Forever, You Are My Star

Chapter 7: The Isle of Whispers

Mey slowly opened her eyes to adjust to the light of the sunlight streaming through the port holes. Her whole body ached and her head was pounding. As her eyes adjusted, she looked around. Cabinets were opened, bowls of water were sitting everywhere she could see; some with rags flowing out of them some just sat there. She saw bottles of rum sitting on counters that were either half empty or completely empty. She tried to sit up and felt pain all throughout her back. She gently lifted her hand and touched her back. Behind the large shirt she was wearing, she felt what seemed to be bandages. Then everything hit her at once. Yunho bringing her on board. The captain ordering her to the brig. The boys then getting her out and hiding her. The pirate that found her and dragged her on deck. The flogging after she threw the dagger at the quartermaster. But what kept coming across in her mind was the voice. 

    "I never forgot you. So please come back." That voice and those beautiful black eyes that were shaded by black hair. Was it a dream? Mey then attempted to stand to her feet despite the pain her body was feeling. She stumbled a bit, but managed to stand without the need of support. As she looked around some more, she noticed how quiet it actually was. Where was everyone? Then panic began to set in. Yang must have done something to them. Ignoring the pain, Mey ran out the door of sickbay and onto the main deck not knowing or caring who saw her. She just wanted to make sure the others were safe. Once she swung the door open, the boys who were now tending to the ship all looked at her. Mey gave a sigh of relief when she saw them unharmed.

     "Mey!" A very familiar voice snapped her back to her senses, and before she knew it, San was standing in front of her with her hands in his. "Are you alright? What's wrong?" Mey just stared up into his eyes. She recognized them. So it wasn't a dream. San was there, the one to bring her back from the voices in her head.     She remembered everything he said, and it confused her. How did he know of the river and the waterfall? How did he know of the forest behind the castle? She then saw a small gash that was made in his right eyebrow, like a scar from a weapon or a fight. She instinctively reached up and stroked it with her finger and gave him a small smile.

     "I'm alright. Just got a little worried is all." San cupped her face and stared into her beautiful green eyes.

     "We are all here and safe." Their little moment was cut short when Wooyoung and Mingi ran up to her and developed her in a hug. Mey smiled gladly accepting it.

     "Will you two be careful. She's still healing. We don't need the wounds to open back up." Hongjoong said walking up to them. Wooyoung and Mingi loosened their grip on her now worried they hurt her.

     "We're sorry. We were all just so worried." Mingi whined out. Mey gave a slight giggle.

     "I'm fine thanks to all of you." Wooyoung and Mingi let her go only for her to be developed in another hug, this time by Hongjoong. Mey gladly accepted it burying her head in his shoulder.

     "Never do something like that again. You scared the seven seas out of all of us." Mey smiled into his shoulder then brought herself up to face him noticing the others now standing behind him.

     "I wasn't about to watch my saviors get beaten to near death. You saved my life; I needed to repay it."

     "Well, it's been repaid. So listen to Hongjoong, hyung." Yeosang butted out now walking her way to also hug her. Once Seonghwa and Jongho also hugged her, Mey looked around the ship.

     "Let me guess, mutiny." They all looked at her a little shocked.

     "How did you...?" Wooyoung muttered.

     "Well one, none of you are harmed. Two, as much as I know you all wanted to kill Yang and his crew, they were most likely all in Tortuga. Perfect time to steal a ship." She then carefully walked to the front of the ship with San and Wooyoung trailing behind her. Hongjoong and the rest just stood there in awe.