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done_in_3Three 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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Date: 2015-04-24 01:57 am (UTC)"No..its not that I don't like it, I mean I don't, but you've been telling me for years to just embrace it. That it's part of who I am and you still find me cute regardless..." Which was true. She did look cute, though she could never take herself seriously whenever she did blush.
"You used to try and make me blush. It was a bit of a game for you..especially since, when we did first kiss, I blushed and asked..." she paused to let out a series of laughs. "I asked if you were okay and if you meant to trip and kiss me so suddenly."
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Date: 2015-04-29 03:20 pm (UTC)"Well you're still cute regardless. I can't change the facts... and, not gonna lie, past me sounds really suspicious. Bet you I totally did mean to kiss you but hid it like a trip. I'm a sneaky bastard like that." he chuckled.
"You didn't see through that?" man what innocence. He adores it.
"You're a trip."
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Date: 2015-04-29 06:37 pm (UTC)"I didn't see through it at all. I never knew when people were flirting with me. I, uh.." she chuckled at the memory, carding her hand through his hair.
"I really thought you were serious, thinking you did trip and you landed on me and kissed me by accident. That was my first kiss and you were so proud of that. You had this moment of panic, but I told you I didn't mind, you had this smug look on your face. Made me want to knock you back down a few pegs, but I let slide because......I liked it. I liked it alot."
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Date: 2015-04-30 12:39 am (UTC)"I bet I was. A cute innocent girl like you? I bet I had to stake a claim right there, before anybody else had the chance. And if you liked it I wouldn't have let up." he snuggled "Probably would have pursued it as far as it could go... so eventually we'd have dated, then gotten married, got a house, had a bunch of kids... grown old together." he didn't believe himself entirely but he knows he can make that work. Maybe. He certainly will try for Aqua.
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Date: 2015-04-30 07:48 am (UTC)"We dated, we went through things, and it took a while before we were engaged. We were busy and...we were separated for a while--not because we wanted to, but I had a mission to complete..." she explained, letting the information sink in his head.
"...Every night I hoped you were okay...and I was expecting to find you had moved on, but you hadn't. We waited for each other and for the day we could reunited."
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Date: 2015-05-01 09:33 pm (UTC)He nearly purred under her touch. Yes m'lady more, never stop.
"I think I remember this... you... didn't come back. I just decided that I wasn't going to even try to have anyone else. Spock and Bones were surprised. I didn't think I'd see you again but I was okay with never loving again. When you came back though..." he remembered his nightmare about her being the enemy.
"Am I mixing things up? Did you return normal then disappear again and we found you were brainwashed?" he rubbed his eyes. "I feel so confused, like the memories are barely there just out of my reach."
o.o!! This thread is over a year old.
Date: 2015-05-02 01:03 am (UTC)It was soothing for the both of them, doing something they both liked.
The mention of her being brainwashed left her quiet for a handful of moments.
"I...was gone for a long while. It felt like years. I sacrificed my power, my armor, everything that protected me, I gave up for him. It left me stranded in a place where I couldn't reach anyone or anything. I survived and came back to you. That night we got engaged and...
Just as things were settling down, your ship was under attack. I went out to help, using what I could to help. I saw an out for you and the Enterprise and let you go. I sacrificed myself for your crew and you...and that resulted in me being a prisoner, unable to recall who you were, but I remembered everything else. They left my memories of my life intact, but everything about you, it was gone..." She let the information sink in, hoping it wouldn't be too much for him to take in.
/gets a cake and candle for the thread/ /makes party blower sound/
Date: 2015-05-02 01:11 am (UTC)"You... lost your memory of me?" he sat up, looking her in the eyes, his own rather piercing but not threatening. He's putting together the puzzle now.
"So... this happened before with us, one of us forgetting the other but remembering everything else. What happened, how did you come back? Did you remember me or did you have to relearn who I was?...Why did you never say that before?"
/sets the candle/ MAKE A WISH
Date: 2015-05-02 01:24 am (UTC)"I didn't..." she sounded so small then, afraid of telling him her reasons.
