Yay! Another Doppler and Amelia fic! Hope you all enjoy this one. It didn't turn out exactly how I expected it to but hopefully it's not that terrible. There might be a little Amelia/OC (please don't hate me!) but really it is a Doc/Amelia fic. So… yeah.

Disclaimer: I own nothing…except for maybe a pencil… and some lint. Oops, I lied. The OC belongs to me.

Doppler wouldn't say that he was exactly dating the captain. Actually, he wouldn't even consider dating her. Sure, they went out for lunch or coffee (tea in Amelia's case) but only out of friendship. He didn't dare take her out to anything too formal like a dinner, for fear of her getting the wrong idea. Still, he was sure that there was indeed something there, something he couldn't really explain. Ever since he had gotten back form the trip to Treasure Planet, he found himself spending more and more time at the space port rather then his quiet observatory on the mining planet Montresser. This is were he found himself this afternoon. He didn't really go there for any specific reason; mostly just to look at the different stores and merchant shops. He sighed as he came across a beautiful necklace that had a marvelous electric blue jewel in the middle of a gold heart. *I wonder if Amelia would wear something like this* he thought to himself holding the piece of jewelry up to the light. He shook his head and scolded himself. He didn't have the money to buy something like that nor did he think Amelia would accept something so personal from a friend. He put it back down and continued to walk down the street. Maybe he would stop by for a visit, even if it was just a short one. Hopefully, she would enjoy some company, even if it was from a babbling astrophysicist. *Yeah, I'm sure she would enjoy that.*

Amelia watch quietly form the bridge of the R.L.S Legacy as the work crew worked diligently on her ship. Unfortunately, due to her injuries, she was not allowed to book anymore trips for the time being. For now, she was utterly grounded at the space port. Not that she could really go anywhere without her ship being in the proper working order any. She sighed, the sharp pain on her left side was beginning to become unbearable, however, there was still much to be done. Taking a break was out of the question.

"Well, if it isn't Amelia." A voice said form behind her. "When I heard you had come back from that trip, I just had to come visit. Still your looking just as beautiful as ever."

Amelia whipped her head around, wondering who had called her by her first name. She stared wide eyed at the man before her. He was a rather tall felinid, about 6ft 2in from the looks of it. He had a black tri-cornered hat that covered his long jet black hair and a white naval uniform. A slight smile spread across her face.

"Cameron?"

The man smiled with satisfaction. "That it is, long time no see Captain." he walked by her side.

"Yes, it has been a long time." Amelia said turning her gaze back down to the work crew on the deck blow. "I haven't seen you since I quit the navy."

"Things haven't been the same you know. I haven't had anyone that would help me reek havoc on the Empire's Command Center." Cameron teased.

Amelia chuckled slightly, remembering the time they had spent together at the academy. During their first year, they had found it amusing to play pranks on the teachers and faculty. They spent most of their time in detention, but the both of them agreed that it was indeed the most fun they had ever had. During their second year, they had tried to pull their act together for fear of getting kicked out, however, they would pull little harmless (at least to them) pranks that didn't really cause any damage to anyone. By the time they graduated and were sent off to fight the Procyon Armada, Amelia seemed to have become more serious and would rarely spend time with Cameron. He was crushed after he heard about her decision to quit the Empire's navy. He didn't see that one coming, but he didn't question her. They both had seen their fair share of what war was really capable of.

"Well just between you and me, I am quite relieved that I no longer have to sit through those boring meetings." Amelia pointed out.

"Yeah, I envy you." He sighed.

They stood there for a while in silence, looking out into the Etherium. The blue and pink swirled brilliantly around neighboring galaxies and nebulas. It wasn't that they didn't have anything to talk about. Actually one could barely stop the urge to talk the other's ear off. But, being that they hadn't seen each other in such a long time, just the feeling of being around the other was good enough by itself.

"Would you like to… have a cup of tea in my state room?" Amelia asked, breaking the silence.

Cameron snapped to reality and faced her. "Yes, of course, Captain."

As they walked into the state room, Amelia turned and shut the heavy wooden door. Cameron examined the room, clearly amazed at how well organized it was. He walked over to the desk that was in the center, marveled at how wonderfully hand crafted it was. He stumbled across a picture of Mr. Arrow that was placed on the far left hand slide of the desk.

"I heard about Arrow." he said sadly, picking up the photograph. "What a tragic way to go."

