It was a beautiful and exciting day in Southampton, and for a good reason. Titanic, the largest ship in the world, was boarding her first passengers. To those that were lucky enough to get her tickets, that is. On the pier, people embraced each other in tearful goodbyes and waved to friends and loved ones already onboard the ship.

As people stood and walked around the pier, a car beeps as it tries to make its way through the crowd. As it came to a stop, the driver gets out and goes to open the door for his passenger. The passenger takes out her hand and he takes it. He gently pulls her out of the car. She wore a stunning white and purple outfit with an enormous feathered hat. Her name was Rose Bukater and with her was her most prized possession and best friend, her cat Tom.

As her and Tom stared at the humongous ship, Cal Hockley, Ross's fiance, came over to them.

" I don't see what all the fuss is about. It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauretania." Rose complained.

" You can be blase about some things Rose, but not about Titanic. It's over a hundred feet longer than Mauretania, and far more luxurious. It has squash courts, a Persian cafe... even Turkish baths." Cal explained.

" Sounds like my kind of ship." Tom thought.

He continued to admire the ship until he started to scratch at his blue diamond collar.

" Stupid collar!" He thought in frustration.

Even though Tom lived the first-class life, he hated wearing fine collars and fancy outfits.

Rose noticed his discomfort.

" Just hang in there Tom. I promise, once we climb aboard, I'll rip that wretched thing off of you."

Tom smiled in relief. He was glad to have her as his owner and no one else. Normally, people in her class would dress up their pets and treat them as more of an accessory, than an actual companion. Thankfully, Rose wasn't like that. She saw him as more then an accessory.

With the help of Spicer LoveJoy, Cal's man servant, The White Star Line Porter was able to get all of their luggage onto the ship. Before they climbed aboard, Cal saw Tom's empty cage being brought onto the ship.

" Rose!" He called out.

Rose turned around as he approached her.

" Why is your cat with you, and not in his cage?" He asked.

Tom narrowed his eyes at him. He never liked Cal. To him, Cal was nothing more than a greedy, snobbish man.

" Maybe I don't want Tom being crammed into one of those tiny prisons." She answered sharply.

Behind her Ruth, Ross's mother, pulled her aside.

" What are you thinking Rose? He'll run loosely and then we will get kicked off the ship!" She told her.

" He"ll be fine, mother." Rose said, reassuring her.

Ruth looked at Tom with complete distrust.

" I really wish she would stop giving me these dirty looks." Tom thought, looking away from her.

Ruth took out Tom's lease and handed it to her daughter.

" You better watch him good." She warned and walked away.

Tom just rolled his eyes.

Cal checked his pocket watch.

" We'd better hurry. This way, ladies." He said as he led them to the ship.

Tom grew very excited as they started making their way toward the ship. He looked at Rose in excitement, but then noticed the blank expression on her face. He could see that she was upset, and he knew why. Once they arrived to their destination in America, Rose was to wed to Cal because of her family's financial promblems and she wasn't happy about the idea at all. Tom had earlier promised himself that he would keep Rose happy during the trip and not have her linger to Cal too much.

Tom gave her a reassuring smile. She smiled back and petted his head.

" I'll try to make the best of it." She told him as they entered the ship.