A/N: Thanks to my amazing beta reader, Silverveign for betaing this chapter!

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Disclaimer: I do not own El Cazador De La Bruja and its characters, BEE TRAIN does. I do claim ownership for my original characters and story.

Confiar. Trust.

11

Cold.

It took Rosa a few seconds to realize what was going on.

As she came to her senses once more, she realized she was sinking. The fall from the ship's deck had sent Rosa deep underwater. The impact alone had stolen the air from her lungs, and rendered her unconscious for a few moments

Although her body was ready to give in, and allow the water to take her to rest, her heart did not allow her to give up. She held Karyme, who seemed unconscious, close to her chest as she tried propelling them up towards the surface. Using the last strength she had, she was able to break through and get oxygen.

Above she saw a blinding light, silhouettes, and then darkness.

"Do you see this Ellis?" Dr. Schneider asked the young Ellis who looked at the object he held in his hand with wonder. The girl's eyes focused on the foreign object as she nodded.

"It's a seed," The doctor went on to explain as he placed the small seed on a hole in the ground. Ellis watched in awe as he patted soft earth over it. "It will grow into a beautiful flower really soon." He said with a smile as he stood up from his crouching position. He took Ellis' hand and led her back inside to their home.

Hours later the doctor was sitting in the living room reading a book in silence until he realized something was wrong. He glanced to the end of the sofa and realized Ellis was not there, as she usually was at this time of day, just watching him read. He stood up and walked over to the window and looking outside, he spotted the young girl sitting on the ground in their garden.

"Ellis." His voice was affectionate and laced with amusement as he reached the girl whose gaze was focused on the spot where he had planted the seed. She turned to him with tear-brimmed eyes, "It died. It did not grow into a flower."

He chuckled lightly as he took a seat beside the girl, "Oh Ellis, do not worry my child. You have to give it time."

When Ellis turned to him, confusion in her eyes, he wrapped his arm around her small frame, "In a few days, it will start growing into a beautiful flower, but for that you need to take care of it. Even once it has grown into a flower, you must keep caring for it so that it doesn't die."

Ellis nodded and smiled, "I'll take care of it."

"Take care of it always." The doctor said as the sun sat on the horizon.

"Here." Nadie looked up and took the can of coke that Jody was offering her. "Thanks," she mumbled. Jody nodded before taking a seat beside the captain. A few days had gone by and they would be reaching Cancun soon.

Nadie remained silent as she took a drink from the can. "She'll be fine. You know that right?" Jody asked as she kept her gaze fixed straight ahead. Nadie did not respond.

It all seemed so surreal.

But she couldn't forget that night.

"NO!" The scream of horror left Nadie's throat as she ran to the side of the ship where Ellis and Karyme had just fallen overboard from. Her eyes scanned the area but the raging waters and complete darkness did not allow her to see.

Bright lights were automatically turned on as they were directed to search in the water. A rescue team that had already been preparing as soon as Nadie gave the order of searching the ship, ran past the captain as they prepared to jump into the sea.

A few seconds passed before the lights all focused on a single spot. Nadie's eyes widened when she caught sight of Ellis who still held Karyme to her. A feeling of relief washed over her momentarily before she turned to the rescue team who went on with their work to rescue the pair.

Once both Ellis and Karyme were back safely on the ship, they were immediately taken to the medical bay where they were quickly treated. Being one of the most luxurious and expensive cruise ships in service, it contained one of the most advanced medical departments in the world.

Both of them had been unconscious but Karyme had awakened within a few hours and was released the very next day. The young girl only suffered from a mild cold that was taken care of without a hitch.

Ellis, on the other hand, had slipped in to a coma.

"She's been like this for almost a week Jody." Nadie finally said after a long silence. Jody thought for a second before speaking. "Are you giving up Nadie?"

Nadie swallowed hard before her next words, tears threatening to spill, "I think Ellis already has."

Jody got up from her seat and moved to stand right in front of the captain, "Nadie, you had given up on your chance to ever seeing Ellis again. You had lost hope, and yet you found her. You were given a chance with her. You can't lose hope now. Not now Nadie."

A tear rolled down Nadie's cheek as she looked up to her friend, "When she wakes up, she'll hate me Jody. She already does."

Jody was not given a chance to say anything else as one of the officers approached Nadie, "Captain, we are minutes away from reaching Cancun."

Nadie nodded as she wiped her tears away, "Thank you." As she began walking away, Jody grabbed her arm, "Don't give up Nadie." Nadie stood still for a minute until Jody released her arm. Without looking back, Nadie made her way to the bridge.

