Can you feel the love tonight?
The next day Irma and Sokka were strolling through the forest singing while Zuko was off doing his own thing. Irma was singing lead and Sokka was backing her up.
Sokka: Ohi'mbube
Ohi'mbube
Ohi'mbube
Irma: In the jungle
The mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle
The mighty jungle
Sokka saw a bug and walked away from Irma hoping to catch it.
The lion sleeps
"I can't hear you buddy. I need ya to back me up!" Irma called.
Irma: A-WEEEE-ee-EE-ee-ba-Bon-ba-bum-ba-way
Finally she looked up and noticed Sokka was gone. "Sokka? Sokka?" She called.
Sokka followed the bug into more grassy areas. Then he hears something snap.
"Irma?" He asked turning around. When he saw nothing he shrugged and continued trailing the bug.
Then he looked up and saw a young 16 year old girl, with dark skin, short dark brown hair, with a beaded braid on the side of her face, glasses, and wore a bright yellow dress with an orange hood.
Sokka screamed and ran away, with the girl running after him.
"Sokka?" Irma said looking up, hearing her best friend and crush yell. "Sokka! Sokka!" She cried.
Sokka ran until he got stuck in the hole in a tree trunk. Irma ran up to him. "Sokka's what's wrong?"
"SHE'S GONNA KILL ME!" Sokka screamed. Irma looked up and saw the woman running up.
"WHOA!" Irma yelled. Then she pushed against Sokka trying to free him. "Jeez why do I always have to save your-AAAHHHHHH!!!" She screamed as the girl began to shot fire at them.
Suddenly Zuko appeared and tackled the girl. The two began to fight.
"Don't worry Sokka I'm here for you," Irma said. "Everything's gonna be okay." Then she turned and watched Zuko and girl fire bend at each other.
"Get her! Burn her head! Go for the jugular! The jugular!" She cried. Then she turned to Sokka. "See I told you this guy would come in handy!"
Zuko and the girl tangled a bit more, before the girl flipped Zuko on the ground and pinned him. Zuko's eyes widened as he realized that was the exact move an old friend of his used to use on him.
"Taranee?" He asked.
Taranee got off of him and stared and him shocked.
"Is that really you?" Zuko asked, smiling.
"Who are you and how do you know me?" Taranee demanded, going into a stance.
"It's me, Zuko," He said.
Taranee's eyes widened. "Zuko?"
The prince nodded. Taranee grinned widely. "Whoaaaa!" She and Zuko cried together.
Irma's jaw dropped, as Zuko and Taranee hugged each other. "Who did you..? Where did you come from?" Taranee asked excitedly.
"Hey, what's going on here?" Irma asked.
"What you doing here?" Zuko asked.
"What do you mean 'what am I doing here' what are you doing here?" Taranee asked. Irma walked over to them and yelled at the top of her lungs.
"HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!?!" She yelled.
Zuko looked at her with a smile. "Irma, this is Taranee! She's my best friend!"
"Friend?!" Irma asked in shock.
Zuko nodded. "Hey Sokka, get over here!"
Sokka finally managed to push himself out of the trunk. He walked over.
"Taranee this is Sokka," Zuko said. "Sokka, Taranee."
"Nice to meet you," Sokka greeted.
"Pleasure's all mine," Taranee smiled.
"Whoa, whoa! Time out!" Irma said. She pointed at Taranee and Zuko. "You know her. She knows you." She pointed at Sokka. "Yet she wants to kill him. And everybody's okay with this? DID I MISS SOMETHING!?!?" Irma yelled, jumping into the air.
"Relax Irma," Zuko said.
"Wait until everyone finds out that you've been here all this time," Taranee said. "And what will Ursa think?"
Zuko's smile faded at the mention of his mother. "She doesn't have to know. Nobody has to know," He said.
"Of course they do, Zuko. Everyone thinks you're dead!" Taranee exclaimed.
"They do?" Zuko asked, shocked.
Taranee nodded. "Yeah, Ozai told us about the stampede."
"He did? What else did he tell you?" Zuko asked, worried.
"What else matter? You're alive!" Taranee said. "And that means you're the king!"
"King?!" Irma asked. "Pft! Girly have you got your benders crossed," She laughed.
"A king," Sokka said bowing before Zuko. "Your majesty I gravel at your feet."
"Stop it Sokka," Zuko said.
"It's not gravel, it's grovel," Irma told Sokka. "And don't he's not the king." She turned to Zuko. "Are you?"
"No!" Zuko answered immediately.
"Zuko!" Taranee cried shocked.
"No I'm not the king! Maybe I was gonna be, but that was a long time ago," Zuko explained.
"Hold it. You're the king and you never told us?" Irma cried.
"I'm still the same guy," Zuko said.
"But with power!" Irma cried.
"Could you two excuse us for a few minutes?" Taranee asked.
"Hey whatever you have to say you can say it in front of us. Right Zuko?" Irma asked.
"Mm, maybe you better go," Zuko said
Irma's jaw dropped. "It starts. You think you know a guy!" Then she and Sokka walked away, grumbling to each other.
Zuko rolled his eyes. "Irma and Sokka. You'll learn to love em!"
Then he noticed that Taranee was looking at the ground with a sad look on her face.
"Hey, what is it?" Zuko asked, concerned.
"It's like you're back from the dead. You don't know how much this will mean to everyone! What it means to me!" Taranee explained.
"Hey it's okay," Zuko said with smile.
Suddenly Taranee thew her arms around Zuko's neck. "I've really missed you, Zuko!"
"I've missed you too," Zuko said returning the hug.
Irma and Sokka peeked out of the bushes a few yards away.
"I'm telling you, Sokka, this stinks!" Irma cried.
"Oh, sorry," Sokka said.
"Not you! Them! Him, her, alone," Irma explained.
"What's wrong with that?" Sokka asked.
Irma: I can see what's happening
"What?" Sokka asked
Irma: and they don't have a clue
"Who?"
Irma: They'll fall in love
And here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two
"Oh," Sokka said finally getting it.
Irma: The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air!
Taranee and Zuko were walking around, with Zuko showing Taranee the sights of his home.
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world for once
In perfect harmony
With all its living things
Zuko and Taranee knelt by a pool and looked at their reflections. Zuko looked at Taranee.
Zuko: So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past
Impossible!
She'd turn away from me
Taranee looked up and saw Zuko looking worried.
Taranee: He's holding back he's hiding
But what I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is?
The king I see inside
Zuko walked back a few feet before doing a cannonball into the water.
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
Taranee looked around for Zuko, when he suddenly grabbed her and pulled her into the freezing water. Taranee quickly got out shivering.
The world for once in perfect harmony
With all its living things.
Zuko got out to smirking. Taranee glared at him before pushing him back into the water.
Taranee and Zuko ran threw a meadow fighting playfully with each other. Then they rolled down a cliff laughing.
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Taranee gave Zuko a kiss on the cheek. Zuko looked at her shocked. Taranee smiled back at him with a smile on her face. Zuko smiled back. Then he pulled Taranee to her feet and the two of them kissed. Taranee wrapped her arms around Zuko's neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
Stealing through the nights uncertainties
Love is where they are
Irma and Sokka were watching this with tears in their eyes.
Irma: And if he falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
Sokka hugged Irma tightly and both of them blushed lightly.
Sokka: His carefree days with us are history
Irma and Sokka: In short our pal
Is doomed!
They looked at each other for a second before bursting into a full out crying moment
