"Jim! There are some people here to talk to you." Kim said interrupting Jim, Maria and Kevin.
"Have the crewmen finish there repair?" Jim asked standing back up.
"Yes they have finished the repairs and I have checked the ship from stem to stern and its spot on." Kim said looking at the mast.
"Great ." Jim said passing Kim.
"Ok the guest are in your quarters right now and were going to have to take off in about twenty minutes Ok Jim!" Kim yelled as Jim ran up the stairs to his quarters.
"OK!" Jim yelled back as he opened his door. Jim entered his room and saw two people standing in front of his desk.
"Hello?" Jim said walking around the strangers and standing behind his desk to face them. The girl was a cat who had long curly blonde hair with green eyes and the man was a cat mixed with some kind of bird. He had a figure like a cat but his hair was multicolored and his eyes were hazel.
"How may I help you two?" Jim asked.
"Are you Jim Hawkins?" The women asked.
"Yes that would be me." Jim answered bowing.
"It's an honor to meet such a fine, honorable man and captain." The man said extending his hand to shake Jim's.
"Thank you sir." Jim said answering the gesture.
"Mr. Hawkins were sorry to disturb you but we are gypsies looking for work we have been scavenging for food for months and if we are to be conceder you won't have to pay us a dime all we ask for is somewhere to sleep and something to eat every now and then." The man said. Jim was surprised by the sophistication and depth the man's voice had. Jim felt bad for the couple but he didn't have much room to spare epically now that he was caring for two kids. But as usual Jim's compassion got the better of him.
"Alright we could use some help cleaning and cooking but-
"Oh thank you captain James I promise you won't regret it!" The cat like women said clapping her hands together.
"Jim!" Amanda yelled bursting open the doors.
"What's wrong?" Jim asked.
"It's Maria she's stuck!" Jim didn't even give it a second thought he quickly ran out of the room and on deck.
"Maria gives me your hand!" Jim heard Danny yell.
"I can't I'll fall!" Maria yelled back. Jim turned to the direction of the voices and saw Maria holding on to a rope while hovering over space!
"Maria hold on!" Jim ordered as he grabbed a rope and climbed the mast.
"I-I'm slipping!" Maria yelled. Once Jim was on top of the mast he tied the rope around his waist, ran and jumped overboard!
"Ji-Jim!" Maria cried as she felt her hands slipping. Jim fell from the mast and before he knew it he felt the rope stop. He looked down and saw he was only inches away from Maria.
"Maria swing yourself!" Jim screamed.
"What? Jim I can't!" Maria screamed back.
"Yes you can it's the only way I can save you!" Jim yelled almost to bridge of tears.
"Ok," Maria said. She shut her eyes tightly and swung her feet back and fourth. Finally after five swings she was high enough to were Jim could grab her. He was about to grab her when her rope snapped!
"AAAAAA!" Maria yelled as she clung to the rope.
"Maria!" Jim screamed as he grasped the end of the rope before she could fall into space.
"Ugh!" Maria cry.
"Ma-Maria ar-are you ok?" Jim asked using all he's strength to hold on to the rope.
"Jim please don't let go." Maria wined.
"Maria I-I wont-AAA!" Jim cried as the rope slipped a little from his hands.
"JIM!" Maria yelled.
"Jim just keep holding on for a few more minutes!" Danny said as he tied a rope around his waist.
"Danny what are you doing?" Jim asked.
"Concentrate on Maria!" Danny commanded as he tied the other end of his rope to the mast.
"Jim my hands there slipping I think there bleeding!"
"Come on Maria just-just a little bit longer." Jim said, he's eye's burning with tears. Jim was pushing the erge to let go.
"DANNY!" Jim snapped his head towards Kayla who was looking over the edge of the ship.
"Jim let go of the rope!" Danny hollered.
"What?" Jim asked trying to hold in a grunt.
"Jim trust me!" Danny said. Jim was debating weather or not to let go. Danny was on the side of the ship a couple of inches away from Maria. He only had one shot if he didn't catch her on time she would fall. On the other hand if Jim didn't take that chance she would still end up falling and soon.
"Ok Danny just make sure to catch her." Jim pleaded. Danny nodded in response. Jim took a quick glance at Maria who was staring at Jim with her hazel eyes. Jim didn't know if this was going to be the last time he saw her so he whispered I love you and slowly released the rope form his hands. He felt tears run down his cheeks as he saw Maria fall. He looked back at Danny who kicked the side of the ship and grabbed Maria right on time. Jim felt relived and quickly climbed the rope back up on the mast and climbed back down on deck to help Danny and Maria back up.
"Danny don't ever scare me like that ever again!" Jim heard Kayla cry as he ran towards Danny and Maria.
