Scarlett's POV

I don't want to dance mainly because I am only good at stepping of peoples feet. I just sigh as I watch my cousin and her man out of the dance floor acting so in love that I almost envy them, almost. Then I am drawn from my thoughts as the man from earlier I remember as Dodge walks up to me with a shy smile on his face. Ok I admit I get this strange feeling from the guy. I can't help but feel sorry for him and I have no idea why.

"Evening Miss Scarlett." He tells me again with that shy smile.

"Dodge right?" I ask him in reply with a small smile.

"You remembered. Nice evening isn't it?" he asks as he looks out to the crowd of people.

"I guess so, not really something I am use to getting all dressed up just to eat." I tell him as I follow his gaze to the people.

"I saw you reject a few men before miss Scarlett but I was hoping you would allow me to dance with you?" Dodge asks returning his gaze to me.

"Are you sure you won't shock me? I really don't like that feeling." I tell him as I look back to him.

"No carpet on the dance floor so I don't think that will happen." he says offering me his hand.

I don't know why but for some reason I agree and take his arm. Surprisinly there is no shock this time either but instead greif. Why in the world do I sense greif. I just shake my head as he leads me to the floor right as a slow song comes on. Perfect timing of course. I watch as he takes one arm and wraps it around my waist as his other takes my hand and he starts to dance with me.

"You look beautiful tonight, very elegant." Dodge tells me as he looks into my eyes.

"You can thank my cousin for that, I could never afford anything that I am wearing tonight trust me." I tell him as I roll my eyes just thinking about the price of the dress I am wearing.

"It's not the dress that makes the woman but the woman that makes the dress." He tells me as he pulls me in a little closer.

I look into his eyes and can see a bit of calm but mostly concern and fear. What is with this guy really? All the sudden I look past him and can see Jack staring right at me. All the sudden what happened earlier flashes through my head and I can't help but narrow my eyes at Jack. Something about him isn't right and I want to know what he is up to.

"Miss Scarlett are you alright?" Dodge asks me, I then break my gaze with Jack and look back to him.

"You can call me Scarlett you know, Miss just kinda makes me feel odds." I tell him with a laugh.

"Scarlett, is everything alright?" he asks again.

"Yes, sorry I am known for daydreaming. Ask my cousin she'll be the first to tell you." I say as I look at his face.

He really isn't bad looking, blonde hair, strong features I think I really don't pay attention to guys for some reason. I just feel sorry for Dodge as if something horrible happened to him and all I want to do is make him happy even if it is just for a moment. That is when I notice he is leaning into me. Oh no is he going to try and kiss me?

Jack's POV

She actually accepted Dodge's offer to dance. This intriuges me. Why Dodge of all people? After they dance for a few moments she notices me staring at her and she narrows her eyes at me. What is she trying to do? Intimidate me? All the sudden a cold chill goes through my body and my eyes re focus and I see Dodge leaning in to kiss her? What the hell I didn't say anything about kissing?! Against my heads instructions my body goes forward and pat him on his shoulder just as he was about to kiss her.

"May I cut in?" I ask not really knowing why either.

Dodge gives me yet another confused look, he definitly is not the sharpest tool in the shed. While Scarlett looks at me with a surprised look on her face.

"Sure, save another dance for me Scarlett." Dodge tells her hand her to me.

I expect another jolt of energy to come from her but this time nothing happens and she gives me an odd look. I must look like an idiot trying to prepare myself for a feeling that didn't come.

"Are you alright? You look like someone was about to slap you." she tells me as she continues to give me that look.

"Fine, just a little hot in here that's all." I tell her as I let my body relax.

"You want to go outside? Maybe then you will get some color back and you can cool off?" she asks me.

I just nod and follow her outside to one of the balcony's. It's there she looks at me almost with concern on her face. I just smile and look out to the ocean. All I have to do is play a part here.

