Avatar The Last Airbender Fan Fiction ❯ Nothing But Your Servant ❯ A Hint of Jealousy ( Chapter 15 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
~Zuko~
Waking up more earlier than usual to a grumbling stomache, I threw on my cloak since it was still quite dark and cold. Making my way through the dark hallways with my hand lit in a flame to coordinate my way, I walked into the kitchen and lit the main lanterns. The room was now alive with light and I found some fruit left on the counter. As I began to munch on the fruit, I looked around the room to find the kitchen door missing.
"...Aida.." I said lowly and I chuckled to myself. She made the guard take the kitchen door. Heh.
~Zenaida~
Today marks the 3rd month at sea. I walk around the port with Prince Zuko to stretch our legs that are cramped from the boat's scene. The smell of freshly caught fish shoves itself up my unwilling nostrils and I scrunch my nose at the scent. Now that we're in a larger public crowd, I make sure to keep a respectable distance between us. I don't doubt for a second that the men on our ship know about our relationship, but everyone knows that what happens on the ship stays on this ship, which meant we could express our affection a little more freely. But here in public, we were only master and servant.
Prince Zuko met with a group of the other 32 captains and I stayed back to let them have a quick and private conversation. After a few minutes, Prince Zuko returned to where I stood.
" We are going to stay a few hotels tonight since we are sick of the sea. Our fleet will take off tomorrow." he said quickly to me before walking ahead of me. I followed obediently, watching the thick crowd bowing at his prescence. Men stared at me and although I was flattered at the small attention, it felt awkward because I could see Prince Zuko looking out of the corner of his eyes at the few bold men who called out to me. As we walked deeper into the busy, bustling city, the number of bows increased and so did the calls. Prince Zuko got irritated enough to the point where he turned to the crowd of men that I had created.
" Shut up!" he yelled and it seemed as if the whole city went completely silent. The men, looking extremely humiliated, blended into the regular people who stared on. I gave them a hopeless grin, feeling bad that they had felt his wrath. " Let's go, servant." he said and I followed. The trip to the hotel that was in the middle of the large city was silent. No man the rest of that night called out to me and I was greatful for it. Sometimes it flattered me, and sometimes it bothered me that men would waste their breathe and time on me when it's obvious that they aren't going to get anything out of it.
When we arrived at the hotel, I seen that there was a flock of girls outside the hotel. Their giggles and murmurs could be heard over the noise of the lively city as their crowd parted for us to enter. I looked up to see most of the girls blushing with silly grins on their faces while pointing to Prince Zuko. A handful of the girls stared at me, their curious eyes looking me up and down while whispering to the girls around them.
" Prince Zuko! I am honored to be in your presence!" A bold girl called out as she ran in front of him and got on her knees to bow. Prince Zuko cleared his throat and I could see he was slightly blushing as he rubbed the back of his neck.
" Uhm, thanks...I guess." he said helplessly with a grin slowly spreading on his usually pursed lips. Giggles grew louder and more abundant as he did this and I couldn't help but feel the most smallest hint of jealousy in my chest.
" Why? He's not even worth it, Zenaida!" I could hear Aida hiss in my head, but I ignored her and watched as other girls came and bowed in front of him. I mean, alright, he is cute. But he's not all that, you know! There are so many cuter and sexier guys out there! Why do these girls have to flock to my guy? My guy? Did I just call him that?
" Please, stand. I need to get into my hotel." he said in a tone that was struck between shy and demanding. His thick strands of hair that hung in front of his face shook as he looked at the flock of girls that had grown. I could feel my inside growing impatient and irritated with all of these girls around. Okay, I need to keep calm. I'm going to be the one in his arms at the end of the day so I'll just be patient. Let these gir-
" Ah!" Prince Zuko yelped as a girl that looked my age tackled his body with a hug. I could feel the anger that barely rages fling out.
~Zuko~
A thick, stone wall quickly rose up between me and the girl that had jumped on me, ripping her arms from my body. The stone wall rose almost as about 10 feet up. I stared up at it like everyone else and I turned around to Zenaida. I knew it had to be her because she's the only earthbender around. She blushed hard, but her eyes had a streak of anger and determination in them, which made me grin at her reaction to a girl giving me attention. Now she knows how I feel when guys call to her. Her feet were glued to the ground, her hands in the air from the bending. She lowered her hands and relaxed her stiff legs as the stone wall plummeted back into the ground. Everyone stared at her in either fascination or horror that she did that. I know the crowd was waiting for an explanation for why she did that in my presence. Something flicked in Zenaida's eyes and she stood up straight, smirk on her lips, confident look on her face.
