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Jun woke up hearing the front door shut. Multiple voices could also be heard, and Jun stretched before leaving the room to go to the bathroom. After that, she walked downstairs and saw Lee and his pupil sitting around the living room. Hena was finishing lunch for the four of them.

"Jun. It's really you. I thought Hena was try to play a trick on me." Lee says, standing up and giving Jun a hug, which she gladly returns.

"It's really me. Who's this?" Jun asks, gesturing to the other guy who stood up.

"I'm Markus. Pleasure to meet you."

"Pleasure."

Jun gives Markus a friendly smile before walking over to Hena.

"I see you've met Markus." Hena states, stirring the pot of noodles.

"Yeah. He seems like a likeable fellow."

"Maybe you can accompany him around the beach after he's done training."

"You aren't suggesting that I court this young man."

"No, I'm merely suggesting that you befriend him. Who knows what can happen after that."

"Thanks, Hena, but I'll pass on the courtship. It won't hurt to befriend him though."

"If you insist."

"I do."

Jun helps Hena finish up the ramen and then sets the table with four bowls and chop sticks. Hena carries the pot over and tells the men that dinner was ready. Everyone sits down and dig in.

"Markus, why don't we go through the training for another hour after we finish and then call it a day."

"Yes, sir."

After finishing lunch Hena tells Jun to watch over the men, and that she would take care of the cleaning. Jun thanks Hena for the delicious lunch before stepping outside.

The sun did feel good and the breeze made sure she didn't feel uncomfortably hot. Jun sits down on the front porch and watches Markus go through basic fighting techniques with a partisan.

After an hour the training ended, and Lee went back inside. Jun walked over to Markus and greeted him.

"So, you're training to be a guard?"

"Yeah. Lee has been a very good teacher."

Jun nods in agreement.

"Why don't you drop your armor off at your home then come back. We can walk around the beach and talk."

"Y-Yeah. Sounds good. I don't live very far away so I'll be back in a few minutes."

Jun watched as he ran off and giggled under her breath. It took around 15 minutes for Markus to return, and the two started walking close to the waves.

"So, what's life like in the Capital?" Markus asks.

"Busy. It's filled with pretentious assholes and cunts. Why, haven't you been before?"

"Uh, no. I'm from one of the colonies."

"Oh, neat."

Jun pulls out a senbon and starts twirling it around her fingers.

"So, are you Lee and Hena's daughter?"

"Kind of. They became a second family. My original family is filled with assholes, besides my brother. It wasn't till a few months ago did I learn that my birth mother is from the Earth Kingdom."

"That's some big news."

"It was. I warmed up to her nicely though. She's a lot like me."

The two find a grassy hill and take a seat on it.

"Anything you wanna tell me about yourself?" Jun asks.

"My life isn't very interesting. Grew up in an Earth Kingdom colony, I've got a loving mother and father, and I decided to come here to train to become a guard."

"You're right. Not very interesting." Jun says, laying completely flat on the grass. The wind flutters against her robe, giving Markus a glance at her breast bands. He averts his gaze, opting to look at the water.

"So, your brother. What's he like?" Markus asks.

Jun gains a dreamy smile on her face.

"He's a great person, and an amazing soldier. He also has a bit of a drinking problem, which I hope doesn't resurface while I'm away."

"He's a soldier?"

"Mhmm."

"Wow. I guess he's been all around the world then."

"Yeah. He has."

"I wonder what he's doing right now." Jun thinks as the sun starts to set.


[1 Week Later]

Heavy panting a moaning could be heard coming from Azula's Room if one cared to listen. Azula sat atop Kensho as she mercilessly ground her hips against him. He feels the ring on her finger as she pushes against him.

Kensho grabs her waist and switches their positions, wrapping Azula in his arms as he pushed deep into her core. Azula scratched at his back, while Kensho held her tighter. After pushing in one last time they both moan in pleasure at their release.

Kensho slides off Azula, who was gasping for breath.

"So that's what you do to Jun." Azula remarks breathlessly.

"Yeah. Yeah that's…yeah."

A day earlier the two were pronounced as husband and wife in a lavish ceremony. Their first time together, Kensho made sure to be gentle. Now, Azula wanted him to be rougher.

"So, we still have a few days left of our honeymoon. What do you want to do?"

Azula shrugs.

Kensho wraps an arm around her, pulling Azula close.

"Let's just lay in bed for a while then."

"I can go along with that."

A few hours later Kensho woke up in a cold sweat. He checked to see if he woke up Azula, which he didn't, and carefully climbed out of bed. He walks out into the hallway and steps onto the outside path, where he takes a deep breath and runs his hands through his hair.

Making sure no one was round, he pulls out a flask from his robe and takes a sip of the liquid.

"Fire Whiskey. Nothing better in the world."

He takes another sip before closing the flask and putting it back in his robe.

A slender pair of arms wrap around him.

"Can't sleep?"

"No."

"How come?"

"Nightmares…memories."

"Come on back to bed."

Kensho nods, letting Azula lead him to their bedchambers.

Once there she lays him bed and crawls in next to him.

