Disclaimer:  I don't own any of this, it all belongs do Disney (Damn them!).  Im just having fun, go on, have fun too….

Chapter 1

"We are really doing this, aren't we, I never thought I'd see the day when, oh, how do I look" I said flustered, worrying about meeting his relations and of course worrying about what I looked like, remember the first impression is everything.  The reply consisted of

"Amelia, dearest, you look just beautiful" he can be really cute sometimes, more so than I think he knows.  "Really there is nothing to worry about.  There will only be a few of them here, Im sure of it.  My family is spread all over the galaxy, only a few live in this area and Im sure that they're not that interested in what one of their distant relations is doing. Now, how do I look?"  I looked to see Delbert smiling at me with those big eyes of his, I curled up inside but just smiled back and we linked arms.  He is so warm, and I couldn't help but hold onto him tightly as we walked up to the great house that he had arranged to meet his 'few' relations in.  Walking along the cobble path up to the door we talked about the future and what we were going to do, Im not quite sure what the outcome was though, he seemed to want to stay here, on Montresseur that is.  Truly my heart is still on the Legacy, but Im sure he will change. 

We walked up the four stairs to the great oak door, it was surely over 12ft tall and quite magnificent but totally overdone in my personal opinion.  Delbert knocked on the door three times, it must have been a special code because I was totally unprepared for what greeted me the other side of the door.  The door was opened and the hall was filled with about 150, maybe more, of his relatives.  When I saw them my eyes opened wide, I took a deep breath and swallowed whilst looking around the room trying to work out how I was going to talk to all these people.  Delbert must have spent ages arranging this, how did I not notice, I notice everything! They were all clapping and there was myself and Delbert, standing at the top of the stairs.  This is when Delbert took my hand in his and led me down the stairs onto the main floor where everyone swarmed around us. It seemed like the whole congregation asked me questions at once.  Everyone wanted to see the ring that now takes pride of place on my finger, Im still so shocked at how beautiful it is. Although Im still getting used to wearing a ring Im not taking it off for anything or anyone.  After approximately an hour of close interrogation from his relatives, I finally got to meet Delbert's parents, I could mix Delbert and his farther up very easily, their so alike, except Hubert has a serious stammer which made conversation quite difficult, but him and his wife were pleasant enough.  It's a shame my parents aren't around to see what im doing, or my sister for that matter. Who would have thought that me, Captain Katherine Amelia would be getting married, to an astrophysicist for that matter!  I really do love him, although I have never truly loved anything other than my ship before.  It must be love, mustn't it?  I never realised how caring and sensitive he really is, that is until he helped me back on treasure planet, although I still believe that a cup of tea would have been good enough. 

Although its hard having guests staying all the time, we are coping. The house is plenty big enough for the four of us but I certainly can here Jim making an awful noise stomping from one room to another on the other side of the house and although his presence is wearing the company of Sarah is making up for that fact.  Even though I want some personal time alone with Delbert it is quite pleasant having another female to talk to, she even brought up the subject of children!  I explained that children would not suit me, as they wouldn't.  Im a captain of a ship and although I haven't been on a voyage since Treasure planet im not going to ground myself almost permanently as children would most certainly do.  Then she asked me what Delbert felt about this matter, which threw me a bit, as I seriously have no clue.  Delbert is good at hiding his feelings, or he has been since we docked at Crescentia.  He seems to be a little distant at present and I can't understand why, I will have to talk to him about it.  Jim should be getting his acceptance into the Interstellar Academy shortly; I believe I wrote an adequate recommendation for him.  It will be good for Jim to see where he is going in life, which means that we will only have one semi permanent resident here.  Unfortunately at the moment, I don't know where my life is going; the Legacy is docked at port and has been for the past month.  Although helping to rebuild the Benbow Inn is extremely rewarding, it's not quite what I spent five years at the Academy for.  Im a spacer, and that is what I will always be.   

Anyway, I believe that today went really well in as much as I got along with his parents and relatives.  I shall take comments like "ooh, isn't she pretty" and "What a nice accent" as complements.  Must go, my tea is cold and when im not with him I have no idea what he is up to, and considering Delbert managed to organise a gathering of such stature without me noticing, I better pay more attention to what he gets up to in the future. 

Amelia dated the page and rested the book on the leather-covered desk, closing the pot of ink and putting the pen away.  As soon as she had done that her ears pricked up as a creaking sound emerged from behind her, she turned around to see Delbert trying his hardest to sneak into the room.

"What are you doing" Enquired Amelia after letting out a small laugh.  Delbert walked infront of the desk and looked at her.

"Well, I wondered where you were, tea's ready. Oh, umm Jim and Sarah have been back from the town and have been well engaged in the kitchen preparing tea, well before I left to find you that is, was, hmm. What's that you're writing in?" Delbert said making an exaggerated look at the book that Amelia was trying to hide beneath her elbows.

"What's what?" she snapped quickly

"That book, there, the one under your elbows, anything I would be interested in?"  he walked around the desk looked over her shoulders, she turned her head and looked at Delbert with a slight grin and said

"Oh, nothing important, just some charts and maps and some such, nothing that would interest you.  Did you say that tea's ready?" She took the book and placed it in a draw beneath the desk and carefully turned and removed the key.  She placed the key in a pocket out of the sight of Delbert. 

"You're changing the subject" he said in a playful tone

"I know" Said Amelia before turning her head and staring at her husband to be "Are you going to escort me to dinner or not?" she continued in a rather more snooty voice.  Standing up from her seat she took Delberts arm and the two walked into the dining hall where Jim and Sarah were already sitting around the table. 

~ This was an angst/romance story, but it had changed to have a bit of action in it too, so therefore I Unofficially call this an angst/romance/action/adventure story!  Oh and its pretty slushy until chapter 6/7 (which haven't actually been written yet, planned but not written!)

Im taking a lesson from Mia LeighArc (Hiya) and writing stuff about what I have experienced in my life, Im doing my best to keep the characters 'in character' but if I fail just give me a little nudge, a friendly tap on the shoulder, a whisper in my ear etc.  You get the idea.  R&R!  ~