Chapte Ten: Bugs
A/n: Ok, like I was so happy to find that they FINALLLLLYY dubbed all of Yona, and I went back to marathon the entire thing in dubbed, and I forgot how funny it was that Kija had this fear of bugs in the beginning.(Seriously the English VA's version of Kija screaming when he landed in the inscet pit was the funniest thing ever. I laughed so hard) Anyways, this was an idea I wanted to play around with for a while, so hopefully you all enjoy! Let me know your thoughts!
Prompt: In which everyone learns that Satori is more like Kija than anyone could have thought.
I don't care how small or big they are, insects freak me out. Alexander Wang
Normally, Satori was a very calm person. Unlike in her younger days, when she was a very loud and excitable child, she had actually mellowed out quiet a bit over the years. Most noticeably, after her brother was born. Eun-Gi was such a handful, and Satori didn't want to cause anymore trouble than necessary.
"I just don't like making a bunch of noise. I don't think it's hardy necessary." She would say sometimes.
"Yeah, but at least make some noise so we know you're here." Was often the reply, to which Satori would just grin.
Besides, she rather liked keeping her thoughts to herself. If she was quiet, most people tended to overlook her, and didn't ask her to do much, which meant she could be as lazy as she wanted, and nobody could say anything. Not to mention, being quiet meant that she could escape any situation she didn't want to be in without drawing too much attention to herself.
However, there were moments were she couldn't exactly keep her calm, cool, and collected exterior that she put on. One of them, was her hatred of anything that's creepy and crawly. Which mainly fell under all the same category: Insects. Grasshoppers, bees and the like, ants, roaches, all of that was on her black list of icky things to avoid. Luckily, the Hakuryuu village mostly kept their village bug free, expect the most she ever saw there was the butterflies, which were beautiful and harmless. Other such places, she had no luck, and those other places are what would cause her to lose her cool...
It was a normal day. She was exploring the castle grounds in Hiryuu Castle, avoiding any potential trouble Eun-Gi could cause by goading Prince Isuel, which he was known to do. She didn't particularly feel like hearing a lecture from her father, or General Hak, or hearing her brother complain. However, she was also supposed to be keeping an eye on her brother, in case he did something like what she was trying to avoid. So needless to say, when she heard her father talking with one of the other Dragon Warriors, Satori quickly hid behind a bush to avoid being seen.
"... I don't need to know that!" Kija exclaimed. Satori didn't need to look to know when her father sounded flustered, and did her best to keep her cover by stifling any laughter as she imagined her father's embarrassed scowling, and blush that would turn his entire face redder than any tomato she had seen.
"Ahh, even after two kids you're still pure when it comes to-"
"I SAID I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!" Kija yelled over Jae-Ha, who merely laughed slightly.
"Fft." Satori let out a small sound, and then blushed, immediately putting her hands over her mouth so she wouldn't let out any other sound.
"Did you hear that?" Jae-Ha questioned, stopping.
"No. I didn't. I should head back anyways. Who knows what the kids are up to." Kija said, walking a bit faster.
"Yeah. THat's right." Jae-Ha said after a moment,and then followed after his dragon brother.
Satori let out a small sigh of relief, but waited a moment longer, just in case they were still in sight. However, all thought of being conspicuous, and getting away with this little act of hers fell short when she felt something crawling on leg.
"Eh?" She gasped, stiffing up as she felt her heart race faster in her veins.
It felts as though a small, prickly piece of grass was crawling up her leg, but she recognized the feeling all too well. Despite her fear, she shakily reached down to her dress, pulling it up slightly to reveal a small spider had been crawling on her boot this entire time, and was slowly walking up her leg.
"Eh?!" She called out, standing up, and then leaning against the pole that was the railing, and shook her leg in a fast manner, but she could still feel the nasty little insect on her leg."AHHHHH! GET OFF! GET OFF! WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO EVEN BE HERE?! AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN ASK IF YOU CAN WALK ON MY LEG! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING ANYWAYS?! MY LEG ISN'T YOUR HOME! GET OFF! GET OFF! GET OFF! AHHH!" She yelled in a dramatic fashion, closing her eyes, and turning her head away she shook her leg.
She let out a breath of relif when she felt it fly off her leg. She leaned against the post, sighing for a brief moment of happiness until she felt something crawling on her arm. Her eyes snapped opened, and she looked down at the same little spider pausing as it seemed to look at her in a mocking way before walking up her arm. Satori clenched her teeth together, scowling.
"Alright, This means war you stupid bastard." She growled, and doing the same thing with her arm that she was doing with her leg. Which, needless to say, didn't go over so well either as it landed in her hair, causing her to scream once again.
"AHHH! GET OFF OF ME YOU STUPID, HAIRY THING! GET OFF OF ME!" Kija and Jae-Ha stopped immediately when they heard the shrill voice of Satori call out in a panicked tone.
Kija immediately jumped the gun, his protective side coming out as he marched over to where he could hear his daughter shouting, ready to tear apart anything that dared to harm his little girl. Of course, Jae-Ha was right behind Kija, ready to fight whoever was doing whatever to Satori if it came right down it, but he was more level-headed about.
"Now, now Kija no need to bring out your Dragon Power. It's probably nothing. I mean, she's your daughter. She could be freaking out over a bug." Jae-Ha teased, which caused Kija to scowl.
