Me and Jack went back to where Daddy and Tommy were, Fabrizo was also there. Everyone said they liked my hat, but I think Jack liked it best. I like him best out of Tommy and Fabrizo, though both of them are still really nice, I like them lots too, but Jack's my favourite. I was leaning over the railing now on the side of the ship. The wind still blew around my dress and I could feel the cool breeze, but it didn't bother my hair now. Daddy and Tommy were talking, along with Fabrizo. Jack was standing next to me, we were both looking into the water, he was trying to see the dolphins with me.

"Do you think we'll see any?" We'd been looking for about ten minutes while talking, I thought they would be here by now

"Yeah we'll see them, there probably just not round this part of the ship yet" I hoped Jack was right, I'd been looking forward to seeing them all day, but talking to Jack was even better. I didn't think I'd get to talk to him today, or even ever, I just hopped I would be able to, and now we're friends. Maybe there's something magical about "Titanic." You make a wish and it comes true. It seems to be that way... I closed my eyes, I could feel the wind blowing against my face, I wish that me and Jack get to see dolphins, lots of them, and that I'll always know him, I wished secretly in my head to myself

"Hey you alright, Cora?" Opps, Jack must have seen my closed eyes and thought I was sick or something

"I'm fine, don't worry" I said and leaned further out to see if they were there, none yet, Jack laughed

"Don't lean to far, If you fall in I'll have to go in after ya, n trust me, it would be very cold down there" I giggled slightly, but I can take care of myself.

"I won't fall in, I can look after myself, I am ten, nearly eleven." Jack laughed at that, but he wasn't been mean, I said the last bit with a certain pride, I meant it to sound serious but it ended up sounding funny, so I laughed too.

"I guess you're right, you're the toughest girl I know" Jack said, I smiled,

"And confident" I added, Jack laughed again

"Defiantly confident." We both scanned the water and the rippling waves... that reminded me to ask him something

"Why are you going to America?" Everyone had a story to tell on that subject.

"Well, I hadn't intended on going back, but me and Fabrizo went in this bar and got talking to a couple of Swedish guys, anyway they were betting their Titanic tickets and some money, in poker, so we decided to play. I put in all our money, it wasn't much but it took us a long time to save, so Fabri wasn't too happy that I put it all in" He grinned over at Fabrizo, who heard that part and grinned back, "You took a big risk Jack, you lucky we won!" he grinned and then went back to talking to my daddy and Tommy, Jack laughed and then turned back to me " I was losing, but then I swapped one card, and that one card made all the difference. We won, and got all of their money too, and then came here." That was a really good story, Jack was adventurous, I could tell, if he took that big a risk just to come here. But, hang on....

"You've still not said why, like why did you play in the first place, why do you wanna back to America?" That was what I really wanted to know

Jack was smiling at me when I looked up "You don't miss a trick do you?" He grinned then

"Nope" I grinned back, it was fun talking here

" It's an experience, I end up travelling a lot, I like going into the unknown. I dunno what's gonna happen when I get there but I like living for now, you know? I love waking up and not knowing what's gonna happen or who I'm gonna meet, like meeting you, for instance. I just go where the wind takes me I guess. You gotta make each day count, and not waste it, I saw an opportunity and took it, that's why I'm going." Jack interested me more and more, most people have to have a plan, know what's gonna happen, but he just went where the wind took him, like he said. And he didn't waste any opportunity, he really lived, I wanna be like him that way, not have a boring life, do things.

"Go where the wind takes you... I like that, when I'm older, I'm gonna be like you and travel around, you've gotta come too though." Jack laughed at that

"Yeah, we'll do that, just don't be an idiot like me and make sure you've got money first, it'll be a lot easier that way. Why are you going to America?" This would be a long story, but I wanted to tell Jack, so he'd know more about me, now I know more about him.

"We used to live in America, but then my mom got really Ill, she couldn't remember who me and my dad were sometimes, and she'd get really dizzy and have sweats and sometimes she could see things that we couldn't see. So she had to go in the hospital, and the doctors said that she had to have a big operation to make her better. Dad thought that while my mom had the operation, we should go and stay with Aunt Millie, she's my dad's sister, in her house in Southampton, so we wouldn't worry as much because we'd be busy, but we'd still think about mom a lot. I try not to worry about her, but I still do sometimes.

We came to England in February, just before mom had her operation. She took a long time to recover, and she had to have other treatment as well, but a week ago we got a letter saying that she's all better and can come home, so we got tickets and came here." Jack looked sad when I told him about mommy been Ill, but when I'd finished he looked happier, now he knew she was okay. He doesn't even know my mommy and he still wants her to be okay, I know that I would always want someone to be okay, even if I didn't know them, but most other people wouldn't care, Jack cares, I've never met anyone else like him, I don't think I ever will, and I don't want to either. We'll always know each other, even in the future, I just know it.

" I'm glad your mom's all better now." He smiled, I said "mom" and "dad" instead of "mommy" and "daddy" cos I wanted to sound more grown up, I am already, but I like saying mommy and daddy.

