The Sunrise's Treasure

4. Meeting | Sirens

Hongjoong got up and walked to the door of the infirmary. Before he left, he turned to face me and Yeosang.

"Meeting in fifteen minutes. All eight plus (Y/n)," he said as he opened the door and walked out. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. I looked back towards Yeosang as a large shiver ran down my spine. He looked back at me, panicked.

"Are you cold?" he asked, worriedly. "I'll get you a robe until we can get you some reasonable clothes. Any particular color?" I thought for a second, trying to figure out what color I wanted. I still didn't remember what my favorite color was so I just shrugged my shoulders. Yeosang went to a box on the other side of the room that I could see holding a multitude of different colored clothes. He grabbed a simple (f/c) robe that looked like it would fit. As he showed it to me, he held out his hand to help me off the bed. I smiled and took it as he gently helped me stand. It took me by surprise that I was able to stand because I hadn't stood at all since I had been found.

"Thank you, Yeosang," I smiled. He smiled back as he helped me put on the robe. I could feel the wooden floor on my bare feet, but I didn't care. My heart began to pound as I thought about what was about to happen in the next few minutes. I have to be in a room with six, possibly eight, handsome-looking men as they are talking, most likely, about me...Oh no...

Yeosang walked over to the door and held it open for me. I took a deep breath and walked into the hallway. After closing the door behind us, he led me out onto the main deck so we could walk to the meeting destination. Once the large wooden door opened, I had to cover my eyes. The sunlight was so bright, almost as if I was seeing it for the first time. I looked at everything in awe: the spotless ship, the cerulean waters, the clear skies. Everything seemed beautiful, but my hand was suddenly grabbed and pulled back into another room. I spun around to see the raven-haired quartermaster who was staring, narrow-eyed at me. He harshly pushed me against the wall before leaning in close to my face. I closed my eyes in fear as I felt his hot breath near my ear.

"I know you've entranced my captain. I don't know how, but I know you have. But I have news for you: I'm not so easy to influence and if you somehow bring any harm to my crew, I will not hesitate to throw you overboard myself," he threatened in a whisper. All I did was nod in response as he backed away. He brushed off his clothes and my own as he cleared his throat and led me into the captain's quarters.

The room was quite spacious with a simple wooden desk right in the middle of it. Against the oak walls were simple portraits that I did not recognize and two more pieces of furniture: a plush red couch and a wooden armchair. There were already multiple people inside the room, most of which I had met. Hongjoong was seated in the chair behind the desk with Yeosang standing next to him. Seonghwa made his way to the armchair that was most likely his designated spot in the room. On the couch were the two people who had found me in the hull: the dual-haired Wooyoung and the dark-haired Jongho. Both of them smiled in my direction and I gave them a shy nod. I sat down next to Jongho on the couch because I didn't know how long I would be able to stay standing.

Just as I sat down, the door slammed open to reveal 3 more men. It was the odd-haired San and two very tall men, one with bright red hair and one with a lighter shade of brown. San saw me on the couch and smirked at me as he walked over.

"And here's the lovely stowaway that I was telling you about, boys," he said as he gently took my hand and kissed my knuckles. My face turned bright red, then and there. The captain cleared his throat and the meeting began.

"Thank you, all seven for attending this meeting," Hongjoong began. "This meeting was originally going to be very brief, but there have been some...interruptions that have caused it to take a bit more time. For example, you'll notice we have a guest joining us who some of you do not recognize. Boys, meet Lee (Y/n). She will be staying on the Treasure for as long as I deem necessary." He gestures to the two tall men. "(Y/n), these two tall gentlemen are Yunho and Mingi.