The sea is singing a song
What will they chant?
...
Third class passenger deck
The white haired man and his dark haired friend indulge themself in ocean breeze. They seems to no minding freezing wind of the early spring. Their young faces brimming in excitement as the ship tear the ocean waves.
"I think I'd rather sleep in the deck rather in the cabin.. Seriously, this is amazing amigo!"
His friend just laugh mockingly, "You'll freeze even before the dusk come you know?"
The dark haired man just raise his shoulder and continue to laugh cheerfully. His friend just smirked upon his friend's action and turn his attention on the deck.
"Hey..Hey, Tonio..I said hey!"
"WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"
"Ck, stop staring at puddles and birds and check those fresh fish!"
his friend turn his head with puzzled and hurting look, "puddles? This is ocean! And what fish? We can't see fish from this height?"
"Ck, stop being so dense.., I mean, fish! Ladies! Okay! Chicks! What's so attractive from vast gray colored body of water huh?"
"Que?"
"That one is cute.. That one.. Hmm too young for my taste? That one is awesomely ugly.."
"You're an ass..you know that?"
Gilbert laughed and shook his hand indifferently and glanced at his friend.
"Whatever... Ah that one is cute too! What do you think mate?"
"Wait.. Don't drag me into.."
boooop
The ship's horn honked in ear scratching sound. Instinctsively Antonio turn his head to the source of the sound. His sight fall into the first class deck.
There's a girl, standing without passion with her eyes longing for the sea. Her hair played by the winds has light color, although with the bright sunlight falls upon them it's hard to determine the exact hue.
Unconsciously he froze in his place. Curious, Gilbert followed his friend's sight to check.
"A lady huh? I didn't know you like those kind of woman?"
Awake from his state Antonio jumped a bit. He turn his head to his friend frantically. "Huh? What? No! Just.."
"She's a cutie! You got a good eyes huh!"
"Giilll..! No.. It's not like that!"
"Why not? We're going to the new world! Social status won't matter buddy! Hmm... Yep, she's quite awesome.. Are you sure you like that type Ton?
"I said it's not like that!"
"Well.. I think marrying her would be a misery..with those hopeless and sour expression. Not a pleasing sight in this grand ship.."
"Gilbert!" Antonio almost jumped when she saw the lady's eyes met his. In those eyes, although he can't really see clearly, the sunlight reflect her glossy eyes as she turn around and walk from the edge of the deck.
Mierde.. She heard us?
Antonio pull his hair as he watch the last glimpse of her hair disappear from his sight. He frantically run towards the upper railings.
"He-hey Antonio! "
" She heard us!"
"What?"
"She heard you! I'm going to apologize!"
"Whoa..wait! Wait! Are you insane? She's in the first class deck! You can't go there!"
"I can trespass!"
Gilbert shook his head in frustration as he chase after his friend and pull him backwards. "don't be silly! Now step back, if you break into first class dock, forget the new world! they will throw you to the sharks!"
"But.."
"Hold it okay.. It's not like we were purposely hurt her. She will understand!"
Antonio glanced at the upper dock with unsure eyes. "Yeah..but.."
"Oh dammit, sea breeze seems to infect your head huh? Let's go back to the dock. HEY LUDWIG WE'RE GOING BACK!" He shouts at the blonde small boy in the corner of the deck.
The boy turn around and run towards them,"Ja, bruder!"
The three of them walk further from the deck when suddenly Antonio run and jump to the upper deck railing.
"WHAT THE HELL? TONIO! Come back here you shithead! NOW!"
Without looking back, Antonio races as he shout, "SORRY GIL! I'LL COME BACK LATER!"
Where is she, dammit? Uh, I can't see her face earlier.. How should I find her?
He pull his hair in frustration, the first class passengers around him seems to be ready to yell and call the ship's crew. In abrupt decision, He decided to follow his instinct only and run towards the right hallway.
Hide? Run? Both?
This day is such a wonderful day.
Alice mutters sarcastically in her head as she walk across the deck
First, she and her siblings started to yell at each other as soon as they reach her room. Second, her sister reach her peak of anger and throw a teapot. However, the teapot meant to hit Skye missed and accidentally hit the poor cabin servant's head when he was opening the door to deliver the luggages. The wound isn't bad, but they have to bribe the servant to hide their 'family event'. afterall, they can't lose their dignity, moreover in the first day. Bribe, means more money to be spent, and more she reminded of her role by her siblings pleading stare.
