Eclipse || Seongjoong

Chapter 6: Kindness

"Is he awake yet?"

"Does it look like I know?"

"Aren't ye a doctor?"

"The fuck ye talkin' about? I am a fuckin' Witch."

"Shut up, and get out me room," Hongjoong sighed, rubbing his forehead from the stress given to him by his crew.

"But, the elf looks pale?" Wooyoung pointed at the beads of sweat forming on the Prince's skin. "He ain't sick, aye?"

"How in the heavens would I know," Hongjoong grumbled, getting up from his chair and walking towards the group hovering over the elf. "But if y'all keep bothering his rest, he might die from stress before me."

The captain shooed most of his crew, leaving only Yunho to place a wet cloth on the elf's head.

"It doesn't look bad," Yunho shrugged, dusting off his hands and standing beside Hongjoong. "Just a minor bruise."

"I see," Hongjoong nodded, crossing his arms as he saw the elf start to stir in his sleep. Seonghwa's ears started to move to whatever sound they heard before the prince fluttered his eyes open.

"Where am I?" Seonghwa groaned, holding where he hit his head and slowly sitting up.

"In my room, of course," Hongjoong scoffed, handing Seonghwa a glass of water. "'Ere, drink up."

"Thank you," Sronghwa bowed his head, but his tone was more of a question than a statement. He took the glass from Hongjoong and carefully brought his lips. As he took a sip of the water, he quickly spat it back into the cup with a shocked expression. "What is this?"

"Water," Hongjoong chuckled, walking back to his desk and leaving to stand by Seonghwa's side. "What else would ye think it is?"

Yunho sighed, shaking his head before turning towards the prince. "We have to put a bit of alcohol in it to keep the w'ter from growin' stagnant. Unfortunately, the fresh water we got from last night's rain has already gone through the process."

"Oh, oh my," Seonghwa nodded, placing the lip of the cup back on his before slowly drinking the water.

"What? Does the alcohol have an effect on elves?" Hongjoong asked, going through the papers on his desk without looking up.

"We drink wine, but that's about it," Seonghwa blinked a few times to get his eyes adjusted to the light. "But only on special occasions because it is rare to come across."

"Ah," the captain nodded, finally pulling a piece of paper he had been looking for. "Well, yer on a pirate ship now. We drink more rum than water. Knock yerself out if ye want."

"Um, thank you?" Seonghwa smiled, but the corners of his mouth turned downward. "What is that paper?"

"This is what we have to do to keep the Sirens spell out our heads," Hongjoong flicked the paper, and Yunho hurried to his side.

"Captain," Yunho's lips formed into a disgusted scowl. "Did ye just leave it layin' on ye desk?"

"Aye," Hongjoong shrugged, giving the paper to Yunho. "What about it?"

"Nevermind," Yunho sighed, shaking his head and reading the piece of paper. "Ye sure Siyeon can do this?"

"Nope!" Hongjoong chuckled, leaning back in his chair and kicking his feet on top of the desk, almost knocking a pile of books to the floor. "One of the parts is havin' a strong and none greedy mindset, Yunho. We will fail with or without magic; we are pirates."

"Then why do we have this paper?" Yunho waved the paper around as Seonghwa just awkwardly flatted his lips as he listened.

"It's for those who will definitely fall for the Siren's songs...give it to Wooyoung," Hongjoong smirked, earning a poorly held-back scoff from the first mate.