At least an hour later, Y/N had walked up on deck to clear a few dishes off the side of the boat before bringing it back to Silver to wash.

She and Jim made eye contact so Y/N waved at him as he just nodded in return.

Then she turned off, dumping all the food scraps out. Jim kept his gaze fixated on her. So much so he didn't notice the large alien working by.

"Watch it twerp!"
The sale in pushed him back.

Jim fell back with shock before glaring at the back of its head and noticing more crew members whispering nearby.
He eyed them suspiciously.

The three crew members caught him staring, and were quickly to address it.
"What're you looking at weirdo?"

The man's head then crawled off his torso onto the barrel he was once leaning on.
"Yeah, weirdo!" The belly part of the man spoke, revealing it was actually two different aliens.

Upon hearing the whispering stop, Y/N looked up from her plates to the crew. Only to follow their gaze and see they were talking to Jim.

Fuck. Jim was already suspicious and this certainly wouldn't help to keep him off their backs.

Jim turned away from the crew as he heard hissing above him, a lathe spider creature was climbing down towards him from the rigging.
"Cabin boys should learn to mind their own business" he hissed.

Jim smirked, glancing back at the crew before staring back up at Scroop.
"Why? You got something to hide bright eyes?"

Scroop was pissed. He grabbed Jim up from his collar and slowly held him up. "Maybe your ears don't work so well" he croaked into Jim's face.

Upon seeing how Scroop was handling Jim, Y/N placed the plates onto the deck before slowly approaching the scene.

Jim gagged, turning his face to the side. "Yeah" he scrunched his nose. "To bad my nose works just fine"

"Why you impudent little-" Scropp pinned Jim up onto the mast, He kicked his feet out as he held back Scroops claw near his neck.

The crew cheered before scroop, egging him on to hurt Jim harshly.
"Any last words cabin boy?" Scroop teased, holding hi cake up to Jim's chin as he lifted his head up to avoid it.

"Scroop" Y/N scolded boldly, her hand on her hip as she stood to the side.
"C'mon put him down." She nodded her head towards Jim.

"I was just about to" scroop smirked teasingly, holding his claw higher up to Jim's chin.

"The captain will have your neck if he's harmed. Don't be stupid"

Jim looked from Y/N to scroop anxiously.
Scroop only growled angrily but didn't drop Jim.

Until suddenly, Silver appeared out of no where and grabbed hold of Scroops wrist, pulling it away from Jim.

"Mr Scroop." Silver said teasingly, taking a bite of a the purp he held in his other hand. "You ever see what happens to a fresh Purp, when you squeeze real hard!" He twisted Scroops hand around, making him screech in pain, dropping Jim.

"What's All this then?!" Mr Arrow bellowed from above. Walking down onto the deck from the upper parts.

Y/N walked over to Jim and leaned down, offering her hand.
"You must have a death wish if your choosing to talk to scroop like that" she grinned with a scoff. Jim stared at her hand for a moment before grasping it and pulling himself up.
"You alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine" his voice came out sort of hoarse, he fixed his clothes around his neck. "Thanks"

"All good" Y/N replied, handing him back the mop he had dropped.

"You know the rules! They'll be no brawling on this ship" Mr Arrow continued. Y/N and Jim turned to watch him scold everyone.
"Any further offenders, will he confined to the brig for the remainder of the voyage. Am I clear Mr Scroop?" He glared the last part into Scroops face who glared back.

Scroop turned red with anger, it was silver eyeing him down with his mechanical eye. He turned back to Mr Arrow, eating his pride. "Transparently"

Mr Arrow eyed him before walking back away.

Y/N puffed out her cheeks and blew out slowly, Jim glanced at her as she did so.

"Well done Mr Arrow sir! A tight ships a happy ship, sir!" Silver sucked up to Arrow, waving him goodbye. He then turned to Jim angrily.
"Jimbo! I have ye a job!"

"Hey! I was doing it until the bug thing-"

"Belay that! Now, I want this deck swabbed spotless, and heaven help you if I come back and it's not done- morph?"
He flew up to Silver instantly.
"Keep an eye on this pup, and let me know if there be any more distractions"

He stormed off, Y/N however stayed behind and turned to Jim. "He gets way better, just-"

"Lass!" Silver yelled out to her. She bit her tongue and quickly walked over to him, shrugging her shoulders in Sorry towards Jim, walking backwards before fully turning around and walking by silvers side.

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The crew muttered lightly throughout the galley as Silver and Y/N walked in.
She was in-front, now walking over to the furtherest side of the room and sitting upon a bench.

