Slowly trudging back to the shore, completely drained of her usual abundant playful energy, Aisha stared down into the ocean not even able to make eye contact with the back of Jim's head. She hadn't felt this miserable since she'd lost her position as ambassador and wound up stranded wongless on Blue Heaven. She'd finally lost her cool and hurt someone who might not have deserved it............. But he had hurt her Jimmy! ................. But it had been an accident...... And when Jim had tried to stop her… Aisha felt a big fat tear roll down the left side of her face. She quickly wiped it away with her one free hand. She cursed herself under her breath for getting emotional. Ctarl Ctarl were never supposed to cry.

"Please don't be mad at me Jim. I didn't mean to look at you like that. Please Jim........ Please." Jim didn't turn around to face Aisha, he just sat with his arms and legs crossed, staring in the opposite direction.

Aisha sniffled, it hurt Jim not to turn around and try to hug the catgirl's arm but he was too depressed. Jim never had anyone to rely one, not his mother or his father. Gene was a joke; he felt more like Gene's unofficial guardian instead of the other way around. Then Aisha had joined his crew and for the first time, since joining up with Gene, he felt he had someone he could rely on. Melfina had said it herself before they managed to reach the galactic leyline, 'Jim and Aisha get along so well, they're like family.' Jim had wanted to ask Aisha to take him back with her to her home world. It probably wouldn't look good bringing a Terran kid back to the Ctarl Ctarl empire but Jim KNEW she would've let him come. Now he didn't even want to look at her. Sure she'd hurt that guy not because she was sadistic, but because he hurt Jim, yet it didn't matter. Jim knew Aisha was going to use her size to do some pretty bad things but he had been hoping they'd only happen to bad people. Jim looked over his shoulder. Aisha noticed Jim turning around and perked up instantly. She gave Jim a hopeful embarrassed smile, had he forgiven her? Much to her dismay he was looking past her. Turning her head she followed Jim's gaze. Jim was trying to spot the windsurfer to see if he was still living. He didn't see the man, he could only hope it was because he'd gotten away or a lifeguard had gotten to him, not because he'd sunk to the bottom dead.

Jim sighed, "I can't see him anywhere." Jim muttered.

Aisha was confused at first, "Can't see.....? Oh! Jim I don't think I broke any of his ribs. I was kind of..... toying with him." Aisha admitted sheepishly.

"Like how a cat toys with a mouse before moving in for the kill." Aisha didn't try to deny it; she didn't want to lie to Jim.

Aisha nodded gloomily, Jim sighed once more.

"Jim, I can't see him from this distance but I really think he's going to be okay." Aisha quickly explained.

"That's only the half of it. It's not even that. It's how you looked at me........ like I was just some Terran insect."

"Jimmy, I'd never think of you as-"

"You did! Even if it was only for a second! You don't care about me!!!!......... But it doesn't matter, no one does, not even Gene. If I wasn't smart he would have just left me back on Heifong."

"Jim that's not true and you know it!" Aisha raised her voice but not in an angry or intimidating way, "Come on Jimmy, I'm sorry. I was about to change. Sometimes we Ctarl Ctarl have trouble controlling ourselves."

Jim just humphed, refusing to look at her. Finally getting back on the beach (which had now completely cleared out thanks to Aisha's presence) she made her way towards a changing tent Jim pointed to. His clothes were inside a rented locker within. Lowering her palm Jim hopped out of her palm and went in. Aisha got on her hands and knees and peeked through the doorway.

"No Aisha, I'm getting changed!" Jim through the flaps closed.

Aisha wanted to point out he didn't have anything she hadn't seen before. In fact she'd explored him pretty thoroughly when he'd been dunked in chocolate, and there was also the fact she was completely exposed as well, but seeing how pissed off he was she kept her mouth shut. Aisha started mewling pitifully and batting at the tent flaps.

"Rwor.... Jimmy, Jimmy don't be mad, I'm sorry it'll never happen again! Ever! I promise." Her feeble pawing actually caused the tent flaps to fly wide open exposing a naked Jim.

Jim turned beat red, "Aisha." He growled under his breath.

"I'm sorry Jimmy, please forgive me." Reaching in she grabbed the startled Jim, his nakedness not even registering with her.

She rubbed him against her cheek and started talking a mile a minute, "Come on Jimmy, don't be angry. You're the only one here who really likes me. Gene, Suzu, Mel, they couldn't care less if I up and left. And I've got family and friends back home but the reason I didn't rush back after the leyline incident was because I'd have to leave you behind. Well, theres also the fact that my superiors are really mean and I probably wouldn't get my old job back, but it's mostly because I'd miss you. Jimmy I feel really bad about hurting your feelings. You know I'd never do anything to hurt you. Just give me one more chance I'll-"

Aisha kept on talking rapidly while nuzzling a stunned Jim. Being completely naked and repeatedly brushing against the person he cared about more than anyone else in the galaxy nearly made him faint. He only heard bits and pieces of what Aisha was saying to him. Eventually she set him back down and stared at him.

"Please Jim, forgive me." She pleaded one final time.

Sighing, though this time with a slight smile on his lips, Jim walked off wordlessly back inside of the tent. He emerged two minutes later back in his bathing suit.

Aisha's eyes got big and watery, "Does this mean.....?"

"Yeah, I forgive you. And you promised never to look at me like that again and I believe you."

Aisha used one of her fingers to mess up his hair, "Oh Jimmy, I'm so happy!"

Instead of getting mad Jim just smiled and tried not to drop to his knees from the pressure of Aisha's finger.

"Your my little partner, I'd never do anything to hurt you. I wouldn't eat you either." Aisha told him, remembering his words from earlier.

She let her tongue slide out of from between her lips and slurp Jim from swim trunks covered crotch to forehead, "Never in a million years, even though you are very tasty."

"Yuck!" Jim rubbed his hands over his body then shook them trying to get rid of Aisha's saliva, "Well at least you brushed your teeth this morning." Jim observed, noticing she had fresh breath instead of cat breath.

Aisha smiled showing off her sharp pointy pearly whites.

"I know our day off started badly but we can still salvage it." Aisha nodded eagerly, "Yeah, definitely! So what do you wanna do Jim?"

"It's up to you." Scooping up her friend Aisha decided to