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Chapter Two
Jerica shifted her weight under the captains stare. The stars illuminated the deck of the Eleganta to a degree, but not really enough to make out his features. Sometime during the silence the girl had brought her hands in front of her and was currently wringing them nervously. Finally breaking the stare and swallowing another lump in her throat that went down to join the knot in her stomach, Jerica pulled her hands apart and rolled her eyes at her self and thought. 'This is ridiculous.'
"You're the cap'n right?" she questioned hoping the unwanted nervousness in her voice wasn't that apparent. She gulped again when he stepped closer. 'What the bloody hell is wrong with me?!'
"That's right, Captain Hawkins. And, uh, sorry but I haven't really seen you up here before. Who are you?" he questioned. Jerica sighed. She knew this was going to come up sooner or later.
"I'm Jerica. And this…" she reached behind her and pulled Sagira out from her hiding place. "…is Sagira. You probably haven't seen us because we're…um, not that social." she answered with a grin, but it faded when he cocked an eyebrow.
"In other words…we work below deck." she finished and ignored the jab in the ribs she received from Sagira. Giving a small nervous laugh she looked away and tried to figure out why this guy was making her so damn nervous. 'He's just some stupid captain' she assured herself. 'A stuck up snobbish man with no time for people like me, I mean us. A man who's future is surrounded by beautiful women, money, and being a spoiled guy who is…surprisingly attractive.'
She finished her thought when he got close enough to her that she could clearly see his face. Though the light surrounding them was dim, his lovely sapphire eyes shown through the darkness. His long brown bangs brushed across his cheekbones that had pleasantly pale skin covering his face. The thoughts of him being mad or not were brushed off, and suddenly she felt very insecure and a tad embarrassed at her grubbing clothing.
'Below deck huh?' Jim thought to himself as he made his way toward the girl and her friend that was trying to hide back behind her. He knew that crew members that worked below weren't suppose to be up on deck unless it was absolutely necessary. He would have told her to go back down if it wasn't for the fact that he was a decent guy…and the girl was different from any he'd met before. Her hair was an odd color for one. A mixture of blue and black it seemed. The next thing and probably most noticeable thing about her that he spotted where her eyes. Each being a different color, they caused his own eyes to lock with them for a moment. The next thing he noticed was the scar that slashed down her sharp narrow face, which was currently giving him a confused look. Shaking his head a bit he continued the conversation.
"Jerica. You do know that your not suppose to be up her right?" he questioned with a grin. He knew that he wouldn't make her go back down there, after all, he did know what it was like in the grungy engine room. He just wanted to see her reaction. Instead of Jerica answering, however, her little friend broke in.
"I tried to tell her that captain, I really did. We'll be going now." Sagira finished and started pulling the taller girls arm in the other direction. "We're really sorry Captain." she added before she disappeared around the corner still pulling the other girl with her and leaving the said captain in an amused state.
"What gives Sagira! He wasn't gonna do anything!" Jerica grumbled when they were safely out of his hearing range.
"Oh yeah? What happened to you thinking all captains were the same, huh? What happened to that?" the lizard girl hissed quickly. Jerica just looked at her for a while before letting a grin spread across her face.
"Times change."
"You are so fickle." Sagira mumbled under her breath and walked down the stairs to her quarters. The older girl just chuckled a little and shook her head before leaning against the rail of the ship. Stars passes by in an almost hypnotizing way as the ship moved, bringing the girl into a state of serenity. Running a calloused hand through the short locks of hair, she let out a sigh. Space had never been a big part of her life when she was younger. Her mother had left her and her father before she could remember, and after that he didn't really let her do many things. She understood to a degree. He didn't want to loose another member of his family, so he figured that keeping her cooped up in garages working of ships would keep her out of danger. She understood, but didn't like it. She would see spacers stop in town picking up goods and speaking of their adventures in the skies. She was thirteen when she heard of the legendary Treasure Planet adventure. A boy supposedly found this planet, beat an entire crew of mutinous pirates, and saved his companions from death by explosion. Jerica had heard about it, but that didn't mean she believed it. It was nice to think that things like that actually happened though.
