𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 ; the sea beast

chapter 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧.

ᵗʰᵃˡᵃˢˢᵒᵖʰⁱˡᵉ

🪼⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

[ sailing on red ]

𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞. He aligned the sun and the ocean as you  unfolded the map, and he traced his finger from the Dregmorr Sea to Rum Pepper Island. 

"With the right heading, we'll be there in three days," he estimated.

You watched with raised brows as Jacob scaled down Red's face, securing himself with a rope looped around his waist, connecting to the boat. He grunted as he lowered himself down, and Red growled softly, glancing up.

He stopped in front of her yellow eye with a sigh. "Alright, beast. I need you to turn. Okay? Can you turn?" As he spoke, he gestured his arms to the right. "Can you tuuuuuuuuuurn to starboard, yeah? To the right." Red grumbled, not making a move, and Jacob's temper slowly started to rise. "Right, ya dumb beast. Right. Can you turn- turn to the right? That way!" He pulled on the rope, gesturing in the direction with annoyance in his movements. 

"You can scream all day," Maisie called from above, and he looked up, finding the two of you watching him. "She don't understand ya."

"Oh, she understands, alright." He leaned close to her eye with a menacing scowl. "She's just being monstrous."

You began to smirk, pulling back, and Maisie followed you with a confused expression. "You know what one of my greatest joys in life is?" I asked, and she squinted her eyes in response. "Finding a way to be more superior than that man." You jerked your thumb down at him and Maisie giggled.

Soon, you and the girl were strapped to the boat, lowering yourselves down in front of Red's other eye. Maisie was on your back, and you were tied together around the waists.

"I need you to turn to the starboard," Jacob continued from the other side. "Over there, right where I'm pointing? That's starboard. That's the right. More to the right. Look, see? Over there, right!" You stood in front of Red's gorgeous citrine eye, and Maisie waved at her as you grinned. You both glanced over to Jacob, who was having a dramatic outburst. "Turn to the right, you infernal bloody sea beast!"

Red shut her eyelid on him. 

"He's wondering if you might turn a smudge," you softly said to her.

"Like this, see?"

You then turned around, raising your arms out, and Maisie did the same on your back. You tilted to the side, and Red rumbled for her reply. You and Maisie laughed as Red slowly but surely began to turn. "That's it!" you exclaimed. 

"Thanks, girl!" Maisie beamed. You climbed back up, and shook your head at Jacob, who was obviously still annoyed as he tossed his rope to the side. "Not so hard."