*last time*
He closed his eyes took a deep breath and then said "I think I will…
*NOW*
"I think I will get back to camp" kagome laughed and said "so the great sasuke, leader of his clan, last living uchiha, the avenger, is 16 now and is to afraid to bathe with a woman." Sasuke clenched his teeth, kagome always found a way to taunt him. Kagome shrugged and said "oh well. Cant say I wasn't looking forward to it" and she knew she had caught him as she swam to lean against a rock and she closed her eyes.
Kagome smirked a little pretending not to notice the soft sound of fabric falling. Then kagome heard the water move and knew sasuke was in the hot spring, she felt his body vibrations and knew he felt strange.
Kagome then smirked when she felt his eyes on her face and then she opened her eyes and said "so the great uchiha isn't chicken, but can he handle a game of tag." The hot spring was a pretty large size and then she whispered "im it" and she went under the water. He laughed and swam away but felt hands around his shoulders and he felt her hot breath on his ear as she whispered "your it" and kissed his neck making him shudder. And then he turned and pressed her against the rock and kissed her and said "now your it" and he swam away and the mist covered him as he got his clothes and walked away.
Kagome frowned and went back to washing and then she frowned deeper and deeper and then heard "hey chickadee" she could see naruto standing at the waters edge and she swam over and said "hey naruto" then he said with innocence "why do you look sad?" kagome shook her head and said "nothing naruto, im clean now" and she used water and shielded herself from his eyes and made more mist as she changed and then walked back to camp.
Kagome felt cold some how, she felt weird strange like she was air. When she got back to camp she saw sasuke asleep and she went into the tent with mae and sat down, she brushed her hair and thought, and thought and then remembered what the Kazekage said to her 1 week before the attack
*flashback*
Kagome walked into the kazekage's office bowed and said "you summoned me" the Kazekage nodded and said "Im offering you a husband. You 16th birthday is in 1 month, you will be ready for marriage then, send word to me if you wish to go through with the marriage" kagome nodded, she was going to think about it.
*end of flashback*
Kagome stared at the hole in the wall she had made and closed her eyes, her birthday was in a weeks time, she would go through with the marriage. Kagome opened the tent and saw sasuke laying there and then she whispered "im sorry, sasuke, but are destinys do not intercede, I have a destiny that I cant avoid, im to save the world, and your to rebuild your clan. Im sorry" and she walked back into the stone tent not knowing sasuke heard it all and a single tear slid down his face.
Kagome awoke and with mae and then she whispered something to mae and mae nodded and then sasuke and naruto woke up.
Kagome turned and said "we must hurry." The boys nodded and mae hopped onto kagomes back and they ran off.
When they arrived to the hidden leaf many people welcomed them. Kagome put on a fake smile and pretended to be happy.
Finally she was at her new house, mae had been taken to a nice family and mae gladly went. Kagome sat at home alone then she got her summons and tied a scroll to its back and then she said "take it to the Kazekage" the summons nodded and flew off when she heard his voice "whats the note say" she turned and her eyes locked with sasukes.
Kagome looked away and said "nothing." And he said "oh you can tell me. We told each other everything when we were young" kagome closed her eyes and said "but were older day now sasuke and im mad at you" he looked confused and said "for what" and she turned red eyes to him and yelled "FOR MAKING ME LOVE YOU" and she pushed him out of the house yelling insults until she slammed the door and ran to her room, and fell into a troubled sleep.
Kagome opened her tired eyes to her summoned dragon holding a scroll in her mouth. Kagome walked over and said "what do you got there girl" and she took the scroll and burned off the seal before opening it.
Dear kagome,
Im so glad to hear you accepted my offer, your new fiancée will be there at your birthday party on Saturday, he will be wearing red and black robes, her will probably be in the back. Please don't be alarmed at his scar.
The Kazekage.
Kagome looked at her summons and said "that's that" and she looked out the window, and then her summons poofed away. Kagome then saw something in the scroll and shook it out and read what was on the envelope before opening it.
To kagome: from your fiancée.
Kagome shrugged and opened the letter, a beautiful golden band fell out with a fire symbol on it. Kagome put it on her wedding ring finger and read the note.
