CH4

AN-okay...its that valentine month so this is a valentine-ish chapter...and uhh...just to say...Laura is based off potatokid555, Lucy kidgonebananas777, Lizz friedawig, and Erin is based off another one of my friends that doesn't have a fanfiction account.

I put on a jacket and slipped outside. The air was humid and cool. A soft breeze whipped my hair over my shoulders.I walked on a narrow rocky path until I came to the edge of the island. I sat on a rock and took off my shoes. The tide was high and I liked the feeling when the small waves rushed up and splashed my feet. I sat there, staring out at the water for a while. I fell asleep there and woke up on the sand. The sky was already tinted with orange, so I rushed back to the inn. I quickly showered (to get rid of the sand) and sat on one of the chairs. The others soon woke up and we left the inn for the town. Stands selling all kinds of stuff were everywhere. A dessert cart caught my eye. I ran to it.

"How much?" I asked.

LATER...

"Wait up!" I yelled, running to keep up.

"Sarah, what's in the bag?" Lizz asked.

"Stuff," I said. Laura rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to try and find a coffee shop around here," Lucy said. "Who wants to come?"

"I will!" Laura shouted. "Me too," Lizz said. "I guess," Katara said.

"Me and Erin will just...walk around," I said. I was right. We did just walk around. After a while I heard something.

"Did you hear that, Erin?" I asked. She shook her head. I heard it again. Louder, this time.

"I hear it now," she said. It was a swooshing noise. We kept on following it until we came to a small building. We looked through the window and saw a group of girls in green. Their faces were white and they were waving fans around. Erin walked in behind them and started imitating them. Poorly. They finally noticed her when she lost her balance and fell down. I rushed in.

"What are you doing here?" one of them asked.

"Calm down!" I shouted. "Don't worry. We're friends of the Avatar."

"Yeah, as if I haven't heard that before."

"Seriously!" I said. At that moment, Aang and Sokka passed by.

"Hey Aang!" Erin shouted. He waved and kept on walking.

"See?" I said. She crossed her arms.

"I feel a stupid victory dance coming on," Erin said. We left the little place and found the others.

"Where were you guys?" Lucy asked. She had a cup in her hand, so I guess she found some coffee.

I opened my mouth to speak and turned around at the last minute. I saw Zuko. Waitaminute. Zuko? What's he doing here?

Laura's POV...

What's Sarah looking at? I turned and saw Zuko with Iroh. WTF? I managed to sneak away from the others, and I followed Zuko. There was a large crowd so staying hidden was easy. I almost lost sight of them when they headed into a shop. I followed them in. It was full of scrolls on shelves. They went into one aisle and I went into the next one. I pushed back the scrolls and stuck my head through.

"Do we really have to talk about this?" Zuko asked.

"Yes, we do. Ozai's death and Zula's disappearance mean that you are next for the throne and you must have an heir. You only need to worry about a queen now. The heir comes later," Iroh said.

"How am I supposed to find a queen in-"

"7 months."

"-7 months?"

"Zuko, just try and become more serious with a girl you have already met!"

"Uncle, I was on the sea searching for the Avatar for two years!"

Sociopath. I laughed. Oh crap. They turned and I pulled my face from the shelf. They probably would have lost interest if I didn't run. Which I did. I ran out of the aisle and out of the store. Once on the streets, I wasn't paying any attention whatsoever to where I was going. Left. Left. Right. Left. Turn here. Go straight. Turn. Crap. There was a parade blocking my only way out. It was long too! I turned and saw Zuko chasing me. Crap. I ran right into the parade, seeing it was my only way out. I joined a group of girls in green waving fans around. I saw a little girl in the crowd holding fans, and I took them from her and waved the around to blend in. I don't think it worked, because Zuko joined in the group of performers behind me. The fan thing was harder than it looked. I was hopping on my left foot forever, and my arms were so tired. I was so used to the parade continuing on straight, that when they turned, I was left hopping straight on. Crap. Zuko ran out of the crowd and kept chasing me. I took off around another corner and, just my luck, found the others. I approached them, out of breath.

