*JadeViper*

JadeViper: whoa thanks for the review's. I don't have much to saybut thanks for reading and enjoying my story. OH YEAH HOLY SHNEIKIES!!! Here are some kool fitting quotes.... Enjoy....

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not --Robert G. Ingersoll

We are never so helplessly unhappy as when we lose love. --Sigmund Freud

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. --Barbara DeAngelis

Thou cannot go against thy nature, no more than a fish can walketh upon the firmament.

--Unknown (to me)

-~*Recuperation*~-

"Mistress the subjects vital sign have spiked, he's dieing!" , a lab coat reported .

"Good...."

"Mistress?"

"I never expected him to succeed. Any way's once they figure out who he is they won't kill him.."

"But Mistress he dieing now..."

"Is he dead yet." ,she sneered.

"..N..no... but he's losing blood rapidly at this rate he-"

"QUIET! He is going to survive.. have the suit slow down his heart or something he has to live.."

"Didn't plan things through far enough... again. That's why Hanzanko didn't have you as one of the Anten." ,Kazak silently whispered to Nicoli as he emerged behind her from the shadows.

"What do you know.." ,she hissed.

"The kids strong he'll live.."

".....Are you sure..?"

"Why do you ask so many pointless questions..." ,Kazak said as he walked out of the room.

Nicoli watched him go with eye's full of spite while plotting many plans to get her stronger.

***

Jim opened his eye's to see a clear blue sky... 'Where am I' he wondered. He looked around to see a blue plain stretching as far as the eye can see. There was a big tree a small distance away from him. He got up and walked over too it, he put his hand on the trunk testing it to see it was real. He realized he could actually feel the rough bark. 'But aren't I dead'. Suddenly Jim felt sharp pain reaching up through his body originating from his chest. He collapsed against the tree in pain ,he put his hand against his chest and it came back with sticky blood. The world was fading out as blackness covered his vision.

***

"Gillium is that really Jim" ,asked The red haired outlaw.

"Yes all scans confirm that is our Jim Hawking." ,reported the pink robot. Melfina gasped in surprise.

Gene looked over to the bandaged body on the body. They had managed too get of the exosuit that 'Jim' had on. He lay in Aisha's bed after she rushed him there because to the easy accessibility due to a hole in the wall. Aisha just stared in disbelief.

"How..." ,Aisha whispered.

Gene looked at the Ctarl Ctarl warrior sympathetically at seeing her not her usual self. "It's not your fault."

"It IS my fault... I should have known... His eye's ... his smell... I should have noticed.. I did this too him." ,Aisha cried as unshed tears formed in her eye's. She stuffed her face into the side of the bed and relaxed a little.

"Why would he attack you.. your like a older brother to him...." ,Aisha stated without out picking her head up.

"I...don't know. Someone must have done brainwashed him or something...but why.? Is the question" ,he sullenly replied.

Jim moaned in pain suddenly and erratically rolled around on the bed. Two words left his mouth hardly loud enough for every one to hear. "Kill.... Me..."

Melfina just burrowed her head into Gene's chest for comfort instead of watching. Gene cradled her in his arms stroking her hair deep an thought.

"Sorry we just can't do that kiddo..." ,said sadly as she got up and walked out the door to someplace unknown.

"Gene what are we going to do...?

"...I wish I knew..."

***

Aisha wandered the hall's in a numb daze as emotions flowed to the surface that she was not accustomed too. Angry? Yes angry cause her beloved Jim attacked and tried to kill someone who was basically his family. Also because she remembered it as clear as day Jim saying he had his entire life taken from him. Maybe he talking about his memories? She was furious at whoever did this to him. When she found them , she flexed her claws , there would be blood to play. She relaxed as she sorted through what she was feeling. Sadness? Yes overwhelming, she almost killed of her best friend ever... basically her only good friend out the crew. The hardworking boy who single handedly kept them afloat in the hardest of times when no money to came in. The only one who seemed to understand her and put up with her at times. She had friends at the academy ,but not like this no... not at all like this....

***

Jim awoke with a start sitting straight up the bed gasping for air and clutching his chest. 'Where am I.' He looked around the room to see the huge hole in the wall.

"They saved me." ,he whispered as he looked down at him self to see his entire torso bandaged. He got out the bed shakily his torso aching. He walked out the wall to see a big living room. There was no noticeable damage to it except the hole in the wall to the outside which was covered with a huge wooden plank. 'Where is everyone. They couldn't have left him home alone without someone here to keep an eye on him.

Her heard footsteps and hid behind a corner as the person walked from the opposite hallway walking down into the kitchen muttering to herself.

"Why does gene have to go out at this time.. when he is injured. He better be doing useful. Where's Suzu when you need her." ,she muttered.

"Jim listened intently as he heard he open the fridge take stuff out. He chanced a peek around the corner and noticed it was the Female Ctarl Ctarl warrior that nearly killed him. He ducked back around the corner as she walked out the kitchen with a platter topped high with food. Jim's stomach suddenly growled softly, he covered it in hopes it wouldn't be heard. Unknown to him Aisha heard it, dismissed and just continued her feeding frenzy.

