Chapter One: Surprises

" Hak where in the world are we going?" Yona complained. "It's the middle of the night and if the others wake up they'll be worried!"

"Oh shut up. You'll find out when we get there. I'm sure the others will be fine without you for a little while." Hak sounded a bit angry so Yona decided not to press him any further. And in fact she was right. Hak wanted to surprise her and damnit she just wouldn't stop asking where they were headed. He had decided stay quiet and think most of the way knowing that he still needed to figure out just what he was going to say to the beauty he was dragging along behind him.

Yona, knowing she was getting on his nerves decided to distract herself from her curiosity by looking down at the strong hand that led her trough the forest. It wasn't often that Hak held her hand. When he did she felt as if she couldn't breathe, and her heart was swelling beyond belief. Yona loved every second of it. She loved the way his hands were rough and calloused. These were the hands that have protected her from danger for so many years.

Yona's happiness unfortunately was short lived as he took his hand out of hers and looked down at her with a face that showed he was clearly annoyed.

"Princess you're to slow" Hak groaned.

"Well maybe if you wasn't galloping through the forest like a horse I could manage to keep up!"

With a roll of his eyes Hak easily picked up her small body and proceeded to carry her through the forest to their destination. Although Yona secretly didn't mind the closeness of their body's she put a pout on her face, which earned her a chuckle from the well chiseled man carrying her.

"I could get use to this…" Yona thought as she snuggled into his arms a little more comfortably. "I could not continue on in life without this man. What would I do without him here with me? I wish there was a way to have him stay by my side forever, but there's no way that he has the same feelings I do."

Lost in her thoughts, Yona hadn't realized that they had come to a stop and Hak was staring down at her. His face almost seemed to have a worried expression.

"Are you ready for your surprise princess?" He asked setting her down.

Looking up into his bright blue eyes she just simply nodded.

"Ok turn around" Hak couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Turning in the other direction Yona found herself in awe. In front of her was a beautiful clearing filled of flowers of purple, orange, gold, and red. It instantly reminded her of the sunsets that she had grown to love so much. In the distance she could here the flowing sounds of water from a small creek. It was all like a dream. She could not speak, could not move, just continued to stare at the clearing as if she had seen the light for the first time.

"Don't just stand there go look around!" Hak explained.

Taking a few steps Yona came back to her bearings and took off running through the field of gorgeous flowers. Arms stretched out wide, she felt as if she was a child again, spinning in circles and looking at the sky. She couldn't remember a time when she had been more happier. The smell was better than any perfume she had ever inhaled. In some way it reminded her of her mother who had long ago passed.

Tears in her eyes, Yona turned towards Hak and gave him the biggest smile she could.

"Are you happy princess? Aren't you glad it was a surprise?" Hak asked with an expression she couldn't quite read.

"I have never been so happy Hak! This is amazing! Thank you so much! I will cherish this memory forever!" Yona thought for a moment and curiosity once again struck her.

"Hak why did we come here?"

Hak's face turned a light pink. He was blushing! Yona had never seen him blush in all the days they had been together!

"Well…I brought you here…so we could…talk." He replied trying and failing to connect his mouth with his brain.

"Talk about what?"

Hak's cheeks started to turn a brighter shade of red and Yona knew that he was embarrassed about something. But just what was it? She had never in all her days seen him act like this.

Hak exhaled a breathe and looked into her eyes and answered , "Us."

Yona's eyes widened at his words and she immediately began to think the worst. "He's leaving…" She thought. "He doesn't want to be around me anymore, I mean why would he want to? All he does is babysit me and protect me all the time."

Without thinking Yona started begging. " Please don't leave Hak! Please! I'll get stronger! I'm better at my bow now! All I need to do now is improve my swordsmanship and you won't have to protect me anymore! Please I'll do anyt-" her screams were then muffled by those beloved calloused hands. She hadn't realized but she was crying so hard she was beginning to hiccup.

"Yona that's enough, I'm not leaving you…..I could never leave you…" Hak stared down into her violet orbs and wished he could kiss each tear she shed away. Removing his hand from her mouth she stares up at him in shock and wonder.

"Then what is it Hak?" Yona whimpered.

As Hak looked down at this beautiful girl, he couldn't help but smile. Taking a fly away hair and tucking it behind her ear he wonder what he should say. A better idea came to his mind and as he placed a hand on each side of Yona's face, and leaned down and gave her the sweetest and most delicate kiss.

Yona's eyes flew open in shock and her heart pounded so fast she thought it might fly out of her chest! This was the last thing she had expected.

Hak separated his lips from hers and stared down at his fire red haired beauty. "I love you Yona…I always have and I always will…"

Those words were all it took as Yona's head feel back and she fainted in his arms.

"Shit…" Hak cursed, " that is NOT how I pictured this would go…"