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: Hey-o! I'm back and the only thing I have to say is I hate being sick. 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 10: First Day at the Inn.
Jim groaned as he flopped back on his bed.
"Stupid Kate." He said, "I didn't need her to take over my job, or a day off! I was doing just fine."
Morph yawned before flying over and rubbing himself against Jim's cheek.
"Sorry if I woke you Morph." Jim said.
Morph just licked his cheek.
Jim yawned.
"Well, I guess I am a little tired from being up all night." He said lying down, "I guess taking a nap wouldn't hurt."
Kate bit her lip as she helped Silver in the kitchen.
"Nice of ya to take over Jim's jobs for the day." Silver said.
"He seemed like he needed a day off." Kate said shrugging, "Besides, while it might not make it up to him, I do owe it to him for getting me away from the old hag."
"Ya know, every time your mum would come here, Jim'd do his best to avoid her, but once she'd start talking bad about ya, well, he'd get so mad he couldn't focus, if he was helping me while overhearing her, well, he nearly lost a figure a few times." Silver said.
"Trust me; he'd probably get mad about anything she said." Kate said.
"Well, if that were the case, I highly doubt he'd be able to focus when she wasn't bad mouthing you or ranting about her and how he couldn't figure out who she thought she was every chance he had." Silver said, "I reckon the lad likes ya, but doesn't want to admit it to anyone, not even to himself."
"Don't get my hopes up." Kate said, "It'll be a miracle if that's the case."
"You're in love with him, aren't ya?" Silver ask, "And the only reason you're dreading getting married is because he don't feel the same."
"Not like it matters." Kate said, "The main thing is I'm away from my mother." She sighed. "At least if I marry Jim I don't have to give up my career in the Navy." She added.
"I take it your job means a lot to ya." Silver said.
"It's been my dream since I was a kid," Kate said, "sailing through the stars, helping others, exploring the universe! My dad was the only one who supported my dream, my mom always thought I should act more like a lady." She laughed. "Oh was she pissed when I got accepted into the Academy. I think she was upset she no longer had a daughter to boss around." She frowned. "I was so relieved that I got in. it was the best feeling, not because I was going to get to live my dream, but because it came just in time to save my life."
"What exactly do you mean?" Silver asked.
"I-I'd been planning on killing myself." Kate said, "I'd been considering it for years, I felt like I couldn't handle the pain my mom put me through anymore, the day I got that Acceptance Letter, I'd been planning on stabbing myself with my dad's old cutlass that night, if I hadn't gotten that letter." She started forcing back tears. "When I got back from Graduation, I'd considered it again, but, I heard my dad's voice telling me not to throw away my life and future like I always had, it and Jim's promise things would get better were the only things keeping me going these past couple months."
"Well, glad you chose not to just take your own life," Silver said, "Just like Jim you've got a lot of promise."
"Thanks," Kate said, "please don't tell anyone about that though, especially not Jim."
"My lips are sealed." Silver said nodding.
"You know, a part of the rivalry I had with Jim was because he got to travel to Treasure Planet, I was so jealous he got to have an adventure like that, I mean, he was already on probation for repeatedly breaking the law, normally by solar surfing in restricted areas, actually, I think his probation forbid him from operating a solar craft at all when he went on that adventure." Kate said, "And then the way he was just a huge hot shot natural show off at the Academy, it drove me nuts to the point we were always trying to one-up the other."
"So then, if you don't mind me asking, how'd you fall for him?" Silver asked.
"When he got into a fight with another student, Arron after he'd asked me out that day before I found out he was already dating two other girls." Kate said, "The story spread through the whole Academy like wildfire, and even though I knew Jim hadn't gotten into a fight because he liked me, the fact he got in a fight after that pig had hurt me, well, I just couldn't help but fall for him, no matter how hard I tried to continue to hate him."
"Jim's a good lad, that he is." Silver said.
"I still can't believe he agreed to this." Kate said, "I honestly thought he was gonna do everything to find a different way to get me out of there."
"Well, almost everyone was trying to persuade him to find a different way." Silver said, "I was the only one who wanted to leave the choice up to him."
Kate looked at him.
"I know he keeps saying it's because he's your friend, but I highly doubt that if he saw you as just a friend he'd go along with it, even though he said that you were right and your mother wouldn't let you go any other way." Silver added.
"So, Jim still chose to marry me even when almost everyone was telling him to do otherwise?" Kate asked.
"Aye that he did." Silver said, "Speaking of Jim, why don't you go find him, it's almost lunch."
Kate nodded.