"Where were you, Laura?" Erin asked. Before I could answer, Zuko came up behind me. The others ran off screaming. Huh?

Sarah's POV

Okay...I'm freaked out now. Zuko just came up out of nowhere. We all ran off and settled into a store. Wait. Where's Laura?

Laura's POV

Crap. Zuko had me cornered.

"Hi," I said. "Uhhh..."

"How much did you hear?" he asked.

"Ozai's death...Zula's disappearance...you need an heir...a queen..."

"People weren't supposed to know yet. Now that you do, everyone will hear, and no one will leave me alone."

"What do you mean?"

"Suitors."

"Oh," I said. "Don't feel too bad. Back where I come from there are hoards of Zuko fan girls. Don't worry, though. It's way too far away for any of them to come."

"These suitors only want the power and domains. Not me."

"Really? Where I come from, when two people get married," I explained, "they make the decision on their own. And it's because they really want to spend the rest of their lives together. Making that decision can take a really long time."

"Compared to wherever it is you come from, this place is a living hell. It will be even worse, once everybody knows. Any one of the girls from those hoards would be better."

I had to laugh. He would chose a fan girl mob? I would not want my own fan mob. Especially the obsessive kind.

AN- hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...Element Girls...that made me think of your dare/dare chapter...omg...that was hilarious...potatokid555 was very...uhhh..."surprised" when she read it..."Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"...hahahahahahha...yeah...I had to show it to her...OMG...that was hilarious...poor fan girls...yeah right...

I had to laugh. He would chose a fan girl mob? I would not want my own fan mob. Especially the obsessive kind. We both laughed.

"Come on," I said. "You should meet my friends."

Sarah POV

I turned and saw Laura. With Zuko. WTF? Oh well...I kinda saw it coming. Then I remembered.

"Valentine's Day!" I shouted.

"What?" Lucy asked. "Is that today?" I nodded.. "Sarah, you know I hate it!"

"Sorry," I said.

"What's Valentine's Day?" Sokka asked.

"It's really weird," I said. "Basically it's some lovey-dovey holiday made especially for sappy love with chocolate and candy and flowers and all that crap. I just like getting those MEGA-HUGE chocolates. Other then that, I think that Valentine's Day serves no purpose."

"Okay..." Aang said. Confused. Very. I would be too.

"At least you guys don't celebrate it here," Lucy said, relieved. I laughed.

"Like I said, chocolate is the only good part," I added.

Lucy finally noticed Laura and Zuko.

"Sarah..."

"Come on, Lucy," Erin said. "It's Valentine's Day. Love is in the air!"

"Or something."

"Sorry," Lizz said, "that was me." I laughed again and stepped outside.

"Maybe love is in the air..." I whispered.

AN-okay...here comes the good part..the good part..OH YEAH...

-does happy little sokka dance-you guys are gonna love this...except for you zuko crazed girls who bash any pairing of zuko with anybody unless its one of you in your own messed up world inside your zuko filled heads...jeez...okay...enjoy everybody...(and the happy little sokka dance is from the four nations website on my profile...(fournations. go to the page and click on icons...scroll...there's one w/ the happy little sokka dance...)

Laura POV

The stupid parade came around again. I wasn't looking and was shoved back. Into Zuko. He caught me, thankfully, cause the ground...let's just say it doesn't get the attention it deserves. That, or someone's dog had a little too much cheese. I don't even think that there dogs even exist here. Oh well. As long you get my point. I feel bad for my soles. They have to touch this crap 24/7. Oh well, I never expected this place to be the cleanest. Okay...I'm probably boring the crap out of all of you. So yeah...anyways...

"Thanks," I said. "Looks like we'll be standing here awhile."

I decided to try and push my way through like last time. Zuko agreed. Unfortunately, the group that was perform split into two, and one group went one way; the other, another way. We were in different groups, and facing against the one we were each in. Crap. I started getting dizzy.

"WHICH WAY IS OUT?" I shouted. I was confused and dizzy. And confused. I pushed through and made it out, but Zuko was still trapped in there. I went back in for him, and after searching, we were slammed into each other and landed on the other side, miraculously. I stood up and dusted off my clothes. I saw Sarah standing beside a door, and I ran to her.

