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'I like Spanish Jim. He called me pretty'
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"Just ask him!" Claire exclaims in annoyance.
"What if he's busy?" I ask worriedly.
"Trust me, he's not busy" Toby reassures.
Toby, Claire and I were walking through trollmarket as we were waiting for Jim to be finished with training. They were trying to convince me to invite Jim to my mums business lunch barbecue.
Every year my mum invited all her work buddy's to her business lunch and every year I'm sitting there alone, bored out of my mind. I was going to invite Claire this year but Claire's parents have their 'barbocoa' so she won't be able to make it. So, Claire and Toby have been convincing me to invite Jim.
When we realised the time, we quickly walked down to the hero forge where we saw a sore looking Jim walk out.
"Hey Jim! How was your training?" I ask as he looks up with a smile to see us.
"Oh, you know. Stone, magic, troll..." Jim goes on as I smile.
"That bad huh?" I ask as he shrugs his shoulders.
"Could've been better" He says as I laugh quietly.
My laughing stops as Claire obnoxiously coughs into her fist as I sigh to myself before looking to a confused Jim with a nervous smile.
"So...are you busy later today?" I ask as Jim seems to think before shaking his head.
"I don't think so" Jim comments confused.
"Great! I mean...my mum hosts this business lunch barbecue every year with her business friends and well....I thought you'd want to come?" I ask as Jim smiles at me.
"Really? I'd love too" He says happily as I sigh in relief.
"Yeah, I mean...you don't have to! It's just super boring and Claire's busy with her parents teacher union and I thought maybe you'd want to come...if you want" I quickly add as I awkwardly smile at him.
"I said I'd love too" Jim assures as he places his hands on my shoulders.
"Perfect! It's at around lunch so get there at 12:30pm! Don't be late or my mum will hate you!" I quickly kiss his cheek before grabbing Claire's arm and dragging her away as I wave goodbye to the boys.
"Smooth" Claire comments as I roll my eyes at her.
"Shut up. Cant you just skip your parents union thing! I need support here!" I exclaim as we run into the arena and grab out our staffs, practicing as we throw hits at each other.
"I wish...maybe I can sneak out or something, I guess we'll just have to see" Claire shrugs as I nod my head.
"I hope this doesn't go badly. My mum gets really serious about these lunch's! She's been planning this since the end of the last one!" I exclaim as Claire laughs and swipes my feet with her staff as I fall over with a huff.
"Relax! What could go wrong? It's going to be a nice lunch and you'll have fun" Claire reassures as I nod my head before a smirk appears on my face as I kick at Claire's knee as she falls over with a groan. "That was uncalled for!"
"It was bloody amusing though" I laugh.
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My house was decorated with streamers everywhere. The backyard had wooden picnic tables in it with colourful balloons hanging everywhere. My mum was busy chatting with a bunch of colleagues as the chef we hired, Frank, was cooking the food.
Frank is the chef every year so I'd say he's the only one I usually talk to during this event. The person I avoid most is definitely either my mum or her boss. My mum, because she would tell any embarrassing story of me to get a laugh and her boss because she is the most judgemental person in the world.
She would always find something wrong with my clothes, or a hair that's sticking out in my hair and she would point it out and do a squeaky high pitched laugh.
"Mum says you have to grill the vegan burgers" I tell Frank as I walk over the grill.
"Well...tell M/n that I am a chef! And as I chef, I feel insulted to let this fake meat touch this beautiful barbecue!" Frank exclaims passionately as I roll my eyes at his dramatics.
"Lucky for Y/n, I heard the whole thing! Now Frank you better grill those vegan burgers because my boss is vegan and she will have a fit if she can't eat anything...alright?" My mum says harshly before smiling innocently.
"My talents wasted on this..." Frank mutters to himself as he grills the vegan burgers while glaring at them.
"So...where's Jim?" My mum asks with a smirk as I nervously laugh.
"Umm...he should be here soon. Please don't embarrass me!" I beg as my mum smiles at me.
"Awww look at you, caring about what a boy thinks of you" My mum says as she pinches at my cheeks.
"I don't care what he thinks of me! I just...don't want him to feel awkward" I stumble out as my mum just rolls her eyes.
"Yeah alright. Well...as long as he doesn't say anything to my boss that will potentially ruin my career then I think it'll be fine" My mum says as she pats my shoulder before turning to walk away. "Wait is that him? He certainly looks like he's winning over the guests I'll give you that"
I look over to see what she's looking at and my eyes practically bulge out of my head. I find him on one knee in-front of Cheryl (an old lady who's been working at my mums business for years) as he holds onto one her hands and seems to be reciting some weird poetry that has old lady Cheryl practically drooling, as well as all the other ladies around her.
