Avatar: The Last Air bender
Scarlet's Story
My name is Scarlet, I am a Fire Nation servant, I am unlike any other person in the Fire Nation. I have long, thick red hair, her hair. My eyes are a bright blue eyes.
I was hired as a servant when I was only eight. I quickly became friends with Zuko. Zuko was the only one who didn't treat me like a servant, he was nice. He didn't look down at me, he treated me as a person. That's why I like him, not because he was the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation.
One day when I was twelve I had to deliver tea to Azuela. I hated Azuela, she treated me like I was dirt. I gave Azuela her tea and quickly rushed out of her room. As I rushed out I bumped into someone, she hit them so hard I fell right on my butt.
"Sorry" I said, I looked up to see it was Zuko, I blushed.
"It's okay" Zuko said holding out his hand to help me up "I would want to get out of there as fast as I could, too"
I smiled, "Yah, I hate being a servant, worst job in the world, well do you want to walk with me to the kitchen, I have to deliver something else."
"Okay" Zuko said smiling.
When they got back to the kitchen Scarlet went to go in and Zuko grabbed her arm. "Um … Do you want to go out with me…
We could meet in the garden tonight" Zuko asked nervously.
A prince is nervous to ask out a servant I mean he's a prince.
I blushed, "I guess, I like the garden and I like you"
That night we went to the garden at sunset, where Zuko had set up a picnic. The sunset was beautiful. It made my hair glow orange. When the sun was down I made a small flame in my hand.
Zuko looked at the flame, "You can fire bend? I mean I thought all servants were non-benders"
"I am a bender, this is really all I know" Scarlet said looking at the tiny flame.
"I can teach you, here get up" Zuko said as he got up and held his hand out to help me up.
Zuko showed me to fire bend. He said I was a natural fire bender. I tripped over a root and fell. Zuko helped me up, I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine, those golden eyes.
"You have beautiful eyes" Zuko said. Before I could reply Zuko kissed me. I was surprised, but I kissed him back.
Suddenly there was a voice behind us "What are you doing" It was Zuko's father, the Fire Lord. He looked mad, he stormed across the garden toward us.
Oh, crap.
"Zuko, how could you, a servant how could you let a servant kiss you" the Fire Lord said, he looked around and saw the picnic, "You two are on a date aren't you, Zuko you let a servant talk you into going on a date."
"Dad, I asked her on the date and I kissed her first" Zuko said holding Scarlet's hand tightly.
Zuko's father looked as though Zuko had smack him in the face, "Zuko how could you, she is a servant"
I was mad, Zuko had to let go of my hand because it was heating up. "I may be a servant but that doesn't mean I am not a person". A small flame came from my hands, "You look down on servants like they are dirt, but Zuko doesn't, that's what I like about him. But you, you do not have any regard for human life, you a cold-hearted monster". The flames in my hands where growing bigger and Ozai stepped back.
"You are a fire bender, I thought you where a non-bender" Ozai said.
"Yes I can fire bend. And. I hate when people doubt my skills. The only reason I took a servant job was so I could get out of that stupid orphanage, at least there I was treated like a person" I said.
Ozai was surprised at how she stood up to him, "You are no longer a servant."
"I was going to quit any way" I said, still mad.
As Ozai left Zuko put his arms around my waist "Cool down" he whispered in my ear.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. The flames in my hands disappeared. I sighed, "I'm sorry, sometimes, I just cant control my anger"
Zuko walked her back to her room, every servant had there own room.
"Sorry about my father, I mean-" Zuko was cut off when I kissed him.
"No I am sorry, sometimes, I get so angry my anger comes out as fire" I said looking at my feet. I went into my room and quickly fell asleep.
Zuko and me continued to date, to Zuko's dad's surprise, who thought we would only last a week. On my thirteenth birthday Zuko and me where walking back in the palace from going into town where walking around the palace, a fire sage walked up to me.
"Miss Scarlet, come with me" the sage said the added "Sorry only Scarlet can come" as Zuko went to go with me.
I went with them to the temple. As I walked in, every sage bowed.
Okay, this is weird.
The oldest one talked, "Miss Scarlet, sit down" he said, gesturing to a wooden bench. I sat down, feeling uncomfortable, having never been in one of the temple before.
"The sages had a sign, it involves you" the oldest sage said, shocking me. "Me, the only thing that makes me important is that I am the prince's girlfriend" I said looking down at my boots.
"Well then, you are more important than you think" the sage said looking down at me, "You are the Avatar, one of them anyway, usually we would tell you on your sixteenth birthday, but you must master all four elements by Sozin's Comet, and that is when you are sixteen, so we are telling you now".
I was shocked, me, I mean I wasn't special. I thought it over, I didn't show any signs of being special. I never made a rock move, other than kicking a pebble.
"Okay so I am the avatar, I mean maybe you are confusing me with someone else, and what do you mean one of them aren't there only suppose to be one", I said trying to think.
The sage shook his head, "You are the only person in the Fire Nation with red hair, and in the vision, we saw a girl with red hair, just like yours, and in a time of great trouble the past Avatars choose to send a second Avatar, but it has only happened once before."
"Can I get back to my boyfriend, he is waiting for me" I said, egger to get out of there.
"Yes, Avatar Scarlet" the sage said. I hurried out and went to find Zuko. He was waiting for me by the pond. I sat next to Zuko, when I sat down I sighed. Zuko put his arm around me, "What's wrong".
I rested my head on Zuko's shoulder, "The sages gave me some big news, I … am…" I couldn't say it, the word 'avatar' stuck in my throat, I took a deep breathe "I am the Avatar, one of them, I just, its so much to take in at once" I said, sighing.
