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Chapter Eleven: The Festival
They were all in the streets of the Fire Nation city. They easily blended with the amount of people that were there.
"So we meet back here at sundown?" Sokka asked. They all nodded.
"Zuko, come on!" Ty Lee grabbed his hand and dragged him into the crowd.
"I'll come with!" Iroh yelled as he followed them/
Shit. Zuko thought. His uncle would make this more awkward than it already was.
"Iroh, what do you want to do?" Ty Lee asked. She had her arms wrapped around Zuko's.
"Oh, I will find some tea and you can go on your own." Iroh grinned.
"I don't think they have tea." Zuko said.
"No tea? Well, I'll look." Iroh ran off to find tea. Ty Lee giggled and Zuko rolled his eyes.
"Wanna play a game or get lunch first?" Ty Lee asked.
"I don't care." He responded bluntly. He was honestly paranoid. If someone discovered him, he was dead.
"Oh, come on. Smile!" Ty Lee said as she put her index finger on one end of his lips and thumb on the other and forced a smile.
"I don't like to smile."
"Except when you look at me!" She grinned. He smirked a little at her.
"What do you want to do?" He asked her.
"See, I win!" She exclaimed. "The beach is open to the festival, why don't we go there?"
"Ty Lee, it's a beach. We came to a festival to do festival stuff."
"Fine, we'll go there later." She frowned and began to think. "Let's dance!"
"It's too early to dance."
"No-suh! Its past noon. Let's go!" She said as she dragged him to the dance floor.
The dance was quick, so he wouldn't have to worry about getting what was too close for him. Then he thought about it. He would share a bed with her but wouldn't get close to her dancing? Something was wrong with him. They moved with the beat and suddenly someone tapped on Zuko's shoulder.
"Hey, mind if I cut in?" The guy asked.
"Yes." Zuko said. Ty Lee stood in the background, nervous.
"It's not like I'm gunna steal your girlfriend, I just want to dance." The guy smiled.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Zuko yelled.
"Then I can dance with her?" The guy smirked. "Would you like to dance, Miss?" He stepped over to Ty Lee. The man wasn't even looking her in the eye; his eyes seemed to go right below her neck.
"No, thanks." Ty Lee said as she put her hands in front of her and shook her head.
"Come on." The guy grabbed one of them.
"She said no" Zuko yelled as he pushed the guy to the ground. He grabbed Ty Lee by the hand and pulled her away.
"Thank you." Ty Lee whispered as she followed him.
"Don't mention it…ever," Zuko said. They took their seat at a table for lunch.
"So, were you jealous?" She teased.
"I don't get jealous…" He said bluntly. She frowned.
"I think you do." She smirked.
"That's nice."
"Well, if you have no interest in what I say, I'll just go talk to those guys who seem to be afraid to come near me because of you." She winked as she stood up. He stood up right after her.
"You can't." He said as he grabbed her arm.
"Why not?" She asked. She knew how to get guys to do what she wanted, that was the problem with Zuko. He wasn't so open about things.
"What if they try something?" He asked impatiently.
"What if I want them to?" She seductively smiled at him.
"Then…you can't." He stuttered.
"Why not?"
"Because…" He stopped himself.
"If there's no answer, than I'll go get one from them." She said as she walked off. He grabbed her wrist.
"Because I don't want you to." He said in a whisper.
"So, you would be jealous?" She teased.
"Ty Lee!" He yelled.
"Well, would you be?" She was demanding now.
"Yes…" He finally whispered. He hated when he was beat.
"Good. You are now officially my date." She smiled as she pulled his hand through the sea of people.
"You're what?" He asked, but she didn't hear him. They went to the beach and Ty Lee slipped down her skirt and pulled off her top.
"Ty Lee!" He yelled…again.
"I have on a bathing suit, silly." She giggled; he blushed at his own stupidity. "Here." She said as she pulled his shirt over his head. "Now you do, too." Zuko followed her as they walked along the shore of the beach. It reminded him of Ember Island, only now he got a good look at Ty Lee. She had beautiful curves and perfect legs.
