Chapter 2

Meeting Luna

The next morning Zuko went to the met the four geishas in the garden and began, "Good morning."

The girls remained quiet but fanned themselves with their fans and Zuko continued, "I will be giving you all an area where you will be working. Now please give me your names."

A girl in orange with green amber eyes with curly brown hair steps forward and began sweetly, "My name Jazzy."

"My name is Grace." Her words were sweet as a flower, she was in green, her eyes were shaded brown, and her black hair was held up high in a graceful bun.

A girl in red spoke up, "I am Ruby." Her blond hair was braided in a bun; her eyes were pale grey, similar to Aang's.

"My name is Luna." The girl had brown straight hair resting loose; a flower was tucked behind her eyes holding her bangs out of her face, her blue eyes reflected off of the sunlight.

Zuko nodded and replied, "That settled then, now you three will be working in this garden today, I will send my servants to bring you food and water."

The four girls nodded, once Zuko left Jazzy spoke up and snapped her fan closed and taunted, "I am going to win the Fire Lord."

"Oh please, stop with your boasting around saying, 'oh I am the cutest girl', 'everything thinks I'm beautiful', and all of that!" scowled Grace.

Ruby sat down on a rock and groaned, "I have no interest in stupid plants, I mean what makes the Fire Lord adore plants?"

Luna was working as the other three complained on, and on.

Luna finished the weeds when three servants came and began, "Our lord said you would want something to eat and drink."

The servants served the drinks the four girls and gave them some bread and went back into the palace.

Just as Luna was going to take a drink of her water Jazzy snatched the cup out of her hands and drank it all.

"HEY!" scowled Luna, "I was going to drink that!"

"Well, nothing's left; back to work; chop, chop." The three girls laughed as Luna got back to work.

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Zuko stood on his balcony and frowned, seeing only one girl working, as the others taken her drink and food.

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Ruby dipped her feet in the pond as a turtle-duckling came wadding over, "Ew, what is this creepy animal? Get it away from me! SHOO! SHOO!"

Luna came over to Ruby and picked up the duckling and cooed, "Aw, this is an adorable turtle-duckling, only found in the Fire Nation."

"Oh please, what are you now? First a garden freak, now an animal freak?" scoffed Jazzy.

Jazzy and the others giggled at Luna as she placed the animal back at the shore of the pond and continued her gardening."

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Zuko continued to frown seeing that the girls always insulted Luna, "Perhaps she should work alone." He murmured as he continued to watch Luna do the gardening.

"How are the girls?"

Zuko turned to see his uncle and muttered, three of them are bitches, and only one actually works in the garden."

"Hm, perhaps the girls find it too hard?" he thought thoughtfully aloud.

"I would doubt that uncle, Luna-"

"Ah so you know their names?" he asked.

"Yes, Jazzy, Grace, Ruby and Luna."

"Luna eh? A water Tribe name is that so?"

"What?"

"Luna means moon."

"Nice name for a hard worker." complimented Zuko as he made his down to the garden.

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"Quick he's coming!" squeaked Grace as she pretended to work along with Ruby and Jazzy.

Zuko entered the garden and smirked, "Why you ladies did a fine job, you all deserve a good night rest tonight, you are finished for the day, and you are now dismissed."

Ruby, Jazzy and Grace fanned themselves pretending to be tired as they past the Fire Lord.

Luna continued working as Zuko approached her and asked, "Did you hear my announcement? You are finished for the day."

Luna looked up and sighed, "Oh, I must have been so focused on working, the garden is a really nice place to work."

"Indeed, I agree myself." Replied Zuko, "The other girls doesn't know I have been watching you four the whole time, I only saw you work, and I am pleased with your effort."

"Thank you, it'd hard without any water and food."

"What? Didn't you have anything?"

"Nope."

"Then come with me."

Luna followed Zuko into a kitchen and heard him begin, "Please make some dinner for Luna, she missed her meal today."

Zuko lead Luna to a table and began, "Please take a seat."

Luna obeyed and Zuko continued; "Now about those other girls…They don't seem to get along with you, so I was thinking that you could work in my garden, normally I would only allow my uncle in besides me, but since you proved yourself a worthy gardener I would be honoured for you to work in my garden."

Luna nodded as she ate her meal and began, "Thank you for the meal."

"Your welcome, when you are finished you should go and rest, I'll let you have a day rest, which means I'll tell you what kind of things you should know when you are in my garden."

"It would be an honour to work in your garden."

"Very well, I'll see you tomorrow."

Luna left as she headed to her room…

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"You like her don't you."

Zuko spun around and demanded, "No, but there is something about her that is making me uncomfortable, I have some feeling something bad might happen."

"Me too."

"What was that uncle?"

"I heard some rumours from the maidens lately, and other Nations, there is this secret society that captures young girls, and threats them or something like that; which makes them forced to do the tasks their captor wants them to do..."

"What?"

"Careful with the girls Zuko, and keep an eye on Luna."

Zuko nodded and went towards his room.

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Mean While- Somewhere random-

"….Sokka…?"

"Yeah?"

"Where could Katara be?"

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Disclaimer: So Katara is missing eh?

Katara: I am?

Zuko: She is?

Aang: Yep.