Zuko was as shocked as I was, "What, you are the Avatar, and one of them" Zuko said, then smiling he added "I always knew you where special". He pulled me closer, I couldn't help but smile.
"Well one of them because when the world is in trouble, like now, the past Avatars choose to send a second Avatar, I have to learn all the elements, but I barely know any fire bending" I said.
Zuko thought for a moment then said "You could go to practice with me, I am sure they wont mind you joining."
"I guess, but that's not going to teach me all four elements" I said "Plus nobody would train me I mean I am Fire Nation. Every one in the world hates the Fire Nation."
Zuko smiled at me "That doesn't matter right now, what matters is that you master fire". I smiled at Zuko.
I went to train with Zuko, I wore the pair of fire-proof fingerless gloves that Zuko got her for her birthday. Iroh was Zuko's fire bending teacher.
"Scarlet, what are you doing here" Iroh said seeing me walk up. I gave Zuko a look that silently said 'Can we tell him' Zuko nodded.
"Well, I have to master fire bending" I said then in a lower voice added "And water, and earth, and air".
Iroh laughed "Well it sounds as though you are the Avatar", then Iroh saw the serious look on Zuko and my face.
"Oh, you are the Avatar, well I am honored to be in your presents, Avatar Scarlet" Iroh said. Iroh began to teach us.
About a year later I was in the garden practicing fire bending when Iroh walked up to her. He looked worried.
"What's wrong" I asked.
"It's Zuko he has been challenged to a Agni Kai, I let him go into a war meeting, and he spoke out of turn" Iroh said.
"Oh no, when is it" I said worried.
"It is tomorrow"
"Where's Zuko, I want to see him"
"He's in his room" Iroh said, I nodded and ran to his room. I walked in and Zuko was sitting on his bed.
"I heard you where challenged to Agni Kai" I said.
Zuko nodded, he got up and walked over to I.
"Don't worry, its just some war general, I'll be fine" Zuko said.
"You better be right" I said, "You could get seriously hurt, even killed."
Zuko hugged me, "I will be fine, don't worry" Scarlet looked at Zuko, his golden eyes and then kissed him.
The next day was the Agni Kai. I sat next to Iroh. I saw with horror that Zuko was fighting his father. When Zuko turned around, he saw it too. He got to his knees, tearfully begging his father not to fight. But Zuko's father did fight, the left side of Zuko's face was burned. I couldn't take it, I ran into the ring and then I blacked out.
I woke up and saw the Fire Lord pinned to wall, covered in rock. I rubbed my head and saw everyone looking at me in fear.
"What happened?" I said.
I saw Iroh helping up Zuko. I tried to get up but my legs where weak. She finally managed to get up and walked away. I saw Iroh walk out of Zuko's room.
"What happened out there?" I asked Iroh.
"You went into the Avatar State, it is where all the past Avatar's are channeled through you" Iroh said.
"So I earth bended" I said looking at Iroh.
"And water bended and air bended" he said.
I leaned against the wall and slid down until I was sitting.
"I never asked for this, I don't want to be the Avatar, I just want to be normal" I said putting my head in my hands.
"Now that the Fire Lord knows you are the Avatar, you will need to get out of the Fire Nation as soon as possible" Iroh said.
I nodded, "I know, I will leave as soon as I say bye to Zuko, I can't leave with out saying bye to him".
"The life of an Avatar is tough, you did not choose that path, you are forced to follow it" Iroh said.
"I know, now that I am the Avatar my job is to restore peace to the world, whether I like it of not" I said then a tear slide down her cheek "My life was turned upside down when I was told I was the Avatar". I sighed.
Soon the doctor came out to tell them they could see Zuko. Me and Iroh walked in. Zuko was sitting up, a bandage over his left eye.
Iroh nodded, "I will let you two be alone" he said as he walked out.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"I am fine my eye hurts though" Zuko said as he got up and walked over to me, "I've been banished, I have a day to leave the Fire Nation."
"What!" I said shocked, "Why are you banished".
"My father says, that by refusing to fight, I was being weak" Zuko said.
"Your not weak, you just didn't want to fight your father, there is nothing wrong with that" I said, "Zuko I have to go too. I have to find someone to teach me all four elements, and your dad knows that I am the Avatar".
"So we both have to leave" Zuko said as he hugged me. I began to cry and Zuko hugged me tightly. Then Zuko kissed me.
"I better go, good-bye" I said as she walked over to the window, opened it and whistled. A red dragon landed, not the snake like dragon, but a normal dragon, with a saddle between the neck and wings. I climbed out the window and walked over to the beast.
"You have a dragon" Zuko said, climbing out of the window "Where did you get it".
"I was left on the door step of the orphanage when I was a baby with the egg , and it hatch two years later, the dragon is ten, still a baby, it doesn't breathe fire though" Scarlet said petting the dragon.
"Wow, I never seen a dragon alive, its amazing" Zuko said.
"It's a girl you tell by the horns, see the horns are crooked, but on a boy they would be straight," Scarlet said pointing at the horns,
"Never knew that" Zuko said petting the dragon, "What's her name"
"Her name is Ami" I said.
"Here let me get something for you". Zuko walked inside and then came out with a cloak in his hands, "Here, take this to keep you from getting cold".
"Thank you Zuko" I said putting on the cloak and putting up the hood. As I went to get on my dragon Zuko grabbed me arm and kissed me.
"Good-bye Zuko" I said getting in the saddle of my dragon. I jerked on the reins signaling the dragon to take off. My dragon flew higher and higher, I looked back and pulled the cloak tighter around my.
As I flew away I whispered "I love you Zuko".