News spread like wildfire about the pregnancy, and people congratulated Yeosang everywhere he went. The news was so popular around the island, that Mingi himself decided to throw a party for their small group for a celebration.

While Yunho prepares the meat and bread, Mingi not so subtly takes a barrel of rum from the ship, after promising Hongjoong he will replace it at the next ocean city. While Yunho is preparing the meal, he sighs occasionally, and it was very noticeable something was bothering him as they were waiting for their guests to arrive.

Mingi wraps his arms around Yunho's waist, "Whats wrong gorgeous?"

"It's nothing," Yunho smiles, turning to his lover and kissing him, "I'm fine, really."

"Obviously when you're sighing and not in pleasure, something is wrong," Mingi arches his eyebrow, "What's wrong?"

Yunho bites his cheek, then his lip before speaking, "Do you ever miss your family?"

Mingi was taken aback by the sudden question, taking a deep breath, "Sometimes. Although my mother died from an illness when I was young, and my father died shortly before I met Hongjoong and Seonghwa. He was a bastard, but he was my father and treated me fairly."

"Your mother?"

Mingi shrugs a little, "I hardly remember the woman. Only memory I have of her is when we stopped to raid an ocean city and she sang to me to cover up the cries and screams of civilians."

Yunho swallows, nodding his head as he turns back to the meat, finishing up his job of skinning the deer before handing the large deer carcass to Mingi, "Start roasting this over the fire please."

Mingi leans in and kisses the brunette, pulling away to stroke his cheeks, "I know you miss them, and I know they miss you. But you're in a way better place to be going back out there to them."

Yunho smiles, nuzzling his nose against Mingi's, "I'd rather stay here with you than go back out into that world."

Mingi chuckles, kissing his lover once more before taking the meat and going to place it over their fire. About the time he started roasting the meat, he hears Aurora squeal and stands to greet her. The little girl smiles widely, waving at him as she wobbles toward him.

He picks her up away from the fire, swinging her around and she giggles loudly, "What is my princess doing huh?" He kisses her cheek and takes her back inside where Seonghwa is waiting on her at the door. He hands the little girl over, she instantly cuddles into her mother's chest which gave Mingi a chance to find Hongjoong and bring the red head in his quarters.

Hongjoong closes the door to Mingi's room, noticing a large map of the islands, some with a large red X covering them and very few without X's. Hongjoong walks toward it, "What is this?"

"A map I have been using to keep track of where I've visited. And where I've not found Yunho's family," Mingi takes red paint sitting on his desk, making a large red X on the ocean city they visited before coming home, "We're getting closer to pinpointing where his family is."

"If you want me to, I can honestly go out and find them," Hongjoong suggests, studying the map of the many ocean cities and the few islands, "I know you wanted to find them-"

"I want to be the one to find them, and I want to be the one that brings them back to him," Mingi interrupts, "You don't know what it's like to come home to the one you love who always smiles and is always happy, only for the smile to not reach their eyes when they see you and no one else. He's mentioning them more and more, about how he misses them. I want to do this for him."

Hongjoong nods, walking closer to the map and studying it. They were going to all of the ocean cities near islands and none outside of them. He noticed there's a few, and if he remembers correctly, Yunho's ocean city wasn't anywhere near an island. It was on open water.

Hongjoong takes the paint and circles the ocean cities away from islands, Mingi frowns, "What are you-"

"Think back to the day you met him," Hongjoong cuts in, continuing to circle the last two ocean cities, "Your surroundings, what was around the city."

Mingi frowns, "What do you mean?"

Hongjoong sighs, "We're going to ocean cities near small islands," he points to the ones they've visited, "If I remember correctly, and I have good memory, when you picked up Yunho from the ocean city he's from, it wasn't anywhere near land. It was all on open water."

"Son of a bitch," Mingi whispers, looking at the map, "we've been looking at all the wrong places."

"Exactly," Hongjoong hands Mingi the bowl of paint and the pirate immediately sets it down on his desk.

"When is the next time we're sailing?" Mingi asks, excitement growing in the pit of his stomach.

"Not for the next few months," Hongjoong chuckles, "I'd like to stay home for a bit. Show the newcomers around and tell them how the island works. And to spend time with my family before we have to sail back out."

Mingi nods, "I can wait that long, just as soon as I can take them here with us the sooner I can see Yunho's bright smile light up his eyes once more."

There was a knock on the door and Seonghwa steps I , "Love? Dinner is ready."

"Thank you baby," Hongjoong smiles, patting Mingi's shoulder, "Give it time. We'll make further plans the closer it gets time for us to sail once more."

The party was a success as Yeosang was celebrated for his pregnancy. Those that could enjoy alcohol without the effects drank up, while Seonghwa and Yeosang sat and watched everyone dance in drunken stupor. Mingi wraps his arm around Yunho's waist, grinding into him while Yunho was not so subtly grinding his ass back on Mingi.

Mingi growls and desire fills the pit of his stomach as Jongho plays his guitar he managed to make. Yunho pulls away, turning to kiss Mingi and smile great big, "I love you."

Mingi couldn't help but chuckle and kiss him again, more hungrily and full of desire, "I love you more," he leans in and whispers in the brunette's ear, "Wait until they all leave gorgeous, then you can really grind your ass on me and make as much noise as you want."

Yunho shivers, pulling away to look at the pirate seductively before going over to grab a sleepy Aurora from Seonghwa and begins dancing with her. The food was delicious, the rum warmed their bellies, and the night was full of laughter and fun.

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Written by @jinjin0309