Pinoys out there should know this song. It's by Callalily.
Have you guessed it yet?
If you guessed Stars, then you're correct! And even if you're not Pinoy, just please try and enjoy this piece. I'm hoping to find Pinoys out there using this songfic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko, Katara, or the concept of the song. Please enjoy.
On with the songfic!
A picture of you reminds me,
How the years have gone so lonely,
And why did you have to leave me,
Without saying that you love me?
I'm sayin' I love you again,
Are you listening?
Open your eyes once again,
Look at me crying
"Hurry up Zuzu. Just because you're Fire Nation again doesn't mean you could laze around all day." Azula said as she looked at her brother, who was falling behind as they approached the place where they would meet with a general.
"Of course, Princess Azula," Zuko said, gritting his teeth. as they continued walking, Zuko spotted a WANTED poster. It said:
Water Tribe Siblings: WANTED
Crimes: Escape from Princess Azula,
Alliance with the Avatar,
Defying of rules of the Fire Nation
Issued by: Princess Azula
Below was a very accurate drawing of the two siblings. When nobody was looking, he tore out the picture of the waterbending peasant and stuffed it into his pocket.
That night, Zuko took out the picture and stared at it A picture of you reminds me...
If only you could hear me shout your name,
If only you could feel my love again,
The Stars,
The sky will never be the same again,
If only you were here...
"Okay Zuko, all you have to do is bring me the Avatar. I will provide you with a ship, and you could take Mai with you." at this Mai turned a deep scarlet, hidden only by the shadows that surrounded her. "I guess that's all. You two leave tonight." Azula walked off, leaving Ty Lee to cartwheel, Zuko to ponder, and Mai to blush.
The two arrived at the ship three hours later. Zuko's room was beside the staircase leading to the deck, while Mai's was positioned in front of his.
That night, Zuko was making a tough decision. He was happy to see her once more, sure. But they would be enemies. Again. He left his new cabin and walked towards the deck, not hearing the creeking of the metal door as somebody else exitted.
He walked towards the rails, the cool night wind combing through his hair. He clutched the picture of her that he had brought along. Looking up at the sky, he saw stars. Lots of stars. But instead of seeing twinkling lights, he saw the Sapphire eyes of somebody he betrayed. He clutched the picture tighter.
"KAATAARAAAAAAAAA!!!" he shouted until he ran out of breath. He looked down at the sketch. If only you could hear me shout your name...
A picture of you reminds me,
How the days have gone so empty,
And why did you have to leave me,
Without sayin' that you love me?
I'm sayin' I love you again,
Are you listening?
Open your eyes once again,
Look at me crying
The next morning, Zuko sneaked off the ship after they docked. He wandered through towns, asking about a boy with arrows on his body, probably injured. He always got the same answer: No.
The very next day, he saw fire coming from somewhere in the forests. He ran towards it and-
"What are you doing here, traitor?" came a voice from beside him. Looking down, he saw the boomerang that was mere inches from his throat.
"I came to apologize." he said, trying to keep his voice neutral.
"Pfft. Yeah right, the last time you apologized, you nearly killed Aang."
"Was I the one who hit him with lightning!?" he replied. The boomerang went closer. Zuko sighed and put his hands up. Sokka still seemed unconvinced.
"Look, I won't hurt you or pull the little stunt that Azula did. I swear, and a firebnder never goes back on his word." Sokka didn't move, that is until...
"Sokka! Let him go, he sounds sincere about this." Came Katara's voice. She looked as if she was listening to the whole conversation.
"But you have to prove yourself first, so spill." Katara added, seeing the glare her brother sent her.
"Fine. Azula sent me to capture the Avatar. Mai and a few soldiers are docked in a small Earth Kingdom town. Azula's planning on invading the North Pole after Zhao failed. And she's going to-"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. She's gonna take over the world and junk. Blah blah blah. We know that." Sokka said, withdrawing his boomerang.
"Are you listening?"
If only you could hear me shout your name,
If only you could feel my love again,
The Stars,
The sky will never be the same again,
If only you were here...
