Two Blue
Chapter 2: The Store
Summary: After the war, Katara goes undercover in the fire nation for the water tribe. Zutara.
Disclaimer: We do not own any thing to do with Avatar: The Last Air Bender, but we do own the plot line
Hey peoples Suenata here aka Pudding. Just as a heads, as you get further and further into the story you are going to start seeing Zuko like never before and by that I mean that wall he has build around himself is going to start crashing down baby CRASH-ING DOWN WOOOOOO!!!!!! Sorry I just had to do that, I just had to.
Azula walked into the main hall like Iroh had instructed her for her punishment.
"Ah, Princess Azula, I am glad you could make it. Here is your piece that you will be performing for us tonight." Iroh said as he handed her a piece of paper with words to a song on it. Looking down Azula saw that it was the words to the very song that she had utter dislike for.
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I am totally screwed, thought Zuko as he flopped down on his back; there is no way I can find a woman to marry in five months. No respectable woman is going to want to marry me, not after everything that has happened in the past few years...and even though I am back home I still do not feel like I deserve to have my honor back or even be alive. Zuko turned to look out of his window to find that it was a full moon.
"Katara I'm so sorry if I could take it back I would." At that very moment, Zuko remember what his uncle told him back in that cave.
"Uncle was right then and he's right now. Even if I can't find a wife I can still stop Azula for whatever she's planning." Zuko sat up and walk over to broken dresser that was in front of him and pulled of that top. Inside underneath a few pieces of clothing was a broken mask. He wrapped the mask in the fabric that it was laying on.
"Azula you may have just done me a favor for once" he said as he pick up the wrap mask and headed out of the room.
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It was no problem getting out of the palace without being seen for he knew all of the secret passageways, what he did not expect was to see Azula out of the Palace at one in the morning. Thank God, she did not see him which gave him a chance to follow her and that was not easy. Zuko figured that Aula knew that there could be a chance that she would be spotted because she was moving fast. When did she lean to move like that? Zuko thought to himself. Zuko ended up following Azula all the way to the docks.
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"How are things progressing?" Azula demanded from the dock supervisor.
"We're on schedule so we will be able to ship out by daybreak," replied the short stocky man.
"Good, I'll be back in four hours. Oh and one more thing sergeant if word leaks out about my little trip I will be holding you responsible" She said as she stomped off, back towards the palace.
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As much as Zuko wanted to he could not afford to hear more and be caught, but what he heard was enough to confirm that Azula was in fact up to something and he had to stop her.
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Zuko went back into town to do what he had originally intended before spotting Azula. He halted in a dark alleyway at a large red door with Dragons intertwined on it. He thought about using his manners and knocking on the door but he figured that if he did the owner of the shop would question his activity. So Zuko kicked in the door and swiftly walked in and immediately the shop owner came sprinting from upstairs, where he lived, apparently. At first, the man look as though he was getting ready to kill a lionbear but realized it was Prince Zuko.
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"Oh Prince Zuko it's you, what brings you here at this hour? (This by the way was 2 am) " The shopkeeper questioned.
"I need you to make something for me without question ", Zuko pulled out the wrapped mask.
"This was broken so in needed you to make another one, even better if possible in addition to that, I will need a pair. You have until this time tomorrow"
"Yes Prince Zuko" the shopkeeper said with a bow as he took the mask and walked back into his workroom.
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Without even looking back at the man, Zuko swiftly walk out of the shop and headed back to the palace. Unfortunately, Zuko was not aware that he was being followed and that this "Shadow Guy" had other plans for him. The "Shadow Guy" did not follow Zuko back to the place but instead stayed behind and slipped into the shop before the owner could close the door.
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"Byuu my old friend it would seem as though you just got yourself a very valuable customer" said the mysterious man that stood in the shadows left by Prince Zuko.
The storeowner turned to the far corner and smiled "Yes, thanks to you so what brings you here Fire Lord Iroh" Byuu asked with a sly smile dancing across his features.
"Oh, you know just to ask a favor of an old friend." Iroh stated with the same sly smile dancing on his lips.
"You know I would do anything for you, an old friend." Byuu said in a mischievous voice.
"I do believe that my nephew made a special order. I'm here to help you with that," Iroh said as he walked to the back of the store.
By the time Iroh and Byuu were done constructing the mask, it was late in the afternoon.
"Make sure that mask is misplaced in the hands of someone worthy of my nephew Byuu and remember what we talked about" The Fire Lord said as he walked out.
"Of course my Lord."
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Pudding and I(Bubbles) hope that you like it. Chow!
Chapter 3: The Plan