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i woke up feeling warm. Warm and safe. I can't even remember when the last time I felt safe was. I didn't even want to move. But then something next to moaned and shifted. All of the events from last night came back to me. Zuko's father, me being given away, then Zuko comforting me.
Something around my waist tightened and moved me closer to whatever was warm next to me. It was Zuko. I slowly let out a moan and rolled over into him more. I didn't want this feeling to end.
but the. There was a nock on the door. Zuko growned in annoyance. He must not want it to end either. The knock came again but louder this time.
Zuko slowly slid out from under the blankets and walked to the door. I borrowed myself under the blankets. I heard Zuko oped the could imagine the annoyance in his face.
"what?" I asked. I really didn't want to get out from under my blankets. I was so comfortable with Katara.
"I was sent to prepare Lady Katara for the party tonight." The servent said in a rush. I heard Katara sit right up. Apparently fully awake.
"what?" She shrieked. "what party?" She asked. I heard rustling behind me. She must be trying to get out of my bed.
i turned to her. "The start of a new year." I said and turned to the servent. He was trying to stare everywhere but at me. "Leave and bring us some breakfast, the once we eat you can prepare her." I said as I stared down at the servent.
"yes, your majesty." The servent said as he ran away. I closed the door and turned to Katara. She was staring at me with her mouth and eyes wide open.
"what do I do?" She asked me as she closed her mouth. The worry was obvious in her eyes.
"don't worry. I will show you." I said with a sigh. I rubbed my hand over my face and through my hair. "First things first I need to show you how not to wear your heart on your sleeve."
"What's that suppose to mean?" She asked looking indignantly.
"it means if you show to much emotion then my father and sister will toy with you." I sighed again. "They are cruel so you have to act like nothing will bother you."
she he nodded slightly.
"and how will I do that?" She went over and sat on the end of my bed and looked over at me.
"you must try to keep your face nutruel. Jo matter what they say just pick a place and stare at it." I slowly walked over to her. "They will taunt you." I said as I grabbed her hand. She looked down.
"what will they say?" She looked up at me with such emotion in her eyes I couldn't name all of them.
"They will say things about the avatar." She flinched at that. "But no matter what you can't show ANY emotion." She nodded.
there was a knock at the door. I walked over and the servent who interrupted us this morning was there with our food. He placed it n my table and stood looking to me for more instructions.
"Leave and come back in twenty minutes." I said as I waved my hands to dismiss him. I looked over at Katara slumped on my bed. "Please, come eat." She looked up at me and slowly walked over to what the servent had brought.
there were eggs and some bacon and biscuits, and the. There was some fruit. She grabbed a strawberry and a piece of bacon. She started to nibble on the bacon.
"What will I have to do tonight?" She asked as she looked at me.
"Well you should be sitting next to me on my father's left side." She looked confused at me.
"left? Shouldn't you be sitting at his right because you are his first born and his son?" She looked innocent and confused.
"no, my father favors Azula so she sits on his right." I say with a twinge in pain.
"o" is all she can say.
We slowly ate breakfest until the servent came back. I got up and started to walk to the door as the servent bowed to me.
"where are you going?" Katara asked quietly sitting where I left her.
"i have a few meetings to go to." I sighed. "He will get you dressed for the party." I said as I motioned to the servent. She nodded.
Zuko walked out of the room. I really didn't want him to leave me. The servent started to walk over to me. I didn't want to be left with him. It wasn't that he looked mean, actually that was exactly why I didn't want to be left with him.
he had a frown set on his lips and eyes void of emotion. He was of normal hight but seemed taller because of how thin he was. He walked around the chair I was in as if he was stalking his prey.
he took a step back and then touched my hair. He gave me a smile. It didn't reach his eyes but it was a reassuring smile. It put my nerves to rest.
"Please, come with me." He said as he started to walk to the bathroom.
He started a bath then motioned me to get in. I didn't move for. The door way. 'Was he going to bath me?' I couldn't help the thought.
