Thank you for the reviews, I'm glad you enjoyed Murdoch's and Light's little bromance there. For those who may not know the incident where Murdoch ignored the command of his superior officer and kept the ship on course to prevent a collision actually happened in real life, so there's your fun fact for today.

Disclaimer: still the same.

SS Suevic, December 1903

Lights and his new wife, Sylvia, were eating breakfast in the crew's mess hall. They were travelling back to England from Australia; they were enjoying their breakfast, when Murdoch walked through the door, he had an unimpressed look on his face. Lights went to get up.

"Hey, you stay right there" Murdoch warned.

"Something the matter, William?" Lights asked as if he didn't know what was wrong with Murdoch, when actually he really did know why Murdoch was cross with him.

"You know exactly what the matter is" Murdoch said impatiently, walking up to Lights "I was on my rounds when a young lass came up to me, she was under the impression that I wanted to have dinner with her, after I declined she slapped me and stormed off"

"You shouldn't have declined, William. She'll spread a rumour that you're just a tease" Lights started laughing but seeing a stern look on both Murdoch's and Sylvia's faces he soon stopped "Besides I did it all for you Will, I went through all that trouble, you could have at least gotten to know her and who knows we could have been hearing wedding bells"

"You'll be hearing bells in a moment" Murdoch warned as he stood next to Lights.

Lights stood up his face was inches away from Murdoch's "You and I both know you won't do anything, William. It's not in your character to be violent"

"Boys if you make me break you up, again, I'll give you both a hiding. Now come, sit down and talk this over like gentlemen, I'll get you both a cup of tea and the two of you better be friends when I come back" Sylvia spoke up as she was getting annoyed of their childish behaviour.

"Yes darling" Lights said begrudgingly.

The two men sat down as Sylvia left the table. They sat there in silence, neither one of them wanting to be the first to speak; until Lights sighed knowing he would have to be the one to break the ice. "Why do you have to be such a stubborn git?"

"I suppose that's going to be as close to an apology as I'm going to get from you" Murdoch sighed.

"You're too right and you know why because I'm not sorry. I was just trying to get you some company, William. I mean let's face it you're not getting any younger and you don't want to grow old..." Lights paused for a moment, looking at Murdoch "er on your own, do you?"

"I tell you what I don't want, Lights I don't want you interfering with my personal life" Murdoch warned.

"Your appreciation knows no bounds, does it Will. Fine, I promise not to try and make you happy"

"Thank you" Murdoch said relieved.

"Well as long as it makes you happy" Lights laughed causing Murdoch to chuckle. Lights extended his hand "Friends?"

Murdoch took Lights hand and shook it "Friends"

Sylvia smiled as she returned to the table, seeing that the two men had finally made up, she set the two cups of tea on the table. "So, you boys are friends again?"

"Of course, nothing could break us up, hey William?"

"Unfortunately" Murdoch said chuckling, taking a sip of his tea.

"Good, otherwise I'd have to bang your heads together. Though I must agree with Charles, a woman would do you some good William" Sylvia said cheerfully.

"Perhaps, one day I might find that special someone" Murdoch said, hoping that the conversation would go no further but unfortunately he could always rely on Lights.

"How romantic" Lights put his hands together and fluttered his eyelids.

"Don't mock him, Charles. I think it's very sweet, William and I'm sure she's out there somewhere" Sylvia said softly.

"Thank you, Sylvia"

"How come you say thank you to her but you come in and threaten me?" Lights asked confusingly.

"Because you are a conniving, disrespectful little..." Murdoch stopped, remembering he was in the presence of a lady "Goat"

"Now you listen to me, Will. You can call me conniving, I'll even tolerate disrespectful but I will not accept being called a goat"

Sylvia sighed "Boys" she warned before they started arguing again, she still didn't understand how the two became friends, they were the exact opposites, Murdoch was the professional one and Lights was the prankster and yet somehow they were the best of friends.

Lights looked at his pocket watch, he knew Sylvia wanted him to meet her friends, she had made on the voyage, but he didn't fancy sitting at a table with a load of ladies, so he came up with an excuse "Darling, me and William have to go on our watch, right William?" Lights winked at Murdoch.

Murdoch noticed this and narrowed his eyes "What's going on?" Murdoch asked in a low voice.

"Nothing, nothing's going on" Lights winked again, hoping Murdoch would catch on.

Murdoch shrugged "Alright then" Murdoch started blinking one of his eyelids at a time, rapidly.

Lights half laughed before kicking Murdoch in the leg causing him to hiss in pain "You alright there?" Lights asked pretending to sound concerned.

Sylvia just watched the two men, for two clever men they weren't half stupid and for this she had to laugh "Alright, boys, I'll see you later" she said knowing Lights was trying to get out of the meeting she had with her friends. She kissed Lights on the lips before making her way out of the mess hall.

"Why did you kick me?" Murdoch said rubbing his leg.

"Well, why didn't you get the hint? Come on, we'll be late" Lights stood up, closely followed by Murdoch, and walked up to the bridge.

It took me ages to write this, I had a serious mental blockage. Hoped you enjoyed.