The Vow au bc I love this plot twist and Aqua/Jim are adorable

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Three years, nearly four, of wedded bliss. Jim was calmer, more focused and honestly a better captain. He had his wife, his beloved Aqua to thank for that, she was his light, his heart, his whole world. She kept him grounded and morally upright and he honestly took fewer stupid risks with his life thanks to her. The crew ran better, the Enterprise had better records, life was good.

Jim had bought them a house for when he was on Shore Leave on Earth, it barely got used but when Enterprise was docked, well they needed to crash somewhere. It was a nice place in San Francisco, in the heart of downtown and worth every penny of the millions it was worth.The property values were sky high but Jim was a veteran captain and got paid accordingly. He used his money on very little else besides charity so he was happy to spoil his wife with a comfortable home. Besides, if and when they had kids... well if their house just happened to be in an ideal school district he wouldn't call it an accident.

Everything was perfect, which begged for it all to come crashing down soon enough. Jim wouldn't remember the crash or the drunk kids in a truck behind him and Aqua on the road, he wouldn't remember that he shouldn't be alive, his wayfinder had saved him....but he doesn't know what this anymore. All he knows is he's laying in bed, he feels numb.. and he's waking up in what sounds and smells like a hospital.

"Mmm... mm." he was so tired and yet his mind was racing with questions. 'Where am I? What happened? Where's my ship?'

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Aqua sat down across from him, slowly eating her food. The pancakes were hitting the spot, along with the syrup. Having food certainly made things better for her. She felt calmer now and happier. No stress for her or their baby.

"Yes, he is. A bit forgetful, but he has his owl to remind him..." That was all she needed to start introducing Jim to a few special phrases. What a keyblade was, what she did, letting him learn more about her.

But of course, she made sure to leave a few other details out. What happened with Vanitas and Xehanort. The time she spent in Darkness or the time she came back to him and passed out from exhaustion.

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He's glad she seems better. He was worried about her being so stressed. He is finished eating in record time since he's listening instead of talking.

" wait so you can just whip it out anytime then? And... how do you get one, it just appears?"

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"I can, but I haven't done so in some time. I don't use my power if I don't need to.." But when he got into his accident, she tried using magic to restore his memories with no luck. His body was too weak for her to use any more spells to bring his memories back to him.

"I was chosen by the Keyblade to wield it, but yes it did appear to me one day. I know shortly after Master Eraqus took me into his care and trained me to become a Keyblade Master."

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"It chooses you? You're the chosen one?" he was impressed, very impressed.

"Eat up, I want to see this thing." like a kid waiting to go to the fair. He's more animated than ever before. Eyes wide, fixed on her, eager for more information.

"What's the biggest thing you can do? Wait, does Eraqus train people TO be masters?"

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"I am one of the few with a strong heart that the keyblade chose, yes." He had so many questions, not about their lives, but about her. The things she could do and what she could show him.

"Alright, hold on." She had a few more bites before finishing her plate. Unlike Jim, she liked to savor her food while eating it.

"Biggest? That's hard to say, but yes. Eraqus trained me, Terra and Ven to be Masters." she picked up her plate to place it in the sink.

"If we go into the backyard, I can do a few more things, but nothing too big to alert the neighbors."

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"Well aren't you awesome?" he smirked at her "Are you saying I'm not pure at heart?"

He normally savored his food, she knew that. After his experience at Tarsus IV as a child nearly starving to death, he knew the joy of eating and he savored every bite he had. But she already knew that horrific story. He'd told her years before.

"He was a master too...ooh awesome, what are you gonna do?" he put his dishes in the sink too and headed outside. The backyard was strategically adorned with trees and flowering shrubs, plus a little patio for a barbecue and a table and an outdoor fireplace. You know... kind of a spoiled rich kid's backyard.

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"It just took you until now to realize how awesome I am?" she teased, following him out to the backyard. She knew he liked to savor his food, but it always amused her whenever he shoveled it down.

"I have no comment on your heart." More teasing, though if neither of them were careful, their playful banter could lead to other things. Things of the intimate variety.

Once outside, she began to show him a multitude of tricks. Using fire spins, creating mini tornadoes, anything that was small to show off. Gradually, she threw in a bigger, more powerful spell, but she made sure his life wasn't in danger. By the time she was done, she was feeling the strain of not practicing for so long.

"Any more questions?"

You wouldn't happen to be on AIM would you?

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"Well we're kind of married so I dunno, maybe I didn't know until now and I married you for money or to be my trophy wife." he was kidding, he wouldn't do such a thing. But if she came onto him, he might start getting physical with her. She was proving to be very fun as well as attractive.

"You're like a god.... but how is this possible? I had no idea magic was real. Why haven't I heard about it until now?"

yup I do! :d

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"I'm not a God. Defeated Hades and an ice Titan, but me? A god? No." she let out a soft chuckle at his teasing, moving closer to him. Her arms were sore from taking on the proper stances for her spells, but that was fine. She was still taking it easy.

"Magic is real, but only for certain worlds. It should be a common thread from one world to the next, but I suppose other worlds forsake it in favor of technology? I'm not sure, but it was for those reasons that it was hard for me to leave the Enterprise. I was the only magical thing around. It affected my magic."

omg yay. I am poshueatspancake. Can I ping you on there?

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He's looking at her like she hung the moon. His eyes are wide, his mouth slightly agape, she was amazing. He gets it now, how he fell hard for her. But he's also strangely intimidated now. She was so much more awesome than him.