" No one touches royalty." Aida stated loud enough for the crowd to hear while her eyes pierced through the girl's who had jumped on me. She had fallen to the ground from the force of the stone wall and now had a fearful look on her face. She stumbled to her feet and moved into the crowd. My uncle cleared his throat and gestured us in. When in the privacy of our room, I locked the door. " Aren't I good at protecting you?" Aida asked as she plopped on my bed without taking off her shoes. Already accustomed to her attitude, I threw my cloak on a chair and opened a window.
" Zenaida threw up that stone wall." I stated as I took in the scenenery of the neon lights that scattered the tall buildings of the large city. Complimentary fruit and other items had been set on the table and Aida leaned over to pick off a grape.
" She did. But I saved you from having to pretend to punish your servant in public from bending, didn't I? I pretended to act as your guard or protector or some shit like that." she stated with a small smirk before placing the grape on her tongue. She held it firmly between her lips for a moment before it got chewed up.
" Well, now word is going to go around that I have a female body guard that can earthbend. Your status was to stay a servant, remember? Did you see all of those girls? We're going to be here tonight and many of the men are going to go to bars where those girls will probably be. Those girls will seduce them in some way to get information about you because right now, they hate you for protecting me from them. Word is going to get out that your a two- faced ben-" I said before she sighed and sook her head in disapproval.
" Don't get your knickers in a bunch, Zuko. Your ass worries too much." Aida plainly said before hopping off the bed and making her way over to the large window I had just opened. Looking out into the view of the whole city, she sighed and closed her eyes. Her shoulders slumped a bit and her hair fell forward, putting her face in the shadows. The smirk was gone and replaced with relaxed lips. Sudddenly, her head shot up, eyes filled with dismay and worry as she made her way to me.
" Please forgive me for my action earlier, Prince Zuko. I didn't mean to do it. It just happened. Please forgive me!" Zenaida begged as she held her hands together in a pleading fashion. I smirked at how scared she looked and pushed a stray hair our of her face.
" You didn't do anything wrong." I said and placed a quick peck on her lips. I savored the dreamy look in her eyes as I pulled back, her cheeks in the high blush. Her arms wrapped around my neck and pulled my head down to her lips. With our eyes closed and heavily caught up in the moment, for the first time, my arms wrapped around her back and my hands roamed over the little curve her butt made through her robe. I cupped the bottom of it and pulled her closer to me.
~Zenaida~
His. Hands. Are. Under. My. Butt.........We. Are. Making. Out.......What. Do. I. Do? I mean, do I pull back from his intimate touch or do something to enhance the moment? I mean, Prince Zuko has been so good to me. I should do something to please him. But....what? I mean, I'm new to this stuff. I've never had a boyfriend before even though I know I've had over a million offers. His kiss was my first.
" Don't do anything for him. Just stop kissing already!" Aida scolded in my head. But I was getting into the heat of the moment and she was quickly tuned out as I took a chance to deepen the kiss. His moan escaped into my mouth at my sudden action and I rubbed his back. Even through his thick cloak, I can still feel his ripples of toned muscles.
" Zenaida..." he said breathlessly as he pulled back. I smiled, overjoyed that he was the breathless one now. He had a suprised, but soft smile on his face as he nuzzled his face in my neck and kissed it. " Your great."
" You are too." I said lowly into his ear as I kissed his cheek. My whole body felt warm and tingly as he caressed my cheek with his hand. We have so many moments like this ever single day, but each time we do experience a moment like this, it feels as if we had never done anything like it before. Our flames of affections never blew out or got smaller, but enlargened every second we were together. The bond we had was getting stronger. I knew. He knew. And there was nothing to be ashmed of when we were together.
~Aida~
This damn girl is throwing her emotions overboard again. When will she ever learn restraint? Damn, we're going to be under the mercy of this shit-wad more sooner than I think. Damn, why won't she fuckin' believe me when I tell her that he's going to control us? Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn, she's so stupid.
