"Make sure you're back by Sunday daybreak!" Nico yells at his crew as they unboard the ship,"If not you will be left behind!"

"Yes sir!"

Finally. Nico looks out at the port, checking the premises. Moreburrow has never been that bad of a place, its brothels always clean, the shops unique with many different cultural treasures.

And the good part about this place is the fact that the Navy rarely checks this area.

Nico takes a deep breath as he starts down the gang plank. He'll spend his first few nights enjoying himself, then he'll see to the major supplies they need. He huffs, making it on dock with the rest of his crew, watching as they go onto land. He counts each of them, being sure of how many men he has so he won't forget to count them come Sunday morning.

Where's the omega.

Nico stops, turning to Lana who unboards behind him. She nearly bumps into his chest, looking up with a smile,"Aye cap'in."

"Where's the brat?" He asks, and she points towards the ship railing.

He follows her hand, looking up to find Luca lounging on the boat rails, legs over the side of it. Nico raises his brows, wondering what the hell hes doing.

"Oi. Brat!" He yells up, and the omega looks at him,"Will you be fine alone. I'll be back by moonlight."

Luca flips him off. Nico sighs, guessing that means the omega in heat will be ok until he returns. He has the key to the quarters, so he'll most likely lock himself in there. Its the second month that he's been on the ship, and the boy is in heat again. It his 4th day, tomorrow will be the last day hes in heat, so hopefully Nico can take him somewhere in town for-

Wait- what brain?

"He'll be fine cap'in." Lana grins, her hair fluffing about,"He has guns, and you said he knew how to use em."

"He does..." Nico sighs, glancing back at the ship as they step on land,"I'm not worried about that."

"Then what?" Lana raises a brow at him,"He also has a sword if he can't-"

"He's in heat." Nico says bluntly, looking out at the port town,"That means its a matter of will or will he not use them on an pursuing alpha."

"Well from the way he acts I do believe he wouldn't let an alpha touch him sir."

"...You'd be surprised just exactly how fast an omega will drop at the will of an alphas scent or commands... Especially if they're in heat."

-

"Why don't you stay for another round?"

Nico hums as a woman hangs off his arm, her breasts bressing up against his bicep. He pulls away from her, and the beta sits on the bed, looking dissappointed,"Please honey. We had fun didn't we?"

"Plenty. No I must leave." He yanks his pants up, leaving his shirt loose and unbuttoned.

"Aww baby buns." She giggles as she pulls at his pants loops,"One more?"

"No."

"Where are you off to then." She lets go, looking frustrated as she places her hands against her cheeks, lounging on the bed shamelessly naked,"So boring, you are."

"I have an omega to take care of." He says bluntly to her, not quite liking the way she so modestly lays there naked instead of having decent mind to covering at least her lower half.

"Really." She says, looking slightly upset then,"Of course, alphas only want omegas over us betas. You men are so cruel."

"And you women wouldn't choose just one man, so I'd rather be with the omega I'm going to see."

"Uh-" She gives him a offened look, and she shoves him from the room,"Get out! You're one to talk, sleeping with a whore!"

"And youre the one calling yourself such a thing!" He yells back at her as he's shoved from the room,"I need my boots beautiful."

She gives a disbelieving gawk at him as she slings his boots at him, the captain catching them as the door slams in his face. He laughs a little, leaning down to pull them on as he walks away from the room.

Nice lady.

He makes his way downstairs, paying for a bottle of rum before making his way down to the dock. He strolls mindlessly, looking up at the rather cloudy sky. It looks like its going to rain, and Nico wonders if it will delay them any further.

He takes a deep breath, and it hits him.

The rusty smell of blood.

Nico stops next to the boat, looking up the gang plank. He takes a breath, placing a hand to his sword as he stalks up it.

It's stronger as he reaches the top, and he glances around, checking the area before moving forward again.

It's silent, almost deadly so, and he sniffs again as he tries to figure out where Luca is. He smells the sweet scent of a heat, and he takes a deep breath of it as he smells it permitting from the captain's quarters.

He glances around, and a hand catches his eyes, and he follows an arm that leads to a body, laying just beneath the steps to the ship's wheel. He stares, eyes widening as he realizes it's a dead man, fresh blood staining the already blood stained floors. He takes a breath, hating the taste of blood on his tongue.

