Written by Xhodiex
Based on some situations originated by James Cameron.

She had seen it all with her own eyes. She had watched the enormous ship flounder. She had watched it sink lower into the ocean. She felt the tears that had built up into her eyes begin to fall. Jack, she thought as she gripped the skirt of her dress. She had left him. How much of a coward was she? She wiped the back of her face with her pale hand and then looked at her mother as they began to lower the boat.

"I can't believe you," she said to her mother, pure anger in her voice.

Ruth looked at her daughter, surprise in her eyes. "Rose, what do you mean?" she asked, looking at her with tears about to fall from her eyes.

Please, please forgive me
But I won't be home again
Maybe someday you'll look up
And barely conscious you'll say to no one
Isn't something missing?

Rose looked at her mother. Then she looked at the side of the ship, where she saw faces of fear peering out of the windows. She stood up in the lifeboat and jumped onto a platform. She turned and looked at her mother as the lifeboat lowered her more and more. "I’m sorry, Mother."

You won't cry for my absence, I know
You forgot me long ago
Am I that unimportant?
Am I so insignificant?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Rose lifted the long skirt of her dress up and ran towards the main doors. She felt someone grab her, and she turned to see Cal. "Cal…let go," she said as she looked up at him, her blue eyes focused on his brown ones.

Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me, not now
Though I'd die to know you love me
I'm all alone
Isn't someone missing me?

"You’re going back to him!" he said angrily as he grabbed her shoulders. Rose tried to pull herself away from Cal, but his grip was too strong. She looked up at him, and then she tilted her head back and spit in his face. She was free. She ran as fast as she could away from him.

Please, please forgive me
But I won't be home again
I know what you do to yourself
I breathe deep and cry out
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Rose ran as fast as she could. She was told by Mr. Andrews where to find Jack. She nodded at his directions, then ran as fast as her legs could carry her. "Jack!" she screamed as she moved through the halls of the Titanic, its lights flickering off and on. "Hello?" she called, hoping for someone--anyone--to respond to her call, but there was nothing. "Jack!" she called once more.

Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me, not now
Though I'd die to know you love me
I'm all alone
Isn't someone missing me?

She ran more, and finally she heard him. "Rose!" he shouted.

Her eyes scanned the hallway, and she ran until she saw him. She pushed the door open. "Jack!" she said, and ran up to him as best as she could as the water surrounded her waist.

She put her arms around his neck and kissed him. "I’m sorry, Jack. I’m so sorry!" she cried, kissing him more.

"Rose…don’t worry. I knew you wouldn’t leave me," he said, and kissed her back. "You have to find a key. It’s a silver one. Go look in that case."

Rose moved over to the case and began to fumble around, looking for the key. "Silver…silver. These are all brass keys," she said, and turned to look at him.

Jack looked back and bit his bottom lip. "Go get help, Rose," he said, looking at her.

Rose looked back at him, moved over, and kissed him. "All right. I’ll go get help. I’ll be back, Jack," she said, and kissed him once more before leaving.

And if I bleed, I'll bleed
Knowing you don't care
And if I sleep just to dream of you
I'll wake without you there
Isn't something missing? Isn't something...?

She ran as fast as she could, her legs moving up the stairs. No one was there. "Help!" she screamed. "Anyone!" she called, until a crewman came forward.

"Miss, you shouldn’t be down here. Follow me."

She struggled against his grasp. "No! You’re going the wrong way! There’s a man! He’s trapped down there!" she shouted, and finally pulled away from him. "Listen!" she screamed, and her fist impacted with his face.

"The hell with you!" he said, and ran off.

Rose breathed softly, looked forward, and saw an axe. She picked it up and ran back into the hallway. She lowered herself onto the stairs and saw that the water was no longer waist deep. It had risen quite a lot since then. She took her coat off and slowly lowered herself into the water. "Ah!" she cried. It was freezing. Her lips began to turn blue from the cold water. She moved as fast as she could, and finally reached him. "Jack, will this do?" she asked, and looked at him.

"I don’t know. I’ll guess we will find out."

Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me, not now
Though I'd die to know you love me
I'm all alone
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

She looked at him and nodded. "Wait…open your hands more, and go practice some on that cabinet," Jack said. She nodded lightly, and then walked over and hit the cabinet. She tried to hit it again. "That’s okay. Enough practicing. Come on," he said, looking at her. Rose’s lips were blue from the cold. "I want you to swing and hit it as hard as you can, Rose. I trust you," he said, and she quickly let the axe fall onto the cuffs.

They broke.

The End.

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