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Waking up more earlier than usual to a grumbling stomache, I threw on my cloak since it was still quite dark and cold. Making my way through the dark hallways with my hand lit in a flame to coordinate my way, I walked into the kitchen and lit the main lanterns. The room was now alive with light and I found some fruit left on the counter. As I began to munch on the fruit, I looked around the room to find the kitchen door missing.
"...Aida.." I said lowly and I chuckled to myself. She made the guard take the kitchen door. Heh.
~Zenaida~
Today marks the 3rd month at sea. I walk around the port with Prince Zuko to stretch our legs that are cramped from the boat's scene. The smell of freshly caught fish shoves itself up my unwilling nostrils and I scrunch my nose at the scent. Now that we're in a larger public crowd, I make sure to keep a respectable distance between us. I don't doubt for a second that the men on our ship know about our relationship, but everyone knows that what happens on the ship stays on this ship, which meant we could express our affection a little more freely. But here in public, we were only master and servant.
Prince Zuko met with a group of the other 32 captains and I stayed back to let them have a quick and private conversation. After a few minutes, Prince Zuko returned to where I stood.
" We are going to stay a few hotels tonight since we are sick of the sea. Our fleet will take off tomorrow." he said quickly to me before walking ahead of me. I followed obediently, watching the thick crowd bowing at his prescence. Men stared at me and although I was flattered at the small attention, it felt awkward because I could see Prince Zuko looking out of the corner of his eyes at the few bold men who called out to me. As we walked deeper into the busy, bustling city, the number of bows increased and so did the calls. Prince Zuko got irritated enough to the point where he turned to the crowd of men that I had created.
" Shut up!" he yelled and it seemed as if the whole city went completely silent. The men, looking extremely humiliated, blended into the regular people who stared on. I gave them a hopeless grin, feeling bad that they had felt his wrath. " Let's go, servant." he said and I followed. The trip to the hotel that was in the middle of the large city was silent. No man the rest of that night called out to me and I was greatful for it. Sometimes it flattered me, and sometimes it bothered me that men would waste their breathe and time on me when it's obvious that they aren't going to get anything out of it.
When we arrived at the hotel, I seen that there was a flock of girls outside the hotel. Their giggles and murmurs could be heard over the noise of the lively city as their crowd parted for us to enter. I looked up to see most of the girls blushing with silly grins on their faces while pointing to Prince Zuko. A handful of the girls stared at me, their curious eyes looking me up and down while whispering to the girls around them.
" Prince Zuko! I am honored to be in your presence!" A bold girl called out as she ran in front of him and got on her knees to bow. Prince Zuko cleared his throat and I could see he was slightly blushing as he rubbed the back of his neck.
" Uhm, thanks...I guess." he said helplessly with a grin slowly spreading on his usually pursed lips. Giggles grew louder and more abundant as he did this and I couldn't help but feel the most smallest hint of jealousy in my chest.
" Why? He's not even worth it, Zenaida!" I could hear Aida hiss in my head, but I ignored her and watched as other girls came and bowed in front of him. I mean, alright, he is cute. But he's not all that, you know! There are so many cuter and sexier guys out there! Why do these girls have to flock to my guy? My guy? Did I just call him that?
" Please, stand. I need to get into my hotel." he said in a tone that was struck between shy and demanding. His thick strands of hair that hung in front of his face shook as he looked at the flock of girls that had grown. I could feel my inside growing impatient and irritated with all of these girls around. Okay, I need to keep calm. I'm going to be the one in his arms at the end of the day so I'll just be patient. Let these gir-
" Ah!" Prince Zuko yelped as a girl that looked my age tackled his body with a hug. I could feel the anger that barely rages fling out.
~Zuko~
A thick, stone wall quickly rose up between me and the girl that had jumped on me, ripping her arms from my body. The stone wall rose almost as about 10 feet up. I stared up at it like everyone else and I turned around to Zenaida. I knew it had to be her because she's the only earthbender around. She blushed hard, but her eyes had a streak of anger and determination in them, which made me grin at her reaction to a girl giving me attention. Now she knows how I feel when guys call to her. Her feet were glued to the ground, her hands in the air from the bending. She lowered her hands and relaxed her stiff legs as the stone wall plummeted back into the ground. Everyone stared at her in either fascination or horror that she did that. I know the crowd was waiting for an explanation for why she did that in my presence. Something flicked in Zenaida's eyes and she stood up straight, smirk on her lips, confident look on her face.
