Chapter 14: You're Never Alone, Katherine

Jim Hawkins groaned weakly and opened his eyes. He could not believe the day's occurrences. Katherine was John's daughter. He didn't want to believe it but she herself had admitted freely to lying to him and to working with her father. Katherine on the other hand had gotten to the surfer and lay Jim on the ground. She pulled on it a little and after it didn't whir to life like it did when Jim stepped on it she picked it up and threw it down again. Smart, Katherine. That's a smart thing to do. She thought to herself and rolled her eyes, picking up the surfer again. This time she stood on it and started to jump. It screeched to life and it lurched to the side a little. Levitating off of the ground, Katherine laid Jim's body on it and breathed a little. The board creped up and Katherine gasped looking at the smocking planet. I can't do this. I don't think I can do this. This is too high. Katherine thought as she closed her eyes and readjusted her weight. She knew that the Legacy was in view. Katherine steadied herself and let the solar surfer crash onto the board. She could feel the wood slamming onto the deck and she could see people looking at her but she couldn't realize whom. Katherine was to focus on the pain of her burns that slammed against the wet and splintery wood of the Legacy deck. Her vision blurred and she blacked out. The last thing that Katherine Silver remembered was someone's strong arm's carrying her into a bed and laying her down. She could here the captain and Arrow talking.

"You're never alone, Katherine." Arrow muttered to her and then she fell into a deep and dreamless sleep. When she woe up Amelia was sitting by her bed. Katherine tried to sit up but Amelia wouldn't let her.

"Stay lying, Katherine. I just wanted to talk to you-"

"Is Jim ok?" Katherine asked and prayed for the best. Amelia nodded and Katherine clutched her hands to her face and started to cry tears of joy. Amelia smiled faintly. "I never meant to hurt anyone." Katherine sobbed. Amelia put her arm around Katherine.

"Katherine, I understand but Jim is very hurt."

"No! No you don't understand." Katherine shouted. "I've been hurt one to money time to lose him!" Katherine yelled. Then her voice softened. "I need to win him back, Amelia." Katherine cried. Amelia smiled.

"I know how you feel, Katherine." She said. Katherine raised an eyebrow and Amelia sighed.

"I knew about you before you came." Katherine was confused. "Arrow told me about you and we did talk about liking each other." Amelia said. "I was the first one to tell him my feelings and everyday after that I felt like I had to work back up a trust. Be natural, Katherine. You need to talk to him." Amelia said. Katherine shook her head.

"I cant. He hates me." Amelia laughed.

"Jim Hawkins does not hate you, Katherine Silver." Amelia said and the two women smiled at each other. Katherine stood up.

"You're right! I will!" Katherine said and she jumped out of bed. Walking to the deck was nerve working for her. She didn't know how Jim was going to react. When she got there he was fixing the board.

"Didn't dent it up to badly did I?" She asked and Jim turned around. Katherine smiled and sat down next to him.

"You know. I do feel bad." She said and Jim ignored her. Katherine took a different approach. "Please." She said. "I know what I did was wrong." Jim looked over at her.

"Why didn't you tell us?" He asked. Katherine shrugged.

"Same reason I lied about my name. I guess." Katherine thought. "I had just lost my sister. I was scared and disoriented." Jim sighed.

"Does this mean I'm off the hook?" Katherine asked.

"I don't know. To tiered to think about that now." Jim said then Katherine got an idea.

"If kiss you will I be off the hook?" She asked. Jim smiled at her a little. "Come on!" Katherine begged. "How much better can it get?" She asked and Jim smiled at her. Katherine leaned in and she could feel he soft lips pressing to his. Se pulled away and got up. That was definitely a make up kiss. "Hope you get that thing fixed." She said. Then maybe you can teach me how to use it properly." Katherine joked and walked out. From the top deck Amelia was steering. Jim looked up.

"Nice day is it not, Mr. Hawkins?" Amelia asked, having seen and heard the whole thing. Jim rolled his eyes and Amelia laughed. He walked below deck. Arrow came up behind her and Amelia sighed.

"They'll be fine." Arrow said.

"Did you just see what happened? I think they'll be better then fine." Amelia said. Arrow smiled then touched her shoulder.

"Amelia." Arrow started but she pulled away. "I'm so sorry but you don't understand what Katherine has been through."

