Finally an update! Sorry for the late update! None of the chapter was thought out before hand so it took longer than expected. I was on writers block for a while and life kinda got in the way.

The next chapter may take a longer time to update since I might be uploading a one-shot in the near future.

February, 2, 1939

Hugo gazed the ocean as he gently rubbed Isabelle's back. She was so lively when they got on the ship. She was practically jumping up and down from excitement. He wouldn't have been surprised if Isabelle had started to fly from all the energy she was pumping out. She couldn't contain her delight. She wanted to stay out on deck to explore and find an adventure. But much to her chagrin her glee turned into nausea, which in turn prevented her from doing much then stare off into the ocean until they're rooms were ready. Raymond did say that the tides were going to be rough for a while, since the weather wasn't the brightest, but he did say that it was going to get better in while. He also said something about being difficult to adjust on the first few hours. She was skeptical at first since Hugo seemed to be doing perfectly fine, but eventually she decided to believe him since there was no other hope she could cling on.

Hugo frowned at his companion's distress. He wasn't quite aware that she had motion sickness. It's surprising that he didn't know, they had lived together for 8 years. But they never really traveled by car, let alone own one. So there never really was a chance for him to notice her motion sickness.

"How much longer?" Isabelle suddenly spoke up.

"What do you mean?" Hugo responded, surprised by her sudden question.

"I mean, how long until get to Canada?"

"We're sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, it's going to take longer than just a few hours to get there."

Isabelle groaned. It was only the first 2 hours and she already hated sailing. It baffled her how motion sickness stopped her completely from exploring or moving around for that matter.

"Groaning won't help very much. We're going to be living here for the next 2 months. I'm sure it's going to get better soon."
Isabelle grumbled. She definitely did not like the idea of staying on the ship for an extended period of time. Her stupid headache prevented her from an adventure.

Hugo never knew how to handle Isabelle when it came to her being in a bad mood. She rarely went into a bad mood. There are times when she goes into a bad mood when it's that time of the month. Those are the times when you just straight out stay away from her. But besides then, she was all around cheerful. He didn't know how to cheer her up and thankfully he didn't need to, Raymond had showed up to show us our room. We decided to our room because we didn't like the idea of being in separate rooms in an unfamiliar place. They weren't scared but having each nearby was reassuring for the both of them.

Raymond led us to our room, but the so called room turned out to be more like a small house. He was even starting to think that the place was larger than the house that they were living in at Paris. But it was far too extravagant for his taste, especially as a person who grew up with little to no possessions. The wood of the furniture were elegantly carved and well done but it did not give off the homey feeling he was used to. Still he was in no position to complain. He could certainly get used to some of these first class stuff. Who would've dreamed that the orphan at the station would grew up to sail on a first class ship across the Atlantic Ocean?

Hugo turned to look at Isabelle who seemed to have collapsed on one of the beds in the room. She seemed to be faring better on the bed than she was at the deck, he was sure it wasn't going to take a while for her to fall asleep. He hoped she would feel better when she woke up. It would definitely help her get over her sea sickness or as Raymond liked to call it adjusting.

"Monsieur Cabret, Please give this to Madame Melies this when she wakes up," Raymond handed him a small pill container. "If her condition worsens, this should help her with at least a headache," Raymond explained. "I apologize, I don't have anything else to help her with her ailment."

Hugo shook his head. "I must thank you for all the help gave us."

"It is no problem at all, it is pleasure to have the both of you with me," Raymond replied with a soft smile as he looked at his watch. "But alas, I must get going. I hope I will be seeing you at the dining hall for supper."

"Yes, I hope so, though depending on Isabelle's condition. I may not be able to make an appearance. Would it be possible to have our meal here if it should come to that?"

Raymond nodded thoughtfully. "If such case should arise, I will try to get that to work."

"Thank you."
"

Oh I almost forgot. I have filled the shelves over there with quite a few books. Feel free to read them. They were personally hand-picked by me. I hope some of them suit your tastes."

Hugo thanked him and Raymond quickly took his leave. Hugo sometimes wondered what Raymond was so busy with. He walked towards the shelves and smiled. They were indeed filled with books. After he had met Isabelle the sight of books brought him great joy. Her love for books were contagious. His eyes drifted to the sleeping Isabelle. She was going to be overjoyed to see these books.

When Raymond said that she'll get better after a while he wasn't lying. It wasn't completely gone, but it was nothing she couldn't live through. Hugo was sitting by the table situated near the bed. He didn't notice her when she woke up. He looked like he was concentrating on his book, which confused her. She knew every single book that Hugo owned. It was around that time that Hugo looked up from his book smiled. He quickly answered confusion as if he sensed her puzzlement. Raymond apparently filled the bookcase with a number of books, and she had to say, he had great taste. They were all very interesting selections. Of course some of them she had already read before, but there were new books that she had never seen before. It amazed her how there were so many books that she had yet to read.

The pile of books that she was going to read was enormous. She could've sat there and read books for the rest of the day, but Hugo had said something about going for supper. She didn't even realize that that her stomach was grumbling until then. She rubbed her empty stomach longingly. After she unceremoniously threw up her lunch, she hadn't had any food. Which was a long time ago.

"You sure you're alright? You seem queasy," Hugo spoke up in concern.

Isabelle sent him a reassuring glance. "Yeah. I'm just insufferably hungry."

Hugo nodded understandingly. "Don't worry we'll be getting to the dining hall soon."

Isabelle beamed at the thought. The food was going to great, she knew it. The snacks that they provided were stunningly lavish. The meals was indefinitely better. Just the thought made her mouth water.

Hugo chuckled at Isabelle's excitement. He was certainly glad that Isabelle was back to her usual self. She seemed so lifeless before. He had started to wonder if she as going to stay that way throughout the whole trip. But now he knew that wasn't going to be the case. Which was relief to say the least. He didn't want her to be staying in her bed throughout the whole trip. He wanted her to be able to go on her adventure she yearned for. He liked her that way. He liked it when she was her usual self. It was great to have his old companion back.

Also to elaborate on my answer on the last chapter. Although there is going to be angst in the story, there isn't going to be very much for a number of chapters. I don't how many. But once they reach Canada, there is going to be world of angst ahead for these characters.

The story is progressing slower than I thought. I had this frame that I wanted to go by but then so many ideas popped up. The amount of things I want to do is slowing down the progress. Sorry! The story is(I hope) going to pick up pace in the next chapter!

I already said it in the beginning, but i think I will be doing an one-shot for a bit. I'm not sure. The next update just might come real soon, but I have plans for an one-shot, so it's a heads up to say that the next chapter might be updated later.

Thanks again for all the reviews and views!

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