All was silent in the forest just outside the Western Air Temple, ragged breathing and faint slashing the only sounds piercing the air. Zuko shifted through a broadswords form, his moves calm and precise as he reveled in the tranquil energy surrounding the clearing he was in. His mind was clear and his senses sharp, every scent, sound, and sight within the forest filled Zuko's awareness. At that moment, he could truly say he was one with nature. Zuko countinued his moving meditation without a care in the world. Nothing could take this peaceful feeling away, nothing could anger him, nothing could surprise him-"GYAHH!" Zuko let out a yell as a small weight landed on his head and something soft and white blocked his vision. Zuko panicked almost knocking himself off balance, his swords clattering to the ground. He wrenched the white thing away from his eyes and came face to face with big green eyes and floppy white ears. Let us rephrase that, nothing could surprise Zuko except the Avatar's flying-monkey-thing.
"Momo..." Zuko growled. The lemur chittered in response and lifted its tiny arms thrusting a dark pink moonpeach in the prince's face, smacking his nose in the process. Zuko let out another frustrated growl and let go of the lemur letting it flutter to the ground. Momo leaped to its feet and started dancing around in circles the moonpeach held high above its head as if it was doing a ritual dance. It then pranced over to Zuko's broadswords and began smacking the fruit against the metal blade, juice spurting everywhere.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!" Zuko yelled picking the lemur up with one hand and his swords with the other. Momo let out a whine and held the fruit out to Zuko again pointing frantically at the swords. Realization dawned on Zuko's face. "Ohh, you want me to cut it?" Momo jumped up and down on Zuko's arm chittering with joy. Zuko set the lemur down, took the abused fruit from its furry little paws, and set it on the ground. He then took one sword placing it on the fruit for good measure and sliced it into two perfect halves. Momo jumped again grabbing the two pieces of fruits and licking Zuko's cheek before flying off into the forest. Zuko let a small smile creep across his face before a loud roar erupted from behind him making him jump. Appa emerged from the dense foliage with Momo on his back nibbling happily on a moonpeach half. The bison opened its mouth wide letting out another roar as a small mountain of fruit all different shapes and sizes fell from its mouth at Zuko's feet. "You've got to be kidding me!" Appa licked Zuko affectionately covering him in thick slimy saliva and nudged a melon towards him. Zuko sighed and wiped the saliva off his face. "Fine but I get three apples and a moonpeach as service fee!"
