hey guys i'm back with a new chapter. sorry its so short . Disclamer:I do not own Avatar only Sayuri.
- Chapter 4 -
The docks of the ship that was headed to Ba Sing Se were nothing short of crowded. Everyone was clumped together as if they were a bunch of penguin-otters. Every one of them was shuffling around, trying to get aboard the ship and as far away from the war as possible. Sayuri was almost trampled twice and stepped on multiple times. Each time though, Sayuri just ignored them and tried to board the ship.
'What in Koh's name has gotten into these people?' Sayuri thought to herself. 'I mean, I know these people want to get away, but do they really need to be so violent?'
There was more pushing and shoving as peope made their way toward the ship that practically guaranteed freedom from the oppression of the firebenders. Wasn't that her reason too, or was Sayuri just running away from the people in her past?
The dark-haired girl just sighed and made her way onto the ferry. As she boarded the boat, Sayuri looked behind her and noticed the oddly dressed women who were weaving throughout the crowd. After deciding not to worry about them, Sayuri began to stare aimlessly at the water, not caring to notice the lerching of the ship as it began to move. Sayuri began to think about what she would do when she reached the city. Maybe she could land a job at a tea shop get a nice place to live; have a normal life for once.
'Fat chance, ' Sayuri chided herself, 'I'll slip up and someone will find out.' Sayuri was so entranced in her own thoughts that she didn't notice that the day light had now turned to night and a man was now walking up behind her.
"Hey there, lil' lady," the man crooned, "how's about *hic* you 'n i go some place nobody can see us and-"
"No," Sayuri spoke coldly to the man who appeared to be as drunk as a skunk, "I'm too young for you, drunkie so why don't you go find another hook-up. Maybe you'll get lucky."
"Aww c'mon, girlie." the drunk man wrasped, his breath reeked worse than a week-old dead possum, "I promise i'll be *hic* gentle with you."
"Does being drunk make you deaf?" Sayuri turned around and smacked the man clean arcoss the face. "I said 'no' not 'check back in five seconds'!"
"Why you lil'," the man grabbed a hold of Sayuri's shoulders and began to shake her violently. "I'll teach you not to disrespect me!"
The brown-haired girl felt herself being dragged off to another part of the ship when she heared a familiar voice ringing through her ears.
"I believe she told you to leave her alone." the voice said, every one of its words had poison behind them.
Sayuri looked in the direction of the voice. It was that firebender boy she met a few days ago, Zuko. Sayuri had never been so happy to see a firebender before.
"What's it to you anyway, pal?" the drunk man said "She's not your girl, is she.
Zuko looked at him thoughtfuly for a minute, "Yeah, actually she is. Now let her go."
"You're lucky to score a peice of ass that nice, buddy." the man pushed Sayuri right into the scarred firebender and laughed loudly. "You might wanna keep an eye on this one. I know alot of guys who'd like to wreck that chick. "
Zuko rolled his eyes as the drunk man lumbered back to the bar.
"What the hell was that about?" Sayuri asked frantically.
"I was stopping you from being that guy's one-night-stand," Zuko smirked subtlely, "I mean, unless that was your goal."
Sayuri punched the exhiled prince in the arm.
"Why are you such a pain in the ass to deal with?" the dark-haired teen asked.
"Because that's just who I am." was the sarcastic reply, making Sayuri roll her hazel eyes in contempt.
"Whatever. Anyways how'd you guys make it to the ship so fast?"
Zuko didn't answer that, instead her latched his hand to Sayuri's wrist and dragged her off to a less crowed part of the ship where Iroh was chatting with some other refugees. The two teens sat down across from the old man. The old general gave the two a look of pleasent surprise as he turned to face them.
"Well hello, Sayuri," Iroh greeted happily, "What a coinsidence see you on the same ferry."
"Yes, it is," Sayuri smiled.
The old general and the dark-haired girl began a long conversation on the topic of what they had planned on doing once they reached the city until the ship crew called for lights out. Sayuri curled up against a wall, just resting for now. She wasn't really all that tired seeing as her body was used to pulling all-nighters as she traveled around the earth kingdom. That's when the hazel-eyed girl heard the shuffling of someone around her. She looked around but all Sayuri could see was a lithe frame tip-toeing and weaving through the crowd of sleeping bodies. The teenaged girl couldn't help but follow the suspicious figure.
Even though the ship was completely dark (even the moon was hiding behind the clouds), Sayuri could still tell that she was getting closer to the figure that was acting so sneaky. She was so close now that one loud breath was all the figure needed to detect her, which wouldn't be good for Sayuri if the person attacked her. Just then, the moon managed to make a reappearance in the sky; giving the hazel-eyed teen a chance to see who it was that was sneaking around on the ship. When she did, Sayuri let out a small gasp of surprise.
"Zuko? What are you doing out here?" The sepia-haired teen asked in a harsh whisper, trying not to be caught by any of the ship's crewmembers.
"None of your business," the Fire Nation prince snapped back in the same type of voice as Sayuri . "Why are you following me anyways?"
Sayuri thought for a few seconds, trying to find a plausible explaination. Afther coming up with nothing, she simply stated: "Curiosity killed the cat."
"Whatever," was Zuko's simple reply as he noticed that someone was coming in their general direction. There was literaly no where to hide except a medium sized space between the ship and a crate. Zuko figured that if they'd got caught there'd be trouble so he pulled Sayuri into the space and told her to stay quiet.
Sayuri must've been as red, if not a little more brighter, than a tomatoe. Here she was, trapped in a small place, pressed up against Zuko and forced to keep quiet. This was embarrasing in a way but oddly enough, the dark-haired girl felt comfortable being pressed up to him in this manner.
The person with the light soon passed the teenagers without noticing them. The young magmabender metally let out a sigh and wiggled out from the small confinement. Unfortunately, just when Sayuri thought they were safe from being caught, she noticed a trio of kids; none of which could have been younger than their early-teens. The leader of the group- a young man who had messy brown hair and a black eyes- squinted in the darkness at Sayuri.
"Hey, Lee," the boy began, "who's the chick? I thought that you weren't bringing anybody with you."
"She's no one." Zuko replied coldly, "She was just leaving."
Sayuri shot the banished prince an angry glare, defiance pooled in her darkend hazel orbs. The boy chuckled quietly upon seeing this.
"She doesn't have to go," he spoke as his dark eyes scanned over Sayuri, " besides we could use an extra set of hands for this." The boy flashed Sayuri a smile and held out his hand. "I'm Jet, and these are my freedom fighters, Smellerbee, and Longshot."
Sayuri shook Jet's hand. "I'm Sayuri," she said back with a smile of her own. "It's nice to meet you."
so what did you guys think? I need reviews to know if im doing this right or what you guys want to see as far as pairings go... So if you could give me your opinion on the story so far that would be great and very much appreciated.
