Red Flames (Mako x OC)

CH.3

It's been three weeks since I've meet Mako for the first time. We haven't talked once about the night we spent together if we can say so. Today, Lin wants me to come to an important event organized by the councilman Zuko. She wants me to meet him because she thinks he could help me with my bending problems. The situation wouldn't be so bad if it was just that, but I have to be ''presentable'' my aunt said and as stupid as I am, I didn't bring anything that looks ''presentable''. 

This morning, I was chilling on the roof when the postman came by, yelling at me something anyone could possibly understand. When I finally came down, he aggressively gave me a package and disappear on his bicycle. The package was very light and a little bit big, it came from home. That fact scars me a bit and I haven't opened the box yet...

It's been an hour now, I should open it. As I lift the box up in the air, a note slips on the floor of my room, I reach for it and anxiously read it.

Dear Lucy, 

Lin had let me know that you'll go to the Ball organized by the Firelady and I thought maybe you would like to have this. That dress was once your mother's favorite, it came from the Firenation itself. I hope you will enjoy the event and please do an effort for your hair darling!

love, mom.   

Once my mother's favorite? like my real mom! How could she know my real mother, had she been lying to me the whole time? I don't know how to react, the dress is beautiful all in red and gold with a dragon at the level of the belly. I don't know what the boys will think about it but I love it for sure!

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Time quickly fly by and soon enough it was Friday night and I was a big mess. My mother's dress sure looks good but I don't, I'm not the type to care about my look because I know I would concern way too much about it so I prefer to put on the mask of the perfect tomboy. I sighed and put the dress down, I don't want to look like an idiot in front of councilman Zuko and the Firelady and Bolin and Mako... Oh boy, I just put my hair up in a ponytail which you could qualify of ''presentable'' and went downstairs.

- Where's the dress, Lin point out as soon as my big toe touches the floor.

- Nah, it didn't fit, avoiding her intimidating gaze.

- And you think I'm dumb enough to believe that... that... whatever it is? she responds grabbing my wrist to drag me upstairs.  

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One hour and a half later we were in front of the Fire nation's mansion both dress up and ''presentable''.