Chapter 12 - Picked Up

Tohru's Diary

Unknown Date and Time

I'm so cold, the pages of this book are wrinkled and my hands are freezing. But I hate to write this sience I know I will never say this out loud: Kyo and Yuki are gone. They must be. The boat sunk into the water and I'm sure that they couldn't find a lifeboat. What was I thinking...I should have stayed with them! Now they are gone, my only hope is that little Margret is safe.

Tohru closed her book and rubbed her hands together. She puffed breaths of air onto her hands as the continued to row. People were still debating with the sailor on the lifeboat that they should go back for survivors. The sailor continued to refuse. Tohru didn't know what side to be on. If Yuki and Kyo were alive she would want to go and get them, but if not, she didn't want to have to deal with their dead bodies lying in front of her. The men passed out blanks and Tohru and Machi gladly took one to share and wrapped themselves up in it. Still panting and breathing heavily to keep themselves warm.

"What do you think happened?" Machi asked between sobs. Tohru sat silent.

"I don't know, and I'm not sure if I want to know." Tohru said blandly. That was her honset answer. Many women and children on the boat were still trying to put together what just happened. Tohru and Machi however accepted the fact that the ship was gone. However, ever time an image of Kyo or Yuki flashed through their minds, they would loose it and begin to cry all over again. Within an hour, most of the children on the lifeboat were asleep, the women and men began to comfort each other, but Tohru and Machi sat silent. Neither of them could sleep. After the horror they just saw, how could they? They simply looked up into the sky and prayed that everything would be ok.

Margret opened her eyes from her deep nap. She was resting in the arms of Molly who was shivering a lot. Margret closed her eyes once more. She hoped it was all just a dream and that as soon as she opened her eyes once more, she would on land, with Tohru and all her dolls. They would sing and hug, and snuggle and everything would be ok. However as much as Margret tried, she knew it couldn't and wouldn't work. She closed her eyes and decided to fall asleep and dream about something happy, and not so sad.

"There it is! I see it!" the sailor cried. Tohru and Machi turned to see what he was staring at, a ship. Tohru and Machi's eyes popped wide open. It was the RMS Carpathia, who was going to pick up the survivors. Tohru flicked open her watch 7:00am. It was bright outside, but it sure wasn't bright inside Tohru's mind. It was still so dark and terrifying. She couldn't bare to see all of her loved ones, gone in the blink of an eye. It took 15 minutes for their boat to reach the ship, but the sailors on Titanic's lifeboats and on Carpathia helped Tohru and Machi onto the ship. People were all along the ship watching as these poor people wandered onto a ship that they had never intended to be on. Tohru and Machi didn't even look up. Sailor wrapped them up in blankets and gave them tea and let them wander around on one of the main decks. Tohru and Machi sat together and watched as they sky got brighter and brighter.

"I can't believe this." Machi said almost in a whisper. "This was supposed to be an amazing trip for us all. But now we have lost things so dear to us." Tohru didn't sniffle, didn't flinch just let the tears roll down her cheeks, she didn't even hold back. She squeezed Machi's hand tightly. After all, that was all Tohru had left at the moment. Yuki and Kyo were gone, she couldn't see Margret, and she wasn't even in her time period. She closed her eyes and thought for a moment before speaking.

"They wouldn't want us to be like this." Tohru said. "After all, that's what my Mom would have said." Machi looked at her with a serious face, another tear tumbled down her soft pink cheek. "My Mom hated to see anyone in pain, it's the same with Yuki and Kyo. They don't want us to be hurt, they want us to be...happy." Tohru hesitated. She took a deep breath in and then out. She heard a familliar voice and turned around. Tohru eyes darted into a glare. Sally and Steven were walking towards the bench her and Machi were sitting on. The plopped down beside them. Tohru glanced to the two.

"Would you please stop staring at -" Sally stopped in mid-sentance when she saw Tohru's red and puffy face. Tohru could see the tears welling up in her eyes. "Oh.." she said, her voice cracking. "It's you." Tohru looked back to the ocean.

"Why did you do it?" she asked simply. Tohru was tired of getting mad, sad, and lonley, now she just wanted the truth. Sally was silent for a moment then spoke.

"I don't want a daughter." she said. "I only want a son. I regret my mistake, but -"

"No buts." Tohru said calmly cutting her off. Tohru gave Sally a deep glare and continued. "Just becuase I don't like a person that I know, it doesn't mean I'll abandon he or she when they are stuck in a room on a sinking ship." Sally looked at her with eyes that looked heartbroken. "I'm not going to yell at you anymore, I just hate what you did." Torhu calmly said. She grabbed Machi's hand as they walked farther onto the ship. Machi turned around long enough to shoot Sally a glare.

"Mummy, where is Margret?" Steven asked. Sally swallowed hard.

"She's not here right now, honey." Sally said her voice cracking.

Tohru sighed. Most if not all of the people on the deck were crying about the loss of their loved ones, or possesions. Tohru felt like weeping too, but held back the urge. She turned to Machi.

"We have to be strong, for Yuki and Kyo." Tohru said. Machi nodded but Tohru knew that she was feelings as depressed and lonley as she was feeling. Tohru couldn't believe that all of these people had lost family or loved ones on the Titanic. Over 1,000 people died, and Yuki and Kyo were among them. A sailor came by and handed Tohru and Machi another cup of tea. Tohru took a nice sip and glanced around the deck.

Her heart stopped.

Did she just see who she thought she saw? She looked around again. Her heart raced and she began to feel as if she was on air! As she looked above the croud, the top of an orange head caught her eye.

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