Disclaimer: Don't own avatar: the last airbender. But I do own the plot.
There are never enough Song&Zuko fics. Sad. Well enjoy the story.
Chapter 1: A letter from him
"My dear, come inside. It is early. His letter won't come for a while now." Hana said as her young daughter, Song, sat on the edge of their deck.
"Yes mother." Song said as she tried to block the tears from raining down her soft, pale cheeks. She was waiting for a soldier with a memorable side to him. "Mother. The Army has asked for new, experienced nurses that could travel to distant lands without any hassle. I am asking for permission to go." She said as her bravery swelled up inside her.
"Song, there is no way that I am allowing you to leave." Her mother's normally soft face turned ugly with rage.
"Yes mother." Song said as she turned to leave.
"Oh hold on. Can I finish? I meant you cannot leave without having breakfast first. And don't forget a journal to write down all of your adventures." Hana said with a smile and received a violent hug. "So where is my little nurse heading now"
"The Fire Nation. I am going to be healing all kinds of soldiers. Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom, and maybe a few Water Tribe. I will try not to be killed. I am going to go pack my things now." Song said with a worried smile on her face. With that said she ran to her room.
She packed a few light dresses, pants and a family heirloom that brought her good luck. It was a pink cherry blossom that her father gave her the day of her sixth birthday. She put that around her neck.
Outside the pier At nighttime
"You must be Miss Song. Welcome aboard the Emerald Lagoon. I am Private Hiro. Please ask if I can help in any way." A young soldier, dressed in a Earth Kingdom Uniform, looked not too much older than her.
"Thank you." Song said as she gave him a courteous smile. She found her way to her cabin, where another girl was sitting upon her bed. "Hello. I'm Song"
"Oh hi. I'm Suki. Where are you heading?" Suki asked as her green eyes seemed as if they were filled with curiosity. "I'm heading for my friends in the Fire Nation"
"I am also going to the Fire Nation. But as a nurse for the front." Song's said as she set her small pack upon her bed.
"That's where I'm heading too. Do you want to join me? The place where I am heading is where the Avatar is. He could find you a good place if there is need for evacuation." Suki said as they started to bond.
As the day went by, Song found out that Suki was from Kyoshi Island and on her way to join up with the Avatar, who was traveling with the man that Suki was in love with.
At the First Fire Nation Port
"Come on Song. You are coming with me to see the Avatar." Suki said as she grabbed her small green and gold-threaded bag.
"Alright Suki." She said with a smile coming upon her face.
As they traveled for a few days, they came upon a small camp setting. Suki ran and asked if they could join the small party of a small girl with cloudy eyes and midnight black hair and a young man with fuzzy brown hair and legs bound in a wheelchair.
"They said that they were waiting for us. I know one of them. The other said that he knew the Avatar from the Northern Air Temple. The boy's name is Teo and the cloudy eyed girl is named Toph. She is blind. Come on Song." Suki said excitedly, dragging Song along with her.
"Suki, we are traveling the rest of the day today and reaching Aang's little cottage where him, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko are staying." Toph said with a small smile upon her delicate face.
The small band of four finished their meal in quietness and then put together their belongings. "Song, how are you with earthbending, since i can bend a small little island that we can travel on, seeing as in Teo wants to get to Aang's cottage to refill his glider." Toph said raising a hand toward her.
"Pretty good. My cousin Ling is an earthbender." Song said calmly.
"Alright everyone, gather all you can. Suki, put my bag on Teo's lap. He won't mind. Let's go find us an airbender." Toph said as a force under them started shaking. A small little hill arose from the area from around Teo.
The Avatar's Cottage in The Fire Nation
As soon as they arrived to the cottage, a young girl who looked to be about Suki and Song's age came running out to them. She had a water tribe gown on, along with a beautiful necklace, with her legs covered by smooth leggings.
"Thanks Toph, I see that you brought more than Suki. Thats alright. Hello again Teo." She said in a spunky voice. "Oh I'm sorry. I'm Katara of the Southern Water Tribe and the Avatar's water teacher"
"And his girlfriend." Toph said snickering.
"Thank you for letting come. I am grateful." Song said bowing toward the Water Bender.
"Lets go in now. I'm starving." Toph said holding her stomach.
As Katara let them inside, she showed Song to her room. It was looking over a river that had a small island in the middle, full of cherry blossom trees that were growing buds. Her room was like a cherry blossom itself. The bed was a soft pink with embroidered petals around it and a small couch that was the same pink but darker.
There was a screen with reddish pink blossoms painted on it, a mirror with a stem with blossoms painted on to it, a small room separated from the main room by the screen. The smaller room had a table that held a set of four cherry blossom cups and a small bowl, along with a bath at the far end of the room.
"Its beautiful, how did you know that I loved cherry blossoms?" Song asked as her brown eyes popped out of her head.
"Lets just say that we knew that you where coming." Katara said with a wink. Song simply gave her a quick hug. "Come let me show you the rest of the rooms. First is the girl's rooms, and last, I'll show you the main hall, which we use for meetings and meals"
The first room was Toph's. It was simple, complete with a bed that was gold and small, a small bath that was also gold, and a couch that was covered in a hint of earth, which accented the gold.
Second was Suki's. Hers was a light green that was the color of a sea in summer. Her bed had gold fans embroidered upon it, which matched her chairs that surrounded a small table that had a small couch behind it. On the wall were several gold fans that Katara pointed out were Suki's weapons.
Last of the girls was Katara's room. It was a shimmering blue. The bed was covered in a powder blue and embroidered with snowflakes. The bath was a snowy white while the walls had waves painted on them, which matched her tea cups and pillows. There was also a small fountain that Katara said she used for training.
The Main Hall was just a medium sized room that had a fire place and several couches and pillows. Mainly pillows that were well worn.
"Katara, thank you for showing me around. I am just a simple nurse, but i wish to learn to use a weapon or two." Song said as she bowed.
"Well I'm glad you said that Song," Suki said as she flew up suddenly behind the two. "Because I was planning on teaching you the ways of the Kyoshi fans. But I am not right for sword training. I will see if Zuko will teach you. We begin tomorrow at dawn." She said excitedly. "Now go get some rest"
Song nodded in agreement, seeing as how she was very tired.
To Be Continued...
This is my first atla story and hopefully not my last.