"What the fuck" I mumble to myself as I slowly walk over to Jim confused.
The boy is not only acting different, but also seems to be wearing a different top (that's a first) that's a bright yellow.
"Hey Jim, glad you made it" I say as I try my best to put on a fake smile, no matter how confused I am right now.
"Y/n! My darling!" Jim gasps as he turns around with his eyes practically sparkling and better posture then I've ever had. "Your mere presence takes my breath away"
I stand there completely stunned as I force a smile on my face, not really knowing what to do as everyone stares at me.
"That's nice" I say with a nervous laugh.
"Our love is no joke" Jim gasps as he places his hand on my cheek as I stand there confused.
"Our what?" I mumble with wide eyes.
Sure we like each other, but love? That's an entirely different stage and I didn't realise we were in it already. Have I been misreading everything? Are we in love? I don't even know what love is! Before my raging thoughts could continue, a voice behind me got our attention.
"Hello Jim! It's nice to see you again" My mum says as she smiles kindly at the boy.
"If it isn't the ravishing M/n! A women who holds her job so deeply close to her heart and is as kind as to host this most marvellous lunch for all her colleagues. A women of taste and complexity" Jim finishes dramatically as I feel my left eye twitch.
"My, my, my. What a gentlemen you are. You pick them well" My mum whispers the last part to me as I nervously laugh.
"I don't know what's more exquisite. Is it your marvellous intellect? Or your pure beauty" Jim sighs happily as he grabs my mums hand and kneels on one knee as he starts to kiss my mums hand.
I stare at him with wide eyes as I have no idea what's going on. Is he cursed? Did something happen? What the hell is going on! Why is he making out with my mums hand?!
Suddenly the sound of loud yelling comes from inside the house as everyone looks inside confused. I look to Jim confused who just innocently shrugs his shoulders.
Things only get weirder as he starts to dance with my mother, dipping her infront of all the guests as everyone claps their hands in amusement as I stand to the side with my arms crossed against my chest. I cant believe my friend who I like...boyfriend? Are we boyfriend and girlfriend? I don't even know! I just cant believe that my mum is getting more attention then me!
"That was wonderful! I didn't know you knew how to dance Jim" My mother gushes as she fans herself with her hand as I look at her weirdly.
"He can't" I state as I suspiciously look at Jim.
The boy has two left feet. I have danced with him enough times to know that.
"Oh stop being such a downer Y/n. Jim, would you like a tour of the house?" My mum asks Jim kindly as we walk through the door of my house.
"I would cherish a personal tour of the L/n manor! Lead the way" Jim gasps as he dramatically bows infront of my mum.
My mum just happily walks towards the upstairs with Jim following, gasping at almost everything he sees as I follow beside them irritated.
"-and that's the bathroom, and this is Y/n's bedroom" My mum states as she opens my door for him to look inside (not like he hasn't been in here already).
"Ah. This room never ceases to amaze me" Jim gasps as he starts to twirl in the middle of my room as I laugh nervously.
"That's a weird thing to say Jim. Especially since you've never been in here before" I say slowly as I narrow my eyes at the boy who continues to twirl and gasp. "Mum, maybe we should get back to the party. I'm sure your guests must be wondering where you are"
"Oh your right" My mum says as she walks away.
I grab Jim's arm and pull him out of the room before shutting the door behind us as I harshly pull him away.
"What is wrong with you? Are you cursed?" I ask as I stop Jim and put a hand to his forehead, the boy just grabbing my hand instead and holding it to his heart as I try and pull it away.
"Your worry for me never ceases to make me not fall for you" Jim gasps dramatically as I roll my eyes and pull my hand out of his grip before stomping away.
I end up slumping down on a picnic table outside as I eat a hotdog with a bored expression on my face. It wasn't until I saw my mums boss approach me did I start to panic as I look around for somewhere to hide, to no prevail.
"If it isn't little Y/n!" Lauren (my mums boss) says in a baby voice as she grabs my cheeks and squished them.
"Hi Lauren" I say in a bored voice as I continue to look around for a way out of this conversation.
"Sweetie, did you forget this is a formal lunch? Your wearing jeans" Lauren says with her usual high pitched laugh as she looks me up and down.
"Their fancy jeans" I make up as my eyes widen when I spot Jim near a table eating a hotdog. "Will you excuse me Lauren?"
I practically run away from the lady as I make my way over to Jim. The boy has been acting super weird and I want to know why.
"Alright, what's wrong with you? You've been acting super weird, weirder then usual. Was it a bad idea to ask you to come? Is this too much?" I ask worriedly as Jim quickly shakes his head.
"No! I was just nervous. But I'm okay now, I promise" Jim stumbles out as I nod my head before looking down at his shirt.