"Your still up here, huh?" a voice interrupted her thoughts suddenly, bringing the girl to a jumping startle. Turning with intentions to kill whoever did that she clenched her teeth and fisted her hands. When the person came into view her form slackened and she backed up a little.
"Captain! Oh, uh…yeah. I was just leaving, so I'll…leave…now." she stuttered and backed up to the stairs slowly with a sheepish smile on her face. Of course, fate wouldn't let her leave 'that' gracefully. So Jerica's foot fell off the top step and started pulling her backwards. Her hands latched onto the railings instantly keeping herself from falling to a break neck demise. The next thing she knew, she was being hoisted up but her arm and set on firm ground. Her eyes were wide and her breath heavy, but that breath stopped when she met those blue eyes again, and saw a masculine hand gripping her arm tightly but gently. Gulping she pulled her arm away quickly and looked back at the captain with a small embarrassed smile. 'Wait embarrassed? What the hell is wrong with me?!' Jerica yelled at herself.
"Uh, thanks Captain." she laughed a little and continued. "Just call me Grace right?" The young man just chuckled in response.
"Happens to the best of us." he shrugged and leaned on the side of the ship looking out just as she had done a few moments before. Jerica just stood there giving him a weird look then spoke a bit hesitantly.
"Ya mean…your not gonna make me go back down there?"
"Well are ya doing anything that I should make you go back down there for?" he asked and turned his gaze to her. The girl shook her head quickly as an answer.
"Then I don't see why you should have to go back down." He stated and went back to looking out over the space that surrounded them. Jerica just raised an eyebrow as a confused look came across her face. In thought she crossed her arms over her chest, then set her hands on her hips, then let them hang to her sides. The strange behavior of this captain was making her jittery.
"What kind of a captain are you?" she finally spoke with narrowed eyes. A laugh escaped the mans mouth and he stood full height in front of her.
"I dunno Jerica. What kind of captain am I?" he asked back with a laughing tone still in his voice. The girl just stared at him for a moment or two, because for one, he remembered her name, and two…what kind of captain was he?
*********Yeah, that was boring, but the next chapter should have more of a plot thingy going or something. Though, in the meantime REVIEW!!!!!
Chapter Two
Jerica shifted her weight under the captains stare. The stars illuminated the deck of the Eleganta to a degree, but not really enough to make out his features. Sometime during the silence the girl had brought her hands in front of her and was currently wringing them nervously. Finally breaking the stare and swallowing another lump in her throat that went down to join the knot in her stomach, Jerica pulled her hands apart and rolled her eyes at her self and thought. 'This is ridiculous.'
"You're the cap'n right?" she questioned hoping the unwanted nervousness in her voice wasn't that apparent. She gulped again when he stepped closer. 'What the bloody hell is wrong with me?!'
"That's right, Captain Hawkins. And, uh, sorry but I haven't really seen you up here before. Who are you?" he questioned. Jerica sighed. She knew this was going to come up sooner or later.
"I'm Jerica. And this…" she reached behind her and pulled Sagira out from her hiding place. "…is Sagira. You probably haven't seen us because we're…um, not that social." she answered with a grin, but it faded when he cocked an eyebrow.
"In other words…we work below deck." she finished and ignored the jab in the ribs she received from Sagira. Giving a small nervous laugh she looked away and tried to figure out why this guy was making her so damn nervous. 'He's just some stupid captain' she assured herself. 'A stuck up snobbish man with no time for people like me, I mean us. A man who's future is surrounded by beautiful women, money, and being a spoiled guy who is…surprisingly attractive.'
She finished her thought when he got close enough to her that she could clearly see his face. Though the light surrounding them was dim, his lovely sapphire eyes shown through the darkness. His long brown bangs brushed across his cheekbones that had pleasantly pale skin covering his face. The thoughts of him being mad or not were brushed off, and suddenly she felt very insecure and a tad embarrassed at her grubbing clothing.
'Below deck huh?' Jim thought to himself as he made his way toward the girl and her friend that was trying to hide back behind her. He knew that crew members that worked below weren't suppose to be up on deck unless it was absolutely necessary. He would have told her to go back down if it wasn't for the fact that he was a decent guy…and the girl was different from any he'd met before. Her hair was an odd color for one. A mixture of blue and black it seemed. The next thing and probably most noticeable thing about her that he spotted where her eyes. Each being a different color, they caused his own eyes to lock with them for a moment. The next thing he noticed was the scar that slashed down her sharp narrow face, which was currently giving him a confused look. Shaking his head a bit he continued the conversation.
