Sikomi: Ne... sorry for being so late, but hey! I'm releasing it when I could be doing something else! Like sleeping... don't complain! It's like 9:15 pm here and it's a school night!
Oh well... enough of my gambling! Read and review, or might take a while to update!
Kimiko stir in her sleep, pulling the blanket to her neck. The morning air was cold and the room was even colder.
"Ne..." Kimiko mutter and open her eyes to find two big pair of blue eyes staring her down.
"EKK!" Kimiko fell down, hard, onto the ground. Kimiko looked up to find a girl with blue eyes holding a tray in her arms, covering her upper part. There was another girl next to her; they both looked the same, twins, but also innocent and young.
"I'm sorry princess! It was very rude of me! I couldn't help it, you are so beautiful!" the girl said meekly, blushing and bowing.
The other twin maid went to her, lifting her up by her arms, bowing and saying sorry.
"We are sorry. Prince Zuko is right, you're beautiful!" the other maid bowed. She dropped the tray and she blush, picking it up.
"It's ok, no problem. Why do you keep calling me 'princess'?" Kimiko looked at them, causing the twins to blush deeper.
"You are the princess. When Zuko takes the throne as king, he wants you to be his... queen." the maids pulled Kimiko and made her sit.
"No. Way. I'm not his, and call me Kimiko." Kimiko turned her head but one maid made her look forward.
"I'm Amy." Amy took out a comb and unties Kimiko's hair. Amy started running her fingers through it before she started combing her long black hair. The other maid was on her knees facing Kimiko.
"I'm Amber, we are your maids, and the other ones are getting breakfast ready." Amber smiles, tilting her head to the side, giving her a childish look. Kimiko smile back, wondering why they are maids at such a young age, and her own maids to boot.
'Others?' Kimiko wide-eye in thought. Kimiko looked to the side a bit, finding Zuko waking up.
"Oh! Morning prince Zuko! We are getting the princess ready, while breakfast is almost ready to serve." Amber immediately walks to Zuko and bow. Zuko rubbed his eyes and looked at Kimiko who didn't noticed her hair was fixed and Amy was picking some clothes for her.
"Morning prince Zuko." Kimiko manage to say before she yawns. When she rubbed her eyes, she saw Zuko coming over and wraps his arms around her thin waist. Kimiko wiggle, but Zuko iron hold didn't let go. Amber blush and ran to Amy, helping her pick some clothes.
"No, too big..."
"Too small..."
"Kimiko, how did you sleep last night?" Zuko whisper into her ear, making Kimiko wiggle again, whimpering.
"Prince Zuko, you're too close, let go!" Kimiko moved but Zuko was still holding her, his chin resting on her head. She sighs and rests against his chest. She looked up, her hair getting messy. She sigh again, Zuko nuzzle her neck.
"You are so beautiful when you sigh." Zuko turn her head and kiss her on the cheek, making her blush. Kimiko was looking at him, her eyes were lost for words, until-
"EKK!" Kimiko jumped out of his arms, scrambling to the bed, blushing deep red.
"Wh- what was that?" Kimiko mutter before she covers her mouth.
"I believe that was a kiss." Zuko replied simply, walking over to Kimiko. She crawls away, but Zuko grabbed her leg, climbing to the side of her. He hugged her again, holding her still.
"Prince Zuko! Let go!" Kimiko whimper, Zuko was really invading her space.
"Prince Zuko, we have princess Kimiko's clothes ready. If you would be kind enough to release her, we can get her ready." Amber and Amy where behind them holding clothes; both blushing at the intimate sight.
"Don't call me princess guys!" Kimiko whimper, she turns her head and her eyes pled for help. Zuko let go, and Kimiko jumped off the bed and ran to the closet. Amber and Amy bow before they left, leaving them alone.
"Prince Zuko, can you?" Kimiko faced Zuko, blushing at him. Zuko sigh and he lay in bed, covering his eyes. Kimiko did a half giggle and a half sigh.
Kimiko change right there, hiding behind the closet door. She fixed her hair again and looked at herself in the mirror.
'This outfit is nice!' she was wearing a short sleeveless Japanese style shirt, with a short skirt that had a flower on the side. Kimiko close the door to find Zuko standing behind it.
It took a while before Kimiko understood and she didn't have time to react. Zuko grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall, pinning her arms above her head, his lips against hers. Kimiko was moving around a lot until she felt Zuko's tongue licking her bottom lip. Gasping, Zuko took the opportunity to open her mouth more with his tongue, trying to deepen the kiss. Kimiko mewl into the kiss, not knowing what she was doing, until she felt one of Zuko's hand held her head, trying to deepen it even more.