"This is no time for joking, Jae-Ha! She could be in trouble. What if it is some stupid man attempting to take unwanted advances on my daughter. Whatever it is, I will make sure that she..." His voice trailed off as the finally reached where they heard Satori scream.
Indeed, Satori was in a panic. So much so, that she was on the ground, kneeling, with a rumpled dress and hair to match, but she was on the ground, looking for something intently. A scowl was on her face as she watched the grass intently. Jae-Ha had to hold in a laugh at the scene.
"What's going on? We heard you screaming. Is everything ok?" Kija wasted no time in going down to see if his daughter was ok.
Ya know, just in case that hairy man left in a big hurry, and Satori was searching in the grass for his footprints, in which case Kija would tear the man to shreds when they both found him together. Just so his kid could have a few punches herself. Ya know, that sort of thing.
"No! I'm not! Something terrible just happened, Daddy!" Satori looked at him with a cross between a fearful and an angered face, which just worried Kija more as he bent down, and patted his daughter's shoulders.
"There, let's get you cleaned up Princess, and find the person who-" Without warning, Satori smacked Kija's foot, which caused him to yelp, and jump back."Satori!" He called out in reparation, but Satori seemed like a girl on a mission.
"THAT FURRY BASTARD HAS BEEN CAUSING ME GRIEF FOR TEN MINUTES! WHERE IS HE HIDING!" Satori was once again, crawling on her hands and knees, scouting the grass with intent. That's when it hit Kija what this was about.
"Was this whole thing about a bug?" He questioned, stiffing up, which just caused Jae-Ha, who was still watching from the edge, to laugh again."It's not funny!" Kija yelled towards Jae-Ha, who was continuing to laugh.
"AHHH! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT THING?!" Satori yelled, jumping back on to her feet. Kija immediately looked at her, running to her as she almost fell back. He caught her with his dragon arm, and then repoistioned her.
"What did you see?" Kija whispered, leaning over his daughter's shoulders with a curious expression.
"It was a bug! It jumped like two feet into my face!"She exclaimed, looking at a particular part of the ground."Daddy, I think the spider and jumpy thing were friends. The spider knew I was trying to kill it, and conspired with a friend to kill me." She whispered to her father. Jae-Ha was still watching the scene with some amusement when the others, Shin-Ah followed by Zeno followed by Yona and Hak and all the kids came rushing forward.
"What happened? We heard some yelling." Yona asked a bit breathlessly. Jae-Ha looked at them with some amusement.
"Too bad we don't have any snacks. We could have had a dinner, and a show." He chuckled, looking back at the father and daughter duo as they jumped back from a small cricket.
"I told you it was in leagues with each other Daddy!" Satori cried out.
"Now, now. It's ok. Let's just go b-back, huh?" Kija was obviously trying to stay calm so that Satori wouldn't freak out even more, but it was evident that his distaste for bugs was starting to show.
"Ugh. So embarrassing."Eun-Gi mumbled, smacking his forehead.
"So, go down and rescue your poor sister and brother." Isuel teased, smirking at Eun-Gi. The sliver haired boy stiffened immediately, eyes widening.
"Why would I do that?! There's bugs down there!" He called out, causing some laughing among the kids, which further embarrassed the boy.
"What? Are you afraid of bugs?" Areum teased, giggling slightly. Eun-Gi straightened out, and then looked off, his chin in the air, and his arms crossed over his chest.
"No, I just don't like the idea of creepy, slimy little creatures crawling all over me." He sniffled, and then looked over at his sister and father, who jumped back as the cricket from before jumped. Satori yelled something about it being angry, and that it should be impossible for some tiny thing to jump that high. She was convinced it came from some evil spirit.
"So... All the screaming... Was about a bug?" Shin-Ah said, looking at Jae-Ha, who was hiding a smirk as he nodded.
"Yupp, Shin-AH, my old friend. Seems fear of bugs runs in the family." Jae-Ha teased, and then looked at Eun-Gi for a moment before looking back at Satori and Kija.
"Soo... Whose gonna save them before they embarrass themselves even more?" Hanuel asked, crossing his arms over his chest with a slight smirk." Because if I have to do it, I won't let Miss Cool keep her coolness anymore. Not that I was planning to, but I think we all get the point." He chuckled, shaking his head. Jee-Sun looked at everyone in the group, and then at the pair as both ran back to the group.
Kija and Satori each held on to a part of the railing, trying to catch their breaths.
"Those things are tiny, but evil. I swear I thought my soul was gonna leave my body." Satori panted, but managed a small smile.
"But we braved through it!" Kija exclaimed, high fiving his daughter.
"But... All you did was run away." Jee-Sun pointed out with an eyebrow raised.
"Well... Sometimes running away is a good thing." Satori said, straightening out her dress."It ensures that I will live to see another day." She sighed, smiling as she went to fix her hair.
"You guys are so embarrassing." Eun-Gi mumbled, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Well, let's get you cleaned up, hm?" Kija smiled at his daughter, patting her on the back as he lead her away.
"Aren't you going to follow them?" Isuel questioned, glancing over at Eun-Gi, who looked at him with an eyebrow raised.
"Why would I do?" He questioned, walking away.
"I guess the show's over." Hak said with a slight smirk as he turned, and walked away as well.
With that said, everyone left to do their own thing now that the excitement of the day was over with. Needless to say, Satori was always quick to make sure there were no bugs before she sat on the ground again after that incident.