Hello everyone! Finally it is here, the last chapter of Save Me, Save You. Thank you for making it this far and sticking with the story. My hope is that it is a likable story, even when I know my writing isn't the greatest. The story line was a lot better in my imagination then when I was writing it.

I have thoughts about writing other Yona of the Dawn stories, which I hope to sit down and write soon (I have plenty of time to do it, thanks to the current pandemic. I hope that you, reader, are safe and are doing well. We will make it through this!

Okay, without further ado, here is the final chapter. I hope you enjoy! (And again, I do not own Yona of the Dawn characters.)


Within an hour, Yoon cooked up a wonderful meat hot pot, rice and bread. There was enough for everyone to have two portions. Tonight the gang would really feast well.

Kija was very happy to see Jae-ha eating his food. Although at first he refused to eat, it was Kija who forced food upon the Green Dragon. He managed to eat a small bowl of food with some rice. Whatever portion there was left, Zeno begged Yoon to eat the rest of it, which led the beautiful genius to raise his voice in protest. Soon everyone was laughing, even Hak.

As for Yona, before dinner she changed out of her elaborate hanbok dress for one of her usual dresses. She was careful to pack away the very nice one away and told Ik-Soo to keep it in a careful spot, to which he agreed to do. When Hak and Kija were in town to return the cart and horses, Hak also bought a pair of new shoes for Yona, who up until this time was barefoot.

After the meal, Yona and Shin-Ah helped Yoon clean up the hot pot, bowls, and spoons, while Hak, Kija, Zeno, and Jae-ha sat and enjoyed a jar of sake. Shin-Ah initially refused, but since Yona and his Dragon brother returned and were safe, he gave in to Hak's suggestions to partake in a drink.

Once all the dishes were clean and packed away, Yoon turned to Yona, trying to hide a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Umm, Yona…."

"Yes?" She tilted her head. He had her attention now. His eyes shifted to the floor.

"We all have to keep a good sharp eye on you from now on, you know? We can't let this happen again! You had us all worried!" It was as if tiny puffs of steam were coming from his ears. His arms were crossed in front of his chest.

Yona blushed slightly, startled by his sudden outburst and put her hands up in assurance. "You don't have to worry! I'm already trying to be stronger! I need to get a new bow and arrows, but I can work on protecti-"

"That just means I have to get stronger too, you know! I'm already doing my best…" Yoon turned to the other tough boy can also be innocent. Yoon was such a good guy, even if it was hard for him to show it. Yona smiled.

"We'll work hard together, okay?" Yona reached out and grabbed his hands, encompassing them in hers. She now started to laugh, causing Yoon to strike up an attitude.

"I'm serious!"

Outside by the fire, the slightly drunk bunch was wondering why there was so much noise in Ik-Soo's house. They looked at each other and began to laugh, too.

Oh, how they all missed this noisiness!


No one knew what time it was. Ik-Soo and Yoon had been sleeping for a few hours now, followed by Shin-Ah, who can't handle alcohol too well. Zeno was long passed out, as well, and Kija was barely awake as he staggered to the house to sleep.

Hak was finishing one last drink, when in the distance he heard beautiful music. Even though he was under the influence of alcohol, he knew it was Jae-ha playing his erhu. If he was alone, maybe he could talk to him.

Looking around, he noticed that Yona was in the house, sleeping. He quietly walked into the house and went by her bed; sure enough he saw her curled up in a blanket with steady breathing patterns. A small smile came across his lips. He knew that with five other people in the house, three of them Dragons, she would be safe.

Hak left the house and followed the somber music. He was led through the trees to the waterfall and the cliffside, where Jae-ha was illuminated in the moonlight, playing his instrument.

"Hey, Droopy Eyes."

Jae-ha stopped playing. "Are you here to stop me from playing? I'm assuming everyone else is sleeping." He set the instrument beside him.

"Just about." He sat next to Jae-ha. "Everyone besides you and me, that is."

"You didn't answer my question, though. Are you here to stop me from playing?"

Hak shook his head. "No, not this time."