"Huh. So... does Enterprise mess with your magic now? Can you get on it?" because if she can't that's gonna be a bit of a problem for them. And the baby. He can't imagine being in space while his child gets raised without him.

sure! I'm serenahikarigrl

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Aqua blinked at Jim's reaction. Was he okay? Or was there something on her face? Hopefully not any ice or water, she hated it whenever there was a bit of it leftover. she was ready to ask him when he fired the first question,

"Hm? Oh no, it doesn't. When we...started to date, whatever was keeping me to the Enterprise was lifted." The pink on her cheeks came back. She didn't know if it was because of their relationship that she was able to come and go back to the Enterprise, or if the fates decided their job was done with pairing them up together.

"But yes, I can get on the Enterprise, that's not an issue anymore." She bridged the gap between them to look Jim over.

"Everything okay?" she asked, bringing her hand up to lightly brush her fingers against his cheek.

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"Oh. Well that's good...." he looks her over, still amazed. He wants the show all over again though he can tell she is a bit winded. He hopes the neighbors don't ask questions about the fire and water and wind... did they even know their neighbors?

He flinched when she touched him but smiled gently. "I'm fine... you ok?"

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Seeing Jim flinch made Aqua slowly take her hand back. he was still in a delicate position. She wasn't about to force herself on him. Again, she needed to take it easy both on herself, and on him. She couldn't pressure him into anything.

"Yeah, a bit tired, but nothing a break can't fix." As for their neighbors..they didn't really know too well. The land around the house made it hard to really pay much attention to who was to the left or right of them.

"Want to head back inside? I could get us both water and we can watch a movie or something."

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He looked a bit disappointed when her hand left. He nodded and followed her inside anyway. He liked the house, he loved being inside it. It made him happy.

"Sure, what do you like? Wait, what do we have?" he wandered around, finding their collection of films.

"What's your favorite? Did you have movies where you grew up?" he can't imagine those are a magical thing...

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Aqua had her back turned to him, unable to see the look of disappoint on his face. She was giving him his space. They went inside with Aqua heading to the fridge to grab two bottles of water for them.

"I'm easy to please." With movies, with anything really.

"Uh..no. I had books, but you took me to see my first movie. It was amazing and cute. You went the whole nine yards, getting the popcorn, the drinks and even stretched out your arm then placed it on my shoulder."

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"Yeah, I'm noticing... and I sound like a huge dork. I didn't bring you roses too did I?" he flipped through titles. All girly things and then his own movies.

"Hmm.... Total Recall? Dr. Strangelove? The fiftieth Jason movie?" he doubts it. Go on, ask for some RomCom

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"Yeah, you brought roses on the third date," she teased, coming over with the bottles of water before sitting down on the couch.

"Total Recall sounds okay. Or....Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?" Action, adventure and epic sword fights were always fun to watch.

"I had never gone out on a date until you took me out. I was a homebody with my mind focused on my goals. It never occurred to me to do things that were normal or fun outside of magic."

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"Yeah?" he felt a bit weird... he was really a sap in dating her. Why? Did he lose all his game?

"Sounds like you needed me. Glad I could intervene. I'd hate for you to still be stuck in a library never seeing the light of day." so to speak. He popped 'Crouching Tiger' into their player and sat with her, accepting the water. This wasn't the best movie to make out to but it was a nice distraction. Something to get his mind off his uncomfortable intimacy with this woman that he didn't remember. She knew everything about him but he knew so little about her.

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It wasn't that Jim was a sap in dating her, but he was trying to woo her. He was treating her as a friend, but also trying to romance her. All of which worked very well with her.

"Yeah...so am I." not just for taking her out to movies or what a real date was like. She was really happy to have met him, befriended him and fell in love with him. Aqua could only help that the feelings Jim had for her would eventually return.

She stayed on the couch, giving him enough space to where he could be comfortable, but if he wanted to lean in against her or vice-versa he could.

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He never thought he'd woo anyone. He knew he would die alone. Always alone. That's how he lived... what changed?


He watched the movie, watched the love story that followed and wondered about himself and this woman, pregnant with his child. He'd stick around for the baby but what if he never remembered their marriage? What if they never... came back together? Did he had a good thing and ruin it or was this all a sham and his memory loss just saved him from having to confess to her that he can't be in a serious relationship?

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They were both in that boat, believing they would die alone. Dying for their friends, or for the sake of the world. Then again, Jim had done that and when Aqua found that out, she was petrified. Hence why she made him a charm to protect him if she couldn't.

She prayed his memories would come back to him. She tried not to think about it, instead, she focused on the movie. As the story progressed Aqua's eyes became heavier. Little by little the gap between them came to a close and ended with the bluenette cuddled up to Jim fast asleep.

Okay, maybe her demonstration had taken out of her more than she thought.

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She was pregnant too, she had every right to be tired. Jim froze when she fell asleep on him but he tried to watch the movie and forget about it, distract himself some more. But he was only fooling himself. He turned the TV off and just felt her against him... slowly he took her in, her smell, the sound of her breathing, her whole..... this was weird. But he didn't know how to get out of it.

Lucky the house was littered with books. He had one within arm's reach and he read that.. until he fell asleep too.

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It would at least an hour until Aqua began to come back around. She felt something against her, but didn't think too much about it. There was a sense of peace about her, one she hadn't felt in ages. She had no idea she was sleeping against Jim. For all she knew, she was cuddling against the arm of the couch, holding onto it.

"Mmmm...."

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Well Jim is pretty out of it, he's still sleeping though he's shifted to lay against her as well, his head on hers. He's perfectly still, baby face, he looks like he's his normal everyday self. Sleeping comfortably against his wife.

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Aqua continued to cuddle against her husband, pulling away a little to sleepily stare down at his face. He always looked so cute like that. So at peace and happy. Aqua couldn't help herself, she leaned in to give a chaste kiss. At least...it would've been chaste if it weren't for her tongue slipping out to lightly trace along his bottom lip.