Nathan packed the few things deemed overly necessary. When he was done, he sat on the bed in the cabin he was given and took out Martha's fifteen seconds video he had made. As he watched it, he began to smile and the anger in his heart began to slowly dissipate. As she snored, there was a time she stirred in her sleep and muttered some words. They were not simple words or gibberish.
"I love you Nathan" she had confessed as she slept. The video ended there because he had been in shock and had ended it without his knowledge. A message popped in his phone as he began to watch the video the second time, "Can you come greet some persons before you sneak off son?" The message was from his dad and he straightened himself and went ahead to answer his father. As he came up to the deck where the party was still in full swing, Anaya immediately jumped on his arm and hooked not just her arm but herself to him.
"You seem better now my love!" Anaya said with a smile. He stopped walking and turned to face her. He barely knew her and the fact that he was already her love was strange and the fact that she called it out loud without a care that she was doing something strange was weird in itself. He brought himself to the level of her height and looked her eye to eye before whispering with a wicked smile on his face.
"It is Lord Nathan to you, Anaya Crawfish. The next time I hear those unsoothing endearments, that would be your last because you would be out of my sight as fast as you came in sight. Understood?" Nathan asked, an unbearable form of coldness seeping through his words and causing dread to fill fun filled Anaya.
"Yes Lord Nathan!" she replied and bowed her head.
"Now a good smile would help smoothen out your wrinkles. We do not want people thinking we are not a happy couple. Do we?"
"No, Lord Nathan" Anaya said with a smile that did not quite meet her eyes. He angled his arm and she hooked her and in the hollow made. They began to walk and people began to gush on the both of them. The girls nearest to the table where Martha and Ferran were seated began to talk among themselves.
"They look so good together - both of them are extremely attractive individuals. Oh, how I wish I was Anaya? I would not allow any lady to look at him twice" said one.
"Did you see the way he was looking at her, eye to eye, so romantically and I thought he was going to kiss her right there" said another
"She was blushing heavily and I bet he was promising her a steamy night!"
"Oh Anaya! Can't we switch lives for a day. I do not need forever, all I need is a day with Lord Nathan…the youngest Lord, spread on his bed as he feels me endlessly with his seed."
Martha almost choked on the water she was drinking as she heard the last statement the girl made. Filled with his seed? Spread on his bed? Some girls are just impossible!
"Cut the crap, he is coming to this side" said the one who had not said anything as her friends talked. She was just smiling and enjoying the naughty talk.
Martha had seen the way Nathan was so close to Anaya's face and he wondered why he did not kiss her. Nathan was currently coming towards…towards her table and Martha's heart almost dropped out of her rib cage. Nathan was attention and attention was something she had no fancy or desire to engage in. She did not want eyes on her…definitely not eyes from her juniors and seniors in combat.
Shit, he was already at her table.
Everyone on that side where the tables were arranged all stood up, excluding none and they all bowed their heads as they saluted in unison, "Good day Lord Nathan"
Nathan was definitely not expecting that. He had not even thought of such things that were bound to happen from hence forth and he was taken aback by the crowd of voices that called his name.
"Please do not be like that, you may all sit. I only came here because of this young gentleman here" Nathan said, pointing to Ferran. The eyes of everyone on that deck was on that portion of the deck where Nathan Martin stood.
"You must be Mr Jonathan's son I guess?" Nathan asked like he had not done a full blown, thorough check on Ferran when he discovered the boy was her friend..
"Yes, I am sir"
"You must be the one that was just involved in an accident, not too long ago, if I am correct?"
"You are correct Sir"
"I heard of the news and I am sorry. Just don't do anything that could stop you from keeping fit!!" Nathan said. Martha knew that what Nathan had said was beyond exercise but she kept her head bowed as she continued to listen to Nathan.
"Someone was there with you, I think the youngest daughter of the Jordans and she was the one who had pulled you to safety!"
"Yes sir, she is the one by my side currently"
"She is? Good work young lady!" said Nathan as he stretched forth his hand to shake Martha. Out of courtesy, Martha placed her small right hand in his as she used the other to clutch her purse tightly…l little too tight. She did not as much as look at his shoulder and could not decipher what his facial expression was but her eyes were trained on his shoes and hers and she felt like using the painted part of her shoe to step hard on his foot. Hopefully break a bone!
