Author's Note: I don't own Titanic or any of its Characters'. I only own the plot to the story and a few characters which are my own.
Summary: Au for Titanic. Just the events told from point of view from Will Dawson, Jack's older brother and Elizabeth DeWitt-Bukater who is travel on the Titanic with fiancé James Hockley, her younger sister Rose, Rose's fiancé Caledon 'Cal' Hockley and their mother Ruth. Both the DeWitt-Bukater sisters lives are about to change but is it for the best or the worst.
Author's Note: Here's Chapter 4.
Chapter 4
12th April 1912, Atlantic Ocean.
"I was right you two are about the same size as my sons" Molly said as Jack and I looked at ourselves in the mirror. Molly had taken the scissors to my beard to trim it. had my long hair tied back in a ponytail. Jack had his hair slicked back.
"Pretty Close" Jack muttered to himself looking in the mirror. He was finishing buttoning up one of the cuffs.
"You two shin up like a couple of new pennies." Molly commented from behind us I looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't even recognise myself as I looked in the mirror at my reflection.
"Thank you for this Mrs Brown. Is Mrs DeWitt- Bukater always like that" I asked as Jack fiddled with his other cuff on his suit jacket.
"Well your welcome Will. But please call me Molly. And yes Ruth DeWitt-Bukater is always got a stick up her bum about something and looking down on others that are below her class or rather her standers." Molly explained.
"It's hard to believe that Rose and Elizabeth are even related to her" Jack commented as he straightened his collar and bow tie for the fifth time in the last five minutes.
"Yea right Jack. Now will you stop fiddling with your collar and tie?" Molly said scolding Jack like a dotting Aunt would.
"Anyone would think that you're going to your wedding rather than dinner with a bunch of rich snobs besides Rose, Elizabeth and Molly of course" I said looking in the mirror once more.
"I'll see you two a dinner in an hour or so" Molly said chuckling as we left to headed down to the general room on the Third Class part of the ship to tell Tommy and Fabrizio where we were going to be for most of tonight.
"Hey Fabrizio isn't that Jack and Will" I heard Tommy say to Fabrizio as we walked up to where they were sitting with Helga and her family.
"Oh course it's us you Irish wanker" I said in mock horror as we approached them.
"Oh don't be like that boyo. So where have you and Jacko been all day" Tommy asked with his arms now crossed over his chest.
"You know those two girls that came down to see me and Will this morning" Jack asked.
"What the two fancy dancy women from First Class. What they invited you two ta dinner. Bloody hell. Who gave yea the suits or whatever yeas call the bloody things."
"Something like that. Jack and I saved Rose the redhead of the two from falling overboard last night" I explained somewhat lying a little
"That does explain the fancy dud's boyo" Tommy commented with his trade mark smirk on his face as he rolled a cigarette at the same time.
"A woman named Molly Brown lent them to us for tonight" Jack explained. Fabrizio had been talking with Helga
"Jack this Rose was the same woman you were staring yesterday was it." Fabrizio asked curious as to whether or not it was true.
"Yea she is Fab" I answered for my brother whom was trying not to blush I think. Tommy nearly choked on his first drag of his cigarette.
"Jeeze you don't waste much time Jackie boy"
"There's a slight problem there Tommy. She's engaged to this jump up snobby bastard. She isn't happy with him and the engagement" Jack said running a hand over his slicked back hair.
"Like I said to Tommy yesterday never say never" I said giving Jack a reassuring slap on the back.
"Nothin's impossible Jacko. I see you two later then"
"Come on Jack. We'd better get going. We don't want to be late for dinner for the rich and uptight" I said as we left the general room on the steerage deck.
"Good Evening Sirs" A steward said to both Jack and I when he opened the door. I let out a low whistle as we walked towards a stair case.
"Did you know there is seven thousand tons of Hockley Steel?" I heard a familiar pompous voice coming down the grand stair case
"Which parts" Another voice that I slightly recognised asked.
"Only the very best of course" Cal Hockley boasted.
