"Katara… you look amazing." Zuko's jaw was hanging open slightly.
"Thank you Zuko!" she said smiling up at him, her hair floating around her face in a dark halo. The gown they had chosen for her clung to her body framing her round breasts and showing the curves of her supple hips. The gown flowed around her giving her an almost ethereal look.
"So when will Hikari enter?" she asked looking around at the staring Noblemen and offering them fake smiles.
"When everyone else has, is Toph already back there with her?"
"Uh-huh." She said, he took her hand and twirled her around.
"Will you do me the honor of this dance?" He pulled her to his chest and pulled one of her other hand to his bicep and laid a warm hand on the cool silk at her waist.
At the Fire Lord choosing his first partner the musicians began to play a quick waltz.
"I'm not very good at Fire Nation dances I'm afraid." She said her eyes shining as they danced about the empty dance floor.
"Just follow my lead." He gripped her hand and turned her. She looked like a twirling butterfly to everyone else in the room, elegant and beautiful and exotic beauty.
Right around the time the song was halfway through other couples joined them on the floor and synced their dance with the Fire Lord's.
"So are we ever going to talk about that kiss?" He whispered in her ear causing goosebumps to form on her exposed flesh.
"Theres nothing to talk about, you know we can't, we—"
"Why can't we? Why not?"
"Because you have Mai and I'm supposed to have Aang." Her brows came together.
"But you don't want Aang, at least not like that and Mai and I—"
"Mind if I cut in?" Mai stood there, glorious in her Fire Nation finery looking gorgeous instead of her hair being up in a crown bun like it normally is she had let it flow down her back in shining black waves.
"Uh… yeah be my guest!" Katara smiled at the girl who just grimaced and went to get lost in the crowd, she hadn't gotten before she was snatched up by a handsome Fire Nation noble with huge sideburns. Zuko growled low in his chest.
"Easy Zuko your jealousy is beginning to show." Mai said laying a slim hand in his. He glared down at her "What do you want Mai? He said twirling her with more force than necessary.
"Why are you being so cold? To me?" she hissed up at him.
"Oh I don't know Mai maybe because I found you with one of my guards!" He stepped on her slippered foot causing her to use her sharp nails to slices his hands.
"Watch it." She warned before plastering a smile on her face.
Zuko hated Mai with every fiber of his being at that moment, he hated that he had not been enough to please her, he hated that she had gotten bored, and he hated that the guard drew her attention more than he did.
He couldn't believe he had thought he had lingering feelings for her.
The song ended and he looked over at Katara who was pulling away from the noble, she nodded at him her eyes guarded.
It was time.
Zuko stood on the upraised Dias Katara standing right below him her eyes on the lookout for any danger. Sokka joined her scanning the crowd.
"Where's Suki?"
"With the Princess and Toph." He whispered waiting for Zuko to speak.
"My dear court and citizens," He said with a Fire Nation flourish "I have invited you hear this evening not only to laugh and drink but to tell you a truth."
"The previous Fire Lord Ozai was not completely honest with you, he said other than Azula and I he had not fathered any other children." Everyone looked sharply at the Fire Lord and a large gasp filled the room.
"Four years ago Fire Lord Ozai fathered one more child with a waterbender named Serse." He paused.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the court let me introduce to you, Princess Hikari crown Princess of the Fire Nation."
Hikari stepped through the doors looking adorable in her blue and red robes her hair was piled high in a ponytail and a Tiara was set upon her head.
She smiled at them all brightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you!"
The room was silent, and then all hell broke loose.
Katara and Zuko were putting Hikari in her bed in her new room. It was right next to Zuko's and it seemed every color was added to the room, blues, greens, purples, yellows, and reds were thrown everywhere dolls and cushions were also abundant.
Two large doors led to the balcony and the moon hung half way full in the sky casting a dim light into the otherwise empty room.
Zuko snapped his fingers and the sconces in the corner lit.
"Did you have a good night Hikari?" Katara said tucking the child in, after all the commotion had died down people had begun to approach Hikari (Under the watchful eye of the Fire Lord and the Water Tribe Princess) and slowly but surely she had begun to wheedle her way into their hearts.
There were still some who left immediately disdaining the new Princess and others sat and gossiped in the corner. But Hikari wasn't very bothered with that she was too busy smiling in front of Noblemen and giggling at things she didn't understand while Zuko slipped her candy.
The party was still in full swing on the other side of the Palace, Sokka, Suki, and Aang had all stayed and Toph was standing guard outside.
"Will you stay with me until I fall asleep?" Hikari asked her eyes already drooping.
"Yes of course I will." Katara said leaning forward and kissing Hikari's forehead and smoothing away the white tendrils of hair out of her face.
"Good night Hikari." Zuko said from the end of the bed as his sister dropped off to sleep.
"Sweet dreams." Katara whispered softly pulling the blankets up around the girls chin before traveling around the room to blow each candle out.
She rummaged in a chest and found an oil night light made of blue blown glass. "Could I get a light?" He snapped his fingers and blue light filled the room along with white little stars.
"Can we take a walk?" Zuko said quietly taking her hand.
"I'm really tired Zuko it's been a long day."
"Please? Fifteen minutes tops."
She sighed, "Alright."
Here we go~
There should be some Lemon in the next chapter...
I can't believe i'll be finished with this soon...
Poor Zuzu getting cheated on by Mai (Never liked her much)
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