Ps. Sorry, i edited the first chapter and deleted the others. I was a little stressed out that time T-T. Thanks Madzy1234 for your comment!

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Yoko's pov:

"This is all my fault. If i haven't keep an eye on Yona, then none of this would happen."

We searched for Yona around the street, but still no luck. We can't call her name in public either.

"This is bad. With the princess being that small, she'll be swept away in this crowd." Hak gritted his teeth and balled his fist.

I look down. "I'm so sorry." i clenched my dress.

The two boys turn at me.

"If i shouldn't have let go of the princess, then none of this would have happened." my words are stinged with guilt.

Hak patted my head. "It's ok Yoko. Besides, its not your fault that we lost the princess."

I hesitated, but maybe he's right. Its not my fault, i may have distracted by Mr. Kan Tae-jun that made me slipped my fingers away from her.

Then Soo-won's character changes with determination. "Hak, Yoko. Come with me."

He brought us to the dark alley. It was quite scary here.

"Hey it's kinda getting more and more dark." Hak responded.

"Soo-won where are you taking us?" i asked suspiciously with a chill running down my spine.

"Won!" We stop as we saw a group of drunkards at the clearing. "It's been a while! How've you been?" the man who calls Won grinned.

"Hey, kid. Come here." the man with a smoking pipe and a woman massaging his back grinned at us.

Hak's pov:

"Won?" i sweat dropped from the name.

"It's been a long time guys." Soo-won greeted.

"Won~ how old are you? Want to drink with us?" the man asked him.

"I can't drink." he replied politely.

"Hey, who are these drunkards?" i whispered at the him. And who is "Won"?

"They're a group of old people who talk to me whenever i come to town." he replied.

"They talk with you? Then they're not group of scoundrels?" Yoko asked in disbelief.

"They're all good people." Soo-won replied.

"You were lying when you said you only came a few times, weren't you?" i said. He didn't answered.

Yoko crossed her arms. "So, you come here a lot, disguising your identity, don't you?" she continue.

"But i can listen to a lot of interesting things they say." he replied. "Um, we're looking for a lost child. She's a red-haired six-year-old girl." he told the drunkards.

They answered 'no'. So, he approach to an old man who is playing ougi, it's like Kouka's shougi, a japanese chess.

"Ogi, did you see her?" he asked him.

"I don't know. I've been gambling at ougi all day today." he replied. "GAAAH! DAMMIT!!"

"You shouldn't talk to him. He keeps losing and is on edge." the man with a smoke pipe and woman told him.

"But a lost girl? Isn't that bad?" a random man asked us.

"Bad?" i was puzzled from it.

"I hear there has been a kidnapping operation in the area lately that targets kids."

My eyes widen in disbelief. "People are being kidnapped in Hiryuu castle's town?! Are you kidding?!"

"Kid." said the man with the smoke pipe. "King Il is a pacifist that hates weapons. But darkness doesn't disappear easily in places where people are gathered."

"What happens to the kids who are kidnapped?" Yoko asked.

"There's a rumor that they're sold in the Kai empire..." he answered.

Soo-won's face is full of determination. "Mr. Ogi, i have a favor to ask of you. Please.. Lend me your strength." he pleaded.

"Why do you have to borrow this guy's strength?" i asked.

"Because Mr. Ogi is the 'face' of the east district's underside." he replied. "Mr. Ogi. If it's you there shouldn't be any difficulties finding a small girl in this town."

"I want to eat some roasted pork." Old man murmured.

"Here it comes. His coaxing." said man#1.

"Mr. Ogi, it's a request fron cute little Won." man#2 smiled.

"I understand. I'll bring you some roast another day." Soo-won promised.

"This kid isn't cute. Today will be pork. Tommorow will be gyoza." said man#3.

"Ogi~~ You don't have any moves, right? Give up!" Ogi's competitor smirks.

"Shut up! Wait a second!" veins started popping out on his head.

"Mr. Ogi, plea..." old man cut Soo-won off.

Ogi pick up his cupful of wine . "You're annoying! Be quiet! If i lose here, i won't have any money!" he splashed the cup at Soo-won, but me and Yoko blocked him, then wine spilled on us. Most of it spilled on me.

All stare at our actions. I gave the old man a deadly glare as so did Yoko, but only a dark aura appear on her. Her hood had fallen off her head to reveal a scary looking face.