"Then we know to hold accountable if anything should happen" The voice or rather Ruth DeWitt-Bukater said coming into view. I drowned out most of their conversation. They walked past Jack and I as if we weren't even standing there at all.
I chuckled under my breath and looked towards the stair I noticed Rose and Elizabeth coming down the stairs.
"Jack" I hissed hitting him in the shoulder to get his attention. I glanced at the man standing next to Elizabeth. I took him to be her finance James Hockley. I stepped to side as Rose met Jack at the bottom of the stairs. He kissed the top of her outstretched gloved hand.
"I saw that on a Nickelodeon once. I always wanted to try it" Jack said. I shook my head. He was most defiantly in love or falling in love with Rose. I glanced over at Elizabeth as she and James reached the bottom of the stairs.
"James this is Will Dawson and his brother Jack" Elizabeth said introducing us to James.
"A pleasure I'm sure Mr Dawson" James said genuinely as he extended his hand. I shook his hand and he turned his attention to Jack.
"Mr Hockley you would not mind if I escorted Miss DeWitt-Bukater to dinner." I asked. He merely nodded. I offered my arm to Elizabeth that she took.
"Darling. Surely you remember Mr Dawson and his friend whom is his brother William "Rose said introducing Jack and I again to Cal.
"Dawson. I almost didn't recognise the both of you. You two could almost pass for gentlemen." Cal said politely sneering at both Jack and I.
"Almost" Jack said sarcastically. The five of us went down another set of stairs to the D-Deck reception room.
"Care to escort a lady to dinner" Molly said greeting us as we walked away from the stairs.
"Mrs Brown may I have the honour of escorting you to dinner this evenings. As Mr Dawson escorting my Fiancé" James said offering Molly his arm.
"It would be mine pleasure Mr Hockley." Molly said accepting the arm James had offered her.
"There anit nothing to hey boys. They love money. So you two just act like you own a gold mine and you're in the club" Molly explained as we walked into the dining area.
"That's the Countess of Rothes. And over there is John Jacob Astor the richest man on the ship. His little wife Madeline is my age and in a delicate condition. See how she's trying to hide it. Quite the scandal
And over there is Sir Cosmo and Lucille. Lady Duff-Gordon, she designs naughty lingerie very popular amongst the royals. Oh and that Benjamin Guggenheim and his mistress Madame Aubert. Mrs Guggenheim is at him with children of course." Rose explained pointing out various people.
"Hey Astor." Molly said greeting the man that Rose said was the richest man on the Titanic.
"Why hello Molly. Mr Hockley nice to see you." Astor said greeting both Molly and James.
"JJ. Madeline. I'd like you to meet Jack and Will Dawson." Rose said introducing Jack and me to Astor and his wife.
"Are you boys of the Boston Dawson's" Astor asked after we had made small polity conversations with handshakes all that bullshit.
"No the Chippewa Fall Dawson's actually Sir" Jack and I answered at the same time.
"Oh Yes" Astor said and said nothing further as we ventured over to the table. I sat on right side of Molly while Jack sat to her left.
I glanced at my place setting. There were a number of knives, forks and spoons. How many utensils did one person need to eat dinner?
"Is this all for me" Jack asked Molly. I glanced over at Elizabeth who smiled in my direction as she talked quietly with James.
"Just start from the outside and work your way in" Molly advised Jack nodded. The first course of dinner was going to be served soon. Both Jack and I were going ok in the Snake Pit as Molly called. That was until.
"Tell us of the accommodation in steerage. I hear they're quite good this ship" Ruth DeWitt-Bukater opened her big mouth.
"By far the best I've seen ma'am. Hardly any rats." Jack responded taking her insult at our class in stride.
"Mr Dawson and his brother William are joining from Third Class. They were of some assistance to my fiancé last night" Cal explained more like sneering and making sure we knew we were below these people.
"It turns out that Mr Dawson is quite a fine artist. He was kind enough to show me some of his work today." Rose said changing the subject.