Ellis felt like dying.

Her body ached as a headache threatened to rip her into pieces. She could feel her blood rushing in her ears as the pain thudded in her head. The room was dimly lit and she could hear a beeping noise around her, she turned to her left and saw a seagull through a window.

'Where am I?' Ellis wondered as she began to regain her energy, although her head throbbed lightly. She looked to her arm and ripped out the needle. She swallowed hard to not scream in pain but managed to release herself from the tubes and needles that kept her in the bed. With a grunt, she stood up and walked over to the window.

Outside she saw the many lights of the horizon where the busy city sat. She could also see a large group of people walking off towards the dock. She looked around and realized she was on a ship. 'How did I get on this ship?'

"I must find Dr. Schneider." She whispered softly to herself.

With her mind set, she peeked out of the room and saw a woman in white uniform and figured she was a nurse. She waited momentarily and was relieved when the phone went off and the nurse became engrossed in her private conversation. Ellis skillfully went around her and stayed out of her sight. Once out in the hall, she became aware she was still in the patient's robe.

'I have a feeling that I won't get far with this robe on.'

She trekked farther down the hall until she came across a room where she could hear snoring from. Opening the cabin softly, she found it unlocked and walked in quickly, careful not to disturb the sleeping man on the bed. She found his closet and found several uniforms hanging there, all which looked the same.

Grabbing the closest to her, she quickly stripped down and put it on. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, thankful that the man was clearly shorter than the average man. After straightening the collar of her white shirt and patting down her blue pants softly, she grabbed a hat that was on his bed stand and left the room.

"All guests have disembarked Captain." Mark reported as he came up behind Nadie who was facing out from the glass panels of the bridge. "Ship restocking and land maintenance has been scheduled for tomorrow morning." He continued as he flip through the chart, "Transportation to and from the ship has been arranged for the guests and everything else is in order."

"Thank you," Nadie responded without turning, "Please dismiss the officers, and after that you yourself are dismissed."

"Dismissed? But Captain, I thought I would stay here and help you-" Mark's complaints were cut short when Nadie turned and glared at him before walking away.

As Nadie walked down to the medical bay to see Ellis, she walked by an officer who walked rather briskly in the opposite direction. She stopped and turned to see the figure, thinking something was wrong with the way he was almost sprinting, but decided that she had priorities to attend to. She also found it weird that the officer was wearing sneakers while using the officer uniform. 'Oh well, I'll make sure to call him out later for it if I see it again.'

And with that in mind, she reached the medical bay. She approached the nurse who quickly hung up the phone before jumping from her seat and saluting Nadie, "Captain, nice to see you again."

"How is Rosa?" Nadie asked. The nurse quickly typed up the name in the computer, her eyes widening when she realized there was an alert set out which she had missed for talking on the phone. "Sh-she…"The nurse began panicking and did not answer, instead she dashed off to the patient's room and found it empty.

Seeing the nurse's erratic behavior caused worry to grow in Nadie as she followed after her. Stepping into the room behind the nurse, she gasped for breath upon seeing the bareness of the room where hours earlier, Ellis had been lying in the bed.

The nurse's heart pumped wildly in terror, "Captain I-"

"Shut up." Nadie ordered without looking at the nurse. She turned and grabbed the phone, reaching Mark almost instantly, "Mark, don't let anyone out or into she ship. That's an order."

Hanging up the phone, Nadie turned momentarily to the nurse, "After we find Rosa you and I will discuss how this happened. Until then, stay out of my sight."

The nurse could not say anything as she turned her gaze to the ground. Nadie left the medical bay in a rush to meet Mark on the bridge, her mind reeling in fear and worry as to where Ellis had gone to.

Hearing loud shouts coming from behind her, Ellis gazed back for a second and saw various uniformed men closing the gates which she had just stepped through minutes ago. She quickened her step and the ship was soon left far behind her.

"I need to find Dr. Schneider." She repeated to herself absentmindedly as she walked into the busy city where the night life was in full roar. She walked without direction, just following lost trails and ending in closed alleys only to find other paths to follow. Several hours passed, and her body grew tired.

Finding herself behind a large building, she crouched down next to a large dumpster and allowed herself to drift off to sleep.

"Ellis?"

"Ellis!"

"Ellis! Wake up!"

Her eyes opened up slowly, her body begging for rest, and the only thing she saw before her body gave up to exhaustion were a pair of golden eyes.

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