Chapter Two

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Zuko lie in his room, debating weither or not to show for music night or not. It had never been a big deal before weither he showed up or not; but when he saw Diamond walk by, she stopped at his door and asked how he was feeling.

"Fine." He had answerd.

"Good. Are you coming tonight? It'd be really good for you to get out of this depressing room." She had been given her own room on the ship, not far from Zuko's.

"I'll think about it." Diamond nodded; but before she left; she turned and said

"I hope you come." and left. So there he lay, waiting for the decision to come to him. Would he go and watch the show for once? Or would he sit in his dark room? He could hear her warming up her voice in the room next to him, which was her own; and decided he might as well go. Wasn't anything better to do that night anyway.

Diamond took center stage, and scanned the room for Zuko to appear. It wasn't that she liked him, but she was worried about him. He wasn't getting out and having the fun a teenage boy should be having at his age. She scanned one more time as the music began, and she spotted his scar, sitting next to Iroh. She smiled and began.

"One way, one day. I'll make you see.

Believe me, I don't like seeing you this way.

You face so sad, your heart so heavy.

Trust in me and I'll bring you with me.

To a place where we all live happily.

A place where you could do no wrong,

and a place where the raindrops don't mean

we need to stay inside." The music started slow; but after that last chunck of lyrics; it became upbeat and happy. She danced around like she did before; she even swore she saw Zuko start to smile. "One way, one day You will be happy.

Trust me, you will never cry again. Your heart will be light,

and your face will shine so bright. Make me a promise, swear to me,

that you won't wait untill then to smile." She grinned, walked through the crowed and grabbed Zuko's arm and pulled him with her back in center stage.

"Umm.."

"Come with me to a place where you'll feel like you belong."

"No." He told her the talking way. While she sang.

"Come and dance with me in the feild of red poppies."

"No."

"Come with me and kiss me."

"No- wait what?" She laughed and knew he was having fun.

"We'll have fun, we'll have a blast."

"How do you know?"

"You'll just have to trust me."

When Music night ended; and everyone went to bed; Zuko layed awake in his room, stairing up at the celine blankly. He did have fun; he wounderd if anyone noticed. He closed his eyes and the visions of what had previously happend flashed before him, like a movie, and he was the veiwer. The sound of Diamond's voice echoed in his ears, with contrast to his own speaking voice.

Diamond was sitting on her bed, taking a needle through a shirt Iroh had given her when she told him she needed some material for a project. Now, we all know that Diamond is happy with life; as apposed to Zuko who hates every day god makes him wake; but they do have one thing in common. They're stubborn. Diamond can't sew worth crap but she doesn't stop! by midnight, while the entire ship was sleeping, she had sewn a designe that was suppost to be a kitty, but it looked more like..that picture of Aang that Teo drew in the sky with smoke, but it didn't have an arrow on it's head and it had cat ears. She yawned. Tomarrow she'd surely finish it. She ruffled her red hair with her hand, and layed down. She rested her head on her pillow and sleep swept her like a wave in the ocean.

Zuko rose from his bed and streched, as he did every morning. He got out of bed, dressed and down to the breakfast room where his uncle was waiting for him with a big breakfast.

"Were is Diamond?" Iroh asked her. He shrugged.

"How should I know? Maybe she's still sleeping." He picked up some rice and put it in his mouth. A couple of minutes later; they saw Diamond walking happily down the hall, she looked as if she had just gotten out of a shower; because she was wearing one of Zuko's shirts which was too big for her, and her semi-long hair touched her shoulders. She looked completely diffrent without her bright blue lipstick and clown uniform. She was smiling as she poured herself a cup of tea and drank it. Her hands hidden in the long sleeves. "Why are you wearing my clothes?"

"Mine are in the wash." She told him point blank. "I couldn't very well come in here in a towl could I? so I borrowed a pair of your clothes."

"We should get you some clothes of your very own." Iroh had told her. Grinning. "Clothes to wear when your not performing. We'll look into it when we get to the next island with a market."

"We don't have time for such nonsence!" Zuko exploded. "Were already behind on capturing the avatar!" Diamond looked at him strangely, but then looked back at her cup of tea; and then looked at Zuko's.

"A tea leaf!" She giggled. He rose an eyebrow.

"What?" He growled.

"You have a floating tea leaf in your cup! It's good luck!"Zuko sipped at his tea and ate his breakfast; silence filling the room. But he heard Diamond whisper. "sorry.."

Diamond walked out onto the deck, and stood on the railing. She began to walk across; balancing herself, and seeing if she would fall or not.

"Whats wrong with you?" Zuko walked upto her and asked her randomly. She was startled and started to fall backwards; but he grabbed her hand and pulled her back up. She jumped off the railing and smiled.

"What do you mean?"

"You! Why are you so happy all the time? Havn't you ever felt mad? Or upset? Or lonely?" He was throwing his own emotions out there; hopeing she took them as examples. She nodded.

"I guess so. I mean, isn't it human nature to feel that way?." She flashed him a quick smile.

"You, don't know?" She shook her head.

"I don't remember anything about my past. All I remember is my name, Diamond." Zuko now knew why she was so perky all the time. She couldn't remember if anything put her through hell! She walked downstairs and told him to stay up on deck untill she said so. Of course; he didn't lison to her.

When he walked into his room; on his bed sat the poorly designed sewn on cat on a large red pillow. Prince Zuko was sewn into the corner, poorly but sewn in there anyway. Zuko didn't know what to make of it. The pillow looked over stuffed and buldgy. But he couldn't help but sit on his bed and poke it at first, and then try it out. It was soft; but alittle...overboard. But still; it was nice to lay his head on, even if the person who made it couldn't sew if her life depended on it.

woooo I'm done! Thanks to my two reveiwers! I'm glad ya'll liked it! Sorry if Zuko was OOC here. It was hard to keep him in character, I suppose. The site that I used for Spell check isn't working so I'll leave this one unchecked.