Once Alexander was on deck, he meandered over to the nearest hot tub. A group of adults who didn't know each other were sharing their stories of where they were coming from, and where they were going. Alexander quietly sat on the edge of the deck, and soaked his bare feet in the hot water while he listened to them jibber on about things that never reached his actual thoughts.

Shortly after, he took to walking around the boat itself. He found some hot toast in a café on the same floor as the hot tub and helped himself to some peanut butter on it. He spotted a pool with kids already playing in it, and a small area of fake grass that some toddlers were playing on with their parents watching from some lounge chairs. The visual that everyone had someone to talk to left him feeling lonely.

Not wanting that feeling to last out in the public, Alexander hurried down to the small cabin room he'd been assigned. Inside he changed his clothes into a pair of lightweight slacks and a short tunic for a shirt. Just as he was tying the woven cord to secure the neck shut, the door to the cabin opened with the beep that someone had used their access card.

Julian stepped in looking rather pale. He threw his boots to the edge of the bed, then slid the door shut. A beep sounded as the door locked behind him. He groaned as he stretched his arms up, then gave a slight wave of his hand from above his head to Alexander.

“You're feeling better?” Alexander asked softly, stepping around the bed to look Julian in the face. On instinct out of worry, he reached his left hand up to brush the thick locks of the knight's hair from his eyes.

Julian caught his hand and practically hissed at him. “I'm on a fucking boat. What do you think?” Alexander gasped, trying to pull his hand back out of Julian's grip but his hold was too strong. “Why'd you want to touch me?” He asked in an irritated tone.

“I was worried about you!” Alexander yelped, reaching his other hand up to try and pull off Julian's. The knight caught that hand and held it down to their stomachs. “You look pale!”

“I feel like utter shit.” He snapped back.

“Then go back and lay down!” Now Alexander was using his whole body to try and pull back.

Without showing that it was any effort to hold the young man, Julian tilted his head to the side. “I got lonely.” He stated in a flat tone. Alexander froze. “You went too far away from me.”

“S-so... you were worried about me?” Alexander tried to translate.

“No.” Julian barked. He took swift steps forward while pushing the blond back. “I just said I was lonely. Fucking listen to me.” As soon as Alexander's legs hit the bed, the blond curled forward so he wouldn't fall backward. The motion resulted in him falling to the floor at Julian's legs and the brunette going with him so Alexander didn't actually hurt himself. “You left me.”

“You told me to leave!” Alexander rebutted, glaring up at the knight.

Not amused, Julian knelt down and pushed Alexander back until his head was against the edge of the bed. “I was wrong. I'm apologizing. Reward me.”

“Wh-what?”

“Reward me.”