𝓕𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓞𝓾𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮 2: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑡 (ateez)

𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 (𝓞𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮)

The ocean waves crashed against the ship gently in the night. The clear sky allowed sparkling stars to reveal themselves in it. The pearl white moon reflected its beauty on the waters of the dark sea. As the members were having their dinner below deck, San was up on the deck looking out at the stars.

He knew this trip was taking a while as they've been sailing for 3 days now. Still no mist insight, still no Wonderland. There's nothing for miles away. Were they going the right way? But the riddle said to sail with no direction. He sighed he just had to continue to wait and be patient.

San pulled out a small music box from his pants pocket and he glanced at the outside features. It was white porcelain and a gold-incrusted box. When he opened it up, a sweet song played and two small figures were dancing inside. A princess and a prince. (A/N: Play audio at the top!)

Tears slid down the sentimental pirate's face as he remembered where he got the music box from.

*Flashback*

Lightning and thunder danced in the night sky as a storm was upon the kingdom. The loud sounds awoke the princess and she quickly ran to the prince's room.

"San!!" She squeals and runs inside his room.

San slowly sits up in bed and rubs the sleep from his eyes to see what was the matter. The door closed behind Emilia and she ran to San in bed. She cries as she buries her face in his nightshirt.

The prince pouts and rubs her back, "What's wrong my dear?"

Thunder sounds again making her squeal and hug him tightly.

San lets out a light chuckle to her cuteness, "Are you...scared of thunderstorms?"

She looks up at him with a pout, "Mhm..."

"You're okay!~ I'm here." He tells her with his honey-filled voice. "Come on, you can sleep with me tonight."

San lifts up the covers and lets Emilia under them. She smiles as she cuddles into her fiancé's warmth. This was the new safe place and she was so happy to have found it.

"The storm will pass, okay? Try to get some sleep." San tells her gently and kisses her forehead.

"Thanks, San..."

The princess feels her eyes get drowsy as San continued to stroke her back and hum a song. As the storm settled itself, she and San slowly fell into slumber.

The next day, the sun was bright in the sky and the day was in full effect.

San and Emilia were busy throughout the day with their duties but it wasn't until after lunch Emilia pulled San to the courtyard to talk to him.

"Hey, is it bad luck to give your fiancé a wedding gift?"

Emilia looked up at San with sweetness in her eyes awaiting his answer. San's felt his heart melt at her cute expression.

He smiles at her and gives her a shrug, "I wouldn't know. Why? Do you have a gift for me?"

She nods and pulls out a small gift-wrapped box and placed it in San's hands.

"I'll take the chance. Besides, this isn't the only gift you're getting! Go and open it!"

San chuckled and opened the box. He pulled out the porcelain music box and his smile grew into a grin.

"Emilia this is beautiful!"

"Open it up!"

San opens the music box and it plays a sweet familiar song. The song he sang to her the night he confessed his feelings to her.