The Firelord's Holiday

i. Author's Note

This is kinda illegal isn't it? Posting an author's note as a chapter on . I'm sorry, I just had to make sure everybody read this and I know most people don't read the random drabble at the top and bottom of the chapters. Especially mine because I tend to go on and on forever. I'll make this as short and painless as possible, I promise.

First off: Thanks for being here. You have no idea how much it means to me that you're actually willing to read one of my crappy stories. It amazes me every time I get a fave or a review. Especially for my horrid attempts at not making Zutara seem cliché. I'm going to stop there because I can go on forever with thank you's but I don't want to make this any longer than it has to be.

Second of all, I apologize for the very horrible title. I just did not have the muse to create a better one. I've always sucked with titling things anyway. So if you ever have the need to tell somebody about this (for whatever purpose at all) please tell them not to judge this book by it's title.

Not that it's going to be much of a book, which is the main reason for writing this. I'm in the middle of my year-end exams (schools here work way different to normal ones) and on top of that I still have projects and stuff to complete that the teachers lovingly kept for us until the exams started. Kind of them. Anyway, this story was born in the space of an afternoon and I wrote down its plot as quickly as I could. Typing and posting it is just going to be a way for me to relax, to deal with the stress in the best way possible: Zutara.

The problem with that is it's not going to be longer than seven chapters long. Seven. That's it. That's all I ever seem to manage. I've wanted to write a longer one, one of at least fifteen, but I never have enough plot. So, sadly, this one is going to be just as short. And not very original either. In fact, this fic has got so many references in it that I picked up from other fanfictions and drawings that I'm going to credit them at the bottom of every chapter. I need you to know this, please, as I really, honestly and truly do not wish to steal anything, especially not the greatness of those fics. So if you think that I am a horrible person for being unable to think up original situations for my story, please do say so. I know I am, and I wouldn't do it if I didn't need a stress release.

That's why I had to post this. To apologize and to say that this fic is going to be even crappier than my usual mess. Please do not expect too much but, if you need some pointless romance and bad humour, go ahead and read it. I'd love to be able to help you relax, too.

Any form of review, good or bad, will be very much appreciated. And please if you are loyal enough (or whatever else the case is) to read this, don't kill me when I don't update soon. Full plate, remember?

That's all I have to say. Thanks for bearing with me, and I hope that those of you who do read this will enjoy it even a little.

~Written Parody

PS: Oh! And please excuse the random chapter titles. Those of you who have read Heroine of Darkness will know that my friends love being mean and challenging me to write stories who's chapter names have a certain theme. This time, instead of every chapter name starting with a "The", every chapter name will be a verb ending on "-ing".

PSS: PLEASE note that I call the parents and families that go along with the gang 'outsiders' for a reason. They're going to be background people. Always there but never important enough for me to address. Just take that into account, I beg you.

NOTE: This story has been edited since its first publish.