More Than Just Friends-
Chapter 5- Taking the necklace
Disclaimer: I Don't own ATLA
"Prince Zuko?" Zuko opened his eyes and saw his uncle looking down at him. Zuko rubbed his eyes and looked at the sleeping Jamie that is laying in his arms.
"Uncle, what time is it?" Zuko said as he laid back down to fall asleep.
"It's late in the afternoon. It's almost supper time! You have been asleep for almost a full day, prince Zuko." Zuko's eyes widened.
"It's been almost a day and no one has waken me? Did we reach port to where the Avatar might be?" Zuko looked down at Jamie and started to shake her awake.
"No, we have to stop at an Fire Nation prisoner ship. They called for an S.O.S. They said that a water tribe girl disguised herself as an earth bender so she could get on the boat and free the earth benders. They say she had help from an air bender. We believe that it's the Avatar."
Zuko nodded, "Thank you uncle. You may go now." As Iroh left as Jamie started to wake up.
"What time is it?" Jamie moaned as she rubbed her eyes. When she looked up at Zuko he had a huge grin on his face. "What are you so happy for?" She giggled.
"Well, I have the most beautiful girl in the world laying in my arms, I had the best sleep I've had in years, and we are on to the Avatar's trail." Jamie grinned and wrapped her arms around Zuko's neck and hugged him.
"Yay! I'm so happy that you found him again."
Zuko pulled away and now had a serious face, "Jamie, I'm not going to let him hurt you like he did last time. You are too important to me and I don't want to lose you. So, I'm asking you to stay on the boat while I go on a Fire Nation prison ship that holds earth benders."
Jamie looked away from Zuko, "Do you not think that I can take care of myself? Zuko, I can take care of myself, and I want to go with you."
"Jamie, you can't. I don't want you to go on another ship full of men that could take advantage of you, or hurt you. If you were taken away from me or hurt in anyway, I would be more than devastated. I know you can take care of yourself and I know you are a strong woman, but please just listen to me for once and stay on this boat." Zuko's eyes pleaded with her. He knows she might disobey him and come to try and find him, but he wants her to listen.
Jamie's anger started to show. She couldn't help it. Like she told the captain, she doesn't want to be seen as weak or helpless, and that's how Zuko is treating her now. "Fine," she said as she crawled over him to get off the bed. "Have it your way, I'll be in my room if you need me." Jamie have Zuko one last look and left the room to go across the hall.
"Urgh!" Zuko growled and punched a fire ball at the wall. "She doesn't understand! I wish she would understand." Zuko sat on his bed thinking.
-In Jamie's room-
"Ugh! He doesn't understand! Why won't he understand?" Jamie whispered with tears rolling off her cheeks as she collapsed to the floor in sobs. "He thinks I'm weak, and helpless." Jamie said to no one in particular.
Jamie put her head in her hands and sobbed even harder when she heard a knock on her door. "Go away!" She yelled through the door. The door opened and Iroh walked in.
"Miss Jasmine? What has you all down and blue?" Iroh asked as he knelt down to sit next to Jamie.
"Zuko... Think I'm... Weak..." She said in between sobs. Iroh put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
"Now, I'm sure that wasn't his intentions. I see the look in his eyes when he looks at you. Especially when he sees you smile." Jamie looked up at Iroh with red puffy eyes. "I know that you are his world, and if something happened to you he wouldn't be able to live with himself. He came and told me with tears in his eyes that he wouldn't let fall or let me see begging me to come talk to you. But why did you get mad when he asked you to stay on the boat?"
"Because he thinks I'm weak and can't take care of myself. That's why he doesn't want me to come. I know he doesn't want me to get hurt, but I won't." Jamie had more tears roll down her cheeks.
"I think you both are interpreting things wrong. Why don't you two talk about how you feel? Then maybe he will understand why you are so upset. I'll send him in." Iroh got up to leave, but Jamie grabbed his hand and stood up and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Uncle Iroh." Jamie said as she hugged the retired general. When Iroh pulled away he gave her a smile and left the room.
Jamie sat on her bed for a few minutes before she heard a knock at the door. "Who is it?" She called.
"Um... It's me?" She heard Zuko's voice outside her door. She heard the question in his voice when he answered her question. She warily got up off the bed and went to the door and slowly opened it. Zuko saw her red puffy eyes and immediately started to make apologies. "Jamie, I am so sorry. I didn't mean to make you so upset."
Jamie ignored him and turned and sat on her bed as she heard the door close. She looked to the floor as she felt the bed shift as Zuko sat down next to her. "Your uncle told me that he wanted us to talk. So why don't you start?"
