Life and Savior

Chapter 9

(Sorry I haven't updated in a few days, lol.)

Explaining everything to Amelia and Delbert was a hassle, to say the least. Thy explained everything, the situation between Jim and Scroop, the crew, the confession, everything.

Once they finished talking, they all stood in silence in an awkward fashion. Jim and Silver blushing and looking away, and Amelia and Delbert staring in disbelief.

Amelia took in a deep breath, and exhaled. "Okay, let me get this straight. Shortly after Mr. Hawkins was almost beaten to death by the crew, Mr. Scroop went and sexually assaulted him, then both of you entering a romantic relationship, and Mr. Silver being the former-leader of the mutiny but chose Mr. Hawkins over the Treasure. Am I correct?" She repeated the scenario, raising a brow at the two.

Jim blinked softly, his face full of disbelief. He shrugged and rubbed his neck, looking away from the feline captain. "Basically."

Eye twitching, Amelia took in another deep breath. "And this all happened,,,, WITHOUT ME NOTICING?!????" She suddenly shouted, making the other three flinch at the sudden outburst.

Silver cringed at his captains yelling, rubbing his ear gently. "Yeah, I'm surprised too." He nods, groaning a tiny bit. "But yeah, all o' t'is 'appened."

Delbert frowned slightly, laying Amelia back down gently. "Why didn't either of you speak up about it? We could've done something about it!" He asked the two, raising a brow slightly.

Jim's blue eyes widened as he flinched slightly, getting a flashback to when him and Silver discussed about something similar.

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"Jimbo, we cant keep t'is bubbled up forever, maybe we should tell the Captain or the Doc—"

"No! I don't want to! I— I don't want to bring more trouble then I already do,,,,, it's just going to cause trouble and problems, and I don't want that,,,,, please Silver,,,"

Feeling a comforting hand around him, Jim looked up at the Cyborg, whom seemed distressed and worried.

"Okay,,,,, Okay, we won't tell anyone. But remember, if ye need t' talk t' someone, I'm right here, lad."

"I'm right here."

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Jim frowned slightly, rubbing his neck and sighing. "We just,,,, weren't ready to talk about it yet,,," he replied, holding onto Silver tightly and sighing his fingers into the mans coat.

Delbert knew it was a lie, and there was a different reason for that. He didn't dare speak up though, not wanting to pressure Jim and force him to speak up. The doctor just sighed and nodded, fixating his glasses. "Alright,,, well, I'm glad you both spoke up about it."

A small smile formed on Silvers face as he tightened his grip on Jim slightly. "So am I,,," He mumbled under his breath, rubbing his neck as he turned to look outside. "It's getting late, lads, maybe we should rest?" He suggested, trying to change the subject.

Turning to look outside as well, Delbert nodded in response. "Yes, you're right. We should all get some sleep." He agreed. "I think we all deserve some good nights rest after all of this,,, madness." The doctor sighed and laid down next to Amelia, nodding to the two. "Goodnight, you two."