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Lopchop: (she IMed me.) well, just wait and find out. This chapter should explain…
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Chapter 24: Kellie and Kelso
Zuko screamed (A/N: ooookkk) in happiness when he heard Kellie's voice. He threw his arms around her, and held her tight. His face buried in her hair, and he nuzzled it happily. He had his girl back.
Kellie smiled at the crew as they gaped at their Prince actually crying. Even if it was tears of joy, it was still strange to see him shed tears.
Kellie tried to pull one hand up, and use it to pat Zuko's back, but her arms were crushed under Zuko's, along with the rest of her upper body.
She felt uncomfortable as some parts of her upper body in particular were crushed against his breastplate…
Zuko, after what felt like hours upon end, finally let go of Kellie. She held a hand over her heart, and took deep breaths. She gave a fake glare up at Zuko.
"Next time you want to hug me with joy after I woke up from death, make sure you don't send me back to the place I had just came from." Zuko scowled at her, but it wouldn't stay for long.
Zuko helped his fiancée up, and whispered in her ear.
"I missed you." Kellie sighed, and leaned into Zuko's chest.
"So did I, Zuko, so did I…" She loved when she felt Zuko's hot breath in her ear.
"So when do we go wedding shopping?" Zuko shrugged.
"I dunno, but I think I know who we can ask to find out," Kellie's eyes got wide, and she slapped one hand over her eye.
"Oh no…" She moaned. Zuko smirked, then called out.
"Uncle IROH!" Kellie moaned louder, and Zuko's smirk got bigger.
"No," she moaned, as Iroh walked over, after finally waking up. When Kellie saw him, she groaned.
"No!" Zuko smirked at her unhappiness.
"What can I be of service, Prince Zuko?"
"When should we go wedding shopping?" Iroh grinned. So this was why miss Kelso was so upset.
"Hmm, well, there's a port coming up in about an hour, we could look there." Zuko nodded, then looked up to the helmsman, who had just gotten to his post.
"HELMSMAN! HEAD A COURSE FOR THE NEXT PORT!" He yelled, and the ship turned around.
Zuko wandered down to Kellie's room. Only a few more minutes, and they would be wedding shopping. He knocked gingerly on the door.
"Enter." Zuko paused. Kellie never answered a knock like that.
"Enter." Her voice replied, a slight hint of anger in her voice. Zuko obeyed. He entered, and found Kellie lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
"Yes, Zuko?" Zuko took a good look at his fiancée, and she sat up to look at him. He nearly screamed. Her eyes, they were paling. Into… gray.
The gray girl's eyes.
Was it possible, the gray girl, and Kellie, were one person?
Zuko noticed as the streak of blue in Kellie's hair started to become black. He shrugged.
It's possible.
"Zuko, I think we just docked. Let's go get this over with."
Kellie was hissing and writhing as the guards all pushed her towards the dress shop.
"NO! I'M NOT GOING IN THERE! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" She screamed. There were 10 guards, plus Iroh and Zuko, all pushing her towards the shop, so she could get her wedding gown. But Kellie refused to hold still so they could get her into the shop, and she slid in between guards, but not between many. She simply couldn't evade them all.
"Miss Kelso, please, just one dress. You have to wear it once, and only once." Iroh pleaded. Kellie folded her arms over her chest.
"So? A dress is a dress, and that's that." Zuko smiled. Back on the ship, Kellie had been acting different, but here, she was back to normal.
"Please, Kellie, just once, then it will never see the light of day. And you won't see it either." Kellie sighed.
"Fine." Zuko grinned, and dragged her into the shop, to help her choose.
"Wait, Zuko, ain't it bad luck for the groom to see the bride's wedding gown before the wedding?" He shook his head.
"In your world, it is. But here, seeing your bride in her gown in the greatest thing to happen." Kellie shrugged, and slinked off into the store to find her wedding gown. A seamstress quickly found her.
"May I be of service, young lady?" Kellie turned to her, and gave her a warm smile.