"She lost her sister." Amelia said. "She was abandoned by her caretaker and father. She lost her boyfriend then tried to earn him back." Amelia said gesturing to the happy coupe that had remerged from the cabins and was now working on the solar surfer. Arrow smiled and looked at them both.

"They look happy." Arrow commented. Amelia nodded.

"She's a gorgeous girl. Feisty to, just the thing that Jim needs."

"Amelia please let me speak." He pleaded with her.

"No one's stopping you." She replied with a sudden coldness.

"I love you."

"Well I don't feel the same way." she snapped. Arrow sighed.

"I know that you do. We've talked about this before."

"Arrow, I can't do it."

"What do you mean?" He asked. She sniffled a little and hid her face, but started to talk.

"Last night-" she started but suddenly got angry. "God damn it all!" She yelled. A little tear trickled down her eyes.

"Amelia tell me what the matter is." Arrow said.

"I do love you!" She muttered and he pulled her into a kiss. Jim tapped Katherine on the shoulder and they both looked up and laughed like five year old children. Katherine smiled up at the two and Amelia broke away and blushed. Suddenly, Katherine realized that it was moments like these that matter. Seeing people find new emotions and realizing your own. Katherine started to tear up.

"This..." She murmured in Jim's ear. "Is the way life should be." He nodded in agreement.

"What you say we go for a ride?" he asked gesturing towards the fixed board. Katherine shook her head.

"I have different people I need to talk to." She said and she walked below deck. Jim knew what she was talking about.

"Katherine! Wait!" He called. She turned around. "Do you want some company?" She shook her head and walked down the stair, knocking on the door. Rebecca answered and hugged Katherine. Katherine didn't quite know what to do so she embraced her back.

"Oh, Katherine!" She said. "I have the best news! The doctor and I will be getting engaged!" She said and Katherine nodded only half hearing.

"That's amazing, Rebecca." She said pushing by and entering the room. The doctor was sitting next to her father's bed. He was sitting up talking. When she entered he opened his arms for her.

"Katie!" He said and she shook her head.

"Dad." She started but the doctor coughed. Katherine ignored him. Rebecca's expression turned grim and she pulled the doctor out of the room. Katherine sat down on the stool. "I love you." She went on. "But love only gets us so far. Desire gets us the other part. Desire and a passion that your daughter is fine and happy."

"Katie, please-" He cut in but she didn't talk and she ignored him.

"Your desire for treasure and for revenge on Jim brought you so far as to having me take the fall and running away. Do you know what the resulted in?" Katherine asked trying not to cry. "The death of my five year old sister."

"Alexandra was-"

"Don't." Katherine said. "I know that you didn't mean to do what you did but it happened. Alexandra is dead because of you." Katherine said her father looked like he was going to cry.

"I swear-"

"Would you stop interrupting me?" Katherine snapped. He nodded.

"Go on, Katie."

"Then after that you sent Scroop of all people to me. I hated you for a minute. That bastard almost killed Jim and me. I hope your happy dad." Katherine said, her voice dripping with sarcasm and fury. "Then after that you couldn't stand that I was happy, could you? You needed to come." She said. "I'm gong to have to say that I love you, daddy, but you broke something." Katherine cried. "And you can't fix it." She said softly. "Please go as soon as you recover strength. You can visit but I want you out of the picture until I can get things rock solid with Jim. Maybe someday you and I can make something work." She said but before she could walk out her father took her hand and pressed a picture in it. Of her mother. She was a beautiful woman with hair just like Katherine's. Long gold tresses. Tears rolled harder down Katherine's cheeks.

"Her name was Lilith." He said. "She died during childbirth and I want you to have her picture. Your right about me, Kate and I respect that. I'll leave for a lil' but you need to promise to remember me." He said and Katherine nodded but before exiting she quietly said;

"Can I hear more?" Her father nodded.

"We called her Lily for short. She was a lot like you. Brave, and smart. Sweet and kind. She didn't take any crap 'm anyone." He said. Katherine smiled and walked out, crying. She walked over to Jim and hugged him. He passed her the locket and she opened it, removing the picture of herself and inserting the picture of her mother.

"Now I'll never be alone." Katherine said and Jim placed an arm around her shoulder.

"You never were." He countered.