Soar (Akatsuki no Yona) (Jae-Ha/OC/Soo-Won)

Chapter 1

A/N:

edit 8/13/16: This story was published on my fanfiction account on 4/30/15. It is still ongoing. Updates will be posted on this website and on the other. Author's Notes will be kept the same as well, unless it's referring to a user from the other site.

Because honestly, who doesn't love Jae-Ha? And because having one ship in a story's boring, let's throw Soo-Won in the mix.

Blame the plot bunnies. I literally marathoned all of the manga chapters that was available two days ago and fell in love with the manga (and felt sad when there wasn't much fanfiction for the fandom, especially for Jae-Ha and Soo-Won).

I don't own Akatsuki no Yona. The same thing goes for the other chapters.

She had been walking on the winding dirt road that led outside the Earth Tribe's land and into the Fire Tribe's when she heard the sound of footsteps. And a lot of them. Her head whipped sideways, her amber eyes desperately searching the horizon to see what the cause was, and her eyes widened as she saw a group of horses with riders on them, two of the horses' riders holding up the banner of the Emperor.

...this was not going her ideal way.

She moved to the left, off the roads and into the more farmland marsh, waiting for the group to pass as she idly fiddled with the hem of her skirt: the outfit she was wearing was all red, with gold linings. It was a new style that had come from the Kai Empire she managed to find at one of Earth's markets.

"Oi! You!" The voice jolted her awake as she pushed back a stray strand of her midnight black hair, turning to the cavalryman who had spoken, taking a deep breath as she straightened herself and calmed herself down.

"Yes?"

"Bow down to the emperor, you worthless peasant trash-" The man was cut off by a hand lifting, and he fell silent as the Emperor unmounted off his horse as he stepped onto the ground, studying the woman.

"Stop, Sei." He addressed his attendant before turning around.

Soo-Won's breath caught as he recognized those unforgettable amber eyes, and he was sure that his hands and voice was trembling as he hesitantly asked, "...Li...Hua?"

The girl froze, caught, and slowly she lifted her eyes up to meet the Emperor's gaze, ignoring the infuriated whispers of his escorts behind him. "Soo-Won," she acknowledged, a little amusement flickering through her amber eyes. "Or should I call you Emperor Soo-Won now? Your majesty?"

"How have you been?" He slowly took a step towards her, but Li-Hua mirrored his action and stepped back one step as if to make sure he never closed the distance between the two.

"I've been well. And you?" She threw her head up into the wind and laughed, the action sounding slightly bitter as her eyes trailed the expensive outfit he was in. "Well, I guess I don't need to ask that. Did you finally man up and marry Princess Yona?"

The man froze, and although his smile still kept on his face, it twitched ever so slightly as the girl's eyes narrowed, knowing the man far too well to be able to distinguish what all of his actions meant. He was not fine. Not fine at all, and it had something to do with the Princess. She was really out of date when it came to info about Emperor Il's death: all she knew was that he finally kicked the bucket and Soo-Won had taken up the throne. She did hear a few rumors about Hak, but dismissed it as nonsense. As far as she knew the raven haired boy, he would never do something like that to the Emperor he idolized.

Finally, Soo-Won's shoulders slumped and he sighed, running a hand through his (as always) perfect blonde hair. "I suppose you don't know."

"Know what?"