Treasure Planet 2
Summary: After the Battle at Procyon Jim Hawkins and Kate Myers are ready to settle back into their lives while Silver is looking forward to life at the Benbow Inn, but when Kate's mother makes her life miserable Jim's only hope for getting his friends away from her is to marry her, something neither want, but as the date for the wedding draws near will their friendship bloom into something else? JimxOC pairing and rated T for mild language. Don't like, don't read it's that simple.
SPH: Still got nothen, I do not own Treasure Planet or any of its content, they belong to Disney. I only own Kate, all other OC's, the story, and the plot. On with the story!
Chapter 9: Proposal and Moving into the Benbow Inn
"What did you just say?" Mrs. Myers asked.
"I want to marry Kate." Jim said, "I love her." A small part of his felt nauseous, but he pushed it away. "That's why I got so upset every time you spoke badly of her." He continued.
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Mrs. Myers asked.
"We've been writing to each other for years." Jim said, "Here, I have the letters."
He reached into his bag and pulled out the shoe box and showed her the letters.
"This one has her address, I didn't come back yesterday because I wanted to make sure I had the right one." He continued handing her a letter.
"It's defiantly her sloppy handwriting. Katherine!" Mrs. Myers called.
Jim bit his lip trying not to laugh or ask who she was calling. He knew it was Kate, but he didn't know her real name was Katherine.
"Yes, mother?" Kate asked coming down the stairs.
"He says he's been writing to you for years, he has letters you seemingly wrote him, do you have letters he wrote you?" Mrs. Myers asked.
"Of course, I'll go get them." Kate said darting back up the stairs before returning with the letters.
She handed them to Mrs. Myers who began to read each one from them. She was about six months in when she found three particularly interesting ones.
Dear Jim,
I can't believe that pig, Arron! He asked me out today, but I found out he's dating two other girls right now! I don't think I've ever cried so hard in my life. Why couldn't he be more like you? Kind, caring, friendly? You're always there for me, even though we can't seem to go five minutes without arguing over something. I just wish this didn't hurt so badly.
~ Sincerely, Kate.
Dear Kate,
I punched that jerk in the face for what he did. I don't know who he thinks he is, but there was no way I could let him get away with hurting you. You're the last person who deserves to be treated like that! I'll never let anyone get away with treating you like that. I know this is a shot in the dark, but do you think you'd like to try being with me a chance? Kate, I love you.
Love Jim
Dear Jim,
Thank you, I heard you got in trouble though. Next time, try to avoid using violence to teach them a lesson. Yes, I think I'll try being with you a shot.
~ Love Kate
Mrs. Myers continued you read the letters, noticing by the second years' worth they'd gone from writing dear to dearest.
"Well," she said once she finished reading, "it appears you really do love her. Never thought I'd see the day someone fell in love with this unruly girl, much less ask to marry her."
"So, can I marry her?" Jim asked.
"Of course you can," Mrs. Myers, "I hope she makes a better wife than daughter."
Kate stuck out her tongue at her when she wasn't looking.
Jim smiled and went over to Kate. He looked at her before hugging her making sure to avoid the bruises.
"You still owe me for this." He whispered.
"Don't worry; I'll do just about anything for you since you got me out of this." Kate whispered back closing her eyes and wrapping her arms around him as well.
Mrs. Myers cleared her throat making them blush and let go.
"So, I suppose you'll want her moving into that Inn of your mother and yours, well, I won't allow it." Mrs. Myers said, "Who knows what you'd do there."
Both Jim and Kate's faces turned bright red.
'Did she seriously just imply?' they thought.
"I assure you nothing will happen." Jim said, "I'm not that type of man and until we're married she'll have her own room."
Mrs. Myers just huffed.
"If she's going to marry me, then she might as well get used to living at the Inn." Jim argued.
"Just pack your stuff and get out Katherine." Mrs. Myers said.
"Of course." Kate said.
"Want me to help?" Jim asked.
"I think I'm good." Kate said.
While she could use an extra hand, she didn't want him to see her underwear, even if he was going to be her husband soon.
"If you need a hand just come get me, okay?" Jim asked.
Kate nodded before heading upstairs.
Kate grunted as she pulled the chest out of the secret compartment. There was still plenty of room in it so she could easily fit most of her stuff in it.
'Better pack my underwear first, that way I can have Jim come up here and help me with this stuff.' She thought packing them.
She placed her dresses and uniform on top before packing some of her heavier stuff. She heard her door creak open and huffed.
"You sure you don't want some help?" Jim asked from the doorway.
"Fine, just help me with the heavier stuff." Kate said frowning.
Jim chuckled and helped her pack.
"Be glad Delbert let me barrow Delilah and his wagon or we'd have a hard time getting this to the Inn." Jim said as Kate closed the trunk.
"I'm just glad to be getting out of this nightmare." Kate said, "And that I'm gonna be with you now."
Jim stared at her.
"I'll finally be living with people who care about me." Kate continued.
Jim mentally sighed with relief. For a moment she thought she'd meant something different.