Kate stared at Jim's door, it was the only place she hadn't checked, but she wasn't sure he'd be happy if she went in, not after the bucket of ice water she'd dumped on him on Graduation Day. Taking a deep breath she opened the door and walked in. she giggled softly when she saw Jim curled up on his side sleeping with Morph on his pillow.
"Jim, Jim wake up." She whispered shaking his shoulder.
Jim groaned.
"Get out of my room Kate." He said not even opening his eyes.
"Hey, come on, it's almost lunch, get up." Kate said.
"Out." Jim repeated.
"I will get another bucket of ice water." Kate said crossing her arms.
Jim groaned and got up.
"You're a brat, you know that right?" he asked glaring at her.
"I've been called worse." Kate said.
"What do you want?" Jim asked rubbing his face to try and wake up.
"Silver told me to go get you since it's almost lunch," Kate said, "guess he figured you'd want something to eat."
Jim chuckled as he stood up.
"He, ah, he also told me that despite everyone trying to talk you out of marrying me so I could get away from the old hag, you still decided to marry me." Kate added, "And, thank you, I know you're probably getting sick of hearing me say that, but I really can't thank you enough for this."
"Yeah, well," Jim started.
"I know, I know, I'm your friend, you couldn't let me continue to go through her torture." Kate said.
Jim rubbed the back of his neck.
"Guess I don't need to say it anymore, huh?" he asked.
"Nope." Kate said giggling, "Come on."
"So, you have a nice nap?" Kate asked as she and Jim headed down the stairs.
Jim nodded.
"That's good." Kate said. She bit her lip. "You know we need to start on preparations and set a date."
"Don't remind me." Jim said sighing.
"Well we need to start; my mom will have a fit if we don't." Kate said.
"Alright, look, why don't we start tonight once everything's calmed down and there's very little chance of people walking in on it, okay?" Jim asked, "I don't want the whole Inn knowing about it because then it's going to be the whole city."
"Guess you became pretty famous after the trip to Treasure Planet, huh?" Kate asked.
"You don't know the half of it." Jim said laughing.
"Wish it were the same for me," Kate said, "but just because I graduated top of my class along with you doesn't mean everyone's suddenly aware of who I am."
"Hey, B.E.N. hasn't told the whole Inn yet, has he?" Jim asked.
"Not unless he did it while I was getting you so you could eat." Kate said.
Jim sighed with relief.
"Well, let's hope he didn't." he said, "Last thing I want is for the whole place to know before everything's ready."
Kate glanced ahead of her and spotted and all too familiar updo and cringed.
Jim quickly grabbed her hand, his face red.
"Of all the times for her to show up." He muttered.
"How much you willing to bet B.E.N.'s not going to be the one to inform the whole Inn?" Kate hissed.
"I'm not making a bet I'll lose." Jim hissed back.
Kate giggled and Jim wasn't sure she actually found what he said amusing or if she was just acting because her mother was there.
"So, what were you two doing?" Mrs. Myers asked.
"I sent Kate up to fetch Jim," Silver said walking over, "needed help in the kitchen."
Kate nodded.
"That had better be it." Mrs. Myers said.
Both Kate and Jim were struggling to keep their calm.
"Ahem," Silver said, "I still need help back there so if you two don't mind."
"Be right there." Jim and Kate said.
"Is there something you came for mother?" Kate asked gripping Jim's hand harder.
"Well, can't a mother visit her daughter?" Mrs. Myers asked.
"Of course, my apologies." Kate said before letting go of Jim's hand and heading to the kitchen.
Jim followed her.
"Ugh!" Kate groaned as Jim entered the kitchen, "I swear, the reason she really came is to make sure we didn't do anything. I mean, you heard her this morning, she told me to just pack my stuff and get out!"
"Well, she's been coming every day around lunch as well, so she was probably killing two birds with one stone." Jim said helping Silver pour some soup into bowls.
"I honestly can't believe that woman!" Kate complained, "I swear the only reason she didn't send me off to boarding school or an orphanage was because after my dad died we lost most of our money so all staff we had we could no longer afford so she kept me around to have someone do all the work for her!"
"If that's the case I bet she's glad you're working here instead of just living here." Jim said.
"Doubt it." Kate said as she picked up a tray to deliver an order to a customer.
Jim picked up another one and followed her out.
"So Sarah, what do you think of Jim marrying Kate?" Mrs. Myers asked.
Both Jim and Kate froze as the entire room turned to look at them.
Blushing they delivered the food before heading back into the kitchen.
"Well, I think it's good Jim found someone he wants to spend the rest of his life with." Sarah said, "I'm looking forward to seeing them get married."
"Ugh! Why?" Kate groaned once she was in the kitchen.
