I was snoozed into slumber right after my head hit the pillow. It was the first night I spent in the cabin I booked, cabin G-60. Since it was a tiny single-bed cabin, it didn't have much space but I was perfectly fine with that. With a limited amount of luggage carried around, the room was barely filled with my belongings. My bag contained only a few casual dresses and essential things I would need.

Whilst I was invited to a grand party and I had no idea what I should wear. Not like I had many options so I just thought of wearing the black long skirt and the white top which was worked with lace that didn't look much but it would do the trick as I assumed. 

The next morning when I was wandering around the food service area after breakfast, I met Taehyung, that writer I met a day ago. He waved at me as he saw me from afar. I waved him back as he came to join me.

"How's your novel going on Taehyung?" He sheepishly grinned, scratching his neck.

"Well we can say that I am one step further than I was, it's still in progress," he breathed deeply and filled his lungs with air, ardently stating his new achievement.

"I am still working on building their bond, you know, like, how their souls are intertwined after their first encounter..." Even though I didn't have the exact idea of what he was blabbering,  I chuckled and kept listening to him. I didn't have the heart to disturb his gleeful aura. We both took seats on the long-armed chairs by the railing.

"I see that you have become the talk of the town Y/n," Taehyung playfully said in a bit of a teasing tone.

"What do you mean?" I shot a glance at him.

"I've heard that you saved that girl Lilian Harper the night before," he leaned forward and rested his head on his palms like he wanted more information about the heroic rescue mission I did.

"How did you know about that?" I asked him suspiciously. He let out a snort of laughter.

"Oh come on girl, almost half of the Titanic knows the incident in which a brave girl risked and almost jumped into the cold Atlantic to save a stranger" Taehyung dramatically said, accordingly waving his gestures in a rhythm to contribute to his narration. I couldn't help but slap his arm.

"Stop exaggerating the real thing Kim Taehyung!"  I was baffled by the fact that most people knew that episode already. But when you put your thoughts on that it's not astonishing at all, it was a traumatic incident that worthed a gossip headline wasn't it?

The man laughed and tried to fix his stubborn hair with his long fingers. "But most of the people indeed know it already," he said, motioning his head towards a group of women who were staring at us and whispering in low voices. It was obvious that they were talking about me since as soon as I looked at them, they immediately looked away and changed their direction.

I let out a sigh.

"And I got the news that they offered you something grand and fancy" he lowered his voice and leaned towards me, "Is that true?" I blinked with confusion.

"Well I don't know how on earth you know these things but yeah they offered me money," he rubbed his palms together with shiny eyes. "So? How much did they give you? It must've been a fortune since it's their daughter you saved"I slightly pushed him away and denied him.

"Stop drooling over that money Taehyung, I didn't take the offer" his eyebrows raised with horror.

"What! You denied his offer?" He almost shouted out the last part, some of the passengers who were passing us threw some weird and annoyed glances at us. I tried to quiet him down.

"Shsh! Calm down, I didn't take that offer but they invited me for dinner tonight," he scrunched his nose with annoyance.

"And just like that?" He looked disappointed.

"Well, in the end, that's what happened. I accepted the invitation," Taehyung looked a little pleased but still the annoyance was painted all over his face.

" Just because we are broke doesn't mean that we have no reputation" he muttered. I shook my head and chuckled. He turned to me, "So what are you going to wear?" My shoulders carelessly shrugged.

"I have a blouse and a pair of pants, those will work," I drifted my attention to the sketchbook on Taehyung's lap that had a leather covering. I tried to change the conversation by snatching his book, but he was more enthusiastic about what I was going to wear. He kept telling me that it was a big deal and that I should wear something stunning and glamorous while I kept flipping some pages of his sketchbook after a few attempts of trying to explain to him that I don't own such gowns.

Taehyung had a knack for drawing, he was gifted with a rare gift of god. The human figures that were sketched by his dark pencil seemed so alive, the softness of the toddler's skin, the pain of the crying woman, the weariness of the man who was begging, all of them were spectacular.

"These are amazing, are these drawn alive?" I scrutinized them in awe. Taehyung stopped his lecture for a while and grinned, showing his pearly teeth. He had a very innocent smile. He nodded.

" Well it's not much, I could have done better,"

"What do you mean? This is perfect!" I flipped more pages until my eyes stopped in a certain drawing, which looked as if they were newly drawn. The faces weren't yet detailed but the two figures looked oddly familiar.

I flicked at him,

"Taehyung, by any chance is this me?" I again studied the woman and the man who was looking at the horizon, leaning against the railing. He chuckled,

"Just thought of drawing it," he slid the book towards him, "Trust me, I'll turn this into a masterpiece, those emotions you two had, they were so natural, you both had the chemistry-" my cheeks blushed as he said, I cleared my throat to interrupt his further explanation because I felt my face turning red already.

"Alright, you should show me when you are done with it." I stood up from my position to take my leave. Taehyung followed my movements.

"You are seriously not going to wear that thing are you?" He pointed to my dress. I frowned my face at him.

"I don't have anything else Taehyung," he caressed his chin for a few seconds, thinking of a solution. He suddenly snapped his fingers, bringing up an idea.

"I know someone who can help us, Come on" he tugged me towards the passenger's cabins.

Dwelling with both curiosity and dumbfound, I decided to go with the flow and see what Taehyung was up to. We both were walking through the first-class corridor until he finally stops at a cabin with a golden plate crafted number B-56. Before knocking on the wooden texture of the door, he brushed his hair behind with his fingers trying to look neat.

A round face of a middle age woman popped her head from the door. She was elegantly dressed in a snow-like white dress while her raven black hair was tied up in a tight bun. She wore two pearly earrings according to the white pearl necklace. A perfect dress code.

She watched us through her round framed spect and instantly curved her lips to a wide smile as she saw Taehyung.

"Kim Taehyung, what brings you here young man?" She opens up the partially cracked door completely. With that allowance, we both stepped inside the cosy room with warm-coloured furniture.

"Madam Colette, greetings" he took her hand and planted a peck on top. The fireplace was already lit up, which made us feel much more comfortable. She sat down on the long couch, gesturing for us to sit on the guest's chairs. After we both sat down Taehyung started talking. All I could do is wait.

"With all the respect Madam, I'm here to request you a favour. Quite a big one actually..." He turned to me and then again to the lady he seemed to be familiar with. Wait he's not going to...Is he?

"And what would that be, Taehyung?" She asked with sparkly eyes.

"My friend here needs some help with a dress," he glanced at me and smiled "You see, she's the one who saved Lilian Harper's life" The feminine's mouth took an 'O' shape with amusement. She studied my face first before presenting me with a warm smile.

"Of course Taehyung, I can help her with that. After all, you have done me some favours "Her lips curved to a smirk-like smile, it was a greedy smile which was coated with a tint of eroticism.

I wonder what kind of favour Taehyung offered to her.

As she came near me I stood up. She held me by my shoulders and took mental notes of my body measurements. She smacked her cherry-red lips.

"I have just the thing for you dear, wait here" She disappeared from the room, leaving me a chance to question Taehyung who put one leg over another and helped himself with the sweets in the basket that was on the small oval table.

"How do you know her? What kind of favour have you done for her?" I flickered at him. He let out a mischievous laugh.

"I drew her nude"

"You did what?!"

Hey guys, lol hope you liked it, sorry for the short chapter but if I add more it'll break the floor.

See y'all in the next chapter 🌝

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