Zuko took in a breath and started talking. "I know that you don't want me to see you as weak, but I don't. I don't think you are helpless or weak. I think you are strong and independent and I know you can take care of yourself. But, after what my own father did to you, I haven't forgiven myself. I know you were trying to stand up for me, but I should have told you to stand down." Zuko drew in a breath as he held his tears back. "I thought I lost you when my dad hit you with his lightning. I wish I stepped in front to protect you, to save you. But it was too late and you fell to the ground." Zuko looked over to Jamie who had her head in her hands and her shoulders were shaking. "Jamie, are you okay?"
Zuko placed a hand on her shoulder, but she slapped it away. "I'm fine, keep talking."
Zuko sighed, "I want you to come with me on that prison boat, but I don't want to lose you. I have nightmares at night that you disappear and then I find you again... But you were killed. But the way you died is different in every dream. The one that occurs most is you get shot with lightning and you die instantly because your heart stopped." Zuko finally let the tears roll down his cheeks.
Jamie looked up and saw that Zuko was crying. She hasn't seen him like this since his mother disappeared. "Zu- Zuko? I- I'm an idiot! I'm sorry for acting the way I did." Zuko looked up at her with tears rolling down his cheeks his mouth open to say something but Jamie keeps speaking. "Ever since you saved me from those two boys, I have been scared that you would think of me as weak or helpless, but I've been an idiot all these years, and when you do go on trips without me to look for the avatar I get worried. I am always afraid that you won't come back. That's why I always want to go with you. So I know you are okay. I love you so much Zuko. If anything happened to you I wouldn't be able to live with myself, and I know you feel the same about me. I will stay on this ship until you get back, as long as I get you for the rest of tonight and all of tomorrow."
Zuko smirked and pulled her in for a hug with tears still rolling down his cheeks. Jamie sat on his lap and brushed away the tears with her thumb. Zuko kissed her forehead as she leaned into the crook of his neck and breathed in his sent. "I love you too James. My sweet waterbender."
Zuko pulled Jamie up off his lap and sat her on the bed while leaning down and kissing her on the lips. He turned and walked out the door getting one last look at his girlfriend before he left for the prison ship. "Goodbye my sweet prince... Don't be long," Jamie said once be closed the door.
-About 4 hours after Zuko left-
Zuko quietly opens the door to Jamie's room. When he walked in she was asleep in the same place he left her four hours ago. He walked up to her and knelt down beside the bed and started to run his fingers through her hair. He whispered in Jamie's ear when he saw she was stirring. "Jamie, wake up."
Jamie's eyes slowly opened as she moaned, "Huh, wh-what?" Jamie rubbed her eyes as Zuko smiled.
Zuko picked her up and sat her down in his lap. "Did you have dinner?" Jamie shook her head and shrugged. "Jamie! It's past midnight!" Zuko cried.
"I lose my appetite after I cry..." Zuko's smile faded into a frown. "And I wasn't expecting you to be gone so long."
"I'm sorry... But you wouldn't believe what I found," Zuko said pulling out a blue ribbon with a carved rock kind of pendant.
Jamie gasped and took the necklace from Zuko. "Zuko, do you know what this is?" Zuko shook his head. "It's a betrothal necklace."
Zuko's eyes widen, "Who do you think gave it to the waterbender? I don't think it was her brother, but what about the Avatar?"
"I think so, I mean who else could have given it to her. Wait, is she at marrying age? She looks like she is 14."
Zuko shakes his head. "I have no idea Jamie."
"What do you plan to do with it?" Jamie asked curiously.
"Well I was thinking of using it to get information out of the girl. You know like where the Avatar is." Zuko said as he took the necklace and shrugged. "But I don't know how to find her. I guess like tracking the Avatar. I'm just confusing myself even more than I need to." Zuko said as he yawned.
Jamie giggled, "Maybe it's time for a prince to go to sleep." Jamie said as she laid back down on her bed. Zuko nodded and took off his armor and crawled into Jamie's bed behind her. "I'm sure we can figure it out tomorrow, but for now let's go to sleep. Goodnight Zuko, I love you."
Zuko wrapped his arm around Jamie's waist has he mumbled something that sounded like 'I love you too,' but he was already asleep before Jamie could ask what he said.
A/N: Sorry I haven't been updating. I like spending my time on instagram more than writing. So if you want follow me prince_zuko_16 I have a couple fanfictions on there too. School is starting up soon and I haven't even done my summer homework yet… better get on that… thank you for reading now click the box that says REVIEW. They are greatly appreciated!