"What happened to you?" she asked.

"Long story," I said.

"I've got time."

"No you don't," I said.

"Where'd you go?" I heard Zuko shout.

"Who's that calling you?" Sarah asked. I turned.

"It's just Zuko."

"Yeah," she said. "Just Zuko. Sure."

"I'm serious!" I said. He came up behind me.

"Alright, alright, Jesus," Sarah said. "Just remember that today's Valentine's Day." She turned around and walked back into the store. Valentine's Day? What does that have to do with anything?

"Valentine's Day?" Zuko asked.

"It's just some stupid holiday," I said. "We celebrate it where I come from."

"You think you have stupid holidays?" he asked. "We have more stupid holidays here than you could ever imagine."

"Really?" I asked. "Nothing could be dumber than Valentine's. It's dumber than all your holidays put together!" I took a step closer without really meaning too. I just do it when I'm angry or just really trying to enforce that I'm right and whoever I'm fighting with is wrong.

"What is Valentine's Day?" he asked again.

"It's a day all about sappy love and an ugly little baby that flies around naked shooting people."

"What does that have to do with love?" he asked, getting closer.

"If he shoots you, you fall in love with the first person you see," I said. "I don't believe it though. Then again, almost anything can fly here."

Lucy POV

"Wanna go for a ride on my glider?" Aang asked.

"Sure!" I said. I followed him onto a hill. He opened up his glider.

"Hang on!" he shouted as he took off.

"Whoa!" I yelled. "This is so cool!"

We flew over a parade and then over two people. Valentine's Day...I got an idea. I pulled some pens out of my pocket.

"Hey, Aang, could you fly a little lower?" He nodded and dove over the two. I threw down the pens, so that they each got hit.

"Woooooohoo!" I shouted. "Let's do it again! I'm an all new Cupid! So much better than the original!"

AN-sorry...my mistake...THIS is the good part...-happy little sokka dance-...what? It's fun...you should try it sometime...-dances again-

Sokka- Are you making fun of me?

WordBender03-It won't kill me

kidgonebananas777- you're right! It is fun!-does happy little sokka dance-

Sokka- AHHHHH!

Laura POV

What the crap was that? I rubbed the back of my neck and heard someone shouting. I tried to look up, but the sun was too darn bright! I know I saw something fly over me! I stepped forward to get a closer look, but no luck.

"Did you feel that too?" I asked. He nodded. I stepped forward again to try and see what hit me. I saw the flying thing again. Maybe it was some stupid bird that just couldn't wait to land before taking a crap. And of all people, why me?

"Any particular reason why you're stepping closer?" he asked.

"Huh?" I blushed slightly. "No, not really...I mean-"

He cut me off with a kiss. Okay...I'm kinda freaked out right now. Oh well, I'm here. Might as well enjoy myself.

AN- NOT LIKE THAT YOU SIKKOS!

Sarah POV

I looked out the window at Laura and Zuko. I was right. Love was in the air.

Lucy POV

That was so freaking awesome. I couldn't help but think that the couple down there looked familiar...

Laura POV

Whoa...that was weird.

"I didn't catch your name," he said.

"My name?" I asked.

"COME ON!" I heard Erin shout. "WE'VE GOTTA GO!"

"My name is-" Erin ran up behind me. She grabbed my hand and pulled me away.

AN- okay...yeah...kinda like Cinderella...except its not midnight...no pumpkin...no stupid mouse...no ugly old fat lady...and the prince isn't modeled after barbie's perfect ken...well...yeah...ZUKO WILL BE BACK!...mwa-hahahahaha! potatokid555 (after reading this) will be a mad potato...yes! I finally achieved the goal!

B.T.W. dontcha think its weird that they made out w/out even knowing each others names? Isn't that like the first thing you ask a person when you meet them? Their name? HELLOO! Sorry...weird moment...okay...that was my valentine-ish chapter...hope you liked it...I DID!

-does happy little sokka dance-

Sokka- not again...