"And this is why I told you I wasn't betting on if B.E.N. would be the one to announce it to the whole Inn." Jim said grabbing a perp and looking it over.
"Why'd she have to announce it to the whole Inn though?" Kate asked, "She could have just as easily asked your mom in private!"
"Kate, it's your mother we're talking about." Jim said.
The entire rest of the day Jim and Kate were congratulated by the guests nonstop.
"Ugh, finally, I don't have to listen to someone congratulating me every ten seconds." Kate said plopping down in a chair.
"I wouldn't relax just yet." Jim said sitting down, "we need to…"
"Start planning everything, I know." Kate said.
"You two want some help?" Sarah asked walking over.
"Yes." Kate and Jim said.
"Well, I think picking a date would be a good start." Sarah said.
"Yeah, but how long do you think it would take to get everything set up?" Jim asked.
"Well, it took about three months for Delbert and Amelia's." Sarah said, "I'd have to say it depends on how elaborate you want it to be."
"Knowing my mom she'll want it to be extremely elaborate." Kate said sighing.
"Well it's your wedding, not hers, so I think she's just going to have to deal with whatever you guys choose." Sarah said.
Kate smiled.
"So, what do you think we should go for?" she asked Jim.
Jim shrugged.
"You don't really care, do you?" Kate asked.
"No, I do, honest." Jim said.
Kate sighed.
"Well, I want your opinion on this." She said, "I mean, you're the one I'm getting married to."
"Well, I, I don't know." Jim said.
He was trying to keep calm and collected, but he was struggling.
"Look, how bout this, let's just work on a color scheme tonight, okay?" Kate asked, "You're clearly having trouble handling the pressure of this."
"Am not." Jim argued.
Kate raised an eyebrow.
Jim sighed.
"Okay, maybe you're right." He said, "Honestly, I think this would be easier if your mom hadn't announced the wedding to the entire Inn."
"Worried that all of Montressor's gonna be expecting it to be this huge, amazing event or something?" Kate asked.
"Well, yeah I mean, you know after the Treasure Planet adventure and I got accepted into the Academy basically everyone knows who I am and tend to gossip about." Jim said, "The fact by tomorrow the entire city will know about the wedding…"
Kate reached across the table and grabbed his hand.
"Hey, you're not facing this alone." She said, "And who cares what they think? Jim, you never cared before, and you've come so far from the boy I knew before we were accepted into the Academy, you've made a future for yourself, a positive one, but, don't let what others think put so much pressure on you that you end up throwing it away."
Jim looked at her. He gave a soft smile before looking away.
"Thanks…" he said.
"I'm serious." Kate said, "Don't let what others think control you, believe me, it doesn't do any good." She sighed. "It drives you nuts to the point you're so desperate for it to end, you're willing to throw away your life all together just to escape any pain that comes with it."
Jim stared at Kate who was trying not to cry.
"Kate?" he asked.
Kate avoided eye contact.
"Please, stop worrying about what everyone will think," She said, "it won't do you any good."
"What do you mean willing to throw away your life altogether?" Jim asked.
Kate didn't reply.
"Kate, you can tell me." Jim said.
Kate's shoulders shook as she started crying.
"I-I, I used to want to kill myself." Kate said, "I would have if I hadn't received my Acceptance Letter when it did. I almost did when I got back from graduating and my mom told me that if I had to start acting like a proper lady or get married if I wanted to no longer live under her care."
Jim stared at Kate shocked.
"Please…" she whispered, "stop worrying about what others will think."
Jim squeezed her hand.
"As long as you don't try to take your own life, okay?" he asked.
Kate nodded as she tried to stop crying.
"Hey, it's okay." Jim said, "You're here now, you don't have to deal with that anymore."
Kate sniffled.
"Come on, let's work on planning the wedding then head to bed, it's been a long day for us both." Jim said.
Kate nodded.
"So, definitely royal blue and white?" Jim asked.
"Yeah." Kate said nodding.
"Alright, we'll do more tomorrow then." Jim said.
Kate nodded and stood up.
"I'll see you in the morning then." She said.
Jim nodded.
"Good night Kate." He said.
"Night Jim." Kate said before heading upstairs.
"You know," Jim said once Kate was out of earshot, "I didn't think it was possible for me to hate Mrs. Myers any more than I already did, but I was clearly wrong."
"Poor girl, at least she's finally out of that situation." Sarah said.
"Well, I'm gonna head to bed." Jim said, "Night mom."
"Good night Jim." Sarah said as he headed up the stairs.
SPH: Whew! This took almost all day to finish! I honestly have nothing for questions, so this is Samantha Peace HeartStar signing out for now. Peace out and keep spreading the Treasure Planet love! See ya!