Here is the second chapter! :D This chapter takes place during Episode 14, season 2, Tales of Ba Sing Se, particularly during the part The Tale of Zuko (shocker).

Disclaimer: Yet again, I DO NOT own Avatar the Last Airbender, just my OC's.

Beginning begins at the beginning (more redundance) of The Tale of Zuko.

"Uncle! Don't look now but there's a girl over at the corner table, she knows we're Fire Nation!"

Iroh turned around and noticed a girl in the corner of the tea shop, she had dark reddish-brown hair pulled back into a braid that went to her upper back, bangs at eye level, wearing a green tunic with a white shirt underneath, with light brown pants and working boots. Zuko turned his uncle around, "Didn't I say don't look?"

"Yes, I've seen that girl here quite a lot; it seems she has quite a little crush on you!" Iroh smiled.

"WHAT!" Zuko couldn't believe his ears, A CRUSH?

"Thank you for the tea." Zuko turned around to see the girl holding out some coins, he hoped she hadn't overheard his and Uncle's conversation; he took the money and put it away. "What's your name?" asked the girl, Zuko answered, "My name's Lee, my uncle and I just moved here."

"Hi Lee, my name's Jen, thank you and, well, I was wondering if you'd like to go out some time?"

Iroh jumped in before Zuko could reply, "He'd love too!"

"Great! I'll meet you in front of the shop at sundown!" Jen smiled and then left the shop, leaving "Lee" standing there dumbfounded, Iroh put his arm on Zuko's shoulder and his nephew scowled at him.

Sundown in front of the Tea Shop

Zuko looked around and cautiously stepped out of the shop; his hair was slicked down and parted. Jen had arrived and was wearing a spring green dress with her hair let down with a small braid in the back. "Hi," she greeted, "Well, look at you, you look so cute!" She rubbed his head playfully and he tried to fix his hair, "It took my uncle 10 minutes to do my hair!" Jen took his arm and they headed to dinner.

"So, how do you like the city so far?" Jen asked "Lee" as they ate their dinner.

"It's ok."

"What do you like to do for fun?"

"Nothing."

"Excuse me sir," a waiter had come to their table, "Would you and your girlfriend care for dessert?"

"She is NOT my GIRLFRIEND!" Zuko had shouted so loud that the whole restaurant turned around to look at him. He looked back at Jen to see that she was eating an unusually large amount of noodles, "You…have…quite an appetite for a girl." I sound like an idiot!

"Umm…thanks? So, Lee, where were you and your uncle living before you came here?"

"Uhhhh, well, we've been…traveling around…for a long time…" Zuko stuttered.

"Oh, why were you travelling so much?"

"We were uh, part of this, traveling circus…"

"Really?" There was a glimmer in her eye, and Zuko suspected that she didn't quite believe him. "What, did you juggle?" She joked.

*deadpan look* "Yes, I juggled."

"Really? Can you show me something?" She asked as she handed him some plates, Zuko was about to decline when he saw the excited look on her face, so he took the plates and tried to juggle to the best of his ability, *crash!*

"I haven't practiced for a while." Zuko said as he wiped himself off.

"It's all right," Jen replied, "Hey, I wanna show you one of my favorite places in the city."

Jen was leading "Lee" by the hand to a fountain in a square, "I'm so exited for you to see the firelight fountain, the lamps make the water sparkle and reflect in the pool in the most beautiful way!" But when they arrived the fountain was dark and the lamps un-lit. "I can't believe it! They aren't lit."

Zuko looked at the sad expression on her face, Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it, don't-what am I getting myself into?"Close your eyes," he told her, "and don't peek." Jen obeyed and covered her eyes, Zuko stepped forward and readied himself, it had been a while since he had last firebended, but he quickly shot little fireballs at each lamp, being careful not to make too much noise.

