A/N: Man my story is so screwed up. It seems I am talking to myself anyways. Please R and R! or something

Disclaimer: I don't own Titanic or the word Oceanic from Lost

Chapter 2

The next day came around and we awoke at the very early time of twelve o'clock. Ordering room service, and then going for a quick swim, because Alex and I loved to swim and were practically born in the water, we decided to try our skill on the rock-climbing wall.

Alex and I paid the fee, of course lying about our age and then strapped ourselves into the harness. I decided to try the hard wall and began pulling myself up onto the rock wall. Looking for the small sparsely placed rocks was difficult. There seemed no way of getting to the top. I got half way through the middle when I noticed the boy I had seen yesterday a little farther below me on the rock wall.

His mother was apparently watching him and called, "Adrian, I really don't think you should be climbing that wall. I wouldn't want you to fall." She nagged.

"Mom, I'm fine. Leave me alone." Adrian called back irritated.

He used his strong, but limber arms to pull himself up to where I was stuck. Felling like a fool, I tried to find another rock to grab onto. I wasn't going to let this jock beat me to the top. I jumped and grasped a small awkwardly placed rock with my hands and then realized I had nothing to place my feet on.

"Damn it." I cursed.

I tried to thrust my feet onto a foot hold, but my strength was running out.

"Hey do you need some help." The boy asked me.

"Uh, no. I can handle it." I forced back feeling my grip loosen from the rock and my hands growing sweaty. I wasn't going to take his help.

"Lark! Grab that rock above your head." Alex called, trying to give me advice.

"It's a lot harder than it looks, Alex. You wanna come up here and try?" I shot back at her, getting angry.

"Grab my hand." Adrian extended his wrist to me. Regrettably, I took it and he pulled me up.

"Thanks," I muttered.

"I'm Adrian." He introduced himself.

"Lark." I said thinking he probably thought I was totally helpless. We climbed farther up and eventually reached the top, thirty five feet from the ground.

We both caught our breath and then I let go, expecting to slowly be released by the safety cord attached to my harness. Instead, I heard a snap and felt my stomach drop beneath me. The metal pulley had broken away from the wall! I was falling.

Almost in slow motion, I saw a hand stretch out and I grabbed onto it. I held onto Adrian. My feet dangled below me and I desperately tried to find a rock to hold onto. A scream escaped my lips.

"I won't let go." He called out to me, "You have to try to pull yourself up."

I made a huge effort, but my hand slipped and I fell farther, he still held onto my hand. I was faintly aware of screaming and yelling below me as the workers tried to do something. I looked up to see Adrian struggling to hold on, his dark hair in his eyes.

Somehow, he pulled me up and I grabbed onto the top of the wall tightly.

"Are you alright?" He asked concern in his eyes.

My voice trembled as I answered yes.

He stayed with me until one of the workers brought a ladder and I climbed down on it. Alex rushed over and hugged me. She had tears running down her face.

"I thought you were gonna fall." She looked shaken.

"I'm okay." I tried to keep my voice calm, "Don't worry."

The manager was called over and he apologized to me and tried to make it up by giving us a complimentary dinnerfor one of the fanciest restaurants on the ship. I accepted it and he looked relieved. He was probably glad that I didn't threaten to sue.

I approached Adrian and thanked him again for helping me. Feeling tired, we returned to our room and ordered more room service.

Later in the day, I got ready to go to the restaurant. I put on a black halter top and some jeans. The only nice stuff I had brought.

"Alex, are you ready to go?" I asked.

"Lark, I don't feel so well. I'm gonna stay here."

"Are you sure? I'll stay with you?"

"No, no. Go enjoy yourself. I'll be fine. You don't have to stay here and baby-sit me."

"Are you sure." I asked feeling bad that she couldn't come.

"Yes, go, have a fun time."

I walked into the dining room and was amazed that this could actually be on a ship. The room was two levels with a green carpeted floor covered in tables. I stood at the entrance not knowing where to go. I felt underdressed because many people were wearing fine evening gowns and I was in jeans. Some people passed me looking strangely at me like I didn't belong.

Someone tapped me on the shoulder and I spun around. It was Adrian.

"Hey do you wanna sit with me?" He asked.

"Sure."

We headed over to an empty table and sat down. He started up a conversation and we ordered a few drinks. I told Adrian about how Alex and I got to where we were. We had traveled from Illinois through the Midwest, lost our car, and then hitch hiked the rest.

"Yeah. We had to work our way here. Alex was working as a waitress and I was a delivery girl. I won these tickets off a dude in poker."

"Man, I wish I could just leave it all behind." Adrian admired, "I hate not having an ordinary life like you do. Living on my own and not having my parents there."

"Ordinary," I coughed, "I don't live an ordinary life, anyways, you're lucky to have parents, blood family. My foster parents are fricken idiots."

"Sorry," He apologized, "but at least you don't have an arranged marriage."

"They still do that?" I asked confused.

"Not really. See my mom is making me get engaged to this girl, Krissy, because her father isa business partner who'd strengthen my dad's campaign." Adrian explained.

"I see. That must suck. Do you like her?" I asked.

Adrian didn't reply for a moment, "I dunno." He murmured.

Just then, a girl in a mini skirt and a tube top walked up. She was also wearing a fur coat and had on a whole crapload of makeup.

"Adrian, what are you doing?" She asked.

"What is it Krissy?" Adrian sounded defeated.

"Your mom wants you to see her. Are you eating dinner with us?" She asked.

"Does it look like I'm eating with you?" He added sarcastically.

"Just get your ass over there."

Krissy left, and Adrian apologized for having to go.

"I'll see you later." He told me.

"Yeah, if I can find you on this huge ship." I replied.

Adrian left and I sat for a few minutes at the table. I left before my food arrived and went back to the room.

A/N: Hey I'm getting lonely. It's not that bad is it? Whatever. Chinchillas are friends not furs! Fight the fur industry! TheEvilTrafficCone Out!