#8 A Tropical Paradise.

Disclamier i dont own Avatar: The last aribender But i own every thing elese so dont trip!

As soon as they walked from their room they were flooded by the Strong, beating heat and Humdity. It was almost misty...The Sky was bright blue Malaya rushed of to the side of the boat, as a brezze went by and sweapt her hair awat from her face, Zuko wached her from a distance.

"Wow! This is Amazing!" She looks at the spectacular view "Its like the Philipens...With out the nosy Relatives and hookers! Its Beautiful." She looks at it in Awe.

"Well, do you want to go out and see for yourself?" He offeres a hand and Malaya runs to grab it even if shes surpriesed at first she takes his hand, and walks ahead of him pulling him behind till he pulls her harder.

"You have to wait for me you kno. Im your escort"

"O...Really?" She smiles "Ok theen... wat ever you say." They begin to walk at a normal pace but Malaya fails to hide how happy she is.

She takes off her sandles, lifts her dress up a little Then walks at the end of the Water.

"Whoa. The waters Perfect!" She bends down and splashes it with her hand.

Zuko gose right behind her "Yea i guess it is." Zuko then put his hands over her eyes.

"Zuko Wat Are You doin?" She giggles to herself. "Zuko?Wat are u doin?"

"Guess who."

"Are U stupid or something?"

"Maybe...But not as much as u are."

"Hey! Zuko." She twists around and tries to get free to hit Zuko in the head.

"Whoa!Ah!" But instead it looks like Malayas gonna fall in the wet sand and shallow water...

"Hey."

Zuko saves Malayas Outfit, He grabs her like in the tango dance when the girl leans back and the boy grabs her back. Well thats wat happened to them but it was an accident sorta...Malaya's eyes are still open and so is Zuko's. He blushes and so does she.

"Thax... Zuko"

"Youre welcome...So? Am I still stupid?"He smilies a smug smile

"No." She then tipi-toes and puts her arms around his neck.

When she finnaly she let go of Zuko, she had a big smile on her face and stopped blushing, But Zuko didnt look like he was finished blushing.

"Zuko" she stared to walk through the shallow i mean VERY shallow water and splashing a little w/ her foot if you know...I mean I dont know how to SAY it you know?... ok well she was doing this as she talked."U wanna go look over there?" She pointed to the small plam trees and tropical rain forest.

"No not really."

She looks back at him "Really, Why not? I mean you're not doing any thing Here."

"I'm Not?" He cocks an eyebrow up. Then he walks toward a tree A mango tree Looks it up and down. Spots fruit, Mango's.

"Wat you lookin' at?" She looks him over couriously and then comes over to see what hes staring at. She sees wat hes looking at and smilies happilily. "Yea MANGOS! MY FAVIORTE!" Smilies ears to ear.

"U want one? I do." Licks lips.

"Yes I really do!"

"Ok then, Move back."

"Why?"

"Arugh,Just do it.. Please. Unless then agin u wanna get hurt?"

"Ok ok Fine" She sighs makes a face then moves back and away from the tree.

b !BAM! /b Soon enough a branch of the tree flew off into the ocean with the end of it burining with hot flames till it reached its destination, The shallow water about 6 feet away from where it was before.

"Um...Ok... Zuko? You O.D..."(In new York City were Im from O.D. means Over dose or like too much or you know just O.D.)

"Ha-Ha Stupid branch! Those Mangos are mine! I mean i Ours /i " He looks away from his fallen Victim to Malaya who is looking at him with a face like 'u gotta be kidding me right'. "Hey, wanna get them for me. I blasted them down. Your turn."

Malaya bare footed splashes through the shallow water and then grabs two ripe yummy mangos off the side of the branch that was NOT black and burned. "Ok!" She walks back with a mango in each hand"Good job Zuko, You got the branch with the really ripe ones!"

"But, of course. Now...To open it. Then Eat it."

"Let me see your knife of something." She starts to pad down his pants looking for a knife.

"Hey, I dont i Need /i knifes, or weapons. Open it Like this" He peels of the skin showing a slippery wet organg-ish inside of the yummy Mango. "See Smart One"

"oK 'Master mango peeler' I see" She bows and pretends to be all serious "Yes U take the peel like this and then you pull it. Blah Blah Di Blah Didy Blah! Just peel mine so i can eat! Wacthin u eat that makes me hungry." She hands him her Mango, he peels it hands it back "There. Its not Hard. Hungry."

They BOTH stuff there faces (That was there lunch parctically) When they was filled very much so they lay on the beach looking up at the sky on the white sand beach near the Aqua blue water the breeze moved the sent of magdilena and hibiscus flowers spet past them. Cute.

Later---

After a while of making sand castles Malaya Reading Zukos Mind and Zuko getting mad then heating the water near Malayas feet making her jump up and then him laughing...Then her slaping him in the head.

But now it was about 5 o'clock and though the sun was still up high the sun would set in 2 hours.

"Zuko?" Malaya said to him as they lay on the sand agin.

"Um-hm?" Zuko looked over to his side were Malaya laid.

"Lets walk around more, You know before the sun goes down we should go see around the place, I mean more then just the beach." She leaned on her side to see him."Wat do you think?"