"Ok, now you can look." Jen opened her eyes, and they widened as she saw the fountain fully lit. "Wow," she gasped, "What happened, how did they light? What did you…?" Zuko simply smiled and they looked at the fountain together, he felt her hand touch his and she began to lean in, but she was surprised to see a tea coupon in her face, "I brought you something! It's a coupon for a free cup of tea."

"Lee, this is so sweet."

"Don't thank me; it was my uncle's idea"

"Your uncle is a good teacher; I have something for you too: now it's your turn to close your eyes."

Zuko closed his eyes and Jen gave him a small kiss, and he began to give her one but quickly pulled back. "What's wrong?" Jen asked. "It's complicated, I have to go." Zuko began to leave, trying to ignore the hurt in Jen's eyes.

"Wait, before you do, can y-aaagh!"

Zuko whipped around at the sound of her scream, one of Jen's hands was pinned down by a rock hand, and six Dai Lee agents were closing in, he helped release Jen and she surveyed the situation, he could see the uneasiness in her eyes, and, sadness? She looked at "Lee" and kissed him on the cheek, "I'm sorry…" she said.

"For what?"

"For not telling you."

"About what?" Zuko wasn't sure where this was going. All of a sudden there was a glint in Jen's hazel eyes and she thrusted her arm forward and shot a ball of white fire, She's a firebender? There was another wall of pure white flame, but it was so strong and well controlled, Zuko couldn't believe his eyes, but jumped in and helped her fight off the agents, during the fight Jen put her fingers to her mouth, and let out a strangely familiar high-pitched whistle. It can't be, there's no way! Zuko thought as he punched another agent, but right on cue a lionwolf charged in and took out an agent, then another, the fight was over like it began, just like that, but this time Zuko ignored the warning growls from Jen's pet and confronted her.

"You're a firebender?" he asked.

Jen looked down, avoiding his eyes, her voice was dull " *sigh* Yes, and while I'm here I might as well come clean, yes, I'm the girl you helped in the back alley behind the tea shop, and my name isn't Jen…it's Nyikani, I'm a refugee from the Fire Nation. I'm sorry I lied to you, I'll leave."

Nyikani started to walk away, but all of a sudden Zuko seized her arm, yanked her towards him, and kissed her, Nyikani, eyes wide with surprise, just looked at him.

"Ooook, that's not the reaction I usually get, why did you do that?"

Zuko replied (unthinkingly), "Because I'm Fire Nation too, my name's not Lee, it's Zuko."

"Zuko, as in…Prince Zuko…?"

"Yes"

Zuko didn't realize the gravity of what he had just said until he saw the wide-eyed expression on Nyikani's face. "I-uh, just thought I should tell you…" he said.

"All right…" Nyikani stuttered, "I, um, I-I should…get going, you know, before more agents…show up? See you round, come on Cado." She called her lionwolf and they left, and Zuko returned home.

"How was your night, Prince Zuko?" Iroh asked. Zuko frowned and looked away, then looked back at his uncle and said quietly, "It was nice…" and started to go to his room, "How long did it take you to realize she was Fire Nation?" Zuko froze, how did his uncle know? "How did you find out?" he asked his uncle in disbelief.

"There was a lionwolf sitting outside of tea shop, and it left when she did. The wolves are strictly native to the Fire Nation, and are found nowhere else except there." Zuko stared at his uncle, how could he have been so blind? That wolf was big enough to ride!

"Well it doesn't matter; we'll never see her again."

"Why is that?"

"I told her who I was"

"You WHAT?"

"She won't tell anybody, she's a refugee like us."

"I hope you can trust this girl Prince Zuko…"

Zuko looked out the window, "I can."

Well here's the second chapter! This is the official introduction of Nyikani, and we'll learn more about her in the next chapter, where the story will be told more from her side.

So…will Zuko ever see her again, and if they do meet again, will it be on good terms? Will she want to see him again? WILL you say if you liked it or how I could improve my story writing? See you next time!