"He's asking you for a favor. I think you're being disrespectful." i spat. "Old man...he's not a good partner for you to throw your booze on."

Yoko glare at him. "If you're drunk in the middle of the day... Shall i try sobering you up?" she sounded like that she already killed a person.

Everyone stare at us in dumbstruck.

"Heh! Heh heh heh... Kids... That's a nice look you've got..." Ogi averted his gaze at us the whole time with a chill running down his spine. "...Won. That red-haired kid... Is she important to you?"

"Yes." Soo-won replied.

"Hmph." he places the cup on the table. "Then you owe me."

"Hmm, being indebted to Mr. Ogi sounds like a nuisance. So i'll pay you back right now." Soo-won tap Mr. Ogi's white tile. "There. Checkmate."

"WHAT?! WOOOO! I WON!" Ogi raise up from his seat and let out a fist pump in the air.

"Are you kidding me?! That move is... No fair, Ogi!" Ogi's competitor stood up from his seat in wide shocked.

Both me and Yoko stare at Soo-won in awestruck.

Soo-won smiled. "Please. Mr. Ogi." he pleaded.

"I'm no match for you." the old man smirks. "Men, we have a kid to find! Cooperate with those from the other districts, too!" he ordered. "If you find out even a little information, pass it on to Won immediately!"

Everybody started to cheer.

Soo-won raise his hands up with a cheery face. "Thank you!"

Both me and Yoko stare at him in stunned. "Somehow in some way... Soo-won is amazing!"

Time skip>>>

Ogi scratches his hair in confused. "We're looking for a six-year old girl. She has curly red hair up to her shoulders and wears a peach colored kimono." he turn his head to Soo-won. "Hey. What's the girl's name?"

Soo-won cross his hands above his head. Ogi look at him in quizzical look.

"She's nameless! Does she have any other features?" he asked.

"Her eyes are large and cute! Like Yoko's!" Soo-won replied.

"Eh?" Yoko sweat dropped. To be honest, Soo-won is right, Yoko really is cute.

"Is that going to work at all...?" i sweat dropped from Soo-won's answers.

"All right boys! Look for a girl with eyes that are large and cute that is look like from the black haired girl!" he ordered. "There's a chance she ran into some kidnappers. Move carefully!"

"Yes!"

I look at the sorroundings in awe. Amazing. There are a lot of people gathering here. Exactly how many allies do they have?!

Yoko's pov:

People got scattered around the town and return with a lot of useful informations. One of them say that a red haired girl was kidnapped by a large dark-skinned man. So, they have to blockade at the gate and communication passageway.

"A blockade?" Hak puzzled from the word. I was sitting at the rooftop beside him.

"Yeah. At the eastern gate and the communication. They're going to search people's luggage." i explained.

Hak grew excited from this as for me, i grew anxiety about the princess' loss. We jump off the roof then approach to Soo-won, after his discussion with Ogi.

"We're currently searching people around the gate and the communication passage." said Soo-won.

Hak places his hand on his hip. "So you're looking for suspicious people."

"If she really did get kidnapped, they shouldn't harm her." said Soo-won.

"We'll defintely find Yona." i gave them a smirk.

"Of course."

We gave ourselves a fist pump. Princess be safe.

[at the crowds]

"Come on Hak! We'll find that dark-skinned man before he might leave the crowds." i told him.

He nodded then we find that large dark-skinned man. We found one, then Hak jumped on him, and wrapped his arms around the neck. He realized that it was the earth tribe general.

While Hak is having a piggyback riding with the General, i saw a large dark-skinned man with the light one beside him, they are walking at the opposite direction leaving the crowds while pulling a cart.

"Hak!" i called him and gestured him the cart.

We both jump onto the cart giving the man a light glare as he saw us.

"Who're these brats...!" the light-skinned man asked his partner.

"We're going to inspect your luggage!" Hak ripped the sack on the cart, revealing the unconcious princess with her mouth tied in a towel. "Ah." Hak stood up giving them an evil smirk.

Dark aura started to appear on me. "You can't take this luggage." i gave them a deadly glare.

"Crap!" both men sweat dropped.

Hak kick the dark man at the chest and me at the light one at the left temple of the head. Causing them to fall on the ground. Everyone stops at the dramatic fight we made.

We jump off the cart swiftly on the ground. The dark man slip out a knife under his shirt, making everybody scared at it.

