Chapter 4
Satsuki spent the early morning on the beach, staring out at the water. He and Takumi had spent many nights out here, laying on the sand in each other’s arms. Those times he could really forget everything else. He held himself and closed his eyes as he stepping into the water for his daily swim. The only thing that interrupted his thoughts was a loud shout from behind him.
“Captain!” It came again and Satsuki turned around to see Hiroto running towards him, completely out of breath. “Someone destroyed your cabin! I went in to clean and it was a mess.”
Satsuki frowned and began walking back to the ship to see what was going on. When he came to the doorway of his cabin, he did indeed find it a mess. Papers and things were strewn about the floor and his desk drawers were all open and the secret door behind his desk was open. Only a few people knew of its existence and the way to open it. His eyes narrowed. “Thank you, Hiroto. Would you please wake Hakuei for me?” He asked calmly before the cabin boy ran off to knock on Hakuei’s door to wake him.
Rose was already up and brushing his hair, so he decided to let Hakuei sleep a little more and answered the door himself. "Yes?" He looked the short boy up and down, trying to decide if he had ever noticed him before.
Hiroto looked at Rose and nervously smiled, not sure how to act around the pretty man. "Um, the captain asked for Hakuei..."
Rose smirked at the other's nervousness, not being able to stop himself from throwing a few strands of hair behind his shoulder, showing the pale skin that the large shirt revealed. "Just a minute." He closed the door and walked to the sleeping form of Hakuei, gently kissing him awake. "Good morning my love... The captain is asking for you..."
Hakuei pulled Rose down and held him close for a second before letting him go. "I'll be right there." He mumbled, rolling out of bed and getting properly dressed to greet the captain. He hoped he didn't have to deal with anything too serious so early in the morning.
Rose smiled happily and got comfortable on the bed once again, reaching for a novel on the bedside table while he waited. "Can I go with you?"
"I guess so. I don't know what it's about." Hakuei replied, offering his hand to Rose once he was done dressing.
Rose grabbed a purple shawl and wrapped it around his almost naked shoulders, deciding it was better to look decent when he meet the captain. Accepting the hand, they walked to the door.
Hakuei led Rose up to the deck where he saw the captain leaning against the door to his cabin. He did not look happy. Hakuei suddenly felt the need to hide Rose. "Captain?" He said, a bit cautiously.
"What are you doing, Hakuei?" Satsuki asked, glaring at the first mate. "First, you kill the whore and then you steal the maps...I don't get it."
"What?" Hakuei asked, eyes widening. Satsuki thought he was behind all of this?
Rose frowned, suddenly feeling threatened. He closed a hand around the back of Hakuei's shirt, taking a step back and pulling his lover with him. What was that psycho talking about? Hakuei had spent all night cuddled with him.
"The secret passage was opened." Satsuki said plainly, opening his door wide for Hakuei to see. "There were very few people who knew it existed...so there's only a few possibilities for who could've done this. Most of them are dead."
"I swear I was in my room the whole night." Hakuei promised, staring at the open doorway.
"What he's saying is true! We spent all night in the room!" Rose bit his lower lip, cursing himself for speaking, but he couldn't just sit and watch while the moody captain accused his lover of things the blonde knew he didn't do.
Satsuki was silent for a moment before nodding. "All right, go gather the crew to set sail again. I'll go get Kyo." He commanded, letting the subject drop for now. He walked off the ship and headed back to the hospital to check on the cartographer.
Kyo was awake and feeling much better. Not yet fully healed and healthy, but better. He was sitting up and munching on some fruits, reading a old book full of siren tales.
Satsuki smiled as he saw the book in Kyo's hands and he snuck up on him, kissing his cheek. "Hey sailor."
Kyo smiled as he closed his book, his answer automatic. "Stop kissing me." He grabbed a grape and offered it to Satsuki, not really caring if he kissed him or not.
Satsuki ate the grape from Kyo's hand and took the book from him. "Sirens, huh? Do you really believe in these things?" He asked, trying to hide a small smirk.
Kyo smirked too, arching one eyebrow. "Weeeell... I have a good amount of reasons to believe I've been the target for one of those creatures the other day."
"Oh yeah?" Satsuki placed the book on the side table as he leaned over Kyo. "Why's that?"
