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Candlelit Dance

Jin tied her hair up into a messy ponytail and took up the round tray. She deftly dodged between customers delivering tea and cakes to the patrons of the little shop. She placed a cup of green tea on the table of a Water Tribe girl and a slightly younger Earth Kingdom girl. There was nothing strange about this, since the war ended Ba Sing Se was full of people from all nations. Suddenly the younger girl stood up and said happily "Aang and Zuko are coming". The tanned Water Tribe girl rolled her eyes "Toph it's only been a month since we last saw them". Toph stuck out her tongue at the other girl then smiled mischievously "Like you didn't miss Sparky too, Sugar Queen".

The Water Tribe girl blushed. Jin smiled at their childish behaviour having overheard the conversation while cleaning the next table. She wondered how the girl called Toph knew someone was coming, she was obviously blind and there was no one at the door. She shrugged and started gathering up cups from the table. After a few minutes two men walked in both about equal height, the one in red probably a bit taller. The other one was dressed in earth kingdom robes and a hat covered his head. Jin thought it was odd that he didn't take it off indoors, but then you got all sorts in here nowadays. The other man's back was turned to her as he patted the Earth Kingdom girl on the head. Apparently this annoyed her as she punched him on the arm and scowled but he merely laughed. "What do you think of our disguises" the first man asked.

"Aang the point of wearing a disguise is so that no one knows who you are and it doesn't work if you air scooter down the road" Zuko, he must be, rolled his eyes and sat down next to the pretty Water Tribe girl. He picked up her cup of tea and took a sip, he grimaced "Always such bitter tea for someone called Sugar Queen Katara"

"If you don't like it then stop stealing my tea" Katara snatched the cup back, swallowing the rest of the content.

Jin looked up from collecting the cups and caught sight of the one called Zuko's face. She recognised it instantly even with the scar carefully hidden. It was lee.

Zuko looked over to the next table when he heard a crash of pottery. He saw a mess of brown hair and a flash of green skirt dash into the back room. Well isn't that interesting, he thought, as Uncle always said destiny is a funny thing.

Jin had dropped the cup she was carrying and ran into the kitchen. She leaned against the wall, trying to catch her breath. Lee, it was Lee, no wait Zuko that's what they called him. Zuko, why was that name so familiar and the other one Aang, she knew the names but why?.

Aang that was the new Avatar, wasn't it but that means Zuko was the Firelord. O sweet badger-moles she'd gone on a date with the Firelord, she'd kissed the Firelord. At this point Jin nearly collapsed. When she regained a little bit of what composure she had, she peered around the corner. They were leaving, the Water Tribe girl, who really wasn't that pretty, was talking to Lee, no Zuko. He turned his head and for the smallest moment she felt like he was looking at her. She shook the thought off and got back to work.

Now at least she had an interesting story to tell her grandchildren , she'd kissed a prince. She sighed, he had never said goodbye though.

That night she took her usual route home which passed by the firelight fountain. Often she would sit by the waters, it helped her to think. She looked up from her seat when she heard footsteps approaching.

"Hello Jin, I thought I'd find you here".

"Lee or should I say Firelord Zuko" she replied with a hint of bitterness.

He sighed " I am sorry, not that I lied to you but that I acted so oddly and ran away without saying goodbye".

"What kind of apology is that, your not sorry you lied" she asked incredulously .

"I did what I had to at the time, if anyone knew who my uncle and me were we'd have been thrown into prison faster than meat down Sokka's gullet, not that we weren't, thrown into prison that is, eventually".

Jin stared at him "What".

"It's a long story"

"It's been a long time"

"Yes indeed" he smiled and sat next to her.

"I guess this explains the candles, you're a fire bender and you risked exposing yourself as such to light a bunch of candles for a girl".

She turned and smiled at him "The Firelords a big softy".

"Softy, I prefer romantic" he said rising and talking her hand. With the other one he lit the rest of the candles not already lighting. Jin's eyes sparkled in the candle light "What are you doing".

"Finishing something I started a long time ago" he said and he took her other hand in his and began to spin her around .

They danced in the candlelight to unheard music, the sweetest Jin had ever known, spinning and twirling around each other, like the earth orbiting the sun. Finally as the candles burned low they stopped, Zuko leaned in close and placed a small kiss on her lips. "I think I owed you that".

Tears threatened to fall from her eyes "I have waited so long for you to come back, just to say goodbye, thank you Lee".

"You can call me Zuko".

"No to me you will always be Lee, the boy wearing a silly apron in his uncle's tea shop who couldn't juggle to save his life" they both laughed at the memory.

"I hope you have a full and happy life, you deserve it, goodbye Jin" he turned and walked away into the teaming city.

Jin sat down on the fountaiyou think.n smiling, a happy ending, it's all she ever wanted.

AN: Again with Zuko, he is just so much fun to write.

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