not from around here | Zuko X OC

| chapter thirty three |

I'm crying, I would die for this boy everyday. every time I look at his hecking face I scream. I can't anymore, look at him, fucking look at this dork, I love him so much.
Anyways.

The tale of Zuko.

Another few days had passed and Saki and Zuko were working again, as they did everyday.
It was a more quieter time of the day, and they were just finishing up.
Zuko walked over to where Saki and Iroh were cleaning.

"Uncle. We have a problem." He said darkly.
Saki and uncle turned to him in surprise.
"One of the customers is onto us. Don't look now, but there's a girl over there on the corner table. She knows that we're fire nation." Zuko told them, coming in closer and hushing his voice.

Both Saki and uncle turned and looked at the girl as she took a sip of tea.
"Didn't I say don't look!" Zuko snapped.
"I've seen that girl in here quite a lot." Said Iroh thoughtfully.
"Me too. She always gives me good tips." Saki told them, nodding.
"Yes..." Said Iroh, thinking.

"It's obvious what's going on here. She likes you, Zuko." Saki stated, matter of factly.
"What!?" Shouted Zuko.

"Thank you for the tea."
Saki and uncle spun around and pretended to be doing something, Saki hiding her laughs with her hand so the girl wouldn't see.

"What's your name?" Asked the girl, sweetly.
"My name's Lee. My uncle, my friend and I just moved here." Zuko told her.
"Hi Lee. My name's Jin. Thank you. And, well, I was wondering if you'd like to go out sometime." She asked, smiling brightly.

Saki glanced at Zuko's dumbfounded face and almost burst out into a fit of laughter. Seeing Zuko like this made her laugh so much because it showed how much of an idiot he was, no matter how hard he tried to act smart.

"He would love to!" Intervened Iroh.
"Great! I'll meet you in front of the shop at sundown." Jin smiled at him. She walked out of the store and Saki burst out laughing, clutching at her stomach.
"What!?" Snapped Zuko. "You can't laugh! You've got that boyfriend of yours." He yelled, pulling a sour face as the word 'boyfriend'.

"Not that! Your face!" She said, in hysterics and doubling over to hold her stomach.
"I didn't know what to say okay! And I don't want to make a life here!" Zuko said angrily.
"Oh come on Lee, just give her a chance." Said Iroh, nodding encouragingly at his nephew.
"Yeah, she seems really sweet." Saki added, recovering from her laughter to smile at him.
"Fine." Zuko sighed.

"Oh, Banko is here! I'll see you later!" Saki called, taking off her apron and hanging it up as she ran to the door.

"Hey, cutie." Said Banko and kissed her on the cheek, putting his hands on her waist. Saki giggled and hugged him.

Zuko watched, bitterly and Iroh sighed, shaking his head at his nephew's jealousy. He had told Saki he would try and be nicer to Banko, however it was so hard when he hated him so much.

"Ready to go?" Banko asked.
"Yup, see you guys later!" Saki called, walking out the door with Banko. Uncle waved, but Zuko just glared at Banko's hand around her waist, aggressively wiping the counter.

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Saki and Banko were sat on the couch in Saki's apartment, reading together.
He occasionally leant down to kiss her forehead or cheek, which made Zuko scowl every time.

Uncle finished Zuko's hair and he walked towards the door.

"Your hair looks stupid." Saki told him.
"Thanks. Your face looks stupid." Zuko snapped back.
"My face isn't a mirror." Saki retorted.
"Mehmeh mehmeh meh meh." He mimicked.
Saki stuck her tongue out at him as he left and turned her attention back to her book.