The TITANIC (a Hidashi AU story) PART ONE

~Southampton~

it's 8:00am April 10, 1912 at the Bukater Manor,  The house hold was up and busy preparing for departure on the Titanic later today. the entire house hold staff was preparing everything for the Bukater family for there journey across the Atlantic ocean, At the entrance of the house Suit cases, Boxes, Trunks and safes were pilled mountain high waiting for the movers to put them in the back of the Lorry cause most of there belongings can't fit in there motorcar except a few suitcases. Hiro Bukater was in the bathroom taking a warm bath in silence, the bath tub was filled with sweet smelling oils giving the bathroom a floral smell next to his bathtub was a tray with a hot pot of tea and a tea cup and small little bowls containing milk, cream, sugar and honey. it's not normal to have tea in the bathroom but the fact that time is of the essence there's nothing they can do, Hiro wasn't interested in having tea nor did had had an appetite for anything; it was his dream for a long time now that he would have the opportunity to travel across the Atlantic ocean and a see a whole new world out of England but the fact he's only traveling for marriage and to maintain a financial problem makes him feel that he's only going to America in slavery. Hiro Bukater doesn't feel like a person anymore, he feels like a pawn for the Bukater family but more like cattle being sent to get slaughtered in the slaughter house; Hiro's heart once more began to ache in agony and tears began to flow down his cheeks "What am i to do?" he thought and slam his hand on the surface of the water making a big splash. Out in the halls of the manor Timmy is walking down the busy hallways humming a merrily tune and saying gleefully good mornings to the household help every time he passed them, Timmy is super excited about the journey on the grand ship Titanic all the stories he heard about the ship being a grand luxurious floating palace made him even more eager about it and the photos that Alistair showed him and the rest of his family were amazing, it was though everything on the ship was a fantasy than reality but it was no surprise that  his Cousin Hiro wasn't amused about this dream ship everyone has been talking about for over 2 months now; besides thinking about his journey he was still thinking about Count Victor and the night he asked him to dance, the memory of that night still lingers in the back of his head and how heart breaking it is that he has to leave his beloved count in England. 

Alistair Hamilton arrived at the mansion with the cars and the lorries ready to pick them up and there belongings, Aunt cass is making her way downstairs with her son Timmy talking about how everything in there home looks so different now that everything covered up and empty. the front door open once more and Alistair enters greet everyone with warm hugs and kisses. "How are my favorite in laws doing?" asked Alistair with a smile across his face "oh, we're all tired but overall good" responded Aunt Cass her son Timmy nods is head with agreement. "Well that's great to hear" he softly chuckled and looked around "Where's Hiro?" asked Alistair; "Here i am" Hiro said as he stands at the top of the stairs wearing an enormous purple feathered hat and a matching Purple and white suit to go with it, everyone stared at him with wide astonished eyes and there mouth that look like they were about to hit the floor even the workers stopped everyone now and then to stare at Hiro starstrucked. Hiro raised and eyebrow "What is it?" he asked puzzled "N-N-Nothing Hiro, it's just that you looked so amazing, more like Beautiful" said Aunt Cass with the up most sincerity, the spite of Timmy being a tad bit jealous he can't deny how beautiful he looked in his brand  new outfit. Alistair was dumbfounded for a moment by the sight of Hiro's radiant beauty "w-well then shall we a leave now, time is running out you know." said Alistair rather nervously, Aunt cass quickly speed walk to the door "Yes, yes, yes come on my darlings" she said in a cheerful tone holding onto her sons hand as they walk out the front door with the house hold help. Alistair Hamilton watched as Hiro made his way down the stairs gracefully like a swan, a dark thought started slipping in the back of the head of Alistair's head a very dark itchy thought that shouldn't be spoken of; "What is it?" Hiro asked kind of harshly somewhat cast a cold glare at him, Alistair chuckled "Nothing, come on Hiro you'll be sharing a car with me" Alistair's said with a warm smile that made Hiro cringed. the cars and lorries are a loaded up and ready to go to port, Aunt Cass and Timmy went in one care while Hiro and Alistair went on the other car the main gates of the manor opened up and all the cars and lorries drove out in a straight line, in the rear view mirror Hiro looked back at the boarded up mansion and in his thoughts he said good bye.

it's Almost noon and the Southampton docks are packed with people by the dozen slowly boarding this beautiful floating palace, the Titanic is noting nobody has ever seen before. the ship is 175 ft and 882 ft and 9 in weighing  52,310 tons. The Titanic is the ship of today and the representation for tomorrow with all the latest and modern interior and technology no wonder everyone is going around saying that god himself can destroy this magnificent ship and praising Thomas Andrews and the rest of the white star line. coming into port are the Bukater's family car and lorries pushing/honking at the people who are standing admiring the ship or waving goodbye out of the way; the car comes to a hault and Hiro steps out of the ship and admired the giant structure of the ship but instead he respond "i don't see what's the fuss is about, it doesn't look any bigger than the Mauretania" said Hiro with disinterest in his voice "You can be Blase about somethings Hiro but not about titanic and it's far more expensive and Luxurious" said Alistair with a small laugh. Timmy quickly leaped out the car and goes up to his cousin Hiro with excitement and joy telling him how amazing the titanic looked and how much he's going to miss London; Aunt Cass steps out of the car and goes towards Alistair Hamilton "Your son is very difficult to impress Cass." said Alistair while Aunt Cass just laughs it off "So this is the ship they say is unsinkable" she said with a question "it is unsinkable! god himself could not sink this ship" Alistair said in a playfully defensive tone of voice. The Bukater family and Alistair Hamilton had there personality assistants carrying the families coats and essential boxes as they walked into the crowd of people up towards the first class runway, before Hiro went to walk up the runway he noticed an old lady in rags ringing a little bell and preaching about the ends of times and death; Hiro looks away and looks up at the first class runway then back at the sea of crowded onlookers Hiro Dewitt Bukater has an opportunity to runaway from his faith of this arrange marriage but he couldn't, so Hiro walked up the first class runway catching  up with his family but each stepped he took felt like an impending doom.

it was five minutes for departure and Tadashi Hamada comes running down the dock at full speed with his sack of clothes and documents pushing and shoving his way through the crowd of people. He made to the third class runway on time face flush and panting the crew member looked at Tadashi puzzled "Have you been through inspection sir?" he said softly "Y-Yes sir and besides i'm american" Tadashi said gasping for air. the man looked at Tadashi for a moment then lets on board, Tadashi dashes quickly on board and running down the white painted corridors all the way till he made it to the Bow of the ship leaning on the railing looking at the crowd of people. it's now 12:00 pm and the ships horn blows, the men on the dock removes the ropes and the Titanic propellers began to turn and the Ship slowly begins to move forward; Tadashi waves at the crowd of people on the dock shouting out his good byes and thinking he's the luckiest man alive to be on the Titanic, mean while on the Docks Fred is shouting to the top of his lungs "I've been rob! I've been rob!"  while pushing his way through the crowd of people. Fred  was inches away from throwing himself into the sea to swim after the Titanic but a few men and crew pulled him back and held the mad man down trying to comfort him.