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Disclaimer I don't own Avatar the last airbender happy now! but if I did did mai and zuko would be married by NOW!! (jumps up and down in bridesmaid dress)

Just to let you know the writing in italics are their thoughts

You guys I'm really sorry for being a hypocrite and not updating the fic but my computer broke and then my parents took it away from me how the hell was I meant to know that you put liquid in the washing machine before turning it on! Anyway plzzz read the fic from the beginning because I've changed it!!

The Lord and I

Sonia ran through the palace corridors preparing for the grand feast to celebrate Fire Lord Zuko's 18th birthday it would last from the early hours of the evening to midnight and everything had to be perfect this was the fire lord first time celebrating his birthday in the fire nation since his banishment.

But thankfully that was all over fire lord ozai was long gone and now the four nations were at peace princess Azula to everyone's surprise finally accepted that zuko was the rightful fire lord and lived in the palace with him and General Iroh.

Everyone at the palace was buzzing with excitement as the final touches were being made sonia was about to run past the grand ball room already being late but couldn't help taking a peek never having seen what this room held sliding her head round one of the massive double doors her eyes marveled at what lay in front of her the magnificent red drapes trimmed with gold hung at each side of the pure golden throne which was studded with rubies all around it's oval shaped back on the white marble walls hung huge tapestries with the fire nation insignia beautifully stitched on each and at each side of the room long wooden tables had been placed especially for the occasion with fine bottles of wine and food only fit for kings and a space reserved near the end of the table for the fire lords birthday cake

"Agni how I envy those nobles and their wife's but at the same time I can't stand any of them"

"Especially those two" sonia said with bitterness in the voice

And those two were Lady Oki and Lady Sachi

oki was a tall skinny dull women with a pointy noise, sharp tough and sounded like a crow was stuck in her throat when she couldn't get what she wanted she was also the only one who had the little brains in the pair and while sachi on the other hand was short, fat and often wobbled whilst she walked she had a huge mole at the tip of her chin which was growing hair at a rather fast pace her parents I think are hoping to marry her off soon before she sprouts a hole forest then she would be her husbands problem the both of them were cousins their mothers being sister's they were also part of one of the most powerful and ambitious families in the land the Azami family.

Annoyingly they loved to pick on sonia I guess you could call it a past time or hobby it was either go get this or go get that or "I don't want it any more you took too long" her greatest dream in life was to push both of them off the highest balcony in the palace she would have just loved to see there ugly faces begging for mercy at her feet pure bliss.

"I bet there both hoping the fire lord chooses one of them to marry I can just picture it" sonia snickered

As much as she wanted to stand there for the rest of the night there were places to go people to see and work to be done and one person she didn't want to see was coming next racing through all the palace short cuts and knocking down a couple of servants carrying fresh towels and trays of food sonia made it exactly two hours late.

Stopping to a slide as she entered the door to the servants quarters

here we go she thought 3,2,1 she liked to use a count down it put more humor into the situation

"where in agni's name have you been girl?!"

the demand came from an averaged sized women wearing a simple brown dress down to her ankles with purple sleeves and sash her raven black hair that was usually kept in a tight bun was falling out in front of her face she was kay head lady over the women servants

"I've been waiting for hours and for your sake I better not miss that ship to the fire nation islands" she said with tears of frustration building up

Collapsing into a chair kay started rubbing her forehead

I've really done it this time "I'm so sorry kay look maybe if you hurry you'll catch the ship here give me that" sonia took a brown package from Kay's hands

"Thank you sonia it's just I've been at a my wits end trying to make this party perfect for his highness and it's took everything out of me"

"I'd hate to see what you'd look like at his wedding feast" replied sonia

Kay gave a laugh at that

"sonia I need to ask a favour of you"

"What is it?" sonia asked

"See that brown package you have in you hands it's a uniform especially made for tonight I've had some trouble finding someone"….

"Say no more kay I'll do it and you can be on your way"

"Oh thank you child" kay leapt up from the chair swept sonia into a hug then left through the door

Who knows I might have some fun tonight and with that thought sonia walked through the same door kay had five minutes ago

Sonia walked out the palace gates and down to the street where she lived I wonder what mother will say when I tell her I'll be staying at the palace for the party a smile spread across her face she could just imagine it

"you have to WHAT! I won't allow it a young lady mingling with all those unmarried noblemen just the thought of it would be making your father turn in his grave"

she entered the house to find no one in but a note left on the table.