"Zuko! Zuko!" Ty Lee yelled, snapping him out of his daze.
"What?" He finally managed. He looked away from her.
"Were you listening?" She asked.
"Yeah…I was." He lied. He then felt the back of her hand touch his and then she went and squeezed his.
The sun was setting as Zuko and Ty Lee took a seat on the sand.
"Isn't it pretty?" Ty Lee asked as she rested her head on Zuko's shoulder.
"I guess…" He sighed and looked down to her. It reminded him of the time he was with Mai watching the sun set; only she said how much she hated orange. How could he be attracted to two opposites?
"Let's go swimming!" She blurted and jumped up to her feet.
"What? We have to be back soon."
"Are you afraid of the water?" She teased.
"No." He said harshly.
"Then come on!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him up. She ran into the water. He rolled his eyes as he stood on the shore. "Is Zuzu afraid of the wa-wa?" Ty Lee giggled as she stood up from the water. Her body glistened from the setting sun.
"Don't call me that!" He yelled.
"Then come in!" She yelled back. He sighed but dove in. He resurfaced and faced Ty Lee. They were waist deep in the water and Ty Lee smirked. She tackled Zuko so he landed on his back. He sat up and she was on his lap laughing at him. Her knees were folded on both sides of his legs. He smiled at her, she was always so happy. Unlike him. She began to move her face closer.
"Prince Zuko! Miss Ty Lee, we should be heading back now!" Iroh said from the shore. Ty Lee smiled, stood up, and ran to her clothes. Zuko's face was crimson. He slowly trudged through the water and onto the beach. He picked up his clothes. "So, you and Ty Lee, Prince Zuko?" Iroh grinned as he nudged him. Zuko slapped his forehead.
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They got back to the Western Air Temple not long after sundown.
"So, where did you guys go? You were soaked." Sokka said as they climbed off Appa.
"To the beach!" Ty Lee exclaimed.
"There was a beach?" He asked.
"Maybe we could've gone if you weren't stuffing your face…" Suki sighed.
"That guy said he could eat more seal jerky than me, I had to beat him!" He yelled.
"Seal jerky?" Zuko asked.
"Well…some kind of jerky…" Sokka blushed out of embarrassment.
"So, you didn't know what you were eating…again?" Katara said sarcastically.
"You know what? I'm a grown man! I can eat whatever I want!" He yelled.
"Not even close." Aang said.
"I had fun!" Shin Sang said.
"What did you do?" Hakoda asked.
"Had a few drinks, beat up a few smart asses, and flirted with some ladies. Man, it's good to be free!" He said; everyone stared at him.
"Right…" Zuko said. "I'm tired…" He said and began to walk off.
"But it's only a few hours after sundown, Nephew." Iroh said.
"I had a long day…" He said as he disappeared through the hallway.
"Hold on!" Ty Lee said as she ran after him.
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Zuko was getting his bed ready.
"Hey…" She said from the doorway.
"Hold on." He said as he finished getting the bed ready.
"What's on your mind?" She asked as she entered his room.
"Nothing."
"You're lying." She frowned.
"Why do you think that?" He asked as he lay down on his back. She sat on the side of him.
"I know you too well." She sighed.
"We need to get Mai in two days…" He said after a short pause. "It's going to be hard…for me, I mean." He said.
"I know…maybe we shouldn't share a room when she gets back…" She frowned. She liked sharing a room, but she wouldn't put Mai through that.
"Until things are cleared up. Not right away." He said, she nodded and lay on the side of him. "Goodnight…" He whispered and rolled to his side so his back faced her. Thinking of Mai made him feel guilty. He wasn't with her, but she practically gave her life for him and he was kissing and sleeping with her best friend? Well, sleeping, sleeping, not that sleeping. She would probably want to get him back; that would cause problems all over again for Ty Lee. Talk about Déjà vu. He sighed.
"Goodnight…" She whispered as she rolled the other way. She felt like she was losing Zuko when they talked about Mai. Sure she wasn't really with him, but there was definitely chemistry. What would happen when her best friend came back? She sighed.
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