The battle against the sharks had finally ended and everybody was filthy with the blood and flesh of these sharks. Even though Ken wanted to find out why these sharks were different from normal ones, he decided to wait.
Nobody could understand, what made the sharks suddenly attack them? They could only guess,
"Possibly those fish were starving because the cold weather has driven their usual food source east. Maybe that's what made them attack us." The crew whispered among themselves.
After having the crew check, the Captain realized that the ship was not badly damaged, so they could reach their destination within a day.
Diana was in a bad mood after being covered in blood and the moment she got out of the cage, she rushed inside her cabin.
Ken was checking to see if anybody was injured. John was checking his wounds and Oliver was very happy that he killed out a shark but his body was still trembling from excitement and somewhat fear.
All the people came out of their hiding places and started cheering for Ken and the others.
They lifted them on their arms and started cheering for Ken, Olivia, Diana, and John. They started chanting their name loudly. The sun was rising and its yellow rays spread orange light.
Ken felt very happy, he felt like a hero. It was the first time for him to be appreciated for his efforts.
He enjoyed that moment and looked toward Diana and was also very happy but at that moment Ken thought 'I behaved very rudely to her, I have no right to underestimate her just because she is a girl. It's obvious she is a strong and brave woman.'
People admired them a lot. As the sun started shining to its full, the ship began to look very dirty so the crew started cleaning the ship. The whole ship was stinking with the smell of those fish.
Diana was introspecting after cleaning. Ken wanted to talk to her but could not find the right moment as everyone was busy working and they had to help too.
Also gave Ken cold glances too, He knew that she was angry with him and wanted to apologize for his behaviour earlier. So when Diana turned to leave, Ken immediately went after her.
"Wait, listen to me. I want to talk to you," Ken called, but she behaved aggressively and didn't respond to him.
Seeing this, Ken did not know how to respond to this situation.
'What the hell? Did she ignore me?... I know I was at fault earlier so I should give her some time.'
He felt very dirty because bloodstains covered his white shirt. For the time being, he needed to wash his shirt.
He went to the basement, took it off, and dipped it in a bucket of water, and started scrubbing the bloodstains from it.
Diana took a bath while thinking about him and continuously singing while taking shower. She came out of her washroom, covered her hair with a white color towel.
After wearing clothes, she sat down for a while, and then her thoughts went to Ken. Even though she behaved indifferently when he called her earlier, he still had a good impression on her heart. So I decided to go and talk to him.
While searching him she went below the deck and saw him washing his clothes. His bareback, full of fine muscles, made her somewhat excited. She never had this kind of feeling with any other man she met before.
Rays of sun came from small holes in the room and there was water on the floor. Ken's hands were still rubbing the shirt to remove the stain, then suddenly his voice sounded.
" Diana! Are you still angry with me?"
"How did you know it's me?" Diana asked hesitantly.
"I know the way you walk and you are the only one with light footsteps on this ship. Even if my eyes were closed I can easily tell if it's you." Ken told her while turning to face her.
He stood up and moved toward her. He looked very handsome. The lines of his six-pack abs were visible.
She wanted to get close to him and hug him tight, her breath started to become fast.
'He has no manners to deal with a woman in the right way but he's looking amazing ' ' she took a cold breath and started moving quickly away from him.
As she took her first hurried step on the wet floor, she slipped and fell hard on her back.
Signs of worry and tension covered Ken's face, but after assessing that everything was ok, he suddenly started to laugh loudly.
"Let me help you." he chuckled and tried to help her stand.
He knows that she may have slipped on the wet floor and he could have caught her before she fell, but he didn't because it was not a movie scene. Ken wanted to break the tension so he instead made fun of her.
He hoped to lighten her mood but she became more aggressive. Her face turned red.
"Miss Diana, may I help you to get up?" Ken asked as he was unable to hide an amused smirk.
He tried his best to stop laughing and firmly shut his mouth but the rising corners of his mouth betrayed him.
"No, I don't need your help, Mister. I can get up and who allowed you to be so affectionate with me." Diana was not hurt so bad but angry. That's why she didn't let him help as she got up and walked toward her room.
Ken just watched her go because he knew she was alright and tension between them was gone. He finished washing the shirt, squeezed it, and hung it on the line.
He went to Oliver's room. Oliver was busy eating. He was laying on the bed with a piece of jerky in his right hand. Everything was mismanaged in his room. His clothes were spread all around.
"Hey, Oliver" Ken sought his attention and sat down on his bed with a bang. Ken felt that his relationship with Oliver had deepened after the last battle so he could be frank with him a little.
Oliver fell from his bed due to Ken sitting down with a force.
"What are you doing, man?" Oliver asked with a neutral face. Even he dislikes it when someone disturbs him while he is eating but for Ken, he had some good impression so he did not mind that much.
"I just want to know when we will reach that place?" Ken asked while getting up from the bed.
"We will reach there after sunset."
"Okay" Ken replied as he was very happy although he had been attached to the crew and would be sad to leave them.
Then he went to the deck, he saw Steve who was trying to practice his archery. Even though there are guns in this world, only a small number of civilians possess them. So many people still like to use cold weapons.
Steve had a small arrow and bow which he was aiming at a red circle. It was a small brown bow and the arrows were painted red. But his aim always hit the wrong point.
"This is not the right technique, my little captain." Ken held his hand and helped him in grasping this bow at the right position.
"Keep it high and hold it steady. Pull the arrow to its maximum flexible point, and line it up toward your aim. When you see your aim, let that arrow free". Steve followed his instruction and the arrow smoothly stuck into the target.
"Yahoo! Thanks uncle Ken" Steve jumped with joy as he achieved something new.
Ken did not have a chance to live his childhood but he liked children very much. He rubbed his hand in Steve's hair to appreciate him.
Ken stopped wandering around and looking for Diana and walked toward his room.
On the way, he thought ' I am going to leave this ship soon. It's better to apologize to her as she helped me a lot .'
He turned and went toward Diana's room. He knocked at the door, it was made up of old wood and seemed like if he knocked it hard it shattered.
She gave her no response, he knocked again but no replies at all. He took a deep breath and walked toward his room. "If you don't want to talk to me then I won't disturb you, I just came to say sorry for my earlier behavior. I was not expecting that cute girls like you know to fight." he chuckled.
Diana was listening and chuckled at his reasoning but didn't reply to him, she wanted him to come inside but he was the man of attitude.
He thought if she is not replying to him then it's okay.
He walked toward his room. He was so tired of this matter "I need a good ten hour sleep." he muttered.
As he stepped into his room he felt so tired and tripped to his bed directly.
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