"You know... Sudden urge to drown my poor self in the sea while a beautiful voice sang right next to my ear. I wonder what happened to that siren..." He smirked a little more, leaning back on the pillows when Satsuki got closer.
"There are worse ways to die." Satsuki said, flicking his tongue over the shell of Kyo's ear.
Kyo shivered, using a hand on Satsuki's chest to gently push him away. "Stop that..." He looked at the siren with sad and confused eyes, not sure what to think about the affection the captain had been showering him with. The cartographer sighed, quickly caressing the soft skin of the blond's face and running a hand through his hair.
Satsuki closed his eyes, sighing as well with the touch. "Ok, I'll just say it...You need to redo all your research on the maps." He said softly, stepping back from Kyo. It seemed to him that maybe the cartographer didn't feel the same. Not that Satsuki was sure what he felt either, though he knew somehow Kyo made him feel different.
Kyo almost jumped out of the bed, his voice sounding very loud. "What? Why?" He whined, already reaching for his clothes.
Satsuki handed Kyo's clothes to him before he started explaining. "Someone stole them."
Kyo dressed and fast as his wounded side let him, cursing the thief all the while. "From your desk? Do you know who did it?"
Satsuki shook his head, even though he had his suspicions. "Not for sure, but something doesn't seem right about it."
Kyo snorted, reaching for Satsuki's hand and leaving the hut, walking straight to the ship. "Well, of course. Somebody is stealing and killing inside the crew, we clearly have a traitor."
Satsuki nodded, squeezing Kyo's hand lightly. "There's just some things...that puzzle me about how these things are being done."
Kyo walked inside the cabin, not even sparing a look at Reita, who was trying to clean the wrecked place. "Out." The slave did just that, dropping everything and running out of the room. Kyo locked the door and kneeled on the ground, going through every piece of paper and book. "Help me to find my diary, looks very much like a normal book. The good thing is that I translated the fragments there, just as a rough drawing of them."
Satsuki searched through the wreckage, picking up papers and books and looking through them before he found one that looked right. "Is this it?"
Kyo took the book from Satsuki, sitting down on the wood floor. "Yeah... Some pages are missing, but I'm pretty sure I've seen them around here." He looked around himself, reaching for some stray pages and trying to put them in order. "Here, come take a look. All the texts are here, but I'm not sure that the sketches will help." He pointed to some drawings that had notes and arrows all over it.
Satsuki nodded and laid his head on Kyo's shoulder as he looked through the book. "We'll manage...All we have to do is figure out what the map is trying to tell us."
Kyo nodded, getting up. "Let's go to the prisoners, I have to copy the maps again. Let's carry it with us all the time from now on." He grabbed a few big, blank papers and folded them enough so it would fit inside his diary.
They walked downstairs where the prisoners were still safely in their cell. Satsuki opened the door and let himself and Kyo in so they could get a better look at their backs.
"You first Matsumoto." Kyo grabbed the little bench outside and brought it inside the cell, sitting down. "Sit on the ground in front of me, I need to see your back." He motioned for Hiroto to come closer and asked him to light some candles or torches, making the room a little brighter.
Ruki sighed and sat in front of Kyo with his back to him as Hiroto lit the candles and torches, making the room brighter. Satsuki grabbed Toshiya's arm, pulling him up so he would follow the captain out of the room with him.
Toshiya sighed, looking at Satsuki with a bored expression and walking slowly on purpose. "Where are we going?"
"To clean up my cabin." Satsuki replied, smirking at Toshiya. "I'm giving Reita a break again."
Kyo leaned forward, until the tip of his nose almost touched Ruki's back. He stopped his writing, adjusting his glasses to take a better look. "It can't be...Come on Matsumoto, get up!" He grabbed the blonde's arm and pulled him up the steps, jogging to the captain's cabin.
Toshiya groaned, looking at the mess inside the room. A devilish thought ran through his mind and he lifted a hand to maliciously run it down the soft skin of Satsuki's face and neck. "You know, even though you're a man, you're still beautiful. Why don't we forget this whole walking map thing for now and I can show you my -skills-?" That was an easy way of getting out of doing work and still getting a fine piece of ass. He was fucking tired of siting in the dark all day, with someone who barely spoke to him. It was time to turn the tables.
