I woke up to the smell of tea and the feeling of warmth. I opened my eyes and see Iroh making tea. The warmth feeling came from the fire below it.
"Good morning." Iroh says smiling.
"Good morning, Iroh." I said as I rubbed my eyes. I looked around the room and saw Zuko sleeping.
"He fell asleep not too long ago." Iroh says.
"At least he's getting some sleep." I said as I walked over to Iroh. "What tea are you making?" I question.
"Chai. It's one of my favorites." Iroh says smiling.
"I don't think I've ever had Chai tea before." I say with a curious face.
"I think you'll like it, it contains lots of spices and flavors." Iroh says as he pours some of the tea into two cups. He hands me a cup and I take it, smiling back at him.
"It smells good." I say as I sniff the warm cup of tea. I proceed to take a sip and experienced the flavors of the spiced tea. My eyes widen in surprise. "This is really good too, thank you!" I say to Iroh with a delighted face.
He laughs slightly and nods, "You're welcome."
Iroh and I continue to sip our tea, until I break the silence.
"Are we still training today?" I question.
Iroh looks over at Zuko before speaking, "Yes, but not for long. It's best if we leave for Ba Sing Se today."
"I understand." I say looking towards Zuko, knowing Iroh said we should leave today for Zuko's sake. "Do you think he'll sleep for long?" I question.
"I hope so." Iroh says concerned.
"Me too." I reply, sipping more of my tea.
"After seeing your bending from last night, I think we'll skip water bending training today, and only train in fighting." Iroh says to me.
"Sounds good to me. I'd love to master it." I say.
"It takes a long time to master, but I can see you being a great warrior." Iroh says smiling.
My eyes grow wide and my face grows to a smile, "A warrior." I say to myself and smile, "I've always wanted to be one of those." I say to Iroh smiling.
Iroh laughs and smiles in response. A warrior. Iroh's the first, besides Yue, to ever tell me I could be a great warrior. On the other hand, my father was the first to tell me I couldn't be one.
"So did Zuko say anything before he went to bed?" I asked.
"No, he fell asleep right away." Iroh replies, "Was he suppose to say something?" Iroh asks, raising an eyebrow.
"No," I say laughing slightly, "Just wondering if he talked about what we did while you were unconscious."
"There's more? I thought it was just training, rice and tea." Iroh says, quoting my words from the day prior.
"Well- Ahem- You know training, rice, tea, watching the sun rise and set. I taught him how to make shadow puppets." I said laughing.
"Really! Are you good at them?" Iroh questions.
"I'm not the best but me and Yue used to do them all the time and he's never done them before." I reply, finishing my tea.
Iroh laughs slightly in response, "That's very kind of you." Iroh says.
"It was fun." I say smiling, setting down my cup.
"I'm sure it was." Iroh says smiling.
Iroh finishes his tea as he stands up, "I think now is a good time to begin your training."
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Protected Princess || Zuko
FanfictionAfter living her whole life in the Northern Water Tribe, Hai was tired of her tribes ways and customs. She did not want to be forced to get married at 16 nor did she want to keep her water bending to strictly healing. Upon arrival of the Avatar, Hai...
