It was a while before the sound of sobs subsided and laughter suddenly took it's place. The happy noise didn't just come from one source, but two this time. The pair that was hidden from their companions were now just sitting against the pillar with Klare sitting in between Zuko's legs, laying her back on his chest while her head was on his shoulder just as his was on hers. They were staring at the stars and reminiscing in the memories they shared, the ones that they both knew could never be a lie.
"Oh, oh, what about the time you were asleep beside the koi pond and you wouldn't wake up?" Klare grinned, the memory flashing in her mind as Zuko chuckled. "Which time?" Klare snickered. "The time when I rolled you into the pond and you chased me around the whole palace." Zuko, finally remembering the event she was speaking of, smirked and tightened the arms he had around her so that he was hugging her closely from behind. "Oh right, I was chasing you, and when I caught you I hugged you tightly so that you'd get wet too." "And afterwards the other servants got so mad that they made the two of us mop up all of the halls and rooms we ran through!" They both burst into another fit of laughter almost immediately after she finished the summary of their memory.
"Hey, imouto! Could you sing a song for everyone? It's boring over here!" Rin called from beside the fire as the two tried to catch their breath after laughing so hard. "What...What do you think, Zuky? Should I?" Zuko gave a soft smile and shifted Klare over enough so that he could stand up. Once up, he held his hand down to her. A huge grin made its way onto the pale girl's face as she took his hand and stood, neither letting go as they walked back around the pillar.
"I suppose I could, but we gotta dance a little for the song in my mind." "Go for it. Anything will be better than the boredom in this group." Klare snickered at her brother. She let go of Zuko's hand with a small nod and snatched Rin's arm to make him stand.
"I am the firebird, I am his daughter,
I am the firebird's child, (I am the firebird's child)
I am the firebird,
I am his daughter,
And like the flame, I am wild wild wild wild Wild!"
The pair began dancing together, spin around a few times.
"I am the firebird, I am his daughter,
I am the firebird's child, (I am the firebird's child)
I am the firebird,
The boldest song you've ever heard,
Join in the dance and make it wild wild Wild
Join in the dance and make it Wild!"
Klare spun out of Rin's grasp, stepping out of her shoes easily in the process. Her steps brought her closer to the fire than the others had been willing to sit. As she did this, the fire began acting oddly, reaching out from its spot and swirling up her legs to her arms. However, the flames had no effect on her or her clothing other than the mysteriously gorgeous effects of swirls caused by her movements.
"To see a maiden dance around the fire is not so strange,
But fire dances around the limbs of this uncommon maid!
Be brave enough to burn,
And you'll be brave enough to fly!
Join your sister Solace
As she lights the morning sky!
I am a firebird, I am his daughter,
I am the firebird's child (I am the firebird's child)
I am a firebird,
The boldest song you've ever heard,
Join in the dance and make it wild wild wild wild Wild!
I am the firebird, I am his daughter,
I am the firebird's child (I am the firebird's child)
I am the firebird,
I am his daughter,
And like the flame, i am wild wild wild wild Wild!"
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Fire and Ice
FanfictionKlare, an orphan that was taken in as a trusted young servant in The Lord of the Fire Nation's own home, was always known to keep her distance from the fire lord himself. According to the other underlings though, she would normally be seen around th...