Amelia sighed and walked to his side. "Yes, quite tragic indeed. He was a fine first officer. But I'm sure he's in a better place now."

Cameron put his arm around her comforting her. She tried to pull away in protest but stopped herself. He really was a good friend. She thought about how this reminded her about the time Doppler had helped her after Arrow had died. Although Cameron wasn't exactly as charming as Delbert, he did have his own good qualities. He pulled her closer and soon they were facing each other, faces only a few inches away. Amelia shook her head. What was she thinking! She had no time to fall in love with a naval officer. Especially her best friend. She pulled away slightly and looked him in the eye. He looked puzzled at her. But before either of them could respond, the door opened. There standing in the doorway was Doppler looking slightly embarrassed.

"I hope I'm no interrupting anything." He finally spoke.

Amelia cleared her throat and pulled out of Cameron's embrace. She straitened out her uniform and ran a hand though her auburn hair. "No, Doctor. Not at all."

"Who is this, Amelia?" Cameron questioned as he examined the Doppler. "A friend of yours?"

Doppler looked at him sternly. Who did he think he was, calling the captain by her first name? Amelia also turned her gaze from Delbert and gave him a warning glace.

"Captain, if I may ask. Would you please refrain form calling me by my first name." Amelia said.

"Actually, I'm no longer a Captain." Cameron pointed out. "I was promoted to an Admiral a while back." he emphasized, standing up strait, hoping to discourage the good doctor.

Amelia rolled her eyes. "Yes well, 'Admiral'. Please refrain from calling me by my first name."

"I just came here for a little visit." Doppler explained. "But if you're busy, I could always come back later."

"That wont be necessary, Doctor. You are welcome to join us I you would like. We were just about to have some tea." Amelia said walking over to grab a few cups.

*Looks like you two were going to have more then just tea* Doppler thought to himself. "Y-yes I guess I will take you up on that offer, Captain. That is of intercourse… uh I-I meant…that is of course your friend here is okay with, me staying. Three is a crowd you know." Amelia snickered at the doctors slip of tongue, while Cameron stared at him in shock.

Cameron gritted his teeth. *You're damn right three is a crowd!*. "No… I would be pleased to have you join us. I would like to get to know you. Any friend of the Captain… is a friend of mine."

Once the tea was ready, Cameron made a point by sitting close to Amelia; a little too close. He knew for a fact that the doctor had something for the captain, but he would be damned if he let her get taken by him. Doppler noticed this but restrained from doing anything about it. He was just a friend, not her boyfriend. It was clear that Cameron was very close to her, especially if she was able to tolerate him to this level. But no matter what the case was, Doppler couldn't help but notice a twisted feeling in his stomach. Was he jealous of Cameron? No, that was impossible. But at the same time, he hated seeing Amelia with any other man, other then him.

Cameron glared at Delbert, a smug look fell across his face. "So Doctor," he began, taking a sip of his tea, "What connection do you have with the Captain?"

"W-well, um we-" Doppler stuttered but was cut off by the captain.

"He was the financier of my last voyage. He saved my life actually." Amelia explained. "Without him, those pirates would have killed us."

Doppler blushed. "W-well I wouldn't exactly say that."

"Pirates?" Cameron asked intrigued. "Must have been out of pure luck. No offence, but I honestly couldn't see a man like you fending off pirates. I, on the other hand, could take on the whole lot of them, and come out without a scratch."

"Oh," Doppler sighed, a bit put down. "I-I suppose a man like you could do something like that."

Amelia looked over at Cameron. *What's gotten into him?* she thought. Cameron was usually a very well mannered man, and would never act so harshly.

"So, are the two of you… dating?" Doppler began.

They both looked at each other. This was certainly straightforward. Amelia was the first to speak.

"No, not at the moment. I don't have the time for a relationship."

Both men stared at her wide eyed. Cameron's heart broke in two. He was hoping to ask her on a date right after the doctor had left, but now his plans were shattered. Doppler was in someway relieved, however, at the same time disappointment spread throughout him. Before they got to say anything, there was a knock at the door. Amelia sighed, and walked over to see who it was. When she opened the door, one of the work crew members stood there.

"Ma'am, may I have a word with you? It will only take a moment." He asked nervously.

"Of course." She turned around and faced the to men. "I will be back momentarily."

