Somewhere Between the Sea and the Sky.

Episode 1: Chapter 2.

"Is he alive?" Jongho asked.

"I don't know. I hope he is." Yeosang replied.

They were watching the scene from afar, sitting on the wooden floor of the Aurora's deck. Ateez managed to save the man they found in the middle of the sea, the waves should have drowned him in no time so the pirates probably appeared in the best moment. Even if the crew had to get out of the terrible weather first, San managed to take care of the stranger and put him to rest in the captain's cabin.

The church boy turned to have some first aid knowledge, he probably was the one who saved his life.

As soon as the sea calmed down with the night, Wooyoung approached to take care of the stranger too, taking him from Hongjoong's cabin to the deck again. San was sitting on the floor, putting the young man's head on his legs so he was comfortable.

"He doesn't look like a rough sailor." San muttered, carefully brushing the stranger's hair out of his face so the boatswain could take a better look at him. "I don't think he's much older than the lieutenant."

"He sure has a story to tell."

The silver haired approached his hand to the stranger's face too, caressly touching some scars on his face. Those were big scars, not just accidents from common life. Wooyoung was trying to guess what kind of guy they rescued when he suddenly opened his eyes and stared back at him.

Silence invaded the scene as none of them said anything, but San and Wooyoung were surely thinking the same.

He had red eyes. Not as spooky and glowy as Yeosang, but still red. It was when he looked up at the church boy when the boatswain realized.

He had red eyes too, but way darker than the others.

What the fuck. How didn't he notice before?

What did it mean?

Wooyoung decided to ignore San's creepiness once more, he probably was born with them and ended up in jail for it, yeah. That was it. It explained why people thought he was possessed.

But what about the stranger? He was awake and staring at Wooyoung, probably as confused as him.

"Uh..." He finally spoke, looking around him. "This is not my ship."

Oh shit he was expecting an answer. Wooyoung stared at San, who was completely blocked and confused. It would be his work to explain what happened.

"HEY, YEO!" He shouted, but it didn't seem to affect the stranger. "BRING SOME FOOD FOR HIM, HE MIGHT BE HUNGRY!"

The prince nodded and stood up, the boatswain heard the sudden rushed steps and took it as the reply he was expecting. Then smiled at the stranger, a cute and kind smile San didn't expect.

The church boy only saw the feared pirate side of the silver haired, the sudden kindness kinda hit him hard.

"We found you adrift, it looks like you fell from your ship sir." He moved a bit without getting up, giving more space for the stranger to move. "This boy here saved your life."

He signaled at San then, making the stranger realize he was resting his head on him. The guy fastly moved to sit down, not without some noises of pain in the process. He was obviously hurt.

His gaze fell on the church boy, who gathered all his energy to calm down and speak.

"I— I just did what I felt correct." He took a more comfortable posture as soon as the stranger moved. "No one deserves to die on the sea like that."

"I guess I owe you some gratitude." The stranger's voice suddenly turned deeper, he was being serious. "If you saved my life I should return the favor."