Third, Alfred had introduced her to many important figures as his wife-to-be. Even fools will realize that now there is almost impossible to turn back.
Well.. Even third class passenger strangers noticed that she's a scripture of annoyance and hopelessness. She already know that, but for someone put it bluntly in front of her, it still hurts a little.
She let out a heavy sigh. She stop her steps and glanced at the vast ocean in the other side. A child is looking behind her solemn eyes, a child whose dreams of oceans and sunset now braced and forced to asleep. A child whose happy dreams of simple embrace and yearn for warmth ready to be sunk to the ocean floor.
If only mom is alive.. She definitely will find a way..
"Miss Alice? So you're here!"
Alice jumped and turn around in surprise. A girl little bit older than her with black maid dress and brown hair smiled at her.
"Eliza..? Did my sister ask you to look after me?"
"Ah! No! Miss Irene is currently chatting with other ladies in the greenhouse! I just looking around.. Well.. Maid's privilege? This place is sure stunning!", Elizaveta exclaimed happily, her face garnished in pure excitement and joy. Looking at her Alice unconsciously smiled softly.
"Then , look around more. I'll cover for you later. If someone ask you just say that you're looking after me."
Elizaveta's smile become wider, she hug Alice warmly and hopping away in light steps, "thanks Alice! You're the best!"
"Ah, be careful!" Alice giggled softly as she watch her servant and also her childhood friend fluttering across the deck. But as soon as Elizaveta lost from her sight, her grim expression come back at her face. She turn her sight to the ocean again and lean her body to the railings.
Her serene moments interrupted as she heard footsteps behind her back.
She mutters incoherently, just to make sure, "Eliza?"
"Eh, no.."
The voice behind her was rather low, the voice of a man.
She turn around in surprise only to found out a man in cabin servant's uniform along smiled with unsure expression.
What the hell?
"...Yes, can I help you?"
The man become even more awkward, he open his mouth as if trying to say something but close it again in the last seconds.
"Uh.. I mean.. Err.."
Alice raised her brow. The man's voice is TRULY accented. Quite strange, considering this is a white star line's cruise, and they've been famous for their strict employment.
"Um.. Are you sightseeing from the front deck earlier miss?"
"Yes.. and? Is there something wrong?
"Ah, no! No! Umm.. "
Antonio clench his stolen uniform's button in frustration. It's her, yes he's sure about that! He can't see her face when she was on the deck, but her eyes and expression is exactly how he thought about.
The lady ,no, the girl, although she does looked mature but definitely she hasn't reach the age of twenty yet, in front of him does have a light toned hair, ash gold to be exact, which reach her waist in length. she is rather petite, which is quite surprising, from afar she does looked taller. Her eyes, it does melancholic which he recognized instantly, is emerald colored, stares at him rather fierce and intimidating, is now the reason of the Spaniard's anxiety as he try to gather his words. Even so somehow in his eyes he can compare her to a kitten who wear the attire of a tiger. And damn it... Gilbert was right on this one.. She's a beauty, although he believe her menacing aura could make her admirers step back with their tails behind their knees.
"Uh.. I came to apologize.. Really.."
"I beg your pardon?"
"Si, you know.. Actually I'm not a ship's crew, uh... Me and my friend talking bad about you on the deck earlier.. I came to apologize.. We're sorry about our bad words.. Uh.."
And she thought today cannot turn even weirder!
"Um.. So, you're a third class passenger?"
"Si! I mean.. Yes, I'm a third class passenger!"
Wait, wait a minute..this man is the one who was on the third class deck?
"How.. Can you be...here?"
Antonio stares innocently. "Trespass."
"Pardon?"
"I jumped to the upper deck."
Alice's eyes widened. Her mouth opened into an 'o'.
Antonio shyly grinned. This girl's expression exactly look like Gil's earlier.
Alice gather her composure as she straighten her back again. She looked at the man in disbelief. Is this guy too honest or too foolish? She clear her throat and try to keep her voice in most neutral tone she can manage.
"It's alright mr..."
