"You're awful quiet for the show you put on when I found you."

The omega boy he'd found last week glances at him. His face is calmer now as he looks over the edge of the boat. But those brows stay furrowed constantly, Nico's noticed, and he doesn't seem to stay untensed, always ready to spin on someone.

"I don't talk to people." He mutters harshly, eyes averted, and staring down bluntly.

Nico hums, leaning against the side next to him,"What's your name kid?"

"The fucks it matter to you." He murmurs.

"It matters because I'm your Captain." Nico snorts, looking over towards the water,"That and I need something else to call you other than kid or omega... Its your choice though."

The kid glares at him, then rolls his eyes, pushing from the siding,"Its Luca."

"Whata?"

"Luca." The boy glares at him,"Its Latin idiot."

Nico raises a brow,"Fine. Luca, stop talking to me like that, or I'll personally throw you over the side of my ship."

Luca's eyes look at him, and although he looks slightly startled by the sudden threat, he smirks.

"Bring it on then Captain."

...............

This. Omega. Is going to be the death of him.

"Oi! Brat! What do you think you're doing!?"

Nico watches as the kid glides through the water, swimming as if he's never been anywhere else but the sea his whole life.

The rest of the crew lounges on the beach, all gathering wood for their last night on land until they make it to Mono. Mono is almost two months from here, and two months on a ship seems longer when you don't see the sense of keeping time.

"Swimming!" Luca yells back, snarky tone undeniable as he swims through the water. Its like he's hardly trying, floating over the water like he owns it,"How about you captain?"

Nico scoffs, despite his smirk,"Enjoying myself and not wearing off my strength with useless swimming!"

"Haha!" Luca laughs, and lifts his head up, brows furrowed over his smart grin and bright eyes. His brown hair slicks back nicely, and the shirt he wears floats in the water, keeping his body frame hidden,"Swimming isn't a waste captain!"

Nico raises a brow at the smaller man.

To say the least, this little shit has guts.

Nico's whole crew consists of betas and alphas, and this little shit isn't affected by one of them. He's snapped at nearly all of them, and the other day when Erin got too cocky and used his alphas voice, Luca snapped and grabbed him by the collar, pinning an arm behind the larger mans back and slamming him face first into the deck.

Lana plops her ass next to him, sighing as she nurses a bottle in her hand,"He's kinda cute."

"Who?" Nico mutters, pretending he doesn't know.

"Ahaha!" She nudges him, wiggling her brows,"I see how you look at that pretty omega boy..." She giggles,"You like him like this, but when he sleeps... He looks like a baaaaaaby angel~" She giggles again as he shoves her over into the sand, and she whines about how the small rocks mix in her last swallow of rum.

Nico watches her for a few moments before looking back over at Luca. He's climbing out of the water now, face calm and he catches his first glimpse of his relaxed face, a tired look to his eyes rather than a sharp glare.

Nico raises his brows at the sight, the omegas face blank and no glare to be seen, his eyes are hooded as he climbs up on a ledge and walks behind a rock there, and he doesn't reappear for a few moments.

Nico quirks a brow,"What is he up to?"

"Whatcha mean Cap'iiiin?" Lana slurs, leaning against his shoulder,"Oi... Oi... Whatcha mean?"

Nico shoves her over as he stands, making her cackle,"Quit pestering me you drunk twit."

She laughs again as he walks away.

Nico walks to the rock slowly, going around the side and leaning against it.

He watches as Luca strips his shirt over his head, and Nico feels his own eyes widen at the sight of his body. He has so many scars, lashing back and forth across his back and places on his chest that looks like cuts that healed long ago but leave a nasty reminder.

Nico has lashes on his own back, many times spent in prison just to escape leaving their own reminders on his own skin.

Luca's fit, and has a lean look to him. He may be small but he has the muscles that suit him. He's thin though, much like a woman's fit, but that's because hes small, and his second gender doesn't allow much weight gain at all.

At least he isn't frail and just skinny like some of the other omegas Nico has seen, Luca can totally beat the shit out of someone if he wanted to.

"Liking what cha see captain."

Nico draws his eyes up from the omegas fit and slim figure, finding the young boy to be glaring at him as if ready to kill. Luca's voice held venom as he asked the question.

As Nico doesn't respond the omega scoffs.

Luca wrings his shirt out with vengence, pulling the baggy thing back over his slim body before trudging past the Captain with a low,"Alphas are disgusting." Before hopping off the ledge and stalking over towards their small group.

Nico snorts, raising his brows.

That brat has a worse temper than himself.