"A Girl From Ba Sing Se"| Zuko x reader [COMPLETED]

.twelve.

"Its just through here." Iroh stated, leading the two teens into a cavern bar in the next village. The place was loosly filled with patron who held drinks and soft smiles. Iroh's gaze was caught by a pai show table in the corner, and a man sitting in one of the seats. Iroh approached the Pai Sho table and asked if he may have this game. After placing the lotus tile in the center of the board, Fung and Iroh began what appeared to be a ritualistic game understood by the two of them, eventually creating a lotus formation with the tiles.

Y/n watched intently at the places of the tiles.

"Wow, I've never seen anyone play like that before." Y/n stated, still looking over the board.

"Because, this method is very, very old." Iroh's opponent replied.

Fung stands from his seat and states "I knew it. You two are wanted criminals with giant bounties on your heads!" and then tells A man across the room, "You think you're going to capture them and collect all that gold!"

The word gold catches the attention of the other patrons and, as Fung intended and the man feared, starts a brawl that enables Zuko, y/n and Iroh to escape without alerting the men who want the bounty on their heads.

The three are lead into a flower shop by Fung. Inside, the shop is beautiful, it was filled with flourishing earth nation flowers, none that were familiar to y/n.

"It is an honor to meet such a high ranking member of the The Order Of The White Lotus." The man said excitedly as he led them to the closed door in the back of the shop.

"And how is pai sho supposed to help us?" Zuko asks snarkily.

"I appologiz for my nephew, he wasn't taught to appreciate the crypic arts." Iroh said to the man.

After a cryptic exchange through a speakeasy-type opening of the door, Iroh and Fung are let into a back room, but Zuko and y/n were shut out.

"Sorry, it members-only, stay there until I come back." Iroh said throught the opening of the door. Zuko huffed and leaned back against a cart while y/n went to obsert the flowers. her fingertips brushed past several ceramic pots until she stopped at a pot of red lilies.

"I brought you flowers." Little Zuko said sheepishly. Y/n smiled, her heart fluttering as she took the bunch of fire lilies from his hands.

"Thank you Zuko!" She exclaimed. Zuko smiled as she hugged the bunch to her chest.

Y/n chuckled at the memory and picked one of the red flowers. They weren't fire lilies, but they would do. walking back to Zuko, she tucked on gingerly behind his ear. A blush dusted his face before he snatched it out. Y/n frowed and gave a pout as he helf the flower in his hand.

"You're so mean." She pouted playfully. Zuko sighed and quickly tucked it behind her ear, looking away with a small blush on his face.

"It looks much better on you anyway." he mumbled quietly. Y/n's eyes widened a little, then a small smile formed on her lips. Zuko grabbed her right hand, holding it loosely.

"I want to- uh... apologize, for the night at the spa. You were just looking out for me." He mumbled as y/n smiled brighter.

"Its okay." she said softly. Zuko lifted the hand he had in his grasp, and slowy he pressed her palm against the right side of his face. He closed his eyes as y/n cupped his cheek comfortingly. And they stayed like that for a long while, only breaking apart when the door at their side swung open.

"So what now?" Y/n asked as Iroh strolled out.

"Simple, we're going to Ba Sing Se to hide in plain sight." Iroh said calmly.