Chapter Nine

Jim twiddled his fingers in a finicky manner, he'd drug along his solar board just in case there was a need to use it. Luna held her hand up in a dainty manner, her fingers curling in slightly. The light was perfect for the moment, and Jim knew it. Nothing was there holding him back, so why couldn't he say it? Jim rubbed the back of his neck glancing at her gold crown, a crease forming between his eyebrows, all of the jewels on the crown sparkling. All he could really do was smile and recall what he'd said to Silver about it...

"I found my path in life, and that path doesn't go down the narrow road of royals..."

That statement couldn't have proved truer than it was at this very moment. As he opened his mouth to finally address the issue, Luna looked over and up at him. Red painted his cheeks and nose. Jim was horribly nervous. He smiled, feeling Luna's warm smile as she stared at him. He looked away, pressing his lips together, his mind ached. He couldn't do it, this was pointless. Jim kept quiet, but could still feel her deep eyes on him. Unknowing to them, Morph had followed the two of them into the forest, he watched them anxiously anticipating their every move.

"Jim?" She broke the barrier between them.

"Hm?" He looked down at her, over his arm that was still coiled around his neck.

"Why do you look so upset?" She asked.

"Me? Upset?" Jim asked, "I'm not upset..." The tone in his voice told otherwise as he walked a few steps ahead of her, unable to make eye contact.

"Then why do you sound so upset? Have I done something to --" She began.

"Luna will you just stop?! I'M FINE!!" He unexpectedly shouted at her. Jim refused to let himself look into her eyes that were beginning to brim with tears. That was the final straw, Jim decided that it'd just be best if Luna stayed on her home planet, Utopia. She had her people to rule and her Kingdom to rebuild, Jim felt that he'd only get in the way. But mostly, Jim was angry, he was angry with himself that he had to get attached to her, that he had to be in love with her.

"J-Jim I..." She said, her wings began to fade as the rain started to pour down.

"Just go rule your stupid planet already, that is why we're here." He said, crossing his arms and leaning against a tree with his back to Luna.

"You're breaking my heart, Jim." Luna said, her tears mixed with the rain.

"Yeah, well... mines already broken." Jim said.

"I love you, Jim..." She said, "Do you love me?"

Firstly, Jim didn't know what to say, he hadn't expected that from her. But, then reality settled in, he was determined to leave her here, love or not. He didn't deserve her. Now, James Pleiades Hawkins had totally forgotten about the spear, he just wanted to leave this place and forget that he'd ever met Luna. He couldn't answer her back, he wouldn't answer her back.

"Jim, just say something... please..." She pleaded.

(start song)

Band: Skillet

Album: Comatose

Song: Say Goodbye

"Just..." He finally replied, without a glance back at her, he sat his solar board on the ground, "Just do whatever you want!! What do I care..." Morph's face fell with great sadness.

He'd left Luna in the rain, of which was now worse then it was a few minutes ago. Luna tossed her crown to the ground and sat inside of a hollow tree, the water droplets still somehow making their way down into the trunk. Her wings were completely faded away. She buried her face into her legs, sitting in a slump. Morph stayed with her, although she was unaware of it. Jim had taken off on his solar board, it was moving slow due to the lack of sunlight. When he felt that he'd gotten far away enough from Luna, he stopped and hopped off of it. Walking over to a nearby lake, Jim skipped some rocks across it. He looked at his reflection briefly and saw Luna rather than himself. He smacked the water lightly. Feeling horrible for Luna, Morph formed into a small umbrella for her, blocking some of the droplets, she was still unaware that he was there. Luna got up and walked outside of the hollow tree. Angrily, Jim stomped back onto the Legacy.

Silver watched as Jim jerked the necklace Luna had given him off of his neck, breaking the chain. Jim stared at it and Silver walked over to him.

"How did it go?" Silver asked.

"Shut up." Jim said blatantly.

"Hey now!" Silver placed his hands on his hips, "Don't think ya can come here an' be talkin' ta me like that!"

Jim sighed, he knew he was wrong for acting so disrespectful.

"What did the lass say to ye?" Silver asked.

Jim knew it would be foolish to not say anything, "Exactly what I wanted to hear..."

"Then ya ought ta be happy Jimbo!" Silver exclaimed in a jolly voice.

"I yelled at her." Jim said, Silver's face dropped.

"Aye... that could be a problem..." Silver said.

"Yeah, well... it's too late now..." Jim was at a loss for what to think, he felt so empty.

Silver thought for a moment, and used an illustration, "What do ye think would be worse, Jimbo... having never said somethin' or sayin' the wrong thing?"

"That's a stupid question..." Jim said.

"Think about it son!" Silver put his cyborg hand on Jim's back.

Jim thought for a few moments more, "I guess if you said the wrong thing you could always take it back. But if you never said anything at all, then you could've lost the very moment to say something at all."

Silver looked a little mind boggled at Jim's explanation, "Aye... even I didn't quite know how to answer that..." He laughed heartily, "Go tell her, Jimbo."

Jim smiled with hope in his big round eyes. With a nod, he left the Legacy once more to go find Luna.

"Mr. Hawkins." One of the crew members approached him off of the ship, "We've located the spear... and something else you should see."

"Really?" Jim had almost totally forgotten about it.

"Do you want to see it?"

"Not now!" Jim said, walking away, "I need to take care of something a lot more important!!"

Within mere moments after Jim left, Luna just as soon set foot on ship.

"Miss Luna!" Silver was glad that she'd returned, however, she had a very serious look on her face.

"I have come to say goodbye, Captain Silver." Luna said.

"What?!" Silver exclaimed, "B-but..." He tried to stall her, "Jimbo isn't here yet a-an' the other crew members they'll want to --"

"It is just as well they don't..." Luna stated, the serious look becoming permanent, "No one likes goodbyes and, honestly, I don't think that I will be missed so much. I bid you and the rest of the crew goodbye." With a nod of her head, Luna walked off the Legacy. Silver's mouth dropped open, how was he going to tell Jim?