+Once Upon a December+
After they had brought the ship close enough to load Kong in. They found that they had to tear the deck up a little to load him, but that was alright for them because they were going to millionaires, they didn't care. The only ones who cared were Ann and Nemo who now lay in separate Cabins. Nemo had taken Lumpy's cabin now that he was gone. Jimmy had tried cleaning it the best he could, but still it seemed it would never be enough for Nemo who had slowly came down with a fever as they had began to head home.
Jimmy cared for her the best he could, but she kept turning him away. Soon it was Ann who took over. They had created a closer bond while they had been on the island and now they were using it to their advantage. It scared the sailors that these two women stayed stuck up in one cabin all day. They knew Nemo was sick, but still Ann could come out once in a while. Both Jimmy and Jack felt ashamed for what they had done, but there had been no other way if they hadn't have captured Kong then they may have never got off the island.
One afternoon everyone was having lunch in the kitchen that Ann had cooked when suddenly the door opened. Everyone's heads turned to find Nemo glaring at all of them. She still looked sick, but she looked better than what she had a few days ago. Nemo was wearing a tan skirt that went all the way down to her ankles and a button up blouse with sleeves. She had her hair pulled out of her face and into a ponytail. She was wearing short healed black shoes, and the two necklaces she had found on the island.
Englehorn looked at her sympathetically as she limped over to the kitchen where Ann was. Nemo had received an injury on the way back to the ship when they were going to pick up Kong. She had twisted her ankle, but she hadn't broken it though.
Englehorn also noticed how her eyes were bloodshot and there were large rings around her eyes. It was also evident that she had been crying since her eyes were glassy. Englehorn watched as Ann leaned over and whispered something in her ear. Nemo mumbled something under her breath that only Ann could here. Ann placed a hand on her shoulder in comfort for some reason and whispered something back to her. Englehorn thought that he was about to go nuts.
"So how are you doing, Miss Englehorn," Bruce asked stupidly with a stupid smile on his face, not at all noticing her appearance.
"Just wonderful," she said sarcastically with a glare.
"You'd feel better if you got out of that cabin of yours more often," Bruce said taking a bite of his food.
"And have to smell all of this foul stench called men, no thank you," Nemo said as she grabbed herself a cup of tea and headed back out. The crew only looked at her in sympathy. They didn't blame her for hating them or Ann who quickly followed after giving Bruce a glare.
Ann made her way over to Nemo who was sipping her tea by the railing. Ann laid a comforting hand on Nemo who jerked at first touch and then eased in when she noticed who it was. "It's going to be alright Nemo," Ann said, "I hate them too, but we have to get on with our lives. Maybe Kong will be better off with us. He'll be taken care of and he won't be getting attacked everywhere he turns like on Skull Island."
"I know. I just wish they'd let us see him. I want to know if he's okay," Nemo said as her face changed from one of anger to sorrow.
"I do to," Ann said hugging Nemo almost like a mother would. All the sudden Nemo's eyes widen and said, "We can."
"What," Ann said startled.
"You know how my cabin's next to the kitchen right," Nemo said.
"Yeah," Ann said questioningly.
"The guards take 8 minutes for a break from their post before they switch again. My room is so close that as soon as they leave we could be there and we could leave a minute till," Ann looked at her like she had gone crazy.
"You know what I think that might actually have worked if I hadn't just been listening behind you," Jimmy said walking up. Both girls turned to find Jimmy there holding his book in one hand and a hammer in the other. His hand was all greased up which only meant that he had been fixing something.
"You can't keep us from him forever," Ann said with sternness in her voice.
"I know, that's why I'm not," both girls looked at him like he had grown another head.
"Listen I'll help you get down there, but if you get caught it's not my fault," Jimmy said. Ann smiled and said, "I always knew you were the more mature one Jimmy."