"Remember, I'm your wife now. It's my job to make sure you're ok, and vice versa."

"Of course."

"So, is there anything you want to get off your chest?"

"…I…I don't know."

"Well, when you so have something to say, I'll be here."

Azula rests her head against Kensho's chest, soon returning to sleep. Kensho wraps his arm around Azula and rubs her back with his thumb. After a few seconds, Kensho fall asleep as well.


[Ember Island]

Jun sat in bed reading a book.

"Ooh, clever. He he he oh that-"

A tink against the wood frame of the open window draws Jun away from her book. She marks her place before walking over and seeing Markus outside.

"Markus? What're you doing?" Jun whispers.

"Come on outside."

"Ugh. This had better be good."

Jun garbs herself in a red bed robe before quietly leaving the house and walking over to Markus.

"What's up?" Jun asks.

"Thought we could walk around. There aren't any clouds out and the stars are shining bright."

"…Alright. Lead the way."

The two walk along the sand and return to the hill. Once there they lay on their backs and point out the star formations.

"There…is Kyoshi's Fan." Jun points out.

"Oh yeah. This is pretty fun."

"Mhmm. My brother would have loved this."

"You haven't mentioned him by name yet. I'm just curious is all."

"That can be my little mystery until the two of you meet."

"If you insist."

After a few minutes later the two return to Jun's home.

"Well, this turned out to be pretty fun." Jun remarks.

"That's good to hear. I'd hate to be on your bad side."

"That would end badly for you."

The two quietly laugh a bit. Markus takes a step forwards and starts to lean close. Panicking, Jun quickly places her hand on his shoulder.

"Uh, listen Markus. You're a very kind person. It's just…"

"Let me guess. You already have someone?"

"Yeah. Sorry."

"Oh, don't be. Uh, he isn't on the island right now is he?"

"No. He's in the capital."

Markus nods before scratching the back of his head awkwardly.

"Well, good night." He says, walking off.

Jun responds in a similar manner before quietly sneaking back into her room. Once there she disrobes and crawls under the covers. Ready for a good night sleep.


[3 Days Later]

Kensho stood in the middle of an area, two soldiers flanking him. He waited for one to make a move.

Both run forwards, and Kensho stands still. Once they release a torrent of fire, Kensho launches himself in the air and launches a punch and kick of fire while falling.

The two stop attacking and block the flames. Kensho takes the moment to run at one of them and lands a few solid blows to his chest. With one opponent left Kensho takes the advantage and charges. The soldier throws flames at him, but nothing works.

Once Kensho got close, he covered his arm with flames before punching the opponent in the face, knocking him unconscious.

"I'm a little rusty."

"You don't look it." Azula comments, standing to the side.

"I was slow in the air. I should've moved faster."

"You're not on active duty, so don't expect to be in peak combat physique. Plus you're ordeal in Ba Sing Se can't have helped."

Kensho walks over to Azula and says, "That's easy for you to say. You're always at your peak."

"Why thank you."

The two walk off back to the Royal Palace, leaving the soldiers to wake up on their own.

When they arrive, they receive word that Fire Lord Ozai was sending the two of them, Zuko, Ty Lee, and Mai to Ember Island so he could meet with his advisors in private.

So, everyone found themselves on a small ship being driven by a Sea Lion.

"I'm so excited to spend the weekend on Ember Island." Ty Lee says, "It's going to be great to hang out on the beach and do nothing."

"Doing nothing is a waste of time. We're being sent away on a forced vacation." Zuko states.

"Lighten up. So dad was to meet with his advisors alone, without everyone else around. Don't take it personally." Azula says, glancing over at Kensho, who was dazing off.

"Doesn't your family have a house on Ember Island?" Ty Lee asks.

"We used to come every summer when we were kids."

"That must've been fun."

"That was a long time ago." Zuko comments.

Within seconds the Sea Lion stops at a small dock, where Lo and Li waited for them.

"Welcome to Ember Island." They greet, synchronizing their voices.

Everyone looks ahead and become less enthused at seeing the somewhat small house. When they look inside, they're glad to see it was bigger than it appeared.

"It smells like old lady in here." Zuko comments.

"Gee, I wonder why."

Ty Lee walks over to a painting and asks, "Who are these two beautiful women?"

"Can't you tell? It's Lo/Li and me."

They strike the same pose in the picture, and Zuko and Kensho nearly throw up.

They all move into the bedroom, where Ty Lee jumps onto a pink bed.

"Ooh, I love the seashell bedspread."

"Are you serious? It looks like the beach threw up all over it."

"We know you're upset that you were forced to come here this weekend. But Ember Island is a magical place."

"Keep an open mind."

"Give it a chance."

"And it can help you understand yourselves and each other."

Lo/Li picks up a smoothed rock.

"The beach has a special way of smoothing even the most rugged edges."

Azula yawns at the lecture, then the two elders drop the robes to reveal their swimwear.

"Time to hit the beach." The say.

Mai covers Zuko's eyes and Azula does the same for Kensho.

