Mai Su avoided the gardens all together for a week. She didn't want to see what pretty thing that the urchin had next. But her curiousity got the better of her. She had to go out to the gardens. So she and her entorage kept their time in the garden most of the day. The stable boy tended the stables and showed little sign of stopping. Just when she was about to go inside, he stopped working. He disappeared behind the house, only to return a few minutes later. As always he went in and came out of his shed, hoding a sparkling treasure. She watched it glitter in the remaining light.

Zuko could feel her gold hungry eyes looking at him. He smiled as once again Ki-My came over and stood quietly before him. He looked up and acknowleged her.

"What are you making?" He held it up to show her. It was a a bracelet like she had never seen before. It had a large brancelet, but there were several small golden chains branching off and linking to a small ring. "What is it?" The mucker smiled and looked at his work as he continued.

"Something I encountered on my travesl. It was called a harem bracelet." She covered her mouth and shook her head.

"How awful! My lady will never wear something with such a vile name." Zuko looked up at her and nodded.

"I figured she wouldn't, but she will want it. What then shall I call it?" Ki-My thought for a moment and all the years of torment she had gotten from Mai Su about not being as pretty as her, as smart as her, as this as that as her came rushing back to mind.

"You have no good intentions do you Sokka?" Zuko smiled at the girl.

"My intentions are just as pure as your loyalty to your lady." Ki-My blushed and looked back to Mai Su.

"How my lady treats me is none of your concern."

"She treats you as she treats me. You are just a pile of shit, just like me." She turned back to look at him tears in her eyes.

"But Mai Su is perfect." Zuko shook his head.

"No she only thinks she is." Ki-My looked back at him with wide eyes.

"What are you going to do?" He smiled and looked back down at the gold jewelry. He chuckled as he braided another chain.

"I'm going to offer this goddess bracelet to your lady in exchange for a kiss as was the price before." She shook her head.

"I don't think she will pay." Zuko shook his head.

"Yes she will." Ki-My walked off. Again the shriek, and the stomping. He looked up at her angry eyes and smiled.

"Yes?" She scoffed.

"Don't you DARE 'yes' at me! You know damn well what I want!" He nodded.

"And you know my price." She huffed and muttered. She grumbled and hissed, until she finally came to a decsion.

"Fine. But after this I want you to leave." Zuko nodded. That would work for him. Just as their lips connected, and that warm dance began he wrapped his arms around her pulling her close to him. She didn't fight him only sunk deeper into him.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?!" A loud voice boomed over them causing Mai Su to jump back. She covered her mouth as her ladies fled, leaving her exposed in her blasphemy. The admiral's face turned red in rage.

"No daughter of mine will love a shit shoveler! Out both of you! GET OUT!" The man screamed. The woman fumbled and stumbled to her feet. Begging for her father to listen, that he didn't know the whole story. But he wouldn't hear her.

The gates slammed shut behind her, and she stared at the mucker. She narrowed her eyes.

"This is all your fault!" Zuko rolled his eyes and started walking. She stomped her foot.

"Where are you going!?"

"Home." She stomped after him. She followed him into the forest quietly, until he stopped at a small stream. He bent down and started washing his hands.

"I could have been a queen! I'll have you know that I could have married the prince of the fire nation!" He laughed and shook his head. She continued to scream and rant about how all of her troubles were his fault. "I'll have you know that Prince Zuko would have taken me. I should have married him! I should have ran with him when I got the chance!?" She screamed and stomped her feet. She fell to her knees covering her eyes.

"I agree you should have." She looked up at the man and frowned.

"What do you know?! You're nothing but a dirty, nasty servant!" Zuko cocked an eyebrow at her. He pushed his hair out of his face revealing the flamed scar. She gasp in a breath as she stared at him. She fell to her face at his feet.

"OH Prince! I would have never imagined it was you! How wonderful! Now we can rule together!" She laughed, but he shook his head and stepped back out of her grasp. She looked up at him with wide eyes.

"No." She frowned.

"But why? You clearly want me, you desire me so much that you disguise yourself!" Zuko frowned.

"You fool yourself. The rose I gave you when we were younger, was very precious to me. But you shunned the beautiful gift. A gift given to you with love and all of my heart. I wanted knowing more from you than for you to accept it. But no, instead you turned your nose up at it. Called me cheap, and ground one of my few treasures into the ground with your dirty foot." He shook his head as she stared up at him in horror. He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back against a tree.

"But for a handful of gold, you would not only once, or twice, but three times give your lips over to a 'dirty servant'. For monetary pleasure and material gain you defiled your name, your body and the blackness of your wasted heart. Congratulations, you are now an official exhile." He turned with a shake of his head. "Now excuse me, I have a home to go back to."

Ohohoho damn. Revenge is a dish best served cold. This is dedicated to all of those perfect Mary Sues out there. My messages to you is: STOP! lol