Hiya again!
this is a truly long chapter.. I'm surprised I can manage to write it in spite of my flooding campus projects.
btw one of it is the reason I wrote this fic.
There will be an omake/extra of this chapter, what happened in Third class deck while our main characters yell at each other in the night scene.
I'm a grammar wrecker.. so sorry...
I hope you don't get bored with those two doing catfight.. don't worry.. it's gonna changed
Disclaimer: Hetalia not owned by me but the great Himaruya. And this based on the movie "Titanic" by James Cameron.
"So.."
"Stop. I don't want to hear any scolding right now."
"Can you just tell me what happened? One would feel curious seeing your state now!"
"I'm fine Eliza.. Just... Don't tell my siblings okay?"
Elizaveta narrowed her eyes, "No."
Alice turn her head in disbelief, "No?"
"I'm not going to be an accomplice without knowing the situation. Tell me or you're on yourself."
"It's nothing! I just don't want to make a fuss over this small matter!"
"Unfortunately I'm not as naïve as that fiance of yours nor believe your 'tripped' excuse. If there is nothing big, telling me wouldn't be a problem, no?"
Alice roll her eyes. Eliza was literally freaked out when she came back and saw Alice's messy looks and now she demand a complete explanation on what happened.
Trying to switch the conversation, Alice replied her comment, "You doesn't really like Alfred huh?"
Eliza cross her arms and stares sharply, "Not my taste to be exact, now explain it or I will tell Miss Irene..."
"Don't tell any of them!"
"And why is that?"
Alice drop herself in the edge of the bed and sighed heavily, "Okay, fine.. But don't dare you laugh!"
Her maid smirked with a victorious look in her eyes, "I can't promise that... So, what happened?"
"If I said I had a brawl with a thug that broke in to the first class deck, stole a cabin's crew uniform and somehow obsessed with courteousy will you believe me?"
"?"
"AHAHAHA! ARE YOU SERIOUS? REALLY? THAT'S EPIC!"
"I told you to not laugh didn't I? It's not even funny."
Eliza roll her eyes, "yeah, it isn't funny and I'm the queen of Sheba. You sure you doesn't get hurt Al?"
"I'm fine.. I already told you it's nothing."
"Really? Why you are so recultant to tell your siblings then?"
"Do you want my brother rampaging in the third class deck with his shotgun? If not, then don't tell them. I think that their mindset always tuned to see the worst scenario.. They must assume that I was assaulted."
"Uh, I guess that most likely to be happen.."
Alice sit at the edge of the bed and heave her shoulder in tired gesture,"Not might but it will happen for sure... Like you don't know them.."
"What did he looked like?"
Alice raise her eyebrow, "Ha?"
"That trespasser. What do he look like? I mean his face or other things?"
"Whoa.. Whoa...is that even important? Don't tell me you're going to chase after him in the place of my brother... "
Elizaveta giggled as she knocked Alice's forehead lightly, "No, silly! I rather pity him! I bet his bruises and mess are worser than you by now! You little lioness!"
"..I'm not that bad.."
"So, how's he looked like?"
"What for?"
"Curiosity? Come on! I won't back you up either way."
Alice's frown gone deeper, "it isn't fair! Don't threaten me like that! Why does it matter to you anyway?"
"." Elizaveta said in stubborn tone. Alice can't help but pouted as she being helped to change her clothes.
"He..is..uh.. Wearing cabin crew's uniform?"
Elizaveta stopped her hands and furrowed her brows, "You're a poor observer. I mean aside from his attire, dear."
"From his accent he definitely not a true englishman..."
"Hm... And?"
"I'm trying to remember it! He...is tall? I mean compared to myself? Uh.. If I remember it right he has dark hair.. Not a very dark tone though?"
"Hm..."
"Aren't those enou...Ugh! Don't make it too tight! I'm going to dinner!" Alice hissed as her corset tightened.
Elizaveta smiled with teasing smirk, "you know? You're a poor observer."
"You already said that! What else should I remember from a weird guy jumped from nowhere and brawled with me because he want to bloody apologize?"
"Hmm.. Is he cute?"
"Like hell I care? Why does you care about that git anyway?"
"Your description match more than the quarter of male passenger down here you know? By the way, be careful to not use those kind of words in front of your siblings."
"I know! So?"
"If I were to meet him I cannot give my regards of congratulating him!"
She widened her eyes and hissed in annoyance, "bloody hell.."
...
"Mind to at least tell ME?" Gilbert yelled at his friend
The subject of yelling currently lying lazily in a dull couch and halfheartedly lick his own bruises, "Hmm..Tell what?"
"We're worried you know! So, you're back beaten up and said that you had. A brawl with a tiger? Okay, riches are insane.. But I don't think they're insane enough to bring a tiger to the dock!"