"Kayla I'm ok." Danny chuckled as he hugged Kayla.
"Maria!" Jim practically screamed as he ran towards the girl.
"Jim!" Maria squealed as she ran towards Jim and hug him tightly.
"Maria I'm so glad your ok." Jim whispered in her ear.
"Thank you Jim." Maria whispered back. Jim placed Maria back down and saw Danny walking towards him.
"Danny thank you so much for saving her." Jim said hugging his friend.
"No problem." Danny patted Jim's back.
"Thank you Danny." Maria said tugging on Danny's pants.
"Anytime sweetheart just be more careful ok." Danny brushed Maria's hair and gave her a soft hug.
"Maria! Maria!" Jim turned around and saw Kevin running.
"Kevin." Maria hugged her little brother.
"All you alright?" Maria asked examing him like a mother would do to her child if he got injured.
"I'm ok what about you?" Kevin asked holding Maria's arms to stop her from examing him more.
"Other then being scared out of my brains? I'm fine thanks to Jim and Danny." Maria reassured her brother.
"Ok before I ask you two what happened I'll let you eat and enjoy the rest of your day but I want you two in your room by eight o'clock ok." Jim said kneeling down.
"Yes sir," Kevin and Maria said jokingly.
"Alright go and have fun." Jim nudged the two to go and play around but then remembered about the couple who was still in his room.
"Damn it." Jim cursed himself as he stood back up. He was about to sprint to his room when the couple showed up behind him.
"Well Mr. James Hawkins I never knew you had kids." The cat lady said.
"I don't well.. am… I'm like a father to them. You see there real father left them with there mother and sadly the mother passed away."
"Hmmm it reminds me of a certain young fellow," The man said with a smile.
"Yea I just don't want them to grow up like I did. Always in trouble, almost ending up in juvenile hall."
"Ah but you certainly grew up a fine young man." The man pointed out.
"Only because an old cyborg believed in me. He taught me how I could chart my own course. He was like a father to me." Jim said looking out into the eurithume. Wondering what the old scalawag was up to.
"Well James Hawkins you make a great father and who knows maybe someday you'll find that special someone and make a family of your own." The women said holding her lovers hand.
"Yea," Jim whispered.
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't catch your names." Jim apologized.
"My names is Tiffany Faith Mcada and this is my husband Inderjit Singh." Tiffany said as she shook my hand.
"Nice to meet you. And I know my name is hard to pronounce so you can just call me lucky." Inderjit said bowing.
"Ok Lucky and Mrs. Tiffany." Jim said also bowing.
"Alright since we are all acquainted Lucky I need you to grab a mop and swap the deck and Tiffany will you go and ask Amanda to teach you some of her recipes."
"Sure." Tiffany said as her and her husband went to work.
"Ok now time for a nap." Jim said to himself as she slowly walked to his quarters. He was about to open his door when he heard singing coming from Kevin and Maria's room? Jim quietly tip-toed to the kids door and placed his ear on it.
I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I use to be
A reason to start over knew
And the reason is you
Jim quickly opened the door which made the singing stop.
"Maria?" Jim said confused.
"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"
"No-no it's ok." Jim reassured her as he closed the door behind him.
"I found this guitar down in the hollows and I thought no body wanted it so I just-"
"Maria it's ok actually this use to be mine." Jim chuckled.
"Oh," Maria whrispered.
"You can keep it." Jim said pushing the gutair to Maria.
"Oh are thanks."
"Maria what's wrong." Jim asked brushing her brown red hair.
"Nothing," She answered bluntly.
"Oh," Jim sighed. Silenced filled the room till Jim broke in.
"So if you don't mind me asking were did you learn that song?"
"It was my parent's song. My mom said that my father dedicated that song to her on her eighteenth birthday."
"Really? That's odd because I dedicated that same exact song to my girlfriend a couple of years ago."
"Wow,"
"What?" Jim asked confused.
"No it's just my moms use to say my dad was a romantic guy who would always make her feel special and that he didn't leave us but I know better. She said he was kind, sweet, handsome and charming the kind of guy she wants me to marry. I use to tell her if he's so great why didn't he follow you she would just say you're too young to understand."
"I'm sorry," Was all that Jim could say.
"Yea? Well my mom said that once she got pregnant she ran away. My father he- well I guess he didn't care much for me or my brother he just left my mom with no money and no home she had to fight to keep me and my brother alive. I hate my father!"
"Maria I know how you feel my father also left when I was ten he didn't care for me either. But I promise I won't hurt you like my father hurt me or like you father hurt you." Jim said rubbing away the tears that were rolling off Maria's cheeks.
"I love you Maria and Kevin with all my heart."
"I love you to Jim."
Yes I know the title sucks but I hope the chapter makes up for it. XD