Kyo banged the door open and frowned at how close Toshiya was to Satsuki, seeing red when that filthy hand caressed the white skin. Walking to Toshiya with a determined look in his eyes, he sent a kick to back of his knees, throwing the tall man to the ground. "Stop, stupid man. Don't you fear for your life?" He hissed between his teeth, squeezing Ruki's arm between his fingers and roughly pulling him inside the room.
Ruki winced, glaring over at Kyo at the rough treatment. He wouldn't do anything stupid to get himself any more on Kyo's bad side though.
Satsuki's eyes widened at the sudden display of hostility from Kyo as the cartographer walked in with Ruki. It all happened so fast. "Kyo? Did you find something?" He asked, assuming that was why he came up so soon.
Kyo forced Ruki to his knees right beside Toshiya, crouching behind their backs. "I think so, come here..." He reached for Satsuki's hand, pulling him down gently, the anger completely gone from his features when he looked at the captain. "Here, do you see these lines? I was copying it as drawings, trying to understand, put it together. But they're letters! It's some kind of writing. I can't understand, I've never seen anything like this before." He frowned, feeling almost guilty for not understanding the language.
Seeing the writing of his people, Satsuki's mouth dropped open and he hugged Kyo around the neck. "That's it! It's a message to me!"
"What? You can read that? What does it say?" He laughed in joy, holding the hands around his neck between his own.
"It's telling me to go back to the place where Takumi and I first met!" Satsuki exclaimed, completely excited about this. He let go of Kyo and ran from the room to tell everyone else of the new change of plans.
Toshiya quickly spun around and tried to get a hold of Kyo, who yelped and jumped back. He stumbled out of the room, locking the door. With a sigh, the cartographer slid down the wood, not minding the bangs and foul words coming from the other side. For some reason he felt empty now... Everything was such a thrill, an adventure he shared just with Satsuki. And now the ghost of Takumi was back, reminding him why he shouldn't fall in love with Satsuki. "Too late, Kyo, too late..."
Satsuki came back over to Kyo when he was done giving orders and he moved between the cartographer's legs, placing a firm kiss on his lips. He was still so excited about the discovery and he wanted to share it with Kyo.
Kyo let himself be kissed, gently pressing his lips back against Satsuki's.
Satsuki smiled against Kyo's lips, sliding his hand into the other's. Kyo wasn't pushing him away or telling him to stop.
Kyo parted with a wince when the door behind his back shook, forcing his body forward a good few centimeters. "Toshiya is a little violent right now. He tried to grab my neck again." He decided to wait and not comment on the kiss, wanting to see if it would happen again.
"I can send him to bed and come back for more of this..." Satsuki trailed off as he kissed Kyo once more, a little shorter this time though.
Kyo nodded and got up, allowing Satsuki inside. "Yeah, you go put the children to bed then." He sighed, two little voices inside his mind fighting about what he should do: accept what was being given to him or trying to talk about the matter before acting.
"Children, come on!" Satsuki called as he opened the door. Ruki rolled his eyes as he stood up to leave. He was getting really sick of being thrown around and told where to go.
Toshiya too, was sick of everything. Blind by his rage, he took a hold of a heavy paperweight that was laying on the ground, throwing it in Satsuki's direction.
Satsuki dodged the paperweight and felt his anger grow a little. He moved over to Toshiya and grabbed him by the collar. "Shall I throw you out into the sea?"
Toshiya grabbed Satsuki's collar back, shaking him. He was going to regret his anger later, when trying to seduce the captain once more, but right now he didn't give a damn. "Please! Throw me into the sea and stop using me as a fucking map! Stop carrying me around! Stop kicking, stop sending dirty, dumb blondes to take care of us in that fucking smelly cell!"
Kyo had enough. He walked inside the room and took Satsuki's sword from his waist, holding it to Toshiya's neck. "Let go." His voice was cold and final. "Can't you control yourself unless there's something pointy against your skin?"
"Kyo, put it away." Satsuki said, lightly turning the sword tip away from Toshiya's neck. "Hara's right, maybe we don't give them enough freedom. Let's get them a room and have them live as the rest of the crew does." Ruki watched in disbelief, though he was glad. He'd get to touch Reita now.
