where-the-deers-gather asked: Hey you brilliant writer you! I ship the ever living hell out of hakyona but because that anon keeps bothering ya id like ya to do a Drabble on the most recent reunion of hak and yona with Jeaha and yona! You keeping doing you boo!

Ok! So I went a different direction with this one: Instead of part of my AU start a series of drabbles I've been wanting to do which is JaeYona confession happening in different parts of the series compared to the fanic 'What Do You Think of Me?' which is Chapter 85, so in other words most bits still happen from the AU except after that point that they got together, more suggestions are welcome! So instead of Yona's regret of not telling Hak about her feelings we have Jae-ha here so it's a mix of Chapters 174 and 175 by having that first part of Yona's regret leading into their reunion, hope you enjoy!
Also on a note while Jae-ha didn't have Hak's loud love confession he did have that canon bit where he said Yona is dear to him, so instead I'm having there is where she hesitated telling him lol

'Why didn't I say it when I had the chance? Jae-ha… When you told me that I'm dear to you… That made me… Really, really happy…'

Yona's eyes were getting too heavy and the smoke was getting worse from the fire. She had heard Gobi near her but at this point passed out, she couldn't breathe anymore and all she could think of was her regret never telling her Ryokuryuu that she was in love with him when she had the chance… She was sure this was the end.

That's when there was a loud crash that Yona didn't hear due to her unconscious state, Jae-ha had just landed from one of his jumps after Algira and Vold told him where they saw her. While he was still wounded he knew he had to get her out of here fast, as soon as he could locate her. "YONA!" he shouted, then heard little Ao making noises as he rushed around the corner, his eyes narrowed when he saw the priest looming over her, trying to make her call out for the dragons. "GET AWAY FROM HER!" with a swift kick from his dragon leg, Gobi was tossed across the room where he left an imprint on the wall.

"Yona! Yona dear!" Jae-ha shook the redhead a few times, seeing her eyes closed and not moving his mind went into panic, worried he was too late. Seeing those chains still on her feet burned a hatred inside of him, wishing he had kicked Kuelbo's head straight off earlier.

"J-Jae-ha…"

Jae-ha gasped when he heard the small voice coming from the princess in his arms, breathing a sigh of relief that she spoke as he picked her up, rushing to get to another room that wasn't engulfed in flames as the way he came in was blazing with fire so that wasn't a safe place to jump out now. Once he could find a decent window he could easily escape with her, so he raced through the inside of the palace, checking on her again. "Yona dear, you're safe now."

Yona didn't respond at first, stirring a bit in his arms. But after a moment she spoke his name again. "Jae-ha…"

"Talking in her sleep I guess, calling for big brother in her dreams." Jae-ha sighed, shaking his head. "It's alright, let's just get you to safe-"

"I love you…"

Time stopped for the Ryokuryuu right then, his amethyst eyes wide with shock as he didn't believe his ears. He froze right in place, staring at the unconscious girl in his arms. "… What..?" his heart thumped away in his chest loudly, burning with his desire for Yona that he'd been denying for a while now, thinking that her and Hak would one day get together… But she said his name, didn't she? Did that mean that when Hak said her heart is stable now that he was the one that she-

Jae-ha didn't have time to continue that thought, the flames were catching up with him as the fire broke out into other areas of the castle. He had to rush off and find the closest window to jump out of, landing at the other side of the castle. He groaned as his wounds were catching up to him, after all he let Kija beat him up as he refused to fully fight back his dragon brother not to mention the fact he never fully recovered from when they were captured. Also they were still away from Kouka so his body felt terribly heavy, so he didn't want to risk another jump with Yona and attempted to walk through the castle to get down below.

"Unnn.." Yona stirred some more, coughing as she finally came to. "Where…?"

"Yona dear?" Jae-ha stopped for a moment, smiling that she finally woke up. "Are you alright? We finally got back here to save you. Yoon's free and all the dragons are here. Kouka's won against the Tully Tribe." He immediately informed her, knowing she'd be worried. "Also your tip helped greatly in us winning the battle."

But Yona was focused on one thing. "J-Jae-ha…? I-it's really you… I-I did get to see you a-again…" her eyes were watering. "I-I… I wanted to t-tell you that I-" she started coughing though, due to all the smoke she inhaled.

"Yona dear, take it easy." Jae-ha set her down for a moment. "You breathed in too much smoke, and yes it's me." He smiled as she reached out to touch his cheek as if checking if he were real. "I told you that you worry about us beasts too much… Are you alright?"

Yona nodded, though coughed a bit more. "Everyone is ok..?" she managed to ask.