Kimiko freaks out and push Zuko away, panting slightly. She ran to the bed, blushing deeply, her finger touching her lip. Zuko took his turn to change, Kimiko had a pillow over her head, and she kept thinking over and over again about what happen to her.
'H-h-he k-kissed me... God why me?' Kimiko felt a feeling that something, or someone was staring at her. Kimiko pulled the pillow off her head and turn around. Zuko was staring at her, Kimiko didn't know her skirt was up. Kimiko pulled it down, and took a good look at Zuko. He was wearing a Japanese sleeveless shirt and long black pants to go with it.
"I'm going to explore town today! Bye prince Zuko!" Kimiko jumped off the bed, but Zuko caught her. Zuko carried her to the door and down the hall.
"Good morning prince Zuko and princess Kimiko!" all the maids bow, while Zuko slip Kimiko in the chair next to him. Breakfast was set up and all the maids were standing behind them, waiting for a command.
"I'm not a princess!" Kimiko exclaim, blushing a cute color of pink. She took a sip of milk, her eyes traveling around the place.
"Yes, you are Kimiko." Zuko said before taking a bite.
"Why is that? I'm a peasant! I'm someone that is clearly not related to royalty or anything like that!" Kimiko almost yelled, but then remember that she was in the dining room.
"Because you're beautiful. You looked like a goddess when I first saw you." Zuko smirked.
Kimiko's mind:
Aww, that was sweet of him, wait... I'm supposed to hate him! But darn, he can make a girls heart melt... hey! What am I thinking? I got to snap out of it!
Inner Kimiko: He's sweet, and hott! And he is so goddam-
Badthoughtsbadthoughts! Reallybadthought!
Back to the breakfast they were having--
"Don't say that, once my punishment is over, I'm leaving to do my goal..." Kimiko whisper harshly, thus, this is true. Kimiko looked down into her soup, moving the carrot around in a circle.
"Over? What do you mean? It's not going to end for a long time." Kimiko looked up, bewilderment took over her face.
"EHH? What do you mean? It's gonna end soon!" Kimiko threw her fork at Zuko, which he caught easily.
"You are staying here, till I see when it's fit to release you." Zuko smirk, which cause a shiver down Kimiko's spine.
"Wa--WHAT?" Kimiko stood up and ran. Zuko wave his hand and Amber and Amy ran after her.
"Princess Kimiko, please come out of there." Amy begged from the other side of the door. Kimiko was in the bathroom, and is never coming out.
"NO! I DON'T WANNA LIVE HERE! I'M GOING AWAY AND DON'T TELL ANYONE!" Kimiko shouted, "AND... THAT'S AN ORDER!" Kimiko said as an afterthought, wondering if it'll work.
"Yes princess Kimiko." Amy meekly said and just stood there.
Kimiko rebury her face in her arms, wondering what to do.
"Princess Kimiko, please come with me." Kimiko squeak and looked up to find Amber with her hand in the air for her to grab.
Kimiko unwilling took her hand and was pulled up. Amber opens the door and Amy turn around, smiling.
"What would you like to do today princess Kimiko?" Amy asks. They were walking down the hall and Kimiko was in the middle.
"See my friends... can I?" Kimiko looked at them, not knowing she was giving the puppy dog look. Amy and Amber nodded and Kimiko smile cutely.
"Yeah! I get to see my friends!" Kimiko did a little dance and the maids giggle. Kimiko stopped and laugh with them, walking to the huge door in the front.
The maids pushed it, making Kimiko sweat drop, amine style, and saying she could have done it but they shook their heads. Kimiko took one step and guards were all over her, pointing their spears at her.
Kimiko looked around, and got mad.
"Darn it! Didn't anyone tell you that this is princess Kimiko?" Amber and Amy shouted the last part, and they all remove their spear at once and bowed. One of the guards walked up to her and bowed.
"We are sorry princess Kimiko." a vein popped on Kimiko's head.
"DAMMIT! Don't call me princess!" Kimiko walked right past them and into the town, Amy and Amber running right behind her.
"Strong with her words too..." Zuko was on a window, was watching the scene below, and smirked.
"No."
"Yes."
"No!"
"Come on Sokka, we have to go to town and get some food with the money Kimiko gave us!" Katara and Sokka were standing up, glaring at each other. Aang was on the side, using air bending to play with a butterfly.