"Well, you ready?" he asked.
Kate nodded.
"Yeah, let's go." She said.
Jim grunted as he put the chest in the back of the wagon.
"Come on, let's go home." He said helping Kate up.
Kate nodded.
"Hey, I'm sorry about this." Jim said, "I mean, you probably liked someone else and…"
"No, there wasn't anyone." Kate said.
"Well, I guess in a way, that's good, right?" Jim asked.
Kate looked at him confused.
"If you didn't like anyone, then this isn't taking away your shot with them." Jim clarified.
Kate giggled.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." She said. She sighed. "You know anytime my mom's around we'll have act like we're in love."
"Yeah, I know, not something I'm looking forward to." Jim said.
"Me neither." Kate said sighing.
"You know, I always imagined marrying someone I loved," Jim said, "I guess everyone does though."
"Not my mom," Kate said, "she only married my dad because he had lots of money, but my dad loved her, and he loved me. I think the only reason my mom wanted me to marry someone I love is because that's what my dad wanted, she may have married my dad for the money, but, over the years she grew to love him."
Jim avoided eye contact.
"Maybe as time goes by we'll grow to actually love each other." Kate said softly.
Jim looked at her for a moment before turning his attention back to steering.
"You know, now I can teach you how to solar surf." He said smiling.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Kate said. Without thinking she wrapped her arms around Jim making him blush.
"Uhm, Kate, kinda uncomfortable here." He said.
"Oh, sorry." Kate said letting go.
"I-it's fine." Jim said, "Just, not while I'm driving, okay?"
"Sure." Kate said.
"Oh, I made sure mom cleared a room for you while you're at the Inn, before the wedding I mean." Jim said.
Kate nodded.
The rest of the trip was spent in silence.
"Okay, watch your step." Jim said helping Kate down.
Once both her feet were on the ground she hugged Jim again.
"I can't thank you enough for this." She said trying not to cry.
Jim was a bit shocked but hugged her back.
"I couldn't just leave you there." He said.
Kate nodded.
"Come on," Jim said letting go, "let's get you settled in."
Kate let go and nodded.
"Oh, and just a heads up, B.E.N.'s a hugger." Jim said, "Don't be surprised if he just randomly hugs you, he's also pretty emotional."
Kate laughed.
"Thanks for the warning." She said helping Jim unload her chest.
Jim nodded and helped her carry it into the Inn.
"Oh, hello Jimmy!" B.E.N. called across the room before heading over to the two.
"Jimmy?" Kate whispered giggling.
"Hey B.E.N.." Jim said.
"Oh, you must be the girl Jimmy's gonna marry!" B.E.N. cried spotting Kate.
Jim was extremely glad no one was around; he didn't want the whole Inn knowing.
"Yeah, please don't hug her, her back's hurt." He said.
"No hugging got it!" B.E.N. said.
Kate giggled.
"Nice to meet you B.E.N., I'm Kate." She said.
"Good to finally meet you Katie!" B.E.N. said shaking her hand excitedly.
"Kate." Kate corrected.
"You're gonna have to get used to him calling you that," Jim said trying not to laugh, "I gave up on trying to get him to stop calling me Jimmy a good while ago, I think it has something to do with his programming or maybe the fact he was alone on Treasure Planet for a hundred years."
Kate giggled.
"So long as he doesn't call me Katherine, we should be good." She said.
"You got it, Katie, no calling you Katherine." B.E.N. said.
"Okay, let's get your stuff up to your room." Jim said starting to pick up the chest.
"Oh, let me help." B.E.N. said.
"No, there's fragile stuff in here and I'm pretty sure mom said that you aren't supposed to help carry luggage anymore on the account you always drop it and make a mess." Jim said.
"Right, right." B.E.N. said, "Well, you let me know if there's anything I can do for you Katie!"
"Sure." Kate said bending over to help Jim.
"I've got it." Jim protested as B.E.N. headed off to see if there was anyone he could help.
"Why can't I help?" Kate asked.
"For one thing, it's my job to bring peoples luggage to their rooms when they stay here, and for another, I'm your fiancé." Jim said, "Plus your back's got those bruises which probably bring you pain if you try lifting anything heavy."
Kate smiled and shook her head.
"So, where's my room?" she asked.
"Follow me." Jim said.
"How much stuff did you pack in this thing?" Jim asked.
"I can help you carry it you know." Kate said.
"No, no, I'm good." Jim said, "Besides, we're almost there."
"You've said that three times already." Kate said.
"It's just a few more doors." Jim said.
Kate rolled her eyes.
"Okay and here." Jim said setting down the chest.
Kate giggled.
Jim huffed and pulled out the key to the room and unlocked it.
"One of our best rooms." Jim said opening the door and carrying the chest into the room.
Kate was in awe of the room, it was huge and filled with nice furniture and décor.
"Jim, this, this is amazing!" she cried, "Thank you."
She hugged him again before letting go.
