The Second Bodyguard || Re-written (Any x oc)

Chapter 9

"Azumi!" A very familiar voice, making said woman glance up. Still embracing a trembling girl, Azumi glanced up to find Hak and a couple of the others rushing towards her. Azumi grinned up at them, before turning back to the girl in her arms. After a couple more comforting words to the girl, Azumi rose to her feet and turned towards the group of people rushing towards her. Yoon was the first to reach her, the younger boy instantly latching onto her cheek to hold her in place while looking her up and down for any major injuries. Azumi chuckled, placing her hands over his while letting him have his flustered moment.

"Azumi!" Yona cried again, coming up to Azumi's side and leaping on her. Azumi happily returned the hug, a warm smile on her lips. She held the red-head close to her chest, letting the princess cry into her shoulder from relief. Yoon looked like he was about to join as well, with the occasional sniffle and the pinch of his nose as he hurriedly scrambled for some herbs in his bag.

"Look at you..." Hak scoffed, also stepping up to study Azumi's form. Her dress was ripped in multiple places, dirt-smudged across all of its layers, her face was much worse, however. Her hair was the definition of a rat's nest, bruises and dirt layered across her skin in every place imaginable. It broke Hak's heart to see her like this, especially when she did this for the princess. Azumi had always been a constant in Hak's life and never showed weakness. She was like an impenetrable wall that kept Hak sheltered and comfortable, along with Yona and Soo-won. Hak owed many things to Azumi, and here she was being the hero once again.

"It's a new brand of makeup, do you think it suits me?" Azumi teased, sending him a shaky smile and a wink. Hak deadpanned, very tempted to hit her over the back of the head, along with the rest of the group. Most of them were just confused, as they were not used to Azumi's dry sense of humour, but Yona could only let out a soft chuckle. Azumi was an idiot, but a loveable idiot at that.

"Don't even joke about it!" Yoon cried, his head shooting up to reveal tears curling in the corner of his eyes. An arrow shot straight through Azumi's heart, and she instantly tugged Yoon into the hug with Yona. Placing her chin on top of their heads, Azumi gave her self to savour their warmth, before the white dragon stepped forward with a warm smile on his face. 

"Azumi, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Because of you, the princess is uninjured" Kija spoke up, placing his dragon hand over his heart and bowing. Azumi glanced up to him and smiled back while casually shrugging, the princess and Yoon still attached to her waist as she moved to speak with the males all watching in a mixture of amusement and concern. 

"There's no need to be so formal, thankyou for looking after the princess in my absence" Azumi returned, chuckling at the uptight male. Azumi then glanced over to the suspiciously quiet Jae-ha, to find at him glaring at the guards harshly, his whole form rigid as if about to attack. With a pat on the head for Yoon and Yona, Azumi unattached her self and walked up to Jae-ha's side, poking him in the rib. Jae-ha flinched, before glancing over. His expression softened at the sight of Azumi, a small smile perking on his lips as he turned to address her.

"Don't go glaring at the guards, alright? Most of them were probably forced to act the way they did. Greed controls your actions and plagues your mind. Most of these soldiers where probably poor farmers ripped from their families and were crazed by the amount of power that used to be unattainable" Azumi lectured, making Jae-ha blink and stare at her with wide eyes. However, his expression once again softened into a smile while he rolled his eyes at her.

"Since when where you so philosophical and understanding?" Jae-ha teased, sending the smaller female a sly smirk which made said female send him a dirty look.

"A pirates demand for compensation will be expensive. It'll be enough liquor to get us, you and everyone in town drunk!" Gigan yelled, having been in the middle of a conversation with a group of females from awe, her demand making everyone go quiet and listen to her. She finished with a smirk, making everyone cheer and immediately going to collect alcohol with a 'Yes Ma'am'.