"You look like you were going to be sick, did you eat something and get sick? If so tell me so I can avoid it." she says trying to make light of me might being sick.

"No, just crowds of people. I'm usually not good with that." I lie to her trying to see if she is willing to stay out here with me.

"Right, yet you work on a ship full of people in the middle of the ocean. I would re examine your career choice then." she says as she turns away from me and looks back to the sea.

"You look very beautiful tonight." I tell her trying to compliment her.

"Yeah it's amazing what make up and a dress along with a new hair style can do." she says with a sigh not even looking my way.

Low confidence? Really? You have to be kidding me? She had every man in that room looking at her and she thinks she isn't gorgeous. Women these days I swear. All the sudden she turns back to me.

"So we can either dance or I can go find another partner." she tells me as she starts to move away from me.

I quickly grab her hands and pull her close to me. I slip my other arm around her waist and start to dance with her right there on the balcony. I am surprised that she allowed me to do this but I can also she that she doesn't trust me at all. She watches my every move like a hawk. Clever woman indeed. I need to gain her trust somehow. Then I hear another slow song come on inside. Still on the balcony I pull her so close to me that she almost has no choice but to rest her head on my chest.

My plan works and she rests her head on my chest as she does that though something odd comes over me. A protective feeling. That takes me back to when I saw Dodge almost kiss her. Was that jealousy that I felt? How in the hell could I feel that though? Then I feel something else happen that I didn't expect. Her body relaxes against mine. She is slowly starting to trust me, well her body is at least. I feel her put one of her hands on my chest and I look down at her but can only see the top of her head. What is going on? What is the matter with me? I have never felt anything like this before. Then the song ends and against my wishes she pulls away from me.

"Thanks for the dance Jack, hope you feel better. Good luck with the whole crowds thing too." she tells me before turning away from me and walking back inside.

I can't believe what I just saw, my powers still useless on her. She resisted me and just walked inside. How is that possible? My eyes still follow her form as she walks up to another person who I now realize is Munder. She starts talking to him and I can see him smile at her. If she is an angel then she has no clue and I am doomed. One week is definitly not enough time. I have to get more time.

Scarlett's POV

I walk away from Jack to his surprise, I think he is one of those people who doesn't like not getting his way. Then in front of me I see Munder trying and miserably failing to flirt with a young lady who remind me of a stuck up snob. I don't know why I want to help him out but this poor guy has no idea what he is doing so to his surprise I come up beside him and take his hand.

"There you are, I have been looking for you all night." I say knowing that the girl before me will become jealous seeing him with someone like me.

"Sorry, I guess I just got lost." he says as he squeezes my hand and looks down at me with a small smile.

"I swear I can't leave him alone. Everytime I do another girl is flirting with him." I tell the girl in front of me.

She seems to be a bit angry. Then she turns her rather large nose and walks away from Munder and I. I just smile oh I can't help it but that really felt good. She was too stuck up anyway. Then I feel Munder pull my hand to his mouth and he kisses it.

"Thank you. I guess you came to my rescue." he tells me with a smile.

"Well I just hated seeing you try to impress someone like her. You deserve someone ten times better than her trust me." I tell him as he lowers my hand and smiles at me.

"May I ask you for a dance then miss Scarlett?" he asks me with a gleaming look of hope in his eye.

I smile and nod at him. I can't take his hope away so quickly can I? He leads me out to the dance floor and we begin to dance just as I had with Dodge and Jack before him. Munder starts to tell me about his job on the ship aka pretty much do whatever his boss told him to. I hated jobs like that, it felt like they took the free will away. Then I hear a druken laugh behind me. Before I know it I feel something cold go running down the back of my dress. I look up and see a horrified look on Munders face.

I turn around and see the woman from earlier is the one who poured the drink down my dress. I also see my cousin come forward as well with a very pissed off look on her face.

"Oh no, looks like Cinderella just lost her beautiful dress." the woman says with a smile as she looks at her friends.

