Disclaimer: Akatsuki no Yona belongs to Mizuho Kusanagi
The gang was up to their normal routine, just walking through the mountain after having a delicious Yun-made lunch. Obvious to say Hak and Kija were bickering like old maids while Shin-ah was freting over them. Zeno and Yun ignored the two behind them while Jae-ha shamelessly flirted with the princess. Their plesant (?) afternoon was interupted rather rudely by some shabby mountain bandits. Jae-ha quickly pushed Yona behind him while Hak and Kija took their fighting stance. They were surrounded by about 15 bandits, an easy feat for the dragons.
"Wait!" a female voice shouted from the top of a nearby oak tree. "In the name of me, Exia, you shall leave these poor, weak, travelers to be on their way!" She jumped from the tree, tripped, tumbled, then finally took a weird stance. "With the martial arts passed down from my family, I shall defeat you evil bandits!" Both her elbows bent around the top of her head, he hands bent outward. She was weakly balanced on her left leg while her right for rested on its knee. Her long chestnut pig-tails danced in the wind as she waited, with her eyes closed, for the men to attack her.
"Oi... Lady this is dangerous." Jae-ha tried to tempt her away.
"Nothing is too dangerous in the name of justice!" She retorted. The bandits decided to finish the strange girl off first, on the basis of she was too annoying. A tall, bulky man went at her with a sword. She glared at him with her azure eyes and her stance instantly changed. She struck a pressure point in his chest with the speed of a hawk going after its prey. The other men instantly surrounder her, forgetting about Yona and the others. They were taken out easily with fluid, snake like strikes.
"Hey! Who are you?" Hak asked.
"Like I said, Exia! Loyal servant of Princess Yona. My have you grown my lady." Exia bowed in from of the crimson haired princess.
"Long time no see." Yona laughed. "Please stand up. Also aren't we almost the same age?"
"You know her?" Everyone yelled in unision at the strange reunion.
"Yes. She is the daughter of a merchant that often visited the castle. Sometimes she would visit and keep me company." Yona explained.
"My what a beautiful lady you are." Jae-ha began his routine. "Maybe you would like to help keep my bed warm tonight?" he held her petite face in his hand, close to his.
"Like a sleep over? I heard girls often do that, can it be done with a man too? Then... please teach me the way of the sleepover." She bowed, much to Jae-ha's shock, yet to everyone else's amusement.
Everyone sat around the fire, the bug stew boiling. Jae-ha was still a bit confused about his situation and Hak was teasing him. It was official that Exia had become a member of their group after Yona and Hak explained the situation they were in. Yun grumbled a lot about having another mouth to feed, that is until she gave him a pouch of gold for his troubles. It was also widely agreed that Yona needed a female companion, even if that companion was so unique. That night Exia refused to sleep in the tent with Yona and Yun and instead slept together with Jae-ha. The next morning she stated that sleep-overs were just like sleeping alone and there was nothing special about them, while Jae-ha had evident bags under his eyes.