Storm

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Jade's p. o. v.

The ocean waves slamming on the ship mercilessly. Gritting my teeth on the biting wind I tightened the rope that someone has let loose. I swear this crew is incompetent. I thought in annoyance I always end up fixing their mistakes.

"I'd say we only have a few minutes before the rain hits." Heesung said as he walked up beside me. Angling he head up to see the black thunderous sky.

His eyes peeked from the hat that he wore and fixed it on the sky above. The breeze picked up, whipping my long brown hair from the bandana I wore.

"I will hold the sails." I stated and turned on my heels to head to the back of the ship. After only a few steps a rough hand grabbed my upper arm and stopped in my tracks.

"No, go tell Daniel or K to do it. Then meet me in my quarters." Heesung ordered. I failed to read his blank face. As soon as released his gasp on me I went to find both said men.

"Danie! K! Captain needs you to hold the sail before the storm hits."

Daniel looked up at me causing K to shout in victory as he took the opportunity to overpower his opponent. K jumped up from the table facing in joy and lets out a few of his loud laughs. I felt my lips tilt upwards at the scene in front of me but I just rolled my eyes.

"J, you distracted me!" Daniel groaned as he stood up. "And how many times I have to tell you to not call me Danie! I'm a grown man." He whined, stomping his foot.

"Yeah, sure you are." I teased, letting out a laugh at his pouty expression. "Now get up there! We need to be ready."

As I finished talking to them both of them were rushing to climb the ladder. I followed them and heard the rain hitting the deck. Warm dropped met my skin and drenched my clothes as I crossed over to the other part of the ship. Even though the water droplets where warm the freezing breeze was making them feel like cold droplets.

My stomach twisted with nervousness as I wondered what Heesung needed to speak about. Lately, I'd notice a tension between us. Something was different and that made me less comfortable with him it's been 4 years already since he saved me and took me in, but there was still so much that scorned me about him. He was a mysterious man, to say the least.

I cleared my head as my hand reached out to knock on the door of the captain's quarters. Not even a second passed and it was pulled open and a hand latched onto my wrist, yanking me inside. I stumbled forward from the sudden movement running to Heesung's solid chest.

"S-sorry." I stuttered, keeping my head down as my cheeks heat up in embarrassment.

A low chuckle came from his mouth as he held onto my shoulders, gently pushing me back to form a distance between us. His eyes matched the colour of the ships rain-drenched wood. I cleared my throat to break the silence as he removed his hands from my shoulders, making his way over his desk. I waited for him to sit down but instead, he leaned against the table and crossed his arms as he started.

"I wished to have this talk for some time now. I wanted to talk to you about our relationship."

"Our relationship? what do you mean?" I asked. Wasn't it simply the man who saved me and recruited me to be part of his crew?

"Jay has been struggling to follow orders lately. It seems he's forgetting that I'm the captain here, so I'm relieving him of his duty as the first mate." Heesung paused for a moment, watching me carefully before he continued, "I want you to be my second in command."

I stared at him in a daze.

"Me? Are you sure? I've been here the shortest amount of time. Don't you think the crew will be upset about this?" Being promoted was the last thing I expected. It wasn't that I didn't think I could do a good job, it was just that I knew the crew wouldn't be thrilled to have a woman ordering them around all the time.

"What they think doesn't matter. This is my decision and I am choosing you because I trust you and know that you are loyal to me. Besides, it wouldn't be the worst thing to getting to spend more time together, would it?" His eyes travelled to my face as he waited for my reaction.

My heart stuttered in my chest. It wouldn't have been a big deal, Except the way he said it made it sound like there was a double meaning behind his words.

"I won't let you down, Captain," I muttered, bowing slightly.

As I came up from my bow, he pushed himself off the desk, his expression turned intimidating. I fisted my hands as he slowly closed the distance between us. Fighting back my urge to step away I held my ground and met his eyes as his face was only inches from mine. I glanced at his thin lips, noticing the smirk that spread over them.

"Call me Heesung, Jade." he purred as he leaned near my ear, emphasising my full name which was never used. I was left speechless by his flirtatious behaviour. What changed to make him suddenly act in such a way? I'd never called him by his real name...not out loud, anyway.

"Hee..." before I could finish, the ship suddenly wobbled, sending me stumbling forward and hitting my head against his. Both of us groaned and held our foreheads in pain. A piercing rumble of thunder sounded from above us, and we both looked at each other knowingly.

"Storm's here, guess we will have to finish this conversation later," Heesung said before slipping through the door and rushing outside, leaving me with a fluttering heart and pondering forehead.

I quickly collected myself and followed after him, the pouring rain immediately thrashing into me. Another large wave caused the ship to whirl at an angle and I reached out to grab the carved railing for balance. Heesung shouted orders at the crew but his voice was nearly drowned out by the deafening storm.

"J, Captain asked me to take you below deck and tie up all the loose cargo." K approached as he yelled over the rain.

When he reached me, he grabbed my hand and I followed him down to the cargo hold. We fought against as the ship continued to tilt and the floorboards continued to groan, doing our best to tie down any loose barrels, boxes, and other goods stored in the room. Just as I was finishing a knot, K lets out a deep shout that caused me to jump.

"What's wrong? what happened?" I questioned in panic, stumbling to his side. He was starting at a small porthole, pointing a trembling finger at whatever he was looking at with wide eyes. I quickly followed his gaze out the window only for my jaw to drop.

"A..Are those....is that...?"

Before I could finish my question, K answered me.

"Sirens. A whole mob of them."

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