Hooray! Chapter 2 is up!...for the few people actually reading this to enjoy...haha well it's not like Avatar and Kenichi crossovers are common so who cares? Anywho. Enjoy please. School and theatre makes me busy but I promise you that this story will get so damn interesting it's not even funny. :D

"Kenichi," said Iroh. "That's a wonderful name! Though I've never heard another like it before."

"Thank you," Kenichi responded. "Wait. A while ago I couldn't remember my name. Now all of a sudden I can!"

"That's great! Your memories are starting to come back to you. Or at least a memory," Iroh chuckled. Kenichi smiled and noticed that Iroh was carrying a rather large basket of flowers. "Let me help you with that," offered Kenichi. "Oh no," said Iroh. "Don't bother yourself. I may be old but I am not weak."

"But still," Kenichi said. "It would be rude of me." Iroh smiled and said, "You are a kind boy with a pure heart. Since you want to help so much, help me pick a special type of flower." Iroh began to describe the flower to Kenichi and they walked a few more miles before Kenichi spotted the first flower. "I found one!" said Kenichi as he brought it back to Iroh to put in a second basket he had brought. "Well done!" said Iroh. "You spotted that flower from a relatively long distance. Either you have pretty good eyesight or I'm getting old."

Kenichi chuckled at this. "I'll go look for some more." In the span of about five minutes, Kenichi had found enough to fill the basket. "You are very quick!" Iroh commented. Kenichi smiled at him and took the basket from the old man's arms. They walked a few more miles before Kenichi and Iroh came across a giant slab of rock that seemed to caress the sky. "Iroh-san," Kenichi said, "what is this piece of rock?" Iroh chuckled. "Kenichi," that is no piece of rock. Well, it is, but it is also the outer wall of the great city of Ba Sing Se. I own a teashop here. I hope you will accept my hospitality," he said.

"I would be honored to stay with you, Iroh-san," bowed Kenichi. Iroh smiled and guided Kenichi eastward along the wall. They came across what seemed to be the entrance to the great city and walked up to the guards. "Iroh-san," both guards said as they bowed. "Please, please, there is no need to bow. It embarrasses me," Iroh laughed.

"How is your teashop?" one of the guards asked. "It is very busy," he chuckled. "But very nice too. I am happy it is popular."

"I'll be stopping there this evening with my wife," the other said. "Ah, Mei Li. How is she? Is she well?"

"Yes, Iroh-san. She has one more month to go."

"One month! You're almost a father! We will have to celebrate!"

"Thank you, Iroh-san. Have a good day!" the guards said as Iroh and Kenichi entered Ba Sing Se. "I know them because I venture out to the forest constantly to gather herbs and flowers for my teashop and have established a friendly relationship with the guards," Iroh-san told him, reading Kenichi's mind. The two boarded a train to the city itself, since the outer part was farmland and vegetation. Once inside the city, Kenichi marveled at the grand size of it. There were houses everywhere and people flowing through the streets between them.

"It's huge," he said as he marveled at the city. "It is, isn't it? It's a very nice place to live now that we are in peaceful times. During the war, a man named Long Feng used his spies, the Dai Li, to control the city and the king. It was a city of secrets and lies. But that has changed now and the city is peaceful." Iroh told him. Kenichi listened intently.

"Iroh-san, why didn't we stop at the entrance of the inner wall back there?"

"There are three major stops in this city. Before, the city was separated into three rings: the Lower Ring, the Middle Ring, and the Upper Ring. It was a very separated city measured in wealth. Fortunately, it is becoming more equal. The walls have been demolished. Our destination is the center of the city. Just as he said that, Kenichi saw the houses and buildings become much finer and wealthier. He could tell that they were nearing their destination.