Jim realized since he woke up he hadn't eaten anything. He peeked around the corner to Aisha head down in the mountain of food gobbling it up like she hadn't eaten in day's. He felt his stomach asking for food. 'Where the hell does she put it' he wondered as the pile of bones that was building it. He ducked back around the corner as he noticed that she was almost done. walked down the hallway ducked into a doorway which he found out was the bathroom.. He sat down on the floor with a thump weak and hungry. He concluded that he would raid the fridge the first chance he got. He got up and looked at himself in the mirror. He saw an fourteen year old with blue and short spiky blond hair. He looked at the bandages and slowly removed them to multiple claw slashes across it and a hole in shoulder that were scabbed over nastily. He traced his hands over them wincing a little as his hand touched them. The door burst open to have Aisha standing there looking at him. Jim jumped back into the wall ready to fight seeing as his only was of escape was blocked by Aisha.

"Your supposed to be in bed." ,she said worriedly as she looked him, "My did take off those bandages? Now we have to put some new ones on ."

Jim just stared in disbelief at Aisha as she fished out roll of bandages and some gauze.

"Get over here so I can put on this stuff and get these bandages on." , she asked quietly.

Jim didn't move he just stared back at her like she was going to poison him.

"GET OVER HERE." she hissed as she flexed her claws. Even tho her voice sounded demanding Jim noticed her eye's silently pleading him to come over. He lowered his head in submission and walked over.

"Good, now was that so hard." ,she chided him. She put some of the gauze on her hand was about put on his until she saw him tense. She wouldn't say it but as she looked at him tense up it ,hurt her to see him scared of her.

"Please calm down it will only sting a little," , whispered.

He looked up at her and relaxed a bit. She touched his skin softly and slowly rubbed the gauze in. He winced a little at the stinging sensations.

"Good now time for the bandages." she said.

Jim merely nodded as confirmation. Aisha carefully wrapped him up in the bandages pausing every now and then to ask if they were to tight. Just as she finished Jim's growled angrily. Jim looked away blushing beet red.

Aisha stared thoughtfully at him , " So your hungry huh?"

Jim just slightly nodded.

"Hey if you want some food your gonna have to meet halfway here."

Jim looked slightly surprised and said lowly, "yes."

"Good." ,she said while giving a grin that Jim found kind of relaxing even though it looked like he would be on the menu.

"Follow me," ,she said cheerfully. Jim smirked as he followed her.

They walked in silence till they got to the kitchen. When they got to the fridge Aisha made an about and stared right in the eye's. 'He sure has grown. He's as tall as me now.'

"Sooo whaddya want?" ,she asked.

Jim just shrugged unsure what to do.

Aisha cocked her head sideways and asked , "What?"

Jim shrugged his shoulder's , "I don't know."

"Hmmm how about some Ctarl Ctarl stew." she asked thoughtfully.

An light switch went off in is mind and it said Ctarl Ctarl stew not good as he had images of floating fish heads. "Uhhh do you have anything else."

Aisha stared at him hard, gauging him. 'Is my cooking that bad?' Jim noticed she was staring at him hard and started to get uncomfortable blushing slightly scratching the back of his head.

"Ohh yeah we do have a little bit of chicken.." she said ending the uncomfortable silence.

"Yeah.. I'll have some." he whispered quietly.

She clapped her hands together and went into the fridge and came out with a platter piled with chicken. Jim wondered 'All this for me.'

"You don't have too do this for me." ,he whispered shyly looking at the floor.

"What are you talking about kiddo?" ,Aisha asked curiously as she put the chicken in a microwave.

"Why are you doing this for me... I mean...You save my life...bandage me up.. feed me your food.. when I have done nothing but try to kill one of you all." Jim stated sadly.

Jim looked up expecting a look of anger or something similar ,but what her saw with a sad smile playing on her face. She lunged at him putting him in a loving embrace. Jim didn't know what to do. He just rested his head against her shoulder and returned the embrace.

"I... We did this because you are a part of this family because I.....your my best friend I would do anything for you Jim." she said tranquilly.

Aisha paused as she felt wetness on her shoulder she broke the embrace and looked at Jim who she realized was crying. Wet tears fell to floor Jim looked up at Aisha smiling while tears streamed down his face.

"T..t.thank you" ,he sobbed he saw pictures of her flashed in his mind ruffling his hair ,talking to him ...smiling.

"No thank you for theses of years of kindness and understanding." she said as she renewed the hug.

They stood there enjoying each others warmth, to be interrupted by the microwave beeping.

"You ready to eat kiddo." she asked playfully.

"I'm not a kid...!" he answered pushing her playfully.

She got the food out and Jim started eating like he never ate before. Aisha sat there and watched him eating like she would shamelessly. 'Damn he is so cute' He paused for a second and swallowed.

"Did you call me Jim?"

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JadeViper: huh huh so what did ya think come let me know. You know fo sheezy... Ok that was corny. I hope I didn't get out of character... and errrrr ummm READ and Review I am nothing without you people. I don't know what I'd do without you guys/girls support. And Sorry about updating so late but....I had....Stuff to do. Damn... I sure can ramble on ya know once I get o going its hard to stop. O well *picks up flamethrower* I lives to ruin now C YA. Heh heh hehe heh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! *dart appears in neck* Holy Shit!!

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