A/N: First story acutally following the storyline of avatar. I used actual transcript from Avatar Wiki. R&R!
Ps the song is Siren Song by Bat For Lashes
Lyrics are in this format: Random Lyric Here
Thoughts are in this format: Thinking... thinking... (:
Zuko:
"So, here you go, home sweet home, I guess, you know, for now." He shifts awkwardly. "Unpack? Lunch, soon? Uhhh... welcome aboard?" Sokka stands by the entrance to the room that was cut into the cliff face as I walk into it. There's just a small bed, a dresser, and a basin for washing but this place seems more at home than I have ever been. I glance back and smile at him, in gratitude for him showing the way down the long corridor and for his acceptance of me. "Yeah..." He shuffles back down the hall. "Okay, this is really, really weird." I hear him say to who I can only suspect was Aang. I sigh softly, "It's going to take a while for them to warm up to me."
Of course, Toph and Aang have already accepted me with open arms, well I guess Toph just relishes in the fact that she can tourcher me every day for my accidental burning of her feet. The Avatar, on the other hand, has seemed to fully accept me, almost graciously. I can't help but to smile at that. I can't believe it has been three long years since I have journied here, on my vicious pursuit of the young monk.
My eye was throbbing. Through the bandages, I can feel it pulsating. I can feel the skin flaking off faster than it can repair it's self. A scar. That's going to leave it's mark. The mark of my shame, I deserve it. The thoughts ripped through me, and I stifle a sob. You are a disgrace! I hear Uncle waddling along behind me. "If I have to, I will spend everyday of the rest of my life hunting the Avatar. I know it's my destiny to capture him." I don't even turn to face him, not trusting my eyes.
Uncle puts his hand on my shoulder. "You know Prince Zuko, destiny is a funny thing. You never know how things are going to work out. But if you keep an open mind, and an open heart, I promise you will find your own destiny someday."
Then, I reply with a disgruntled, smart ass remark, ignoring my uncle's wisdom. How he was right. I think, smiling at the memory. I unpack my heavy bag, putting all my clothes in the dresser. A small device topples onto the floor from the bottom of the bag. My radio! I had almost forgoten I had it. Mai got it for me in honor of my return to the Fire Nation. I smirk again, remembering us dancing in the moonlight on Ember Island, listening to it and the ocean. That's not the best memory from that night. I can't help flushing thinking of us, having sex in the sea caves.
I fish my hand down inside of the bag checking for anything I might have missed. "Uncle." I pull out the portrait of him, drawn just before the siege of Ba Sing Se. His image chases away the lusty thoughts of Mai. I'm so sorry Uncle. Tears begin to form in the corners of my eyes, but before they can roll down my cheeks, I hear a slight tapping at the door over the sounds of the music.
Till the siren come calling, calling
Katara stands at my doorway, leaving on the frame. Her lips are pursed, and her eyes are slanted and storming. How long has she been there? I wonder, embarresed. Has she come to tell me that she accepts me into the group? A half-smile grows across my face, spreading like wildfire. "You might have everyone else here buying your... transformation," She pauses as she walces across the room. She is like a Jaguar-Gazelle, beautiful yet so dangerous. "but you and I both know you've struggled with doing the right thing in the past." She grabs me by the collar, points in my face, her long nail millimeters away from my scarred eye.
It's driving me evil, evil
"So let me tell you something, right now. You make one step backward, one slip-up, give me one reason to think you might hurt Aang, and you won't have to worry about your destiny anymore. Because I'll make sure your destiny ends... right then and there. Permanently." She lets her nail stab into my face, and I physically shudder, both from fear and from something else, unreconisable.
I was a heart breaker, I loved you
She releases me from her clutches, and she stomps off towards the door. "Wait!" I grab her wrist. Her eyes go wild, staring at my grip. I might have imagined it, but I'm pretty sure I heard her growl. "What can I do to fix this?"
"How about you reconcore Ba Sing Se in the name of the Earth King? Maybe stop Zhao from killing Yue? Even better! Bring back my mother!" Her words sting me, diving straight into my regrets. I let go of her wrist, and she stomps out the door. She slams it shut behind her, shaking the whole room. I sigh, flopping back onto my bed, but already I know I won't get a moments rest tonight.