"Carriedo." The man smiled again as he talk. "Antonio Fernandez Carriedo. My friend earlier is Gilbert."
"Uh, okay.. ?Mr Carriedo..I've pardoned you... Actually you don't have to came up here just for apologizing for that kind of matters. now, why don't you leave before the real crews find you out?"
"I'm so sorry, you don't seem to be fine earlier.. I think our conversation hurt you.."
"No, nevermind! I won't taken aback with random gossips, leave please."
"I recognized you in an instant earlier! There are not many people with heavy sigh abroad here you know!", Wrong timing, the dense Spaniard definitely can't read the moment and just realize it when the girl's face turned very cold and menacing.
"Leave or I will chop your bloody testicles and feed them to fishes!"
Antonio froze. The girl in front of him glared with really menacing aura.
"Or, I will be nice and just turn my head and when I looked back again you'll already gone, do I make myself cle... Wait, what are you laughing about?"
Antonio hold his shaking body from immerse laughter. Yes, this girl is a tiger wannabe kitten. He laughing himself out until he shed tears.
"Ahaha..Lo siento.. I was just surprised that a lady said that kind of word... You must have a strong man to bear with you..."
Alice can feel her cheeks burning slowly. She resist the urge to slap this man's face and instead walking away in wide steps. Antonio stop his laugh, although not completely, he still giggled and chase after the girl.
"Eh, wait! I'm sorry! Miss!", he grab her wrist only to receive a slap
"LEAVE!"
Antonio froze as he saw the girl's eyes glossed in tears. Swiftly his surprise turned into panic.
Antonio curse his own incapability to read the atmosphere, "I'm sorry..! Miss! I'm really doesn't mean to offend you!"
"Let me go! it's nothing to do with you.. Just go away or I will scream!"
"But.."
"I don't care, okay! I don't care about what you said! I don't care where are we, who are you, .AWAY! Please.. Just don't mess me more than this. Please.."
"I said something bad earlier didn't I? I just want to apologize properly! I SAID HEAR ME OUT!"
"LET ME GO YOU GIT!"
Alice's attempt to remove grip on her arm and Antonio's to keep her in the place somehow has turn into a rather fierce brawl of scratching and pulling each other's hair, somehow they managed to keep their yell in less than maximum volume as their voice pitch going up every single yellings and swearings. Antonio secretly impressed with her ability to keep the stands between balanced although he's almost twice her size.
"No! Not because of you or your goddamn friend! Now, let me GO!", Alice said the last word as her self restrain snapped. She kick the man's knee with all her might and take the chance when he's loosening his grip from pain to free herself.
Still with uneven breath she stepped back to the area out of his reach and glared at him behind her dishelved hair.
"Okay! Okay! I forgive you! Even you swears at me, I bloody forgive you! Now, go away and don't make me get a rifle to shot you!"
She said as she walking abruptly, almost running, to get away from him.
...
First class deck inner corridor
"Alice?"
Alice turned around in surprise. The last person she wanted to see her right now in this state appear in front of her.
"Uh, good afternoon Alfred! I'm going back to my room first okay?"
"What happened with your hair and dress? They're all in a mess!"
Ugh, goddamnit.. Should I say that I met a freak?
"eh.. I was tripped when I was walking in the deck.. So... Yeah!"
Alfred raised his one of his brow, "..Tripped?"
"Yeah! A rather embarrassing one! Um.. It's very shameful.. Don't ask me how it was, okay?"
"Uh.. Okay?"
"I'm going to tend myself first! See you at the dining hall! Later!"
Alice take her chance to flee and going towards her room in the speed of a locomotive
...
Third class hall
"Antonio you bastard! Do you know how worried we were! Uh.. Wait... What is this uniform? What happened with those head of yours? You're in a mess man!"
The Spaniard pouted and drop himself in the stack of boxes with a sigh.
"I was kicked by a tiger..."
Gilbert raise his eyebrow in confusion, "he really is going mad Lu.."
Even this is a Titanic AU, SpUK or UkSp should have fighting scenes isn't it?
somehow I failed and made it a uneven catfight instead ==;
the theme is
"frustrated blockhead in claws and nails vs persistent short tempered weirdo"
I made Germany as a Child.. because I think his and Gilbert's age is quite far apart isn't it?