With that…display out of the way, everyone turn turns in the room to get dressed. Zuko and Kensho both wore loose robes, and the prince carried a parasol that covered himself and Mai as they walked along the beach trying to find a spot.

As they walked around Azula stomped on a sand castle, causing the kids to run away in fear. Feeling bored she kicked the small bucket as well.

"You have such a way with kids." Kensho remarks with a smirk.

"I'm just a natural."

Kensho chuckles under his breath as he lays out their towels on the sand. The two gave them both enough space to sit close to each other.

Azula noticed a random beach guy fawn over Ty Lee. She averts her gaze and looks at Kensho, oblivious as he looked at the waves in deep thought.

"Kensho, would you mind putting some sun screen on my back?" Azula asks.

"Of course not."

Kensho starts applying the substance, giving Azula a massage in the process. Something she greatly appreciated.

"You seem thoughtful. Something on your mind?" Azula asks.

"Just wondering if we could visit Jun. She should live nearby."

"Sure, we can say hi later. Right now, why don't we just enjoy ourselves."

Kensho nods in agreement, giving Azula a kiss on the cheek.

After a few minutes Azula noticed some people playing Kuai Ball. Kensho noticed the competitive glint in Azula's eyes and says, "Four players. I can sit this game out. Go have fun."

Azula pecks Kensho on the lips before standing up.

"Hey beach bums. We're playing next. Ty Lee, get over here now!"

Ty Lee stands up on her arms and walks over.

Zuko throws his robe off, gaining the attention of a group of girls.

Kensho walked to the edge to watch while Azula strategized.

When the first ball was served, Azula kicked it right into the ground on the opponent's side. The game progressed extraordinarily well for Azula's Team. Everyone performed efficiently, and they didn't lose a single point.

Azula launched the final point, kicking the ball into the ground so hard it burned the net and created a sandy mushroom cloud.

"Yes, we defeated you for all time. You will never rise from the ashes of your shame and humiliation!"

"Well, that was fun."

Two cool looking dudes walk over to Ty Lee. One says, "I'm having a party tonight. You should come by."

"Sure. I love parties."

"Your friend can come too."

Kensho walked over to the group, standing beside Azula.

"Uh, what about me, Kensho, and my brother? Aren't you going to invite us?" Azula asks.

The two guys exchange a look.

"You don't know who we are, do you?"

"Don't you know who we are? We're Chan and Ruon-Jian."

"Yeah."

Zuko stalks forwards, intent on murdering them. Azula stops him with an arm.

"But, fine. You're invited. Just so you know though, some of the most important teenagers in the Fire Nation are gonna be at this party so, try and act normal."

"We'll do our best."

The group leave the beach for the day, after collecting their equipment, and head back to Lo/Li's House. While they all ate an early dinner, Zuko asked why Azula wanted to go the party. Kensho was curious as well.

I guess I was, intrigued. I'm so used to people worshiping us."

"They should." Ty Lee states.

"Yes, I know, and I love it. But for once I just wanted to see how people would treat us if they didn't know who we were."

Li/Lo Speaks up saying, "Like waves washing away the footprints on the sand, Ember Island gives everyone a clean slate."

"Ember Island reveals the true you."

They both clap then snap their fingers before announcing, "To the party!"

"It's a bit early though." Kensho remarks with humor.

He then stands up and goes off to change. While doing so Azula sneaks up behind him.

"I'm thinking of coming along with you to see Jun."

Kensho finishes getting dressed and says, "If you want."

Azula changes into a casual attire, and Kensho gives her a kiss on the lips. As the two start walking, Azula starts up conversation.

"So, won't this little trip make us late for the party?"

"Nope. Parties like that are usually later into the night anyways."

"If you say so."

As the two approach the house, they see Jun sitting outside with someone.

"Who's that?" Kensho wonders.

He waves his hand to gain their attention.

Jun jumps up and waits for Kensho to get closer before running up to him and capturing him in a hug.

"Kensho. Azula. What are you two doing here?"

"We're on vacation for the weekend. Fire Lord's orders."

Jun nods in understanding and catches the gleam from their wedding rings.

"Sorry I missed your ceremony. I'm sure both of you looked great."

"Don't worry about it. The ceremony itself was rather boring. What happened after…now that was something."

Azula wrapped her arm around Kensho, making Jun a bit jealous.

"Should I go?" Markus asks.

"Oh, no, where are my manners. Guys, this is Markus. Lee's latest pupil."

Azula lets go of Kensho to let him shake Markus' hand.

"Nice to meet you."

"You as well. You're Jun's…brother?"

Kensho looks at Jun saying, "He picks up fast."

"That he does. So, do you have time for tea?"

"We're actually going to a party later tonight."

"The one that Chan and Ruon-Jian are hosting?" Markus speaks up, gaining all their attention.

"I-I was invited by a friend of mine who heard about it."

Something was nagging Jun in the back of her mind.

"Why does that name sound familiar?"

"Well, would you two like to join us?" Kensho offers.

"Yeah," Jun responds, "Markus could use some socializing."

Said person scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

With two new additions to their entourage, Kensho and Azula returned to the others. Once everyone was together they all headed towards the party.