Titanic: Love Will Always Find A Way

Chapter ll: April 11th, 1912 (Morning)

💐Chapter ll: April 11th, 1912 (Morning)💐

Ludwig

All night, I couldn't stop thinking about him. I've never been so hooked on to one person so much. There's something about him... Something... intriguing...

I sit on the promenade off my suite; the windows are open and wind rushes into the suite as I slowly sip my morning coffee.

"Would you require anything else, sir?" The stewardess asks before leaving.

After a second of waiting, I nod. "Yes... vould it possible to bring up a second class passenger and  meet him at zhe Café Parisien?" I place my cup on the wicker side table and cross my leg; I can tell the stewardess is trying to think of the answer. It seems to me that she is trying to contemplate whether allowed or not since this is probably the first time she's been asked this question.

"Well, sir... I don't see why not as long as he is your guest. Otherwise, I would have to deny the request, sir." She says after a minute or so.

I nod slowly. "Vell zhen, thank you stewardess." I say taking zhe last sip of my delicious coffee. She nods and takes her leave.

I don't know vhy but... I feel somewhat... uneasy... Vhy? I've only known zhis man for a day. Vhat could zhis man have on me zhat is making me so uneasy? This qusetion rang through my head as I got changed.

After trying on 3 different outfits, I finally chose one... Vow... I'm sad. 3... different outfits? Vhen have I become like a teenage girl on her first date? Sad...Vhatever...

I put on a vhite collared shirt and a dark bleu vest vith a matching blazer and pants. I don't vant to vear a tie so I just leave on more button undone and, I'm good. I decide not to go vith my matching fedora because I just don't feel like vearing it.

Zhe morning sun sends tingles down my spine in combine vith zhe cool breeze from zhe surrounding vater. I stroll down zhe boat deck quickly despite my vanting to enjoy zhe breeze and sun. I vant to see him.

'Ugh! Vhy! Vhy do I vant to see him so badly!?'

I soon make it to vhere the second class staircase is. Since I'm inviting a guest from second class, I guess I'm allowed in their area... but to make sure, I vait until no one is looking and I slide in like a glove.

Their amenities are quite nice for second class. I guess zhis is vhy zhey say Titanic's second class is equivalent to zhat of other liners' first. I take zhe singe elevator down to D deck and begin to look for his room. As I get close, my heart starts to race and my mind becomes blank. All zhat remains is D 56.

Vhen I find it, for vhich it vasn't hard to find, I take a deep breath... and knock slowly...

Feliciano

"Yes?" I ask as I~a open the door slowly.

Only a moment ago, I~a got up because the sun shined in my face and awakened me.

"Guten morgen Feliciano." I see zhe handsome of Ludwig and I jump a little while starting to laugh.

"Ve~ buongiorno Ludwig. I wasn't expecting you this~a early." Ludwig takes out a shiny pocket~a watch from his vest and~a looks at the time. He shakes his~a head slowly and chuckles.

"10 in zhe morning is early?" My faces turns red and starts to burn up a tiny bit. I grab the back of my hair with my left hand and smile with an embarrassed face.

"Oh... I~a didn't know the time. I usually wake up~a to the chirping of birds at around 8." He chuckles a tiny bit.

"So... would you~a like to come in?" I ask, backing up so if he wanted to, he could.

"Um... sure." He says as he~a walks in slowly. He takes a seat at one of the chairs near the window as I~a grab some clothes from the small closet. I~a set them on the bed and sit myself down.

"I had heard zhat some of zhe unfilled 1st class compartments were sold as 2nd class compartments." He says admiring the handy work of the room. I look up and smile.

"Sì, it's~a nicer than anything I've seen before." I say as I pick up Miss Kitty; she purrs as I pet her. Ludwig looks at me~a strangely at first then sighs a little.

"She's a cute one." I look up at Ludwig and smile.

"I~a found her in an alleyway before I boarded at Cherbourg and I couldn't leave~a her. She was~a abandoned in a box." I~a pet her head gently while talking to Ludwig.

He comes over and sits on my~a bed next to me. As a joke, I place Miss Kitty on his lap, thinking he'd start freaking out or something... but, he doesn't. He takes her into his arms and... pets her... He's so... sweet... and gentle despite his somewhat rugged appearance.

She starts licking his hand and he chuckles... I~a always thought Germans were harsh and mean... Never did I know how~a sweet they could be...

"Ve~ I'm~a going to get changed. Be right back." I say walking into the bathroom.

As I~a get changed, I can't stop thinking about him. His soft hands, beautiful blonde hair... those cool, sharp, blue eyes... 'What am I thinking!? There's no way he'd be into me! Why am I? Ugh!' I mentally scold myself a little.

"Ve~ what are we~a going to do today?" I~a ask when I come out the bathroom. He looks up as while playing with the kitty.

"Vell, vould you care to join me for breakfast at zhe Café Parisien?" 'How could I deny him? He's so sweet to ask me... wait... Would this be equivalent to a first date? Oh hell yes, I'm going!

"I~a would be honored." I~a say with a huge smile; he smiles and stands up, leaving kitty on the bed. Good thing I~a fed her right before he came, otherwise, she would~a starved and that's not nice.

I~a lock the room behind me as we leave, making sure kitty didn't escape. That vould~a be bad.

We walk through many~a places. He didn't really know an easy way to get there from my room which is~a quite understandable since this is a big ship so we walk back to the aft 1st class staircase which takes us to C deck. Man, being in first class is like living in a dream. Something I~a never thought would happen to a relatively weak country like~a me... On the way, Ludwig introduces me to many powerful people like~a Margaret Brown and John Jacob Astor... He sure knows a lot of people.

Being around so many rich~a people makes me feel slightly uncomfortable but Ludwig with his charm always manages to~a make me feel at ease.

As we~a get close, I pick up the sent of delicious food, coffee, syrup... Yum! Ludwig snickers a little when he sees my face and I~a giggle as well. We~a walk into the Café Parisien and are seat immediately.

I really do feel as if we~a are in a Paris cafe with all the trellises and greenery. We~a were seated in front of the pretty curved bay window that~a looked into the A La Carté Restaurant, or that's what Ludwig said. I can't help but take in the view of this pretty place... and that of coarse includes Ludwig in it. His~a hair blows slightly in the wind from the open windows that face out to sea and his eyes glimer in the light...

Our eyes meet and I look away. 'Could he really, like me? Or... is this just my imagination?'

To be continued...