Ann hugged Jimmy who only hugged back with one arm since his other one was dirty. Nemo however stood farther back. She was still mad at him, plus she wasn't so sure she was ready to forgive him. Nemo didn't hate Ann, but as she hugged Jimmy, Nemo felt anger building up toward her. She didn't want to admit it was jealousy, but she knew deep down it was.
Later that night both girls heard a knock on Nemo's bedroom door. Nemo opened it and found Jimmy standing there, "They just left their posts, I'll try to keep the other guys busy as long as I can." Nemo nodded and then motioned to Ann to follow.
Ann and Nemo were careful not to make a sound as they crept along the boat and down to the storage area of the ship. As Nemo and Ann made their way down the stairs to the basement they could hear heavy loud breathing. Nemo's heart sunk, she knew he was asleep only because of the chloroform.
As they reached the floor Ann and Nemo made their way toward the big huge black mass. Nemo walked over to Kong's face and laid a hand down on his cheek. Tears slowly crept up in her eyes. Kong slowly opened his eyes at the sudden movement and just looked at Nemo and Ann. He was drugged they could tell that much, but he was awake enough to realize who they were. Kong raised his hand as much as the chains would allow him too and he pulled the girls closer. Ann and Nemo both grabbed onto Kong as if it was their last lifeline.
"Oh Kong, if I had known ahead of time what they were going to try and do I would have stopped them," Nemo said in her native language. Kong seemed to realize and understand what she was saying because he raised up one of his fingers and touched her cheek. Nemo reached her hands up and held him there. Tears slowly began to fall down her face as well as Ann's as she hugged him too. All the sudden they heard another noise and looked to their side to find Jimmy.
"Come on, they'll be hear any minute," Jimmy said pulling at Nemo's arm. Kong noticed this and reached his hand up to pull her away from him. Nemo, put her hand out and spoke in her native language saying, "I have to go, I'll see you soon." Kong seemed to understand because he pulled away as Jimmy pulled both girls up the stairs. As soon as they were out Jimmy ushered each girls to their own rooms. First Nemo to hers, and then Ann to hers.
Back in Nemo's room she was slowly getting undressed into her nightclothes when there was a knock on her door. Thinking that it might be Ann who forgot something she opened it up without thinking it. She was surprised to find Jimmy standing there gawking at her. Apparently Jimmy had never seen a woman with that less of clothes on.
"Umm...I...I was...umm coming to see...if you...umm... were alright," Jimmy said finally getting it out. Nemo seemed to notice why he was doing this and she quickly grabbed a silk robe from her hanger and threw it on. "Yeah I'm fine," Nemo said.
"Listen can we talk," Jimmy said now regaining his seriousness.
"Why? I seem to think we did enough of that on the island. You proved how you felt about me back there, so I get it. If you're not man enough to break some rules then fine I can under..." without warning Nemo found Jimmy kissing her passionately on the lips. Nemo at first began beating at his chest and tried pushing him away, but that soon died down as her real feelings for him overcame her others. She slowly began kissing back and pretty soon she found herself being laid down gently onto her bed with Jimmy lying on top of her.
Millions of voices were screaming in her head at that moment. Some saying she needed to stop, while some urged her to push on. Those voice confused her and made her head swim with confusion and lust mixed.
She felt Jimmy begin tugging at the tie on her robe. All of those voices began to get louder now. Did he even realize what he was doing? Did she? Jimmy soon managed to get the robe off to where it was still on her arms, but not completely on. Nemo felt herself change as slowly let herself fall into him. Jimmy slowly moved away from her lips and down her jaw line. Nemo let out a moan without realizing it.
She felt Jimmy tense and pull away. "What am I doing," she heard Jimmy say, "What are we doing," he said a little louder putting emphasis in it. Jimmy slowly got up and fixed himself quickly and then walked toward the door and opened it and then walked out and closed it quickly. Nemo was left there laying feeling astonished.
