Mrs. & Mr. Fire Lord (ATLA Zuko x OC fanfic)

Chapter I - A Mistake

The sun had finally set. The lanterns around the Ember Island's town had just been lit. Zuko and Iris decided to sneak in the theatre as normal citizens without the Fire Lord's guard. They were the Fire Lord and the Defender, what could go wrong? Besides, without wearing the Fire Lord's and the Fire Lady's formal clothes, they wouldn't attract much attention and get crowded.

"Ready, cupcake?" Zuko asked as he turned and looked at his beautiful wife. He couldn't help but smile widely. He was practically married to a goddess.

"Ready," Iris said giving him a smile.

"I was thinking, maybe we could go have some lunch afterwards," Zuko said tying his hands around her waist and bringing her closer.

"I'd love that," Iris said, as she planted a quick kiss on his lips and she pulled back. "Let's go,"

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The audience was almost full. But they managed to get a box for themselves so they could have some privacy. Iris and Zuko sat on the benches and waited for a few minutes for the rest of the people to settle on their seats and finally for the performance to start.

When the long red curtains were pushed aside, the lights darkened and the play started. Everyone stopped whatever they were doing and turned their attentions back on stage.

It started with Zuko's actor, a fake tomb and the scenery of the Western Air Temple in the background.

Actor Zuko was dramatically crying, fallen to his knees in front of the fake tomb and Actress Iris was staring at him from a balcony of the temple.

"We would be married by now... I thought we'd spent an eternity together... but you're gone!" Actor Zuko said dramatically.

Actress Iris sighed and she said "Are you kidding me?! I'm right here!" she exclaimed pointing her thumps at herself.

But he seemed to ignore her "... and you're never coming back again! I don't know if I'll be able to continue living without you!"

"Is this guy deaf?!" Actress Iris said irritatingly pointing at Zuko.

"I just want to say... I'll never forget you. I'll always love you," Actor Zuko said.

Actress Iris face-palmed her forehead in irritation and the crowd started laughing.

Zuko and Iris growled in irritation.

"I really hate those people," Iris said.

"Why do they have to make fun of everything?!" Zuko asked annoyed. "This was probably the worst day of my entire life,"

"Mine too," Iris agreed turning her gaze bitterly back on the floor. "It was so hard watching you being like this. And the fact that I couldn't tell you-"

"Wait, so you really were there?" Zuko asked surprised and he looked at her.

She looked back at him "I was..." she chuckled bitterly "...it was surprising to watch how many people attended my funeral,"

Zuko cupped her face as he pressed their foreheads together. "That's not happening ever again," he said soothingly.

Iris rested her head on his shoulder and they turned back on the play. After showing Iris's meetings with the Mother of Faces and Guru Pathik, they finally reached the scene when she and Sokka started fulfilling missions for the Red Shadow Demons.

Sokka had done a pretty good job as a script writer of the play. They showed how they were both tasked to kill one of the Fire Nation's Generals without anybody noticing. They showed all these damn, cruel things they were both forced to do. Iris remembered how difficult it was for Sokka to kill for the first time.