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Normal pov

It had been a few days since the Jasmine Dragon Teashop was opened, and already the shop was filled with customers, Sakura guessed that their Teashop name was quickly spread by those noblemen who had given Iroh his own teashop. The Jasmine Dragon had its warm atmosphere filled with the comforting aroma of freshly brewed tea and the gentle murmur of conversation. Sunlight streamed through the windows, casting a golden glow over the wooden floors and shelves lined with delicate porcelain teapots. Iroh had moved with practiced ease, his hands deftly preparing tea while offering a warm smile to each customer. She, along with Jet and Lee, rushed to each customers to ask for orders. Zuko was acting more friendly than before after the metamorphosis scenario, Jet's attitude towards him had changed a lot, helping and volunteering if there was a struggle he couldnt handle alone with. Sakura could finally have a peace of mind that they were getting along well, heck they even started to become good friends, and she thanked the stars that Jet didn't mind anymore that Iroh and Zuko were firebenders. Though she was worried, what would Jet's reaction would be if he ever found out who Zuko and Iroh really is, and feared he would reacted badly. This is something she discussed with Iroh yesterday as Jet and Zuko was send to collect more tea leaves after the closed for the evening. He had the same feeling as her, worried that Jet's hatred would come back if he found out that they were the prince and general of the fire nation. So they had continued on keeping it a secret as best as they could, though deep down they knew that eventually Jet's gonna find out. Sakura went to the storage room to collect more leaves from the boxes, since it was getting quite, so giving her the chance to take a break from running around. Just as she turned around and was about to walk out, she was caught into a hug by Zuko, his hands wrapping around her. She looked up at him and smiled at him.

"You just couldn't help the urge, huh?"

"Of course I could help it, since I love you so much."

Sakura hummed and rested her head against his chest, hearing his heartbeat pounding softly, a small smile appearing from her lips. Oh how lucky they got to find each other, knowing full well it was fate that brought them together.

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The teashop was now closed since no customers was coming, and the shop was busy being cleaned up with Zuko and Jet sweeping the flours, Iroh clearing and wiping the tables, and Sakura washing the dishes. Just as Sakura finished up and went back to the boys, a guy came in while holding a paper, and went towards Iroh before handing it over. He claimed it was a message from the Royal Palace, before he exit out of their shop with haste, and Iroh unfold the paper and read it.

".... I... I can't believe it."

"What is it Uncle?"

"... I just got an invitation that I serve tea to the Earth King!"

Iroh had excitedly ran to get his things ready for tomorrow, making the three young teenagers smile before the two boys continued sweeping and Sakura taking over to finish cleaning the tables. They were honestly happy for him, and they were excited as well to see how the palace would look on the inside.

"Ya know I am really happy for Uncle, we came a long way to get where we are now."

"Agree, we did came a long way, finally to have a moment of peace."

"... Yeah, peace... I am actually grateful that you two didn't give up on me, even after acting like an ass and causing trouble to try to expose you, Zuko.''

Yes, Jet knows who Zuko and Iroh is since they began to grow close, at first Jet was first hesitant and doubtful about them, even had the idea of being conflicted to them, but after hearing their stories of how they became refugees.

"It's no problem Jet... by the way where is Smellerbee and Longshot? I haven't seen them today."

"Ah, they said they have important things to do, they'll drop by when they finished doing the things they needed to do."

Sakura nodded in understanding, and continued on finishing up, as did Zuko and Jet, and once they did, they put everything away, and Jet went back home, announcing that he decided he won't be joining them tomorrow with the serving of the Earth King. So Iroh just gave him a day off for tomorrow, saying he deserved it from all the hard work he showed the last few days. As for the rest of them, they went to their rooms to get a good night's rest for tomorrow. (A/N: I am not sure if they live inside or next to the teashop, so just pretend that they live behind the teashop where there is a house.)

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The next day, they were getting ready, and eventually started to make their way the palace, and on their way, they met Jet, Smellerbee and Longshot. Jet had let them know that he couldn't go with them because they had things to do, and left. Sakura watched as Jet walked away with his two friends, and continued their way to the palace. It was about 15 minutes walk, and they were greeted a servant who waited by the gate.

"Greetings, the Earth King is expecting you, please follow me."

They followed the servant through the hall, viewing how the inside of the castle , but Sakura had a frown on her face the whole time as she noticed something servant, something about him was off, she could feel that his heartbeat was beating fast, she couldn't ignored it, so she kept her guard up. Zuko saw that Sakura looked uneasy, so he leaned down and whispered to her.

"Sakura, what's wrong?"

".... Something feels off about that guy, he feels... shaken...."

This made Zuko narrow his eyes, before leaning to his other side to whisper about this to Iroh, who gave a frown. All three of them were now on their guards now, though still looked normal if trying not to look alarmed. They made it to a small room, and the servant asked them to wait here so that he could bring the Earth King to them. He left as Sakura, Zuko and Iroh sat down on their knees, and waited, which only lasted for about 20 minutes, and they could hear footsteps. The door opened, and a few Dai Li Agents walked inside, surrounding them, but the next person who walked in last, made Zuko immediately stood up as Iroh narrowed his eyes, and Sakura was immediately on her guard.

"Azula!? What are you doing here!?"

"Zuzu, did you really think you and uncle could hide from me forever? That's rather laughable if you ask me... I must say, I was not expecting for another guest to arrive along with you guys. And who might you be?"

Azula's eyes linger on Sakura, clearly not expecting a pink haired woman to accompany Zuko and Iroh, there was a brief pause as she sizes up the unfamiliar pink-haired woman sitting next Zuko, before Sakura stood up as well. Sakura placed a hand on Zuko while she gave Azula a bright smile, though it was clearly a fake one, as she began to speak up.

"My my, where are my manners, let me introduce myself, my name is Sakura Beifong, I met Zuko and Iroh a few months back."

"... Oh so Zuzu and uncle managed to make a friend, knowing what their origins are."

"Actually, I'm dating Zuko."

Azula kept quiet after that as her eyes winded a bit, but started frowning as Sakura reveals her relationship with her brother, and Zuko was a bit tense but said nothing. Sakura tilted her head as she spoke again.

"I have heard a few stories about you, quite the aggressive princess you are princess."

There was another tense silence, and Iroh had decided to stand up, with his cup of tea in hand, and gave a smile. And Sakura knew that smile, and she began to prepare herself what was going to happen next.

"Azula, have I ever told you how I got the nickname The Dragon of the West?"

"Oh spare that lame old story uncle, I have no intention on wanting to know."

Iroh had said something after he took a sip from his tea, making Zuko and Sakura smirk a bit before the both immediately dodged as Iroh all of the sudden breathe fire through his mouth, making one Dai Li agent push Azula behind him. The other Dai Li had used their hat as protection to shield them from Iroh's fire, but none of them expected that Sakura can use earth bending, she had pinned them all with pillars, giving them enough time to dash out of the room. The were running towards a wall, and Sakura was running ahead before she used her earth bending to make a hole before jumping out, and after her was Iroh. They waited for Zuko to jump out next, but he didn't, instead he just stood there and stared down, clutching his fist.

"Zuko what are you doing!? We have to get out of here!"

"Don't worry you won't get hurt, just jump!"

"No! I'm done running, this time I will face Azula!"

With that he spun around and walked away from the hole, and Sakura called out to him, but Iroh grabbed her by the wrist and started running, telling Sakura that they will find him again.

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And I am done! I apologize for taking so long again. I can't believe I had lost my motivation again, but here is the next chapter, hope you all liked it!