Lunette sighed as she eased herself out of the carriage. "This is the inn?" she called and the driver called back, "Yes. Mister Jim has requested I stay until you have finished." She arched a brow. Jim truly was a spot on man. Just after breakfast time, her doorbell had rung, and there stood a man announcing he was to escort her to the inn. As if he did not have the decency to merely meet her himself. She had a frown on her face as she eased into the inn. Her eyes adjusted to the inside lighting of the early morning. And it was rather quiet. The hustle and bustle of the breakfast crowd had already come and gone. And she found him. He waited at a far table, and she frowned seeing an older woman sitting with him, with a much worried look upon her face. He smiled for her though, cupping her cheek and placing a chaste kiss to her forehead as he leaned over the table. The woman shook her head and grasped his hand kissing his knuckles before she rose and walked away from him. She disappeared though, into the upstairs and her attention turned back to him. His gaze was peering outside through the window he sat near and she watched him sigh, and pulled at his collar, unbuttoning it before running his hand through his hair.
She walked to him then, and as her heels clacked, his attention was on alert as he turned to look at her. He smiled warmly, a gesture she had not seen from him and he rose from his seat, pulling a seat from the table for her, "I must admit I had not thought you would come," he admitted gently as she took her seat. "As we were both out rather late." He slid her closer to the table and took his seat once more. She noticed then, that although his smile was more welcoming, it was rather lonely, and saddened. "Would you like anything to eat?" he offered. She shook her head, and although she was famished, she knew she did not want to be with this man any longer than the time she needed to visit with him.
"Jim, dear, did you want some perp juice?" Lunette paused and looked over her shoulder and Jim chuckled, "No thank you, I'll only be here for a little while." The woman from earlier looked at her as she looked back and her eyes slowly looked away. "How was your ride here?" he asked, looking back at Lunette and her brow arched, "I rather not make any small talk with you," she stated honestly, and he chuckled, "I suppose that is quite fair."
"Quite fair? Its utterly fair!" she hissed, "I expected you to greet me yourself this morning, not some servant-"
"You must understand that I am not courting you and such actions would be promiscuous," he reasoned. Her eyes widened and she huffed. "It is disheartening to hear that I am not treated as a professional equal at this moment," she said properly. His eyes widened and he peered away from her as he reasoned once more with her. He said, "Miss Silver you are a rather enchanting young woman. You should not be seen without a chaperone as you are of age to wed."
"I do not want to talk about how I could wed," she groused. "I did not come here for that." He nodded and began. "I knew your father when I was much younger," he announced then and her eyes widened, "E-Ex-Excuse me?" she stammered. He looked over his hands, picking the dirt from underneath his fingernails, "I was a younger then, he and his crewmen overtook the ship I was on while searching for Treasure Planet." Her eyes went narrow, "How dare you mock me, with the legend of Treasure Planet," she snipped and Jim's hands stopped and his eyes slowly met hers, "Why would I mock you? After all, your father is the very pirate who I owe my life to," he said sternly. His eyes were deathly hard and she slowly gulped, by the sudden seriousness his gaze possessed. She went quiet then and he reached into his chest pocket, pulling a magnificent ruby out, he set it upon the table and sighed. "This is a small portion of what I have left, and with what we escaped with, the planet blew up shortly after we arrived. Your father chose to save my life rather than keep all the treasures he had seen around the galaxy times tenfold. I owe him very many things."
He placed the ruby back into his chest pocket and shook his head, "I met many sides to Silver, the infamous space pirate, he taught me many things, my father chose not to, and he betrayed my trust, nearly killing me…"
He looked away then, and out the close window near them, "It's very surreal." Lunette stared at the man before her and felt her heart pounding. "You've got to be lying," she accused as she rose from her seat to gain height to him. She was furious, how dare he tease her with such frivolous nonsense and he looked back at her with a small knowing smile. "I have to go to Tortucana," he announced, "I would say that it is no place for a young woman such as yourself, but then I would be keeping you from what you want." She arched a brow, getting sassy once more, "And what do you think I want?" she demanded.
"To see your father. He resides there." Her jaw slowly fell, and she knew then, he was no longer lying. She understood now, and quite suddenly she believed every word he had just said, because no one else would've believed that he, the most predominant space academy Lieutenant, would hide Silver from the space populace. "I will escort you of course, for your safety and as a precaution, many women travel to Tortucana and never return, I do not think Doctor Doppler would be very happy with me if his head librarian were to suddenly disappear." She slowly took her seat once more, in utter awe, "You know where he is?" His hand covered hers that rested upon the tabletop. "I am the only Officer who knows his whereabouts, and am the only Officer who has protected him this long," he reassured.
He smiled, but as his mouth opened, there was quite suddenly too much commotion, three women appeared from nowhere suddenly cackling and quite quickly someone exclaimed, "Jim Hawkins! These ladies are looking for you again!" Lunette froze in her seat and she watched as Jim also froze and he winced. He quickly pulled his hand from hers and let his eyes slip shut, "Damn it to hell," he cursed as three alien beauties strolled over to him, and giggled, "Jim," one began. "Ladies I have a guest please, leave," he reasoned. "But-" One stated and Lunette arched a brow. "I can see you're rather busy with your women," she observed as she stood from her seat. "No, please let me explain, these girls are my-," he began and as she went to leave the woman who had remained silent through it all interrupted, "Who is she Jim?" Lunette paused and looked back at the group, but she realized then, that the three young ladies were Delbert's daughters. Looking at Jim, he merely sighed and sank back into his seat, "I was merely treating her to an enjoyable brunch before you three showed up," he answered roughly and Merana pouted, "We hadn't meant to ruin your afternoon Jim, it's just been so long since you've been here."
"You three saw me just last night," he reminded. The three girls pouted and he shook his head as he stood once more, "I can see my guest is still suspicious of me nevertheless, I need to leave I've been here far too long." Lunette frowned as he walked clear past her, and he fixed his dress coat, straightened his hair and as the older woman from earlier walked to him, he placed a small kiss to her cheek and left the inn. Lunette stood, but paused to go after him, not wanting to cause the young women to gossip, but as she ignored the young women and went to leave she heard them. "Jim never brings women here," one gossiped, "I wonder who she is."
"She is rather plain looking isn't she?"
"You two stop hissing slander, she's quite pretty…she would be beautiful beside him and you two know it you're just jealous that he no longer takes us three out for lunches anymore," one snapped. They hushed themselves as she walked by and stepped outside. Her eyes widened though, watching Jim get onto a solar cruiser before he quickly rode off, whilst the carriage she'd arrived in pulled up to the door. He didn't look back, and although she had only met him a few days before, she knew he had been rather upset when the women came in flustering about him. The footman offered his hand while opening the door for her and she eased into the carriage and they rode off back into the city's limits.
Her carriage ride seemed longer and made her anxious. She opened the curtains to the door's window and watched as the peaceful yet foggy scenery of the water limits changed to that of the cities hustle and bustle. She seemed to merely walk back into her home and take a seat in her front room. She remained there in a daze. She could meet him…John Silver, her father. A superior pirate, among pirates. It was something she had not longed for nor thought of since she was a little girl. "Excuse me?" she called. "Aye?" the carriage driver asked. "Instead of my home, would you please take me to the plaza?"
"Aye!"