"Rose and I differ on our definition of fine art not to impugn your work sir" Cal said coolly. Jack merely waved it off as nothing. Rose cleared her throat and indicated for Jack to put his napkin in his lap. Molly jabbed me in the ribs telling me to do the same.
"And how do you like your Caviar sir." A waiter asked Jack as he began to serve Caviar on to Jack's plate.
"No Caviar for me thanks. Never did like it much" Jack responded his eyes lingering over to Rose as he spoke with the waiter.
"And where do you and your brother live Mr Dawson" Ruth said deciding to ruin the moment between Rose and Jack.
"Well right now mine and Will's address is the RMS Titanic. After that we're on God's Good Humour." Jack said.
"And you both find this rootless existing appealing do you" Ruth asked with her nose out of joint.
"There's nothing wrong with the life of which myself and Jack choice to live Mrs DeWitt-Bukater We may not be rich. But money is not everything." I said before Jack could answer.
"Well yes ma'am I do. I've got everything I need right here. I've got the air in my lungs, blank sheets of paper. I love waking up in the morning not knowing what's going to happen, or who I'm going to meet.
You've to live life as it come at you. You never know what hand you're going to get dealt. To make each day count" Jack said as his eyes rested on Rose.
"Well said Jack" Molly said.
"Here, Here" Colonel Gracie said.
"And how is it you both have means to travel." Ruth said with a fake politeness in her tone of voice.
"Will and I work our way from place to place. Tramp Steamers and such. Will and I won our tickets on Titanic from a lucky hand of poker. A very lucky hand." Jack said looking over at Rose again.
"All life is a game of luck"
"A real man makes his own luck Archie. Right Dawson" Cal said looking at both Jack and I.
"Or if he has the money to buy his luck" I said. Cal sent me a glare across the table.
"In the eyes of god she belongs to Thomas Andrews. He knows every riot in that thing don't you Thomas" Ismay said speaking up.
"Your ship is a wonder Mr Andrew Truly"
"Thank you Rose." Andrews said
Dinner had finished maybe twenty minutes ago. Desert was just about to be served. Molly was telling a story that everyone either chuckling or laughing. A waiter came over with Cigars.
"Oh here you go Cal" Jack said throwing him his box of matches. Cal caught it before it almost hit him in the face. Smug bastard.
"Next it will be brandy and cigars in the smoking room," Rose whispered to Jack. Jack merely nodded.
"Care to join me for a brand gentlemen." Gracie asked as he stood up.
"Now they're retreating to a cloud of smoke and congratulating each other on being master of the universe" Rose said.
"Ladies. Thank you for the pleasure of your company"
"Would you like me to escort you back to the cabin" Cal asked Rose.
"No I'll stay here" Rose answered Cal. I saw Jack hand Molly something out of the corner of my eye. It looked like a pen.
"Joining us Dawson. You both don't want to stay out here with the woman folk. Do you" Gracie asked us both.
"No thanks. We'd got to be heading back." Jack answer as he stood up. I stood up also.
"Thank you for the offer Colonel Gracie. But we'd best be heading back" I answered after Jack.
"Probably best. It's all business and politics and that sort of thing. Wouldn't interest either of you. And Dawson. Good of you to come.
"Will. Jack. Must you go" Rose asked as we approached her.
"We've got to go row with the other slaves" Jack answered simple to Rose. I noticed he slipped a piece of paper into her hand when he kissed said hand.
"Thank you for a lovely evening Elizabeth. And best of luck to the both of you" I said to Elizabeth and James before I followed after Jack.
"Rose what is it" Elizabeth asked coming to sit beside her sister. She looked over Rose's shoulder to the note that Rose held in her hands. "Make It Count. Met Will and I at the clock" It read.
"Mother James is going escort Rose and I back to our cabins" Elizabeth said maybe a moment later. Ruth merely nodded but said nothing as Rose, Elizabeth and James left the room.
I glanced over my shoulder and saw Rose, Elizabeth and James walking towards the Grand Staircase. Rose walked up the stairs first followed by Elizabeth and James.
"So you guys wanna go to a real party" Jack asked.