Antonio laughed lightly and shook his head to nothing. Gilbert mumbled as his frowns goes deeper, resisting his urge to kick this moron.
"And by the way.. Rather that a tiger, those bruises rather looked like you had a brawl with an alley cat..hey what's so funny?"
"No, no.. I mean si.. It's a cat but also a tiger! Although it's not an alley cat.. It's like a grande dame cat..much like a tiger.. But very cute.." He giggled upon reminisencing that.
Gilbert raise his eyebrow again. "Ton, do I have to throw you into an asylum?"
"I'm not crazy."
"Thief won't call themselves a thief either. Why did you got a fight with a cat anyways?"
"I told you, I tried to apologize."
"Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Well considering your persistence I guess you won't come back here before you accomplish it, success huh? So, moving on, how did you get a fight with a cat?"
"I tried to apologize."
Ha?
"It seems that I said something bad again and she seemed to be hurt and was going to flee before I can apologize properly."
"HAAA?"
"So I tried to keep her for a moment before she struggled fiercely to get off from me and scratching me."
"TON?"
"I can't help but caught in the flow! It's not like I want to fight a girl!"
"WHAT THE HELL WITH CAT YOU IDIOT? YOU MEAN CATFIGHT?"
Antonio shrugged, "something like that."
Gilbert run his hand upon his hair in frustration. Why did he become friends with this unbelievable kind of moron huh?
"So, let me put it in simple terms. So, you tried to apologize."
"Yep!"
"You accidentally hit her nerves with your usual stupidity."
"That's mean..."
"You wanted to apologize again and she doesn't like the idea and trying to walk outta you."
"Uh.. I guess?"
"And then. YOU GOT A CATFIGHT WITH A FIRST CLASS LADY? SERIOUSLY TON?"
"... I give up. if you got into troubles after this don't look for me. Oh yeah.. Is she cute?"
Antonio slam his forehead with his palm.
...
A la carte restaurant.
Alice listen unfondly to the clanking sounds of table wares and chattering voices around the dining hall. Her head doesn't feel good, maybe because the wine she drank earlier. She preserve her smile with all her might while she watch her fiancé speaking passionately, trying to amuse everyone in the tables with conversation. She forced herself to laugh when other people does so and feel grateful when she saw her sibling's relieved sight of her siblings.
"So I told them! What makes you think that wall street gentlemen cannot do salsa?",Alfred's exclaimed happily as other people around their table laughed from his jokes. Alice let's out a polite giggle, her head aching quite painfully by now.
Irene noticed that her sister's face become slightly paler than usual, although a noticeable blush. From wine's effect showed in her cheeks. She exhaled and send her sister a worried stare. The later said noticed and smiled weakly and looked back with a pleading sight. Irene nodded her head almost softly that it almost go unnoticed but it's all that Alice need.
"If you may excuse me.. I'm going to retire early tonight.."She rise from her seat and smiled politely and make sure that smiled at her fiancé's direction longer than the rest of the table.
Alfred looked at her with a pure worries in his face, "should I accompany you?"
"No.. I'm fine by myself! My room isn't that far.. Thank you.." She said rather in hurry.
Anywhere but with someone would be fine. a companion is the least thing that she need right now. Eliza currently freed from her duty and probably roaming somewhere in third class dock to quench her curiosity and won't be back until some time.
Alice walk away from the hall and thought of going straight to her room. However she somehow found herself tempted by the wailing sound of the wind and the waves from the front deck. And soon she found herself in the place where Antonio and Gilbert was enjoying themselves the early time of the day.
She lean herself to the railings and close her eyes while she's trying to appreciate the sound of waves.
She lean forward just to relaxing her knees when she heard a panic yell from her back.
"Wait! Don't jump!"
Alice turn her head in surprise just to recognize the figure running toward her in shock.
Not again...
...
Antonio was really surprised when he saw the girl walked towards the deck. Even before he could see her face, that small figure with melancholic aura instantly recognizable.
He was lazing around the deck after cannot stand the beer drinking challenge going on downstairs. Gilbert happily accepted the challenge and although he do worried about his friend, he decided not to stay and dragged along. At least Gil is stronger than him in alcohol intake. So he decided to take a stroll and enjoying the feels of the sea at the night. He didn't expect to meet anyone in the darkened deck, moreover the girl who kicked him.
He silently watched her from the shadows, assuming she won't be pleased in seeing him especially after the commotion earlier. That girl is wearing a different dress from the one she wore this afternoon, more fluttering and rather light colored and emphasize her pale complexion even more. For a second he thought that she's a kind of ghost or fairy or other kind imaginary creatures.
