"Guess we should start unpacking." Zuko looked over at Jet. Zukos' eyes met Jets' dark brown eyes like moist soil and his body shivered unintentionally as they pierced Zuko's heart.
"You're sleeping with me." Jet sated matter-of-factly.
Zuko stared at Jet blankly not letting himself process Jet's words. He knew Jet was being serious he just couldn't tell if he meant sleep together or sleep together. When Zuko finally let the words sink in, he blushed so much that his pale skin turned tomato red, the hairs on his neck shot straight up, and all he could do was fail at completing a sentence.
"Wh-you-no-wa-com-WHAT?" Zuko short-circuited leaving him talking five miles a minute "Isn'tthattakingthingsalittlefast?ButImeanwecoulddoitIdon'tmindbutIdon' ? ?Whatwasshelike? ?Butifyoudon'." Jet smiled and took this opportunity to land another kiss on Zuko to quite him down. It did the trick Zuko was quite when Jet lips left his. Jet bent down and picked up Zuko's luggage and headed to his room.
"WAIT!" Jet turned to look at Zuko. "Why do I have to sleep with you!" Zuko took a deep breath readying what he was going to say to Jet but he couldn't say anything.
"Because I have to "babysit" you and I can't do that if you're not in my room." Jet had his smirk plastered on his face which made Zuko's blood boil. You think I will do whatever you say but you wrong! Right when Zuko was going to say something Jet interjected.
"Besides we always slept in the same room together when we slept over at each others' house since elementary so what has change?" Jet asks sincerely. What has changed! You wouldn't know because you didn't talk to me for three years! Is what Zuko wanted to shout at Jet but he just couldn't find the will to do so. Jet walked back to Zuko and ruffled his hair.
"Did you miss me that much?" That was it. Zuko kneed Jet's crotch and took off out of the Jade Dragon. If you could tell why did you tease me so much!
"Why didn't you just tell him the truth?" Iroh sighed from the entrance of the garden.
"Why so he could freak out?" Jet glared at Iroh.
"I meant about how you felt these past three years instead of teasing him." Iroh just looked at Jet kindly.
"Because he's a baka." Jade commented on her way to the kitchen. Jet wanted to argue but she was right. He never meant to not talk to Zuko for three years it just happened. Even though he wrote Zuko a letter ever day he just couldn't send the letters because if he did he would abandon everything and go back home and he wouldn't have been able to become Zuko's "babysitter".
"Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking but to get there they must say ten thousand things out loud." Iroh kindly advised Jet. Jet softened his gaze and nodded his head. Jet understood what Iroh was saying but it was always difficult for him to communicate his feelings to Zuko. The kiss on junior high graduation was his only way of telling Zuko how he felt but he couldn't stay to hear he was rejected though now that he's back he sees Zuko has the same feelings. Now he feels guilty about not saying anything at all even if Zuko was to hate him he should've said goodbye or something.
"I'll bring him back." Jet promised. Iroh just smiled, nodded, and headed off to serve his world famous tea. In the kitchen Jade was cutting up vegetables.
"Are you sure it was better for Zuko not knowing what is happening?" Jade asked Iroh. At fist Jade might seem cold and distant she was actually very loving and caring. Iroh looked out the window.
"I hope so."
Zuko had no idea where he was. After running away from Jet he just moved in random directions and now he was lost. He was just another person in the crowd. This is why I hate the cit! You never know who's in the crowd. Zuko tired of the crowd goes down an alleyway.
"Hey pretty boy won't you play with us?" Two guys were in front of Zuko holding knives. The one that spoke must be about 6' with tan skin, should length brown hair, bright green eyes, and a devilish smirk that seemed to grow once he fully show Zuko. The other one was average height with paler skin, he had short spiky red hair, he wasn't smiling, and the deepest set a blue that Zuko had ever seen. I know those eyes from somewhere. Both were wearing tan short-sleeved tunics with blue and red flowers and black pants. Zuko glared at the two while he sensed there were two more guys by the alleyways' entrance. This is going to be fun. He smirked and readied his stance.
"Since I have nothing better to do why don't I beat the crap out of you?" Zuko raised his arms to signal to come at him. The one that spoke lost his smirk and glared at him. He went after Zuko full charge. The other one just stood there and shook his head. Zuko jumped over and landed on the back of the tall one and jumped off causing the tall one to land face first in on the concrete. There was a crunch sound signaling that the tall one had broken his nose. Zuko's eyes shone with excitement and a little bloodlust. It's been a while since I was in a fight. I'm exited! Zuko started fighting when he entered high school. Bakas would challenge him to a fight and if Zuko could get out of it he would. He never understood why everyone wanted to fight him. But when he couldn't he would end it with a bloody beating and the instigators would have sustained a least a couple broken bones. That is how he got the nickname Fire Dragon, Fire because of his familys' company and Dragon because of his power. The only people to see him fight ended up in the hospital.
"I'm gonna kill you, bitch!" The tall one growled as he got up. He lost his knife in the fall. The short one might be more of challenge but if Zuko got hit by this guy it might be over for him. Zuko stayed light on his feet and dodge all the attacks the tall one threw at him even countering some with well placed punches. Those punches might seem like they did nothing but just wait a little bit. What Zuko was trying to do didn't pass the short one. The short one smirked and walked towards Zuko. The tall one lost the ability to move his arms.
"What did you do to me?" Zuko answered with a axe kick to the face knocking the tall one out cold. The shorter one started clapping.
"Bravo, kid." KID! You can't be more the twenty and you're calling me a KID! Zuko glared at the shorter one but stood in his stance ready to attack or defend. "Sorry for the late interdiction. My friend over there is just so rash we can never do things in order." The short one sighs and shakes his head. Zuko waits. "My name is Atsuo and that guys' name is Eri." Zuko almost laughed out loud. You're friendly all right.
"How do you write that?" Zuko asked. Atsuo smiled up at him.
"Ironic isn't it. My name tells people that I'm friendly even though I'm not. But that doesn't matter. Weather you come quietly or not you're coming with us." Atsuo smile became dark. This was not a man to take lightly.
"Says who, you?" Zuko sneered.
"Says me." Zuko spun around. Damn it! Why couldn't I sense you! Zuko was on edge. "Has it been so long since you saw me last that you have forgotten me?" Zuko didn't know what to make of this woman in front of him but he didn't have much time to think since Atsuo knocked him out. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
"A little advice, keep your eye on your opponent kid." Atsu mocked Zuko. Atsuos' smirk was the last thing Zuko saw. I'm going to kill you!
Atsuo in Japanese means Friendly Man. In Japan your name could be written in multiple ways that's why people ask how to write it.
~Atsuo can be written with the characters for "industry; kindliness" (atsu) and "husband; man" (o). Other possibilities include "sultry; hot; summer heat" (atsu) and "incense; smell; perfume" (o), as well as "friendly; harmonious" (atsu) and "man" (o).
~Eri is both a Japanese and Hebrew name. In Hebrew it means My Protector and in Japanese it means blessed with reason. I am using the Hebrew meaning. I'm using this because Eri is like Atsus' protector even though he seems to be useless right now.
So what's going to happen to Zuko? What is the secret everyone knows except Zuko? And who is the mysterious woman? Wait for the next chapter to find out.