The Banished Commander (ATLA fanfiction)

Eight

A/N: Hey lovelies! Sorry that it's been so long! I hit a writer's block for a bit as I've been debating about how I want to show the foundation of Zuko's and Zara's relationship. But as soon as I had that figured out, Wattpad had the issue where it deleted the sixth chapter of this and replaced it with a different story and I had to figure that out. And I'm hoping that you guys saw that it got fixed and I'm back to working on this story more than I was before! I love you guys and thanks for all the support you guys give me!

Zara's P.O.V. 

I'm walking around the Fire Nation as I'm heading towards the school, not really looking forward to the Prince's first day. 

"Why is he even coming to school? I thought they had their own private teacher?" I ask Ling as we stop at a corner 

"Fire Lord Ozai thought that it would be a good idea for him to get to know other people than the ones that Azula brings around," Ling explains 

"Did Lu Ten tell you these things or something?" I ask 

"Of course Lu Ten told me. He's the one who has to watch out for the prince while he is at the school." Ling laughs

"Does that mean you are too?" I ask 

"To a point. It is mostly Lu Ten's job but he brought me on it because he knew that I can get away with looking after kids your age better without it being weird." He says 

"What?" I ask 

"Well, we aren't announcing that the prince is going to our school." He says 

"Everybody pretty much knows what he looks like though." I point out 

"You would be surprised. You know that a lot of the kids that we go to school with could care less about something like that. So they don't really pay attention." He says "And not a lot of these people can afford to bring their children to the palace to see the announcements that the Fire Lord makes." 

I nod as I just look at him then shrug as we reach the school. 

"This is where we usually go separate ways but I need to make sure that the prince is good," Ling says 

"Okay. You know I could care less. This is what you guys are training for." I say 

He looks down at me before laughing as I go to walk towards the bench I usually sit on before school and pull out my book and start to read. 

"Hey look, it's the new kid." I hear a deep voice say 

I look up and see Chang and his crew all starting to gather around somebody. I sigh as I stand up and start to walk over to the crowd when I see Ling looking around. 

"What should we do this time to make the new kid feel welcomed?" Chang asks as he looks back at his friend

"Absolutely nothing," I say as I push myself up to the front of the crowd 

"And why's that honey?" He asks 

I scoff as I look at him, feeling as my hand warms up. 

"Why don't you show off for us with your amazing bending?" He laughs 

"Chang, you've been warned before. I'm not dealing with this." I start "You aren't doing anything to the new kid. Not on my watch." 

"Good thing I am pretty strong," Chang says 

I feel him grab my wrist as I wince knowing that the mark grew even more. 

"What? Your wrist bugging you?" He asks