Before I know it though I double up my fist and punch her right in the nose. Then I feel a force push me. I look back up and see the Munder has pushed me behind him. Uh really? I am the one that just knocked her to the ground. Then I feel another arm on me. I look up and see Dodge look at me with a concerned look on his face. Where the heck did he come from. Then I can feel the cold liquid move down my dress and I get a cold chill.

After that I feel something then cover my back, I realize that Dodge took off his jacket and put is around me. I look back to Munder and can see that he and my cousin are arguing with the woman, the woman's friends and parents. Oh great this was the last thing I needed.

"Why don't we get you upstairs?" Dodge says pulling me away from the crowd. "Munder I am gonna take her to her room."

Munder barely looks back and nods at him but I can clearly see a look of pure anger on his face. That scared the heck out of me as well. I go with Dodge out of the room and to the elevators.

"Do you think it ruined the dress?" I ask him.

"Well it's a blue dress and that was a red drink. Maybe they can clean it up for you?" Dodge tries to reassure me.

"This is the only dress I have ever like. My cousin bought it for me cause she said it was after the goddess Athena." I say with a sad tone as we walk inside the elevator. "If this dress is ruined then she will be ruined."

"No need to worry about that, I have a feeling Munder and your cousin will take care of her." Dodge tells me as he presses the button and the doors close.

"I didn't think she would do anything like that. I use to be able to read people really well now I guess I can't." I tell him as the elevator stops and opens to my floor.

"Do you have your key on you?" Dodge asks me.

I nod and pull out my key but he gently takes it from me and opens the door leading me inside.

"I would take a shower or bath if I were you. It looks like some of the drink is in your hair." he tells me as he flips on a light.

"Really? My hair that my cousin tortured me with just to get this hair style?" I say as I run into the bathroom and see that what he was saying was true. "I am going to kill her."

"She was just jealous, I mean look at you. Any woman would be." I hear him say outside the bathroom.

"Sure." I mumble as I turn on the shower.

I walk back out to my room and see him looking out to the balcony attached to my room. He looks like he wants to be free or something like that. I just walk up to him and he looks back at me startled.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you." I tell him with a giggle.

"It's OK, I just like to look at the stars you know." he tells me as he looks back down at me.

"Yeah, I like to watch the stars too. When I'm not babysitting my cousin." I tell him as I then look out to the stars.

"Right, well I guess I better get going. Boss catches me in a room with a guest I would get in big trouble." Dodge tells me as he turns around.

"Oh wait!" I tell him as I take off his jacket and hand it back to him. "Thanks for everything. I'll catch up with you tomorrow to see what Munder did to her."

"OK, I'll see you tomorrow Scarlett." Dodge says as he walks out the door and I shut it and lock it behind him.

After showering I get dressed in a long silk white night gown. Usually I wear pants and a shirt but tonight I want to wear something different. I slip into bed and drift off to sleep. Then I am jolted from my sleep when I hear a loud crash. I look up at the clock and see it says its 2:27 am. Oh whoever it out there is in for it. I go to my door and slowly open it and see Jack with the girl from earlier, the one who poured her drink down my dress.

"Miss the captains says you need to stay in your room till morning." Jack tries to tell the woman as she tries to fight him.

"I have free will and my rights now release me." the woman argues.

Ugh I really don't need to hear her all night long. I walk up behind her and press a pressure point on her neck and she passes out in Jack's arms. He looks up at me shocked probably wanting to know what I just did.

"Don't worry she's not dead just asleep. I pressed a pressure point on her neck." I tell him still weary, at least I hope I did.

"She had to be taken out of a club downstairs. I got to her into her room." Jack tells me as he picks her up.

"Well do you have her key?" I ask him.

"I think it's in her purse but I kinda have my hands full. Mind helping me out?" he asks me.

I grab the woman's purse and take the key out and put it into the door allowing Jack to take the woman and lay her down on her bed. After that he comes back to the hall and closes the door.

