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Placing the last of the clean dishes, you smiled at your work. That was until the ship jerked and tipped to the side, sending the dishes to come crashing to the wooden floor.

The fierce action of the ship also sent you to go running up to the top deck to see men running to their stations.

Your eyes scanned over the many figures, trying to find the captain. As you weaved through the busy shipmates, the wind whipped at your face and the water crashed onto the ship’s deck as the ocean was pushed and pulled back and forth in a tug-a-war.

You stumbled and fell to your knees a few times before griping the railing of the ship’s side. The only light allowing you to see the angry sea was the lamps strung around the ship, which fought against the wind to stay in hoisted in place.

An arm wrapped around your waist, bring your attention away from everyone else and to the figure beside you. [e/c] eyes met the familiar soft chocolate brown orbs belonging only one man. The captain, Yao Wang.

The ship, it swayed
Heave-ho, heave ho
On the dark and stormy blue
And I held tight to the captain´s might
As he pulled up his trews

Yao smiled down at you. “You should really be in bed now [f/n]. A young girl does not belong out in this kind of storm.”

“No…I-I…”

He placed one of his long slender fingers against your lips and led you across the deck and down a set of stairs.

“You have been skipping out on sleep for a while now aru.” He stopped when he reached the engraved golden doors to his room and looked back at you with a warm smile, “Please. For me won’t you try to get some rest?”

You looked up at him and with a nod of your head you gave into his request, “If it is what the captain commands.”

Yao chuckled and flattened the top of your [c/h] hair before planting a sweet kiss to your head and opening the door for you.

‘You haven´t slept´
Heave-ho, he said
‘In many suns and moons´
‘Oh, I will sleep when we reach shore
And pray we get there soon´

Yao let you into the room and followed close behind. The ship rocked once again, sending you to grip onto his golden silk coat to catch your fall. His arms wrapped around you protectively as you looked up at him.

“Yao, when will we reach shore? It’s been far too long since we have made port and I have a bad feeling about this storm.”

“Hush now Ài (love). There is no need to be caught in fear, we will fight our way through the storm and be at shore by the morning.”

You bowed your head as he held you out in front of him, making sure you had your footing.

Then he left you to stand in the middle of the room gathering your things and blowing out the lantern.

Your back faced the door but your head was turned slightly to the side.

He said, ‘Now hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
But I don´t want to go to sleep
In all my dreams I drown

A shiver ran down your spin. Your dreams for the past few days were filled with dark storm clouds and the faces of the crew illuminated by lightning strikes. Yet what sent more fear to cut your breath short was seeing Yao lost in the gripping ice cold water’s grasp, dragging him further into the pitch black world below the sea.

Yao slipped cupped your hand in his, taking you away from those thoughts and placed his soft lips on the back of your hand. “It is time for you to sleep now Wǒ de bǎoshí(my jewel).”

He led you to the bed and helped you undo the squeezing trap around your torso before turning away and allowed you to slip the cream satin gown on.

“Yao…the storm…I-”

“Hush now. Sleep.” Yao kissed your forehead and tucked the sheet tightly around you, “Rest well Wǒ de bǎoshí” He smiled before taking his leave.

The captain howled
Heave-ho, heave-ho
And tied me up with sheets
‘A storm is brewing in the South,
It´s time you go to sleep´

You lied there in the dark room, the only light coming from the striking bolts outside the glass window. In the distance, Yao’s voice battled the sound of the angry storm and crashing waves.

The sound of the waves crashing onto the top deck made you sit up. Your mind imagining the worse, men being swept into the mouth of the storm like a great whale swallowing its prey, the waves would capture the men and sweep them into its belly.

Yao’s voice still gained great height, as he made his orders clear. You wanted to badly to cup your ears and attempt to stop the sound from coming in, but this was not a dream no more, the nightmare is reality.

His berth, it rocked
Heave-ho, heave-ho
The ocean gnashed and moaned
Like Jonah, we´ll be swallowed whole
And spat back teeth and bones

Yao’s words echoed in your ears. He wanted you safe, safe from the waves that would steal men from their posts, safe from the whipping wind and monstrous roars of the sky.

You closed your eyes and pictured his face. The face of your captain, the face of the man who captured you, saved you. Who continues to try and save you even when there is no hope.

He said, ‘Now hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
But I don´t want to go to sleep
In all my dreams I drown

You tore from the bed and slammed against the door as the ship rocked back and forth harder and harder. Your shaky hands searched for the knob and grasped it once they found the cold metal.

The sound of your feet slapping against the wet floor was the only thing beside your beating heart to fill your ears as you ran towards your captain. Your gown flying around you as the wind felt like knives against your skin.

A wave came down just before you, casing you to slip yet you did not fall hard. Your body was caught in the firm arms of someone.

Getting your stance back you heard a familiar voice.

“Aiyah! [f/n], what do you think you are doing aru!”

