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Previously on Zara: The Last Bender
"Of course. He's not a bad guy. Just conflicted. I'm going to go see him at his tea shop here in a few days."
"He lives here!" Sokka exclaimed.
"Yeah. In the lower ring with Iroh. They came here looking for a new life. They aren't going to hurt anyone."
"I don't know... Even if that's true, you weren't in the histories so he could end up hurting you."
"Look, I'll be fine. I can take care of myself."
"Fine. But if anything happens to you or anyone else, you're responsible."
He walked out of the room looking extremely pissed off. I walked off and headed toward the tea shop.
I made my way to the tea shop. I was going to ask Iroh if Zuko made it back yet. The only problem was that they went under fake names that I couldn't remember at the time. I remembered that Zuko's name was Lee, but I couldn't remember Iroh's….
I arrived at the tea shop and saw Iroh working behind the counter.
"Excuse me… sir…" I said over to him.
"Yes, how may I help you?" he asked.
"I was wondering if Lee had come back yet."
"Not yet. Have you seen him?"
"Yes I did. A few hours ago, actually. I told him that I'd see him back here later. He's coming back soon, don't worry."
He sighed in relief. "Thank you for letting me know. I am Mushi by the way."
"I'm Zara. Nice to meet you." I turned to leave. "When Zuko comes back, make sure to tell him that I'm looking for him."
"I will."
I started to walk around the lower ring. I was still pretty mad at Sokka, so I didn't want to go back home yet. I wasn't paying attention where I was walking, but I ended up near the wall. I better head back home. It'll be a long walk. I thought.
"Zara!" I heard my name being yelled as I was turning around.
I looked around me; I recognized the voice. Then, I spotted him. Zuko was walking up to me. I ran over to him and hugged him.
"Oh my god! I was wondering when you would make it back! I felt so bad just leaving you out there like that!" I said when I released him. "I even went to the tea shop looking for you!"
"You didn't ask for Zuko, did you?"
"Of course not; I asked for Lee. Oh and 'Mushi' has a very weird name…"
"You talked to my uncle?"
"Yes I talked to your uncle! I was wondering if you had gotten home yet. I let him know that you were on your way back. He seemed very relieved. He really cares about you."
The sun was setting and the streets were nearly empty.
"I should get back to my uncle. He probably can't wait to see me."
"Okay. Just one thing first!"
I grabbed his arm and led him over to a fountain that I found.
"Okay. Now close your eyes."
"Zara… I don't know… promise you won't smack me with the water or anything?"
"I promise," I laughed. "Now close your eyes!"
I didn't even bother with the water bending. I just grabbed the bucket, poured it over his head, and ran. I looked behind me and saw that Zuko was following behind me smiling slightly. All of a sudden, zuko grabbed me and spun me around to face him.
"Let me go!" I laughed.
"Not until you promise to get all this water off of me," he replied laughing slightly.
"Okay I promise!"
He let me go and I water bended the water off of him. We walked back to the tea shop together, chatting about random things. When we got there, we paused in front of the building like a cheesy scene from any movie with a date.
"I should probably go see Iroh." Zuko said.
"Yeah, he missed you a lot. I'll see you later."
"Yeah, see ya."
I reached up and kissed him on the cheek before walking back to the house. I finally let myself admit it. I was falling for Zuko.
A/N: AWW! How sweet! ZukoxZara is almost there! (or Zura if you prefer. The couple name was given to me by musician-CEOwannabe I believe… she said it in one of her reviews. Thanks!)