It was a very cold week
"Derrick, book me a flight to China. I need to visit my grandparents"
"Okay, boss"
There was no explanation as to why Rome was that cold that week. Given that, no one bothered themselves about it. Rome was a very complicated place after all.
"Am I coming along, boss?"
"Is this your first time going somewhere with me?" Andrey asked sarcastically
"So, is that a yes or no? Boss!" Derrick shouted
"What, Derrick?! You almost gave me a heart attack!" Andrey snorted at him
"The weather condition is unstable to fly in. You'll have to travel by sea" Derrick said with a side eye
"You mean we'll have to travel by sea?" Andrey corrected
"No! You know I'm sea sick" He made a vomiting expression "Blah!!!!!"
"So am I. If I go on that ship, so do you" Andrey said as he began to walk outside.
"What else, Derrick?"
"Your boyfriend is here" Derrick said in some kind of tone
"What kind of tone is that?"
"That of hatred. You know I don't like that guy. He's a cheat"
"Come on, Derrick, give him a chance"
"I did once and he cheated on you. You cried a lot that day. One of the days I'll never forget in my life"
"Awwn. That's so sweet. I'm over it though and I trust him. He won't repeat the same mistake. Now come with me and let us meet him together"
"You're pushing it" he spouted his lips
"I'm your boss. You're pushing it. Oh, and afterwards, you can go and prepare the ship"
"Yes, boss"
The door to the company opened and a young man with blonde hair entered. He had on a Tuxedo and had a black suitcase in his hand. Walking towards the man, in a pair of shades and a black boot, Andrey whispered to Derrick
"Be nice"
"I'll try"
"Thomas" Andrey called out
"Babe" Thomas said and hugged Andrey.
Pulling away from the hug, he looked at Derrick.
"Derrick?"
"Thomas. OMG I didn't see you there. When did you get back" Derrick said all smiles. "Whatever, who cares? I do. How was your trip?"
"It's okay, Derrick. You don't have to be nice because Drey told you to"
"I'm not being nice. This is the real me"
"Well if I didn't know better, I won't trust my boyfriend to you" Thomas raised his brows
"I've known your boyfriend since we were five. Nothing to brag about here" Derrick pressed the skin between Thomas's eyebrows
"Derrick, enough. Go ahead and prepare the ship" Andrey said
"Yes, boss" Derrick said and went away
"What's going on?" Thomas asked
"I'm going to China, by ship"
"That's cool but why don't you just book a flight or take the jet?"
"The weather is unstable. I'm still very young "
"Whatever! Can I come?" He said and tried to kiss him
"Yes you can, Thomas"
Hearing that, Thomas's expression changed.
"You keep calling me by name. What happened to honey bear, Sugar pie, Sweetheart, darling and the rest of the names you used to call me?"
"I decided not to use them anymore. I'm sharing you with a girl after all" Andrey said with a keen smile
"I'm bisexual. And besides, I'm not seeing her anymore"
On the ship.....
"Seriously? And how am I supposed to believe that?" Andrey said as he unpacked his clothes
"Well, I called her up yesterday and told her that I want nothing to have with her anymore"
"Yesterday?! You called her up yesterday?!"
The ship began to wobble as a storm swallowed it.
"Of all days you called her up yesterday?. If I didn't catch you, last year, you wouldn't have left her. You should have broken up with her since last year!"
"Wait! I didn't say anything about breaking up with her. I can date you both at the same time"
"What?!" He shouted
Thomas fell on his face, unconscious, with a Derrick holding a baseball bat behind him.
*Derrick hit Thomas in the head with the baseball bat*
"I told you boss. I told you" Derrick remarked
"He's such a Dog!" Andrey cried
"You want to cry or help me throw him off the ship?"
"No. Let's go inside. The storm is too strong "
"You worry too much boss! We're at the eye of the storm. We're safe"
"Wait a minute, aren't you suppose to be manning the ship?" Andrey pointed out
"That's right! Well I'll go back upstairs then"
A lightening struck and the ship disappeared into thin air.
Before they could blink, they met themselves in the middle of a battle between two pirate groups. The weather was not as cold as before but it was still cold. The storm was totally gone.
Pausing their fight, the pirates decided to attend to the uninvited guests. Realizing what was going to happen, Derrick rushed upstairs and put the ship to full speed. While the pirates were tailing on them, Andrey went upstairs to the control room and took out a dart gun and shot at the pirates. All his training in China had finally been put into good use.
After a while, the darts were running out and fortunately, they lost the pirates. Just when they thought they were safe, a huge ship came along and it had the flag of Rome tied to the top. At that moment, Thomas woke up and the trio lost all hope. Everything seemed old. These people were using wooden ships instead of the solar charged one they were using. They even had armor on.
"Okay, everybody don't panic. This is probably a secret organization of pirates here in Rome. We'll get through this" Andrey said
"They're dressed in ancient attire boss" Derrick said and a man dressed in golden armour landed on their ship.
This man had a shoulder length raven black hair with black eyes that shone of millions of stars. His jawline was so straight that any lady would be bewitched by it. He had a Sword in his hand as he walked towards them.
"I think this is a performance or something" Thomas said
"No. I think we took a wrong turn somewhere. Derrick?" Andrey called out
"No boss. I know the direction. Oh no, the handsome man is coming over. I think they're cannibals. We're gonna die" Derrick panicked
"Don't be a cry baby. We'll just ask him where we are"
"I think you should do it boss"
"I think the same too, babe"
With a shiny sword pointed at his throat, Andrey gathered all his confidence into speaking.
"Who are you and what are you doing in my territory?" The handsome man sai
"This is a cold welcome" Derrick said
"Hello, I'm Andrey. This is Thomas and that is Derrick. Were lost. Please help us find our way back"
The handsome man withdrew his sword and looked around for a while before speaking back to them
"You do seem like you're not from around here. Greetings to you trio. I am General Lucas of Rome"
"What? Is this a joke or something? I know our General. This guy is uttering nonsense "
"Shut up, Thomas! You'll get us all killed with your know it all attitude "
"What the hell is going on?" Derrick whispered