Chapter 4

"What in the hell?..." Cati thought as she stared around her. It was as if everything in her mind had changed it all into slow motion. Her heart lept and her stomach became nauseous as she realized that she was on the Titanic. How she knew she had no idea, but somehow the thought of the heart of the ocean being burned into her side and the fact that she was ona boat that appeared to be sinking gave her a clue.

"Miss...Miss you'll freeze like that." A young man said to her, throwing off his own jacket it he put it over her shoulders. "Now right right here into the boat." He said gently pushing her although she semi refused, until she heard a scream then she stopped all movement entirely.

"ROSE!" An older woman cried. Cati turned her head quickly noting that a lifeboat was swining back and forth. She turned to the young man.

"I have to go." She said swiftly and took off towards the boat that was swinging. Jack Dawson was running towards the grand staircase, she followed. Her father...her father...her dad. "Dad..." She said slowly, pushing her arms through the kind man's coat, hoping to push away the frigid cold.

"You're so stupid Rose, you're so stupid!" Jack cried, planting kisses all over Rose Dewitt Bukater's face. Rose was smiling with relief. Cati stopped and watched.

"You jump I jump remember?" Rose said, smiling, they kissed. Cati noticed this was from one of her mother's nightmares, her mother had a book that she wrote each titanic nightmare she had, this was one of them, in the dreams her father was hit by a bullet shot by Caledon Hockley. Cati turned her head and saw the man.

"Run you two!" Cati cried at Jack and Rose, they stared at her a moment.

"She has..she looks like..." Jack's jaw dropped open as Rose forced the words from her mouth, they didn't move.

"You idiots run, he has a gun!" Cati cried, pointing towards Cal. Fear filled their faces and they ran, ran without a second thought to the girl that looked exactly like Jack Dawson. Cati sighed. They were running...and she was on a sinking boat. "Ah shit." She said and started running, a bullet grazed the jacket. "What the hell are you shooting ME for?" Cati yelled at Cal irritably. He smiled cockely, caulking the gun. "Dammit!" Cati cried and ran after her parents, only to be met by freezing water. "Are you kidding me?" Cati asked, somewhat thankful she was atleast in jeans and not a dress. Something she'd noticed had caused quite an uproar with some of the folks who weren't quite convinced the boat was sinking. "Follow my parents...then I'll survive...follow my parents..." Cati said to herself breathlessly. She smiled at herself. Her parents. Her real parents were together, the moment she'd seen them together she'd known it was right. The way things were supposed to be.

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Cati pressed herself up against the wall as she watched her parents speak with Mr. Andrews. She didn't want to disturb anything in this time right her, could it be important? It never crossed her mind to try and save her father, she had toget out alive. Or else everything would be ruined. Two Dawson's couldn't die on the titanic. No matter what era they were from. As soon as Rose and Jack were gone Cati started to quietly walk past the Mr. Andrews that her parents had been talking to, then he spoke.

"Ahh...Ms. Dawson, I was beginning to wonder when you were going to show up." Mr. Andrews said quietly. Picking up a life vest and a strange watch he handed them to her.

"Do I...what?" Cati asked flustered, she didn't want to lose them. He seemed to read her mind.

"Time is short, you will not lose your parents do not worry." He looked at the watch. "There is much to say and little time to say it. Cati Dawson, I have a mission for you. The question is will you accept it?" Mr. Dawson bored his eyes into Cati's. Would she?

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