"I didn't want to tell you because, that was one of the lowest points in my life. I wanted to kill you, Jim. I didn't want to bring that dark period back up.
I didn't relearn, you forced me to remember. Little bits at a time, and prior to the enemy capturing me, I locked my memories away. I cast a spell to keep my memories of you away from them. The only way it could be broken was with a kiss...and it worked."
/BLOWS IT OUT/
Date: 2015-05-02 01:28 am (UTC)"A kiss? Really? That's.... that's perfect." so her. He couldn't really laugh AT her, he just loved how dorky it was but how well it worked with her persona. Only Aqua could make that cheesiness sound so perfect.
"Just like you... but unfortunately I don't have powers, I can't save myself like you can... I have to learn it again little by little... don't give up on me ok?"
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Date: 2015-05-02 01:37 am (UTC)"..That's not like me. I got the idea from Princesses and books.." and after meeting Sleeping Beauty, it made sense. If she had more time, she would have hidden a message, some where, some how.
"I didn't save myself, you did. You..." she started to get teary eyed.
"You stayed up several nights for me. Tried to get me to eat when I wanted to be left alone. The more you kept trying, the more I pushed you away, but you didn't let that stop you. You didn't give up on me, and I'm not giving up on you.
I love you too much to do that."
I wished for a puppy :P
Date: 2015-05-02 01:54 am (UTC)"Well good. We're going to get through this." he held her face in his hands. "You believe me right? You believe that? We're getting through this." he kissed her forehead.
...Jim is a puppy, SO IT CAME TRUE
Date: 2015-05-02 02:13 am (UTC)"I do believe you. I would never doubt you." Which was true, even during some of the mote tension filled and dangerous missions, she didn't doubt him. It would take time, but she would stand by him. No matter how long it took, she wouldn't leave him. Besides, there was a fat chance he would let her go, not while she was pregnant with their child.
"But I wasn't crying...I was tearing up...there's a small difference, you know."
omg you tagged and I didn't notice. SORRY
Date: 2015-05-02 03:07 am (UTC)He'd never just leave her, he's trying for this. He wants to know what it's like to have a one and only, it seems nice, like he has roots and real family.
"I feel like I should make you something with chocolate right about now. How does that sound?"
ITS OKAY I FORGIVE YOU
Date: 2015-05-02 03:36 am (UTC)"I...wouldn't mind it."
Beat.
"...chocolate ice cream would be nice. But...I don't think I want you to go yet."
And then I stepped away without warning
Date: 2015-05-02 04:11 am (UTC)"Let's go find some then. I may have seen a bit in the freezer." he was thinking about baking something for her but that would take forever. He can just as easily make a shake out of that ice cream or just serve it to her solid. With fudge and whipped cream on it because he must embellish for her. Why..... why does he feel that need to make everything better for her?
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Date: 2015-05-02 11:29 am (UTC)"Okay..." Aqua muttered, getting up with him to go to the kitchen.
There would be a carton of chocolate and vanilla ice cream in the freezer and Aqua would insist he had some too.
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Date: 2015-05-03 01:36 am (UTC)So downstairs there was plain ice cream in cups and they both had some. Happy? He... kinda was. Ice cream was always nice, even when it was overly indulgent.
"Okay so...who picked these flavors?"
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Date: 2015-05-03 04:14 am (UTC)"We did, the last time we went out to the grocery store.." she told him with a sniffle, still trying to reign back in her emotions.
That moment wouldn't be the only one where she was close to spilling tears. When her belly started to swell up, proof that there was life growing inside of her, she started to cry. It took more than ice cream for her to calm down. When they started to go over how the nursery looked--only pictures and blueprints of ideas, she started to get teary eyed. Over the course of months, Aqua tried to keep a handle on her emotions, but there were moments where it was too great for her to hold them back. Especially when she was happy.
Or in some cases, when days were bittersweet.
Today she was six months pregnant, working with Jim on painting the nursery walls. The walls were painted with trees and tall grass in the back. It reminded Aqua of the forest she met Snow White; whimsical, charming and enchanted. There were a few wild flowers painted in too. She never thought they would be able to create something so cute and unique. Though she was happy with the design and the little accents they were adding, there was something else.
