HEART AT WAR [PART 2 OF A&B] [CSM]

the sound of the waves collide, the sound of the waves collide

You stand in front of a large ship, out of breath as you place your suitcase down. Stone jogs up behind you, holding Chester. 

You look at the large ship, noticing plenty of huge containers tied down to it.

"Wha.. is this a cargo ship?" You say as you look at Quanxi.

"Y/N, are you sure you should take the cat?"

"Uh.. yeah, it'll be fine. S-Should I not?"

"Do whatever you like. I'll head back to the DPU, I just needed to escort you. Remember, keep that phone on you."

"Yes, ma'am.. I'll check in with you every once in a while."

"Good luck. Don't die." She says, disappearing in the blink of an eye. You sigh, looking back at the ship. 

Don't die, huh.. you might since you're going on a cargo ship. Is that even safe? Why not a normal boat?

"Y/N, what's a cargo ship?" Stone asks, petting Chester.

"Uh.. a ship with cargo on it."

"What's cargo?"

"Uh.. stuff.. I guess?"

"Oh.. stuff, hard.."

You sigh once more, picking up your suitcase and throwing it onto the ship. You climb on, helping Stone up the side of it. The ship lets out a loud horn, beginning to move. 

You walk throughout the ship with Stone, finding a slightly less cramped spot compared to the rest of the ship. You put your things down, sitting on your suitcase and resting your head on your hand. As you bop your leg and watch the water flow beneath the ship, Stone pets Chester's stomach as the small kitten rolls on his back. 

You hate water.

You're not quite sure why, but you don't like it.

It's scary..

Maybe it's because you can't swim. 

Oh, god, you're already starting to feel sick.

What if you fall off the side and start drowning? 

Oh, maybe your heart would inflate and have you float or something. 

Can it do that?

You sure hope so.

You cover your mouth, feeling a faint cold sweat beginning to come over you. Stone notices and bumps your ankle with their foot. You look up at them.

"You feelin' good, Y/N?"

"S-Sorry, I guess I get kinda seasick.. I thought we were gonna go by plane." You say, looking back at the water.

"Naaah, you'll be fine. The water's all pretty n' stuff.. totally hard, dude." They place Chester on your lap and sit next to you on your suitcase. You sigh, looking down at Chester and massaging his small paws. He lets you and purrs.

You take a deep breath, sighing and trying not to focus on the gentle swaying of the ship. 

Noting that it's swaying made it harder to ignore it.

Stone places their hand on your shoulder, patting it. You let out the deep exhale you'd been holding in, looking up at the sky.

It's a bit cloudy.

The wind feels nice, at least.

You start wondering if it'll rain.

Hopefully not.. you don't wanna catch a cold.

Or fall off the ship.

Or get swept up by the waves.

Or drown in the process.