Hi I know you don't know me, I just want you to know I didn't know about this, my father set it up. The ring that came in this letter was worn by my mother, I hope you like it. Im instructed to tell you my name and a little but about me.
My name is zuko, prince zuko. im 17 and have black hair and golden eyes, the burn around my eye was given to me by my father. I have a temper and im known for it. I hope we will learn to love each other.
Zuko.
Kagome smiled and whispered "zuko" and then grabbed a pencil and scratched something down face smiling the whole time then she summoned another dragon and gave it the letter and then whispered "take it to the Kazekage and tell him you have to give it to zuko personally, protect it." The dragon nodded grabbed the letter and flew off.
Kagome smiled at the ring and got dressed remembering he liked red gold and black she dressed in those colors, black spandex, red sleeveless shirt the edges gold. She put her hair in a low ponytail and didn't put on any makeup. She kept the ring on not caring if anyone saw it, she was engaged and didn't care if anyone looked.
The dragon that took the letters name was fire blade, the most dangerous dragon of all. And it was now in front of the Kazekage and then the Kazekage said "now fire bolt what do you have there" fire bolt dropped the letter and put a foot on it and said "zuko's eyes only my mistresses orders." The Kazekage nodded and said "very well, gaara can you go get zuko?" gaara pushed himself off the wall nodded slightly and walked out the room.
He came back with zuko about 15 minutes later, zuko was wearing a red robe with a red shirt under and the edges golden with red pants, barefoot. He then asked crossing his arms "what?" the dragon turned to him tilted its head and asked "are you zuko?" zuko nodded and the dragon picked the letter up flew over to him and dropped it in his hand and sat on his shoulder and said "my mistress seemed very happy with your letter, she put the ring on and wouldn't take it off, she loves it mostly because she loves fire." The dragon flew over to the Kazekage's desk and laid down closing its eyes.
Zuko looked at the letter it was sealed and said "for zuko only" zuko went over to the chair in the corner and opened it.
Dear zuko,
Since you told me about yourself I feel as if I should tell you about me. First off I have black hair, and purple eyes that go red when I use my temper, im also known for that. I can bend fire, wind, earth, water and am a very strong opponent. I love the color black, red and gold, I prefer fire over most the elements, I used to be the kazekage's body guard and im a sword master, I have a birth mark that looks like a tattoo on my back of a wolf and dragon. And im looking forward to seeing you, I wont take off your mothers ring, ever. And my name is kagome higurashi – tashio
Kagome.
Zuko smiled and said "shes a fire bender, water bender, wind bender and a earth bender. Im glad." And the Kazekage said "shes a amazing girl she killed a army in one kaboom with lightning." Zuko nodded and walked out, the dragon just poofed. The Kazekage smiled and said "hes a lucky boy"
Kagome felt her dragon poof as she bought vegetables and almost missed the cashiers question and kagome then asked "can you repeat that sorry" the woman smiled and pointed to the ring and asked "who's the lucky boy?" kagome smiled and said "his name is zuko" the woman smiled and said "hes a lucky boy" kagome nodded smiled and walked out of the store after paying and going to her house when hinata saw her and asked "kagome do you want to go shopping?" kagome nodded and said "let me just drop these off at home." Hinata nodded and then noticed her ring and asked "I didn't know you were engaged?" kagome nodded and said "he promised to be at the party Saturday" hinata smiled and kagome dropped the groceries off at her house and the girls went shopping that's when kagome said "oh man I was going to go to the new teen club tonight." Hinata smiled and said "its ok I told the boys we were going shopping." Kagome sighed and said "you're a lifesaver hinata" hinata giggled and nodded and they went shopping for the party Saturday.
*SATURDAY*
Kagome finished showering and tied her hair up into a low ponytail, pulled on a red and gold kimono, put some red lipstick on, red eye shadow and looked at herself in the mirror and smiled and looked at the gold wedding ring and smiled she would meet him tonight, they had been sending letters back and forth the whole week.
