Yay new chappie! And to clear some things up, I am a fan of any ship, I think Zuko and Aang are very cute although Aang not so much until he grows hair, then he is so cute! And yes I am wierd enough to say that Zuko is a total Hottie! At least in season three, in season one, blegh! Chop off the pony tail and burn it! And in season two he is on his way to cuteness but not quite there yet. Anyways, on to the story! (And remember, I only own Kira!)
Kira slowly opened her eyes to see she was laying in a clearing in the middle of a forest. For a moment she just lay there wondering what had happened. It was then that the smell of tea reached her. Slowly Kira sat up, her muscles aching.
She looked around and saw a figure facing away from her over a fire and another figure leaning against a tree, also looking away. Kira let out a small groan to get their attention. Both men froze and Kira let out a small gasp as the younger boy against the tree turned to her.
It was Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation. Kira then recognized the second figure as Iroh as he turned to her "Well it's good to see you are up" Iroh stated. Kira grinned sheepishly 'This has to be a dream' she thought.
Then she looked around to get a feel of where they were, Zuko's hair was still really short and Kira could tell he had just cut it. Kira felt her heart pounding wildly "Um…Hi?" she said weakly. Zuko turned away but Iroh held up a pot of tea "Would you like some tea?" he asked.
Kira looked hesitant "Is it herbal tea?" she asked warily. Iroh nodded and Kira smiled widely "Then I would love a cup if that is alright" she told him in excitement. Iroh smiled widely "It is nice to see some younger folk drinking tea" he said as he poured a cup for her and handed it to her.
Kira smiled "Thank you very much" she said as she accepted it. Iroh smiled as she took a curious sip. Kira's eyes widened in surprise "This is definatly better than the tea back home" she said in shock. Back home the only kind she ever got was strawberry and a sleepy time stuff that put her to sleep.
Iroh chuckled "If only you would tell that to my nephew" he said lightly. Kira smiled warmly at the man who refused to look over "Well perhaps he would drink it if he knew of it's importance in certain bending?" she said suggestively.
Zuko turned towards her "Like what?" he asked, even Iroh looked intrigued. Kira smiled in success "Well for one the air benders had tea often because it calmed their anger so they could stay in touch with air bending, earth benders also use tea but mainly as a…stress reliever.
Water benders use it to a least keep themselves harmonious so they can work together, and finally a fire bender would probably benefit from having tea and meditation to calm their mind considering how dangerous fire can be.
Drinking tea can help them to control their fire better therefore making them stronger" she said implyingly. The two fire benders remained silent and grabbed her notebook and began to doodle. Every one and a while she would glance up at Zuko and study him for a bit.
After a while Zuko growled in frustration "Why do you keep looking at me?" he asked angrily. Kira smiled and held up a rough sketch of Zuko staring off into nothing, his scar on the non visible side of his face. He was leaning against a tree and a soft light seemed to illuminate the picture.
Both benders looked at it in awe "I like to draw when ever inspiration hits" she said casually as she returned to the drawing. After a few more minutes she sighed and put the drawing back into her bag. She then pulled out a map of the earth kingdom with a mechanical pencil "That is a very updated map" Iroh said lightly.
Kira shrugged "Yeah well, I figure it would be useful for me to travel to Ba Sing Se" she said casually. Zuko raised an eyebrow "You're a refuge?" he asked in slight surprise. Kira shrugged "Nah, I just have a gut feeling to go to Ba Sing Se, almost as though it's part of some great destiny we must play our part in" she said dramatically.
Iroh raised an eyebrow "Perhaps you would like to accompany us?" he asked. Kira smiled weakly, her heart fluttering at the possible chance of traveling with prince Zuko of the Fire Nation "I really would like to but I need to go my own way" she said apologetically.
Iroh shook his head "I insist you come with us" he persisted. Kira winced "Please don't make this harder for me General Iroh, your offer is tempting enough but I just don't think I am a fit enough traveling companion for the brave and noble prince of the Fire Nation, both crown and once prince until Ozai had ruthlessly stolen his birth right" she said dramatically before paling and slapping her hand over her mouth.
And looking at the two men in horror who looked at her in shock. Kira smiled weakly "Gotta go and don't worry my lips are sealed" she said before air bending herself into the trees, just in time to miss Zuko's fire blast. She quickly left the area with only one thought in mind 'He is so cute!' she thought silently.
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Kira wandered aimlessly, not really sure where she should go, in truth she knew she needed to get to Ba Sing Se but that wasn't for a while and in the mean time she was bored. How do you get bored in your favorite cartoon? Well don't ask me!
But she was and add to that she was completely lost "How in the world did they get around so effortlessly!" Kira shouted. Then she remembered Sokka traveling the wrong direction on numerous occasions "Oh, that's right they have Katara" she said.
With a groan Kira sank to the ground "What am I to do?" she asked the sky. Then a new thought crossed her mind "Hmm, I am an Avatar, maybe I can practice my bending with what I've seen them do on the shows!" she said in excitement.
It was then that she viewed the forest around her in a new delight. With swift precision she began bending the water in the trees to her bending "Wow, it's almost like how the swamp guy controlled the plants!" she said as flowers circled the clearing at her will.
Then in curiosity she stomped her foot on the ground, trying to create a small ripple and to her delight she did. She also tried creating a tornado with a flick of her wrist. She laughed happily as it swirled around the clearing before blowing out.
Finally it was the worst one, fire. Kira took a shaky breath and thought of her drive, what did she want to accomplish? Then her eyes snapped open and she punched her fist to the air above her as a flame with the combined colors of green, blue, red, and yellow shot out.
Kira stared at it proudly as it vanished. Then with a satisfied grin she hoisted her pack higher onto her shoulder before using air bending to jump into the trees and travel by jumping from branch to branch. She continued like this until she saw two figures by a cave.
With a jolt she recognized Zuko and Iroh, She then noticed with a pang as Zuko took the ostrich horse that he was leaving. It was then that Kira launched a devious plan. With a mischievous smirk she took off after Zuko from a distance, she knew what she had to do.
