Chapter 2
Editor's note: I do not own anything belonging to O-Town or their people and I am not associated with them. This story is not an original idea it is a Mary Sue. So if your looking for something thats not Mary sue then your in the wrong story! Onto the story!
Ashley knocked on Kerri's door early the next morning. Kerri was not used to getting up this early so she was slightly irriated but her expression softened when she saw Ashley. "Hey just give me a minute come in and make yourself at home."
"Not an early riser huh?" Ashley said stepping into the room.
"No as a matter of fact I'm not. How could you tell?" Kerri asked grinning.
"You looked like you were going to kill the person who woke you up." Ashley said.
"And I already have a good place to hide your body under my bed." Kerri said. He laughed. He sat in the sitting room while Kerri got dressed in her room.
Kerri came out a few minutes later with her wallet in hand.
"Let's go get my neices." Kerri said.
"Will they be up?" Ashley asked.
"You bet your but they will." Kerri told him she knocked on Hali & Taylor's door.
Stacy's P.O.V
Stacy heard Kerri leave and started to get up. She had been trying to sleep for an hour and a half now and decided to give up. Most of the night she had been awake anyways the rocking of the ship had bothered her. Thus far her plans were to go back to the arcade, swim and then go back to the arcade. Well she might look around a little especially in the gift shops.
Stacy had barely walked two hallways when she bumped into somebody.
"I'm sorry." Stacy said stiffly.
"You don't reconizge me?" The man asked softly.
"Erik Micheal?" Stacy asked.
"That's right." Erik Micheal said pleased.
"Oh."
"Where were you headed?" He asked her.
"To the arcade and then maybe the pool. You?"
"To the billards hall actually I was going to play a round of pool or two with Dan and then maybe a card game." Erik Micheal said.
"Oh." Stacy tried not to sound dissapointed.
"Would you mind changing your plans? And joining me. Perhaps i could even buy your lunch if you'd let me." Erik Micheal offered.
Stacy smiled she'd like that a lot.
"Sure."
Amber's P.O.V
Amber took a book down to the pool. She smiled as she watched Kerri, Ashley, and Kerri's neices arrive. Amber wasn't noticed and that was the way she liked things.
She opened a book and began to read. A few minutes later to her irritation the chair next to her became occupied.
Maybe she should have gone to the library. Okay the pool admitedly was impressive. Especially on board this floating palace.
"You uh dropped your book? The ship's maganificant isn't it?" The boy had handed her the book back.
"Thanks. Yeah nice to bad I'm not much of a people person though."
"You'll have to go to the library for that I'm Dan Miller." Dan said.
Amber glared at him hadn't he been listening. Of course not.
"Do you have a name?" Dan asked her he wore a gentle smile and he was teasing her.
"I guess when you bought your ticket they didn't ask for yours." Amber said dryly. Every passanger's name was printed in gold on their ticket.
"I wasn't buying the tickets but yes they asked for it. So what is your name?" Dan pressed her.
Amber decided she didn't mind. "Amber." Amber said.
"That's better. Actually I was heading to the library would you like to go with me?" Dan asked.
"I view reading as a solitary activity." Amber said shy again.
"Can I offer you dinner?" Dan asked.
"I have to eat dinner with my friends family who I believe is with your friend the blonde one. That brown haired girl I know." Amber said.
"Traveling with friends is a great way to spend time with them and others. Can I tempt you with a movie?" Dan asked her.
"No."
"Lunch?"
"No."
"Shopping?"
"No."
"I'll find some way of getting you to hang out with me Amber mystery no last name I'll find some way."
"You just go ahead and try." Amber thought savagly packing it up and heading to the library.
Melissa's point of view.
Melissa had gotten up earlier than the other's. She had gotten out her own private journal with her own thoughts.
How wonderful it must have
She crossed it out then rewrote the poem. She heard Kerri leave with Ashley. Amber knocked on he door but Melissa pretended to be asleep. Then finally Stacy left.
Near lunch time Melissa closed her journal and wandered up to the top deck. This Titanic was built exactly like the old one with a few changes a movie theater, bowling alley, two clubs, more gift shops, and two casinos. She wasn't sure what else but she knew there'd be more.
Melissa bought her lunch out at one of the outdoor cafe's on deck. She was eating alone mildly interested in the people around her. There were a lot of celebraties on bored but so far she hadn't spotted any from the guest list well except for O-Town who she hadn't really been with or met. Stacy and Kerri had met them.
"He's already paid for you ma'am." The woman at the register said with a big smile.
"Who has?" Melissa asked.
"The gentleman looking over the railings over there."
"Him in the?" Melissa inquired.
"Yes."
"And you're sure it was mine he paid for?" Melissa asked breathlessly.
"Yes." Melissa turned to walk forward to go tell him thankyou but he was gone.
Melissa met up with Kerri right before dinner they were the first two back.
"Hey guess what happened on the deck?" Melissa asked.
"You met a tall dark handsome stranger." Kerri said with a smile breaking.
"Close but not quite. A guy did buy my lunch today. How'd things go with Ashley?" Melissa asked with a sly grin.
"Well he did say that he never wanted to see me again." Kerri said with a straight face.
"So he's going to see you again right?" Melissa asked.
"Tomorrow I mean I barely know him but he's so hot and let's face it maybe something will come of it I hope it does. Now who bought you lunch?" Kerri demanded.