"What? You're being too nice, they're prisoners, not guests." He lowered the sword anyway, glaring at Toshiya. "And what about the murderer?"
"Well, we'll see how they deal with not having protection from us." Satsuki said, smirking slightly and pointing at the door. "Go on, you two. I'd like to see how you do on this ship." Ruki left the captain's room and went searching for Reita. If he was free, he was at least going to be smart about it and keep someone around him for protection.
Toshiya was quick to follow Ruki, looking around the ship to the glaring crew and biting his lip. "Hey, where are you going now? We're still trapped inside the ship in a way."
"Finding that dirty dumb blonde that you didn't like." Ruki replied, smirking as he saw Reita cleaning the deck. He moved over by him, sliding his arm around him.
Reita yelped when someone grabbed his waist, jumping away and pathetically holding his broom in Ruki's direction. "Ruki! What are you doing out of the cell?"
Toshiya groaned, feeling left out. Ruki would skin him alive if he hung out around him while he was trying to seduce the slave, so he had to find something to do. With a quick look around, he decided for the door that held the good rooms, choosing one that seemed untouched and locking himself inside. He wasn't about to go find a spot in the crew bunk's. No way in hell.
"We're allowed to roam about some." Ruki answered, knocking the boom out of Reita's hands and kissing his neck. "But I would miss you too much if I didn't see you."
Reita squirmed under his touch, trying to get away. "I'm working! Look, let me finish this and then we can talk, ok?"
Ruki sighed and stepped away from Reita, a little upset that Reita wasn't more excited to see him out. Maybe it had just been a game.
Reita finished cleaning the deck in record time, quickly grasping Ruki's hand and leading him to the room he was currently sleeping in. Once the door was locked, he relaxed against it. "I'm not comfortable outside. I have to be alert all the time, I'm just the slave after all. I can't take care of both of us..."
Ruki nodded a bit and flopped onto the bed as soon as he was in the room. "Somehow my level of comfort expectations have been lowered to the point where this is heaven." He commented, smiling to Reita.
Ruki smiled to him and walked to the bathroom, checking the water level inside the barrels. "I believe you want a bath after being locked up inside that cell."
"A bath would be great." Ruki said, getting up and following Reita into the bathroom.
Reita filled two big pots with water and put it over the stove to warm, walking back to the room. "I don't have many clothes, but some things were already here when I 'moved'. So I think it's okay if you wear them." He took a pair of pants, boots and a laced shirt, handing them to Ruki. After that, the slave filled the wooden tub with water, carrying the other pot and a bucket to the side of it. "Okay. I will wait in the room. You can relax now."
"Thank you." Ruki said, setting the new clothes to the side so he could undress and wash off. Reita was really nice to him and now he was appreciating all his work a little more, knowing that he didn't have to do it.
Reita smiled to him and closed the door, walking dreamily to the seat in the corner of the room and throwing himself there with a sigh. That felt good, to have him close enough to touch, to talk to him somewhere he felt comfortable.
Once washed off completely, Ruki dried off and changed into the clothes Reita had given him and returned to the main room, settling on the bed again. "So can I stay here with you?"
Reita nodded, curling his legs under himself. "I don't think that staying alone is very bright anyway, for any of us." He frowned, playing with a loose strand on his sleeve. "We found a body on the deck yesterday, it was pretty gross."
Ruki paled slightly at that. "You mean there's a murderer on board? Well, of course there are..."
Reita smiled at him, resting his head on a hand. "I don't know what's happening, but the captain was unable to catch the murderer yet. So be careful, never walk alone...In fact, stay inside the room most of the time, locked. It will be safer."
"Locked with you?" Ruki asked, smirking a bit. "Come over here." He said, feeling the game start up again. Though there were no bars separating them this time.
Reita did nothing to hide his smirk, slouching more in the chair. "I'm really fine here..." This was so much fun!
"Oh come on. I'm all clean now." Ruki said, making a show of smelling himself.
Reita laughed and finally gave in, getting up just to throw himself on the mattress, falling on his back beside Ruki. "Happy?"
Ruki nodded and laid out beside Reita, kissing his forehead. "Very much. I knew I'd get you."
Reita laughed, grabbing a pillow to hold close to him, snuggling further on the warm bed. "I should really go upstairs to get us something to eat."