"With a room like that, I bet Kimiko is full!" Aang said happily when Sokka finally agree to follow them into town. Aang wore a hat and fixed the shirt that Kimiko gave him. Katara put her hair in a simple ponytail, she and Sokka change their clothes so they looked like they were from out of town.
"Ready!" Aang smile his childish smile, and they head for town.
"I'm hungrrrry!" Kimiko whimper, she was sitting on a bench, watching people walk by. She swore she saw a guard once in a while to check on her. She somehow made Amy and Amber leave her alone for the day, and made them go back to the palace. She hit her head on the table, hard.
'Ow' she rubbed her head, sighing.
"Sokka, we need fruits, get some apples." Kimiko looked up.
'Was that Katara? Ne... must of hit my head too hard.' Kimiko place her head on the table again. An apple was then place in front of Kimiko and her eyes looked up to find Aang!
"Aang! How are you?" Kimiko tackle him to the ground, laughing. Katara heard them and ran to them, leaving Sokka in the street alone.
Kimiko got up and hugged Aang again, really glad to see her friends. She saw Katara and flung herself onto her too, Aang and Kimiko laugh.
"I thought I'll never see you again!" Kimiko tilt her head to he side gently.
"Hey... where's Sokka?" Kimiko saw a hand shoot up, and was knocked down, Kimiko giggle and she dives in, bringing out a messed up Sokka.
"Sokka, what happen?" Katara ask, holding back a snicker.
"You left me and then a whole bunch of people came and knocked me down!" Sokka waved his arms around, Kimiko laugh.
"Kimiko, when your punishment going to end?" Aang asked, the siblings stopped arguing. Kimiko rubbed the back of her head, smiling sheepishly.
"Does never sound okay?" Kimiko quickly looked down at her toes, pulling at her skirt.
"What?"
"Huh?"
"Run that by me again. Never? Why Kimiko?" Katara was shocked, you'll too if you found out that your best friend was to live with your enemy.
"He won't let me go unless he sees its fit to." Kimiko whisper, sighing.
"That's just great. Our friend is stuck in that-that palace!" they all sat down, Kimiko in the middle of Aang and Katara. Katara's arms around Kimiko, hugging her.
"There's also a huge problem..." Kimiko looked up to Aang, her eyes pleading him to forgive her.
"Step away from the princess!" Sokka, Katara and Aang had spears pointed to them. Sokka was about to take out his boomerang when Kimiko whisper at him not to.
"What princess?" Sokka asked, backing up to the wall.
"Dammit! Can't you leave me alone with my friends!" Kimiko shouted and the guards backed off.
"We are sorry princess Kimiko, the prince's orders are not to let anyone touch you." they bowed and Kimiko was ticked off.
"They are my friends! Tell prince Zuko that I can take care of myself! Leave. Me. Alone." Kimiko's voice was deadly, the guards bowed again and left.
"..." her friends were lost for words, making Kimiko sweat drop anime style.
"Err..." Kimiko couldn't say anything, she was too embarrassed.
"Princess! What the-"
"I'm not a princess..." Kimiko whisper softly, everyone, even some storekeepers were looking out the door, looking at her.
"Why did they call you that?" Kimiko didn't answer and Katara shook her, they really wanted an answer.
"Zuko... wants me... to be... his... argh!" Kimiko grabbed her head and shook it sideways in a violent way.
"AHA! I was right Katara!" Sokka pointed at his sister, earning a glare from her.
"His what?" Aang was lost. Kimiko looked up, and sigh.
"Queen... Aang don't take it wrong! I didn't agree to that. I'm so gonna help you with the plan and all!" Kimiko hugged Katara, sighing.
'Life is harsh...'
"We hope he didn't do anything to you..." Sokka watched as Kimiko's head slowly went up and he saw her face was full of tears with hate.
"What did he do?" Katara asked, Kimiko wipe her tears away before she faced Katara.
"Well he-"
"EKK!" the door on the right side of them fell forward, a bunch of girls on it. Kimiko watch them in bewilderment.
'Who are they?' the friends thought, as the girls sat up, facing Kimiko.
'Oh shoot!' Kimiko's eyes widen with she felt they have a murderous aura around them.
"Guys, run!" Sokka grabbed Kimiko and all four tear down the street, the girls chasing after them.
They ran around the town three times before the girls gave up.
Kimiko fell face forward into the grass, trying to hug the ground. They stopped running when they found a park, and they decided to rest under a tree.
"Who (pant) are they?" Katara asked before she fell next to Kimiko, clearly out of breath.
"Maybe (pant) prince Zuko's fan club?" Kimiko started laughing, but cough from lack of air.
