Disclaimer: If I owned the Avatar….would I be writing Fanfiction?
Zuke looked at the Prince's scarred face as he closed his eyes and leaned his head against the tree; he sighed and stood up almost loosing his balance. Zuke shook her head and leaped to the ground land on all fours like Ninja do.
Karoku looked down at her angrily as he noticed the fact that it was practically impossible for him to land safely, he sighed and tried climbing down the tree.
The Prince felt a branch give way and he fell an amazing 4 feet to the ground with a thud as Zuke giggled at him, it was funny anyone would've laughed.
After a few hours of walking in various directions with no idea where they were, Karoku caught a whiff of Sakura Tea. He knew instantly where they were and what direction to follow, that of his uncle's tea.
Zuke was jerked by the Prince as he began running towards the smell only he could recognize. The young woman was confused and began wondering what he could possibly be chasing.
Soon they came upon a small stone platform about the size of a tree trunk, it was where he had sat a couple nights ago when he spent some time alone, he followed his invisible pathway until they came upon the camp.
Zuke sighed and kept her head down as he shoved her through some bushes and into the middle of the 'common'. She stumbled a bit and regained her balance as another young soldier caught her, he smiled nicely down at her before propping her up and handing her over to Karoku who didn't even look at her as he drug her into her holding tent and tied her up.
She wondering why that one soldier seemed different, she brushed it off and looked around as she sat cross legged with her arms tied behind her, she sighed and clunked the back of her head against the wooden pole numerous times out of boredom as she heard the soldiers laugh and tell stories from when they were kids.
It was just after dark and the Prince had ordered them to go to bed because they would be heading back towards the south to reach Omashu to hand over the Avatar to his mother who was vacationing there for the winter.
Sunrise wasn't that far away, she'd be at Omashu in at least 2 days, she only had that much time to escape, Zuke need a plan as soon as possible and needed to put it into action.
Late that night as Zuke was planning her escape, the same Young soldier snuck into the tent and kneeled down on his knee and looked her in the eye, he had black hair, brown eyes and darker skin; he was obviously not pure Earth Kingdom blood.
"You're half Fire…aren't you…?" Zuke asked him in monotone, looking him dead in the eyes, hers dazed from fatigue.
"Yes, I am, and proud of it, my father was of the Fire Nation, Mother of Earth…A very long story how they fell in love…" The young man said with a chuckle,he looked into her golden eyes and saw his reflection perfectly in them, he had seen a picture of her and thought she was beautiful that very instant.
Zuke turned her head slightly, "You're not like other soldiers, you don't want to be here do you? If so, why do you stay, you could easily run…" She asked him quietly, making sure not to make too much noise.
"Well…I couldn't escape that easily, I'm Prince Karoku's cousin, my mother is his Aunt…she was executed for her treachery when I was a small boy, father is nowhere to be found…No where to run…" He said lowering his eyes slightly, but quickly looking back up at her wide-eyed expression.
"You're royalty!" Zuke asked him in a loud astonish voice.
The young boy clapped his hand over her mouth, "Technically…but I don't wish to be, by the way my name is Ozai, I was named after the greatest Fire Lord of all time, at least my father thought so, I've done my research….."
Ozai said solemnly, knowing she knew the name, somewhere in her heart.
"Pleasure to meet you, Ozai." She said with a light smile and a nod.
"Likewise." Ozai responded with a similar smile.
Author's Note's Section- Bwa Haha! Yet another potential love interest, will this blossom, will Zuke fall for her opposite, her rival, or her equal, only time will tell. Anyway, i thought i'd ad another twist instead of letting this be another crappy one-on-one relationship Anyway, no he is NOT related to the Fire Nation blood line, that would be creepy because then he and Zuke would be siblings... His mother was first in line for the throne but was executed for her 'betrayel'. This is just a character i made up on the spot, it might make for an awesome Karouk/Ozai fight .
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