"I'm fine." Ruki said, pulling Reita closer and closing his eyes.
Reita moaned and cuddled against Ruki's body, closing his eyes as well. "A little nap can't hurt..."
Kyo shook his head and returned Satsuki's sword to him, walking into the room. He kneeled and started to gather the papers, books and everything else, resting it on the bed to sort it out when the floor was clear. If Reita wasn't doing it and the captain released the prisoners, it was better to get started on it soon. Besides, it gave him something to do so he would not think of the kiss they shared earlier.
Satsuki moved to help him, finding it best to have the place in some order before he could rest and focus on other things.
Kyo kept shooting looks at Satsuki the whole time, trying to read his thoughts. Was he thinking about the kiss too? Or Takumi was filling his mind? Maybe it didn't mean anything?
"Kyo..." Satsuki said after a moment, sitting on the floor. "Do you think it's a good idea to keep searching?"
Kyo crawled on the floor to sit beside him, moving a stray strand of hair out of the siren's face. "What do you mean? Of course it is... It's important to you, right?"
"I'm thinking...maybe the real treasure was what I found while searching for this supposed treasure..." Satsuki gave Kyo a significant look, scooting closer to him.
Kyo blushed a little bit, but that simple sentence was enough to make vanish all the questions and doubts inside his mind. He leaned forward and kissed Satsuki's lips, glad to know that he cared.
Satsuki kissed back and moved into Kyo's lap, sliding his arms around the cartographer's neck. He was glad that it was Kyo initiating the kiss this time.
Kyo leaned his back against the bed and sighed in soft pleasure, sliding both arms around Satsuki's waist and rolling the ticklish ends of the captain's hair around his index finger. He licked the corner of the siren's mouth, a little nervous about deepening the kiss, but just as eager.
Satsuki parted his lips for Kyo, gently rubbing the other's shoulders as he got comfortable.
Kyo moaned gently when his tongue brushed Satsuki's, the grasp he had around the blonde's waist tightening. It was weird, to be kissing the stubborn captain, the one that opened up just after a slap and a murder attempt. But it was soft, wet and sinfully good too, so he decided to not think about it.
Satsuki shivered at the touch of their tongues and shifted even closer as they continued the kiss. The only thought in his mind was how wonderful it felt to be kissing Kyo like this.
After a few minutes, Kyo finally parted their lips, looking into Satsuki's eyes and running a hand through his hair. "What are we doing?" He whispered, afraid of ruining the moment.
Satsuki laid his head on Kyo's shoulder, taking a deep breath. "I thought you understood..."
Kyo grinned and leaned forward to kiss the pale neck presented to him. "Maybe I did... I just like hearing it from you." He buried one hand in the long hair again, massaging the siren's scalp.
Satsuki smiled, lifting his head for another kiss. It was addicting once he started. "Maybe I want to hear it from you too."
"Hmm..." Kyo smiled against the captain's lips, biting the soft skin gently. "I really like you..."
"I really like you too." Satsuki replied, moaning softly at the little bite and moving his lips to Kyo's ear. "I've got another song for you."
Kyo slid an arm around Satsuki's neck and kissed him deeply. He took his time, exploring every corner of the soft mouth before releasing his lips, so he could sing. "Let me hear it..."
Satsuki smiled before he began his song, this one holding the deep seductive tones of the one he used before on Toshiya, but it was much more heartfelt and intense when he sang it for Kyo.
Kyo moaned low on his throat, relaxing his back against the bed and resting his head on the matress, watching Satsuki's face intently. His hands moved on their own, sliding under the captain's shirt to run up and down the smooth skin.
Satsuki sighed as he heard the knock on the door, interrupting his song. He got up and moved to the door to open it partially. "Nao? What's wrong?"
Kyo groaned, getting up and starting to put the books back on the bookcase, just to give him something to do. He was very close to horny now, and that was never a good thing.
Nao smiled embarrassedly, motioning in the direction of the rooms. "I really need you to come down here with me, captain...I need to show you something."
"Is it really important? I'm kinda...busy." Satsuki said, glancing behind him at Kyo. He really didn't want to leave right now, especially when he'd just started his song.
Nao twisted his hands, getting nervous at the Captain's refusal. "I-It's kinda important. I can't bring it up here, I'm sorry." He stepped closer to Satsuki, speaking in hushed tones. "It's about the murder."
