Author's Note: Sorry it took me so long everyone! I have no internet at my new place and I'm not sure when it'll be getting installed because the cable needed for it was cut off or something -.- Therefore, they need to repair it before I can get it. I'm not sure when that will be. And I can't use my data or I'll go over and have to to pay for it. So, unfortunately, this might be one of the only times I'll be able to update in a while. (Unless I can go somewhere {like tonight} where there is wifi) Again, I'm sorry!

TheAngelicPyro- Hahaha. That's too funny. They are adorable. Jae-Ha is not done yet though. XD

VampireSiren- Soon she won't be able to stop herself... or will something else happen? Hmmm. Hak is developing a brotherly attachment to Skye. He wants her to be able to defend herself if there's no one there to protect her. He knows that she has Shin-Ha but it doesn't stop him from being the 'big-bro'. And Jae-Ha has yet to get it through his head but he will (eventually) and their relationship will change. Thank you for letting me know you don't mind the 'M' rating. The love potion chapter will be in the story. It's too funny to pass up. I'm actually looking forward to writing it.

Cerlia- My writing has improved? I'm so happy to hear that! (Though, I think this one was a little rush because I don't have much time on Wifi nowadays.) But I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

PS: Now that I know that changing the rating to "m" isn't an issue, it'll be changed by next chapter. There will be more swearing and explicit scenes. Just letting you all know.

PSS: Thank you all that have faved and followed my story! :)

Enjoy!

Chapter XXI

The Test

After the display of my abilities, Captain Gigan turned her attention back to Yona. I knew that whatever she would have to do to prove herself worthy of being on this ship she would pass. But I couldn't help but feel myself worry. Yona had become kind of like a sister to me. No matter how much faith I had for her, I couldn't help but feel concern for the girl. All I wanted was to see her succeed.

"I have to risk my life for the cause? What will I have to do?" Yona questioned the ship's Captain.

"You can't fight or protect yourself, which makes you a liability to us," Captain Gigan explained to her, "If you want to join my crew, you'll have to prove you got what it takes to do so. And show me you got the will to fight inside ya." She paused, "I want you to bring me some Cheonsu plants." There was a chorus of gasps from the crew which only caused my worry to increase. What exactly was she asking Yona to do?

"But, Captain, there's no way that-" one of the pirates spoke before he was cut off.

"It's not like you can do it instead," Captain spoke up. "Not with like a figure like that." I tilted my head to the side wondering what someone's figure would have to do with any of this.

"What's a Cheonsu plant?" Yun asked in curiosity.

"A medicinal herb that only grows on the Cape of No Return. And drastically shortens the recovery times for illnesses and injuries. Basically a cure-all."

"A cure-all?!" Yun questioned in awe. No doubt he was thinking about adding it to his stock.

"But do you really need it when Skyrah is able to-" Kija was hit over the head by Yun.

"You idiot, don't you understand that if anything happened that prevented her from using her ability that those plants would be useful?" Yun explained it to him.

Kija rubbed his sore head, "That makes sense."

Captain Gigan nodded her head, "Though her ability can come in handy, we have to plan ahead and take into account anything that may happen." She stared into my eyes, "I also assume that your ability does come with its limits. Am I wrong?"

I nodded my head, "I pass out if I use too much of it at a given time."

She turned back to Yona and pointed at her, "And that is precisely why, you missy, will go get us those plants." She stepped closer to her, "Oh yeah. Those plants are located in a dangerous part where there's a steep cliff. And you have to carry out this mission all by yourself." My uneasiness only grew as I heard that.

"I figured those were the rules," Yona answered as if not at all bothered by what was said to her.

"Yona, that's crazy," Yun said to her with concern. I couldn't help but agree with him. Some part of me wanted to go with her or even do it for her. But I knew this was something she had to do on her own. I hated that I felt useless.

"Yun," she called his name as she turned to him with a serious and determined expression, "It's fine. I have to do this." She turned to me to send me a reassuring smile, "I can't let you shoulder all the responsibility of healing these men. Not when I can do something about it." I felt touched that she would think about me at a time like this. I wanted to tell her that I would shoulder it all and that she didn't need to risk her life for me. She looked away, "And prove my worth."