"Yah, I'm getting married soon, and I need a gown. Can you help?" The seamstress nodded. She thought this young customer was very pretty, and whoever won her heart was a very lucky young man.
"Yes, but first, who is the lucky man who will be your husband?" Kellie smirked at her.
"Now why should I trust you with such a secret?" The seamstress twiddled her thumbs.
"Oh, I dunno, maybe because I'll give you your gown for free?" Kellie stared at the woman.
"Promise not to tell a living, nor dead, or anything inbetween, who it is?" The seamstress nodded. She had been known for keeping secrets.
Kellie would have gone into her lists of trusty words, but didn't.
"I'm marrying Prince Zuko." The seamstress squealed, and was quick to do what she did best.
"Come along, madam, we must find the perfect gown for you…" And with that, the seamstress led Kellie into a maze of the most beautiful gowns she ever saw. So pretty, Kellie actually wanted to wear them.
Kellie sighed happily as Iroh helped her carry her gown out of the store. Zuko was waiting.
"What? I don't get to see your dress?" Kellie wagged her finger at him.
"Sorry, Zuko. But you lied. Wedding traditions are still the same, here. Bad luck if you see my dress." Zuko groaned in disappointment.
Suddenly, there was a child's wail heard in the market. Kellie shoved her gown into a soldier's arms, and rushed off to help the crying child.
Kellie found him, he was curled on the ground, clutching one of his ankles. Tears streaking down his cheeks as red liquid seeped through his fingers. Blood.
"What happened?" She asked the sobbing boy quietly. He looked up at her and sniffled.
"I-I-I was just, I wanted an a-a-apple, and s-s-so I tried to buy one, b-b-but I fell somehow and my ankle h-h-hit a rock, and it s-s-started to b-b-bleed…" Kellie nodded, and smiled warmly at the boy.
"I'll make it better," she whispered, and began to heal him.
Zuko pushed through the crowd, and saw just as Kellie began to heal the boy's ankle. She tore off part of her sleeve, and used it as a bandage. The boy winced as Kellie pulled the knot tight. Kellie began to rub the bandaged wound.
Zuko stared at the sight. Instead of seeing Kellie rubbing the wound, he saw the familiar gray clothes, the white hair, and the big, gray eyes, and an orange mist wrapping around the injured boy's ankle, stopping the blood flow, healing the sprains…
And then, it was Kellie again. She walked over to the stand, and bought an apple. She handed it to the child, and he took it gratefully.
"Don't take the bandage off for a day, just to make sure it heals," Kellie said quietly. The boy nodded, and disappeared into the crowd.
Kellie smiled up at Zuko. He shook his head, and the soon-to-be married couple made their way back to the ship.
Zuko lay on his bed, pondering what on Earth had gone on that day."Zuko,"
Zuko sat up, and looked around at the sound of his name. No one there. He tried to go back to bed.
"Zuko,"
He growled, and sat up. There, in the corner of the room, was a woman. But, no, impossible! She had been missing for six years, she couldn't possibly-
"Zuko, you are very lucky." His mother, the Fire Lady Sierra, said softly.
"W-w-what do you mean?" Sierra smiled.
"You are getting married. And to a wonderful young woman. She's a warrior, beautiful, and the Goddess of Healing to boot…" Zuko bit his lip.
"What do you mean, Goddess of Healing?" His mother smiled warmly at her son.
"Your fiancée gave the world life again, after the Great God destroyed us all. She grabbed his neck, and the power to heal was given to her. She has been split down the middle, into the girl you love, and the Goddess who saved you. Be lucky, Prince Zuko, my son, for you are very lucky." And with that, Sierra jumped through an open window, but Zuko never heard a splash.
Zuko sighed, as he pondered his mother's words. It made sense.
Kellie was the Goddess who could resurrect a thousand million lives, while Kelso was the funny, determined warrior who avoided dresses.
It made sense.
YAY! THE STORY'S ALMOST DONE! And 4 all of u 2 kno, the sequel's gonna be called: The Forgotten Sibling . YAY!
INSANITY AT ITS FINEST
LONG LIVE THE HIPPIES!
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