She doesn't seem well and Antonio cancel his plan to leave the deck in case something bad might happen. The girl sighed a lot. From behind, her figure seems so fragile and pitiable.
A poor little kitten...forced to grow her claws huh..?
His heart almost jumped when her body sagged forward. He dashed forward and unconsciously yell. He thought she decided to give up on her live.
"Wait! Don't Jump!"
The girl turn her head in surprise. Her face clearly shocked upon seeing him to soon turn into an annoyance and disbelief expression.
"DON'T COME NEAR ME!"
"Don't jump!"
Alice's eye widened, what is this weirdo thinking!
"Jump what? Who the hell is going to jump?"
"You were going to jump!"
"No! And don't come near me!"
"Don't jump then!", Antonio slowed his steps, but still don't stop completely.
"I'M NOT GOING TO JUMP YOU GIT!"
"I saw you were going to jump earlier..." He stubbornly shook his head as he step forward slowy.
Alice gritted her teeth and step backwards, she hissed from her teeth. "I will really jump if you come closer"
Antonio stopped by the threat from her voice. He yell in panic "DON'T! Please miss.. Let's talk about this calmly yes? Why do you want to jump..?"
Alice want to slam her head in frustration. This person is an idiot, a thickheaded idiot. "You...ugh! Whatever! Just begone and I won't jump!"
"I can't believe that."
Alice raise her voice in frustration, "WHAAAT?"
"Get away from the railings okay! I know you wanted to jump earlier!"
"I'm not! You're delusional!"
"Yes you are! Just get away from there!
"You want me to jump! It's different!"
"Don't mix up the fact! I saw that with my own eyes!"
Before they realize what's going on, they already glared at each other with both offensive and defensive stance. When their minds proceed what's going on, they already blurred from anger and stubbornness to stop and neither of them willing to step back to defend their pride.
"..THERE young lady! I don't believe in any of your goddamn excuses."
"OH? So you want me to jump? Fine! I'll give what you want!" Alice, shaken from anger, abruptly climb the railings. While she realize that will follow is something very stupid yet she doesn't want to submit her pride.
Antonio need some seconds before he could realize what happened. He screamed in panic, and dashed forward to grab her. " STOP IT!"
Unfortunately his sudden move panicked her too and resulted her to flinched backwards and thrown to the darkened air behind.
They both screamed in terror and in a chilling seconds Antonio managed to grab her wrist before she lost her remained stepping. They somehow managed to balanced themselves in awkward position.
Alice let out a soft croak. Her face had completely lost all of it's color and complexion. Antonio forget to close his jaw, he also turned very pale. They both froze and shivered from top to the bottom of their body. Unconsciously Antonio's grip loosened, she yelped as her stand shaken.
"No,no,no! Don't let go of me! Don't let go of me!", she yelled in fear as she grab into his sleeve in panic.
Antonio taken by surprise and quickly tightened his grip and pull the shaken girl toward him, still unable to say anything. He hold her waist and quickly lift her and move her to the safe landing. He can feel the girl trembled to the tip of her hair in his arm. He let go of his grip and surprised when her body just fall like a rag doll. He managed to catch her before she fall but haven't really prepared and slammed at his back with the girl in his arms, trembling and sobbing without sound. She grab his shirt tightly and buried her face in his chest.
Confused, he waited for his adrenaline to calmed down while laying on his back upon the cold floor of the deck. In this absurd situation, strangely he feel calm with this strange girl beneath him. Well.. Forget the fact that she was the source of his messed adrenaline?
The said girl, which currently only with half of her consciousness remaining, tugged into his shirt in fierce grip. Only her pride that keep her tears from falling. They remained in that position for some time and as soon as his adrenaline calmed down, Antonio found himself in an awkward situation. He want to calm her but afraid that she might panicked even more.
For some nauseating minutes, his instinct and rationality struggling against each other. that when the girl slipped her sobs into a painful gasp.
Oh, mierde.. I guess one or two hit is still fine...
He raise his hand and placed it upon the back of her head. he can feel her body stiffen and flinched but there's no further reaction. Kind of relieved, Antonio moves his hand and stroke her slowly.
It's strange.. It feels like I'm holding a glass doll.. It's weird how she can be very fragile.
Meanwhile, Alice had regained her scattered consciousness back and really surprised to find herself actually feel COMFORTABLE in a stranger's arm. Noting that this stranger she had a brawl and one occasion where they yelled at each other. She somehow let this person's rough but warm hand calmed her. She's wondering how long it has been since she was being spoiled and hugged like this.
She looked up when she heard a snort from her beneath. In a blink her rationality come back in an instant, She gasped in shock and sit up abruptly.
"Ugh! Um! I mean ...thanks!"
