Chapter 4: Chelsea's A What!
Dinner that night was pretty boring with the idol chit chat of the rich. The only part that the girls enjoyed was when Ashley and Courtney told them about how they had forgotten Kristen was in the closet. After dinner they all went to their rooms and then went to bed. They were finally calming down a bit, but they were still all worried about Chelsea.
The next day was as boring as the first (despite the fact they were still a little edgy about the whole "We're going to die in 3 days thing). They had enjoyed breakfast and tea together but by three they had all wanted to do different things. Kristen and Bri decided to go and explore the ship a little. Ashley and Courtney went off to search for Chelsea before dinner. That left Emma to do her thing which at the moment was stare down onto the deck on which Jack, Tommy, Fabritzio, and thankfully for her sanity her jocks. They hadn't noticed her yet which she was also thankful for.
Emma had completely zoned out on everything else, so she was taken by surprise when a voice started talking beside her.
"So I guess you needed to take a break to?" Emma turned and saw that Rose was standing right beside her (yes this story takes place in the movie because I've memorized it to the last line). She was confused for a second until she realized that this was the first time Jack saw Rose. Well this was an interesting twist.
"Yeah, it just seems that those parties inside don't matter when you're life is ending too quickly." Emma said then added to herself, 'Literally.'
"Not fast enough for some of us." Rose commented quietly to herself but Emma still caught it. The brunette then decided to try and lighten the mood.
"That man down there seems to have taken a liking to you." Emma said motioning to Jack. Rose looked down a couple times before answering.
"He's not my type." The young red-head then noticed the jocks making odd faces at Emma, and then Emma laughing slightly at their behavior. "Do you fancy them?"
Emma was about to answer when a man behind a newspaper commented for her. "She doesn't just fancy them, she's obsessed with them." Emma and Rose turned around toward him and the look Emma was sending told him that it would be better to jump off the ship rather then face her.
"Just so you know sir…" Emma mouthed the last word with as much a venomous sound as anyone has ever heard. "I do not care for them one bit."
"Uh-huh sure Emma tell me that in oh say 93 years." The man dropped the paper and Emma's mouth fell open.
"I should have known you would be a crossdresser…Chelsea." Emma said with an identical smirk as to the one on the manly dressed girl's face. Rose was about to say something when suddenly Cal showed up, causing Chelsea to hide behind the paper again. Cal asked Rose to come back and she agreed. 'Reluctantly.' Emma thought. Before she left however she turned back to Emma.
"I'm sorry but I never learned your name." she asked politely.
"My name is of no importance but you can call me Emma."
"And…you're friend?" Rose asked trying to hide the confusion in her voice.
"You can call HIM Charles." Emma sighed quietly. Keeping this a secret that he was a she was going to be fun.
"Well I hope to see you both again." Rose said and with that she departed.
There was about ten seconds of silence between the two friends before Chelsea spoke. "We'll definitely see her again."
"Why do you say that?" Emma asked tilting her head.
"Please Emma don't play stupid, I know you to well. We know Rose, Rose meets Jack, Jack knows jocks. If we follow Rose we'll certainly meet Jack meaning you can see your precious jocks." Chelsea finished.
"Well since you have me all figured out Chelsea why don't we go for a walk?" Emma asked with a grin.
Chelsea knew something was up. "What are you planning?"
"Nothing much. Just make sure you have a little money." Emma said and began to walk off. Chelsea looked around, folded up her paper, and followed Emma.
Ashley and Courtney had been wondering around the ship now for an hour looking for their long lost comrade. After about two more rounds, Ashley convinced Courtney to join her in the smoking room for a drink. Courtney obliged only because she was bone-dry thirsty and she knew they hadn't checked that room yet.
"Two whiskeys." Ashley said to the barkeep.
"Oh yes right away Miss Ashley, and may I say how nice it is to see you again." The man turned and began looking for the drinks while Courtney turned to look at her friend.
"Again, how many times have you been in here Ashley?" Courtney asked with a worried tone. Her friend never drank like this in her life and now the barkeeper knew her by name.
"Oh, about five times since last night." Ashley said smiling. The man returned with the drinks. "Thank you Susan…" Ashley began to guzzle hers but Courtney's eyebrows shot up. Thinking that her friend was already drunk she turned to apologize to the man, but upon seeing his nametag realized tat his name actually was Susan. Courtney quickly covered her mouth to stifle a laugh.
"Drink up Courtney. They have primo alcohol here and you really don't want to waste it." Ashley nodded as she signaled for another one. Courtney took one quick sip and then promised herself that water would do just fine for her. She began to scan the room as Ashley started talking with Susan (I swear I did not think of this name) and that's when she saw in the far corner a face she recognized. Sure it was not a face she liked to see but hey at least she knew him.
"I'll be right back Ashley…" Courtney got off of her stool and began to walk over.
"Mind if I take the rest of your drink?" Ashley asked and Courtney nodded her head. The blonde continued walking to the far side of the room and took a seat in the chair next to the boy.
"Why hello TJ." She said with a smile and the boy with equally blonde hair snapped his eyes from a brochure. His face showed confusion for awhile but the his mind comprehended who she was.
"Oh you're one of Emma's friends right." He asked as he reached for a glass of brownish liquid. Courtney shook her head while she wondered if everyone on this sip was developing a drinking problem.
"Yes, my names Courtney." She was somewhat relieved he didn't know her exact name.
"Have you seen Emma lately?" he asked as his eyebrows rose.
"Yesterday, but she's wondering around the ship right now. She'll be ere for dinner though. Why?" Courtney was curious why the tall jock wanted to know where her friend was.
"Because she's the only one I know of that might have a clue how to live through this." He said in a low whisper so people around them couldn't hear. "She's always talking about this ship in school so she must have some sort of knowledge."
Courtney nodded her head with agreement and then for some reason looked around. "I'll tell her to meet you at dinner tonight. She can tell you any ideas she has there, but does that mean you're not going to help your friends?" Courtney, even though she hated the jocks, would get mad if one of their friends said that they would save themselves rather than help save them.
"No, no I'll help them." TJ said laughing slightly and Courtney began to wonder if the alcohol was starting to take effect. "I can get the keys from the purser and I remember from the movie that the officer Murdock was still letting men on the lifeboats so we should be ok." He wiped a bit of foam off his lip. "But until that time comes I'm gonna make sure I have a plan and enjoy the laps of luxury."
Ok, now Courtney was sure that the alcohol was taking effect. Anyone in their right mind would be scared senseless right now instead of laughing and joking. Plus, she had never heard TJ talk like this, and by this I mean like he belonged in this time period.
Courtney sighed and stood up, bidding TJ goodbye. She went back over to the bar where Ashley was and saw that she was still talking to Susan, while Susan was pouring her another drink. Courtney was about to leave her babbling friend there until she saw the ten glasses in front of her She murmured something under her breath, grabbed Ashley by the collar, and threw a few coins at Susan. She then proceeded to pull a very drunk Ashley out of the bar as Susan bid them farewell in his deep manly voice. This time Courtney couldn't help but laugh.
Susan is a male barkeeper but I couldn't think of name for one so I asked my friends at my lunch table for help and my one friend thought it would be funny for him to be called Susan so that's the explanation
Well I hope you all enjoyed Chapter 4. In the next chapter we answer a few questions like, "Where are Kristen and Bri?", "What is Emma scheming and dragging Chelsea into?", "What will Emma's answer be for TJ?" , and of course "Will Courtney ever get Ashley off alcohol now?" Find out next time in the continuing story Titanic: The Adventuresome Contest.
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