Today was their wedding anniversary.
It was meant to be a happy day, but Aqua wanted to forget about it. She had been doing well with being Jim's rock and his wife, but she was having a hard time concentrating when she felt sad. Today she should be spending it with him, enjoying the day that marked their union as man and wife, and she couldn't make herself bring up the topic. So, she shifted her attention to the nursery.
She wore old jeans, a faded shirt and had her hair tied back and covered with a bandanna. There was a paint smear on her cheek, but the bluenette didn't care.
"...I think we're just about done here. I don't see anything else we could add to the walls."
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Date: 2015-05-03 04:30 am (UTC)"Maybe silhouettes? A princess here.... a castle in the background there... a knight, a dragon, some dwarves.... uh.... what else.... I dunno, that sound ok?" he smiled at her. He hadn't forgotten it was their anniversary. He looked it up, they had some old invitations lying around in a box in a drawer in a storage closet. You know, just out in the open.
He had gotten her a gift but he hoped he could make the rest of the day nice. Painting the nursery was fun for them both. He'd get the crip assembled and the obligatory bookshelves.
"That might be too much for today actually, we should just let it dry and see what we think later." he stepped over to her.
"You got paint on your cheek ma'am. Hey I got you aromatherapy stuff for the bathroom. And bubbles. You know to... help you relax. You want me to pour you a bath? Or rub your feet or your back?" he is plenty nice about it, but he's trying to get a foothold here.
"I'm making dinner tonight too." as she must know, he's only announced it like five times this week.
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Date: 2015-05-04 04:47 am (UTC)She heard the excitement in his voice as he gave more suggestions on what to do for the wall. The ideas were nice, but she didn't want the room to be too busy. More pictures might make it feel that way.
"Why not keep it as is? It looks great enough and..." her gaze moved over to another tree painted in the furthest corner. "We could turn one of the trees into a family tree of sorts..." Another idea they could think over later. Right now she wanted to get out of her painting clothes and into something more comfortable.
"Yeah we can let it dry..." she told him softly, bringing her hand up to try and wipe the paint on her cheek.
"Ahh, a bath would be nice and yes, I know you're making dinner. I'm not allowed in the kitchen today, I know....and did I get the paint off?" She was told it would be a surprise, so she obliged Jim and wouldn't step inside the kitchen unless she really had to.
"I don't think it came off...it's too stubborn. Did we really buy stubborn paint?"
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Date: 2015-05-25 10:32 pm (UTC)"Got it. We did buy stubborn paint, I want it to have that 'just painted' look for years." he stepped out of the room. "Bath time mademouselle." he headed to their bath and drew warm water with a nice bath bomb and some candles. Maybe relaxing meditation music too.
"Alright, I'm gonna start food, so... don't mind me. And take your time."
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Date: 2015-05-25 11:21 pm (UTC)"Huh? Oh..." she stayed still, letting him take care of her, getting rid of the left over paint on her skin.
"Thanks.." she gave him a soft smile and sort of perked up hearing about a bath.
"Thank you again.." she leaned in for a kiss to the cheek before stepping away to unwind and enjoy her bubble bath. As nice of a gesture as it was, it didn't take away from the fact that it was their anniversary and it had been months since the accident. Today, she wanted to spend it with her husband, who was there, but didn't remember anything. It was hitting her hard that their child was going to arrive soon and she didn't have the Jim she knew and loved so much.
She'd spend the next hour or so in the tub, trying to calm down and not break down.
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Date: 2015-05-27 03:50 am (UTC)Whenever Aqua emerges from her bath he's got some presents set out for her. Books, and a set of plans for an add-on to the house, a library. He had found it among his things and wanted to make her happy.
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Date: 2015-05-27 04:35 am (UTC)Whatever the case, she left the room and found the books he left out for her, along with blue prints. She didn't look at the blue prints first, going over each title of each book. Aqua tucked one under her arm before following her nose to the kitchen.
"Jim? What are these doing here?" He didn't buy them for her....did he?
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