Katara stood near the entrance of the Fire Nation Palace dressed in her best water tribe clothing. Everywhere she looked, red and green silk splashed throughout the ballroom, every once in a while shades of blue mixed in. The women around her looked exquisite with their gold highlighting their pale skin, gorgeous robes dragging behind them on the floor, and their faces painted beautifully.
She quickly glanced at herself in one of the decorative mirrors that hung on the walls of the entrance. Her dress was made of cloth, not silk, and had a silver embroidered design along the collar, sleeves, and bottom line of the dress, which ended in a soft white fur that matched the sash that rested around her waist. She had her hair pinned back with a blue ribbon around the top so that the rest could flow down her back and her face wasn't painted at all. She suddenly felt out of place and wanted to leave, but a familiar face stopped her. The Fire Lord himself walked up to her, a smile pinned on his face.
"Hello," she said.
"Hi," he replied. He looked her over and smiled even wider. "Would you like to dance?" he asked her holding out his hand. Without thinking, she slid her fingers over his palm and smiled politely.
"Okay," she said quietly. He led her to the dance floor, slipping past people as they went. "Zuko," she whispered. "I'm not sure I know how to dance the Fire Lily."
The Fire Lord gave her a grin. "No worries. Remember the firebending moves I taught you?" She nodded. "It's very similar to that. Just follow my lead."
They stopped in the middle of the ballroom and readied for the music to start playing. Katara could feel all eyes on her and suddenly felt very vulnerable. Zuko motioned for her to take the first stance with him and she obliged, putting her hand up to meet his. The music started and they began to dance.
Together they turned and spun and dipped and twisted in sharp movements much like firebending. Each movement was precise and bold, but changed to another before it was followed through, making the moves mix as one. Together, they looked beautiful. His red silk robes fluttered against the blue colored cloth of her dress each time they spun. Finally, they ended in in the same position as they began, every guest clapping and smiling.
"Thank you," he said as they bowed together. "That was fun." She gave him a bright smile and he led her out of the crowed. "I'll see if our table is ready. The whole gang is going to sit together during dinner. She gave him a big smile, excitement on her face. He smiled back and quickly walked back into the crowd.
"Did you see the Fire Lord dancing with that beautiful water tribe girl?" whispered a voice not to far from Katara. She looked around and noticed two fire nation girls gossiping together next to one of the giant pillars that resided throughout the room.
"How could I have missed it?" said one of them. "Everyone was watching. They looked amazing." The other one nodded.
"And I've never seen Fire Lord Zuko's eye shine so brightly. She's a lucky girl to have him love her so deeply." They both squealed and Katara could feel herself blushing and she felt flustered. At that moment. Zuko stepped beside her, his smile wide and his expression happy.
"Our table's ready," he said and she whirled around to meet his gaze.
"You're eyes aren't that shiny!" she blurted out nervously.
"Huh?"
A/N: I love doing drabbles. When I get bored I can just type up a little something and update. I like this one, but I don't think I did very well to be honest. Tell me what you think and give me ideas :D Thanks for reading!