6. The Captain Finds Out
That night the group ate together, laughing at what they'd done. When Gerard and Larc had pulled him back up, Asher had been drenched from head to toe with ocean water. He looked at Vanessa for some explanation, but she just smiled.
"Could you believe that kiss?" Emmy asked with a smile. "It looked so… sweet… and disgusting. How did you handle that?" she asked Vanessa. "I pretended that I was dreaming it and that it wasn't happening. I finally realized that it was best to lay limp than to support myself with my feet. When he pulled me onto him I put my weight into him so he had control. He didn't know that I hated it. When I finally heard the guys behind me, I let myself go. He got the best kiss of his life. Then he flew into the sea. He won't be getting kissed for a very long time. Now I see why you hate him so much Larc. He is way too annoying. When he was kissing me, he hummed, in a way. It was weird. If he wasn't going to be thrown into the sea, I would have punched him before he even tried to do any of that." Vanessa took a bite of her pasta. She looked at her friends. They smiled back at her. Larc rolled her eyes, asking, "It took you a kiss for you to see it from my side?" Vanessa shrugged.
They were just about to get dessert when the captain suddenly walked towards their table. "I'm going to have to see all of you in my office right away. Something has occurred that has been called to my attention. And it was said that you five were the cause and took part in it," Captain Andrew looked at them solemnly. Larc looked into his eyes, "Sir, whatever we're being charged for, I can assure you that we weren't apart of it. If any of us were it was I." Larc stood and began to walk to the captain's office, alone, when the captain said that they all must go for questioning. Gerard stood and walked to Larc, whispered something to her, then looked back at the rest of the group. No one noticed Larc crack a small smile. Vanessa followed, then Emmy, then lastly Patrick. Vanessa stood next to Patrick. Emmy stood on Larc's other side, a hand on her shoulder. "You were very brave," Emmy whispered. Larc's grin widened. "You think so? Gerard told me that too. It really wasn't bravery… Just taking the blame before they could blame you!" They all walked in silence (not awkward silence for once!) to the captain's office after that.
"I only have three chairs, so two of you will have to stand," Captain Andrew said as he sat in his big red chair. Vanessa and Larc said in unison, "We'll stand." But Patrick and Gerard made them sit. Patrick stood behind Vanessa and Gerard stood between Larc and Emmy.
"So, it has come to my attention that one of the passengers on this ship was pushed into the sea. That passenger was Asher Bay, my nephew. The source said that it was you five that plotted to push him in and then did it. As all of you know, that is breaking a rule. Consisting in having to be let off at the next stop. I didn't want to believe it at first, seeing as Vanessa went out with him for two years. But then I realized that Larc and the others hate him, and Larc is Vanessa's best friend, capable of making her do anything she tells her. It became clear that your motive was to emotionally damage him and keep him from bugging you. But my nephew could have been seriously hurt. Unless you can give me a reason to believe that you didn't push him in, that he fell, I'm afraid that you all will have to get off when we stop in Miami in three days," Captain Andrew said with a grim face. Larc scowled. Once, Asher had taken Vanessa to a very nice restaurant with his uncle. Vanessa had insisted that she should bring Larc along, so that she wouldn't be stuck with two guys alone. On that day, Larc had met 'Uncle Andrew'. They hadn't started off on the right foot, and didn't bother to correct themselves. Captain Andrew and Larc where matched in a staring contest (or glaring contest, to be more precise) when there was a sudden knock at the door. "Come in," Captain Andrew called. In walked Asher.
"Nephew, good to see you dry. How was the massage?" the captain asked his nephew. "Good, the girl was sweet and did a great job all around. I came to tell you that they didn't push me in. I fell. I was kissing Vanessa when Patrick came and she left for him. I started to slip then Gerard tried to grab me from the edge. He was too late and I fell into the sea. They waited to make sure I was breathing, then Larc and Gerard pulled me up," Asher said to his uncle. The group stared with astonishment. Asher, their tormentor, had saved them. "Well, I guess that you will all get to stay on the ship. Please leave." Captain Andrew said bitterly, looking at his papers as if they'd already left.
"Thanks Asher." Vanessa whispered. "I couldn't just let my fun walk off the ship could I?" He smiled evilly. "Guess not. Well, we all have got to get to our rooms. We've got to rehearse, Emmy," Gerard said as a hint for Asher to get lost. He took the hint and wandered away.
OK, since I don't like this chapter and it's pretty short, I'm putting up chapter seven too! PARTY! (blows party blowers and pops party poppers)