Satsuki's eyes widened and he nodded. "One minute..." He closed the door and turned to Kyo. "I'll be back later, Kyo. I'm sorry. It's important."
Kyo turned around, throwing the rest of the books on the mattress. "I heard it. I'm going with you. It's not safe to stay alone anymore, even less for you."
Satsuki agreed, opening the door again to follow Nao...well, wherever he needed to go. He was glad to have Kyo's support because he was a little afraid of this whole situation.
Kyo walked beside Satsuki, grasping his hand and squeezing it. "It's okay..." he whispered, sensing the other's fear.
Nao almost jumped down the stairs in his hurry, stopping by his room door to look at the sides before turning the knob. "Please, get in..."
Satsuki stepped inside the room with Kyo, staring as he spotted Saga, perfectly fine. Saga looked up and saved the place in his book, smiling at the shocked expressions.
Kyo stared at him for a while before being able to talk. "It wasn't you tied up in the sails this morning." He shook his head, frowning. "Where were you? Why you didn't say anything?"
"I was kidnaped and then let loose on the island, where I found Nao and Rose." Saga replied, shrugging. "I have no idea who did it, but whoever was in the sails...wasn't me."
"That's strange..." Satsuki commented. "No one else is missing..."
Nao nodded, crossing his arms and biting his lips. This whole mystery made him nervous. "That's why I decided to hide him. Now he's clean and comfortable, so I thought it was better to tell you, sir. Everyone else but Rose and Hakuei think he's dead."
"Let's keep it that way." Satsuki said, squeezing Kyo's hand lightly in his own for support. "I'm going to keep an eye out for anything else suspicious. I think I have an idea of who it could be..."
Kyo nodded and gently pulled Satsuki out of the room, giving one last look to the them. "Take care both of you. Don't leave the room, Saga." Once outside, he closed the door and was able to hear when someone walked to it and turned the key in the lock. "We have to find out what's going on. Fast."
Nao sighed and walked to Saga, sitting down beside him. He reached out and brushed away a strand of the blonde's hair, before finally remembering something. "Were they holding hands...?" He looked back at the door, as if it could answer him.
Saga smirked a bit and nodded, kissing Nao's cheek. "This ship...brings people together."
Nao smiled, turning his head to lay a kiss on Saga's lips instead. After a few seconds, they parted and the cook got up, grabbing the empty plate. "I have to go to the kitchen now. I'll go get Rose for you so you won't be too bored."
"Thanks, my love. You spoil me." Saga said, smiling at Nao and picking up his book once more.
Satsuki sighed and leaned against Kyo, closing his eyes. It was all very stressful, being a captain. "It has to be someone who knows this ship well..."
Kyo hugged him close for a second, kissing his cheek. "Let's go, they're having lunch right now. It's a perfect excuse to observe." He grinned, biting the captain's ear softly. "Then later I really want to listen more of that song..."
"Kyo..." Satsuki said, pulling on Kyo's arm. "Listen closely." He whispered into the cartographer's ear. Faintly, there was the sound of breathing near them before it was gone. Satsuki felt a chill go down his spine. Someone was watching them closely.
Kyo turned around quickly, looking at every corner. Nobody was there, the corridor was completely silent. He squeezed Satsuki's hand in his, feeling the fear run in his veins. "Let's get out of here. From now on, the walls have ears and nowhere is safe." He whispered, pulling the captain up the stairs.
Satsuki followed Kyo, his mind quickly working over all the facts that he'd gathered so far. This was suddenly a lot more complicated than he'd originally thought.
Kyo sighed when they were facing the door of the cabin, looking at Satsuki. "Do you want to go have lunch?"
"I think I'd like to do some more thinking." Satsuki said, smiling a bit at Kyo, though it was a very tired one. He knew something was familiar about this situation and he was determined to figure it out.
Kyo nodded and opened the door of the cabin, quickly taking everything off of the bed. "You lay down and think a little, I'll do something about this mess."
Satsuki gave Kyo a small hug and a kiss on the cheek before settling into bed and looking out the window.
Kyo walked around, grabbing books and closing the drawers. He sighed when he was done, getting his notes and maps and sitting down on the bed next to Satsuki.