The man beneath her sit up too. He didn't say anything but his eyes laughing. While Antonio trying so hard to hold his grin as he watched the girl's face blushed into bright red until the roots of her hair.
"No.. Uh.. I'm sorry too?" He smiled reassuringly.
She looked down at the floor and mutter, "I'm feeling really ridiculous..."
Antonio shrugged, "Same here.."
"I didn't mean to jump you know."
"Uh.. Well.. I guess I sort of figured that already when we were yelling at each other?"
Alice raise her face and looked at him in disbelief. "WHAT"
The other flustered as he trying to avoid her glare.
"So what made us gone through that kind of situation!", Alice yelled and shake the man's shoulder in disbelief.
"Erm... I'm... Sorry..?"
"Why didn't you say that! It can save us from this absurdities!"
"Uh..My Pride?"
She let out a sigh. Her eyes still locked at him in fierce sight. Actually he expect her to slap her and leave. What happened next surprise him as she burst into laughter loudly. He watched in confusion as her back shaken from intense laugh. Soon he find their situation earlier was funny and laughing too.
When her laughter subside into small giggles, Alice feel really refreshed for unknown reason. Hell.. She got another pointless argument with this guy AGAIN, almost fell down into freezing Atlantic ocean, hugged by this stranger only to found out all of this have been nothing but some patenthic display of pride... And yet, yet.. She actually can laugh from her heart. Not a fake laugh for hospitality and to call it happiness... it's to absurd. She just can't find the reason. So what is this then?
Well.. His pride huh? Can't say that I won't do that myself..
She looked at the man in front of her who's still laughing until he shed tears. The said seems to realize her sight that directed towards him. He glanced back and give her a big smile.
"Uh. What?"
"Nothing. Just surprised that you can actually laugh."
Alice frowned upon that. She glared at the man unfondly. "What do you mean by that?"
"No! No! I didn't mean to offend you!"Antonio shook his head hastily, almost panicked.
For his surprise she smiled faintly in reply, "whatever.. I guess I'm already used to those bloody comments of yours."
"Lo siento..."
"Ha?"
"Uh, I mean I'm sorry!"
She shrugged, "What a ridiculous day."
Antonio grinned in approval, "I agree. But it's kinda remarkable, no?"
"Well..yes I guess? But I don't want to go through that already" Alice pointed the railings with her chin.
Antonio laughed again and nodded "neither do I.. I'm not into live staking actions"
Alice laughed briefly and tried to stood up only to almost fell from her legs still trembling. Antonio caught her by her waist and feel her weight softly press his chest. "Careful."
She flinced backwards in surprise but calmed upon seeing the man's wide smile.
Alfred also smiled stupidly a lot... but it's kinda feels different..
"thank you... uh...?"
Antonio laughed upon seeing her flustered expression. "It's fine! Who wouldn't forget after all of those commotion?"
"sorry.."
"it's Antonio, Antonio Fernandez Carriedo. May I ask for your name?"
"ah, yeah I remember it. I'm Alice, Alice Kirkland."
"Your surname is quite hard to spell... Uh! Sorry again!"
Alice raise her eyebrow, "can't say that yours doesn't?"
He looked at her innocently, "Is that so? Just call me by the name then."
"You can do the same then..it's quite annoying to have my surname spelled wrong anyway." She shrugged as she get off of his arm.
"Thank you.. I feel at ease now...good evening, Antonio. ", she come back to her aristocratic persona by then and passed him swiftly with a grace of a swan.
Antonio narrowed his eyes upon hearing that. Is that surrendered looks in her eyes? He remember he saw those sight at the deck when he first saw her. He saw a child in the dusted floor hug himself and crying alone. Instinctively he grab her wrist and caused her to jumped a little.
"!...Yes?"
"uh...You know..There are many fun things to do in this ship you know! Not only this kind of fear wrecking actions!"
"What the? Yes, I know? This is the most luxurious passenger ship after all?"
"No, not that. I mean many other things that can make you happy!"
Alice feel a slightly confusion. He watched her with a genuine worried look.
Is He trying to make me forget my burden?
"well.. maybe it's not as nice as in the upper deck.. but I can show you many interesting things down there too!"
"Uh..well?"
"how is it?""
I guess just a little more left before I tied down into marriage... A little fun... but...
He glanced at the man's face only to find his eyes pleading hopefully.
Aside from his annoying thickheadness.. he's fine I guess? Oh well.. a little fun won't hurt.. it's not like I'm going to do something foolish and thwart this engagement..
...
But she's wrong
Utterly wrong.
gah, I was eating sushi at a restaurant near my campus and suddenly play "MY heart will go on"
What did you done to my heaaaartt? *so much feelings*
pak Belanda (Netherlands) will come at next chapter 3