Chapter 10: Telling the Truth

"Okay so what happened? And start from the beginning." His voice stern as I lay on Zuko's bed with Zuko sitting next to me.

"Okay but you asked for it. After truth and dare I slept in Zuko's bed, before we fell asleep we kissed, a lot, but not that way. Then I had a dream about Zuko letting/asking his father to banish me. I woke up and he was on top of me trying to wake me up. I thought I was still in my dream and he was trying to score. Then we went to practice. I deuced all the targets. Walked out, hit Zuko with the door, Zuko almost strangled me, then dragged me to lunch. Went to try on a dress, came back out to see Shawn talking to the clerk. He paid for the dress and took me down a dark alley. Kissed me then knocked me unconscious for two days. Woke up somewhere with Zhao. Then Zuko and Ozai came and carried me here. Now I'm telling you what happened." I said and laughed.

"We have got to keep better look out for you. Maybe a guard or two..." Nico trailed off like usual.

"So...Do you think you will be able to dance tomorrow?" Zuko sounded like he thought I couldn't and he was going to go alone.

"Oh yeah! I didn't plan on leaving you before this whole situation and I still don't now." I said and sat up after a little bit I stood up.
"Look it's a miracle she's walking!" Nico's sarcasm dripping all over his words.

"Shawntel I want you to rest get better and stay in bed. Sleep, get better, stronger...Become perfect." The last part only someone inches away would hear and understand, someone like me.

"Oh fine! But you do the same too. I don't want to be dancing with a live corpse. You too Nico, My manly, muscular brother doesn't want to become a puny, unhealthy brother." I said and lightly punched his shoulder.

"Will do sis!" Nico was in a good mood. "Just do what Zuko said." They left me to get my rest.

"Oh yeah like I can sleep with the ball being tomorrow!" I said as I took a drink of water. "Goddamn that Zuko...Sleeping...Powder...In...Water..." The water had sleeping powder in it, and in a matter of minutes I was on the bed sleeping.

"Oh it wasn't Zuko my love. It was me." The voice, muscular and low said to my fragile sleeping body.

"Zhao...Leave me be..." I was dreaming Zhao was in my room and locked the door, doing who-knows-what.

How does she know it's me? None the matter, the prince's spirit will be crushed with this simple letter. And the disappearance of his girlfriend. Zhao picked up my sleeping body, put the letter on Zuko's bed and left.