The two men nodded and watched her walk out of the room followed by the crew member. Once they were gone, the two men glared at each other. The tension was almost unbearable. Delbert didn't like this man, not one bit. The same went for Cameron.

"I'll give you a bit of useful advice, Doctor." Cameron finally began. "Stay away form the captain; she's mine. I don't give a damn if you saved her form pirates."

"What makes you think I like the captain?" Doppler questioned.

"I see the way you look at her." Cameron growled. "Besides, there's no way she would end up with a nerdy canid like you."

"Oh and do you think she'd end up with you then?" Doppler asked challenging the felinid. "And besides, she already said that she doesn't have time for a relationship."

"For now, yes. But there will come a time when she will eventually want to find a man and when that time comes, I'm not letting anyone get in the way." Cameron hissed.

Doppler sighed. He hadn't realized, until just now that he really did have feelings for the captain. *that would explain that feeling I had earlier.*. But there was no way that she would take him over Cameron. Not to mention that Cameron was dead set on taking the captain for himself. Before their conversation was able to be taken any further, Amelia walked in. She seemed worn out and in a slightly pissed off.

"What's the matter, Captain?" Doppler asked walking up to her concerned. She smiled at him slightly which made Cameron furious.

"Nothing, Doctor. Just a slight exhausted form working all day." she shrugged. "The life of a captain is very demanding."

"Then would you like for us to leave so you could get some rest?" Cameron asked, standing from his chair.

"That might be a good idea." Doppler agreed.

Cameron rolled his eyes and proceeded to make his way towards the door. He tipped his hat to the captain and walked out. Delbert was about to do the same but was stopped by Amelia.

"Is there something you need, Captain?" Doppler asked, a little put off by the fact that she wanted him to stay.

"Yes actually. It's about the Admiral." Amelia sighed. "I'm sorry if he upset you. He's not usually so cold."

"It's okay. I'm used to things like that." He explained, running his hand through his hair.

"Would you like to join me for tea tomorrow? Just the two of us?" Amelia offered.

"Really?" Doppler asked surprised.

"I wouldn't have said otherwise, Doppler."

"W-well I would be…honored to accompany you, Captain." Doppler smiled. "Would you like me to bring anything? Cake perhaps?"

"No, just bring yourself."

The two of them said their goodbyes and Doppler proceeded out of the state room. *Tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll show her how I feel. Even if she rejects it* he thought to himself.

The next morning, Amelia walked out of her state room. The morning air was cool and crisp. She loved how the morning light reflected off of her ship, giving it the illusion that it was glowing. On deck, the work crews were working as usual. Yesterday, she had gotten news that the damage was much worse then first predicted. This meant that she was going to have to stay on the space port even longer and left her clearly irritated.. The only thing that kept her from losing her mind, was the face that the doctor was coming over in a few hours. Even though all he really seemed to be able to talk about was astrophysics, she found it quite comforting. She was just about to walk down to the main deck, when she spotted Cameron walking around aimlessly. He was staring at the solar sails that were getting repaired by the crew. She sighed with annoyance and walked over to him. *What is he doing here?*.

"Ah, Captain what a pleasant surprise." Cameron smiled, tipping his hat.

"And how, may I ask, are you surprised. This is my ship, you know." Amelia sighed.

"You seem like your in a awful mood this morning. What's wrong?" He asked.

"Simply that I wasn't expecting you. Have you ever taken in consideration that I might have plans, Admiral?"

"Well, I just thought that you would want to spend time with a dear friend. That's all." Cameron shrugged. "We haven't seen each other in a long time. And yesterday with the doctor visiting-"

"I wanted to talk to you about him by the way." Amelia cut off.

"What's there to talk about?" He asked puzzled. "He seemed nice, I guess. Not someone I would befriend; but nice."

"I think you two got on the wrong foot yesterday. He was quite offended by your boasting. Not to mention, I have a felling that you said something that upset him while I was out." Amelia stated. "What did you tell him?"

"I simply told him to back off." Cameron scoffed. "I wouldn't want him trying to distract you in anyway."

Amelia rolled her eyes. How in the world was the good doctor distracting her? "I seriously doubt that he is posing as a distraction. You on the other hand-"

"Amelia, look. I'm sorry, but I honestly hate thinking that any other man is fancying you." He blurted out. "Not when I am the one who is madly in love with you."

