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[shes-unreal.livejournal.com]

Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Characters: Zhi (Zuko/Mai), Bohai (Sokka/Suki), Ren (Ty Lee/?)
Warning: AU
Pairings: Bohai/Zhi, REN/ZHI XD But uh... I can't write Ren. :(

It seems the Fire Lord is running out of candidates for son-in-law...


There were men who said that the Fire Lord's eldest daughter Zhi was the loveliest young woman in all of the Fire Nation, if not in all of the world. And it was entirely possible that this was true. She had inhereted her height, slender figure, and fine, glossy hair from her mother and her striking features and liquid eyes from her father's side of the family. But when her eyes went predatorially wide and her soft lips tightened in fierce disapproval, people still whispered about how much she looked like Princess Azula and got the hell out of her way.

Of course, the current object of her barely-restrained fury didn't have that option. Aside from the nervously fluttering drudges who both served their tea and policed their activity, there were guards at the door. And when Zhi's old nurse had left the unlikely pair together, it sounded as if they had been locked into the room.

Zhi hated Ren. She hated his hair, she hated his clothes, she hated the way he spoke; all of which was made abundantly clear with the way her brow furrowed and the corners of her mouth twitched with disapproval every time he was presumptuous enough to move or breathe. A cup of steaming tea had been set before her, and she had gone as far as to rest her perfectly manicured nails upon the porcelain before she had settled upon giving him the most pointedly savage stare she could muster.

Ren might have shrugged and tucked into the delectable-looking spread on the low table except for the disorienting way smoke kept curling from Zhi's nostrils and the rumors that had been circulating that she had set her last suitor on fire.

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[birdsarecalling.livejournal.com]

Hee! :) I thought you did fine?

It occurs to me that I've never given an image reference for Ren's appearance. As I am lazy, instead of writing a description I will just give you this picture of Shouhei Narumi (http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/megaten/char-narumi.jpg) from Devil Summoner. Just... uh, mentally replace the hat and suit with something period-appropriate. :P

[birdsarecalling.livejournal.com]

Ah, the charm of the royal family. The Princess Zhi was glaring him as though it was his fault she'd pissed off every other male specimen in Court. As though it was any of their faults that she'd up and decided to fall for a guy that was completely politically unsuitable.

Ren had very little sympathy for the Princess' situation. If Zhi was so steamed at the way her stars looked from this sky then she could up and leave, just like Ren's mother had. It didn't take no genius scholar to read that equation.

Still, he had to admit that the Fire Lord's offspring were a uniformly beautiful breed, all sharp hawk-like eyes and glossy black hair. With their particular attractions Ren figured that they were trying to breed up some kinda superhuman clan of prettiness, all Foggy Swamp style.

"S'cuse me, Princess," Ren politely poured himself a cup of tea, knowing full well that it was Zhi's job. He picked up a tray. "Dumpling?"

The glaring continued unabated.

If Ren hadn't been aware that royalty was way out of his league, he might have been alarmed by the marriage talk. As it was, Ren suspected that this setup was all part of some kind of elaborate warning from the new, improved, bloody-aura'd Xi Feng. He made a mental note to check that out and, if necessary, carry out a benevolent countermission to re-arrange his bestest pal's personal library according to the laws of Feng Shui.

"I think you oughtta relax," Ren advised her, as cheerful-charming as he'd ever been. "We both know you're going to turn this down, but I'm all flattered to have the invite. Really makes me feel included in the Fire Court. Since we're stuck here why can't we make the best of the afternoon?"

For a moment, Ren wondered if the legendary Azula had looked as threatening as that when she was angry.

It was going to be a long afternoon.