This chapter took me while, but it's finished. I hope you'll enjoy this!

Chapter: 3

On his way toward the palace, Zuko hear a loud splash. It came from a nearby waterfall. He hid behind some bushes and approached with caution. He peeked a little and saw Shonen swimming in the water. She wasn't wearing her kimono. (Don't worry, she's not naked or anything.) Her hair wasn't tied up, and it flowed along with the soft currents of the water. It nearly reached her thighs. White bandages were wrapped around her upper chest, and she wore tight, black shorts. Wearing only these clothing revealed more markings on her body. Those markings looked like black snakes slithering all over her body. But out of all the markings, the one on her right eye intrigued Zuko the most. It was similar to his scar. The only difference is that it looks like a strange paw print.

"She's beautiful." Zuko thought. He continued staring at her, like he was in a trance. However, his little sightseeing was cut short when a small, baby dragon pounced on his head, causing him to let out a small yell. Shonen did hear him.

"Who's there?" She said. She heard rustling behind the bushes. Flames started forming around her hands. "Come out, coward!" She yelled, going into fighting stance. The baby dragon poked its head out of the bushes. The sight of this little one calmed her down. "Oh, thank goodness. I thought you were a peeping tom." She sighed in relief.

The dragon was actually on Zuko's head. It started sniffling. "Don't sneeze." Zuko whispered. "You might burn something." It continued sniffling, until it sneezed, releasing a small fireball on Zuko's face. It burned him. The dragon hopped off Zuko's head and onto Shonen's head. Then Zuko jumped out of the bushes with a scorch mark on his face.

"You're that pervert who looked under my skirt!" Shonen screamed. "Now you're a peeping tom!" She quickly pinned him down by the neck.

"You were staring at my chest! Weren't you, Zuko!"

"Yes------I-I mean No!"

"You stinkin' pervert! Give me one good reason why I shouldn't burn you to oblivion!" Huge dragon wings sprouted from her back. Her nails grew longer and sharper, turning into claws. And her canines turned into fangs.

"Well, I'm a guy. And you can't blame me for that." Shonen started loosening her grip when she heard this. "You see, when I see cute girls, my hormones kick in. and when they kick in, they really kick in. So, I'm sorry for staring."

Shonen released Zuko. She returned to her human form. Then she started laughing. "Hahahahaha! You are just like my father! A pervert and a warrior!"

Zuko was confused. "Your father?" He asked.

She nodded. "He may be pervert, but he was definitely a powerful general in the army."

"Where is he now?"

She looked down with a sad face. "He…never came back from the war."

There was a moment of silence. "I'm sorry." Zuko said.

"His soldiers say that his death was an accident, but my instincts tell me that someone else was involved."

"What about your mother?"

"She died when I was a baby, so I don't know her."

"Oh. Hey, why don't we change the subject?"

"Okay."

"What happened back there? Y'know, the dragon thing."

"Oh, that. I'm a dragon warrior."

"What's that?"

A dragon warrior is firebender gifted with supernatural powers relating to dragons. Sadly, there aren't many of us left. In fact, I'm the last one."

"Why is that?"

"You see, all dragon warriors are females, and we can only give birth every 12 years, which is on the year of the dragon. In one night, during the breeding season, our enemy, the dark dragons, attacked. They killed every dragon warrior, but I was the only one they missed."

"I see."

Shonen got out of the water. She snapped her fingers. Then the small dragon took her clothes and dressed her flash. "You wanna duel sometime?" She asked. "Sure." Zuko responded.

Her dragon wings appeared again. She flapped them and flew into the sky. The little dragon followed her. She waved at him, and he waved back to her.

"Cute girl." Zuko said to himself. He continued walking to the palace.