"You!" then an angry looking old man behind the man, pushed his head in immense force on the ground. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY GRANDSON?!" i could see an irk mark on him.

So, this is Hak's grandfather. Everyone was shocked to see the whole scene. I could hear that they call him General Mundok.

The other kidnapper ran away in fear. I was about to chase him, but something caught my eye.

"Move!" Joo-doh ordered and the crowds usher away. He took out his twin swords and took a bloody fight at the man.

Hak went back to the cart and remove the towel on Yona's mouth that was making her unconcious.

Suprisingly, the first thing she did was to call out our names and realized that Hak was in front of her. She threw her arms around his neck crying in relief that she was saved. He froze from the Princess' actions. I was now standing beside Soo-won.

General Mundok grab Hak's head. "What is going on here, Hak?!" the old man gave Hak a scary look.

"Gramps..." Hak was frightened.

"I finally found you... Lord Soo-won, Princess Yona, and that young servant..." he gave us the same scary look that Mundok gave to Hak.

"Joo...Mr. Joo-doh..." Soo-won and i response sheepishly.

The three of us sweat dropped when they repeated that strict orders from earlier before we left.

"You put the princess in danger! That's punishment by death! That's a beheading!!" Mundok yelled at his grandson. Hak screamed.

"Exactly how did you two sneak out?!" he yelled at me and Soo-won while we gave him a sheepished smile.

"It's fiiine. They also caught the kidnappers." the earth tribe general stated positively.

"Please be quiet, General Geun-Tae!" Joo-doh snapped.

[night time]

At the palace...

"Ugh... I got yelled at..." said poor beaten Hak, he was sitting on the fence beside me while Soo-won was standing.

"Yeah... It even looked as if Mr. Joo-doh grew horns." i replied.

"King Il was extremely flustered... I guess it's unreasonable. It hasn't been long since the Queen passed away..." said Soo-won. "It's going to be even harder for Yona to go outside. It's my responsibility."

"Nah, it's mine." Hak replied.

"No mine. I let the princess get into danger. We definitely won't be able to enter the castle anymore." i stammers softly.

"No way...!" Soo-won look at us in disbelief. "The King and Yona both love you, Hak and Yoko! There's no way they would do that!"

"I dunno about the princess..." said Hak, remebering earlier at the fight.

"No way! If there's a person that would say that, i would persuade them!" Soo-won stammers.

Hak smirks. "You're pretty amazing."

"Huh?" Soo-won gave us a quizzical look.

"To be able to get those guys to ally, and be so open about it. It's amazing." Hak gaze up the night sky. "It's kind of like, you were the heart of the town."

"It wasn't..." Soo-won look down and gaze up the stars. "It's because both of you were both there."

"Huh...?"

"You're always so strong, dependable, and cool. I wanted to be like that. After seeing both of you, i wanted to get closer to you two. I wanted to become more like you. I always think that." he reached out his hand at us. "It's frustrating. Even though we're so close... I don't feel like i can reach you at all." he gave us a determined look. "Both of you are my goal."

We were quite stunned after Soo-won said it. But on the other hand, Hak scruffled Soo-won's hair and i slapped him at the back of his head to make him stop.

"What are you doing Hak~?" said poor Soo-won.

"Your goal is too small. If you're reaching for something, go for the heavens!" he pouted.

"Whaaa!"

I slapped that boy again. "Really Hak?!"

Then Hak's character changes with realization. He jump off the fence and walk away.

"Hak? Where are you going?" i asked him.

"I'm going home." he replied. "I'm going to go home to get some training from gramps. Then i'll study." he hung his hands at the back of his head then left us.

Weird? I tilted my head in confusion. My wings felt ache trying to outstreched it. I don't think that would a safe way to esposed my identity in front of an ordinary human boy. So i jump off the fence then left Soo-won.

"Yoko?" he gave me a puzzled look.

I pet my wings under my cloak that it looks like i was stratching my back. "I need to sleep." i response.

"Huh?"

I turn my head at him. "You should go to bed as well, Soo-won." i left him my smile then walked away.

Once he's out of my sight, i climb up using the column to the roof. I slip my cloak off to let my wings extended. I felt relief that the impatient acheness is gone.

I took off the roof and stopped above the clouds. My wings flapped gracefully as i extended my arms to feel the wind beating through my skin. Hoping for tomorrow that i will soar again in the night sky.

This is who i am. A free spirit.

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