Well, and now this is a secret, the shadows the coral casts are far more obvious to me, kind of another benefit of my powers

He smiled at her broadly as he turned the wheel steering them through an opening in the reefs below, He beckoned her over

Come and try, ill help you its quite tough

He moved one arm so that she could slip in front of him

she slipped infront of him "just make sure you dont let go..." she asked softly

i wouldnt dare

he closed his other arm around her and allowed himself to get closer, this was weird, he just wanted to be near her, a feeling he wasnt used to, his hand held hers and he helped move the ship so it pointed into the sinking sun, the pinks and oranges staining the sky into a beautiful scene

So, is it how you imagined?

"no. not at all. its ten times better" she said the scene of the sun setting and the waves and the boat. it was all making her heart beat in a way that made her want to lean back into oogie but she knew better. still. it was nice having him close like that.

"your so lucky. to see this all the time," she smiled "wow..." she said refurring to the bright colors in the sky and reflecting off of the water

the best is yet to come, i want to show you a game i like to play, do you like dolphins?

He broke away and walked to the banister running around the edge of the ship, beckoning for her to follow he stared into the sea until

Aha, you see the shadow it makes on the water... watch this

He twisted his fingers and the shadow shot upwards, and as he knew it would, the dolphin chased it, he brought it up out of the surface and the dolphin shot out spraying water high over them and creating a dark silhouette against the crimson sky, he let his hand drop and the dolphin swam away.

"how cute!" she said smiling at the dolphin "you just keep getting more and more amazing..." she said but then jumped at what she had said "i mean the ocean." she said turning a bright red

"so then captain. were are we headed?" she asked trying to take her mind off what she had just said.

Well we shouldnt go too far, and there arent ,many islands nearby sooo

he walked to the wheel again and kicked the lock holding the anchor in place, in a matter of seconds it crashed to the sea bed.

so, how about we get you some piratey gear and well, we could enjoy the sea or we could swim or we could ya know just sort of hang out and be close or i dunno

he realised he was drawing circles on the deck with his toes, why was he this embaressed?

"i knwo this is a shock but... im not a very good swimmer..." she said chuckling slightly

"i was never really taught how..." she said and rubbed the back of her neck

"probably sounds funny to you since you pretty much live in the water..." she chuckled wanting to pang herself in the forhead again.

do you want to learn? Most of my fighting style was developed by diving overboard, and seeing what my body can do

HE walked backwards and stepped up onto the railing, extending one hand to her.

I promise ill take care of you.

she hesitated then grabbed his hand and jumped up on the railing looking down at the water in a bit of fear that just made her grip his hand tighter not wanting to let go

"promise?" she asked