The Beauty and the Kid

Part 7

Chapter 7

The weather over the sea had gotten worse, frustrating Alfida, who had the wheels on her hands. The crew sat inside the cabin playing cards with each other with the exception of Rollan and Kai, which were out of the team. Kai was drawing on an empty page of a book the playing pirates while Rollan beside him napped with a book in front of his face. Kai sighed bored from being in there alone, then got up to look through the window to see Alfida steering the ship without any company. Kai smiled a little, then left the cabin to meet his girlfriend on deck, which noticed his arrival.

"I'll be here with you," Offered Kai. "You don't need to be alone here,"

Alfida smiled at her boyfriend's offer, then watched him place one of his hands over Alfida's and both gazed enamored into each other's eyes. Alfida returned her eyes to the sea, while Kai looked aside to see the waves bring their ship higher making him feel a little nauseous.

"How can you not get sick from the way the waves shake our ship?" Questioned Kai watching Alfida shrug her shoulders.

"You get used to it with the time," Commented Alfida, then the wind blow harder against them, making Kai frown bothered by the wind making Alfida chuckle and watch her boyfriend hold himself on the wheel. "You better place your hands somewhere else. I might need to act harsher," Warned Alfida earning a nod from Kai, which moved to the railing in front of the wheel to see the pirates inside the cabin laugh. The wind whistled, blowing harsher towards the ship making the sail begin to shake with the force of it, and from the one side of the ship the rope loosened itself and got thrown up in the air followed by the one attached part of the sail.

"Oh no the sail," Warned Kai, then Alfida pointed at the cabin, where the pirates were.

"Call them, we need to tie it back," Ordered Alfida watching Kai run down to the door, smashing it back earning the pirate's attention and Rollan woke up glimpsing in the boy's direction while having the book over his head. The wind blew into the cabin, causing the cards to fly around the room and Rollan jumped up to leave the cabin among the pirates to spot Alfida pointing at the loose sail.

"Razorbeard, help me up!" Ordered Alec jumping at the back of the pirate, then tried to catch the rope and on top of the cabin Redhorn got up as well and jumped managing to grab the rope, afterward got packed by the duo, which helped the man with the red headband to hold it down. Kulekonge stood by the side waiting for the group, then they reached him the rope, which he tried to tie, while the others held the rope from the middle. On the other side, the rope had loosened itself as well, shrieking Kai, which jumped in the air to catch it and flew up in the air, screaming due to the wind blowing on the sail.

"Kai!" Shouted Alfida in panic, followed by Rollan biting his lips at seeing the young man in danger. Rollan jumped at the cabin to watch Kai fly above Rollan's head and the Spaniard stretched his arms, then lost his balance due to the waves of the ocean giving Alfida a hard time.

"Kai! Try to jump into the ship. I'm sure one of us is going to catch you," Alfida warned her boyfriend, which during the swing saw Rollan hold up his arms and jumped to catch the young man by the legs, swinging against Alfida, which gasped and ducked. Alfida turned around, moments later Inkbeard showed up to grab Rollan by one leg to stop the two from moving, then pulled Kai by his jacket down at the ground and both walked by holding themselves on the side of the ship to get to the pole, where the rope was attached before.

"Inkbeard, we need a hand!" Asked Kulekonge, then Rollan ran at the team to help them hold the rope closer to the pole, so Kulekong could along with Hawk tie the rope on the pole together.

"It's going well," Mentioned Alec, then Rollan looked back at Kai along with Inkbeard trying to tie it together and Rollan returned to the duo, followed by tripping on the ground upon a hasty movement of the ship.