Charles' POV:
One of the crew members arrive in our room not long after, telling us to put our lifebelts on and get to a lifeboat. Probably a drill but I start to think otherwise. I wonder if they will let Nick go and get on a life boat, I hope so anyway.
"Ok look Charles im sorry," Ben whispers into my ear. He's lying.
Not so long after my mother and Sarah barge in.
"Come on Charlie and Ben dear lets get to a life boat." I don't see the point really, they aren't going to let me and Ben on anyway with that fucking 'In case of emergency, women and children are to be boarded onto life boats first' rule. But to avoid argument I go anyway.
We are on top deck and it's fucking freezing, so is the water I imagine. Then I remember that there aren't enough life boats, not by half. Meaning that half the people on this ship are going to die, without a doubt.
My mother turns and looks at the crew member and pays him £100 to let me and Ben on, to which he accepts. My mother steps in the boat then followed by Sarah.
"Get in the boat Charles, I've paid for you." I don't want to, there are many more people who want to live more than me, they should get on the boat.
"Come on Charles get in the boat darlin," Sarah says, trying to encourage me also. I look at Ben, If I get in that boat, this is the man I will spend the rest of my life with, and somewhere below deck is the man I want to die with. So I run.
Ben doesn't take long to catch up to me and grabs my arm.
"Where are you going Charlie,"
"Where do you think im going,
"What to him? Charlie you're a fucking slut." I just laugh.
"I'd rather be his slut then you're husband," and I run away.
A/N: I'm sorry but to keep u guys entertained with different one shots, I'm going to skip a lot of the sinking part and skip to the end bc I don't wanna bore you guys. So quick summary of what would be the sinking, Charlie finds Nick, they attempt to get a life boat but fail. The ship is now sinking rapidly and is almost vertical to the water.
End of A/N
Nick's POV:
As I help Charlie over the rail on the back of the ship, I am careful to not let go myself. The stern is almost vertical to the water, I'm basically dangling in the air like a fish on a hook. I lift myself up and join Charlie on wrong side of the rails, if I'm being honest its the right side at the moment. I wrap my arms around Charlie to stay warm, his eyes lit up as he looks at me.
"This is where we first met." He says, but we don't have time for sweet moments. So I don't answer.
"When I say, I want you to jump." He looks kind of sad that I ignored him and I start to feel bad. Charlie nods and I look down to see that half of the ship in submerged underwater, that we are hurdling towards the water at a rapid speed as well. I hold Charlie tight and when its the right time I scream to jump.
Everything happened so fast, as I try to keep hold of Charlie's hand I feel myself being dragged under water. I feel like I'm trapped, I can't see anything and I can no longer feel Charlie's hand in mine. Until I find myself, kicking a d waving my arms around in not only a sea of water, but a sea of people. I shout Charlie's name and somewhere close by I hear him calling mine. The water is freezing and if nor me or Charlie find something to float on soon, we are both going to die.
I see Charlie and start to swim towards him.
"Are you ok?" I ask as I hold him close to me to try and keep warm.
"Barely" He says back. I suggest finding something to float on and after a few minuets we find a panel of wood, bobbing up and down in the water.
"Here you get on first," I say and help Charlie up and out of the freezing water. But when i try to get on the wood tips up, shit.
"There isn't enough room for both of us." Charlie looks at me in fear.
"No there has to be something bigger, we can go find someth-" I cut him off.
"Charlie, this is our best bet, if we go to find something else, we might loose this."
"But, you'll die. I don't want you too." I hold his hand tight in mine.
"Charlie, you're the best thing that has ever happened to me. Only if one of us makes it out alive, I want it to be you." Charlie denies and argues back that he is the one that wanted to die.
I struggle to say another word. I know that if a lifeboat doesn't get here soon, I'm going to die. I'm freezing and I can feel a hypothermic shock run through my body. My voice is soft but shaky.
"Everything is going to be ok."
*Time Skip 30 mins or so*
Charlie's POV:
I'm laying on my back, my hand still held tightly by Nick. He is asleep.
I hear a faint shout and a light not to far away, and hope rushed through my body. I turn onto my stomach and shake Nick.
"Nick, Nick wake up there is a life boat." No response.
"Nick? Come on wake up." I start to panic, He looks so cold, but so peaceful. Too peaceful.
I start to shake his body more violently.
"Come on Nick! Wake up!" I feel tears start to form in my eyes. This can't be happening, This can't be the end.
I look over and see the life boat turn away. I wonder if I should stay here and die with Nick. Or go and live for him.
I shake him one more time before finally realising that, he isn't going to wake up. That he has gone. I let go of his hand and kiss his lifeless body on the forehead, I push him off the raft and watch his body sink to the bottom of the Atlantic.
I need to hurry, the lifeboat is turning away. I snap a whistle off of an old guys dead body and make as much noise as I can. Then the boat starts the head my way.
*Time Skip 5 hours. Charlie is on the Carpathia (The rescue ship)*
Still Charlie's POV:
There were 52 lifeboats on the Titanic, only one came back. Over 1,500 people died, including the love of my life. I find it ironic. He wanted to live, but he died for me. I wanted to die, But I'll live for him.
A guy come's up to me and asks me for my name, I was about the say Charlie Spring. But I don't, they will reunite me with my family, with Ben. So I say the name I truly believe is right.
"Charlie, Charlie Nelson."
A/N We are done with this au. And srry for the sad ending 😁 Anyway Ill just go back to normal one shots for nowww.
