First fanfic for Avatar: the last airbender. Be nice, and R&R. And this is triggering, you have been warned
Zuko sobbed quietly as he looked down at his arms, covered in cuts, scrapes, bruises, all the injuries inflicted by his father.
"Poor Zuzu." Azula sneered. "Maybe if you were stronger, that wouldn't happen so often."
Zuko didn't bother to listen, he just kept his back to his sister and sobbed. "Even if I was stronger," he sniffed, "Dad would still do this. No matter how strong I am, I'm always weak in his eyes." He stood up and wiped his eyes. "Your lucky Azula, he loves you. I'm just his mistake."
"Zuko!" his mom Ursa snapped. "That's enough."
"Then why didn't you stop him when he did this?" he asked. "Why did you let him do this to me?"
Ursa sighed and walked over to her son, putting a hand on his bone-y shoulder. "I can't." she said. "I can't protect you, because he'll kill you if I try." She sniffed and tried to hide her tears as Zuko hugged her tightly and buried his face in her side.
"I'm sorry mom." he said.
"It's okay Zuko." she said. "Come on, let's get you cleaned up."
"Zuko...Zuko wake up."
"What?" Zuko slurred. He sat up slowly and lit a candle next to his bed with a snap of his fingers. "Mom? What's going on?"
"Pack your things." Ursa said. "We have to get out of here. Now."
Zuko didn't say anything else and packed his clothes, and his knife that his uncle Iroh had given him. "Where are we going?" he asked.
"Somewhere safe." Ursa said. "Let's go."
R&R. And I'll update more soon.