Both of them were staring out at the waterfall, lost in the patterns made from the moonlight. Silence lasted what seemed like forever.

"Thank you for saving the Princess," he finally admitted. He hated to admit it, but he had immense gratitude for the pervert saving his Princess when he couldn't. If she had been injured, or worse...he would never forgive himself, and would have greatly disobeyed King Il. He bowed slightly.

Jae-ha was equally surprised that Hak would even thank him for saving Yona. A bow certainly was not necessary. But, since this was a rare sighting with Hak, he returned the bow.

"You're welcome. I would always do it in a heartbeat. It's a Dragon's duty to serve their master."

Hak looked Jae-ha straight in the eyes, his piercing eyes reaching Jae-ha's soul. "Tell me the truth; nothing happened between you two while you were away, right?"

Shit. He knows something. Jae-ha's eye twitched.

"What do you mean?" He held his arms up. "I left here; I found the pathetic group of would-be soldiers and punished them accordingly. I found Yona and gave her the bag with the blanket and Yoon's medicine, she fell asleep. While she was, I went to buy a new dress in the nearest town. She fell in mud and her dress was dirty. When she woke up, she took a bath, dressed and ate, and we left. Then of course, I fell ill-"

"She took a bath? She told me she freshened up. Taking a bath isn't 'freshening up'." Hak raised a red flag.

"Well I did say she was muddy. It only was the obvious thing to do. Can't be muddy and wear a new dress, Hak." Why is he doing this?

"You obviously peeked at her, you pervert." His eyes were still piercing. He inched towards Jae-ha. Hak wasn't stupid. He knew Jae-ha's behavior. Obviously he would have taken a peek at Yona when she was most vulnerable.

Jae-ha, however, stood his ground proudly.

"Wrong, Dark Dragon. I stood guard. Who knows if anyone was around us when she took a bath. I took it upon myself to make sure she could take a bath in peace. I even bought soap, too, while I was in town. She hid behind some rocks and trees. Trust me, I wasn't nosy." Now Hak was just pissing him off.

Now all up in his face, Hak wasn't backing down. His frown became a menacing scowl.

"Oh, but you're a pervert. You go to brothels in the middle of the day. Of course you would have a perfect chance to take a peek at the Princess since it was just you two." A shitty grin was on his face, determined to get Jae-ha to spill the truth.

"I can be a gentleman if duty calls. And this time was certainly important. I didn't look at her once." Jae-ha now had a cold stare at Hak. "It's the Dragon's duty to protect his master at all costs. Even while bathing. Besides, she is sixteen years old. She's still developing."

Hak jumped back at the last statement.

"Still developing? You did see her as she was bathing!"

"A sixteen year old is not an adult yet, Hak. It's common sense that she is still developing. She's still a kid."

If looks could kill, Jae-ha would be dead.

"I can respect someone's space. And if a young lady needs her space, I let her have it. Simple." His arms were crossed upon his chest.

Hopefully his expressions didn't make it obvious that he had very much struggled to not only stare upon her womanly features, but had also struggled not to touch her and let his emotions get the best of him.

Hak scowled at him, trying to read Jae-ha's expressions and read in between the lines of his words.

"We can keep this going all night, if you want," the Green Dragon taunted. At the rate they were going, they really could argue all night. And not get anywhere but at each other's throats.

Hak let out a big sigh. He was defeated.

"Alright, if it is what you say, I believe you." He stood up. "Only this once! Next time I won't be so easy on you."

Jae-ha scoffed. "You call that being easy?"

Hak began to walk away from him, when just before he reached the trees, he turned back.

"My life is a bit easier knowing that there's a lot more people wanting to protect the Princess. That doesn't mean I can rest too easily. But I can at least rely on others to help me out." He turned and walked toward Ik-Soo's house. After all this drama, another drink or two was needed for sure.

Jae-ha sighed. He wondered why Hak gave up so easily. That wasn't what he normally would have done. But he wasn't about to worry about that now. He grabbed his erhu, closed his eyes and began playing again, the beautiful melodies flowing through the air.

