Chapter Three

"Put your elbow into it!" Silver shouted. "I'm trying! I'm trying!" I shout trying to remove at least one barnacle from the bottom of the ship. I busted out in laughter when Jim almost fell off the scaffolding as he succeeded in removing a barnacle. "Great! One down and only a billion more to go." I laugh sarcastically. "Says the person who can barely remove one." Jim snickered.

My mouth curved into a scowl. "Hey! I'm trying alright!" I shout. Jim just laughs and goes to remove another one, with much more ease than the first. A deep growl escapes from the back of my throat as I imagined stabbing the blade in the back of Jim's head.

"Less chat lass and more work!" Silver scolded me. I could hear Jim snicker beside me. I turned on him angrily. "One of these days I'm going to wipe that smug smirk right off your pathetic face!" I growl. Jim blinks at me before bursting out in a fit of laughter. "Haha yeah right! I'd like to see you try Jinx. I'd like to see you try." He mocked.

I'd had enough of him. I couldn't stand to be around him. I stood up angrily and began climbing the rope that led back up to the ship's deck. I could hear Silver yelling at me to get back but I ignored him.

I breathe in a huge intake of air and slowly make my way over to my quarters. This is gonna be a long three months…

JIM'S P.O.V

"Great! One down and only a billion more to go." Jinx laughs humourlessly. I look at her with an 'are you for real?' look. "Says the person who can barely remove one." I snicker.

Jinx scowled at me. I could see the fire in her eyes. "Hey! I'm trying alright!" She shouted. I just laugh and remove another barnacle. "One of these days I'm going to wipe that smug smirk right off your pathetic face." She growled. I snicker at the thought before bursting out in laughter. I just couldn't help myself.

The thought of her trying to beat me up seemed so funny. She was so small! "Haha yeah right! I'd like to see you try Jinx. I'd like to see you try." I taunted.

Oh how it was fun to mess with her. To see her nose scrunch up when she scowled or the way she bites her lip when she's angry or how she tries to look scary but ends up looking adorable.

Wait! What am I saying?! Adorable? Really? Come on Jim! It's not like she'll go for me anyway… She hates me… with a passion. AND I hate her too. Really? Do you really hate her? Yes! I do now would you please shut up! You're attracted to her. You can't help who you're attracted to Jim. Yes I can and I will not fall for her! Okay but you're only lying to yourself.

I groan. Having a mental debate with myself. I have officially gone crazy. Jinx stood up, her face contorted in anger and she climbed the rope back up to the deck. Silver yelled at her to come back but she continued to climb the rope.

I watched her until she disappeared. This was going to be a long three months…

NORMAL P.O.V

Jinx lazily sat on one of the tables in the galley with Jim and Silver peeling what looked like potatoes. To say she was board was an understatement. She allowed her mind to wonder and think about the one thing that has been invaded her thoughts… Jim Hawkins.

She had been thinking about him non-stop and it was driving her insane. She couldn't get him out of her head. She wanted to punch him in the face but then she just wanted to hug him. She was in a state of emotional turmoil.

One minute she'd hate him then the next she'd adore him. I must look like a bi-polar bitch. She mused to herself. "Less day dreaming and more peeling." Silver shouted at her. Jinx snapped out of her thoughts with a scowl and continued to peel the starchy vegetable. "Yeah, yeah whatever." She grumbled.

The room was once again engulfed in silence. With the rate Jinx was going, it wouldn't surprise her if she went completely crazy. She'd lost count of how many potatoes she had peeled that morning. Glancing over to Jim, she deduced that he was probably just as bored as she was.

Jim sat with his back leaning against the wall and his foot propped up on one of the barrels of unpeeled potatoes. She had noticed that Jim staring off at the sky and wonder what he was thinking about. She saw the painful and depressed look in his eyes.

Am I a question to the world?

Not an answer to be heard.

Or a moment that's held in your arms?

She knew that look. She had that look in her eyes every day of her life. She thought about all the things that could possibly make him feel that way. She stopped herself abruptly mid-thought. Wait!? Why do I even care? She thought getting annoyed at herself. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't notice her knife had missed the potato and instead cut the palm of her hand.

"Arg! Great…" She groaned. She hisses as it stung. "Whoa you're bleeding. Like, a lot!" Jim exclaimed with wide eyes. "It's fine." Jinx waved off his concern. She placed the knife and potato down and clenched her fist. A dull light emitted through the cracks of her fingers.

Jinx sighed to relief and reopened her hand. "Well would ya look at that." Silver awed. Where the cut should have been on her hand had healed and completely disappeared. "H-how did you do that?" Jim grabbed her hand and turned it over. Jinx laughed at his reaction. "I have healing powers." She explained. "All people from my planet do."

"Does it hurt?" Jim asked. His curiosity sparked within him and he was dying to know more. Jinx shrugged. "A little bit I guess. It kinda depends on how big the injury is."

Silver coughed catching the attention of the two teens. "Enough with the dilly dally. These potatoes won't peel themselves you know." Jim released Jinx's hand as they both returned to work. Silver left once all the potatoes were peeled and the two youths were left to clean the kitchen. There were potato peels everywhere.

"I am never peeling another potato again." Jim groaned. Jinx hummed in agreeance. She felt like her fingers were about to snap off! "So…" Jim trailed. "So?" Jinx mimicked. "So people of your planet have…powers?" He asked. Jinx nodded her head. "Yup." She replied with no trace of interest in her voice.

"Where you born with them?"

"Yup."

"Okay… Do you have other powers besides healing?"

"Yup."

"Are you going to give me a proper answer?" Jim was being to lose his patience with the girl.

"What is with all the questions!?" She shouted angrily. "I'm just trying to make light conversation. Not everyone has healing powers!" Jim shouted back. "Why do you even care!?" She yelled. "Why are you being such a temperamental bitch!?"

Both teens glared at each other. Jinx soon grew annoyed at looking at his face and stormed off.

JINX'S P.O.V

I stormed off. I couldn't even stand to look at him. I marched my way over to Amelia's stateroom and swung the door open before slamming it shut. "Ah, Jinx. You and Jim at it again?" She joked. Jinx plopped herself down into a nearby chair. "I can't stand him! Just looking at him makes me want to punch him straight in the nose!" I rant, cupping my face in my hands.

"Hmmm." Amelia hummed. I looked at Amelia through her fingers. "What?" She asked. "What?" Amelia copied. "You said hmmm." Captain Amelia rose her eyebrows. "I did, didn't I?" I rolled my eyes. "Well, it seems to me that you like him." Amelia stated.

I chocked. "Are you kidding me!? Even after I openly expressed that I hated his guts, you think that I LIKE him!?" I stood up from my chair and rubbed my temples. "And I'm not the only one. Mr. Arrow seems to think so too I might add." I groan loudly. "I don't like him! I hate him!" I stress throwing my arms in the air angrily.

Amelia raised her arms in mock surrender. "Okay, if you say so." She smirked. I grit my teeth. Why is everyone against me!? "I think I'm going to retire to bed early." I mumbled. Amelia nodded her head and opened the door for me. "Well then I bid you a good night." She said sweetly.

Upon entering my quarters, I flopped on my bed with a heavy sigh. Things couldn't get any worse!