I still don't own LoK or CSI:NY! Um... thank you's to my reviewers! This chapter's dedicated to you!
"General Iroh, sir, we received a message from the Fire Lord," a lieutenant of his saluted as he approached from behind Iroh and Sarah. "She says that you have full permission to do as you please regarding the situation you wrote to them about, sir!"
"Thank you, lieutenant," Iroh said waving a hand dismissively.
"What situation? You're not leaving, are you?" Sarah asked terrified, and Iroh chuckled.
"Not without you I'm not," he said calmly, and her eyes widened. "Relax, it was you that I was writing to my mother about, and if you have her permission to come, then I'm ninety-five percent sure that you won't be disturbed."
"But-but what about… but…" Sarah stammered. "I-I don't even have a legal name here…"
"True, Sarah isn't very authentic for any of the bending nations," Iroh conceded. "But what about Zara?"
"Z-Zara?"
"No, no, Zah-rah," he explained, and she blinked. "Will that work for you if you wish for a name change, or do you want to choose another one?"
"I-I kind of wanted one that was authentic for a firebender," Sarah said softly and looking down at the ground crestfallen. "One from the Fire Nation, if it's not too much trouble…"
"Hm… Zira," Iroh suggested. "Or you could go with Ilah, Ta Ming, Mai and Ursa have already been taken still… Sakura, maybe?"
"Sakura," Sarah said softly, thinking of the pink haired kunoichi off of Naruto. She didn't exactly have a temper like Sakura Haruno did, but she was most certainly shy and wary as the young Sakura was in the original series and flashbacks. "Sakura… yeah, I can live with that one."
"Well, then if it's not too difficult then we'll start getting you used to the name," Iroh smirked as he stood up. "Do you want to join me, or shall I go tell the others on my own?"
"D-do the others know my name?" Sarah asked jumping slightly, making her wonder if she should switch her name to Hinata Hyuga, and he huffed slightly.
"Tenzin, Avatar Korra, Lin and I are the only ones that know," Iroh admitted crossing his arms behind his back. "So the others will be calling you Sakura. It was them that suggested that you get your name changed so that if your mother does come for you, you can hide easily without having to stay too hidden."
"Thank you, General," Sarah/Sakura said softly before realizing something. "I just realized I never took off any of my other clothes!"
"Don't worry about it," Iroh said calmly while hiding all of his amusement. "You'll be fine."
…
"hey, cool, you're awake!" Bolin chirped as he leapt up and almost tackled her to the ground. "I'm so sorry I tripped over you!"
"Um… it's okay?" Sarah/Sakura said confused.
"That was how we found you, Sakura," Iroh explained, and she nodded and shivered.
"Thank you for finding me," she smiled warily at Bolin.
"I had help," Bolin admitted looking at Pabu, while Mako protested and shot his brother an angry look that clearly said that he was to give credit where credit was due. "Okay, okay, so Mako helped kind of as well after I led him to you."
"It was General Iroh that brought you here," Mako said calmly giving credit where it was due. "If it hadn't been for him and Korra you'd be dead."
"Thank you both for finding me," Sarah/Sakura said shyly bowing before turning to Korra and Iroh. "I want to thank the two of you as well for keeping me alive."
"Not at all," Korra smirked. "So, have you decided where you're staying?"
"I, um," she stammered, unsure of how to answer, looking up to Iroh for help since he was a few inches taller than her.
"We're going to go on a trial run for two different locations before we try our two other backup options," Iroh said calmly, and Korra frowned.
"So, what are your backup options?" Korra asked jabbing her chopsticks in his direction.
"Our first two options are the Fire Nation Palace or with Master Katara," Iroh explained, and Sarah/Sakura began choking on her food in shock. "Don't worry, my parents have already given permission for the former. I'm still waiting for a reply from Master Katara, however."
"So, what are the other two options?" Mako asked frowning.
"The first would be Air Temple Island, if Tenzin and Pema will allow it. The second is the Sato Mansion, again if Miss Sato will allow it," Iroh said, looking at the two parties in turn for permission, and they nodded. "Thank you, all three of you. This will make it much harder for someone to find Sakura if they're coming from the other world. Not very many people will have access to any and all locations on a map that we could hide her in."
"Why not get her to travel? That would make it even harder to track her," Jinora pointed out.
"Yes, but that would also make it much harder for her to be able to put down roots and make friends or get a job," Iroh explained. "That is what we will be looking for while she is at the different locations, or safe houses, if you will."
…
"Mom," the two brothers said softly as she arrived at their house, tears welling up in their eyes.
"I can't believe… the one place that I wanted to take you all and let everyone visit Uncle Keith turned out to be the death place of our daughter," the father said softly as he let the tears come. "Did-did they choose a good spot she'd like?"
"Yes, I-I chose a place close to the airport and next to a horse ranch at the same time," the mother sniffled softly. "Sarah… Sarah…."
"Sarah always liked watching and riding horses and going abroad," the father nodded sadly. "I-I think she'd like to watch the horses and airplanes coming and going."
"Should-should we get rid of her books and movies?" the older of the two brothers asked softly.
"No," the mother said softly. "We-we'll leave her room as it is…I-I can't bring myself to-to…"
"To touch it," the father nodded softly in agreement as he went to lock the bedroom door.
So, now that this part of the story is over, I, um... I really don't know what to do from here...
Oh, but I put the next part of the story in a different story because it involves a different set of characters and it's a crossover of a different kind! Um... It'll be next in the Blossom series... I'm not entirely sure of the name yet, but I promise I'll l-let you kn-know!
Thank you so much for reading! P-please review if you see any room for improvement or just want to comment!
