"Wow, Xing really does have a massive marketplace by the palace, doesn't it?" Yona was excited once they stepped out of Kyuu Castle, where they had come to stay for the week. Just yesterday they had held her wedding ceremony to Jae-ha, so the butterflies were settling down in her stomach while also she kept flashing back to all those things that happened with her now husband last night.

Yoon nodded. "Yeah it'll be interesting to see what the market has, plus they're celebrating the war is over before it even really began."

Jae-ha hummed, wrapping an arm around Yona. "Well a stroll around town could be fun, think of it as our first date, Yona-chan."

Yona made a face at that. "Jae-ha, we just got married yesterday, how can that be a date?"

Zeno shrugged. "Technically the miss and Ryokuryuu have been sneaking around like the ladies of the night."

Yona started choking at that as Jae-ha merely laughed. "Yes that is true we never have been able to properly court so better late than never right?"

Hak rolled his eyes. "Now he wants to be proper…"

Yona was all red at that, shaking her head to try and banish her blush as they headed towards the market area. But her mood was instantly changed when Jae-ha started complimenting one of the sales ladies. She puffed out her cheeks with jealousy, just sulking as several women gathered around Jae-ha getting praise from the Green Dragon.

Zeno seemed to be the first one to bring it up. "Miss it didn't bug you before right?"

"It does not bother me." Yona immediately got defensive.

"Then why is the miss pouting?" Zeno asked.

"I AM NOT POUTING!" Yona shouted.

"You are too." Hak said, munching on a rice ball and dodging Yona's fists.

Yoon groaned as he called out to the Ryokuryuu. "Jae-Ha stop flirting before your wife smothers you and those women in their sleep."

Jae-ha blinked, turning to the boy genius and humming. "… You know that would actually be hot." He seemed turned on by the mere thought of it, not even paying attention to the girls looking disappointed when Yoon mentioned that he was married.

Hak smacked his forehead. "He would say that…"

Yoon rolled his eyes. "Only you would find mass homicide hot."

Jae-ha made a dramatic pose. "But I'd see love loveliness as the light leaves my eyes…"

Kija immediately looked irritated. "You're making the princess insecure!"

Yona seemed fed up as she growled suddenly. "KIJA I AM NOT INSECURE HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS IF I'M NOT PRETTY ENOUGH TO KEEP HIS FOCUS-" she stopped herself when she realized she admitted why she was so on edge.

Yoon sighed. "And there it is."

Hak shrugged. "Well we all know she's crap at hiding when she's upset."

Yoon nodded. "I knew it was a matter of time before she snapped."

Jae-ha frowned at that. "Yona dear what do you mean by that?"

Zeno shook his head. "The Ryokuryuu doesn't have much skill in making sure a wife is well tended to."

Jae-ha looked a tad insulted at that. "Now come on Zeno all I did was compliment them and Yona dear do you really think I don't see how lovely and charming you are?" he came over to pull his wife into a hug… And Yona immediately slipped out of his arms.

"Forget it go have fun with them obviously I'm too fat to ogle…" Yona huffed.

Jae-ha blinked, completely confused. "Whenever did I say that?"

"She's pregnant dumbass she already gets crazy ideas in her head." Hak brought up, dodging an apple thrown at him by Yona. "See I'm used to her temper fits, pregnancy is just going to hyper intensify it."

"Ryokuryuu knows how to treat women but a wife is not just any woman." Zeno explained. "You're not doing a good job of it. Don't compliment other women in the presence of a pregnant wife for one."

Jae-ha frowned, coming over and grabbing Yona's hand. "Is that what this is all about? You don't like you new husband admiring others around you? As if they could replace your loving beauty and the fact you're carrying our little treasure." He purred, wrapping an arm around the small of her back despite her protests.

Yona huffed, her cheeks stained red. "I told you, don't force yourself just because we're…"

Jae-ha smiled, dipping his head in to kiss her passionately. Which was just giving her flashbacks to last night and making her dizzy as he slowly parted his lips from hers to purr into her ear. "If anything I'm forcing myself not to pull you back to our room and banish every single one of those doubts in your mind by loving every inch of your beautiful body. After all there is only one princess of my heart that I allow all over my dragon leg…" he reminded her.

Yona's blush got even worse at that, her eyes straying away. "I… I mean… I'm sorry I know it's selfish but I just want you to myself and…" she finally admitted.

That made Jae-ha chuckle, nuzzling her hair as he kissed at her forehead. "Well that makes two of us then, shall I steal you away as we take a little stroll to the skies? After all I meant it that I'd love for this to be our first date."

"R-really…?" Yona fluttered her eyes at him, her voice small. "Just you… and me?" It was rather rare for them to be alone, except for them sneaking around at night, like Zeno oh so pointed out bluntly.

"Of course, and if your perverted husband's eyes aren't on you, feel free to remind him that he's yours by yanking me down and giving me a passionate smooch." Jae-ha grinned as he gave her that mental image of just making out with him randomly in front of people. "You'll make all the people around you jealous instead."

"Ah… I… Well…." Yona's face turned into a fireball, not sure she could be that daring.

"Please the pervert will probably get off on girls getting jealous the princess has him." Hak rolled his eyes.

"At least Yona has a wedding ring to tell people that she's taken." Yoon commented. "You probably could use a leash for Jae-ha."

"Actually for some males in Xing they wear wedding bands especially when going into battle to think of their wives back at home." Sara, Princess Tao's healer brought up. She had decided to stroll along with the group as she enjoyed talking to Shin-ah. "They sell some just over there."

"Well now that's a lovely idea then!" Jae-ha smirked, releasing Yona and guiding her to one of the vendors to choose a ring. "Choose whatever you fancy Yona darling, it'll make me think of you whenever we are apart." He brushed his fingers through her hair, finding the hairpin he gave her that served the same purpose.

"Well umm… H-here. How about this?" Yona asked, choosing a simple golden band but it looked similar to like how some pirates had golden earrings, it was why she choose it.

"Perfect, it looks lovely too." Jae-ha hummed, holding out his hand to let her fit it onto his finger. "Just the right fit too." He winked. "You know the size of my fingers by holding my hand I guess?" he teased.

'No it's because of all the sinful things those fingers did to my-' Yona had to stop her train of thought as she exploded into another blush. "… All of you should come with a warning label." She mumbled, leaving it at that.

"Mmm you mean a warning label not to fall for my charm because it belongs to the princess of my heart?" Jae-ha purred, leaning in to kiss her again after paying the vendor.

Yona slapped her hands over his lips, still too embarrassed. "N-not so much in front of everyone… C-come on let's go this is supposed to be a date, right? So let's go see what else we can find here." She smiled timidly, squeezing his hand and enjoying the look of his new ring on his finger. She glanced at her own wedding ring and was amused the bands matched. The butterflies were still in her stomach but slowly settling down, as no matter what happened she always seemed to be at ease with her Ryokuryuu by her side.