" No one touches royalty." Aida stated loud enough for the crowd to hear while her eyes pierced through the girl's who had jumped on me. She had fallen to the ground from the force of the stone wall and now had a fearful look on her face. She stumbled to her feet and moved into the crowd. My uncle cleared his throat and gestured us in. When in the privacy of our room, I locked the door. " Aren't I good at protecting you?" Aida asked as she plopped on my bed without taking off her shoes. Already accustomed to her attitude, I threw my cloak on a chair and opened a window.
" Zenaida threw up that stone wall." I stated as I took in the scenenery of the neon lights that scattered the tall buildings of the large city. Complimentary fruit and other items had been set on the table and Aida leaned over to pick off a grape.
" She did. But I saved you from having to pretend to punish your servant in public from bending, didn't I? I pretended to act as your guard or protector or some shit like that." she stated with a small smirk before placing the grape on her tongue. She held it firmly between her lips for a moment before it got chewed up.
" Well, now word is going to go around that I have a female body guard that can earthbend. Your status was to stay a servant, remember? Did you see all of those girls? We're going to be here tonight and many of the men are going to go to bars where those girls will probably be. Those girls will seduce them in some way to get information about you because right now, they hate you for protecting me from them. Word is going to get out that your a two- faced ben-" I said before she sighed and sook her head in disapproval.
" Don't get your knickers in a bunch, Zuko. Your ass worries too much." Aida plainly said before hopping off the bed and making her way over to the large window I had just opened. Looking out into the view of the whole city, she sighed and closed her eyes. Her shoulders slumped a bit and her hair fell forward, putting her face in the shadows. The smirk was gone and replaced with relaxed lips. Sudddenly, her head shot up, eyes filled with dismay and worry as she made her way to me.
" Please forgive me for my action earlier, Prince Zuko. I didn't mean to do it. It just happened. Please forgive me!" Zenaida begged as she held her hands together in a pleading fashion. I smirked at how scared she looked and pushed a stray hair our of her face.
" You didn't do anything wrong." I said and placed a quick peck on her lips. I savored the dreamy look in her eyes as I pulled back, her cheeks in the high blush. Her arms wrapped around my neck and pulled my head down to her lips. With our eyes closed and heavily caught up in the moment, for the first time, my arms wrapped around her back and my hands roamed over the little curve her butt made through her robe. I cupped the bottom of it and pulled her closer to me.
~Zenaida~
His. Hands. Are. Under. My. Butt.........We. Are. Making. Out.......What. Do. I. Do? I mean, do I pull back from his intimate touch or do something to enhance the moment? I mean, Prince Zuko has been so good to me. I should do something to please him. But....what? I mean, I'm new to this stuff. I've never had a boyfriend before even though I know I've had over a million offers. His kiss was my first.
" Don't do anything for him. Just stop kissing already!" Aida scolded in my head. But I was getting into the heat of the moment and she was quickly tuned out as I took a chance to deepen the kiss. His moan escaped into my mouth at my sudden action and I rubbed his back. Even through his thick cloak, I can still feel his ripples of toned muscles.
" Zenaida..." he said breathlessly as he pulled back. I smiled, overjoyed that he was the breathless one now. He had a suprised, but soft smile on his face as he nuzzled his face in my neck and kissed it. " Your great."
" You are too." I said lowly into his ear as I kissed his cheek. My whole body felt warm and tingly as he caressed my cheek with his hand. We have so many moments like this ever single day, but each time we do experience a moment like this, it feels as if we had never done anything like it before. Our flames of affections never blew out or got smaller, but enlargened every second we were together. The bond we had was getting stronger. I knew. He knew. And there was nothing to be ashmed of when we were together.
~Aida~
This damn girl is throwing her emotions overboard again. When will she ever learn restraint? Damn, we're going to be under the mercy of this shit-wad more sooner than I think. Damn, why won't she fuckin' believe me when I tell her that he's going to control us? Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn, she's so stupid.
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Please give me a new review. I really need to know if i'm doing a decent job or not. You know, if anyone is confused or doesn't understand something. Or if you like it or hate it. Any suggestions? Comments? Please review. Also, thanks for getting this far in my story. Much appreciated.