"The train stopped and Iroh beckoned for Kenichi to follow him out of the train. Kenichi walked out and saw the magnificence of Ba Sing Se up close. He noticed the fine quality of the houses and the clothing of the citizens of the great city. Kenichi followed Iroh to a big house with a sign on it. What was on the sign was obviously foreign to him and he couldn't read it. "What does that say?" asked Kenichi. "You can't read? No matter," said Iroh. "It says 'The Jasmine Dragon' and it is the name of my teashop, the best in all of Ba Sing Se!"

Kenichi walked in and marveled at the beauty the shop possessed. The furniture was made of fine wood and cloth, the teacups made humbly but with a certain magnificence to them, and the air held a scent of wisdom and majesty. He watched the sun leak in through the windows and give the shop a series of complex shades. "This is a beautiful place," Kenichi commented. "Thank you, I appreciate it," Iroh smiled. "Now come I want you to meet someone." He walked forward a few steps and shouted, "Zuko! Come out here! We have a guest!"

Kenichi watched as a shape emerged from the door Iroh was facing. What came out was a young boy, around seventeen or so, with coffee brown hair and golden eyes. On the left side of his face, he had a scar on the left side of his face that seemed to have come from a fire wound. He had an air around him that seemed to hint greatness, like Iroh-san. "Who is this, Uncle?" he asked. "I found this young man in the woods on my trip. His name is Kenichi but that's all he remembers."

Zuko threw a confused look at Kenichi. "Amnesia?" he asked. Iroh nodded. "I will take care of him however much I can," Iroh said. "Can you help me during your stay?"

"Of course, Uncle."

"Thank you," Kenichi bowed to the both of them. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed at his helplessness. "That's a weird bow," Zuko said. "I've only seen two types of bowing." He proceeded to demonstrate them. He first bowed, putting a fist into a completely open palm and then putting the fist beneath the open hand. "Eh? Well I suppose it's a custom from where I'm from, wherever that may be," Kenichi replied.

"Well, we can't have you walking around, not knowing anything about where this place. We will teach you. But first, you might want to rest. It's getting late. Zuko, he can sleep in your room." Zuko escorted Kenichi upstairs and showed him into a room with two beds. He gave him a change of clothes to sleep in and told him that they would get everything straightened out in the morning. Kenichi changed and, as soon as he got comfortable underneath the sheets, fell asleep.

The next morning Kenichi woke up to the smell of herbs. It caressed his nose until he became aware of his surroundings. He got up out of his bed and walked towards the source of the aroma. He found Zuko preparing tea. Zuko looked up and smiled at him. "You're awake," he said. "How do you feel?"

"Good," Kenichi replied. "I feel like I have a lot more energy."

"That's great," Kenichi heard someone say. He turned around and saw Iroh with his wise grin on his face. "However, let's not use up all that energy. We're going to teach you about the world, for it is dangerous for a young man to be ignorant of it."

"And we need to get you whatever you need, since you'll be staying with Uncle," Zuko added. "Your clothes were pretty weird so you'll need some new clothes." Now that Zuko had mentioned it, his clothing from yesterday did seem out of place. The white robe-like garment over chain mail, black pants and bandages on both his hands and feet. He felt very out of place dressed like that. Zuko lent him a brown shirt and pair of pants along with green robe with gold lining to wear over it. He also gave him a brown cloth to tie around the waist and brown shoes.

"Are you going to keep wearing that chain vest?" Zuko asked. "It's called chainmail, and yes I am. For some reason, it makes me feel safe…like someone's watching over me…" replied Kenichi.

Zuko escorted Kenichi out of the shop and took him to the market to buy typical clothing for him. Kenichi could not believe the luxurious styles and material used for clothes. "Zuko," he said. "I can't wear this. This is too nice, too…rich!"

"If you want to fit in, you'll need to wear this."