She focused on a bag of chips that Silver had brought for her as he began to speak to the crew.

"So, we're all here, then." He spoke with a fake smile as everyone turned to face him.
"Now,  if you pardon my plain speaking, gentlemen..." Silver continued, playing with the legs of the alien who acted as the others head "-are you all... stark-raving, totally blinking daft?!" He scolded, changing his hand to a sword and swinging it around.

Onus, the six eyed alien ducked as the sword swans overheard. Y/N merely glanced up at Silver before focusing back onto her chips, she knew this lecture wasn't for her and she was already used to Silvers loud voice when he was mad.

"After all me finagling getting us hired... as an upstanding crew... you want to blow the whole mutiny before it's time?" He whisper yelled, getting up in each crew members face.

"The boy was sniffing about" Scroop croaked as Silver glared up at him.

"You just stick to the plan you bug-brained twit!" Silver spat before turning back around. "As the for the boy, l'll run him so ragged... he won't have time to think" he smiled cunningly, looking up to the roof of the deck.

His eyes then trailed down towards Y/N, who was now licking her fingers clean.
"Say.." Silver started to whisper, an idea forming as he began to approach Y/N.
"Unless his mind becomes occupied with a certain...someone" he teased.

Y/N looked up to see Silver towering across from her, a smug smirk plastered on his face as the other crew members leaned forward towards the scene curiously.

"Huh"

Silver continued to smirk then wiggled his eyebrows excitedly. Y/N gagged.

Y/N stood up abruptly, fanning out her hands in a cross like motion. "No way. Absolutely not. Nuh uh"

"C'mon lass! He's a teenage boy! Yer a girl" he shrugged his shoulders obviously. "give him a bit o' These-"
Silver batted his eyelashes with a disgustingly flirty smile before twirling around and placing his hand under his neck 'girlishly' "-and a bit o' that, you'll have em' wrapped around ya finger!" He twirled his finger around before turning to the crew. "The boy will get off our scent-" he snapped his fingers "-and we can continue with the plan without anymore problems!" He turned back to Y/N as the crew let out cheers of excitement.

The crew nodded in agreement, also grinning as they believed it to be the most perfect plan. Silver grinned with his hand on his hips, smiling proudly at himself.

"How hard can it be?" Silver shrugged turning back to face Y/N who had her arms crossed whilst giving Silver an unimpressed look.
"Think about it, you're the only other of 'is kind on t'is ship," he wrapped his robotic arm around Y/N as he used his other arm to gesture out towards the room.

"I don't know the first thing about being like... that" Y/N pushed Silver off as she tried to reason with him.

The crew around tried to egg her on, encouraging her that she was capable.

"You'll figure it out!"
Silver assured, placing his hand back around her shoulder. He then hunched over to her ear "and imagine all the treasure we'll have 'n hand, you could get ye'self all those brand new parts" he whispered persuasively.

Y/N tried her best to hide her grin by pressing her lips together, but it didn't work. Silver knew he had her convinced. He chuckled, slapping his hand  on her shoulder proudly as the crew cheered enthusiastically. Y/N ended up letting her grin cease her face.

"But I'm not acting like a daft bimbo" Y/N announced. Pointing her finger straight at Silver who playfully raised his hands in defence.

"Good Lass!" Silver continued to chuckle whilst slapping her on the back.

"Now take this, there'ya go'" he handed Y/N a mop before pushing her out towards the galley.
"And get to know our new little friend!" He chuckled to himself again.

Y/N just looked back and rolled her eyes before completely turning away and back up the steps.

She sighed and bit the inside of her cheek as she started to make her way to Jim

"I tripped over a purp and accidentally broke some plates." Y/N loudly announced, making her way over to Jim, smiling as she spoke.
"Now I'm stuck with you as punishment"

Jim smirked back up at Y/N as she dunked her mop in the bucket.
"All in the span of five minutes? Wow" he laughed back heartedly.
"Didn't pick you out for someone to be a klutz"

"Maybe I'm not." Y/N shrugged with a smile. "It may have or may not of been done on purpose"

Jim paused, it took him a bit to register what she said. Once he had, a small smile made its way onto his face.
He looked between his mop and Y/N, as if this was the first time someone had put in effort to be his friend.

Y/N only grinned again before turning away to actually start mopping. Jim did the same, glancing back up at Y/N in between the first few mops.

Maybe working as a cabin boy on this voyage wouldn't be so bad after all.