"Alright so-"

"Lets go to the "Gunsman" first..." Luca says promptly, striding forward as if he owns the town. Nico stares at him with a slightly bewildered look. Huh? Does this kid know this place?

"Oi you..." He catches up with the smaller man, and Luca glares at him some,"How do you know this place?"

"I've been all over the world." Luca mutters,"This place is famous among my kind, specifically because they can easily kill whatever alpha forced mating on them or run away to the new countries..."

"Oh." Nico says bluntly, and the omega just scoffs, busting into the gunsman's shop.

"Why do you need new guns..." Nico glances around quickly before snatching a pearl necklace as they pass the shelf,"You have brand new ones."

"And brand new ones are most likely to be stolen." Luca says plainly, grabbing guns and looking at them. He stares at them, turning them and twisting them in his hands. He spins them on his fingers, tests them with his posture and then-

"Nope, rubbish." He tosses them back on the shelf and continues to the next.

Nico raises his brows some, and continues along with him.

-

"I thought I heard the Old Man say~"Leave her, Johnny, leave her"~Tomorrow ye will get your pay~And it's time for us to leave her~Leave her, Johnny, leave her~Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her~For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow~And it's time for us to leave her~"

Nico sways with the rest of his crew, or atleast those of them that came back to the ship, all of them sitting in the crew quarters as they sing old shanties.

He notices how his eyes keep looking over, and around, searching for a dark haired omega. Hes not in here, and after the other night, Nico can't help the way his stomach crawls. Where is he? Is he being attacked?

"Aye Capin'!" He grunts as weight falls on his shoulder, and he finds a drunk lana, the girl grinning dumbly as she kicks one of the other men for pinching her ass,"Looking for the Luca baby?"

Nico grumbles as he swigs another gulp of rum down, and Lana giggles.

"He's on the deck by himself, he's staring at the water again."

Nico nods slowly, drinking the last of his once full bottle. He's not even tipsy. He pats Lana's hair and continues on, stepping over a drunk William then going up the stairs to the deck.

His cabin boy sits on the railing again, staring down at the water next to the docks, he's silent. There's a quiet look on his face, no turmoil and angry aggression.

"Oi brat."

Luca looks at him, and Nico's noticed how his glares have gotten softer since the first heat hes had on this boat. He isn't sure if thats because of him, or if its perhaps because he finally had a somewhat decent area to have a heat in.

But they're still scary, even now as the man frowns and looks back out at the water,"The hell you want?"

"Just lonely." Nico murmurs, leaning on the railing next to him. Luca fidgets for a moment, but then he settles, calming in the captain's intrusive presence.

Nico stares down at the water too, and numbly he finds himself lost in thought. Why does Luca always stare at this? It's like hes in a trance with it. Maybe he's doing it just to think, the alpha having seen many expressions on that tanned face many times. He wonders what he thinks of then? Is it something sad?

Maybe that Emanuel guy has something to do with it-

"Oi kid." He looks at the omega,"You have a lover somewhere?"

"Wha-" Luca looks taken aback then he flushes unexpectedly, making nico's gut churn.

"No!" He bellows, and frowns, looking suddenly enraged,"Why the fuck would you think that!?"

"Who's Eman then?"

He watches as the younger boy goes slack faced, a look of pure shock and horror gracing the alphas eyes.

"Where did you hear that name?"

"You've said it many times." Nico answers and Luca's lip twitches in premature anger.

"When?"

"While you were in heat-" Nico goes wide eyed as Luca jumps down from the railing, striding up to him.

"I don't have a lover. He's dead to me." The omega frowns, glaring,"He helped me with a lot of bullshit." He walks away, going towards the crew quarters,"Now you know. Leave me be, you shitty alpha."

Nico frowns. You don't call out the name of some one you hate while in heat.