Zuko and Yue’s first date was shared over a cup of tea wherein Zuko graciously gave up the last cup and Yue remarked that he was sweet.
#02 – Forgiveness
Yue’s cheeks were streaked with tears as she stared at the diminishing horizon of the North Pole and Zuko mumbled that he was sorry and hoped she would forgive him.
#03 – Hurt
This feeling was new to Zuko and it tore at his heart, as his new bride got comfortable in a bed separate from his own.
#04 – Time
In time, the young teens had grown accustomed to each other and had gotten some idea about what made the other happy.
#05 – Silence
Their first meeting was silent and uneventful and yet Yue blushed when she felt Zuko’s golden eyes on her.
#06 – Flower
The young Fire Prince was instructed to give the Water Princess a flower when they met and many years later Zuko was surprised that she kept it.
#07 – Touch
Yue’s hands were soft – so caring and different from what he was use to – and Zuko often found that he would lean into her touch.
#08 – Sex
It was formal and lacking and the act itself seemed hollow; and as Yue turned her back on him, Zuko found he wished there was more to it.
#09 – Envy
As he stood and watched Yue laugh with the boy from the South Pole, Zuko felt a hurtful feeling gnawing at his heart and Iroh gave this new emotion a name, Envy.
#10 – After
After Yue was presented to the populace of the Fire Nation for the first time, she grabbed hold of Zuko’s hand and walked down the path into the crowd with a nervous smile on her lips.
#11 – Fire
Yue rested her head on Zuko’s shoulder, she seemed content and Zuko felt warmer because of it.
#12 – Passion
It seemed lacking in their marriage, the passion Zuko had seen in other relationships and he wondered what it would take to make Yue love him.
#13 – Kiss
Their first kiss was memorable in more ways than one and Yue smiled when she remembered how Zuko leaned toward her in the rain.
#14 – Thoughts
Zuko found it difficult to concentrate on the treaty agreements between the other Nations because his thoughts were preoccupied with the white haired Water Princess who was to be his bride.
#15 - Mine
Zuko had never had many treasured possesions outside of a few trinkets that once belonged to his mother; so when Yue entered his life, he would beam with pride whenever he introduced her as his wife.
#16 - Eyes
Yue's blue eyes were so foreign among the gold and auburn that he often found himself simply staring into them.
#17 - Gentle
Her hands were the softest he had ever felt and would often slide closer to her in hopes that her hand would brush against his.
#18 - Lust
Zuko's cheeks flushed with embarrassment when Yue stepped from behind her changing screen, only half clothed.
#19 - Hollow
Her smiles were different now that they were in the Fire Nation; they were empty and devoid and hollow.
#20 - Forever
It felt like eternity had come and gone before it was announced that Prince Zuko and Princess Yue were finally bound to one another under the guise of husband and wife, held together by invisible strings of resentment and false securities.
#21 - Breeze
The winds in the North Pole were much harsher than the gentle breezes of the Fire Nation and Yue smiled for the first time as it gently brushed her cheek.
#22 - Dark
Yue's eyes grew dark with anger at the Fire Prince's words and it was the first time he had ever seen his princess angry.
#23 - Follow Following their wedding, Yue stood next to the window and watched the sun gently slip below the horizon and Zuko wished he knew what to say to ease her pain.
#24 - Hostile
Zuko's hand went to the hilt of his sword quickly, incensed that the Fire Nation Soldier had the gall to insult the Water Princess; Yue simply placed her hand on her husband's shoulder and kindly asked him to return his sword to it's proper place.
#25 - Anger
With Yue in his life, Zuko had all but forgotten why he had been so angry in the first place.