"Jerica. You do know that your not suppose to be up her right?" he questioned with a grin. He knew that he wouldn't make her go back down there, after all, he did know what it was like in the grungy engine room. He just wanted to see her reaction. Instead of Jerica answering, however, her little friend broke in.
"I tried to tell her that captain, I really did. We'll be going now." Sagira finished and started pulling the taller girls arm in the other direction. "We're really sorry Captain." she added before she disappeared around the corner still pulling the other girl with her and leaving the said captain in an amused state.
"What gives Sagira! He wasn't gonna do anything!" Jerica grumbled when they were safely out of his hearing range.
"Oh yeah? What happened to you thinking all captains were the same, huh? What happened to that?" the lizard girl hissed quickly. Jerica just looked at her for a while before letting a grin spread across her face.
"Times change."
"You are so fickle." Sagira mumbled under her breath and walked down the stairs to her quarters. The older girl just chuckled a little and shook her head before leaning against the rail of the ship. Stars passes by in an almost hypnotizing way as the ship moved, bringing the girl into a state of serenity. Running a calloused hand through the short locks of hair, she let out a sigh. Space had never been a big part of her life when she was younger. Her mother had left her and her father before she could remember, and after that he didn't really let her do many things. She understood to a degree. He didn't want to loose another member of his family, so he figured that keeping her cooped up in garages working of ships would keep her out of danger. She understood, but didn't like it. She would see spacers stop in town picking up goods and speaking of their adventures in the skies. She was thirteen when she heard of the legendary Treasure Planet adventure. A boy supposedly found this planet, beat an entire crew of mutinous pirates, and saved his companions from death by explosion. Jerica had heard about it, but that didn't mean she believed it. It was nice to think that things like that actually happened though.
"Your still up here, huh?" a voice interrupted her thoughts suddenly, bringing the girl to a jumping startle. Turning with intentions to kill whoever did that she clenched her teeth and fisted her hands. When the person came into view her form slackened and she backed up a little.
"Captain! Oh, uh…yeah. I was just leaving, so I'll…leave…now." she stuttered and backed up to the stairs slowly with a sheepish smile on her face. Of course, fate wouldn't let her leave 'that' gracefully. So Jerica's foot fell off the top step and started pulling her backwards. Her hands latched onto the railings instantly keeping herself from falling to a break neck demise. The next thing she knew, she was being hoisted up but her arm and set on firm ground. Her eyes were wide and her breath heavy, but that breath stopped when she met those blue eyes again, and saw a masculine hand gripping her arm tightly but gently. Gulping she pulled her arm away quickly and looked back at the captain with a small embarrassed smile. 'Wait embarrassed? What the hell is wrong with me?!' Jerica yelled at herself.
"Uh, thanks Captain." she laughed a little and continued. "Just call me Grace right?" The young man just chuckled in response.
"Happens to the best of us." he shrugged and leaned on the side of the ship looking out just as she had done a few moments before. Jerica just stood there giving him a weird look then spoke a bit hesitantly.
"Ya mean…your not gonna make me go back down there?"
"Well are ya doing anything that I should make you go back down there for?" he asked and turned his gaze to her. The girl shook her head quickly as an answer.
"Then I don't see why you should have to go back down." He stated and went back to looking out over the space that surrounded them. Jerica just raised an eyebrow as a confused look came across her face. In thought she crossed her arms over her chest, then set her hands on her hips, then let them hang to her sides. The strange behavior of this captain was making her jittery.
"What kind of a captain are you?" she finally spoke with narrowed eyes. A laugh escaped the mans mouth and he stood full height in front of her.
"I dunno Jerica. What kind of captain am I?" he asked back with a laughing tone still in his voice. The girl just stared at him for a moment or two, because for one, he remembered her name, and two…what kind of captain was he?
*********Yeah, that was boring, but the next chapter should have more of a plot thingy going or something. Though, in the meantime REVIEW!!!!!