Chapter 8 - I'll See You Soon

12:25am. Tohru clicked her pocketwatch shut and squeezed Kyo's hand. A sailor had just entered the room.

"Attention everyone!" he voice boomed. "Please follow me onto the deck! Come towards me!" The four friends follwed him onto the deck, clinging to their lovers. The sailor took a deep breath which everyone could see in the air. "Alright, for the moment I will simply require only women and children!" Tohru and Machi's eyes buldged open. Kyo and Yuki's did as well, but in fear. Kyo turned Tohru around.

"Go on, I'll meet you later." Tohru stared at him for a while. She shook her head tears welling up.

"You said, WE'LL be ok. Me getting onto a lifeboat without you doesn't mean we'll be ok. It means I will!" she said her voice cracking. Tears spilled over her cheeks.

"I won't be happy unless you get on that boat." Kyo said. Tohru shook her head again.

"Then I'm sorry, but then I can't make you happy." she said crying. She turned around and to her surprise saw Sally and Steven boarding the boat. But she couldn't see Margret. Her voice shook. "Oh god no..." she whispered to herself. She grabbed Kyo's hand and dragged him towards the boat.

"SALLY!" Tohru voice screamed. "Where's Margret?" she didn't care who stared, she cared for that little girl that same amount she loved her Mom and Kyo. Sally simply gave her a blank look.

"I don't know who you are talking about." she said. Tohru eyes spilled more tears.

"I can't believe you! You left a little girl somewhere on this boat without her mother?" she screamed. People began to stare at the scene. "Imaginehow scared she is! Alone, without anyone, not knowing where she is! How DARE you!" People began to whisper and give dirty looks to the mother and her duaghter. "Kyo," she began calmer now. She turned to him. "I'm going to go find her." she said.

"What are you crazy?" he yelled.

"That little girl reminds me of myself when I lost my Mom! Imagine how she's feeling right now!" she yelled. Kyo took a step back. He couldn't imagine her fear. Kyo glanced at Sally in a lifeboat that was now being lowered.

"Go to hell!" he yelled and they dashed off towards the elevator. All Sally had left was an shocked face and a tons of dirty glances.

"Please Ms. Kuragi! Go!" Tears spilled over Machi's eyes as Yuki guided her to a lifeboat.

"No!" she yelled grapling onto his shirt. "I'm not leaving without you! If something happened, I couldn't bear that!" she said crying. The lifeboat began to lower. Yuki stared into her big brown eyes.

"You need to go now!" Yuki instructed.

"The water is freezing and there aren't enought boats, if you're are going to be on of the few to die, then I'm going to be with you!" she said in a strong voice. "And if we have to die, I'm going to die holding your hand through everything." Yuki knew he couldn't stop her, he simply nodded and gave her a bear hug. This means that he was trying to find a way to save both of them.

Kyo and Tohru figured out how to work the elevator to take them down to the third class quaters.

"Here we are." Tohru said quielty. Water began to fill the bottom of the elevator, but Tohru didn't care, she was going to save that little girl. She adjusted her purse on her shoulder and began walking through the water that was currently at her ankles. She splashed through the water and Kyo followed close behind her. She reached her hallway and began scanning room to room until she found hers. She heard crying and yelling coming from inside.

"Margret! It's Tohru! I'm here, alright? I'm coming to save you!" she slammed the door open to see a poor Margret red faced and puffy. "Margret! Why can't you get loose?" Margret pointed to the back of her dress. It was caught to the bed stand.

"Mommy and Steven saw this but just left, that's when water began to fill the room." Kyo was waiting at the door and Tohru began to untangle her dress.

"There!" she said undoing it. She leaned in and gave her a bear hug. "Thank goodness you're ok!" Tohru said tears spilling down her cheeks. She picked her up and began to run down the hallway.

"Here, I'll take her!" Kyo said grabbing the little girl. He wanted Tohru to get a lead. The water continued to get higher and higher. Finally they reached the elevator.

"Oh no! It's on another floor!" Tohru screeched. A surge of waters flooded her waist up. Kyo ran towards the stairs. He could feel Margret shivering. Tohru's teeth were chattering, but that wasn't her main concern. Finally they reached the stairs, the water had reached Tohru's waist. They dashed up three flights of stairs and ran into the Grande Staircase room. Water dripping from their hair and clothes. Kyo set Margret down who had dashed to give Tohru another hug.

"You saved my life Mum." Tohru had one tear roll down her cheek. Kyo was still panting but managed to smile. Tohru looked Margret into the eyes.

"Margret, you need to get onto a lifeboat ok?" Tohru stated. Margret looked confused.

"You'll be coming too right?" she asked in an innocent voice. Tohru swallowed the lump in her throat, she had to be strong for Margret's sake, even thought the chances of a third class teenager onto a lifeboat was slim, she had to lie to her to keep her brave.

"I won't be on your lifeboat, but I'll be on the next one!" she said trying to keep her voice steady. It wasn't easy, she hated lying to her. Margret smiled and nodded, which broke Tohru's heart even more.

"Thank you Mummy." she said Tohru hugged her once more and kissed her on the head and then began walking towards the deck. She saw Margret shivering and took off her little jacket that was slightly damp, but would keep her warm, and wrapped it around her.

"This will keep you warm ok!" she said smiling. The little girl nodded as Tohru picked her up again. Finally they had managed to push themseves to the front of the line. The sailor offered Tohru his hand put passed him Margret instead. The sailor placed her in the middle of the boat. Tohru could see the fear in Marget's eyes. Then Tohru remembered something. She reached into her purse and pulled out Margret's little doll and handed it too her. Margret gave her a shocked look.

"I remembered that it's your favorite toy!" she said smiling trying now to let her tears show.

"I'll see you later, right Mummy?" she asked her voice turned to worry. The lifeboat jolted and began to lower. "MUMMY!" she yelled, she was moving around trying to find a way off the boat until Tohru yelled:

"I'll be in the next boat, I promise-" she swallowed another lump. "I'll be on the boat for Mommies ok! I'll see you soon!" she said waving. Tohru felt the tears rolling down her cheeks. She had to lie, to protect her. She could see Margret's tears as she waved goodbye.

"Mummy! I'll see you soon! Goodbye for now! I love you!" she yelled inbetween tears. Tohru managed to hold off until her boat was lowered and on it's way. Then Tohru broke down, and began to hug Kyo.

"There is no boat for us, I'll never see her soon!" she said sobbing to Kyo. Kyo walked her inside. Tohru was balling, those last words rang through her head:

I'll see you soon! Goodbye for now! I love you!

If only that was the truth, Tohru was almost certain that there wouldn't be a boat for the 'Mommies' and that she wouldn't see her soon. Tohru was sure of one thing; where ever Kyo goes, she goes.

I was crying as I wrote this :'( so sad...