"Did you change shirts?" I ask confused as Jim looks at me like a deer in headlights.
"What? Oh! I dropped sauce on it so I changed! Yeah..." Jim stumbles out before his eyes seem to look at something behind me as I turn to look before he grabs my shoulders and turns me to him again. "Would you excuse me for a moment?"
Jim then quickly walks inside my house as I stare at his retreating figure. So far, that didn't help at all. Now I'm even more confused and once again, by myself.
I sigh to myself before following after Jim. If he won't tell me what's going on, I'll find out for myself. I walk up the stairs of my house before I start to hear voices inside as I slowly creep against the wall
The voice sounds exactly like Jim as I decide to show myself by stepping out from behind the wall.
Although nothing could've prepared me for what I saw.
"Are you kidding me!?" I yell as I look from Jim...to another Jim?
Is this what's been going on? There's two of him? Why is there two of him?
"Y/n I can explain!" Both Jim's exclaim as I look from one to the other with a confused expression.
"Oh Merlin's sake! One of you, what the bloody hell is going on!?" I yell angrily.
I can't have one normal thing can I?
"Y/n I can-" The Jim without the armour starts before the Jim with the armour cuts over him.
"Y/n, let me say this, short and sweet. I've decided I cannot see you anymore" Jim with the armour says as I feel an amused smile appear on my face as I see the look on the other Jim's face. "Our relationship is interfering with my duty as-"
"This is the worst day of my life!" The real Jim exclaims in panic.
The boy can't really think I believe this other Jim can he?
"Okay, that's the real Jim" I say with an amused smile as I look at the Jim without armour.
"Y/n, I'm so sorry. I never meant for this to happen, especially not here" Real Jim says as he slowly walks up to me. "The amulet, it's malfunctioning and creating other me's. Or parts of me, I guess"
"Which part is he? The asshole part?" I ask as I look around Jim to the fake Jim, only to find him gone with the window open.
"Oh! He keeps doing that!" Jim groans in annoyance. "Come on. We gotta find him before he ruins this lunch"
Jim and I fan out to find Jim. I look around outside as I spot the fake Jim in a brown shirt as I quickly approach him.
"Gotcha you-" I say before stopping as he falls to the ground with a shriek.
"Please don't hurt me. Everything's so scary out here. Strangers. Pollution in the air. Bears in the woods" Jim cries as he pulls a bucket over his head to hide in.
"Oh great. Cowardly Jim" I sigh in annoyance as I grab cowardly Jim's arm who cries out in fear.
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"He made more?" Jim exclaims as we push cowardly Jim into my room. "Of course he did. Why'd I have to be so clever"
"Okay, you call for backup and keep an eye on cowardly Jim while I search for the others. They seem to have a soft spot for me" I say with a smirk as Jim playfully rolls his eyes.
"I wonder why?" Jim mumbles as I laugh quietly.
"Okay, call Blinky because Toby and Aaarrrgghh should be with him and call Claire separately, she might be able to sneak out of her mums teachers union thing" I instruct as Jim nods his head.
"Good luck" Jim mumbles as I nod with a smile.
"Should be a piece of cake right?" I ask before running off.
As soon as I make it downstairs, I practically freeze in terror at the sight of my worst nightmare.
"Yo, yo, yo! Holla! This party is crispy" Jim in a red shirt yells as he boogie dances on the floor in-front of Coach Lawrence (who's friend works with my mum) who stands there stunned.
"Oh Merlin" I mumble with wide eyes.
"Ra! Yeah! Oh, yeah!" Jim yells as he spins and twirls on the floor before high-fiving himself. "Coach, hey. I've decided I'm your new captain of the wrestling team"
"Tryouts aren't till spring kid" Coach Lawrence sighs before walking away.
"No prob! I'll do it now!" Jim yells before launching himself onto Coach Lawrence's head as he clings to him like a koala. "Ra Backbreaker!"
"Get off of me!" Coach Lawrence yells as Jim crawls all over him and pulls at his arms.
"Scorpion Lock!" Jim yells as he smushes his feet into Coach Lawrence's face and pulls at his fingers.
"Get off of me! That moves not legal!" Coach Lawrence yells as he drops Jim to the floor as I take my chance to intervene.
"Oh yeah?" Jim asks him as I quickly grab onto Jim's shoulder.
"Time to tag out Jim. Good match Coach" I smile at him as I grab Jim's shirt and pull him away.
"Hola! Crispy! Owwww!" Jim starts to yell as I grab his ear and roughly pull him away before he can embarrass himself any more. "Y/n! No!"
"Bad Jim!" I yell as I drag him into the room by the ear and push him inside.
"Interesting tactic" Real Jim comments as I shrug my shoulders with a smirk before walking away as Jim closes the door.