"I don't know he left the resteraunt before I could get a good look at him or even say thankyou." Melissa said.
"Mystery boy I like that. Hey you want to hang out with me after dinner? Go bowling or something? Maybe Stace and Amber could come." Kerri said.
"Yeah that'd be good." Melissa said.
"So what were you doing this morning when I left you were up."
"Oh that writing." Melissa looked down at her watch.
"What?" Kerri asked.
"Well we're supposed to meet your parents down in the resteraunt at five and its ten till let's get going." Melissa said Kerri nodded.
Dinner was indeed an affair. The waitress nearly fainted seating over twenty people in their little group but manage it indeed they did and sitting close together.
Kerri, Melissa, Stacy, Christi, Hali, Taylor and Robert all sat at one table next to the table with Mr. and Mrs. Blackman, Billy, Julie and Aaron and their son Parker. Julie and her husband Aaron sat with Skyler and Sasha.
"So Kerri who was that boy the girls told me you were with?" Christi asked.
"You were with a boy?" Robert demanded.
"I was with a man Robert is that so hard to believe?" Kerri asked with a look of disdain towards Robert.
"Yes."
"Why? Because you yourself have never managed to get a girl." Kerri had a triumphant look on her face. Robert just scowled.
"You two need some bonding time how about tomorrow?" Christi asked.
"The ship's just getting into Ireland and Ashley has already promised to be my date."
"Ashley's a girls name." Robert said.
"And?"
"Are you sure he's not gay?" Robert asked.
"Oh very funny your really clever. Anyways he's claimed me for the day." Kerri said with a smug look on her face.
"Can I claim you for the day following again?" Christi asked her.
"Yeah sure why not." Kerri said.
"So what did everyone else do?" Melissa asked.
"I hung out with Erik Micheal." Stacy said.
"Who?" Robert asked.
"Ashley's friend."
Kerri caught sight of them entering the resteraunt. "Speaking of which there they are." Kerri waved to Ashley who waved back.
"I'll be right back."
"He's got some nerve." Robert said starting to rise.
"Stay in your seat." Christi held him down.
"But."
"No buts."
"But."
"Now damn it." Christi barked. Robert watched as Ashley pulled up a chair for his sister.
"Why do I feel abandoned?" Amber joked. Dan came up to her.
"Hi."
"Oh it's you again."
"Who are you?" Robert demanded.
"Why the fuck do you care your not my brother? Watch your sister please." Amber said.
"Dan Miller and your sister is?" Dan asked interestedly.
"Kerri."
"Hey I've met her I'm a friend of Ashley's." Dan said.
"Nice get away from me." Robert snapped and excused himself from the table.
Christi laughed.
"Hi I'm Kerri's sister and these are her two neices."
"Yeah I met them the other day." Dan said.
"Hi." Hali said. He nodded.
Kerri excused herself from Ashley and got Stacy, Amber and Melissa to come with her.
"By Van." Amber said.
"It's Dan and that's not remotely clever." Dan muttered.
Christi shrugged.
Kerri went up first holding her eight pound ball embarrased sort of. Melissa and Stacy were cheering her on. Amber was as usual reading the book she had bought from the library. With a look of forced concentration Kerri took her turn and completely missed a single pin.
"Ah well I tried."
"You know the rules you have one more shot." Stacy teased. Kerri rolled her eyes.
Kerri bought her ball up to the plate and managed to knock over at least four pins. Stacy laughed took her ball and then went to take her turn.
"You know this trip has been really nice thank your mom for me. I had misgivings about sailing and flying but I'm glad I got to go." Melissa said.
"You're welcome it's only naturaul that'd I'd bring my friends with me." Kerri said smiling.
"Did you know on the second to last night on the ship there's going to be a ballroom dance and some of the singers on board are going to preform and there's going to be a DJ will you go?" Melissa asked her.
"Yeah I think I will."
Amber went up to the counter and bought a soda. She saw a man she did not recognize pointing to their group. Shrugging she went back to their table and bowling lane.
"Amber it's your turn." Stacy sat with Kerri.
"Erik's invited me to the dance." Stacy said.
"That's good." Kerri smiled.
"So what have you and Ashley been doing?" Stacy teased.
"Just getting to know one another honestly. I think I love what I see though." Kerri said smiling.
"Awe." Stacy smiled.
"Well I'm going to pay our bill." Kerri said half an hour later. They all returned their shoes.
"The gentleman's paid this groups way." The woman said showing them the reciept.
"What gentleman?" Asked Amber.
"Just a gentleman don't know his name miss." The woman said truthfully. Melissa looked troubled was it the same man who had paid for her lunch or was it someone entirely different?
They all went to go see a movie and the movie they chose was the Titanic of course. James Cameron's verson.
Kerri left the card game early and walked back up to deck. She was bored and restless. True the ship was beautiful but something about watching the Titanic had given her an edgy feeling .
"You saw Titanic too did you?" A voice asked her.
"Oh Ashley you scared me." Kerri said.
"I'm sorry I'm not that bad looking am I?" He teased.
"No you're really quite good looking." Kerri blushed amazed by her boldness.
"You're beautiful."
Kerri stared at him. "I'm what?"
"Beautiful you heard me." He leaned in and kissed her.
"This is crazy I've known you for two days." Kerri protested.
"Crazy is acceptable." Ashley kissed her again. This time Kerri didn't protest.
Editor's note: sappy and girlish fantasy I know! but anyways that is the next chapter for you.