My hands tightened into fists at my sides and I bit my lower lip. She didn't need to prove her worth. It made me angry that she had to do this. Yona was capable of a great many things. She had brought us all together. She was the centre of this entire group. She had more than proved herself to us. But I bit down my thoughts because I knew there was nothing for me to say that would change her mind. I know that if I had been in her shoes I'd be doing the same thing.

"How very brave of you," Captain Gigan said to her before turning to the Green Dragon, "Jae-Ha, take her to the cliff."

"Aye, aye, Captain," he said, sounding uninterested.

Yona turned to us with a smile on her face, "I guess the next time you see me, I'll be a pirate." I really hoped that nothing bad would happen. I watched in silence as she went on her lone mission without us at her side.

"Do you think she'll be okay?" Yun asked as he stepped closer to me to ask his question. I knew that he was scared that something would happen to her and she would get hurt. Everyone in this group was in their own way worried about the redhead.

I turned to him and shrugged my shoulders. I attempted a joke to lighten the mood, "I can see Life Energies, not the future."

"I know that!" he shouted at me in annoyance, pouting and crossing his arms. "I just wished there was more I could do."

"Aw," I said with a smile as I teased him, "It's adorable when you worry about her, Little Bro." I giggled at him as I saw his cheeks tint pink.

"I don't know what you are talking about!" he feigned ignorance, "And I'm not your brother. Geez, you are so annoying."

I laughed, "It got your mind off it, didn't it?" He turned to look at me in surprise. I sent him another smile as he lowers his head and muttered the word 'thanks'.

"Am I your big brother too?" Kija said suddenly in my face with an excited grin on his face.

"Hmm," I let out, faking a thinking expression, "More like an annoying cousin." His face dropped as he seemed like he was about to cry. I heard Hak snigger from behind me.

"Why?" Kija said as he pouted.

"Don't you already have your Dragon brothers?" I asked him. His face suddenly lit up like a Christmas Tree.

"That's right!" he grinned as put his arm around Shin-Ah, "I have my little brother!" I rolled my eyes as I smiled at the two of them. I had the craziest family. But I cared about each of them very deeply. I was glad I had been able to get their minds off of being worried about Yona. But it hadn't lasted long as we sat on the ship waiting for her to complete her trial.

Please, Yona, I thought in my head. Return to us safe and sound. We are all waiting for you.

XX

Hak was no longer able to sit still to wait for Yona to return to us and demanded to Captain to bring us to her. The rest of us joined as we walked towards the cliff where Yona had gone to complete her test. My mind had drowned out all the conversations around me as I kept my eyes forward in anticipation of seeing my sister from another mister. It was almost as if nothing else mattered because I knew that everyone else that I cared about was safe and near me. But Yona was far from my sight and in potential danger.

The very moment I saw a little bit of red hair blowing in the wind was the moment my body instinctively ran towards her to engulf her in a hug, "Yona!" I heard her laughing as she returned my hug. I pulled apart to smile at her, "I'm glad you are safe and sound! Congratulations! I knew you could do it!" Didn't It meant I didn't feel worried though. She smiled at me but I could tell there was something that was keeping her from being proud of her accomplishment.

"Yona!" Yun's voice was heard as he also wrapped her in a tight embrace, "Never do something so reckless again!" I couldn't help but smile. Poor Ao was also being crushed from being Yona. Shin-Ah seemed worried about his little furry companion as he and the other two male came up to the four of us.

"Where is my hug, Kitten?" I heard Jae-Ha's flirty voice whispered in my ear as I felt a sudden weight on my shoulder as he wrapped his arm around me. I was not at all pleased.

I elbowed him in the gut, pulling away to glare up at him, "I keep telling you to stop touching me."

He grinned down at me after straightening back up, "What would be the fun in that?"

"Can we go back to talking business?" Captain Gigan questioned us as she stepped forward with the rest of her group. "Or are you two not done flirting yet?"

I blinked, my mouth open at the implication of her words, "I… He… No!" I shook my head over and over again as if trying to shake the ridiculous and horrifying thought off of my mind. "Ew," I grimaced.