It's been a week since Zuko joined the group. Aang seemed to have accepted him, as did Katara. But Sokka and Toph remained suspicious. The ex-Prince spared a glance at Katara. She caught it and gave him a small smile. At that moment, Sokka stood up and walked over to Zuko.
"Okay Scarface, we need to talk."
"Uh...sure?" Zuko stood up from the log he sat on and followed Sokka through the trees. The warrior turned around and glared at him.
"Okay Hothead, listen up. I will not let you harm Aang. I will not let you harm my sister. I will not let you betray us. I will not let you anywhere near my sister. I will not let you out of my sight. I will not let you even look at my sister. I will not let you eat if you do something we don't know about. I wil not let you look at my sister. I will not..."
Zuko let out a sigh, pretending to listen. He nodded every once in a while, not even bothering to find out what he was nodding about. His hand slipped to the picture in his pocket. If only you were here...
I'm sayin' I love you again,
Are you listening?
Open your eyes once again,
Look at me crying...
"So Zuzu, you decided to betray us after all... Pity, father would've welcomed you back." Azula said as she and her two friends circled the group. All five of them were back to back, making sure that nobody went out of their line of sight.
"Hmm...Five against Three, hardly seems fair, no?" she said. Suddenly, when Katara moved to open her waterskin, she got struck in the chest by a blue fire ball. And as she fell, time seemed to have slowed down for Zuko. He pushed Sokka out of the way as he caught Katara's body.
Aang then went into the Avatar State, creatig a whirlwind of chaos around the group. Azula and her cronies fled moments later, but Zuko wasn't paying attention to them anymore. He just wanted for Katara to wake up.
"Katara, Katara please. Please wake up. Open your eyes once again..."
If only you could hear me shout you name,
If only you could feel my love again,
The Stars,
The sky will never be the same again,
"Is she gonna be okay?" Zuko asked the medic. They brought Katara to a town near the forest to get her treated. They've been there for hours, but she still hasn't woken up yet.
"She's going to be fine Mr...?"
"Li." he heard Aang reply from behind him. It took Toph and Sokka a while to get Aang to calm down after he went into the Avatar State, although they didn't blame him.
Zuko looked at the door to Katara's room. "Katara..." If only you could feel my love again...
If only I had wings so I can fly,
I wanna be with you for all of time,
My love,
For you will never die...
"Katara!!" Zuko looked up from his chair and saw Katara smiling brightly at him. He stood up and hugged her. "Katara, I was so worried."
"You helped me get through it." she said to him. He let her go and looked at her with a confused expression. She giggled.
"While I was unconcious I had visions." she said.
"What type of visions?" her brother asked from behind them.
"I saw Zuko rip out my picture from a WANTED poster and he was looking at it all night. I also saw him on his ship, shouting my name while gripping the picture, your conversation with Zuko in the forest, what he was doing after the fight, oh and did I mention that I saw his thoughts too?" Katara said, thinking of what Zuko's been thinking about(the lyrics).
Zuko hugged her again. "I wanna be with you for all of time..."
If only you could hear me shout you name,
If only you could feel my love again,
The Stars,
The sky will never be the same again,
If only you were here...
It was a year later, when Katara and Zuko were in the Fire Nation, after the war. They were walking in one of the gardens of the palace at night. They stopped by the turtle duck pond and Zuko kneeled on one leg. Katara looked shocked, and tears entered her eyes.
"Katara of the Southern Water Tribe, Sister of Sokka, Daughter of Hakoda, will you marry me?" he asked her, pulling out a necklace with a star shaped carving on it. Katara hugged him as he stood up. "Of course, Zuko. I love you." the two shared a passionat kiss.
"Zuko, what do you think of when you think of us?" Katara asked after he pulled away. Zuko looked up.
"Stars..."
I finished it! And look at that, two songfics in one weekend! I hope you liked it. If you've never heard the song before, look for it in YouTube or something. It's absolutely gorgeous!
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-R.G930