Disclaimer: Again, I don't own Titanic. Just Lilly, Steven and the other random I add in the story.
Ch. 1: My name is Steven
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Lilly was shaken awake by a woman who looked like her mother, but wasn't dressed like her mother.
"Lilly, wake up child. We're here. You need to get on that ship."
Still feeling sleepy, Lilly got out of the carriage she somehow got in. And looked upon the ship that had captured her interest since she was five. Lilly had by now guessed what year it was by seeing the TITANIC in front of her and by her cloths. But nothing could prepare her for what happened next.
"Here you are dear." The woman Lilly guessed to be her mother in this life, said "Your bags are right there. Someone on board will help you find your cabin I should think." The woman was now fishing around in her handbag.
"What?" Lilly said, turning from the ship towards the woman.
The woman handed Lilly her ticket "Your father and I saved almost every penny we have to buy you a second class ticket. Had we more time, we could have gotten you a first class one."
"Second class!" Lilly said, shouldering her knapsack and taking the ticket. She knew that Second class tickets cost just about as much as a coach airplane ticket cost normal time, which was considered expensive even in 1912.
Her 'mother' nodded sadly. Lilly looked from the ticket to her mother.
"You won't be coming with me, will you?" she asked.
"No, you will be alone." Her mother hugged Lilly one last time before handing her the remaining bags. "Go now child. Start a new life in America. I placed what money we had saved for you in your knapsack, so you'll have a start. Don't forget to write us."
Her mother retreated into the carriage and was gone.
Not to far from where Lilly stood, a boy her age (18) stood with his two sisters, brother and mother. Steven was his name.
"Steven, you take care now." His mother said, giving her eldest son one last hug. She and the other children had to return to their home before Steven's father came home. They all knew that all hell would break loose when he found out that Steven was gone.
"I will mother. You all take care. Phil," Steven said, turning to his younger brother, "You're now the eldest son. Take care of Ma, Lucy and Bekka."
Phillip nodded, standing straighter, trying desperately to impress his brother.
Steven's mother, sisters and brother left without another word. Steven turned….and ran right into a girl his age carrying three bags at once. Needless to say, the bags went flying.
"I'm sorry Ms. I didn't see-" Steven stopped short when he looked at the girls face. She had to be the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. Lilly was thinking along similar lines.
"It's my fault. I was trying to do too many things at one time." Lilly said, laughing a little.
Steven handed her the bags again. "Will you at least let me help you onto the boat?" he asked.
Lilly smiled "I could use the company. I'm traveling by myself, so I'm a little lonely."
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Steven lost sight of the girl he met on the dock once they got on to the ship. After settling into his cabin, he wandered to the Purser's Office. Half way there, he realized that he didn't have the girl's name, so he couldn't exactly ask the Purser to look her up without a name. Sighing, he headed out onto the boat deck. There was at least an hour till lunch, and there was a whole ship to explore. Half way around the deck, he say a somewhat familiar figure standing at the bow. Smiling, he approached the girl he met on the dock. And this time, he intended to find out her name at least.
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Well, that's it for this chapter. It took me a while to figure out what I was gonna do with this story, but now I think I know what I'm doing. Well, somewhat.
