Adventurous Reunion
Chapter 2 Adventure Reunion Starts!
Zuko had set off the following evening. He decided to find June, because if he found her he could ultimately find everyone else he was looking for. He landed his war balloon in the forest and proceeded to walk to the tavern where June usually is. Just as he has expected he found her gambling, drinking and throwing people against walls. Once she had calmed down Zuko approached her and said "June I need you to find someone for me" she took a sip of her drink and replied "well I could have guessed that." "How much money do you want?" he asked. June though about it and had a brilliant idea. "How about we arm wrestle for it. If you win you get your price and if I win you get my price. How about it?" "I accept!" said Zuko. They sat down at an empty table and started arm wrestling. Obviously June won. "Name your price" said Zuko bitterly. "How old are you angry boy?" she asked. "I'm 18" answered Zuko. "That's perfect… you will take my sister out for dinner tonight!" shouted June. "Fine" grumbled Zuko.
"Where is your sister?" he asked. "She's at home, let's go get her" said June. Zuko followed June down a little path to a house. It wasn't anything special but it wasn't a dup either. Just a house. June kicked open the door and shouted "Anzu someone is here to see you!" A shout came from upstairs just as impatient "June who is it this time!" Zuko saw a girl about his age walk down the stairs and threw a maze of clutter. She made it to the living room to see who her sister had brought her this time and was greatly surprised. She quickly bowed down and said "Fire Lord Zuko, why have you graced us with your presence?" Zuko tried to avoid eye contact because this was really awkward. "June, why aren't you bowing. Get down" whisper yelled Anzu. "Please stand back up" said Zuko. Anzu quickly stood up and dusted off her skirt. "Anzu this nice boy is going to take you out to dinner, you know to that noodle place you like" said June. "I would be honored. Let me get changed" she bowed and ran back upstairs. Zuko turned to June and said "what's your story. You two don't look like sisters" June smiled and said "we're not really sisters. We ran into each other a few years ago and have been best friends ever since. She's from the fire nation and insists on decorating the house as 'fire nation' as she can. I guess she's very patriotic. Well anyways she doesn't get out that much, when I first met her she kept going on and on about how one day her prince would come and take her back home. That's why she didn't move back when the war ended." "I guess that's me" said Zuko. "I'm ready!" shouted Anzu running down the stairs in her best clothes. "So where is this noodle place you've been talking about?" asked Zuko. June answered "it's just up the road into town, then you make a left and then you make a right, but if you see old man Li's place than you've gone too far. Never mind Anzu will show you the way"
Anzu was quiet the entire way and Zuko just followed her. When they got there and were seated the silence just got too awkward. So Zuko proclaimed "from now until the rest of forever you don't have to do any of that formal stuff and you can just call me by my first name" Anzu quickly responded "Understood Fire Lor-" Zuko smiled at her "I mean, sure Zuko" she started blushing. As they waited for their noodle soup Zuko asked "your Cheng's daughter right?" Anzu looked a little distracted but replied "yes, I haven't seen him in years" there was an awkward silence. "So… did you know about our arrangement?" Zuko asked not really knowing what else to say. "Yes I did. My father told me a moth after your banishment" she looked a bit sad. "You should come back to the fire nation with me. I'll marry you if you come back." Her eyes lit up and she smiled. "That would be great I haven't had sizzle crisps sine the colonies were abandoned!" she said. (Wow) thought Zuko (I just proposed to her and all she can say is that she wants sizzle crisps. Upstaged by a snack) Zuko looked around and said "I think I have a few bags of sizzle crisps in my balloon, you can have them if you want" Anzu's eyes got all huge and she said "Give me those sizzle crisps and I'll love you forever!" "Deal!" said Zuko smiling.
After dinner they walked along the moonlit path back to the house. "When are we leaving" asked Zuko. "What about the person you were looking for?" said Anzu "I was looking for you" said Zuko. He looked into her eyes and kissed her. She turned bright red and smiled just before kissing him back. She pulled away and said "I'm still not leaving until I get my sizzle crisps" "you'll get them soon" said Zuko. Then they passionately kissed until the next chapter.