OhmaiToph, guys. THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS. The year's starting out pretty light surprisingly. SO UPDATE TIEMS. But first! To address some of the reviews, Katsumara, hmm...Kataang? I wasn't planning on it, but now that you say it I could possibly throw some into the last couple chapters, which would actually make the chapter I had planned like TEN TIMES BETTER ;D...and alikat, thanks! I love playing with the balance between the two :), I agree it may have been a little over done in the first one but I love Zuko's total dorkyness and I've always kind of imagined him with this helplessness when this great power is thrust upon him and that Mai would use her political knowledge from being a governor's daughter to help Zuko or something of the sort...mehhh I lost my train of thought. Well, you get the gist of it?

So here's the next in the series. Again it's chronological yet independent so it's not in order of my favorite or anything like that. I just went through and made a list of ten things that were used in previous rulers' reigns that would most likely irk Zuko or get in the way of Zuko and Mai's relationship. After that I wrote random quotes from either Zuko or Mai may have to say about the subject. From there I developed a story and then arranged it chronologically. Urm...yeah. I'm going to stop ranting about pointless things.

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Changed Item 3: The Palanquin

"Fire Lord Zuko, please take the palanquin to get to the coronation plaza," a servant offered Zuko. Or maybe he was a guard he couldn't tell. It was the first year anniversary of ending of the war and Fire Lord Zuko was required or rather expected to make a speech at the coronation plaza to the people of the Fire Nation.

"No, I don't need it." Zuko refused. The servant's face contorted in confusion.

"Bu-Uh…Please, Fire Lord. The plaza is quite a walk."

"Well…I suppose…" Zuko shrugged, not wanting to argue. Mai approached the Fire Lord and the palanquins that were ready to take them.

"We'll walk." Mai told them stubbornly.

"Mai! Are you positive you don't want the palanquin?" Zuko asked.

"I'm not a frail thing that can't walk, Zuko." Mai rolled her eyes. "Besides…if you don't exercise at all you're going to get fat." Mai told him nonchalantly.

"What?" Zuko asked as they began their stroll to the coronation plaza.

"These extravagant feasts they prepare for usevery meal is going make you fat." Mai shrugged. "You'll be the first overweight Fire Lord…come to think of it, how did the other Fire Lords manage to keep their weight down?" Mai asked, curiously. "If they didn't exercise and they ate just as lavishly…" Mai trailed off.

"Since when did you care about my health?" Zuko asked, furrowing his brows. He ignored Mai's question about the previous Fire Lords because he wasn't quite sure himself.

"Since you've been important to me. I don't want you dying early on me." Mai sighed. "It would be awful to be a widow."

"It fits your personality." Zuko smirked. "You're morose perfect poised self at my funeral…"

"Zuko! Don't say things like that." Mai's voice cracking with emotion as she snapped her head to look ahead, most likely hiding tears that were welling up.

"Mai, I was joking. We'll live a long happy life together. The advisors have already told us we're getting married next summer…there should be peace for a long time if all the nations cooperate. I mean, no one wants another hundred year war…" Zuko rambled.

"Zuko," Mai sternly retorted.

"Yeah, I kind of went off topic." Zuko sighed, scratching his face.

"I didn't mean…is all of this political to you?" Mai interrogated with an irritated look on her face.

"What do you mean?" Zuko asked looking dumbfounded.

"You just do what the advisors tell you to do don't you? Whether it's marriage or to maintain peace or how to organize your country…" Mai sighed.

"No! Mai!" Zuko growled. "I've wanted to marry you since the war ended. Hell, I wanted to marry you since before the war ended…I probably didn't know I wanted to marry you. I just wanted to be with you…I wasn't thinking about marriage of course…off topic again, right? Anyway, I'm just glad the advisors and ministers back my decision and didn't want to arrange another marriage." Zuko rolled his eyes. "As for the advisors, they suggest things. I'm the Fire Lord and they listen to me, whether I decide to take their decisions or not." Zuko explained. Mai remained silent, they were almost to the plaza and they could hear the thunderous crowd, eager to hear from their fairly new Fire Lord. "I'll ban the use of palanquins," he told her flatly.

"What?" Mai asked looking confused for a moment.

"We'll walk anywhere we have to go in the city, so we get exercise and we live long lives." Zuko smiled. Mai rolled her eyes.

"Or our joints will just wear out earlier." Mai couldn't help but smile. He leaned down and kissed the side of her face.

"Now I have to get out there and show my nation where I'll be taking this nation the next couple years." Zuko smiled at Mai.

"Don't forget me, you idiot." Mai clutched his sleeve. "I'll be supporting you all the way there."

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Ughhhh worst ending everrrr. I like fluff but I couldn't think of any way to end it, AND I COULDN'T WORD IT ANY OTHER WAY. Other than that.

Anyone reading Southern Air Temple: wedding date conflicted. But it worked better this way here and I had the wedding already planned in Air Temple. Which I am still working on! I just happen to have this written, while I still haven't finished that chapter.

(Rewatching, Zuko Alone which is just upsetting me more than anything...WTF HAPPENED TO URSA. HOMG.)

Oh, yeah. THANKS FOR READING GUYS.