Chapter 3 - Speeding Up

Tohru quietly opened the door to her third class room and glanced around. Sally, Margret and Steven were all in bed. Margret and Steven were in one bunk and Sally was in the bottom bunk of the second. Tohru quickly changed into her new bought PJs and climbed into her top bunk. She tossed and turned for a while, she was really freaked out! Yuki, Kyo and her didn't know anything about the Titanic, and suddenly they were taken back in time to board the ship? Tohru was ready to cry but fought back tears, she needs to stay strong. After a while Tohru drifted into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, Yuki and Kyo were getting ready to sleep in their first class quaters. They had just returned with new clothes and finished dressing in their rooms. Kyo entered into Yuki's room while Yuki leaned back in a fancy chair that was in the far right wall of the room. Kyo and Yuki both knew what eachother were thinking: 'What the heck is going on? Why is it happening to us?' Finally Kyo spoke up:

"This is stupid, we need to get off this ship and find a way out of here!" Kyo claimed.

"How do you suggest we do that?" Yuki asked irritated.

"Why don't we take a lifeboat and row to shore!" Kyo yelled. Yuki sighed, Kyo could be so stupid sometimes.

"If you were paying any attention to the tour we went on yesterday, you would know that Titanic is too far from shore right now to row somewhere, AND that this boat has way to few lifeboats. If something happened, we don't want to be the three people that ran off with a boat that could fill 65." Yuki stated matter-o-factly.

"Yeah, but they don't call it 'unsinkable' Titanic for nothing!" Kyo said puding his head. Honestly Yuki wanted to get off the ship ASAP too, but he knew they couldn't. They could just wait until they dock, then they find help. For the while Yuki thought he could relax and enjoy the ship. Eat their food and relax on their decks. For a while, Titanic was their home on the sea.

Tohru was fixing her blue dress in the mirror when Sally and her children woke up the next morning. Tohru looked at them startled.

"I'm so sorry! Did I wake you?" she asked. Sally gave a hearty laugh and stood up.

"Tohru, you were silent as can be, nothing to worry about!" Sally said with a warm smile. "Let me help." she said. She helped fix the back of her dress. Today Tohru had a slim velvet dress that was sky blue. It had a nice pink ribbon around the waist and a white neck tie.

"Thank you." Tohru said admiring her dress. She turned to her three roomates. "Is there anything I can get you?" Tohru asked kindly. Sally held up a hand.

"No thank you Tohru, we will just get dressed now." Sally said. Tohru nodded and headed for the door. Before she left and poked her head in.

"Have a fun day you three!" she said and gently closed the door behind her. She swiftly walked to the elevator. If Yuki and Kyo were up she didn't want to keep them waiting or worse, to come and find her. Then they would know she was in third class. She hopped into the elevator before it shut and it zoomed up the stairs. She ran to the staircase and waited...and waited...and waited. Finally Tohru had been waiting for a long time so she was going to go find them. She walked up the stairs and began walking down the long hallway.

"So Captain," those words caught Tohru attention. They seemed to be coming from the door she just passed. "we need to attract more people onto this ship," Ok, now Tohru was interested. She leaned in closer to hear what they were saying. She could recognize the Captain's voice, but the other voice she had never heard before.

"I was thinking, wouldn't it be remarkable if Titanic reached Southampton early." a voice said.

"Now Mr. Ismay that is crazy!" the captain claimed. 'Ismay...' Tohru gasped. 'Mr. J Bruce Ismay! One of the White Star Line workers that helped build the Titanic!' Tohru listened intently.

"Yes but of course, I'm just a passenger, I'm not the captain." he said in a sneaky tone. She heard the sound of chairs moving and bolted down the hall. She didn't want to be cought listening in. She began to look at doors again looking for cabin number D-6; Yuki's room. Then she saw a man with a large brown mustache walk down the hallway. 'That must be Mr. Ismay...' Tohru thought. Then she realized, if the ship sped up, they could reach land sooner and find a way back home sooner! Tohru bolted down the hallways she couldn't wait to find Yuki and Kyo! Finally Tohru found the right room and knocked.

"Come in." a voice called from inside. She opened the door and there stood Yuki. "Ms. Honda, how was your sleep?" he asked. Tohru winced. She didn't want to say it, but her night had been horrible. Margret jumped back and forth from her bed to her mother's all night, causing Tohru's bunk to shake, because they were at the bottom of the ship it was very loud down there, and Tohru was scared! When were they going to get back home? But being the kind, person she is, Tohru didn't let her feelings on, she simply smiled and said:

"Fine, thanks!" Yuki opened a door on the left side of his room and there stood Kyo fixing his tie. Kyo jumped when he saw them.

"Man, I hate these adjoining doors!" Kyo said entering Kyo's room and slamming the door behind him. Tohru then remembered why she so desperatly wanted to talk to them.

"I have exciting news!" Tohru said. Yuki and Kyo gave her their full attention. "I just heard the Captain and Mr. Ismay talking, and they are thinking about speeding up the ship! That means we can find a way home faster!" Tohru said happily. Honestly that thought worried Yuki. 'Isn't that unsafe? I hope they decide not to...' he thought trailing off.

"Awesome!" Kyo cried. "We can get off this bucket faster!" suddenley there was a slight jolt that slightly shook the room.

"I guess that means the Captain took Ismay's idea!" Tohru said happily. Yuki understanded that Kyo and Tohru just wanted to get home, but this seemed like an unsafe way.

Tohru stood on the front deck at 9:00pm watching as the water rushed by the bottom of the boat. She could tell they were going faster by the pace of the wind.

"Hey." Tohru spinned around and saw Kyo watching the water along side her. She turned a bright shade of pink. 'Kyo lookes handsome like that, with his hair blowing against his eyes and him being in that suit.' "Are you scared?" Tohru was taken aback slightly by that comment but took a good look at him. He was watching the water in front of them, but she could tell that he wanted the truth. She took a deep breath and spoke her mind, after all that's what he had told her a few months ago; to say what she wants.

"Yes," she could feel the tears but held the feeling back. "I want to go home." she said softly. Kyo looked at her. 'First she lost her Dad, then her Mom, and mabey what's left of her family...' Kyo thought. Tohru looked up at the stars. Kyo followed her gaze, they did look beautiful. 'But not as beautiful as her...' he thought feeling his face go red. She looked cute in that light blue dress, she looked so thin yet elegant. Mabey this trip would be a good time for him to tell her how he feels, but not right now. She's still feeling upset and now is not the best time to pop a question like that. He slowly began to hold her hand, Tohru didn't flinch, pull away or move, all she did was hold is hand back in return.

"We'll get home," he said quietly. Tohru looked into his deep, dark red eyes. "With that damn rat on my case there is no way we won't get home." Tohru giggled and squeezed his hand. Mabey this (hopefully short) trip would turn out alright after all!

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