"I will leave as you get undressed then send a girl to come wash your hair." He said as he left.
i couldn't help the feeling of being watched as I slowly took off my clothes and got into the tub. I sat down on one of the little chairs carved into the tub. The water was warm and it came up to neck. I couldn't help but relax.
I heard someone come in. I turned and saw a teen girl with a pleasant smile. She went and grabbed a little bucket and dumped it into the tub and pulled it out with water in it. She came up behind me and poured it over my head. I was shocked.
she kept downing that until my hair was totally wet. She walked over to a little shelf.
"What scent do you want?" She asked me. I didn't know what I wanted.
"what do you have?" I squeaked out
"well... We have roses and blueberry, melon, sea breeze, and a lot more." She said as she looked over to me.
"you choose." I simply said. She looked surprise but quickly covered it with a smile.
"I'm going to give you fire Lillie's." She said as she gave me a mischivious smile. "It's your fiancé's favorite I hear." She says with a smile.
i was shocked at what she said.
She slowly worked the shampoo into my long hair. It felt so good. I remembered the time I went to the spa with Toph. Remembering Toph made a dull ache in my heart.
Before I knew it the girl was done.
"you can get out now." She said as she walked over and grabbed a towel.
I got out then she handed me the towel to wrap around myself. After I got the towel situated I bended the water out of my hair and back into the tub. She just stared at me as if I had two heads.
"y.. You... Your... A water bender?" She finally got out.
i nodded feeling really sheepish all of a sudden.
she nodded and smiled at me and led me out of the bathroom. There were a lot more servent now. They all turned and stared at me.
one elderly lady walked up to me and circled me. "She is gorgeous." She concluded. She gave me a warm smile. "We are going to make you iresistable." She smiled.
they gave me some under wrappings and then had me stand in the middle of the room. Wemon started walking around me and then pulling my hair.
The elderly women from a few minutes ago walked In front of me. "Hello, I am Ingred." She smiled. "These are my ladies." She said as she motioned to the other wemon. "This is Jin." She motioned to a lady who was grabbing fabrics. "She will be helping me put together your outfit." She then motioned to the next one. She had pulled my hair. "This is Lin, she will be doing your hair." She then motioned to the one who was staring at my face. "This is Su, she will be painting your face." Ingrid said with a smile.
Next thingn I know I'm being pulled into a dress, then another after another. Once they picked on the pushed me down unto a seat and started to pull me hair. They started to lace blue beads into my hair.
Then it was the last ladies turn. She put the red berry thing on my lips then brushed something onto my lashes and colored my eyelids with a light tans color.
they all stepped back and looked at me. The smiled to each other.
"I think she is good." Ingrid smiled.
The he door slammed open and a very angry Zuko burst in then Froze when he saw me.
at the meeting Father talked about all of the changes he was doing to the party. I was to sit on his right and Katara would be sitting next to me. But the thing that bothered me most was that Azula would be sitting next to Katara.
Azula could be down right cruel. I didn't want Katara to go through that.
I finally got to my door and I was fuming. I burst open and then saw all of these women in my room. I scanned it and saw Katara.
she was gorgeous. She was wearing a blue skirt with a matching blue top that stopped at the top of her rib age. It had a thin blue piece of clothe that went over her stomach. Her skirt had two slits in it so you could see her tan legs. Her hair was left down but it had a few blue beads all through it. Then the thing that got me were her eyes and lips. Her lips were always full but with the red on them they looked a lot fuller. The tan the put on the top of her eyes mad her eyes look bigger and brighter. She blinked and you could see her lashes shyly cover her eyes. She had bracelets on her wrists and anklets on her ankles. She had little red dots marking her hands and feet.
They only marked her like that to show that she had a strong will. They must have heard the stories of Katara.
i looked away from Katara for the first time I walked in. The women were staring at me.
"is she to your liking, you majesty." The head dresser asked me.
"yes." I said with a brief nod. "Leave" I said as I looked back to Katara.
the women nodded and bowed as they left. Katara met my eyes.
"why did you do that?" She asked.
"things have changed." I said simply