"You can come out whenever, you know. I know you're there."

He didn't move, but he had sensed Yona's presence behind him for the past few minutes and called out to her.

She puffed her cheeks and came from behind a tree. "Geez, sometimes I wish you all could not sense me." She walked over to him and stood next to him.

"Well that would be a problem, now, wouldn't it? If I couldn't sense your presence, then maybe you would still be in that cave in Kai Empire." He smirked and glared at her.

A smirk also crept on her face. "You have a point."

He continued to play sweet music. Yona was mesmerized with the sound, a song that was sad, but also almost full of life. Almost like a lullaby. Little did she know that the song he was playing was meant for her. For the next few minutes the beautiful melodies filled the air. When he was finished, he set his erhu aside. Staring off at the waterfall, he patted the ground next to him, signaling for Yona to sit down. She took the hint and quietly sat beside him.

"How much of that conversation did you hear?"

She froze and couldn't look at one spot. "Umm...well...maybe the last few minutes…."

Jae-ha smiled and chuckled.

"What are we going to do? He almost saw through me."

Yona wasn't sure what to do. She knew Hak more than anyone. He could pick up hints like it was nothing. He was smart, very smart. And cunning. And very scary when he knew he was right…a shiver went down her spine when she recalled some of his expressions from past conversations. A dark dragon, indeed.

"I don't know...he already asked me about it and I did my best to not show too much emotion. I don't think I did well, since he asked you." Yona sighed.

He put a hand on her shoulder and smiled. "You don't have to worry about it, Yona dear. I will handle it."

Some sort of a tingling sensation came to his fingers when he touched her shoulder. It caught him off guard and he quickly removed his hand and faced away from her.

"Jae-ha?" Yona tilted her head, a little confused with his actions.

He cleared his throat.

"Well, now it's my turn. I did not expect to fall ill when we were returning home. If only Zeno had told us sooner that being away from Hiryuu Castle would drain our energy. But, then again you would not have been able to rest and we would be traveling in the rain and things could have turned out completely different…"

Now he was just babbling. She was just looking at him as he talked.

"What I'm trying to say is…thank you. For also saving me back there. I know you probably don't think that you did, but, well, you did. Even under pressure, you used your strength to move me to a tree. And you were quick to think of trying to cool me off. And you even decided on your own to strip me in your panic." He grinned at the thought of Yona removing his clothes. Obviously meant to tease her.

Which it worked. She blushed and looked away from him, nervously playing with her hair. "Jae-ha…."

"I'm kidding! I'm kidding! Really…." He looked up towards the sky and the moon shining brightly upon them. "I might have been out of it. But I heard your screams. Heard you crying, not knowing what to do." His voice lowered, almost to a whisper. "It nearly killed me just knowing you were suffering for my sake. If only you did not have to go through that."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Somehow, his low voice was enough that it felt like butterflies were flying around in her stomach. The feeling was very strange.

"But it was very brave of you. I'm grateful for your help." He turned to her and smiled. "Looks like we both saved each other this time, huh?"

Yona was at a loss for words. The moon was shining down on them both, but looking up at Jae-ha, she saw a different person. She couldn't figure out why, but with the light of the moon, his gorgeous smile, his manly figure…he was just different, somehow this time. A breeze picked up and his hair lightly moved with it. The butterflies returned as a blush was once again coming to her cheeks.

"Yona dear?"

Reality came back to her. What exactly happened?

"Oh, yeah. I guess you're right. We did save each other." She laughed nervously. "I'm really glad you're doing okay, Jae-ha." She was playing with her hair again, moving stray locks around her fingers.

Something was wrong. Reflecting the moonlight on her face, he thought he saw her face red. Maybe he was imagining it. But, either way, she looked gorgeous, but innocent. His heart raced.

"Yona."

She turned towards his voice, only to be inches from his face. A light gasp escaped her mouth. His eyes were meeting hers, piercing, but soft. His expression serious. She could feel his warm breath lightly on her cheeks. She was frozen. What was happening? It couldn't be, could it? He ever so slowly moved towards her. Her eyes then seemed to trail down to his lips. In a second her eyes returned to his. Wait a minute…was he really going to kiss her?

