into thought about where the Phantom's lair would have been ((Skye: "Duh, it would have been the room beneath Christine's!")) when she heard footsteps. She looked behind her seeing as she was now fully facing the water. Behind her stood Patrick. He noticed that she was looking at him. "Hi," she said. "Hi," he replied. There was a moment of silence, in which there was a faint scream. ((You shall find out later.)) They dismissed it. He took a few steps forward and looked into the sky. Vanessa looked up then was suddenly slipping. "Ahh! Help! I'm falling!" she yelped as she began to plunge off of the ship. She spun around in mid air and grabbed the rail. Her nightgown was flowing in the wind. She was slipping - and fast. "Do something! Raoul! Asher! Help!" she yelled. She laughed in spite of herself realizing that "Raoul" was standing in front of her. He reached for her and grabbed her hands. He pulled her up slowly and then grabbed her waist. He held her in his arms, pulling her feet over the rail. He had her safely in his arms. That was the last thing Vanessa remembered, being in Raoul's arms….
forgottenchild - Thanks for reviewing. Although I dislike that you called the story retarded, I understand why you don't want to read it. But, at the beginning of chapter 1, I did warn you that it was utterly impossible.
OK, well, I personally dislike this chapter... It's too... bleh. Veronica wrote it. Keep that in mind! I wrote chapter three and chapter sixteen. Then I wrote everything after chapter 22. So, yeah. I'm going to go ahead and put up chapter 3 as well, since this one's really short... Oh, and forgottenchild, in chapter three it explains why Emmy, Patrick, and Gerard are all on the ship together.I also know of a few changes that need to be made on chapter 1... But I'm too lazy. If anyone catches them, I'll change them!