Title: Sister of Dragons
Summary: A series of one-shots revolving around a girl from our world being born into theirs, but not as any regular person, but as the sister, older or younger, of a Dragon. Whether it be the Original Dragons or the Present, expect Fluff and Angst Galore!
Word Count: ~1650
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Akatsuki No Yona; but Chae-Seon is of my creation.
Notes: I really like how I have Chae-Seon bring so many random games from our world into theirs. Honestly, it wouldn't be hard with a bit of cleverness, so it's a common thing that's going to come up in this series. Not sure if I like the title of this one, but eh.
Warnings: Alternative Universe, Original Character, Language, Violence, Blood, Emotional Angst, etc.
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~~~~~~Rolling With The Kicks~~~~~~
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Sibling: Kija
Position: Honorable Twin Sister
Brother's Age: 7
Her Age: 7
Summary: Despite what some may believe, Kija's life as the 'Honorable Hakuryuu' wasn't perfection. That type of idolization is just another type of isolation. Good thing Chae-Seon is set things straight.
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"Throw it here!"
A group of ten and younger white haired children eagerly tossed a rubber ball back and forward from one another in a typical game of catch. They ran back and forward in the small space between the river and the rest of the houses, content to spend the sunny day playing with one another.
Meanwhile, another seven-year-old child with white hair more beautiful than any other approached them nervously.
"H-Hi guys! Can I play?"
Immediately, the group of children stopped in their game, turning towards the voice. At the sight of who it was, each of them gave a respect bow—the smile on the seven-year-old boy's face dropped slightly—before giving uncertain looks to one another.
Finally, one of the eldest boys there, Jae-Seop, stepped forward with a hesitant look upon his face. "We would be happy to have you play, Hakuryuu-sama" Said Jae-Seop falteringly, before giving a glance toward the Hand of the White Dragon. "But…"
Hakuryuu looked down at his right hand, giving a blush before plastering on a smile towards the other kids. "It's okay!" He said, putting false cheer into his voice. "You're right, I'd just pop the ball anyway…"
Jae-Seop, still obviously hesitant to just dismiss Hakuryuu-sama, opened his mouth once again. "…We can play hide-n-seek, again, if you wish?"
Hakuryuu shook his head, a bit of sadness hidden in his expression. "No, no, it's fine. You guys can—"
"Honestly, the you'd think kids would be more innovative…" Came a young, feminine voice.
All of them looked around, searching for the owner of the voice. Hakuryuu was, naturally, the first to find the speaker, excitement growing on his face as hope inadvertently bloomed in his chest at the sight of the girl sitting upon the roof of one of the houses.
"Chae-Seon!"
Said seven-year-old leapt down off the tiled roof—much to the panic of the adults watching in the nearby vicinity—before leisurely walking over to the group of children, the slightest bit of annoyance on her face. Hakuryuu wondered what could be bothering his elder twin sister…
Meanwhile, the other children hurried to bow in the face of the honorable twin of the White Dragon, Chae-Seon, daughter of the previous White Dragon as well. "Chae-Seon-sama!"
"Don't bow," Replied Chae-Seon in greeting. "I was born the same time if not after a lot of you, and if you're worried about blood, all of us are descendants of the First White Dragon. So we should all just respect and get along with one another, instead, right?"
Hakuryuu watched, amazed as always by the things that came out of his sister's mouth. She was honestly so different from the rest of the village, so spectacular and unique in her own way. Honestly, if his right arm wasn't proof, he'd think that she was the chosen one of the people with how she knew so much more than even Granny sometimes…
He knew he wasn't the only one who thought so, given the looks of awe on the other kids face.
"C-Course, Chae-Seon-sama," Answered Jae-Seop, evidently ignoring the sigh coming out of the girl's mouth at the honorific. "What did you require of us?"
"I don't require anything," Emphasized Chae-Seon. "I was just saying that, if you all really want to play together, and not hide n'seek again, I have a game for you."
Excitement immediately built up in the group as childish whispers were exchanged among one another. Hakuryuu felt himself become more and more eager. As said before, his sister was super smart and, what was the word she used…innovative! He wasn't quite sure where that word came from, but if Chae-Seon was using it, it definitely was one! She had explained that it was someone who was really good at coming up with new things, and while she said she got some ideas from the adults, that left a lot of the ideas she came up to come from herself!
Chae-Seon seemed to know a bit about everything, but one of the topics that Hakuryuu and the other kids liked the most was when she came up with games. She just had so many! Everything from 'board games', where she would have him help her carve out strange looking pictures on boards as well as pieces to play with—he really enjoyed 'Monopoly' and 'Checkers'—, to physical games like 'Hopscotch' and 'Twister'! She even got the adults to look at her with wonder, whispering about how clever the twin of Hakuryuu-sama was…
"What game are we going to play today, Chae-Seon-sama?" Asked Jae-Seop, obviously sounding eager.