"Wha? O Yea Ok stay close then." He got up and stared to walk and Malaya fallowed.

"Do you know were youre going?"

"Dont ask me that, I know where were going!"Zuko is already leading the way...agin... Malaya follows up behind him.

Soon after going through lush vegitation full of exotic fruits and flowers. Malaya who kept picking flowers up and putting them in her hair she had put a large hibiscus flower and strung flowers around her neck, Zuko did not notice any thing cause he didnt bother to turn around and check on her, they had reached the Very busy Market place full of people .Let me have the upmost pleasure Cough Cough To describe this secene.:

What Malaya and Zuko sees as soon as they come into the marketplace city slums in Trra:

The market place is w/o paved roads and the people look ALL different most of them are pirates, who like to kill each other as scene in this scene. Over at one of the booths were money can be traded (They can change currencies different money different places..) there were 5 pirates fighting over something and the on-lookers egging them on, just like the street fights we all know and love. But this one was more violent cause they were all benders only 3 people were watching. Then a bunch of carnival people were preforming throwing daggers flaming man belly

dancers. Also street preformers of all other kinds, many people were out there selling there things or trading. There were many different booths; booths that sold food, that sold clothing, valuables, cheap stuff that you dont need, weapons and every thing elese you can name. Also there were larger buildings thatwere open (no doors its just all open its more like a roof, with three walls and windows that were half the size of windows,) this is were the people from the ships could keep there storage, drop off the valuables or items that needed to get some ware and could get

picked up by the next ship and also there were more shops there. The last set of bulidings were more like a bunch of bambo houses on stilts; this is were travelers could loge or freshen up and were the locals live.

"Wow this looks like China-town, Philippenes and My neighboor hood put together! All my favorite places!" She looks over at every thing in awe and happiness.

Zuko looks over at the happy girl w/ a look on his face that can only been drawn, "You've got to be kidding me. You really didnt get out much then."

Malaya ignores this grabs his hand then she begins to walk.

"Where do you think YOURE going?" He pulls stops walking and pulls her to a stop.

"Umm...I dont know. Around."

"Ok" Zuko looks at her like you gotta be kidding me."we can walk around but, you cant trust any one here.Only me, so stay close and -"

Malaya cuts him off"And yea-yea blah." Zuko takes her around the waist.

"Zuko? You werent playin bout the Stay close part were you" Malaya blushed a little.

"Well theres a lot of shady characters who would kidnapp you and sell you as some kind of slave. If youre close to me youll be safer."He still has his arm around her waist as they start to walk around the marketplace.

"Buy my neckless, young travler! Pretty neckless for you're pretty lady!"A vender was attempting to make a sale to Zuko and Malaya.

"No were fin-" Malaya didnt get to finish cause a certin not-so happy someone cut in.

It was Zuko, He sent a small fire ball close to the poor venders head. "Think twice about calling my girl pretty." Zuko pulled Malaya from her waist when he turned on his heal.

Malaya sent a little 'so sorry for my boy-friends bad behavior' telemessage through her mind bending powers to the neckless vender.

"So Zuko? Am I YOURS now?" She had stopped walking causing Zuko to also stop (he did have his arm around her waist.)

"I was protecting you! Be gratefull!" He realsed her from his grasp."Is there a problem with being my girl?" When he asked this he almost looked hurt almost.

"I never said I wasn't greatfull. Im just, O im sorry if you took it the wrong way. Zuko belive you me, I love being YOUR girl." She looks down and shly smiles "But I didnt know that you wanted me to be your girl."

"Well..." He bites his lip "Well...um now you do" Zuko blushes pink.

"Awwww! That is the Sweetest thing a guys ever said to me!" The girl in the PG-13 dress jumped up to Fire Prince and gave him a kiss.

Malaya the writer: Whoo-ho anther SHORT chapeter done! Do you like the end of this one? Reviews people Reviews I only have like wat 4! I really appretiate those four and I want more you know for a reason to write! Hola..

Zuko:...

Malaya the other one:So? Wat happens next?

Malaya the writer: Well I'll give you a clue...You and Zuko get to go some where, where the people know how to get it poppin'.

Zuko: Wat the? Poppin?

Malaya the other one: Whoo-hoo! The next chapter will be the best one for me to play! Well it should be after all that shit you put me through at the begining...

Malaya the wirter: Well Malaya it had to be done.

Zuko: A chapter BETTER then this one? Smilies naughtly

Malaya the other one: Glances over at him...She just finished reading his mind. You!

Zuko: Wat? Oh no dont tell me you read my min-

Malaya the other one: Tackles the poor unexpecting Zuko then punches him on his arm Youre really stupid,stupid,stupid,grrr..stupid,stupid!

Zuko: Danm...Why do you have to be a mind bender?(Malaya is still beating him up well his arm...)

Malaya the writer: I made her a mind bender...But I'll leave you two love birds together. Malaya leaves room

Iroh: (He just walked in with a his fan) Helloo... Zuko how have you seen my chess game pices?

Zuko: Ow No.

Malaya the writer: REVIEW! REPLAY WAT-EVER!(No flames...Not even from Zuko,...espaically...)