The Green Dragon nodded. "Yes, we can return home now to Kouka safely. By the way, I apologize for not doing this sooner but…" he immediately smacked down his right foot against her chains, breaking them in half. "I'll get the shackles off later but I've been wanting to do that since that bastard put them on you." He growled.

"My feet do feel a bit lighter…" Yona commented, looking at the burns on them along with her injuries. "Where is Yoo-lan? Is she safe? She protected me when Gobi tried to…"

"I ran into her on my way here, some of that bastard's goons tried to hold her back as she was trying to rescue you." Jae-ha explained. "Kuelbo was with her though when I left, though I probably shouldn't have given him a chance to escape…" he grit his teeth.

"Kuelbo came back for Yoo-lan? That's great!" Yona smiled, though she coughed again.

Jae-ha couldn't help but smile at her expression. "… You're too kind, Yona dear. After everything that man put us through…" he shook his head, though stiffened. "… He didn't… Try anything did he? I was worried when you didn't return to the cell…"

Yona blinked a few times. "Huh? Oh no he just slept next to me while watching me as a prisoner, and besides when you told him a beast like lightning would rip out his throat if he asked me about it and I let him think that Hak would kill him since I didn't know he was married at that time." She giggled, though started coughing badly again.

Jae-ha frowned and hugged her close. "… I was worried sick about you… After the way he treated you before and I couldn't protect you… I'm glad you're alive and safe now."

Yona attempted to get her coughing under control, smiling at him. "Thank you for rescuing me again." She chuckled.

"It's always a pleasure." He said, smiling warmly at her as he caressed her hair. What she mumbled in her sleep was still on his mind, he was even questioning if what he heard was real. But this really wasn't the time or place to ask. He found himself pressing his forehead against hers, eyes closed as he was catching his breath as his wounds were getting the best of him. "Yona dear… I…"

"J-Jae-ha?" Yona flushed from him being so close, then realized he was losing his balance as she helped guide him to rest against the wall. "Jae-ha you're hurt even worse than before! You came back for me even when you're like this?" she whimpered.

"I-I'm fine… Just give me a moment…" Jae-ha panted. "The smoke probably got to me a bit maybe if I can just find some water…"

Yona nodded, standing up and searching right away as they seemed near the food storage for the castle, finding a vat nearby. 'I've got to find water fast, don't die on me Jae-ha not now!' she rushed over, opening the casing and dipping her hand into the cool liquid to find it was water… But no ladle in sight. 'What do I do now?' she whimpered, glancing back to see Jae-ha breathing heavily. Her mind in a panic, she did the only thing she could think of, she scooped up the water into her mouth, rushing back over to her Green Dragon that lazily opened his eyes.

"Yona dear, don't wander off…!" the Ryokuryuu's eyes widened when Yona pressed her lips against his, passing the water to him through the kiss.

Once she finished Yona pulled back a bit, her face red as their eyes met but something in Jae-ha's brain snapped, he reached a hand behind her head and pulled her back down as he kissed her, tracing his tongue over her lips and just finally letting go all those urges and feelings he'd been holding back.

Startled, Yona pulled back a bit. "W-wait t-there's no more w-water…" she said, blushing worse as he pulled her down for another kiss, her hand clutching at his shoulder as she clumsily tried to kiss him back, her heart hammering away in her chest as part of her was cheering in joy while utterly embarrassed.

Jae-ha hummed as their lips parted, smiling warmly at her. "I guess I just mistook your lovely salvia as more water, Yona dear…" he teased, holding her close. "I'll stop if you dislike it so much."

Yona's face was about as red as her hair now, she shook her head timidly. "J-Jae-ha…. I…" she felt a lump in her throat, one that was burning as she wanted to just finally yell out her feelings now that she had him here, but since her voice couldn't come out she responded with pressing her lips back against his, kissing him full on this time.

Jae-ha eagerly returned the kiss, savoring every moment as his fingers weaved into her hair and caressed her cheek. "Yona dear…" he breathed, his breath hot against hers and they only parted when Yona started coughing again, she kept struggling trying to speak as she wanted to blurt out her confession to him but kept failing as she'd have another coughing fit. He frowned at that, pulling away and realizing he needed to get her out of this place as they could hear the fire still spreading through the castle. So he got back onto his feet, lifting her up into his arms and rushing to the nearest balcony to jump to the ground below. "Let's get you to Yoon right away so he can treat your wounds." He smiled, kissing her forehead as he whispered into her ear. "… After that we can have a little talk… Because I love you too, Yona dear."