Zuko growled as he saw his gaurd putting his hands on Yume. But stopped short as he saw that his love was reliving her time in the fire lord prison, darkness swirling in her hazel eyes. Yume's hands began to be engulfed in black smoke as she began touching his men. He sprinted over to her taking her arms gently in his and speaking softly in her ear.
" Yume... Its me... Its Zu... Your Zu.. Come on baby, snap out of this" he whispered slowly the smoke disappeared around her hands and rhe brightness in her eyes as she looked up at him after a moment.
"Zu?" She asked slowly before looking around and gasping. "Im sorry im so sorry i didnt mean--" it was the young woman's fear to allow her fears to manifest with her dark powers.
"Shhh" Firelord Zuko soothed her, "everything is fine, they should not have done what they did" he said firmly as he took her chin his his hand and gently but firmly made her look at him. "Youve made me come looking for you again. Come my love, its time to come home" he said kissing her gently.
Yume kissed him back and looked up at him, placing a gentle hand on his cheek. "You should know i dont like the walls of the fire nation but ill come home for you my Zu" she smiled as he beamed at her.
"Touch the Fire Lady like that again and I will have your head" he barked at the disoriented guards. He helped Yume into the carriage before sitting next to her. "After your time in that horrible place, Dreamy, I worry about you being by your self" he said slowly as he watched his fiance lay her head on his lap. He smiled gently running his fimgers through her hair. "I vowed to protect you when I proposed and yet you keep running off on me... One might think you dont want to marry me" he said as he looked out the window.
Yume sat up quickly, "Zuko! You know that isnt the case" she said moving his face so that she could look into his eyes. "Im not running off.. Im still in the city---!" Zuko shut her up with a kiss.
"Dear Dreamy, im only teasing. Hell you could go to the southern water tribe and id still know you want to be mine" he said with a smirk. "Now relax, youve had a trying day and i know how much that dark bending takes from you" he said gently kissing her head and laying her back down. "I know you love me, and I know that you know I love you, and that is why I worry... You need to start telling me what happened at that place or... Your dark bending is going to take control of you and I wont be able to bring you back" he said gently playing with her hair. Yume nuzzled against him as she closed her eyes.
"You wont like it, Flame, you'll loose your temper" she whispered
"Probably.. But you still need to talk about it" he said leaning his head back.
"Fine.. In our bed... At home.. Later" she whispered. "In your arms"
Zuko smiled and nodded. "As you wish my love"
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{Later}
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Yume was brushing her ginger hair in front of the mirror in the room she shared with Zuko that night when she heard him enter. Zuko walked over to her and kissed the top of her head gently;
"You ready to talk?" He asked as he began to get undressed to get ready for bed. Yume sighed but nodded as she crawled into the oversized bed they shared.
"You must promise... Promise that---" Zuko sat in front of her gently putting the crook of his finger under her chin and making her look at him.
"Have I ever looked at you differently? Dreamy.. I promise nothing will change between us during or after you tell me what happened" he said, kissing her forhead gently. The man moved to lean against the headboard of their bed and pulled the petite girl into his lap and nuzzled her neck kissing it gently. "Go on baby girl, tell me what happened." He whispered against her neck.
Yume sighed softly before she began telling him about her time at the prison. What he hadnt known was that they had somehow stripped her of all of her bending, she was unable to go into the Dreamer State to protect herself. That the guards had raped and tortured her on a daily baisis.
Zukos grip on his beloved tighened as she spoke, his anger becoming apparent. Yume stopped speaking for a moment as Zuko looked down at her forcing a gentle smile. "Go on Dreamy, im alright" he told her gently.
Yume swallowed but nodded slowly as she continued, when she tried to skate over the torture Zuko shook his head.
"You said everything, Dreamy.. Come on I can take it" he said slowly.
She sighed but continued and told him everything. Once she was done, the Dreamer looked up at her lover and paused, she could see the flames of his temper boiling over in his eyes.