Amelia was taken aback. *What the hell?*. She looked at him, eyes filled with confusion. "But Cameron, were just friends. You can't honestly-"

"But I do, Amelia. Ever since we met I…I just couldn't help but find you somewhat attractive." Cameron cut off.

Amelia sighed. She liked Cameron, but only as a friend; nothing more. She didn't want to hurt him, but things had to be put strait. "Cameron, I like you, I really do. But I can't see you as anything more than just a friend. If I dated you, it would be like dating one of my brothers. And besides, my job just wont allow me to be in a relationship right now."

Cameron's ears flattened against his head. Now that he thought about it, she was right. The only reason he wanted to be with her was because they had been such good friends. Since he worked for the empire, he didn't have time to see her. He smiled. They could always be friends, right. Dating would be a little over the top.

"I'm sorry." He said quietly. "It's just that… I never get to see you anymore. I thought that if I dated you that we could be around each other more often. But I… uhg! I don't know what to do anymore."

"Lives change. Just because you don't see me all the time doesn't mean that we're not friends." Amelia stated.

"I guess so." Cameron said, straitening up his posture. He took out his pocket watch. "Well my friend, I must be on my way. Adieu."

Amelia nodded respectfully and watched her friend walk down the gangplank. He did seem to be a little discouraged but she was positive he would get over it. It didn't suit his personality. Once he was all the way down, he spun around and looked at her with a teasing grin.

"Still, Captain. I do believe that there is one man out there that quite fancies you! So you better find a way to fit him into you plans accordingly!"

Amelia looked at him confused. *What is he babbling about now?*. She rolled her eyes and waved her hand to dismiss the subject. Cameron laughed slightly, clearly amused at her expression, and continued down the road.

Amelia was just about to walk to her state room when she spotted, Doppler holding a bouquet of flowers. She smiled a warmly. For some reason, his presence was relieving. But what was with all the flower's? Doppler looked over to her a little caught off guard that she showed up so soon. He was expecting her to be in her state room, at least then he could pull it together.

Once they got to the state room, Doppler nerves finally caught up to him. So much so that he literally began to shake. He tried with all his might to control himself.

"Are you okay, Doctor?" Amelia asked.

"I-I-I-'m fine… Achoo!"

"I think those flowers are getting to you."

"Yes, I suppose they are." Doppler blushed, he handed them to her. "These are for you. I wasn't sure what kind to get you. Actually I'm not even sure you like flowers, but-"

"They're beautiful, Doctor." Amelia smiled. "No one's ever given me flowers before. That was quite thoughtful of you."

Doppler sighed with relief. He didn't blow it after all. "I hope it isn't too over the top. I was thinking about getting you something less formal, but the florist insisted that I should get these."

"Doctor, you're rambling."

"S-sorry." Delbert apologized. He reached into his coat's pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. "I also got you this."

Amelia's eyes widened. This was certainly interesting. She slowly took the box from his hands and opened it. Inside was a beautiful gold heart necklace with a blue jewel in the middle. She gasped and looked at up at Doppler. "This-this must have cost a fortune, Doctor!"

"Well the price doesn't really matter. I just thought it was something that you would like. That is…if you even like jewelr-" But before the good doctor was finished he was the captain pulled him into a passionate kiss. Doppler was filled with panic and his instinct told him to pull away immediately. But something kept him from moving. He put his hands around her waist and embraced her. They stayed that way for a little while longer, before pulling away. Doppler looked down at her. At that moment, she wasn't the strict and heartless captain he had come to know, no, this woman was completely different.

Amelia face turned bright red. She couldn't believe what she just did. "I-I'm sorry, Doctor. That was completely out of line."

"No… it's alright." Doppler whispered. He pulled her chin up so that their eyes met. "It wasn't out of line at all."

Amelia couldn't help but smile. She had never met anyone as charming as the doctor, that was for certain. She shook her head and pulled away. "I…best be getting back to work. Maybe we can have tea some other time, then?"

"I think that would be best. I wouldn't want to pose as a distraction." He agreed making his way to the door. When he was finally gone, Amelia sat at her fell into her chair. She wasn't sure what came over her at that time. She couldn't even imagine what was going through the doctor's head at the moment. Hopefully, this didn't alter their relationship. She stared at necklace on her desk. She wasn't exactly crazy about jewelry, however, this was different. She put it around her neck and looked at the blue jewel that was in the middle.

"Well, my friend. I guess you were right. I best start planning accordingly."

-fin

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