The next Jim I find seems to be sobbing to Terry Burmen (old dude who works with my mum).
"They cancelled your dentist appointment?" Jim cries as he grabs onto Terrys hand. "The world is so cruel"
"There there. It's his time of the month" I say with a small smirk as Jim flings his arms around me as I lead the sobbing boy away.
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Next Jim I find is grumpily sitting on the couch with his arms crossed and a bowl of guacamole and corn chips sitting on his lap.
"Musics too loud. I don't want guacamole" Jim complains as he hits the bowl off his lap and onto the floor.
I'm definitely going to have to clean that up.
"The worlds a horrible place. Let's go" I say harshly as I grab his arm to pull him away.
"I don't want to get up!" Jim complains.
"I don't care!" I yell as I pull the moody Jim away.
"I don't want to walk!" Jim complains as I go back to the old tactic of grabbing Jim's ear and pulling him upstairs as he cries in complaints.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, owwww!" Jim complains as I shove him into the room as moody Jim rubs his sore ear.
"I'm starting to get really sick of myself in here" Real Jim says as he and the other Jim's seem to be playing cards.
"Pardon, Bonita. Donde esta la zapaterua?" Spanish Jim asks me as I smile at Real Jim teasingly.
"I like Spanish Jim. He called me pretty" I say to real Jim as he deflates with narrowed eyes.
"I can call you pretty!" Jim exclaims as I laugh before I look around at everyone.
"Wait...where's hunter Jim?" I asked with wide eyes.
Me and Jim rush to the window and look out to see Hunter Jim talking to the crowd of my mums colleagues.
"Oh shit!" I curse as we run down the stairs and look through the door.
"No, no, no!" Jim mumbles as I quickly pull him away from the door. "What is he doing?"
"-I should be the boss of this organisation! I should lead you to a better-" I cut Hunter Jim's speech off by grabbing his arm and quickly pulling him away as I hear my mum laugh nervously.
"Well you can't...because your a minor" My mum says as she seems to side glance to her not impressed boss.
"What are you doing!" I whisper yell at Hunter Jim as I move him away from the crowd of people.
"Severing ties Y/n. A true trollhunter can't be concerned with pointless personal connections" Hunter Jim says with narrowed eyes as I roll my eyes.
"Fine! If you want to break up so bad then we can! But can we do this somewhere private? Because I have a lot of things that need to be said that aren't for everyone's ears" I say as Jim gestures for me to walk in the house.
"So, what do we have to do to end-?" Fake Jim starts to say before he's cut off by Real Jim jumping out from behind the stairs with a lamp. Jim misses Hunter Jim though as fake Jim moves too quickly.
"You couldn't leave it alone, could you? You've left me no choice. Glory!" Hunter Jim yells as his armour goes on. Jim doesn't waste time before he quickly runs outside and up the side of my house to my room as Hunter Jim follows. I go to follow them before the sound of my name being yelled by my mother stops me.
"Dun, dun, dun...I'm dead" I groan as i sulkily go to my mother.
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I walk over to the staircase to find Jim sitting on it sulkily. He and the other Jim's worked together to get Hunter Jim back in the amulet so everything worked out.
"Well, that's gonna require about ten years of therapy" Jim says as he gets the gem out of the amulet.
"If it helps, most of your Jim's weren't too bad. I especially liked Spanish Jim" I say with a laugh as Jim groans.
"If you want me to call you pretty in Spanish I can!" Jim exclaims as I laugh.
My laughing stops however when I hear the voice of my mother yell 'Y/n! We need to talk!'. I quickly hook my arm through Jim's as I lead him towards the door.
"She'll come around. She did like you before...now she might need some work" I grimace as I open the door. "But for now...you should definitely go"
"She wants to kill me doesn't she?" Jim sighs as i grimace.
"Don't worry! She'll go on a business trip and forget everything when she comes back. Then I'll just have to reintroduce you as my boyfriend then" I say as I softly kiss Jim's cheek before pulling away with a smile.
I didn't even think about the whole boyfriend thing because it just felt right when I said it.
"Boyfriend?" Jim asks with a dorky smile as I laugh.
"Y/n!" I hear my mum yell.
"Go!" I say with wide eyes as I quickly shove Jim out the door and close it behind me.
Even knowing I'm going to be yelled at by my mum, I can't help the large smile that appears on my face.
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Authors note:
Totally fit a whole episode in a chapter lol
This episode had me fiddling around a lot but when I figured out the plot I wanted to do, it was quite easy
Obviously I could've had her at Claire's parents teachers union as well but I want to make it more Y/n and Jim if you know what I mean
Sorry if it got confusing with all the different Jim's lol
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! A lot of original work by me so your welcome