You turned to face Yao and gripped onto your coat, looking into his eyes as tears filled yours. “Please Yao! I will do anything that you ask of me, anything at all but please do not send me away. I will take your scolding, I will take all punishment, but I beg of you don’t let me go to sleep!”

'Captain, Captain
I will do your chores
I will warm your cot at night
And mop your cabin floors
Scold me, hold me
I´ll be yours to keep
The only thing I beg of you
Don´t make me go to sleep´

Yao’s eyes widened at the fear reflecting from your [e/c] orbs. He frowned and wrapped his arms around you, pulling your close to his chest.

“I will not send you away Wǒ de bǎoshí, I will not let you go to sleep. I will keep you safe with me and will never let you go.”

He took a look around him, his men had disappeared and with a flash of light, he looked back down to you. Your face buried in the fabric of his clothing, your form shaking in the cold and out of fear.

“Come.” He pressed you closer to him and picked you up bridal style.

Yao took you towards the hall, his boots splashing in the water pouring down the steps. He re-entered his room and shut the door behind him. Your ears caught the clicking of the lock but you did not take your face away from his chest.

You felt him get onto the bed with you being placed down. You were turned away from his body and pulled back into his chest, his arms wrapped around your shoulders and his legs on each side of you.

The sky, it flashed
Heave-ho, heave-ho
His pillow dulled the brink
The curtains ran between my legs
As we began to sink

He sung a small lullaby in his native tongue as he played with the strands of your [h/c] hair. His chocolate brown hair tickled the side of your checks as his chin rest on top of your head.

The ship rocked and jerked to one side, sending more things to fall and crash to the floor. You closed your eyes and squeezed your hands into a fist, gripping the sheets tightly. Tears ran down your cheeks, you knew by the sounds of only shattering waves, that the men had been taken by the sea.

I closed my eyes
Heave-ho, heave-ho
As the ship was rent and felled
Eddies in the water headed
To the mouth of Hell

Yao opened his eyes, he didn’t know he even closed them, yet it did not matter as the darkness ate all that was around him.

He smiled weakly and stopped with song as he held you tighter. “Hush now –love-. You are safe and sound. I will not let no harm come to you –my jewel-.”

You stopped your tears and turned in his hold, “I don’t want to go to sleep! Yao, please wake me up!”

Yao let a tear fall, “I promise.”

‘Hush, now, hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
I´m begging you, please wake me up
In all my dreams I.....

Description
Placing the last of the clean dishes, you smiled at your work. That was until the ship jerked and tipped to the side, sending the dishes to come crashing to the wooden floor.

The fierce action of the ship also sent you to go running up to the top deck to see men running to their stations.

Your eyes scanned over the many figures, trying to find the captain. As you weaved through the busy shipmates, the wind whipped at your face and the water crashed onto the ship’s deck as the ocean was pushed and pulled back and forth in a tug-a-war.

You stumbled and fell to your knees a few times before griping the railing of the ship’s side. The only light allowing you to see the angry sea was the lamps strung around the ship, which fought against the wind to stay in hoisted in place.

An arm wrapped around your waist, bring your attention away from everyone else and to the figure beside you. [e/c] eyes met the familiar soft chocolate brown orbs belonging only one man. The captain, Yao Wang.

The ship, it swayed
Heave-ho, heave ho
On the dark and stormy blue
And I held tight to the captain´s might
As he pulled up his trews

Yao smiled down at you. “You should really be in bed now [f/n]. A young girl does not belong out in this kind of storm.”

“No…I-I…”

He placed one of his long slender fingers against your lips and led you across the deck and down a set of stairs.

“You have been skipping out on sleep for a while now aru.” He stopped when he reached the engraved golden doors to his room and looked back at you with a warm smile, “Please. For me won’t you try to get some rest?”

You looked up at him and with a nod of your head you gave into his request, “If it is what the captain commands.”

Yao chuckled and flattened the top of your [c/h] hair before planting a sweet kiss to your head and opening the door for you.

‘You haven´t slept´
Heave-ho, he said
‘In many suns and moons´
‘Oh, I will sleep when we reach shore
And pray we get there soon´

Yao let you into the room and followed close behind. The ship rocked once again, sending you to grip onto his golden silk coat to catch your fall. His arms wrapped around you protectively as you looked up at him.

“Yao, when will we reach shore? It’s been far too long since we have made port and I have a bad feeling about this storm.”

“Hush now Ài (love). There is no need to be caught in fear, we will fight our way through the storm and be at shore by the morning.”

You bowed your head as he held you out in front of him, making sure you had your footing.

Then he left you to stand in the middle of the room gathering your things and blowing out the lantern.

Your back faced the door but your head was turned slightly to the side.

