When Zuko woke up to the little house that the lodge gave them. There was a note next to him on the bed. It said:
Zuko-
Good Morning! Get up and get some breakfast. I'll be at the Pai show game and Millennia is in the workout room. Once you gotten something to eat you can go see her. She'll be in there for most of the day. She said that she hasn't gotten a workout since Zhao held her captive.
-Uncle Iroh
He put the note on the table and went to get something to eat. He walked past the workout room where Millennia was. He saw her doing pushups with one hand. Beads of sweat rolled down her face. She was counting. She looked like she was up to 56. Zuko stared for a moment and continued walking. Zuko walked into the restaurant and sat down. They had been here for more than a 5 hours. He looked at the menu.
"Can I get you anything?" A waitress said to him.
"Just the eggs and toast."He said and handed the menu over to the waitress.
It literally took 5 minutes until he had his food. He ate it slowly, not that hungry. When he was finished he left a tip for the waitress and went to see Millennia. When he got there she was doing on her back lifting weights. He saw how much she was lifting. It was 80 pounds. He went inside and sat down next to her.
"Well, good morning sunshine. How are you today?" She asked putting down the weights and sitting up.
"I'm fine. Sunshine?" Zuko questioned.
Millennia giggled.
"Don't ask. How was breakfast?" She asked getting up and going over to pull up station.
"It was fine. How long have you been doing this?" Zuko asked.
"Working out? Um… for about… one hour… why?" she told him.
"Just wondering." He said and started doing some pull ups himself.
They did 50 together and then they went to do sit ups. When they were down it was noon.
"I'm going to take a shower. You should too." Millennia said to Zuko. "I'll be back by dinner. Tell Iroh that for me." And she walked out.
Millennia walked down to the waterfall. She hadn't taken a shower since Zhao's encampment. She got to the waterfall and looked around to see if anyone was there. When she realized that she was alone she took off her clothes. She stepped into the water. It felt so good. She stepped under the waterfall and let the water soak her. She scrubbed her hair and body good. She stepped out of the waterfall and dried herself off. She put on some new clothes she had gotten when they first landed here. She put up here wet hair in a ponytail, took her dirty clothes and left.
When she got home no one was there. 'They went for dinner already.' She thought. It was obvious. She put her dirty clothes in a bag and went to the restaurant. When she got in she looked around. She found Zuko and Iroh right away. She went to the table and sat down.
"How was your shower Millennia?" Iroh asked.
"It felt really refreshing." She said relieved.
"Hello. May I take your orders?" the waiter said looking at Millennia.
"Yes. I would like the roast duck." Iroh said handing the menu to him.
"I'll have the meatballs with green squash." Zuko said and handed the menu to him.
"And perhaps a salad for the lady?" the waiter replied looking at Millennia.
"Uh no. I don't think so. I'll have the salmon." She said annoyed and handed the menu to him.
"Okay. I'll be back with your orders shortly." He replied sounding nervous and walked away quickly.
"Don't you hate when people do that?" Zuko questioned her.
"Yes, I do. This morning the waitress asked if I would like a slice of fruit. A slice!" Millennia put her head back annoyed.
"Oh and Uncle. Why did Millennia call me sunshine this morning?" He asked Iroh. He and Millennia started laughing.
"To make a long story short, I told her that you were bright and happy in the morning. Which, we all know you're not." He said taking a sip of his tea.
"Oh, okay." Zuko said.
They got their food just then. The service was really fast here. Millennia ate her salmon, Zuko ate his meatballs and Iroh ate his roast duck. When they were done they got up, gave a tip to the waiter and left. They walked down to the house. Zuko and Millennia went to sleep while Iroh stayed up and took a walk on the beach.
• • • • •
When Zuko woke up he found another note on the edge of the bed.
Zuko-
Good morning! Millennia and I are at the spa! I told Millennia not to bother you today because it's been 2 years since your father… you know. We can be found in the spa area. I'm getting the whole treatment while Millennia is getting a massage and hot rocks on her back. Don't worry. We'll tell the person not to go near the scar.
-Uncle Iroh
Zuko got up and stretched. He took a peach and went to find them. He found Iroh first, in a hot tub. He sat down.
"Good morning Zuko." Iroh said.
"Good morning Uncle." Zuko mumbled.
"I see you found my note." Iroh replied.
"Yes, I did." Zuko whispered.
"You can go see Millennia. She is next door." Iroh said as he got out and wrapped a towel around him.
"I think I will." Zuko answered and made his way over to the next spa room.
When he got there he saw Millennia. She was in just a towel, she had her eyes closed and the guy giving her a massage was on massaging her legs. He went to the guy and said: "I'll take over from here." The guy bowed and went off.
Zuko cracked his fingers and started massaging her legs. Then, he went up to her hips. Then, lower back. Then middle back. Then, higher back and finally shoulders. He whispered in her ear: "Does this feel good?"
"Yes Zuko." Millennia said and sat up on the edge of the table.
She was still wrapped in the towel. She leaned up and kissed him.
"Hello you two." Iroh exclaimed. He didn't realize that Millennia only had a towel on.
"Iroh!" Millennia screamed and put her head on Zuko's chest. Just as she did this, Iroh's towel dropped. Millennia and Zuko looked the other way.
"I did not just see that." Millennia said.
"Oops." Iroh said, pulling up his towel and leaving the two alone.
"That was embarrassing. Iroh seeing me with only a towel on." Millennia said laying on her stomach.
"I thought it was embarrassing when Uncle's towel fell off."Zuko said as he started to massage her again.
"That was disturbing, I have to admit." She said.
When she had enough of the massage, Zuko turned around so she could get dressed. When she finished getting dressed they went back to the house. When they got there, Iroh turned to them.
"I'm sorry you had to see that Miss Millennia and I'm sorry for barging in on you when you were just in a towel." Iroh apologized.
"It's perfectly fine Iroh." Millennia said as she sat down. There was silence for a moment but someone spoke.
"Hello Zu Zu. Hello Uncle." Azula stepped into the house. "Oh, hello Millennia."
"What do you want Azula?" Zuko asked.
"Well, if you really want to know. Father wants you back. He can't trust anybody but his own family." Azula said.
"I don't know. I've never known my brother to forgive." Iroh said.
"He wants me back?" Zuko asked.
"Didn't I just say that? Yes, he does." Azula said opening the door. "Meet me at my ship in thirty minutes. We're going home." And she stepped and shut the door.
"We're going home." Zuko said.
Millennia looked down. 'There is no home for me.' She thought. They packed up what they had left which wasn't too much and went down to the docks. A guard lead them up the ship. Azula was waiting for them. Millennia was far behind them. She did not want to go back to the fire nation and thought this was a trick.
"Where do you want me to put the prisoners princess?" The guard said and then he realized the mistake he made. Then, 4 guards were taking down by the sea. Millennia and Iroh took on the guards on the ground while Zuko took Azula. Millennia brought 2 more guards down and Iroh threw fireballs at 3. When Millennia turned around she saw Iroh redirecting Azula's lightning. He pushed Azula and they both ran.
"Come on Millennia!" Zuko yelled at her as he ran past.
She sighed than started running. She caught up with them then passed them. She stopped at a river bend and kneeled down. Zuko and Iroh were behind and they kneeled down too. Zuko took a knife and cut his ponytail off. He gave it to Iroh and he did the same thing. Then, Iroh gave it to Millennia. Millennia stared at it for a moment, sighed and then took it. She cut her hair so that it was down to her shoulders. She gave the knife back to Zuko and they all tossed the hair into the river.
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