i'm fifteen, you jerk! (a:tla, reader insert)

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

"Y/N, wake up." someone shook your shoulder, and you groaned, cracking open your eyes. "Oh. Prince Zuko, you're supposed to be dead." you murmured, seeing dark hair. You opened your eyes more, and you saw Katara, not your brother. "Forgive me, Katara. I saw dark hair, and my wants tricked my eyes."

"I am Joo Dee, and I'm your guide. Now, let's start the tour." you grabbed her shoulder. "No. The name's Princess Jia, and I'm King Bumi of Omashu's great-granddaughter. I demand an audience with the king of Ba Sing Se immediately." she ignored you, starting to talk again.

"It's a cycle." you stared out of the window, seeing unhappy faces. "What do you mean? Elaborate on your opinion, Princess Jia." you sighed. "The poor will try fruitlessly to move up the food chain and into the Middle Ring. You rich will be living it up in your mansions, while sickness and poverty run rampant. It's a cycle, one that can be broken, by only the rich."

"You guys can do whatever the fuck you want, I'm going to get some tea." Joo Dee blocked your path. "I swear to god-" Katara held you back from punching her. "Okay, how about this. Joo Dee, you go help the other find Appa, and I go get some tea. Please? My father's spoken highly of this place, and I need to see for myself." she nodded, still smiling her creepy smile.
"Okay, guys. I'm gonna walk now. I'll see you all later." you left the house, starting to walk. Now, I do want some tea. It would be a good way to calm down, and Zuko and Azula would finally get some peace and quiet. The Lower Ring would be the best place, especially if I want to help break the cycle of poverty.

"You! Miss! You're very pretty! Ah! I see you have children!" someone called out to you, and you turned to see an older man with a cart full of...hair ribbons? "Ah, no, sir. They're my younger siblings, Lee and Kyoka. I'm taking them on a walk so my mother can take a rest." you walked towards the man, interested in what he had to say.

"I sell hair ribbons, and I see that you have a very rich black color. Come, would you like to try out a hair ribbon? The first one's free." he offered, and a pair of red hair chopsticks caught your eye. "Thank you, sir. Those red hair chopsticks interest me. If you don't mind, I'll take those free and come back later when I have more money." he frantically nodded, pulling out the chopsticks.

"Would you mind if I did your hair, miss?" he seemed nervous, as if he didn't want to offend you. "Thank you so much, sir. You can do whatever you think is best." he wound your hair around the wood, tying it into a bun. "Here you go, miss. Please come back, you're a wonderful young girl." he held up a mirror, and you couldn't deny that the chopsticks looked great in your hair.

"I will, sir. Thank you!" you walked off, cradling Zuko and Azula. "Lee and Kyoka. I like those names, don't you, my loves?" you picked up your pace, wanting to reach the Lower Ring by nightfall. You hummed, greeting people who waved at you with a smile and a bow of the head.

"Hello, miss. Welcome to my tea shop. Sit down, sit down." an elderly man sat you down, starting to talk to you. "You're very pretty, miss. And as are your children. What are their names?" you smiled gently, removing the scarf off of Zuko and Azula's heads.

"Lee and Kyoka. My name is Jia, it's very nice to meet you, sir." he introduced himself, telling you that he would get one of his employees to tend to your needs. You removed the scarf, setting it on the table. "Hey. Hey. Hi. How do you feel, now that we're finally in Ba Sing Se? We've gotten away from-" someone cleared their throat, and you had to stifle your gasp when you saw it was Zuko.

"Hi," he greeted, and it was clear that he didn't have any experience in waiting. Well, of course he didn't. He was royalty, after all. "Hello there, sir. I would like a Jasmine tea. Of course, if you have any?" he cleared his throat again, nodding. "Yeah, we do." you giggled as he walked away, watching him leave.