"There's a working bathroom over there." Jim said pointing at a door on the opposite side of the room, "All the rooms have them of course, but."
Kate gave him a quick kiss on the cheek making him stop.
"S-sorry." She said, "I-I dunno why I did that."
"I-it's fine." Jim said shocked.
"Hey, remember how on the way here you said you felt bad about this because there was probably someone else I liked and how I said there wasn't?" Kate asked.
Jim nodded.
"I-I didn't mean there wasn't anyone I liked." Kate said her face red.
She darted into the bathroom with her face in her hands as Jim processed what she'd just said.
'Wait,' he thought, 's-she can't be serious, can she?'
He thought it over; it made a bit more sense. Her pulling him out of the way of that laser just because he was a good spacer hadn't made a whole lot of sense, and her waiting outside the Inn for three whole hours made more sense if she was telling the truth.
'But then, why put she didn't like having to marry me?' he wondered. He came up with two solutions, the first was she didn't want the commitment that came with it and the second being he had to marry her when he didn't feel the same as she did, though, he supposed it could be both.
'Oh! I can't believe I just told him that!' Kate thought still covering her bright red face in her hands, 'I feel like such an idiot!'
"Kate? You okay?" Jim's voice asked.
"I-I'm fine." Kate said.
"Could you come out for a minute so we can talk?" Jim asked.
Kate slowly stood up and opened the door.
"I-I, I didn't mean to admit that." Kate said avoiding eye contact, "Not when I knew you didn't feel the same."
Jim hugged her.
"Just because I don't feel the same doesn't mean I'm not glad you told me." He said.
Kate was shocked but returned the hug trying not to cry.
"I'd better go get to work." Jim said letting go, "You need anything just…"
"Get you?" Kate asked.
"Or B.E.N., lord knows how much he loves to help people." Jim said smirking.
"Thanks again for doing this," Kate said, "I know you must really be going out of your way."
"Like I said, you're my friend; I couldn't just leave you in that hellhole." Jim said.
Kate nodded.
"I'll see you later, okay?" Jim asked.
"Y-yeah, see you later." Kate said.
Jim sighed as he closed Kate's door. He was mentally kicking himself for not realizing or noticing how Kate felt sooner. After that incident with Arron Kate had been easier to aggravate and got flustered more easily. He could still remember when he'd heard about what Arron did, he couldn't believe someone could be such a pig, at least not someone who was going into the Navy. The thought had infuriated him so much he'd punched him in the face for being such a pig.
'That's probably when she started to fall for me.' He thought, 'I wish I didn't feel so guilty about this, I'm only doing this to get Kate away from her mom, not because I love her, we both know it, but for her to actually…'
He gave a yelp as he grabbed the railing of the stairs to stop himself from falling. He'd gotten so wrapped up in his thoughts he'd forgotten his surroundings and almost fell down the stairs.
'Focus Jim, focus, you don't time for this.' He thought heading down the stairs.
"Jim, JIM!" Sarah yelled making Jim look up from sweeping.
"What?" Jim asked.
"You've been sweeping the same spot for ten minutes." Sarah said, "All day you've just been zoning out, and well, you just seem distracted."
"Hard not to be with what's coming up." Jim said.
"What's coming up?" a woman asked.
"Personal family matter that's none of your business." Jim said.
"Jim!" Sarah said.
"Well, it isn't." Jim said.
The woman chuckled and shook her head.
"It's fine Sarah, the boy's right, I shouldn't be poking my nose where it doesn't belong." She said before walking away.
"What was that about?" Kate asked walking into the room.
"Nothing." Jim said.
Kate sighed.
"It's about what's coming up, huh?" she asked.
Jim didn't answer.
"Gonna take that as a yes." Kate said.
She sighed and walked over to Jim.
"Look, I'm no happier than you, but, like you said at graduation, things will get better." She said placing a hand on his shoulder.
Jim smirked.
"Thanks." He said.
"There anything you want me to do to help out?" Kate asked Sarah.
"I think we're good for now Kate, assuming Jim can focus." Sarah said.
"I'm trying!" Jim said.
Kate sighed.
"Why don't I take over Jim's jobs for the day then?" she asked, "If he's having trouble focusing he probably won't be much help."
"Hey!" Jim said, "I'm doing just fine."
"Right, yeah, because if you were your mom wouldn't have said if you can focus." Kate said.
Jim growled and tightened his grip on the broom.
"You know what? Why not?" Sarah said, "I don't really think if Jim keeps working much will get done, so go ahead, take over his jobs for the day."
Jim huffed and handed Kate the broom.
"Hey, at least you can take the rest of the day off, right?" Kate asked.
Jim didn't reply, just headed to his room.
Kate sighed and started sweeping.
SPH: So, I meant for this to only take place during Jim's proposal, but then I got carried away typing and I didn't feel like copying and pasting everything after to a new document so I just changed the chapter title to fit what's going on. I honestly can't come up with any questions, so this is Samantha Peace HeartStar signing off for now. Peace out and keep spreading the Treasure Planet love! See ya!