She could feel her face continuing to heat up. She shut her eyes tight. This would be her first kiss…

"You should be sleeping. The Dark Dragon might notice you aren't in bed." His whispers lightly reached her ears. Her eyes shot open.

Jae-ha was now turned away, looking at the waterfall. She thought he could hear her heartbeat, which was clearly beating out of her chest. That was very close...

"Yes...that's true." She barely made out a whisper.

Slowly, she stood up. Legs were wobbly.

Jae-ha grabbed his erhu and quickly stood up. Still not facing her.

"Don't worry. I will go ahead of you. If that idiot is still up, I will distract him and you can very quietly sneak back into the house. You will have to be swift about it." He turned and faced the trees. "Goodnight, Yona dear." He then started walking towards the camp. Before Yona could say goodnight, he was gone.

Rest easy, heart.

Her hand went to her chest in an effort to slow her breathing and her heart. That was probably the first time Jae-ha was that close to her face. Not that she could ever recall, anyway. Was he going to kiss her? Her first kiss could have very well been taken by Jae-ha. But why? Why would he even try to kiss her?

A hand went to her face. She wasn't sick, but she now had a fever. Her face was very hot. What was wrong with her? Did the past few days' events really affect her this much? Maybe it would be hard to face Jae-ha again. Hopefully not. But things were surely different now. Even if she wasn't completely sure why.

She shook her head. She had to make it back to the house. She brushed off her dress and sprinted towards the forest.

Halfway back to camp, Jae-ha, with a stern look and his hair hiding his eyes, fought hard not to kick himself in the ass. That was too close. This wasn't good. His free hand became a fist. He couldn't believe he was close to kissing her. Yona. His "master".

Things would definitely be more difficult for him from now on. This cannot happen again. He had to hide his emotions from Hak, as well as the Princess. So far, neither were working very well.

Ahead of him, Hak was sitting around a very dim fire, evident that the alcohol was getting the best of him. He would deny it later, but it wouldn't be too hard to get his attention now.

And it worked. Jae-ha tried to pick a petty fight with him, over something stupid. Hak under the influence did not face the house, so it would be no problem for Yona to slip back into the house undetected by him.

Jae-ha could see Yona's movement in the darkness. She slipped past them and toward the house. Before she entered, she looked back and for a second met Jae-ha's gaze. He could tell in the darkness that she was smiling. He smiled back at her, although not making it obvious to Hak, who was almost ready to collapse.

Yona disappeared into the house. Hopefully she will have a good night's sleep. She was home now, with her friends. No longer in fear, no longer lost. Curling up on her bed, she turned to her side, away from the doorway.

She was stronger now. She could tell. Her archery had been improving, but now she could do more. A lot more. She was capable of saving another person; she wasn't totally dependable on others. Maybe she could wholeheartedly depend on the Dragons, her friends, to support her. Maybe, somehow, she could depend more on Jae-ha. She smiled as she closed her eyes.

Maybe these new feelings weren't so bad after all.


First of all, please do not hate me.

I know if you made it this far that you at least expected a kiss between them. I thought about writing it in this story. But then I thought for a moment. I set this story in a particular time in the manga. Even if it doesn't really follow the manga story line (to my knowledge). I tried to write a story where Jae-ha figures out that he does indeed love Yona instead of just calling it off as the Dragon's blood, and I tried to write that Yona was still oblivious to her love for Hak, while also experiencing little moments with Jae-ha. I really didn't want to have them end up together at the end. I'm sorry if you are upset with my decision. But I hope you understand.

This story was my first major writing project on this site. While I know it is far from perfect (and I don't expect my works to be perfect - more like progress), I am very happy that I have completed a story like this. I hope to eventually grow with my writing style and get better.

Also, I have additional Yona of the Dawn idea stories that are yet to be written. If you liked this story, please look out for other potential stories from me in the future. (Spoiler alert - one story is already written and will be here soon!).

Thank you for staying this far! Until the next story ~ K.