Find a lifeboat. Tommy will find a way to meet up with you. Cassidy told herself this over and over, but that wouldn't stop the dreadful feeling in her stomach that she might never see him again. She was shaking all over and the boat was blurred around her, the people mere flashes. She shook her head. Focus, Cass.

She spotted Mrs. Calaghan and hurried over to her. "Mrs. Calaghan!"

Mrs. Calaghan turned and looked at her with surprise. "Cassidy? Why are you not on a lifeboat?"

"I just got up here," Cassidy explained. "I was in third class and I just barely got through, they're not letting anyone up!"

"Third class? Why were you in–nevermind, that's not important. What's important is getting you in a lifeboat." She grabbed Cassidy's hand and began to pull Cassidy with her. Cassidy broke free.

"Wait! I need to wait as long as possible before I get on one," she said desperately. "There's someone in third class right now who is trying to meet up with me–I can't leave him."

"'Him'? Cassidy, now is not the time–"

"Please listen. I'm not in any way, shape, or form leaving him to fend for himself."

"Cassidy, this may very well mean life or death, you don't have all the time in the world. I'm sure this man will be fine."

"But what if he dies?" Cassidy argued. "I want to be here for him, so we can at least try to survive this together."

Mrs. Calaghan tried to grab Cassidy again, to get her to go to a lifeboat. "Come, child. If he does die...I'm sure you'll be sorry, but he is just one man. You'll get over him in a few months. Now, hurry. I think I saw Joseph trying to get into a boat up ahead..."

Cassidy yanked her hand away. "No! I'm not leaving Tommy! I love him!"

Mrs. Calaghan gazed at her, pausing. "You...what?

"I love Thomas Ryan and I will stay on this ship until I see him again, and if that means I die here, then by God, I'm going to die here." Cassidy was breathing heavily now after her declaration.

Mrs. Calaghan sighed after giving her a long stare. "Fine. The last lifeboat will probably go down within the next half hour. But promise me that you'll get on one, no matter what? If this man doesn't find you, you get yourself to safety, hear me?"

Cassidy looked at her old friend sadly. "I'll try."

Mrs. Calaghan nodded. "That's all I can hope for at this point. Good luck, Cassidy."

As Mrs. Calaghan turned and left, Cassidy walked up the deck with the crowd all around her jostling her left and right. She spotted a few lifeboats here and there but there weren't that many left on this side.

"I'll check the other side," Cassidy said out loud to nobody in particular. With that, she opened the door nearest to her, turning out to be the first class diner. She was shocked to see people still enjoying their meals when the ship was hurriedly sinking and they were clearly all in danger. She shook her head and ran through to the other side, where there was a door leading to the deck.

She opened it and was greeted with chaos. She pushed her way through everyone and saw more lifeboats available. She should be able to wait for Tommy and still have enough time to get onto one. If Tommy even gets up here. Cassidy shook that thought out of her head. Tommy would be fine.

She walked hurriedly back and forth along the deck, wringing her hands together, her heart beating wildly. Where was he? Why did she leave him down there to fend for himself? She should have insisted to stay with him. She was so stupid, she would probably never see him again now.

She was now being shoved through a crowd towards the officer she knew as Murdoch. He was calling for women and children, and spotted her.

"Miss, please step up to the lifeboat," he ushered calmly yet frantically, trying to pull her through. She shook him off as well, backing away.

"I can't," she explained hurriedly and turned to find the crowd congregating in the one area she needed to get through. They were all trying to get on the lifeboat, but Murdoch wasn't letting them on. He pulled out a pistol and pointed it at everyone, threatening to shoot if things got out of hand.

"Cassidy!" A familiar voice broke through the tumault, one she feared she would never hear again.

"Tommy!" Cassidy turned and ran towards him. He had pushed to the front of the crowd trying to get on the boat, and his eyes had lit up when he spotted her. He grabbed her and pulled her close to him, wedging her behind himself somewhat, giving her hair a quick kiss.

"How'd you get up here?" Cassidy breathed. He gave her a fleeting glance, while glaring at Murdoch.

"Luck of the Irish, like I said," he told her. "Jack and Rose found me and we broke through another gate. I may have accidentally punched someone in the face—watch out love, keep close to me."

Officer Murdoch started yelling more things, but Cassidy couldn't focus because of the sheer relief she had about Tommy's arrival.

Suddenly, Tommy was yelling as well, and Cassidy heard the end, "Let us on the boat so we have a chance to live, you limey bastard!"

"Get back!" Murdoch yelled, and Cassidy could see desperation in his eyes. Cassidy nudged Tommy.

"Maybe we should find somewhere else..." She told him, knowing it was pointless because of his stubborn Irish attitude.

Just then, there was a movement of somone climbing over one of the lifeboats and Murdoch shot a warning shot out of his gun in that direction. Then everything happened in a blur. Cassidy was shoved from behind, being pushed into Tommy, therefore causing him to jerk forward. Murdoch must have thought that Tommy was trying to advance because another gunshot rang and Tommy fell to the ground.

Cassidy screamed, falling to her knees next to him, looking up at Murdoch in disbelief. Tommy's lifejacket had blood on it, and his eyes were lolled back.

"Tommy!" Cassidy cried, shakily and hurriedly trying to undo his lifejacket. The night had gone from bad to horrifying in such a short amount of time. "Thomas Ryan, you can't die on me now, I forbid it!"

The crowd surged all around them, but Cassidy only paid attention to the blood stained Irish man in front of her.

"Please, please be alive," Cassidy pleaded with him. His eyes fluttered open and Cassidy gasped.

"Are you okay? Where does it hurt? What can I do? How do you feel?" Cassidy spewed out while he tried to sit up.

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph," Tommy groaned. "Calm down, lass, it just grazed me, it wasn't a bang on."

"Can you stand?" Cassidy asked, pulling him to his feet.

"Yeah, I say we leg it before I get attacked again, though," Tommy commented, and she guided him away. "I have to think of a new plan."

"There's more boats on the other side, but they might be gone by now," Cassidy said. "And they don't take men."

"Would ye be opposed to getting on one while I found my own way off the ship?" Tommy asked hopefully, holding his side.

"Not an option," Cassidy shook her head.

"Well, what do we do, then? You look absolutely knackered," Tommy told her, and she nearly laughed at how he was concerned about her when he was the one who got shot mere moments ago.

Suddenly, they heard a crack.

"Jaysus! Cassidy, we have to move!"

Tommy started to drag Cassidy forward quickly.

"Tommy, what's going on?"

Then she spotted it. The giant crack forming on the ship above them, meaning their half of the ship was about to go under.

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Just like on my other Titanic story, I'm sorry I'm not updating these as often. I just have more ideas for my Vampire Academy story right now, but I'll try to make time to update these two. Please review!