Avatar: The Last Airbender: To Tame A Fire Dragon

Chapter 14: Leaning to read the Wind

Morning came as the sun shone brightly. Seume turned on her bed and looked out the window.

"Wow, today's going to be a pretty day to learn how to hang-glide! I bet Teo will be happy to teach me! I wonder if he's up yet?" she said to herself. She got out and made her bed. She get dressed in dark blue shorts and a purple with white stars shirt. She kept her hair down and put in some star earrings and a star necklace. She walked out to the kitchen to see Teo making breakfast.

"Good morning, Teo! Need any help?" she asked. He looked at her.

"Sure. Can you set the table for everyone?" he asked. She nodded as he warmed up the water for tea.

"What kind of tea do you have?" He brought out a box that read cinnamon. She took it from him.

"Hey, Teo, do you have any honey by chance?" she asked. He nodded and handed her the jar. She smiled.

"What are you going to make?" She giggled.

"Well, since Zu-Zu has that cough I'm going to make him some tea. The honey will help his throat and maybe it will stop his cough. If not, he will have to take some medicine," she responded. She scoured the cabinets and also found some blueberry tea. Aang walked in right after.

"Good morning! Hey, Seume, do you want to learn to read the wind later today?" Aang asked. Seume looked at him confused.

"Read the wind? What's that?" He laughed.

"Well, what you do is watch the flow of the wind so you know where to fly. Right, Teo?" Teo nodded.

"Yep, you have to know the up-drafts and down-drafts. They are key to a good fly." Seume nodded in understanding.

As the others woke up, Seume looked around.

"Where's Zuko?" she asked. Rocky looked at her and shrugged.

"I guess he's still asleep," he replied. Soon after, Zuko came in yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"I'm up don't worry," he said in a hoarse voice. Seume looked at him worriedly.

"His eyes still look dull... Did he get any sleep last night? "she thought. Aang looked at him worriedly, too.

"Sifu Hotman, are you okay?" he asked. Zuko nodded and yawned. He sat down and slouched in his chair.

"Yeah, Aang, I'm fine," he responded. Everyone started to eat their breakfast while Sokka's looked like it wanted to eat him or get away from him since it kept crawling to the end of his plate.

Seume look at Zuko who was sitting next her. She noticed that he couldn't keep his eyes open. She shook his shoulder.

"Zu-Zu, why don't you go back to bed. You're sleepy," she said in a soothing voice. He nodded got up off his chair, staggering a little. She grabbed his hand. "I'll take you back to your room." He leaned on her shoulder and she blushed.

"I'll be back guys," she said to the group. They nodded.

On the way to Zuko's room, Toph walked down the hall toward them.

"See, I told you he likes you," she whispered to Seume who turned fire red in embarrassment.

"I'm just taking him to his room," Seume mumbled. Zuko's eyes fluttered open.

"What did you say?" he asked her. She shook her head and giggled a little.

"Oh, nothing..." she said as she glared at Toph. Seume opened his door and looked at his bed.

"That's why he didn't get any sleep. His blanket fell on the floor", she thought. Zuko started to nod off but every few seconds he would shake himself awake. She giggled at his actions. He walked to his bed and sat down. She put the blankets back on the bed. He noticed her necklace hanging around her neck. He quickly untied it and wraps it around his hand without her noticing. He then turned to her.

"You know, your hair is pretty when it's down," he said. She bit her lip to hid a blush.

"Really? You think so?" she asked shyly. He smiled and nodded. He let out a big yawn. Seume shook her head. "I'll be right back," she said to him. He watched at her leave and enter the kitchen.

"I got her necklace. It's so pretty," he said quietly as he held it up to the sunlight making the gems sparkle.

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Katara looked at Seume.

"Hey, Water Flower, didn't you have a necklace on a while ago?" she asked. Seume felt around her neck.

"Yeah I did. Where did it go?" she asked, looking around. Katara looked at Sokka worriedly.

"Did it fall off? Where's my necklace?"Seume thought as she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. She suddenly thought of Zuko and his current condition, so she decided to look for it later. She went to the stove and pulled out a bowl with a painted white lotus. She started to make some rice porridge. She put a little bit of cinnamon and honey to add flavor.

"I'm going to take this to Zuko then we can start our lesson. How does that sound?" Seume asked Teo and Aang. They nodded as she grabbed the tray of the porridge and cup of tea she made earlier and walked back to Zuko's room. She saw him sitting on his bed. She giggled and set down the trau on his end table. "You're tired. Lay down," she said to him. He yawned, covering his mouth.

"I'm not that tired." His stomach rumbled loudly and Seume giggled.

"Here, eat this. It will make you fell better." She handed him the bowl full of porridge. He takes a spoonful in his mouth.

"Wow, this is really good. Who made this?" Seume sat on the chair near the bed.

"Well, I did. I'm a pretty good cook." He nodded as he took a sip of the tea.

"Did my uncle teach you how to make tea? This is really good?" She held the tray up to her face to hide a blush.

"Yes he did," she replied. He smiled.

"Thanks for breakfast. It was really good, but how did you know I like the taste of cinnamon and blueberry?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. She blushed.

"Oh, just a wild guess," she said with a shrug. He yawned.

"Okay, I'm tired now," he said lying down on his bed. Seume nodded as she put the bowl back on the end table. She looked at him.

"Zu-Zu, have you seen my necklace? I had it a while ago but now I can't find it?" she asked. He shook his head and yawned.

"No, sorry." She smiled and covered him with his blankets.

"You rest. I have to go learn how to read the wind." He tried to fight to stay awake. She giggled and sat on the edge of the bed. "Zu-Zu, you should get some sleep." His gold eyes met her aqua blue ones.

"Will you come back if I rest for a while?" She smiled and nodded. She ran her fingers through his hair.

"His hair's so soft and fluffy,"she thought. His eyes slowly close. Seume got off the bed and closed the shades. She smiled happily as she headed toward the door. "Can I be falling for Zuko? No, I can't be." She turned around to look at him again. Something purple caught her eye. "ZU-ZU! YOU HAVE MY NECKLACE!"She put her hands over her mouth so she wouldn't scream.

"I can't tell Toph. She will never let me live it down," she said to herself as she walked to where the hang gliders were.