Chapter 7: Missing

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Song is chiisana koi no uta, cover by amatsuki. Goosehouse also did an amazing cover!

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The princess was completely silent as we left the town and headed back to our little camp area in the woods. Sei, or Shin-ha, as I should be saying now, greeted us as we came into vision. "Welcome...back," he muttered. I smiled before plopping onto the grass spot I had claimed as my sleeping area.

Already, Yun was starting to cut up the ingredients for the next meal he was going to prepare for us, and although I was thankful for his amazing cooking, I couldn't help but remember the delicious food we had had in town earlier... Brushing my dark hair out of my face, I sighed and leaned against the tree.

"Don't scare me like that, saying you want to meet a pirate all of a sudden," Yun chastised. Yona sat near him as she watched him cook, Ao on her shoulder happily.

"I'm sorry that we didn't get to discuss this, but I really wanted to meet the captain!" She looked at her knees with perfect posture.

The boy paused his chopping and looked at her. "What are you going to do if they assault you?" I couldn't help but laugh quietly at the question. Although the kiwi bastard was a creepy flirt, he wouldn't assault Yona. At least, I hoped he wouldn't. I guess I should just make sure to never let them be alone together... Wait, actually, I'm more worried about Hak doing something. Even Gija can't be trusted! Being a girl is hard.

"This was my decision. If you disagree, you can just stay behind," she responded firmly. Although it was a bit harsh, you could tell she meant well and hoped that she would be the only one to have to involve herself.

Of course, Yun being a tsundere, said, "Idiot, of course I'll go with you! I'm not a coward." The rest of us, Gija, Shin-ha and I, nodded in agreement.

It was awkwardly quiet for a small second, so I interrupted the silence and said, "Yun, what are you making for us?"

Smiling at the chance to boast about his cooking he said, "Only the most amazing mushroom soup!"

"You mean the same mushroom soup you've been feeding us for the past few nights?" I asked. He glared at me.

"If you don't want it, you don't have to eat it! Now if you want my delicious homemade cooking, bring me your bowl!" I sighed and reluctantly held my bowl in front of him as he spooned the same-tasting soup in. Shuffling back to my tree, I sat down and ate while the rest of the group relaxed as well.

Despite the moon having just popped into sight, I fell into a dream mere minutes after I finished my soup.

"Amaya," a voice called. I opened my eyes, but nothing was visible. The voice echoed around the seemingly empty space. It sounded very familiar. I tried to move, but my body stayed immobile and heavy. "Amaya, my princess. I need you to listen to me... Your father has gone missing, Amaya. I know you must be very confused, but our king has vanished and we have no one to rule us. Soon, everyone in the heavens will know. We most surely will not be able to hold off any enemies who will now fight without worrying about our grand Dragon King. We need you to come back to us, Princess. Please come back!"

"Ama-chan," a voice called. "Wake up! It's time to go meet Jaeha and his captain!" I opened my eyes and jumped up quickly, the words from my dream stuck in my head. It took a few seconds to calm down before seeing the redheaded princess before me. "Are you okay?"

Laughing awkwardly, I scratched the back of my head and said, "Yeah, just had a weird dream. Everything's okay though. Let's crush that kiwi bastard!"

"We're not supposed to crush him," Hak said bluntly. "We're supposed to talk to his captain and ask them to let us help the people of this port from Keum-ji."

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