Chae-Seon seemed to put on a pondering expression upon her face—Hakuryuu almost pouted, he knew that she did that on purpose to keep them in suspense—before walking over to Jae-Seop, taking the ball without resistance. With a look of concentration on her face, she dropped it—
-and began to juggle it with her legs.
All of them looked on with awe as she bounced the ball back and forth from leg to leg. Hakuryuu tried to watch the ball being passed back and forward, but he couldn't help but notice the intense look on his sister's face. He could tell that it wasn't as easy as she was making it look. In fact, she had probably been practicing in secret in order to reveal this to everyone…
After passing the ball back and forth for a moment, she tossed it up with her leg, letting it idle in the air for a split second, before letting it drop to the ground. Then, as fast as a bird, she kicked the ball towards one of the
"The game is called Soccer," She said nonchalantly, ignoring the awed looks on everyone's faces, walking over to where the ball had gone before dragging her foot in the dirt, obviously drawing a line of sorts from the tree to the water's edge. "You divide into two teams chosen by 'Captains' and kick the ball back and forward from one another. You're not allowed to use your hands unless you are the Goalie, who stands on this line here. The object of the game is to kick the ball pass the enemy team's line, which gets you the point."
She jogged over to the other side of the kids and swiftly drew a matching line, the two lines separated by a decent bit of distance. "The one to the most points wins." She said in conclusion. "That's Soccer. I'd call it Football, but that's a game for another time."
There was a moment of silence before excited whispers broke out between the kids once more, each one more eager than the next to play the game and choose teams. They turned to Hakuryuu, fully expecting him to be the 'Captain'.
Hakuryuu, a bit hesitant to be a leader when he didn't really know the game, opened his mouth to agree when Chae-Seon interrupted.
"Jae-Seop, Byeol," Called out Chae-Seon, getting the attention of the eldest boy and eldest girl. "You guys are the Captains, make the teams equal, okay? I'll be on a different team than Kija, here, so you can choose how to divvy us up as you like."
There was a moment of hesitance on two kids features, but it was won out by sheer anticipation and excitement. Before long, the two teams were getting divided up without fail, the two children that Chae-Seon had chosen fell fit to being Captains.
Hakuryuu glanced over at his sister, feeling a moment of doubt. He wasn't sure that he would do well at this game…even if he couldn't pop the ball by using the Hand of the White Dragon God. He was especially nervous that they would be one opposite teams, did she not want to play with him…?
"Calm down." Came her voice, bringing Hakuryuu out of his thoughts. "I did it this way so that they wouldn't fight over who had who. You're obviously worth more than me, but having the person who knows this game is too much to pass up. I was just trying to make it fair."
Relief filled Hakuryuu, a smile dawning on his face as he understood. As always, his sister was one step ahead of him. Sometimes, it was kind of discouraging. He was Hakuryuu, yet he had needed his sister to come up with an entirely new game just so that he could play with the other kids… He knew that she was always watching over him. And as happy as it made him, it made him wonder, sometimes, if she thought he wasn't befitting of his role…
"Kija."
"Hmm?" Asked Hakuryuu, looking over at his sister with a questioning look.
Chae-Seon glanced over at him, giving him a serious look. "You're Kija," She emphasized. "Before anything else, even being Hakuryuu, no matter what anyone says. If it was just a matter of being the White Dragon, then King Hiryuu would have come a long time ago. Since he hasn't, it means that each of you are supposed to live your own lives before you serve him, so don't forget that, Kija."
Kija, awed as always, blushed after a moment before giving an eager nod. While he wasn't so sure about being Kija before he was Hakuryuu, he…he liked the sound of it. After all, Chae-Seon wasn't the twin of the White Dragon, otherwise there would have been twins every time before him, but his twin.
…And he really liked the sound of that.
"Hakuryuu-sama! Chae-Seon-sama!" Called out Jae-Seop, waving over at them as the two teams divided up. "We're ready to start!"
"O-Okay!" Sounded Kija, stuttering slightly, because he was still unsure about how he would do, but confident as long as his sister was nearby. "We're ready!"
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More cute Kija fluff. I wanted to expound a bit that, despite having the easiest, pampered life out of the Four Dragons, it wasn't all sunshine and roses either (not even counting the whole 'can't go near father' and parents dying young). Being the 'honorable Hakuryuu who carries upon him the fate and destiny of two thousand years' is a LOT to put on an impressionable kid. In many ways, Jae-Ha hadn't been wrong about the whole 'brainwashing' thing because Kija in the series is more than happy to sacrifice any and all parts of himself in order to serve Yona. He's his own person, before he is the White Dragon, just like anyone else.
And, I thought it was really depressing that Kija had said that he hadn't heard his birth name being spoken by anyone but Yona. Seriously, it sounded like he didn't have any actual friends, just admiring villagers who isolated him by idolizing him.