Chapter One:

Here was Katara Sapphire standing outside of the Agni Estate dumb-founded by the sheer size of the place. She couldn't believe she was in a place this luxurious. She walked up to the front door and rung the front door bell. Katara pushed her brown hair behind her ear, hoping she would make a good first impression on her employer.

Zuko Agni opened the door. His black hair and amber eyes were almost too much to take in at one moment. He was as handsome as he was in all the tabloid magazines. Though he was handsome, his body posture and near empty expression, made him less than appealing to Katara. He was beautiful. But seemed far too distant.

"Oh you're the new maid." He muttered nonchalantly

MAID! Katara could barely contain her anger. She was beginning to think this wasn't such a good idea and remembered why she came here in the first place.

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Katara Sapphire was only 25 but had the soul of 60 year old woman, according to her brother Sokka. She had just finished her Master's Degree in Counseling and hadn't had work yet. She was beginning to worry that she was never going to get out of her dad's house.

"Come on Katara! You can get a job somewhere! You know my friend Zuko needs someone to clean his house." Toph declared.

Toph was only 21, but she acted like a 16 year old. She was a free spirit, which was code for slacker in Katara's language. She was known was being at wild parties and having drunk rants. Despite her reckless behavior she was Katara's best friend.

"Zuko Agni! How do YOU know Zuko Agni! He's a well-known rich play boy bachelor." Katara proclaimed in shock. He was the newly declared CEO of Fire Nation Incorporated, a company solely indebted to making new technology for military weaponry. Women loved him for his money but Katara was not impressed. He was in a new magazine every other day with a new woman on his arm. Always women who were models or actress, who had one thing in common: They were stupid enough to fall for his charm and his money.

"I met him at a party. His sister threw up on me and he was so embarrassed he paid for my dry cleaning."

"So you two hit it off over a pile of vomit? Great friendship."

"Shut up! That was rich people vomit. It was worth more than my entire outfit." Toph was always so dramatic. "Anyway he mentioned he needed someone to clean his house for him. He's always at his office so he hardly has time to clean."

"What do I look like? A servant Toph, really." Katara laughed at the idea of her ever cleaning up anyone else's house besides her own. "Please that guy is a total pig. He has no respect for women."

"He'll pay $500 per day." Toph winked at Katara, knowing the money would get her friend hooked on the offer. Katara was pretty broke and college loans were never going to pay themselves. With the kind of money she could have enough to pay off her loans in a few months.

"FIVE HUNDRED! Oh where do I sign up?"

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"I'm Katara Sapphire." Katara smiled to hide her disapproval of him describing her as a maid. He could probably see the distaste in her blue eyes.

"Zuko Agni." Zuko's black hair was in front of his eye. He flipped it as he turned his back, inviting Katara into his home.

The inside was even more beautiful than the outside. High ceilings, handmade crystal chandeliers, and hard wood floors from Italy. This was Katara's dream house.

"Downstairs is the dining room, kitchen, sun room, living room, study, and there is also a half bath. All of them will need to be cleaned and scrubbed in the morning and in the evening. I do not want to come home to a dirty downstairs. Down here needs to be spotless in case clients would like to come. Upstairs on the second level are four bedrooms: My master bedroom with an adjoining bathroom, two guest rooms, and another bedroom. No need to clean my room or the third bedroom on the right, but my bathroom needs to be cleaned every morning. The rooms linens need to be washed once and week and changed for new linens. Please vacuum and sweep. Also vacuum all stair cases and scrub down all walls." Katara was getting tired just listening to all the rooms and places she would have to clean and the way he was barking orders at her made her feel less than welcome in his home. Zuko went on and on about the specifics of his cleaning and the special maintenance his house needed.

"There is also a second bathroom upstairs that will need cleaning as well. The third floor there is an at home gym, a library, and my personal study. I do not want you going into my study under no circumstances. The gym and library will probably need dusting on a regular basis. Outside there is a pool, hot tub, and pool house. The pool cleans itself but leaves and debris are absolutely unacceptable. The basement is used as my studio. You are not allowed down there. If I catch you in there you will be looking for another job."

By the time he finished explaining all the specifics of the job it was almost four o clock. Katara planned on this being a quick introduction with paperwork but she guessed not.

"You are to be here at 6am and you are allowed to leave at 10pm. You may have breakfast, lunch, and dinner by helping yourself to my pantry but no personal calls or texts. Sometimes I will come back here for lunch, if that's the case you will prepare me what I ask for with no questions."

"Do you understand Ms. Sapphire? I am paying you well to do your job well."

Katara nodded.

"One other thing. I have a seven year old daughter. She is here on the weekends only and when she is here please cater to her every need. It is your responsibility to feed her, bathe her, and play whatever ridiculous game she wants. No pictures should be taken of her and no mention of what goes on in this house after you leave. A non-discloser form is here in this packet. Please look over all forms included in the contract and return them to me by Monday."

A daughter definitely was not in the deal Toph described. A daughter! Zuko having a child was never even spoken about in the media. No photos, no videos, no traces of him having a kid were ever public knowledge. Now he basically wanted me to raise his daughter too! What kind of man lets a stranger feed and bathe their kid?! He's more irresponsible than she had ever anticipated. He probably never even spent time with the poor girl now he was pushing on Katara to deal with.

"I don't think I signed up to raise your daughter, Zuko!" Katara rolled her eyes hard.

"Don't ever call me Zuko again. You will call me Mr. Agni and nothing else. Now if you don't want this job I will gladly have you leave. On the weekends no cleaning will be involved. You are allowed a personal chauffer and are paid a bonus of $1000."

Katara was stunned at the amount of money she would have. She could buy her own apartment and pay off loans in a matter of two months! God, she needed this job! She didn't need this ass hole though.

"What's her name?"

"What?"

"Your daughter. What's her name?"

"Her name is Maya." Zuko's eyes widen a bit when he said his daughter's name. "Now if you excuse me I have to get back to my office. I expect to see you on Monday at 6am. Ms. Sapphire. Don't be late."

Zuko straighten him tie, smoothed out his suit and walked Katara to the door. He drove off in his Ferrari while Katara had to walk to the busstop.

Katara sighed heavily as she eyed the near 40 page document in her hand. Yeah, this was definitely going to be worth it. Katara thought. She had to tell Toph how much of a stuck up, ass Zuko was, but first she would have to fill out the books worth of paperwork.