"Any other people who might wake me up that I need to know about?" I ask him as I lean against the wall.

"Not that I know of. Sorry about your dress. You want me to see if they can get it dry clean it?" he asks as he looks at me.

"Nah, I can do that tomorrow." I tell him.

"The stain might set in then."

"Oh right, I didn't think about that." I say as I go back to my room and grab the dress and walk back out to Jack. "I really hope they can clean it. It's the only dress I have ever liked."

"I'm sure they will do all that they can." Jack says as he takes the dress. "Have a good night Miss Scarlett."

"You too Jack." I say as I walk back inside and close the door.

Jack's POV

Really? Am I some kind of boy to her? Here I am carrying her dress?! What in the world am I thinking? I walk back downstairs and see Dodge and Munder give me an odd look.

"If we want her not to interfere with our plans just play along." I tell them as I take the dress to the laundry room and leave a note on it.

As I walk back inside I want to know what happened to the woman after Scarlett left.

"So what happened?" I ask Munder.

"Her cousin and I threatened her that if she ever came near Scarlett again that she would regret it." Munder offer up.

"Right, You seemed to be pretty pissed off that the woman had the nerve to mess with Scarlett." I say as I lean my back against the wall.

"Well you seemed pretty pissed when I was about to kiss her." Dodge says with a groan.

"I never said you could kiss her now did I?" I tell him.

"I don't get it. You want us to distract her would that be one of the easiest ways?" Munder asks.

"She's too smart for that. She knows somethings up but it still surprised me that she left me and went to you." I say as I look at Munder.

"She just came cause the girl was being a snob to me. Nothing else." Munder tells me.

"You are a horrible liar. Both of you I can tell that both of you feel something for her. Good the more genuine it seems the less suspicious she will be." I tell them.

"So we can flirt but not kiss?" Dodge says trying to get a handle on things.

"Well aren't you smart." I say sarcastically.

"What if she kisses us?" Munder asks.

"Then she does, whatever you do don't initiate it." I tell both of them. "That just makes you weak. Play along with whatever both of you two have going on. Don't get jealous though, this isn't real. This is a job remember. I managed to get us another week I doubt they will give us much longer than that. So we just distract her."

"And when the time comes then what?" Dodge asks.

"One of us can claim her of she dies." I tell him.

"Can she die?" Munder asks.

"Everyone can die somehow." I tell him as I look at both him and Dodge.

"Alright, flirt but no kissing unless she does it." Dodge says and Munder agrees.

"Come on you two, your damned after all. It's not like she could save you." I tell them with a laugh as I leave the room.

Dodge's POV

"What if she could?" I ask Munder.

"What are you talking about?" he asks as he leans back into his bed.

"Don't act like you don't feel it. She is a force of good. That has to be what attracts us to her." I try to explain to him. "What if there was a way she could save us?"

"Keep your voice down. What if he heard you talk like that? After all she doesn't even know what she is so how could she help us?" Munder asks me as he barely sits up.

"He doesn't either! He just told us he doesn't know what she is but obviously she is a threat if he wants us to distract her." I say as I sit down on my bed.

"You like her, you really do." he tells me with a sigh.

"Like you don't?"

"We're screwed. No wonder we're damned."

"It sucks every time I look into her eyes I see something more, something I can't reach out to get."

"That's deep." Munder says as he wipes his forehead.

"Well remember you Mr. Protective? You pushed her behind you so the woman could do anything else."

"Natural re action."

"My ass, you like her and you won't admit it cause you are afraid what he might do to you."

"How can we like her? We barely know her Dodge, her name's Scarlett he cousin is with a rich guy and she has a nice body with red hair."

"Yeah what of it? You want her back story then ask her."

"Dodge, just stop try and keep still tonight. Don't go see her and act like your her dream or anything like that."

"That's just stupid. Sounds like something you'd come up with."

"Whatever dude."