Sirens song

Chapter 13

Yunho blinked awake, feeling groggy and confused. The sound of familiar voices reached his ears. He looked around to see some of his crewmates gathered around him, their expressions filled with concern.

"You okay, Yunho?" Wooyoung asked, helping him sit up.

Yunho nodded, trying to shake off the dizziness. He looked around and his eyes widened at the sight of Mingi caught in a net, his silvery tail tangled in the mesh, his mouth gagged with cloth.

Yunho tried to stand but found his legs unsteady. "What's going on?" he asked, his voice hoarse.

"We found you passed out in the water," Hongjoong explained, his tone serious. "We didn't know what happened, but then we saw..." He indicated Mingi, who was thrashing against the net, his gaze fixed on Yunho with a mix of fear and anger.

"I... I remember," Yunho murmured, his mind clearing a little. "Mingi... he sang to me. I couldn't resist, I..."

Wooyoung's eyes widened. "You were bewitched," he said, his voice filled with wonder.

Hongjoong's eyes met Yunho's. "You're lucky we found you," he said, his voice soft. "Sirens are dangerous. They can lure you in and then..."

San rolled his eyes and smacked Hongjoong's shoulder. "Honestly, captain," he teased, a sly grin playing on his lips, "you're so much worse than Yunho. He just let a siren put him under a spell, but you went and had sex with one." He chuckled, obviously amused by the situation.

Hongjoong gave him a half-hearted glare, but there was a hint of a smile on his lips. "It's not my fault Seonghwa is charming," he shot back, his tone light but hinting at his growing affection for the siren.

"Right, because that's the ONLY reason why," San teased, his gaze wandering back to Yunho who had finally managed to stand.

Hongjoong gave him a light shove. "Don't you have something to be doing?" he asked, trying to regain his authoritative captain persona. San merely grinned, blowing him a kiss before sauntering away, his laughter trailing behind him.

Wooyoung stared at San, his eyes wide in mock outrage. "San, you absolute scoundrel!" he exclaimed, his voice filled with dramatic indignation. "Blowing KISSES to the captain, in broad daylight? Have you no shame? No sense of decorum? Oh, the scandal!"

He threw his hands up in exaggerated exasperation, looking for all the world like a Victorian lady about to faint.

Wooyoung turned to San, his expression filled with feigned betrayal. "San," he said, his voice cracking dramatically. "How could you? We had a bond deeper than the deepest ocean, a connection that surpassed the bounds of mortal love. And now you've severed that bond with a frivolous gesture. I... I can't believe it. We're over, San! Finished!"

He let out a melodramatic sob, turning away from San dramatically, one hand pressed to his forehead.

San stared at Wooyoung, trying to hold back his laughter. "Wooyoung, wait! I don't want to break up," he said, a teasing note in his voice. "I love you deeply, truly, with all my heart. That kiss was just a joke, a jest, a... a momentary lapse in judgment. Please, Wooyoung, give me another chance!"

He fell to his knees, clutching at Wooyoung's pant leg in a dramatic display of despair. "I'll never look at another person again, I swear!"

Wooyoung looked down at San, his expression a mixture of amusement and affection. "Okay, you convinced me," he said, a soft laugh escaping his lips. "Get up, you silly fool. I could never stay mad at you for long."

He reached down, helping San to his feet, a tender smile on his face. "But no more kissing other people, or we really are done," he added, half-serious, half-playful.