"Why did they (pant) chase us?" Sokka walk over to the river, splashing water on his face.
"Maybe (pant) they really (pant) wanted to know what Zuko (pant) did to you." Aang rested on the tree.
"What did he do?" Sokka breathing was back to normal, and lean on the tree with Aang.
"He... err... you could... when someone... he KISS ME!" Kimiko dunk her head into the water, her thoughts coming back to her. Katara pulled her head right out.
"Don't do that!" Kimiko cough, breathing deeply.
"But it's not raining! I need to re-"
"Princess Kimiko, come. We are going home!" Kimiko shook her head, water flying everywhere, and saw Zuko.
'Shoot.' her hair was clinging onto her face, which was burning bright red.
"Who are they?" Zuko eye Kimiko friends who looked similar, but at the same time, didn't.
"My friends prince Zuko." Kimiko's face was emotionless. Sokka froze up, but then he was going to take out his boomerang when Katara hiss at him to put it away.
"Hmm... come."
"I'm going to say bye to them."
"Hurry."
Kimiko hugged Katara, telling her that she'll be fine. Kimiko jumped up and tackle Sokka for the first time.
"See ya!" she hugged him, feeling Zuko getting mad in the back. When Kimiko stood up, helping Sokka, she got an idea.
She advance to Aang, smiling. Aang smile, not expecting for Kimiko to wrap her arms around his neck and pulled him to her. Her lips rest against his, hearing a surprise yelp from Aang and Katara, nonsense coming out of Sokka's mouth, and low growling sound coming out of Zuko's mouth.
Kimiko pulled away, smiling cutely at Aang, whispering 'sorry' and walked over to Zuko. She blew a kiss and Zuko grabbed her wrist, walking away, steering her to his home.
Kimiko took one last look at her friends, and Aang read her eyes.
A pled for help.
Zuko pulled her closer to him and she turns her head around. Katara saw her hand, she counted seven then she pointed to Aang.
"Seven... we meet her at seven at her place." Katara whisper to Aang and Sokka, who just then overcame their shock.
"I can't believe she did that..." Sokka told Aang, who still seem kind of daze.
"You okay Aang?" Katara asked looking into his eyes for an answer.
"She wants to get away. She wants help!" Aang whisper, remembering when Kimiko kissed him. Her lips tasted like strawberries and she smelled like roses.
"I'm going to see her tonight with you Aang." Katara saw him shake his head very slowly.
"No, I almost got caught. Plus, I'm not bringing Appa because a guard almost saw us.
"Okay..." Katara said uncertainty, sighing.
"Let's started heading to our cave." Sokka started walking, Katara follow, Aang looked to the horizon, he could still can see Kimiko looking at him, walking away. Aang sigh and ran after his friends.
6:50 PM
"Prince Zuko, I was having a fun time with my friends!" Kimiko was sitting on the couch, her arms cross and she wouldn't look at Zuko. They both have change and Kimiko was wearing another short dress and pants.
"Princess Kimiko, they are peasants, why talk with them?" Zuko sat on the couch next to her, putting one arm around her. Kimiko glared at him, moving a bit to the side.
"They are my friends, I will never betray them." Kimiko remember what she did to Aang, hoping he wasn't confused or anything.
"Then why did you kiss the boy if he was just a friend?" Kimiko heard him growling softly behind her. She turned around and found out he was very, very close.
"I like him." Kimiko turned her head again, facing the window.
'It's true...' Kimiko thought sadly, sighing.
"Well... does he like you the way I do?" Zuko lean closer to Kimiko, wrapping his arm around her waist.
"I-I-I-I... don't know..." Kimiko whisper, watching Zuko hold her chin, lifting her head so she'll look at him.
"Well, do you know how much I like you?" Kimiko looked into his eyes and blushed.
'Think about Aang! It's getting closer to time! He's not here... no! You don't betray anyone!' Kimiko thought angrily. Zuko put his forehead on hers, looking deep into her eyes.
'So blue like the ocean... and bright like the sun. Her eyes are flaming as bright as fire, determination... I like that.' Zuko thought, lifting her face closer to his. The space between them was so little, almost nonexistent.
Kimiko close her eyes, everything, the world, was just too much. Zuko smile and pulled her closer. He licked her lips, Kimiko didn't respond. He prides her mouth open easily, sucking her bottom lip when he heard her moan something.
Kimiko pulled away and staggers to the window.
"It's not what you think!" Zuko turn his head and heard Kimiko whimper to the same boy that he saw her kiss in the park.
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