"Thanks Lord Nathan. I only did what was best for the one I love. It is an honour to be recognized by someone like you sir. Thanks once again sir" Martha said with decent professionalism attached to her voice that got her brothers smiling. She tried to remove her hand as the hand shake lingered.
One you love? I see!
Nathan finally let go of her hand before asking, "What was your name again? I used to know while you were at the mansion. Forgive me lassie but work has inadvertently occupied my mind" Nathan said.
"You need not explain my Lord. The name is Martha…Martha Jordan" Martha said as she lifted her head to see his eyes.
"I'll remember the name Martha" Nathan said before walking off with Anaya by his side.
As they left, everyone visibly relaxed and sat back on their seats but some persons threw glances at their table.
"Damn! How could you maintain such a stoic expression in the presence of a Lord!" Ferran asked as he held the part of his chest where his heart was beating erratically.
Martha's heart replied, "because that Lord used to be someone that cared about me. Because that Lord is my first love", but what came out of her mouth was "I don't know, I just had to remain professional till the end I guess. If I had flopped, my name would be on the lips of everyone throughout this party"
She could not believe he had acted like he did not know her name. That was low of him. Or maybe he had actually forgotten. And what was that, he had called her "lassie", like they were in the nineteenth century?
Glances that proceeded to stares kept coming her way and she decided to go back to where Ferran had found her. She hoped no human would be lurking around there - she wanted to feel the serenity that comes with being alone.
She excused herself and though Ferran wanted to come with her, she politely told him not to. As she got there, a ship was passing that was going the opposite direction but was passing close to their ship.
There was a man standing at the part of the ship she was standing on the part of that ship. As the breeze messed with his hair and it seemed like the man was looking intently at her, she dimmed her eyes and tried to see who it was. All too familiar…it was Nathan.
Was he superman? How had he gotten to that ship right now?
They gazed at each other as their ships passed each other and a slow music was playing from the band above. It was a Japanese song - by Fuji Kaze and was played in its slowest form.
Pinky swear if I do tell a lie [Yubriki genman hora demo fuitara]
I'm willing to swallow needles or anything on Monday [Hari demo nan demo noma sete itadaki Monday]
It doesn't matter if it's Sunday [It doesn't matter if it's Sunday]
Mirror mirror on the wall [Kagami yo kagami yo konoyo de ichiban]
Who would give me the most everlasting love of them all? [Kawaru koto no nai ai o kureru no way dare]
No need to ask cause it's my darling [No need to ask cause it's my darling]
I want you to be my last [Watashi no saigo wa anata ga ī]
If I had to keep being separated from you like this [Anata toko no mama o sarabu suru yori]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I choose you over three meals a day [San-do no meshi yori anta ga ī no yo]
If I had to keep being separated from you like this [Anata toko no mama o sarabu suru yori]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
Still sometimes my heart is being unfaithful [Soredemo tokidoki uwatsuku my heart]
If it's never cured, I'm sure to cure it baby [Shindemo noarana noashite misemasu baby]
Yeah, I ain't nothing but ya baby [Yeah, I ain't nothing but ya baby]
"You don't know what you got till it's gone" [Ushinatte hajimete kigatsuku nante]
I'm sick and tired of repeating that same old cliche Goodbye [Son'na dasai koto mo ushita nai no yo goodbye]
Oh, don't you ever say bye - bye [Oh, don't you ever say bye - bye]
I want you to be my last [Watashi no saigo wa anata ga ī]
If I had to keep being separated from you like this [Anata toko no mama o sarabu suru yori]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I choose you over three meals a day [San-do no meshi yori anta ga ī no yo]
If I had to keep being separated from you like this [Anata toko no mama o sarabu suru yori]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I want you to be my last [Watashi no saigo wa anata ga ī]
If I had to keep being separated from you like this [Anata toko no mama o sarabu suru yori]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
I choose you over three meals a day [San-do no meshi yori anta ga ī no yo]
If I had to keep being separated from you like this [Anata toko no mama o sarabu suru yori]
I'd rather die [Shinu no ga ī wa]
By the time the band finished playing the song, Nathan was fae gone and Martha was staring at the dark dangerous sea below.