Yay! This is in honor of Valentines Day! I love these fics so I'm writing one! On with the show!
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"Uncle this is stupid!" Zuko complained as his uncle combed through his dark hair. "And quit scratching over my ear!"
"Sorry, and it's not stupid. You're going to meet a girl whose personality test works with yours. The Ba Sing Se University is sponsoring it."
" It's still stupid, and they don't match the tests up, they just randomly select them."
"No, no, I met a couple today who took it twenty years ago, and are still together today. It's a Ba Sing Se tradition. They've been doing it for years." Iroh paused his brushing to examine his work. "Done."
"Finally. Do I really have to go?"
"Yes, it's just a harmless date."
"Then why should I go?"
"Because there is a young girl waiting to meet her perfect man, but if you don't show up her dreams will be crushed! How would you deal with the guilt?"
"Fine, I'll go!" Yelled Zuko as he headed for the door.
"Wait, take this!" Then Iroh shoved a bouquet of panda-lily's at his nephew.
"How much did these cost? I saw half the amount of flowers, and they cost as much as dinner for a week!"
"Oh, not much. Just go!" Then he rushed him out the door.
"Hey, Katara where are you going." Asked Sokka as he saw Katara head to the door.
"Oh, just shopping around, don't worry I've got my water-skin."
"Is that perfume" Asked Toph, she really did have a good sense of smell.
"Umm, yea the lady in the market was going crazy with it."
"If you've already been why are you going again?" Interjected Aang.
"Well…I saw a few things I wanted."
"Okay, see you later."
"Bye." Then she walked out the door, and down to the street. That was close.
Let's see, take one more right, and I should be there. Zuko was trying to navigate through the campus of B.S.S.U. For the room he was supposed to meet his "match" in.
There it is. He thought as he approached a small, tan building. When he walked in a couple students came over to him.
"Hi, I'm Sori, and this is Nanita, but we just call her Nani."
"Umm, hi." Then a few seconds later a soft be rung, and the two girls eyes widened.
"Alright, your match is here. Now we're going to blind-fold you, and put you two in the same room. Then you will remove each others blind-fold, and walk out the door to your left." Instructed Sori while Nani started to tie his blind-fold.
"Thank you for taking Date-a-Match, and have fun!" Then they pushed him through the door, before getting the next couple.
Zuko walked into the room, and heard someone come in front of him.
"Uh, hi."
"Hi." He said blandly. Where have I heard that voice before.
"I-I guess we should take off our blind-folds." Then Zuko reached up for his, but someone else's hands touched him first. Then he reached over for hers. When they looked at each other, there pieces of cloth fell to the floor as they stood in shock. When Katara could feel herself again she pulled the water from her pouch out and stood in stance.
"Why are you here Zuko?" Then he lunged toward her dropping his flowers, put his hand over her mouth and held her back with the other.
"My names Lee, and I'd be happy to talk to you away from people." He whispered through clenched teeth. Then he led her through the door, but before he went out he grabbed the flowers he dropped. He didn't know why, but he did.
"Don't say my name around people, I could be killed. They'd think I was spying, or something, and I'd really like not to die yet."
"So your not spying, or anything?"
"No, we're refuges."
"Whose we?"
"Me and my uncle. The old man who told you if was your fault we caught the Avatar when you were tied to the tree."
"Oh yea, don't remind me. So your not here to capture Aang?" They carried on as they walked down the street.
"Aang? You mean the Avatar?"
"Yes, he has a name you know."
"Well, I figured, I just never cared."
"So you don't plan on taking me hostage, and capturing Aang?"
"No, there's not point."
"How, can I believe you?" She stated hostily.
"I guess your going to have to, or leave now with the chance that I'll follow you strait to…Aang."
"Right, so why were you at the dating service?"
"You ask a lot of questions. My uncle took my test for me, and forced me to go. Why were you?"
"Why should I tell you?"
"Well, I told you, and apparently I am your match."
"Hmm, well I've had some boy troubles, and I wanted to get out of that streak, but apparently I'm not."
"I haven't had much luck with girls. They keep wanting to date me."
"Isn't that good?" She asked as if he said the stupidest thing in the world.
"No, I don't want to, I don't have time between work and…well I just don't want to."
"Okay. Wow, those are really beautiful!" Yelled Katara as when she took notice of the flowers.
"Oh yea, they're for you." Then she raised an eyebrow not believing him when he handed them to her . "My uncle."
"Thank you. Your uncle sounds like a kind man."
"Yea, he is. He's always been there for me."
"And he must be a hit with woman." Then he got a flash back of when Iroh flirted with the old woman at the ferry and shuddered.
"Are you okay?"
"Yea, I just remembered when my uncle hit on this old woman. To say the least it was disturbing."
"You're kidding me. What'd he say?"
"I wish I was. She got his name wrong, and when he corrected her she got mad so he said: "You're like a flower in the spring. Your beauty is intoxicating.". He said almost exactly as Iroh did while leaning towards her. They both laughed, but then Katara remembered Zuko was supposed to be the enemy. Zuko noticed this, but smiled.
"You know, I'm not chasing the Avatar anymore, you don't have to hate me. I mean you are spending the night with me, and we're about to hit a wall."
And sure enough, when she looked up one of the lower walls was getting closer.
"Oh, I really need to get home."
"Okay, and don't worry I wont offer to walk you back."
"Thanks. I'll head back now. Bye." But before she could leave Zuko stopped her.
"Wait, me and my uncle work at a tea shop. If you promise not to laugh at my uniform(apron XD) I'll give you directions."
"Umm, sure." A light blush crossed her face.
"Here." then he pulled out some paper, and a pen to write directions.
"Do you carry pen and paper everywhere?"
"Maybe… Done."
"I might visit soon."
"Good, my uncle makes great tea, and some advice, don't wear perfume. You smell nice naturally.
"Alright, bye." A light blush crossed her cheeks, but before she turned to leave Zuko kissed her lightly on the cheek, and walked away. She started to walk away quickly, her face blood red from astonishment. Zuko was walking away proudly, and amused at her reaction.
I'm glad I came. They both thought as they walked away.
Did…did I write this? This was going to turn out a little different, but it wrote itself. I wanted to a less serious side to Zuko, you know. Kinda like the finale, but less creepy. I about had a heart attack at how nice Zuko was. And well, when Katara gets around hot guys…you know the story.
This isn't actually Valentines Day because my computer screwed up, and I had to re-write this three times! o.O So I hope you like it! Please review! I don't care if you hate it, just don't be to mean. I'm really concious of what people say about my work. But always room for improvment! So review! Pretty please with sugar, whipped cream, sprinkles, hot fudge, marsh mellow cream, gummy bears, brownie bits, and a cherry on top!!! (do you get the point?)