Kidnap

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Seonghwa was quite unsteady which was to be expected, though it did send him into a little bit of a fit. He hated having to rely so heavily on someone, and it was terrifying to him because he still was not sure what the Captain wanted to do to him. What did he have planned for him? Other than clearly trying to throw the King off guard, he had no idea what it was that he could be used for. He was the easier of the two princes' to target, of course, but how had the other even known about him when Seonghwa, and Seonghwa's mystery older brother had not known of him. The speed at which he had managed to get to Seonghwa, as well, was concerning. There was so much that was concerning, and so little that he knew...he was not sure what he should do...other than obedience for the moment. After all, despite anything else, he had no standing among these people other than being some castaway prince that even he himself had not known but being told of it.

"Here we are!" the Captain said somewhat loudly, causing Seonghwa to wince slightly, before the Captain threw the doors open to what seemed to be a small dining area, though Seonghwa could see that there was definitely a kitchen attached to the back, and the table in the center was definitely made for more than a crew of a measly even people. Even with Seonghwa as a new addition, the Prince felt as though one could easily add another two times that and it would still not make the table feel full. He shook his heads of these thoughts...what did he know about boats and tables on boats? This could be a normal size, or a normal sized crew-though from what he could gather they were rather small in size.

Seonghwa felt stiff as he saw all eyes gaze upon him and the Captain. Hongjoong for his part, did not freeze, merely pulling him easily towards the table. Seonghwa stumbled after him, fingers clenched tightly against the other's fur coat, nerves flooding through his body as he was brought closer and closer to so many people he did not know. He had not met many of the crew, mostly Yeosang and the Captain. There was that one person that had been with the Captain but he could barely recall what he looked like, let alone his name. Everything sort of got dimmed after he had seen the Captain. Furthermore, he had been anxious and his brain had this thing where it halted some memories if needed. Granted this was true for most people. In traumatic situations that did happen to more than just him, but apparently even his brain could not repress memories right, because he clearly remembered every detail of Hongjoong, ever word he spoke, and even his threats. Perhaps it was because the man was so beautiful, perhaps it was because he was so intimidating even his brain was unable to cut him out...Seonghwa did not find that he cared to have the answers.

"This is my crew. You already know Yeosang and Jongho..." Seonghwa winced at the latter name. He did not, in fact, know Jongho. He could not remember, among the faces he did not recall, which was the pirate that had been with Hongjoong.

"A-Actually, I am afraid I do not really, remember, who Jongho is." Seonghwa whispered, his eyes wide and his fingers trembling, as though he was going to get into some severe trouble for not remembering Jongho. Fortunately for him, the Captain seemed more flattered than angry and smirked at him.

"Was I simply too amazing that you failed to remember who dragged you into the medical wing in the first place?" Seonghwa flushed deeply, keeping his eyes locked on the ground, but he did not protest the statement, not really knowing how to do so, and he had already been quite bad at lying anyways, and he knew that he would likely be found out if he did try to deny such things. He was never good at refusing things that had a ring of truth to them. For all intents and purposes, Seonghwa was quite an honest person, and he expected others to be honest as well, as he despised liars. "Why, Little Dove, I am absolutely flattered." Hongjoong stated, letting a finger run the side of Seonghwa's cheek in some sort of mock fondness. Seonghwa just stared at him, stiff and unmoving, unable to quite look away even if he wanted to.

I am officially going insane. This man is so...so horribly captivating. Hongjoong, though he already knew it quite well enough, had entirely captivated Seonghwa and knew that the latter was definitely attracted to him, though whether or not he knew this was attraction and not something else was something Hongjoong still had to figure out. He would figure it out one way or another though, as this specimen of a Prince was quite beautiful, and definitely someone Hongjoong would be more than willing to see hanging off of his arm, for more reasons than one.

The stupid King had no idea what he gave up when he tossed Seonghwa to the metaphorical wolves. Those stupid idiots that the King had comprised Seonghwa's family of were both dumb, and idiotic. They thought that by controlling Seonghwa through vast ways they would be free of any backlash should he try to wander. They could tamp down the curiosity and limit the risk of him finding out who he was. It was a stupid notion that ended up failing in the end. He had no idea what they were thinking, but it was relatively clear that they merely were not thinking at all. Seonghwa was more than able to get vengance, though Hongjoong doubted that he would. It was fine, as the Captain had plans of his own to ensure that the morons got what they deserved.

"Jongho, is the one next to Yeosang, on the left." He dutifully informed, allowing Seonghwa to bask in nerves for just a moment shy of too long. He was good at reading people, after all, he knew things. It was fun to watch his victims squirm, but he did not pretend to be anything less than a sadistic bastard. Seonghwa...Seonghwa was so delectible. It was almost impossible to think that Hongjoong had managed to find a specimen so fine.

"Thank you, Captain," the little prince stated softly. Hongjoong could not help the smile that twitched on his lips. Oh, I have the best of plans...for this one. He thought to himself. They are almost halfway complete anyways. Really, that King should have known better than to risk sending an heir apparent so far from his sights, and I shall relish in his regret to the utmost degree.