Zuko x reader

Chapter 2

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Iroh's POV
I just saw this girl single handedly bring my nephew to the ground with her hand. I mean that's one way to stop Zuko from his non stop yelling, I should try that next time maybe- "Excuse me?". My thoughts were interrupted as the girl started to speak. She starts to bow down and apologize.

"I'm terribly sorry for all the trouble I have caused and if it's not to much of you, can you tell me how I got here?" She said, feeling awkward and uncomfortable. I realized this immediately and started to make a bit of small talk with her to try and make her more comfortable instead of on edge too.

"Ahhh, I should be the one to apologize, for I was the one who brought you here when you seemed to be injured but my nephew woke you up. I shall tell you about what happened that very night."

Flashback to the night where (Y/N) passed out

Iroh was trying to make some tea for the night to relive some stress from having to deal with Zuko and his rage. Also what's wrong with just wanting to have some tea?

Iroh starts preparing the tea kettle when suddenly he can't find the spark rocks to heat up the water. He goes downstairs to ask the neighbors if he can borrow one of theirs. He leaves the shop/home, reflecting on how Zuko and him first started here.
He stills remembers it to this day and will never forget it for it is sowed into his heart as the top 10 worse anime betrayals.

(This is when Iroh didn't own the tea shop but worked at it with Zuko. Also, I just realized but this is a flashback within a flashback. The second flashback will be italicized and underlined while the original flashback will just be italicized hope that makes sense.)

Iroh was tying his apron on when the string didn't go all the way around him: his tummy being just a bit too big. The owner of the store, Pao, said
"I have an extra string in the back, have some tea while I go get it." Iroh nods okaying it because when will Iroh never let the opportunity of having tea pass. Pao pours the tea into two cups and gives them to Zuko and Iroh, leaving to go to the back of the shop to find the extra string.

Iroh sighs in relief: "Finally some tea! I was feeling a bit stressed lately". With a smile on his face he takes the cup and starts to sip the tea. He immediately stops drinking the tea to put the cup to his eye level, examining it like it would tell him all its secrets. With the most disgusted face ever Iroh says enraged "Blech! This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!"

Zuko looks at him with a deadpanned expression. "Uncle that's what all tea is." Iroh gasps! He never heard such vulgar words in his life. He looks back to Zuko and tells him in an angry/upset tone, "How could a member of my own family say something so horrible?! We'll have to make some major changes around here."

Iroh just sighs thinking about it, right at the moment he passes you without even realizing it. You are laying on the ground in an alley where the trash cans are. It happens to be right next to the  tea shop. Your face was planted on the ground from when you fainted out of nowhere. A groan comes out of your mouth and Iroh freezes. Iroh looks around his surroundings, when suddenly he sees the smallest little glint in the dark, something shiny. He starts to get closer when, the shinning object suddenly started to move. Iroh gets into a defensive stance and says quietly but strong, "Whoever is there show yourself."