Post by Coral on Jan 2, 2007 20:00:06 GMT -5
Yes, I do know my fanfiction doesn't have a very original name but...still..Anyway, here it is:
Ursa had started a tradition of picknicking as a family every year under the cherry trees during summer. However, the family was now broken and Zuko was to go by himself or not at all.
“Will you come with me?” he had asked every single family member he had. There were only two in the palace, Azula and Ozai. Azula had said it was too childish and Ozai had said Zuko was too old and should follow Azula’s example. Neither of them thought of the idea of sitting on a blanket while trying to keep the turtle ducks away from your food very appealing.
The young prince then started asking random people inside the palace, including the servants and cooks. All of them were too busy but Zuko could still tell that they felt pity for him. It just made him more depressed. Princes weren’t meant to be pitied, even if the prince in question was just twelve years old.
Everything had been upside down ever since Lu Ten died. Uncle had lost his honor, his son and his throne then, having no children to carry on his legacy. Shortly after that, mother and grandfather died. Iroh then decided to travel, too saddened by the death of his only son to come back to the Fire Nation.
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“Hello Mai,” said Zuko as he was walking towards the picnicking place by himself, having decided no one would accompany him.
“Oh, hi Zuko,” she said, blushing. Why she was so strange around Zuko, he didn’t know. He was too young to understand his sister’s best friend’s feelings.
“Where are you going?” asked Mai, still blushing, as Zuko seemed reluctant to talk.
“Nowhere,” answered Zuko.
“You can’t really be going nowhere, Zuko, everyone goes somewhere,” said Mai, trying to look smart. However, Zuko just looked at her, either annoyed or angry. Mai blushed yet again. Ty Lee would say it was some kind of record. Blushing, that is.
“See you Mai,” said Zuko after a long awkward silence. Mai just waved back, slightly ashamed.
Mai stared at Zuko and wondered what he carried on his picnic basket. A picnic? She almost laughed at the stupidity of her thoughts. She hesitated and decided to follow Zuko, unsure what to expect.
Zuko walked, with Mai unknowingly behind him, for a few minutes until he was facing the old cherry tree near the cliff. Mai stared at the tree, forgetting that there was nothing around to hide her from Zuko, transfixed, wondering at the largeness and beauty of a simple tree. At that moment, Zuko turned around.
“Mai!” he yelled, “What are you doing here?”
He didn’t sound angry, just confused and Mai told him she’d followed him from the palace to see what he was doing. The prince stared perplexed at her. His face was blank. Suddenly, Mai thought how Azula and Zuko were alike. For one thing, they rarely gave up.
“Why have you followed me?” asked Zuko, suddenly, there was an edge to his voice. Mai just stood there, unsure once again what to do. Zuko fumed to himself for a few minutes.
“Well, since you’re here, will you join me for a picnic?” he asked politely for someone who had just been stalked.
“Yes,” answered Mai coolly. She would finally spend some time with Zuko. The young girl had been waiting for a moment like this for a long time.
And there are (currently) 2 more chapters on FF.NET (link in my siggy)
Ursa had started a tradition of picknicking as a family every year under the cherry trees during summer. However, the family was now broken and Zuko was to go by himself or not at all.
“Will you come with me?” he had asked every single family member he had. There were only two in the palace, Azula and Ozai. Azula had said it was too childish and Ozai had said Zuko was too old and should follow Azula’s example. Neither of them thought of the idea of sitting on a blanket while trying to keep the turtle ducks away from your food very appealing.
The young prince then started asking random people inside the palace, including the servants and cooks. All of them were too busy but Zuko could still tell that they felt pity for him. It just made him more depressed. Princes weren’t meant to be pitied, even if the prince in question was just twelve years old.
Everything had been upside down ever since Lu Ten died. Uncle had lost his honor, his son and his throne then, having no children to carry on his legacy. Shortly after that, mother and grandfather died. Iroh then decided to travel, too saddened by the death of his only son to come back to the Fire Nation.
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“Hello Mai,” said Zuko as he was walking towards the picnicking place by himself, having decided no one would accompany him.
“Oh, hi Zuko,” she said, blushing. Why she was so strange around Zuko, he didn’t know. He was too young to understand his sister’s best friend’s feelings.
“Where are you going?” asked Mai, still blushing, as Zuko seemed reluctant to talk.
“Nowhere,” answered Zuko.
“You can’t really be going nowhere, Zuko, everyone goes somewhere,” said Mai, trying to look smart. However, Zuko just looked at her, either annoyed or angry. Mai blushed yet again. Ty Lee would say it was some kind of record. Blushing, that is.
“See you Mai,” said Zuko after a long awkward silence. Mai just waved back, slightly ashamed.
Mai stared at Zuko and wondered what he carried on his picnic basket. A picnic? She almost laughed at the stupidity of her thoughts. She hesitated and decided to follow Zuko, unsure what to expect.
Zuko walked, with Mai unknowingly behind him, for a few minutes until he was facing the old cherry tree near the cliff. Mai stared at the tree, forgetting that there was nothing around to hide her from Zuko, transfixed, wondering at the largeness and beauty of a simple tree. At that moment, Zuko turned around.
“Mai!” he yelled, “What are you doing here?”
He didn’t sound angry, just confused and Mai told him she’d followed him from the palace to see what he was doing. The prince stared perplexed at her. His face was blank. Suddenly, Mai thought how Azula and Zuko were alike. For one thing, they rarely gave up.
“Why have you followed me?” asked Zuko, suddenly, there was an edge to his voice. Mai just stood there, unsure once again what to do. Zuko fumed to himself for a few minutes.
“Well, since you’re here, will you join me for a picnic?” he asked politely for someone who had just been stalked.
“Yes,” answered Mai coolly. She would finally spend some time with Zuko. The young girl had been waiting for a moment like this for a long time.
And there are (currently) 2 more chapters on FF.NET (link in my siggy)