Zuko's POV
I unpinned my headpiece and pulled my armour off before sitting down and spreading out a piece of parchment and preparing my ink.
I sighed.
How was I going to say this?
I tapped my thumb on the page and bit the inside of my cheek.
Dear Y/N,
I don't really know what I'm supposed to say, but I'm leaving. I'm sorry that you had to find out this way, I'll be back when the war is over.
Please stay safe, and know that I meant everything I said.
- Zuko
I sighed as I placed the note on my bed and wrapped my cloak around me, as I made my way towards the door it swung open and Y/N appeared from behind it,
"Zuko, we need to talk abou- where are you going?"
My heart dropped.
She eyed the note on my bed and opened it up, her eyes widening as she read it, her expression became blunt and she glared at me,
"So you were just going to leave? That's it. No goodbye? Just this lousy note."
She dashed the note at me and I fathomed the words,
"I'm sorry, Y/N..."
She bit her lip and looked away, squeezing her eyes shut,
"I gave up everything to bring you home, I dropped my entire life to chase a twelve-year-old bald kid around the world because you couldn't. I left my friends, my family, my position in the army... for you to run away!?"
"Then come with me, Y/N."
"What...?"
"I need to fix the wrong doings of this nation, I need to join him... I need to join the avatar."
She squinted her eyes and shook her head in disbelief,
"I cannot believe this..."
"I'm doing this for my country."
"You're betraying your country."
"I'm not. I need to help put an end to this war, I can't let you or anyone else run off to fight a battle that doesn't need to be fought. Please, try to understand."
She cut her eyes at me and spat,
"No. Now if you'll excuse me, your highness, there's an invasion going on, so I'm going to protect the country that you're supposed to rule one day."
As she turned to leave I grabbed her wrist,
"Wait!"
"What do you want!?"
"I know where your water bending came from, I know about your parents."
Her eyes widened and she took a deep breath before relaxing,
"How?"
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Fire & Rain: Book 1
FanfictionI wrote this for myself but you can read it, too, if you'd like. Y/N is a water bender who was born on board a fire navy ship holding Southern Water Tribe captives, she was left in a Fire Nation orphanage and was eventually adopted by Fire Nation n...
