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Unexpected Visits – T

Zuko was frozen behind the counter. The girl that he had drunkenly hit on the weekend before was sitting at the counter waiting for her order to be taken. Being his uncle's only server, that meant he had to go up and talk to her. She had never been to the tea shop before and he had never seen her before that night, so why did she choose to come in today?

All he could think about as he walked to her was that night. She was with a few other girl friends, having a great time it appeared, and Zuko was already three sheets to the wind when he was hooked on her blue eyes and long rich hair. So he had the bartender pour him some liquid courage and 2 shots later he walked up and said, "No wonder the sky was gray today, all the blue is in your eyes."

The girl proceeded to laugh and ask if he was serious. Realizing what he had done and said, Zuko high tailed it to the bar to close his tab, before the girl could make another comment.

And now here she was. Eyes just as blue as he remembered. Her hair way pulled back so it wasn't in the way of the book she was reading. Noticing that, he was instantly curious to know what held her attention, it wasn't a normal textbook. Maybe she was in law or literature. She had to be smart he assumed.

The moment of truth was upon him, he was standing in front of her once more, this time in the light of day instead of fluorescent bar lights. "Wel-welcome to the Jasmine Dragon, do you know what you would like?"

Her eyes looked up and pierced his soul, then they opened wide in shock. "Oh! You." Her tone wasn't dismissive or rude, just surprised because she hadn't expected to see him ever again, none the less when she looked up from her book. The cute drunk boy that tried to hit on her and failed.

"Uh, ya, um...me?" Zuko's unscarred cheek was blushing a harsh red, traveling down his neck. "I-Can I just apologize for my behavior the last time you saw me?"

Thankfully for Zuko, the girl smiled back at him, unoffended it seemed. "You weren't that bad. Maybe a little too drunk to try and hit on anyone. But you weren't pushy. I've had worse I guess."

Zuko's mind went through all the horrible behaviors drunk guys in college portrayed and he couldn't believe that he was that guy. The one that gave unwanted advances to someone. "I'm sorry anyway. No one should have to deal with the attentions of stupidly drunk people. Pick anything on the menu, it's on the house."

"Are you sure? You kind of made my night truthfully. If anyone else had come up to me it would be a different story. But I hadn't heard that line before, and you looked kind of surprised that you even said it."

"Yes, please. It would make me feel better about how I behaved. Pick anything."

Her smile lit up her face, "Well my friend suggested I have the house jasmine tea and the green tea cookie, so I'll go with that."

Zuko nodded that he got the order without writing it down. “And don’t worry, I won’t bother you while you’re here. I’ll let you get back to your book.”

Once again, before she could respond, he was out of her sight. She was going to ask his name, maybe why he chose to work at a tea shop, anything just to know more about the boy who got shitfaced alone on a Sunday night. She tried to read her book but after reading the same 5 lines 10 times she gave up and put it back in her bag. Finally, he came back with her items. She was surprised at how good his presentation was.

He placed a green napkin in front of her and put the small plate on top. Then off to the side he set an earthen tea cup. He poured her cup before setting the teapot down, handle facing her.

“My name is Katara by the way,” she said, catching him as he turned away.

He looked shocked that she was starting a conversation with her, “Zuko. I’m Zuko.”

She took a sip of her tea but kept her eyes on him so he couldn't escape. "My friends and I were thinking of going back to the bar this Saturday, did you want some company this time?"

Not sure how to respond, he simply nodded yes.

#day 7 unexpected visits #official zutara month #zutara month 2016 #zutara fanfiction #college au #tea shop au #I'm most likely going to write the next Saturday at the bar #I'm just not sure which prompt yet

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