The Fire Within - an atla fanfic (Zuko x OC)

So You Think You Can Stone Me

Zuko, Aang, and I finished another firebending form in the courtyard at Ember Island. I stretched my quad muscles and sat down next to Zuko.

"Doesn't it seem kinda weird that we're hiding from the Fire Lord in his own house?" Katara asked as she sat next to Toph.

Zuko wiped the sweat off himself with a towel. "I told you, my Father hasn't come here since our family was actually happy. And that was a long time ago. This is the last place anyone would think to look for us."

Sokka and Suki walked into the courtyard with a piece of paper. Sokka looked around at us excitedly. "You guys are not going to believe this. There's a play about us."

"We were just in town and we found this poster." Suki said.

I ran over and glanced at the poster in curiousity. It was a picture of a weird looking Aang, Sokka, and Katara lined up. There looked to be Zuko's face in the background.

"What? How is that possible?" Katara asked as she and Aang looked at the poster.

Sokka flipped the poster around. "Listen to this. "The Boy in the Iceberg is a new production from acclaimed playwright Pu On Tim who scoured the globe gathering information on the Avatar from the icy South Pole to the heart of Ba Sing Se. His sources including singing nomads, pirates, prisoners of war and a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage.""

"Brought to you by the critically acclaimed Ember Island Players." Suki finished.

"Ugh. My Mother used to take us to see them. They butchered "Love Amongst The Dragons" every year." Zuko complained.

"Nerd." I said endearingly to Zuko. I glanced back at the poster. "Hey, Zuko's scar is on the wrong side."

Zuko stepped next to me and examined it in anger. "Clearly this is not a quality play."

"Sokka, do you really think it's a good idea for us to attend a play about ourselves?" Katara warned.

"Come on, a day at the theatre? This is the kind of wacky time wasting nonsense I've been missing." Sokka begged.

"I have more important things to do than watch a play." I said as an excuse.

"No, you don't." Zuko said with a scoff.

I thought for a moment. "Wait, actually I do. My father's wife is hiding here away from him. I need to go check on her."

"Okay. Ashley has an excuse not to go but everyone else has to go." Sokka stated. "The showing is tonight."

I smiled victoriously to Zuko, who was frustrated.

"Tell me how the play was when I get back." I told Zuko as I got read to leave to see Hana.

"I will. I bet you will definitely be missing out." Zuko said with a tiny smile.

"Yeah, right. I probably will be missing out, it seems like such a good play." I replied sarcastically.

He kissed my cheek and gave my shoulder a pat. "Alright, I'll see you later."

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I put a hood over my light hair as I walked around the main part of Ember Island. I would be fine from the law, it's not like people knew who I was. I glanced over to a wall and saw wanted posters plastered on it. I squinted and saw a girl who looked pretty similar to me on one of the posters. Ok, well maybe people did know who I was. Regardless, I'd be fine.

It was hard to find things in the Fire Nation. I couldn't read anything, so I felt pretty useless when it came to a lot of things. I went up to an old lady who seemed nice. "Hello, do you know where Dr. Liang's vacation home is?" I tried to sound polite.