Luca.

Nico rushes forward, and he feels his heart race as he sees droplets of blood, smeared redness leading into the quarters.

He shoves the door open, and he gasps as it hits another man, blood running from beneath him. Nico swallows, the smell of gunpowder and the heavy scent of fear lacing his senses.

"Luca?" He asks softly. He smells him, he's alive, but he isn't sure where he's hiding and there's not much of a place to hide in this small room.

There's no answer, and Nico bites his lip as he stalks further into the room. If his nose is correct, Luca is the only other alive person on this ship besides himself.

"Kid..." He says, sniffing a little more. He smells it strongest near his desk, and he goes around, seeing how the chair is haphazardly laying on its side.

He leans down slowly, hand placed against the side of the desk as he looks beneath it.

And thank god that's where the brat sits, or well, lays. He's on his side, curled up in a tight ball in the small area his body has allowed him to crawl into.

"Hey... Brat, what are you doing? What happened-"

He nearly gasps as Luca whirls on him, clinging to the alphas neck and pressing up against him. Nico stares wide eyed, looking down at the omegas left arm as he sees the amount of blood thats smeared on the kids arm. And it isn't someone else's blood either.

"Hey woah-" he pulls him back, and Luca looks utterly pissed as he does so,"What happened? Are you ok?"

"I'm fine it's..." The smaller man looks at his arm and growls,"Those guys were assholes."

"Are there any more? Is that why you were hiding?" Nico sniffs,"I don't smell anything-"

"I killed em all..." Luca mutters, sighing as he glares at the floor, sitting back away from the alpha,"I guess they smelled me..."

"Why were you hiding if there's no more of the-"

"Cause I'm in heat you imbecile!" Luca moves away, standing slowly as he sways a little. Nico stands to help but the kid only pushes his hands away.

Luca takes two more steps, and Nico goes wide eyed as the boy collaspes, a hard thump resounding against the wooding floor. He lays there afterwards, chest heaving as he pants and his body limp to the touch.

Day five. Heat climax. Nico knows this greatly, considering his mother is an omega, albeit a feared pirate in the 7 seas.

"Luca-" He rushes forward, checking his pulse first. It's fast, veins bumping against his fingers like a drum. The attack or the overbearing scents must have sent him overboard sooner, and Nico sighs as he shakes his head.

"You're a really big handful, you know omega?" He whispers, and Luca groans, limp in the alphas hold.

"Why..." He wheezes, and Nico grunts as he lays the smaller boy on the cot.

"Cause its the fifth and final day and it's gonna be bad." He watches as he winces, and the alpha shakes his head,"That and you fought like three alphas..." Nico sniffs himself.

Fuck, he was scenting protection. No wonder Luca collapsed.

"Where's Eman?" Luca looks up at him, and he looks completely different than he had literally moments ago, face flushed the darkest Nico has seen yet, eyes glazed and only growing darker with each passing moment,"Where's... Eman."

"Who's Eman?" Nico is so confused everytime he hears the boy talk about this guy. Emanuel. It sounds spanish, is the guy from spain?

"It hurts-" Luca gasps, a choked sound falling from his lips as he grimaces. He rolls, putting his back to the alpha next to him.

"Oi Kid." Nico frowns,"Who the hell is Eman?"

He feels something like stinging fill his chest, face feeling warm and a suddenly upset aura settling in his mind.

Huh. Was that jealousy?

Nico swallows the sudden feeling hard, his throat absurdly tight at the simple thought of being jealous of another man. And he doesn't even know who said man is!

"Nico..."

Nico perks, his name being gasped into the room. He stares at Lucas back with huge eyes, shock placed into every feature on his face.

Luca just said his name for the first time in the last two months, and it went straight to the alphas groin. Ugh, fuck. Why'd he have to say his name while he's in heat.

He flinches as a hand touches him, and the alpha moves forward, crouching next to the bed as Luca keeps his back turned to him, but his hand still clings to the older man's shirt.

"What kid?" He asks, watching as the omega shivers.

"Hold me..."

Nico swallows, wondering if he should hold Luca and risk his cock getting too carried away or if he should just leave the brat here to cry alone.

Instead, he chooses to reach forward and grab his hand,"I won't leave, but I can't get in bed with you..."

"...Ok."