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The sky was over casted one morning on Montessor. Usually, on these days, most people enjoyed sleeping in, however, today; Delbert wasn't one of those people. For some odd reason, he woke up unusually early and was surprisingly in a good mood. He looked out the window and stared out into the distance. Storm clouds were definitely on the way and that meant that they would have to get whatever necessary errands, over with. Sarah had to go and check up on the construction of the Benbow which was to be finished in a few more months.
"Guess I should go and make breakfast for everyone now that I'm up." Doppler said to himself. He reached over and grabbed his glasses which were on the nightstand next to him.
The mansion seemed completely silent this morning. Delbert assumed everyone was still asleep, and felt a tinge of pride at the fact that he was the first one up. On the trip to Treasure Planet, he was always the last one up. Amelia would always give him a hard time about it, but no matter how much he tried to get up on time, he would always fail. As he walked into the kitchen, he noticed that Amelia was sitting at the table. *Darn it* he thought to himself.
"Don't you ever sleep?" He chuckled, getting the felinid's attention.
"Sometimes…" she said dryly, not paying the doctor much attention.
Delbert took out a few eggs and cracked them into a frying pan. "Are you okay, Captain?" he asked, a little concerned.
"Just a little tired," she sighed. "I didn't sleep much."
"And why's that?" He asked. "Is everything okay?"
"Everything is right as rain, Doctor." Amelia Informed, waving her hand to dismiss the subject.
"Well apparently not." Delbert said. "The whole time I've known you, you've never seemed so exhausted."
"I think it's natural for one to feel fatigue every once in a while, Doctor." Amelia replied. "You shouldn't worry about something so trivial."
"Yes well-"
"Doctor, please pay attention to what you're doing." Amelia interrupted, motioning to the frying pan.
Delbert spun around and gasped. The eggs were completely scorched. "Well I guess that eggs are off the menu for now."
Amelia let out a small chuckle. 'Leave it to that babbling idiot to brighten things up' she thought. Delbert sighed and dumped the burnt food into the trash. This was embarrassing.
"Don't tell me that was breakfast, Doc!" Jim sighed standing in the door way. Morph was floating by his side, and transformed into a miniature Doppler next to an oven on fire.
"Unfortunately…it was, Jim." Doppler informed.
Sarah walked in followed by B.E.N who was, of course, talking about absolutely nothing important. "Don't worry, Delbert. I'll take care of breakfast."
"Thank you, Sarah." He sighed with relief.
"No problem. But is it okay for Jim to stay here while I'm gone?" Sarah asked, as she searched the cabinets for something to cook for breakfast. "I really don't want him getting bored or anything."
"That's fine," Delbert answered, "just as long as he stays out of trouble."
"Sure I will, Doc." Jim grinned.
Sarah left the house about an hour after breakfast. Jim was helping Doppler clean the kitchen, although he wasn't happy about it.
"Damn it! If I'd know I was going to be doing house work, I would have gone to the Benbow with mom." Jim grumbled to himself as he angrily scrubbed the counter. "And the Captain's gonna be all over my case the whole time and-"
"Jim, I think you're overreacting. Sarah left you here so you'd have something to do. And the Captain isn't going to bother you with anything. So just enjoy yourself." Doppler stated.
"Believe me, she'll find a way to torture me." Jim remarked.
"Where is she, anyway?" Doppler asked.
"Probably somewhere outside or something." Jim shrugged. "She said that she wanted to enjoy the fresh air before the rain gets here."
Doppler looked over to the direction of the front door. Jim gave sigh and put his rag down "Go on Doc; I can take it from here."
"No it's okay Jim. I -"
"Doc, it's no big deal! I work better alone anyway. And besides, the captain doesn't seem like herself, so go give her some company!" Jim said pushing the good doctor to the door.
"B-but i-"
"Damn it, Doc! Go!" Jim said, rolling his eyes. Delbert sighed with defeat and proceeded to the front door. *that guy is hopeless* Jim thought to himself.
Delbert walked out the front door, still flustered. * What's gotten into him?* he thought looking back at the door.
"Leave it to you to get kicked out of you own house by a child." A voice said. Doppler turned around and spotted the captain sitting on the front steps of the mansion.
"I-I wasn't kick out! I merely came out for some fresh air." He lied.
Amelia laughed. "Honestly Doctor, you're a horrible liar. I could clearly hear you and Mr. Hawkins bickering in the kitchen."
*Darn it Jim and your loud mouth!* "Oh... you heard that, did you?" Delbert sighed.
"That I did, Doctor." Amelia stated. "But no worries; I enjoy your company...truly."
Doppler's heart fluttered. Just those few little words made him feel as if he was on cloud nine. Just a few months ago, they were at each other's throats, and hated to even be in the same room together. But now, he couldn't stand being away from her. It was strange, but it just felt right.
"Tell me, Doctor. Are you just going to stand there or are you going to sit and join me? "Amelia asked, taking Delbert away from his thoughts.
"O-o-of course. I was just...um- well-"
"Doppler, dear, there is absolutely no reason to mumble." Amelia snickered.
"Sorry." He said quickly, then walked over and sat next to her.
They sat in silence for quite some time. It was awkward but they didn't care.
"So...I'm just curious. "Delbert began. "What was wrong this morning?"
Amelia sighed, knowing that she couldn't avoid the question. "It was nothing really. It's just that my side was annoying me again. But its fine now; no need to worry."
"I would have thought it'd be healed by now." Delbert said, a little worried.
"Well, it should have. But even after the voyage, my job kept me from getting any real rest." Amelia explained. "But everything's fine."
Delbert knew to leave it at that. He was known to over exaggerate every now and then, and that would often annoy Amelia. Another wave of silence fell over them until Amelia spoke up.
"I really do appreciate you letting me stay here."
"It was nothing." Delbert smiled. "I to tell you the truth, I enjoy seeing you every day."
"The feeling is mutual, Doctor." Amelia said.
"R-really?" Delbert asked, shocked.
"Of course, Doctor. You always put me in a good mood when you're around." Amelia replied.
Doppler was flattered. He couldn't believe that he was the one that made her happy. This was almost too good to be true! He wanted to tell her how he felt, but he wasn't sure if she really felt the same way. He sucked it up; it was now or never. "Captain, I've been meaning to tell you this for a...very long time."
"And what, may I ask, is that?"
Delbert gulped. "W-well...um... do you l-like-no... do you love me?"
Amelia raised an eyebrow at him. The poor doctor looked as though he was about to hyperventilate. Delbert couldn't believe what he just asked the captain. The thoughts just kept running through his head until he suddenly found himself on his back pinned to the floor. He let out a gasp, not sure what was happening. Amelia was looking at him dead in the eyes; her gaze was stern. *Great, I blew it* he thought.
"C-C-Captain I'm sorry! I didn't mean-" But before he could finish he was finished he was pulled into a passionate kiss. This was completely unexpected but he didn't care. He put his arms around her, and returned the kiss. Amelia pulled away and stared at him.
"Of course I love you, Doctor." She whispered into his ear. "But I have a question for you."
"Y-yes?"
"Do you love me?" She asked.
"Aye, Captain." Delbert whispered.
Amelia smirked. "Right answer."
Meh! Romance fics are not my forte! But I hope you liked it. Sorry it's so short but I've been having trouble thinking up ideas (Darn you writer's block!). If you have any ideas for the next chapter just let me know. Anyway, please review!