Satsuki curled up against Kyo's side, putting his head in the other's lap. "I'm scared, Kyo..."
"We're going to figure it out, don't worry too much." He leaned down, kissing Satsuki's forehead and letting go of his maps to run a hand through the blonde hair. "Where exactly are we going now? You never told me that."
"My island." Satsuki said, smiling at Kyo and purring softly at the touch to his hair. He took Kyo's hand and kissed the fingertips, one at a time.
Kyo reached for Satsuki's jaw and turned his head gently, leaning down to kiss the luscious lips slowly. He parted after a long minute, speaking against the moist skin. "What you're going to do with the crew? Put them to sleep? They can't witness the perfection of your world..."
"There won't be any sirens there. They all migrated somewhere else." Satsuki sat up more and gently pushed Kyo down on the bed as he kissed him again.
Kyo moaned, snaking his arms around the captain's waist and pulling him to sit on his lap. He sighed in happiness, using a hand on the other's neck to bring him closer and deepen the kiss, the other resting on Satsuki's thigh.
Satsuki parted from the kiss a moment later and began singing the song he had begun earlier, hoping no incident would interrupt them now.
Kyo smiled to him, lifting both hands to slowly undo the laces holding the pirate's shirt open. He took a hold of one of Satsuki's thighs and turned them slowly, going to attack his neck with open mouthed kisses once he was on top. The song was making the room temperature quickly go up, Kyo panting softly.
The song was punctuated by little moans as Satsuki responded to Kyo's kisses along his neck. He pulled at Kyo's clothes, working on removing them as he tried to continue singing.
Kyo looked up and smirked at him, caressing up and down his sides. "Don't stop singing..." He leaned his head down and took one of Satsuki's nipples into his mouth, lapping and sucking at it.
"Ahh, Kyo..." Satsuki moaned, arching his chest up slightly before his voice carried on. It was mostly a song with soft moans and passionate whispers of encouragement now.
Kyo gave the other nipple the same treatment before going down to nibble on the moving belly. One of his hands slid to the buttons of Satsuki's pants, looking up at him to make sure he was comfortable and waiting for approval.
Satsuki looked down and gave a nod of approval, his singing pretty much stopped now. He couldn't keep it up when Kyo did these things to him.
Kyo took a deep breath before sliding Satsuki's pants off, grinning at the sight of milky thighs. He attacked the fair skin soon, kissing the inside of his thighs, ignoring the slight bulge completely.
A gasp rose from Satsuki's throat as he parted his thighs further to allow Kyo more room to work. His hips rose slightly at the attention as he begged for more with small whimpers.
Kyo kissed all way back up, laying down on top of Satsuki to kiss the plush lips again, moaning at the moist feeling.
Satsuki felt the bed shift and he looked at Kyo in question as the fog of pleasure lifted a little bit. He then felt a chilling touch along his thigh and he knew that wasn't Kyo's touch when he looked down. "Kyo.." He breathed, looking panicked.
Kyo broke the kiss, frowning in worry and caressing the captain's hair. "What is it?"
Satsuki whimpered as the touch moved higher and he gripped Kyo's arm tightly. "Kyo, something is touching me." He whispered, then suddenly the touch was gone and Kyo was being knocked off the bed with a strong force.
Kyo screamed in surprise, grabbing the bedside table to try stopping his fall, but only knocking it down with him. "What the fuck?"
Satsuki screamed a moment later as the hands were on him again, pinning him to the bed. The invisible form pressed against his and forced a kiss on him, despite all of the siren's struggling.
Kyo reached for Satsuki's arm, pulling him to his chest and off the bed with one quick movement. He hugged the siren close to him, looking around with wide eyes.
Satsuki cried as he clung to Kyo and there was a creak of the bed before the door opened and shut, the presence obviously leaving the room. That did little to make the captain feel any better though.
Kyo sighed in relief, leaning his back against the wall. He kissed Satsuki's forehead twice, whispering in gentle tones to him. "Shush... It's gone now. It's gone."
Satsuki closed his eyes tightly, shaking a bit. It had scared him so much.
Rose agreed on spending the afternoon with his friend, silently walking into the room and locking the door. "Saga, how are you?"
"Fine." Saga replied, smiling at his friend. "Yourself?"