"Thanks, she's really nice, you'd like her, she likes art like you do. She plays piano too, that's how I knew about how people write music based on people, she wrote a song that explained my personality, she called it "Cora." It sounds like me. I smiled at him after I finished, I wanted to tell him about that since I talked to him in the food hall.

"I bet it's very energetic then." He grinned. "Your mom sounds amazing, you take after her then." He thinks I'm amazing!

"Thanks, I look like her too, she has dark curly hair and I have her skin. Some people didn't like my skin in Southampton, it's cos mom's Mexican, so I'm half. These guys threw stones at me, so dad beat them up in the street." It didn't upset me talking about it like it would some people, it was their problem, and not mine.

"Your skins beautiful, don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise." His hand touched my cheek before putting it onto the railing, it made me smile, he makes me smile, a lot!

"It doesn't bother me, it's their problem, not mine." I looked down into the waves but he kept looking at me.

"You are a very strong amazing girl, you know that?" I looked surprised, the grinned

"Thank you!" I hugged him, he laughed, I think I took him by surprise, he hugged me too

"You're welcome." I just managed to hear him say, I think my shoulder was blocking his mouth a bit, I moved slightly

"You're strong and amazing too, though you're a guy, not a girl." We both laughed at that and then we broke away to look for the dolphins again.

"So you don't know where you're going after the ship docks?"

"Nope, not a clue, I'll be on god's good humour I guess, do you know where you're going?"

"Yeah, after we get mom from the hospital we're all going to Santa Monica, for a holiday to celebrate, and cos the fresh air will be good for mom, dad says. Have you been to Santa Monica?"

"Yeah, I've been there, it's great, you'll love it. I used to do portraits their on the pier for 10 cents a piece."

"I bet that was fun, working their... is there a fair?" I'd been wondering that ever since daddy said we were going, I hope there is, I want there to be a rollercoaster...

"Yeah, there's a fair, a big one too, they've got everything there."

"Have they got a rollercoaster?"

"A really big one." Jack told me, I grinned " It goes real fast, I once went on there, I rode it three times in a row, then threw up, not a good idea." I giggled, I was planning on riding it a few times, but now I re thought.

"Maybe I'll only go on it once per-OH MY GOD LOOK!" I leaned over the railing a bit more, pointing to what I saw, Jack leaned over more too, suddenly...

"Look there!" Jack pointed to what I saw, a dolphin suddenly came up and jumped, breaking the waves. I gasped, it was beautiful, wait...

"There's more look!" Without warning two more jumped beside the one in the middle

"There's another one there, see it?!" Jack said, and I looked forward, one more broke the waves, in front of the others. It was magical, I wished for this! Daddy and Tommy and Fabrizo came to look to. Other people were also leaning over the railings, trying to see them.

"There's probably more at the bow of the ship." Jack was right, that's were dolphins usually go

"Let's go there then!" I could imagine how many dolphins they'd be there..

"Hang on... Is she alright to go, I'll take care of her." Jack asked my daddy, I knew he'd let me, he trusted and liked Jack very much

"Course you can take her, just make sure she's no trouble!" He jokingly added, I stuck my tongue out at him, making him, Jack, Tommy and Fabrizo laugh.

"Thanks, I'm sure she won't be, and I'll take care of her, come on." He said the last part to me, he held his hand out, I took it and we ran all the way round the ship, I could hear the wind in my ears as we ran, it blew against my face and body and my dress. I could taste the salt water in the sir as we got closer to the bow, and finally, we were we there. Jack lifted me up onto the railing, he stepped onto it behind me, he wrapped both hands round my waist, so I wouldn't fall, the bow was steep. The view was breathtaking, I could see for miles, it felt like miles anyway, the wind was strong and cool, blowing back parts of my hair, brushing my cheeks and making my dress flutter like a flag. We were only there a few seconds, and then...

"Look there, there Cora!" Jack pointed, one hand still firmly holding me up, I looked, the sight took my breath away Six dolphins, all jumping, breaking the waves together, some broke them in pairs, others by themselves. The sight was spectacular. I let out a laugh, I turned to look at Jack, he looked just as awe-stuck as I was, he was smiling just as I was too, he looked at me then, he smiled wider. I turned back to the ocean, and the magnificent scene below me. The dolphins were beautiful, jumping and swimming, completely free. That's how I felt now, everything I'd ever worried about didn't matter anymore. I put my arms out slightly, just enough so that the wind made me sleeves blow. This was magical, this was better than my wish. I felt so happy. Here, now, I knew that everything, even the events I don't know are going to happen yet, are going to be fine. I felt how Jack described, alive, because it was so magical. We looked at the dolphins more, talking about them, after about 15 minutes they went away, to find another ship, and we stared out into the horizon for a few moments. Everything was perfect, I was here, with Jack, who I really, really like, and we got to see lots of dolphins. When I'm playing, I sometimes pretend I have wings, so I can fly... but now I know what it really feels like to fly....

Author's note: TA-da! Like it? Please R &R! Thanks for everyone who's reviewed so far, chapter 7 coming up soon! And I have a lot more chapters to write! xxx