Chapter 12

"Come on. Come on!" Jasmine shouted at her board.

She knew that her board was damaged, but that didn't stop her from trying to make it work. Flipping a couple of switches a few times, she finally managed to bring it to life. Seeing as she was far away from the finish line or her opponent, Jasmine decided to try something that could help her out. It was an utterly insane attempt, but she had to do it. Pressing a button, she began to soar through the clouds at the speed of light and it was a whole new experience for her.

Her opponent didn't notice she was coming until she zipped past him at an inconceivable speed. When she slowed down, Jasmine saw that she was at the docks. Weaving between the ships and the people, she went straight into the heart of the city. The finish line was crossed and there were a lot of people with surprised faces at her skill, even Jim was astonished. The only one who believed in her abilities was Silver, who was the first person to greet her.

"I knew you could do it Jazzy!" Silver exclaimed, hugging the girl as soon as she was off her board.

"Thanks, because for a second there, I was worried I wasn't going to make it." Jasmine admitted, which surprised the older pirate.

"That was incredible! How did you learn to do all that?" Jim interrupted excitedly.

"I had some help, but it's all mainly self taught." Jasmine answered.

"Well that was amazing and you have to tell me what you did to make your board go faster." The boy replied, which caused her to laugh.

"I must admit that was a good show, you've beaten a Verandel which not a lot of people have that claim. I hope we can pass on good terms though and my offer of taking you out to somewhere still stands." Kilorn interrupted the group, his helmet in his hand and his board in the other.

"Mmm maybe when I'm drunk and have no other obligations to attend to." Jasmine sassed, which the rich guy took it as his hint to leave.

"Wow you are really bold." Jim said as soon as the guy was out of ears reach.

The three of them started to walk back to the R.L.S. Legacy. However, as soon as they reached the ramp, a large group of paparazzi surrounded them until the two guys were separated from Jasmine.

"Ms. What made you do this?" A woman asked.

"Can you please tell us what your name is?" A man asked.

"How did you learn how to surf like that?" Another man asked.

"What did you use to make your solar surfer faster?" A third man questioned.

Jasmine was used to being interviewed, but not at this size of a crowd. There were people who wanted to know who would be crazy enough to challenge a Verandel. Being surrounded by large crowds made her nervous, but she knew she had to handle this calmly otherwise they could write about something bad about her. She knew that being a pirate and a former thief have made her develop some flaws, but that didn't mean she wanted the whole galaxy to know about it. Taking a deep breath, she put on her game face and proceeded to talk.

"I will only have time to answer one question and that is this ladies right here. The reason why I do this is because I want show everyone that girls are just as capable as any man. Yes we may be the opposite gender and yes we can be more frail than the average man, but that doesn't mean we can't do things just as well as anyone else. Even though women have been accepted to be Captain's, Doctor's, or even crew members like me. However, we still get treated like we are less worthy and that is why I use solar surfing to my advantage. To show everyone that we can be brave, bold, and daring if we put our minds to it. I hope that by doing this race, I was able to prove I was right and that more women will make up their minds of who they truly want to be." Even though she was a lower class than the people in front of her, Jasmine spoke like someone in a higher community.

The reporters begged for more questions to be answered, but Jasmine walked quickly back to the ship with the confidence that she had gathered this day. She noticed that the other crew members were watching her little speech, including the Captain, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

"Well done Miss Sparrow." Dr. Doppler greeted her, causing the girl to smile at the goofy dog alien.

"Yes I must say that was quite a race you had and the you spoke like a very well educated person during your speech." Captain Amelia agreed.

"Thank you, I've had that speech memorized for a long time." Jasmine replied, flattered by the compliments.

"Well even more splendid." Doppler complimented.

When Jasmine managed to get away from the two, she decided to use the last bit of free time she had left by staring past the ship and towards the sky.

"I'm sorry about what I said to you." A voice interrupted her thoughts, which she didn't need to look to know that it belonged to Jim.

"I'm sorry too." Jasmine admitted.

"For what?" Jim questioned, not understanding what she could possibly be sorry for.

"For being over dramatic and allowing my temper to keep me angry at you this past week." She answered, turning to face him.

"Still, I was out of line and I wouldn't blame you if you hated me." Jim stated.

"I don't hate you." She replied, catching him off guard.

"You don't?" He asked, shocked by this.

"I was brought into this world and was taught to distance myself from hate. If I let it consume me, then I'm no better than an average serial killer. So I don't hate you, I just don't trust you. However, that Kilorn Verandel was on my list of people that are in the near hate zone." The girl answered.

"And what zone am I?" He questioned.

"You know out of all the guys I've met in my life, you're the only one I've been ok around with. Despite you being a butthead sometimes. So I guess, your in my ok zone... for now." She stated, which made him uncomfortable at the warning.

"Geez you sure are complicated." He replied, which she smirked at that.

They went silent for a few minutes, trying to figure each other out. Then, Jasmine remembered what Silver asked her to do and being that the only way for her to watch Jim without raising suspicion, meant that she had to be in his trust zone. However, she hoped that she wouldn't come to regret it in the future.

"You know, our first meeting didn't go so well." Jasmine began, which she was received with a snort from him at the reminder. "So I was thinking that we should officially start over. So hi, I'm Jasmine Sparrow." She finished with her hand raised towards him, which caught him by surprise.

"Hi, I'm Jim Hawkins." He humored her and shook her hand as a sign of truce.

Author's Note: Hey I'm sorry for the delay, but I've been busy with work and I've also been sick. I'm still a little sick, but it's nothing to major. I hope you all liked this chapter and I shall do my best to update the next chapter soon :)