Burning Desire (Zuko x Reader)

•Chapter 4•

You woke up from a dreamless land, and wished you had stayed asleep. You realise you're not on your usual bed of straw back in the lower barracks, but you are on a soft mattress with pillows and comfy bedding. You frown, confused and also realise that your hair is untied and you're in a soft red robe. You stretch, not wanting to worry and slip your feet on the ground and wince. You look at your left leg and find that your calf was burned. "Huh, so the traitor's awake," You jump, you were so preoccupied with yourself that you didn't realize the crown prince was watching your every move. As you fall on the ground, Zuko gets up and walks up to you until he's right above you. You immediately get up and bow but he grabs your arm and jerks you. You don't argue, you know you have committed a treason and you should be executed. 

He glares at you, "You're lucky that Iroh pleaded for me to spare you, or you would have been dead. You shake, even though you're a good warrior, you know better than to be confident in front of Zuko. "Anyways you've been given new quarters." He clearly doesn't like this new arrangement. He grabs your bad hand and you wince, biting your lip to hold in the hiss. "You were lucky to be here. Remember your place, PEASANT." he growls softly at you. This arouses your nerves and you want to shout but control yourself at the last second. "Permission to speak, my prince," You manage to get out without snapping. "Go ahead." Zuko is in monotone mode. Internally you're boiling but you get it out, "My prince, don't compare me to a peasant. I am literally the best soldier you have on this ship, maybe even in this nation. I have stayed with you for 3 years since your banishment away from the fire nation. I have consulted everyone and everything for locations of the Avatar. I have also suffered a lot, MORE than YOU can understand. I am also dubbed as the protector of the weak. I understand capturing the Avatar for your honor, but attacking the poor and the weak for information, that is just low, cruel, and immoral of you. I am sorry my prince, but this is just my opinion and the real truth!" as you spit this out, the grip on your bad hand increases until it's almost blinding. Light steam from Zuko's hand wafts from his grip. You are determined not to shout out, but uncontrollable tears slip from the corners of your eyes. Zuko's eyes widened in a small surprise. He lets go and you collapse onto the ground looking up at Zuko in tears. His regular scowl returns and he leaves the room without saying anything.

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You huff and realize you're late for training. You decide to leave your [hair color] locks down because you didn't have the time to put it up.You're wearing a loose red soft top with loose pants that go to the calf. You have a katana sheathed on your hip and dual swords like the ones in prince Zuko's room. 

You walk towards the front of the ship. Since you already revealed your firebending, you don't have a reason to hide it anymore, therefore you take out your troubles on the trainers. They didn't stand a chance. You did a leg flip and landed on your palms, while using your legs to firebend at the first trainer. The trainers blinked for a couple of seconds before running away in fear. "You've got fire, you" you heard a voice behind you. "Oh! Good morning general Iroh!" You say with false cheerfulness. "Good job! But I see you're lacking in the left leg, did something injure you?" Oh... you look down at your left leg and see that your burn was revealed. "Uh, I just got hu- I mean- Burned by a soldier." You get out. "Oh I see, I understand that my nephew has done this?" you nod and say, "Thank you for pleading for me, you have saved my life and I am forever in your debt." As you say this you bow down. Iroh laughs a good hearty laugh. "No need, I see you have potential." As you two were talking, the crown prince came up for his training. He gets up and eyes you and Iroh, wondering what you had discussed. Then he sees you. His eyes train on yours like his father, which earns a shiver down your spine. What was WRONG with the imperial family... You leave as Zuko takes off his robe and gets ready to practice. You head to the kitchens with your newfound title and order a plate of mini custard buns. You take them to your quarters only to find a letter on your table. Who could be sending you a letter at this time...? You put down the buns, but not before taking a bite out of one. You read the note:

Soldier [First Name] [Last Name],

You are summoned to crown prince Zuko of the fire nation's chambers at 5 pm. Do NOT be late. Bring your weapons and make sure no one is informed. Burn this letter after reading.

The General

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(Phew! My hands are cramping from typing ;-;

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