Rose sighed, walking to the table and sitting beside his friend. "Not so good. The captain is accusing Hakuei of murdering the guy we've found and stealing the maps. Hakuei is a little bit depressed and angry and all the tension of the murderer wandering around the ship is not helping...Being locked inside the room is not one of the best things ever either..."
"I don't think it was Hakuei..." Saga said frowning a bit. "I mean, you're almost always with him and it seemed almost like...the person was invisible."
Rose crossed his arms on the top of the table, resting his head there. "Of course it wasn't him. We spent a good portion of that night making love and cuddling. We talked a lot and it was almost morning when we decided to sleep. But the captain doesn't look very convinced of this fact."
"Maybe...the person who did it is in hiding somewhere on the ship. Like we don't even know they're there." Saga suggested. None of the crew really seemed like the type to do something like this.
Rose nodded, taking his shoes off and lifting up his plain skirt a bit, so he could hug his knees to his chest. "Sooo, how are you dealing with mister shy? He's so cute." He smirked, arching an eyebrow.
"He's been taking care of me really well. I'm lucky." Saga said, smiling at the thought of Nao. "But I miss being able to help him out too."
Rose pouted, resting his hand atop of Saga's on the table. "It's gonna be alright. You have to stay here for your own protection, but I swear I'll try to be here with you as much as I can..." He had barely finished talking when a folded piece of paper dropped from nowhere, right on Saga's lap. The tall blonde flinched, looking around. "Where did that came from?"
Saga picked up the paper and looked at it, paling immediately. He held it out to Rose, so he could read it as well. The letters on it were written in a crimson ink, looking like blood. It appeared that the writer had been angered by them informing the captain that Saga was alive and that they would regret their actions.
Rose held a hand to his heart, getting up and wildly looking around them. "Oh my god, what's going on? Nobody is here!" He walked to the wardrobe, throwing the doors open, doing the same with the bathroom. He bit his lower lip with a troubled expression, pacing. "Let's get out of here and find Hakuei." He grabbed the other's hand, pulling Saga to the door.
Saga followed, feeling a little freaked out as well. Though his theory about the kidnapper being invisible seemed more and more likely.
Rose ran through the corridors, stopping at the door that gave way to the deck. He peeked outside, finding Hakuei on the other side of the ship. "Wait here, but if you hear anything, run outside..." The blonde tried to look normal, walking to Hakuei and hooking his arm on his. "I really need you to come with me right now." He whispered, pulling discretely on his arm.
Hakuei sighed but excused himself from his current task to go follow Rose. "What's wrong?" He asked.
Rose kept quiet until the were back on the corridor, finally extending the note to his lover. "Something is wrong. We were talking and this just fell out of nowhere on Saga's lap. I mean it. Absolutely nowhere... "
After reading the note, Hakuei tucked it in his pocket and looked at Rose. "Do nothing. Please don't try anything that will put yourself in danger. I'll take care of this situation."
Rose frowned, taking a hold of Hakuei's coat between his fingers. "Warn the captain, Hakuei. This is not something to be taken lightly."
Hakuei gently removed Rose's fingers from his coat. "I know who is behind this. I also know how easy it is for him to listen in on conversations. Trust me, will you?"
Rose frowned at Hakuei, a slight hurt showing in his eyes. "If you know who it is, I'm even more convinced that the captain should know. I don't want him pointing his finger to you again." With that said, he stormed out to the deck, not caring if Hakuei liked his idea or not.
Hakuei grabbed Rose's arm before he could get too far and tugged him back. "He'll kill you."
Rose cried out, clawing at the hand around his thin arm desperately. He tugged, using his body weight to try to make Hakuei let go. The man obviously had no idea of his own strength. "You're hurting me!" He whined.
Hakuei pulled Rose into his arms, holding him close for a second before letting go. "Fine, do whatever you want, Rose." He said, in a bit of weary voice.
Rose gasped, his hand flying to the angry red marks on his arm. His body was shaking with the rage and sadness he felt, the first of many sobs rising on his throat. "I didn't want him to think you were a murderer. But you clearly don't care." With that said, he walked back to his room, not looking back at Hakuei.
Hakuei sighed and sunk to the floor once Rose was out of sight. He could understand that Rose wanted to protect him, but he wanted to protect Rose too.