I was watching 'Zuko Alone' the other day and got it into my head, 'what if someone had stood up for Zuko when the townsfolk rejected him?' and this girl popped into my head. Also I was wearing a silly Easter hat with a rabbit on it so if she's weird; blame the hat. Plus my cousin just had a baby and I have always really loved babies and the strength that some pregnant women display so that'll explain certain elements of this story. Bryke owns ATLA but I own Kagura.

"My name is Zuko, son of Ursa and Firelord Ozai, Prince of the Fire Nation and heir to the throne." I looked up from the comfortable leaning spot I had found on the wall. It had been a rather ordinary day, even including Lee's 'kidnapping' and the ensuing fight...until I felt the tell-tale heat and sound, the proud and angry roar. So the stranger was a firebender. The prince of the Fire Nation. He did seem devilishly attractive for an Earth Kingdom man. Then I heard the shouts, the insults and declarations of hate. Even Lee, whom the Fire Prince had just saved, was shouting at the poor guy. I had to take a deep breath to keep from chewing out the entire town. He just rid them of a menace and saved one of their favourite children and they were kicking him out? The fire prince said nothing, merely mounted his ostrich-horse and rode out through the town gates. How noble of him. I had no idea what forced me to act but it was as if I had no control over my own body.
"You should all be ashamed. He saved you and you kick him out just because of who his father is? Well done. You've all done a wonderful job of showing him the Earth Kingdom hospitality." I shook my head and took off after the prince. He didn't seem so bad. He may have been on ostrich-horseback but he was only walking and I quickly caught him up. "Hey wait." I grabbed his reins and pulled him to a halt.
"Are you crazy?" The golden eyed teen snapped at me. "What are you doing?"
"I don't know. I didn't think beyond stopping you." I shrugged. He squinted down at me from under his koolai.
"You are crazy."
"Look. I can help you." I poked his les than well nourished thigh. "You don't look too suited to fending for yourself." His eye narrowed further. He moved to kick his ostrich-horse forward but I stopped him again. "Look, this is my way of trying to apologise for the town's stupidity. Please let me help you. Otherwise I'm gonna go nuts with guilt."
"You are nuts." His harsh expression softened. "But I could use your help." He reached his hand down and pulled me up into the saddle behind him. He urged his ostrich-horse forward and I almost fell off. "Hold onto me." He said over his shoulder. I wrapped my arms around his waist and I could feel the lanky muscles shifting with the movement of the animal. We had been riding for a few minutes before I felt him sit straighter. "What's your name?" It was almost an afterthought. I smiled softly.
"My name is Kagura."