Hearing splashes behind him he turned around and found Reid coming around the corner.

"Reid."

Reid turned to look at Luciano, his eyes were wide and he was panting. When he saw Luciano's face a small sob burst from his lips.

"Oh thank god." Seeing the small boy latched to Luciano side he shook his head, "who's that? You know what It doesn't matter; we have to go, now!" He grabbed Luciano around the wrist and tried to pull him down a hallway, but Luciano ground his heals into the carpet.

"No Reid, we have to find Anya- and Aidan, we can't leave Aidan, Reid."

Reid surged forward and gripped Luciano face, his blue eyes burning into Luciano's own honey brown eyes. The young Italian sucked in a breath when he saw the panic in the blue eyes. Reid was scared, but he was trying to hide it for him, trying to be brave for him.

"Luciano, this ship is huge they could be anywhere!"

Looking around Luciano shook his head, "they went back to their room, please Reid."

Giving a shuddered breath, Reid gave a reluctant nod. "Fine we look in the room, if they're not there; we go up to the deck."

Nodding Luciano hoisted the child higher on his hip.

"Saremo andare al ponte presto, bene."

Seeing Reid give him a questioning look he answered the silent question. "He doesn't speak English."

Reid nodded and started his journey down the hallway, the closer they got to the O' Mali's cabin the faster the water around them flowed. They journeyed in silence, the occasional whimper from Lorenzo were the only sounds from the trio. They arrived outside of Anya's cabin and looking in they found it empty.

"She's gone."

Reid gave Luciano an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, but we need to go."

Luciano nodded and looked around the room one last time, and then backed up and raced down the hallway following Reid. They sprinted to the nearest staircase, but it was blocked by a gate. Men and women huddled around the metal postern yelling at the steward that held the keys. The steward warded off the efforts of men and women to get him to open the gate.

"Stand back, stand back."

Men and women alike bellowed at the steward in many different languages.

"Qu'est-ce qui se passe?"

"Cad é atá ar siúl?"

"Wat is er aan de hand?"

"Bloody hell what is going on?"

Reid, seeing that the steward wasn't going to budge, journeyed to a different stairwell. Checking over his shoulder at his companion he found his teeth chattering from the cold water. Picking up speed he rushed through the hallways searching for a different staircase. They reached one and luckily the gate of this stairwell had been knocked down with a bench. Steeling his shoulder's Reid climbed over the bench and reached back for the Lorenzo, Luciano tried to detach the boy but he wouldn't let go.

"Lorenzo, please I need you to go to Reid."

The small boy just shook his head and clutched tighter. Sighing Luciano struggled over the bench with Lorenzo still clutched to his side. Gripping onto the fence he pushed himself over the top of the seat, but just as he made his way over the bench the gate he had just been clutching broke and Luciano went tumbling to the floor, before he reached it Reid jumped forward and caught the light haired man.

Lifting Luciano up, Reid steadied him on his feet, grabbed his hand, and dragged him up the stairs. Luciano followed Reid as they run through seemingly endless stairs as the ship groans and torques around them. Luciano pulled his hand from Reid's and leaned against the hallway wall.

"Luciano we have to keep going."

The Italian man looked up and shook his head. "I'm sorry Reid, but he's heavy."

Sighing Reid also leaned against the wall, "Will he still not let go."

Luciano looked to the boy who's wide blue eyes stared right back.

"I don't think so."

Just then the lights flickered and went out, leaving utter darkness. Luciano and Reid froze, the dark terrified them both. A beat passed, and the lights came back on. Reid looked to Luciano with narrowed eyes. "Come on." Grabbing the smaller hand in his own he hastily ran up a nearby staircase.

They broke free of the confines of the stairs and found chaos. People ran every which way on deck searching for a way off the sinking ship. Gripping Luciano's hand tighter he pulled him through the crowded deck. Luciano lifted the small boy farther up his side, before he could slip off completely.

Looking farther ahead in the crowd he spotted Noah wondering around the deck with his manservant. Slipping his hand from Reid's he maneuvered himself through the crowd straight to his friend. "Noah!"

Flipping around Noah's eyes widened. "Luciano!"

Seeing the small boy being carried in Luciano's arms he raised an eyebrow, "Where did that little gutter rat come from."

Luciano's eyes widened, "Noah, I don't think it matters, the ship is sinking. Right now he's just a little boy who needed help."

"Who cares about the children, save yourself."

Giving Noah a disgusted look Luciano gripped the small boy in his arms and turned to run away from. He took a step but Noah caught him by the elbow.

"Mr. Mayer, please stop talking. Your voice annoys me."

Noah scowled and shook his head; Luciano looked over his shoulder and sighed. He was happy to have Reid with him again.

Releasing the elbow Noah crossed his arms over his chest. "Mr. Oliver."

Not caring what the man had to say Reid once again seized Luciano's hand and dragged him down the deck, as they passed a stairwell they heard a loud whale.

Reid continued to run down the hall, but Luciano closed his eyes in internal pain. "Reid, Reid."

Reid didn't stop running, but looked over his shoulder and saw the panicked look on Luciano's face, "what? What is it?

"There's somebody down there." He pointed the stairwell.

Reid heaved a breath; he looked between Luciano and the stairwell he was pointing at.

"Luciano…"

"Please Reid." The shear pleading on Luciano's face overwhelmed Reid and he found himself nodding.

Jumping over a crate he threw himself down the stairway, taking them two at a time, Luciano looked on with wide eyes. Swallowing a breath he spoke to the quiet boy attached to his hip.

"Hai visto i tuoi genitori?"

The small boy looked around the chaotic deck in search of his parents.

Looking back to Luciano with tears in his eyes he shook his head.

Unable to comfort the boy he just looped his arms around Lorenzo and laid his head on the small mound of black hair. He couldn't help but panic when he thought of his own mother, he could only hope she had made it onto a lifeboat and was safe. A small sob escaped him when he thought of her still on the vessel. Lifting his head he did his own quick sweep of his head looking for any sign of the people he loved. Finding none he bit his lip. Hearing a commotion over by where a lifeboat had just been lowered he spotted a young blond haired boy rushing past followed soon by Rose's fiancé.

"Luciano!" Whipping back towards the stair he found Reid wet from to his chest down was carrying an equally wet Aidan. Luciano's eyes widened and he sucked in a breath, rushing forward he gripped the panicked looking boy's cheek.

"Aidan, Aidan can you hear me."

The small boy nodded his head, but promptly broke into tears and buried his face into Reid's white dress shirt. Jacket long forgotten somehow in the mess of the sinking ship.

"Where's Miss O' Mali." This question was asked to Reid.

Reid raised a hand and rubbed Aidan's back, shaking his head at Luciano he looked down. Biting his lip Luciano let out a long breath.

Looking up he watched a white flair fire overhead. When the sparks had disappeared he was left staring into the round moon, he couldn't help but wonder if it would be the last time he would ever see it.