The Captain let out a short, amused laugh, "Looks like this one is unaffected by your charm, Jae-Ha."

He shrugged his shoulders as if unaffected by her comment, "She just hasn't warmed up to me yet." He looked back down at me to send me a wink causing me to send him a look of disgust before I moved away to stand behind Shin-Ah. It had surprised me that he had stayed to the side instead of getting himself involved.

Captain Gigan turned her attention back to Yona, "Have you got the plants?" Yona fished the plants from her bag at her hip to show it to her. "Excellent. Well, you've proven yourself worthy." I smiled in relief at her words. "You can become one of-"

"I can't," Yona cut her off. I blinked as she said that wondering why she could decline. "I cheated," she said. I frowned, not believing that she would do that. I listened as she explained herself. "Jae-Ha helped me when I was in trouble." He what? I looked at the pervert in surprise. His eyes had widened in shock at her confession. "A giant wave swallowed me and left me hanging at the edge of the cliff. Jae-Ha rescued me before I fell from the cliff. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for him." It was hard to believe that the flirt would be her hero in this situation. Maybe he wasn't that bad.

"So, are you giving up?" Captain Gigan asked her with her arms crossed.

"No chance," she answered with the determination that I admired. "I'll get more. And all by myself."

The Captain looked surprised for a second before she started to laugh, "If Jae-Ha left a woman just thrown in the sea to die then I'd have to toss his fat, charming ass in myself just to teach him a lesson." I looked at Jae-Ha who closed his eyes, crossed his arms and smiled in agreement. She walked forward to Yona, grabbing her chin, "Looks like your eyes are red. You must have been crying a tone."

Yona argued, "It's not my fault. Salt water got in them." I bit my lip to try to keep my laughter inside. That was a lame excuse. I knew she must have been scared of doing her test but she overcame it with her willpower. She keeps amazing me every day.

"Your hands are all scratched up and your legs are still shaking," she teased some more, moving Yona's face from side to side. "You got a lot of guts girl. People like you stick by their comrade even when they're back into a corner and the pressures hot." She let her face go and straighten up, "You're just the kind of dumbass I want on my crew." My face fell. I was beginning to think that this woman thought of us all as dumbasses. I sighed in my head. "Welcome aboard!" She turned around and walked away from us.

Jae-Ha patted Yona's head, "That means you're a pirate, kiddo. Nicely done." He turned to me and winked at me before following behind his Captain.

I heatedly glared at his back. Hak walked to my side with a smirk on his lips. "Don't you even dare say anything," I warned him as our group started to walk away from the cliff and to the camp that we would be building.

He raised his hands up in mock surrender, "Do I even need to?"

"What are you both talking about?" Kija questioned, confused.

"Isn't it obvious? The Green Dragon is interested in Skyrah," Yun said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Interested?" Kija blinked at is trying to decipher a code.

"He wants to sleep with her," Hak blurted out. My eyes widened in alarm at his words. I suddenly felt very small as negative thoughts ran through my mind. I could see Shin-Ha tense as he walked close beside me.

"But I believed that Shin-Ha was the only one to sleep with her?" Kija asked still confused and innocent. I could now feel Shin-Ha's eyes on me. I knew he took the phrase as the literal meaning and not the sexual one but it still made my cheeks heat up.

Oh. Oh my god. No. I mean, Kija was right. But at the same time, he was wrong due to Hak's actual meaning. Thinking of sleeping like that with Shin-Ha… I shook the thought away, not really ready to think about that level of intimacy even if I had accepted my growing feeling for the boy. Plus, we weren't actually officially dating.

"You're an oblivious and stupid White Snake," Hak teased him for not knowing the real meaning.

"I am not!" Kija shouted, taking Hak's bait, "Take that back!"

I sighed at the two of them in annoyance and impatience.

"I don't get it either…" Yona mumbled out, embarrassed.

"It's better if you don't," Yun and I said at the same time.

Author's Note: Well, they are all pirates now. There was more I wanted to write but I felt that this was a good end to the chapter. Plus, I'll be adding a few new segments not in the anime/manga next chapter before the real fighting begins.

See you all next Chapter!