What had just happened? Had her hormones gone that completely out of whack? Nemo slowly sat up and fixed herself. She didn't realize the tears beginning to fall till the last minute. Slowly choked sobs came from her throat and then she couldn't hold it back.
What was happening, what was going on with her? Why did she feel this way? Nemo in anger and frustration picked up a vase on her stand and threw it at the wall. Nemo stopped in mid-throw, as she was about to throw something else.
Nemo slowly brought it down and saw what she hadn't taken time to look at in years. It was a beautiful silver music box. She remembered the day she had gotten it. It was when they were heading to New York and they had to stop at an island port on the way when she had gotten in. The memory slowly drifted back to her of that day.
A 12 yr. old Nemo was helping one of the crew members retie the ropes when she heard a voice from behind her, "Hey Nemo." It was Jimmy in his 12 yr. old dorkiness.
"Hey Jimmy," Nemo said in her thick African like accent.
"Guess what I found in the store while we were in town," Jimmy said holding out a bag to Nemo. Nemo sat up and wiped her hands on her pants and took the bag and asked, "What is it?"
"Open it," Jimmy said happily, "I thought you might like it." Nemo opened the bag and found a small silver music box with the initial N on it for the name of the designer, but she instantly realized why Jimmy had thought of her when he had gotten it. Her name began with an N. Nemo smiled and said, "Thank you."
Jimmy smiled and said, "Open it," Nemo looked at him curiously, but did so and soon had music coming from it. Mr. Hayes who had been doing the ropes now looked up and said, "Once upon a December, my mother used to sing that to me when I was little to make me go to sleep. That song has meaning to it." Both of the kids looked up at him and asked, "What." Mr. Hayes took a moment to relax and sit down.
"That song basically describes what happened to an African princess a long time ago. My mother said that song actually originated from our land and not the Russians. The princess was part of a large family that were loved and loathed by many people. The people who loathed them attacked them and killed all of them except for the grandmother and daughter who escaped due to a certain slave boy who loved the girl. While they were escaping though they were separated and the princess had such a bad accident that she forgot who she was. She spent years looking after her own self and helping others when she could. One day she found a boy who told her that the queen was looking for her lost princess and would offer a reward to whoever found her. So the girl posed as the princess, not knowing she truly was, and when she met the queen she found out quickly who she was. Though the girl was home she yearned for her friend the one she loved. So she left the royal life and returned to being with the slave boy who she fell in love with and they lived happily ever after," Hayes said with a smile on his face.
"Aw that's sweet," Nemo said with her thick African accent again.
"Actually I think I still remember the song," Hayes said as an after thought.
"Could you sing it," Nemo asked eagerly.
"I could try, but I'm no girl," Hayes laughed.
"I'll try to sing with you then," Nemo said happily. Jimmy smiled; he had never heard Nemo sing before.
Hayes started out first and then Nemo quickly jumped in getting the hang of the song,
"Dancing bears,
Painted wings,
Things I almost remember,
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.
And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December."
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...
(Humming the song)
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...
Far away, long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember,
Things my heart
Used to know,
Things it yearns to remember...
When they stopped they found half the crew standing around applauding. Hayes and Nemo laughed in happiness. Jimmy hugged Nemo and said, "Your singing is like from an Angel." Nemo blushed and hugged him back.
Yes that had been a wonderful time back then, and now as she listened to it she found herself singing once again to it. This time instead of laughter coming from Nemo as she sung it, tears escaped. Nemo suddenly realized something as she sang this song. She really did loved Jimmy, that's why she felt bad every time Ann hugged him, and how her heart jumped every time she saw him no matter how mad she was at him. No matter how much her heart was connected to her past of royalty on Skull Island, she was slowly giving it to Jimmy without realizing it. Nemo left the music box open and slowly fell asleep to the music.
Okay I know this had to be good, and I know you love that part between Jimmy and Nemo, to bad it had to end though. I promise there will be much more to come and better stuff too. Anyway I hoped you liked it.
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