Kagome smiled and heard the party downstairs and then she opened her room and then saw naruto waiting for her and then she nodded and he opened the door and announced "EVERYONE" everyone quieted down and turned to naruto and then he cleared his throat and said "the girl who this party is celebrated for the birthday girl KAGOME" kagome walked out onto the balcony and waved and everyone smiled and cheered and mae was there and she yelled "HAPPY BRITHDAY TO KAGOME" kagome smiled and grabbed a tree branch and flipped down into the party, she laughed when someone danced funny, that happened to be naruto.
Then she spotted someone in the back, someone in a red, and gold, someone with his head covered.
And so she maneuvered her way to the mysterious figure. As the song -
*think twice by EVE 6 – look up – think twice before you touch zuko's girl (katara)*
- blasted loudly.
Kagome asked the figure "you wouldn't happen to be zuko?" the figure looked up and kagome saw the scar, and she touched his face and smiled and said "well zuko, your just as I thought you'd be." And he asked "whats that?" and she smiled and said "handsome, smart looking. And afraid id run away after seeing your scar" he laughed and said "yep" and she smiled and said "dance with me, its my 16th birthday" he nodded and he took his hood off and she took him to the dance floor and he spun her around and then pulled her into him and held onto her waist. And she smiled and put her arms around his neck and swayed to the song *pretty girl* and then he spun her around.
All attention was on them. And when the song ended everyone clapped and then someone asked "is this him?" and she nodded and then everyone cheered knowing they were engaged, but a few certain people that were in the back were frowning, those people were, neji Huyga, sasuke uchiha and naruto uzamaki.
Zuko put a hand on her shoulder and she smiled and put her hand over his. Then sasuke walked out and said with narrowed eyes "I challenge you for kagome" everyone froze and then he asked "are you challenging me to a amnikyi?" sasuke then asked "whats that?" zuko closed his golden eyes and said "a battle to the death" and sasuke frowned and said "no, im saying who wins gets kagome." Zuko turned angry gold eyes to him and said "shes not a prize to be gambled with." And sasuke smirked and said "are you chicken, weak, your being pathetic"
Zuko clenched his teeth and kagome stared at sasuke and then he whispered to kagome making sasuke jealous, "do you want me to?" kagome whispered to him "for your honor, show him what a fire bender can do. But be careful he bends to, he bends mostly water, but uses fire to, I was his sensei" zuko nodded and said "I accept." Everyone gasped and then zuko continued "on one condition, when the sun rises." Sasuke nodded and walked away.
Kagome rolled her eyes at sasuke and then everyone left after cleaning up, kagome was 16, zuko stayed with her, he had no place to go.
Kagome put a pillow on the couch and said "you can sleep here tonight" she picked up a blanket and warmed it before putting it down, then she saw his eyes were drawn to the ring and she said "as I said, I don't take it off." He smiled and nodded then asked "whats the demon of the world?" kagome frowned and said "I didn't know how you'd take it, its me, supposedly the person to save the world, was given demonic powers, im it so that's what they call me." He smiled and said "im glad it wasn't something bad. Im happy you have a destiny" and he sat down and he motioned for her to do the same, she sat next to him and he looked into her eyes and kagome felt hooked and then he whispered "im glad." Kagome smiled and said "for what" and he whispered "im glad for you" and she nodded closed her eyes and there lips met.
They broke apart to breath and she whispered "good night" and she walked down the hall. When she was gone zuko lay down and whispered "if her being my wife will always be like this, I don't mind."
Kagome looked out her window and saw sasuke in training ground seven and she saw him practicing water bending and lightning attacks. Kagome shook her head and whispered "I told you before sasuke, I know you heard me, cant you just give me up." And kagome closed the window and fell into a hazy sleep.
Sasuke kept practicing and finally fell asleep and one phrase went through his head over and over 'dose he love you the way I do. Breathing in lightning, tonight's for fighting, I feel the hurt so physical; think twice before you touch my girl.'
Sasuke looked to the house and whispered "I will win you kagome."
Hi its me, to know what zuko looks like, go to google and type in *zuko from avatar the last airbender – with his hair down.* it should show you how he looks. And listen to think twice by EVE 6. one of the best songs ever.
Im out.
Nuttyginger1