For You

Book One Chapter Fourteen : Meet Me In The Middle

"You are going to do WHAT ??" You shouted.
"Not so damn loud y/n. I don't want to get any body else involved in this." Zuko said hushing you down. You were both sitting down on his bed facing each other examined the blue prints and maps of the Yu Yan Fortress.
"Let me just do a little recap of your plan so you can hear how mad stupid and dangerous it is."
"You could just say no to my-" you pressed your finger on his lips to stop him from talking
"Shhh Shh shh." You pointed to the blue prints, "You want to sneak into the most highly guarded and heavily armed fortress in the neighborhood because you SUPPOSE that Zhao is there cooking up some evil scheme to capture the avatar before you."
"I don't suppose, i'm sure of it. He wants to get the archers on his side."
"Speaking of the Yuyan archers ! Show even a glimpse of your being and they will shoot arrows all over your chest if not your head first."
"I know, that's why we will go when the sun is down."
"Right, right. We will just pull up to the gates and say hi! Zuko and y/n here, we heard you wanted to take some prisoners in so we volunteered ourselves because we are so stupid. By the way! I got dragged into this so please, just get me back to my Daddy who will put me in the war lines until all my hair turns grey ! Zuko will gladly be taken for treason against the Fire Lord and he can live happily ever after like an animal in cage !"

Zuko sighed and took your finger off the blueprints.
"I will do it, even if you're not coming with me."
"I will lock you in your room."
"I'll melt the door."
"I will tie you up."
"I'll burn the ropes."
"I will use metal handcuffs."
"These melt too."
"Ugh!!!"
"You can't stop me, i will get in the fortress and find out every bit of information he got about the Avatar."
"Fine. I'll come." You held your pinky up to him, "Promise we'll get out of there free and alive."
He curled his pinky around yours and pressed his thump against yours to seal the promise.
"I promise."
"Okay then, let's go spy on admiral asshole."
Zuko chuckled "It suits him."
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"Decided what's our excuse to our little getaway tonight ?" You walked in Zuko's room with a tray of tea set. You put it down on the low table where Zuko was already sitting. You set the table for two, two tea cups and a kettle of jasmine tea. Zuko doesn't like sugar in his'.
"Maybe."
"What is it ?" You served him a cup of tea first then poured yours, you added two petals of dried candied roses and mixed it up.
"What do you think people will assume when two teenagers sneak out in the middle of the night ? We don't need to think of an excuse."
"Hm, maybe. But i think i will need to disguise myself a bit more."
"Why ?" He blowed on his tea.
"Well, it would be less suspicious if i went out as a boy. So when the news go out, they will search for two men not some guy and a girl." You tapped the teaspoon on the rim of your cup and tasted it.

"You don't really look like a boy." Zuko chuckled and sipped his tea.
"Yeah i might need to press down my boobs."
Zuko choked on his tea and coughed. You raised a brow and looked at him. He stroke his chest as his eyes began to tear up.
"P-Press down ? What does that mean ?"
"It means exactly how i worded it. You just have to take a deep breath. Puff up your chest, then go around with bandages. Two fingers width tho, do it too tight and you might suffocate. It kinda makes it hard to breath sometimes. Nothing serious."

Zuko looked at you completely lost. He then looked at your breasts, they weren't too big he guessed but definitely noticeable.
"Hey, my eyes are up here." You snapped your fingers twice.
"Do you do this often ? Press down your...?"
"My boobs ?"
"Yeah."
"Not really, i started when i entered my first division. They only had boy's armor so."
"Oh, i see."
"I'm completely unrecognizable when i dress up as a boy."
"Not really."
You chuckled, remembering at the start of all this when you disguised as Lee to escape the fire nation.

"I do think really. Not even you could recognize me."
"Actually i always do General Lee."
"You knew ?"
"Of course." He laughed, "I would recognize your voice and the way you walk anywhere. You weren't very creative with the name though."
"Why didn't you say hi then !"
"I didn't question it. The way you looked at me i knew you were running from something."