He said, ‘Now hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
But I don´t want to go to sleep
In all my dreams I drown

A shiver ran down your spin. Your dreams for the past few days were filled with dark storm clouds and the faces of the crew illuminated by lightning strikes. Yet what sent more fear to cut your breath short was seeing Yao lost in the gripping ice cold water’s grasp, dragging him further into the pitch black world below the sea.

Yao slipped cupped your hand in his, taking you away from those thoughts and placed his soft lips on the back of your hand. “It is time for you to sleep now Wǒ de bǎoshí(my jewel).”

He led you to the bed and helped you undo the squeezing trap around your torso before turning away and allowed you to slip the cream satin gown on.

“Yao…the storm…I-”

“Hush now. Sleep.” Yao kissed your forehead and tucked the sheet tightly around you, “Rest well Wǒ de bǎoshí” He smiled before taking his leave.

The captain howled
Heave-ho, heave-ho
And tied me up with sheets
‘A storm is brewing in the South,
It´s time you go to sleep´

You lied there in the dark room, the only light coming from the striking bolts outside the glass window. In the distance, Yao’s voice battled the sound of the angry storm and crashing waves.

The sound of the waves crashing onto the top deck made you sit up. Your mind imagining the worse, men being swept into the mouth of the storm like a great whale swallowing its prey, the waves would capture the men and sweep them into its belly.

Yao’s voice still gained great height, as he made his orders clear. You wanted to badly to cup your ears and attempt to stop the sound from coming in, but this was not a dream no more, the nightmare is reality.

His berth, it rocked
Heave-ho, heave-ho
The ocean gnashed and moaned
Like Jonah, we´ll be swallowed whole
And spat back teeth and bones

Yao’s words echoed in your ears. He wanted you safe, safe from the waves that would steal men from their posts, safe from the whipping wind and monstrous roars of the sky.

You closed your eyes and pictured his face. The face of your captain, the face of the man who captured you, saved you. Who continues to try and save you even when there is no hope.

He said, ‘Now hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
But I don´t want to go to sleep
In all my dreams I drown

You tore from the bed and slammed against the door as the ship rocked back and forth harder and harder. Your shaky hands searched for the knob and grasped it once they found the cold metal.

The sound of your feet slapping against the wet floor was the only thing beside your beating heart to fill your ears as you ran towards your captain. Your gown flying around you as the wind felt like knives against your skin.

A wave came down just before you, casing you to slip yet you did not fall hard. Your body was caught in the firm arms of someone.

Getting your stance back you heard a familiar voice.

“Aiyah! [f/n], what do you think you are doing aru!”

You turned to face Yao and gripped onto your coat, looking into his eyes as tears filled yours. “Please Yao! I will do anything that you ask of me, anything at all but please do not send me away. I will take your scolding, I will take all punishment, but I beg of you don’t let me go to sleep!”

'Captain, Captain
I will do your chores
I will warm your cot at night
And mop your cabin floors
Scold me, hold me
I´ll be yours to keep
The only thing I beg of you
Don´t make me go to sleep´

Yao’s eyes widened at the fear reflecting from your [e/c] orbs. He frowned and wrapped his arms around you, pulling your close to his chest.

“I will not send you away Wǒ de bǎoshí, I will not let you go to sleep. I will keep you safe with me and will never let you go.”

He took a look around him, his men had disappeared and with a flash of light, he looked back down to you. Your face buried in the fabric of his clothing, your form shaking in the cold and out of fear.

“Come.” He pressed you closer to him and picked you up bridal style.

Yao took you towards the hall, his boots splashing in the water pouring down the steps. He re-entered his room and shut the door behind him. Your ears caught the clicking of the lock but you did not take your face away from his chest.

You felt him get onto the bed with you being placed down. You were turned away from his body and pulled back into his chest, his arms wrapped around your shoulders and his legs on each side of you.

The sky, it flashed
Heave-ho, heave-ho
His pillow dulled the brink
The curtains ran between my legs
As we began to sink

He sung a small lullaby in his native tongue as he played with the strands of your [h/c] hair. His chocolate brown hair tickled the side of your checks as his chin rest on top of your head.

The ship rocked and jerked to one side, sending more things to fall and crash to the floor. You closed your eyes and squeezed your hands into a fist, gripping the sheets tightly. Tears ran down your cheeks, you knew by the sounds of only shattering waves, that the men had been taken by the sea.

I closed my eyes
Heave-ho, heave-ho
As the ship was rent and felled
Eddies in the water headed
To the mouth of Hell

Yao opened his eyes, he didn’t know he even closed them, yet it did not matter as the darkness ate all that was around him.

He smiled weakly and stopped with song as he held you tighter. “Hush now –love-. You are safe and sound. I will not let no harm come to you –my jewel-.”

You stopped your tears and turned in his hold, “I don’t want to go to sleep! Yao, please wake me up!”

Yao let a tear fall, “I promise.”

‘Hush, now, hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
I´m begging you, please wake me up
In all my dreams I.....