"But I'm not comfortable with it. It looks expensive and I don't want you to buy me something so–"

"If it's a question of money, I have plenty of it. Most of these clothes are for showoffs anyways. We just need to find a plainer vendor, that's all." Kenichi nodded and followed him. He couldn't help thinking what a strange character Zuko was. He was slightly intimidating but made Kenichi feel at ease around him. He face showed him to be a man of serenity but his eyes showed him to be very emotional and troubled. Strangest of all, no matter how distant he seemed, Kenichi was sure he could get along with him very well…he was sure he know someone like that though…

"–is more plain, probably what you want…Kenichi, are you listening to me?" Kenichi looked up to see a very annoyed Zuko. "Woops! I spaced out!" he said nervously. Zuko smiled and said, "Come on Kenichi, pick something out so we can go home and have some tea."

After Kenichi's wardrobe was filled with the plainest clothing considered acceptable, Iroh began to teach Kenichi of the world. "You see, the world is divided into four cultures: The Earth Kingdom, Water Tribe, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. You are in the Earth Kingdom right now. Ba Sing Se is the capital of the Earth Kingdom, which is why it's such a great city…"

For the next few hours Iroh and Zuko explained the geography of the world and the cultures of the different nations. "Wow!" explained Kenichi. "You're the Fire Lord!" Zuko turned a deep shade of red and said, "Yeah, it's nothing special."

"What are you talking about? You're the ruler of a whole nation and from what your uncle tells me, you're doing a really good job too!" Zuko sighed and merely continued Kenichi's education of the world. They explained the abilities of benders. "You mean really flexible people?" Kenichi inquired, earning himself a hit on the head from Zuko. "No! Benders are people who have the ability to "bend" or manipulate the elements."

"Really!" he asked. "Like the four elements of the nations?" Zuko nodded and resumed talking before being interrupted by Iroh. "Let me give a demonstration," he said holding out his hand. A small flame appeared in his hand and grew to the size of a melon. He then split the fireball into three and began to juggle them. Kenichi looked in amazement at the spectacle in front of his eyes. "All right Uncle, that's enough," Zuko said with an irritated scowl. Iroh stopped and smiled sheepishly at his nephew.

After explaining about the four different types of benders, the pair told Kenichi about the Avatar. "The Avatar is the only being in this world that can bend all four elements. He is responsible for retaining balance in the world and is a bridge between our world and the spirit world."

"Wow," commented Kenichi. "Sounds like a powerful person."

"He is," agreed Iroh while sipping a cup of his favorite Jasmine tea. "Very powerful indeed."

"But what happens if he dies?"

"I was just getting to that," said Iroh. He put his cup of tea down and looked at Kenichi. "When the Avatar dies, he or she is reborn into the next nation. The order is Fire, Air, Water, Earth and so on. Right now the avatar is an Air Nomad and the last one too."

"Last one?"

Zuko then interfered and began to unfold the events of the last few centuries, including the stories of Avatar Kyoshi, Avatar Roku, and the century-long that the last Airbender ended. "So, your father was going to destroy the world but was stopped by the Avatar?" Zuko nodded. "I'm ashamed of the sins of my ancestors but their sins aren't mine."

"In fact," interrupted Iroh., "Zuko here helped the Avatar save the world! He taught him firebending!" Kenichi's face lit up while Zuko underwent a face palm. "That's so cool! You're like a superhero, Zuko!" Zuko glared at him and said, "It's late. I think you've learned enough to get by in the world. We should get to sleep."

"What'd I say?" Kenichi asked Iroh as Zuko exited from the room. "He's just shy," he replied. "However, he's right, it is late. We've taught you enough for today. Tomorrow you can explore the city with Zuko." Kenichi nodded and then asked Iroh, "Wait a second. If he's the Fire Lord, shouldn't he get back to ruling the Fire Nation?"

"He's on vacation," Iroh smiled. "Oh," Kenichi said feeling stupid. After that, Kenichi went got ready to go to sleep and all the while though about his lessons with Iroh-san and Zuko. Soon enough, he was drifting off into sleep, wondering how nice it felt to live in such a peaceful place.

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