"Excuse me?!" Her eyes flicked from Zuko to Azula.
"Yea...The avatar...is...well..." "Dead!" Azula barked impatiently finishing what her brother couldn't.
"Really?!" Ty Lee's eyes flashed with disbelief again for the third time.
The girl turned to Zuko and stared at him,a grimace pulled across her pale face. "Zuko, how could you?"
"He didn't I did" Azula jumped in seperating the girl and Zuko, for the first time.
"Because..." "Because the avatar is a threat to our nation, with him gone and no avatar to replace him, we can easily take over the other nations, who just take up space."
"Zuko?" The girl turned to him for the truth her blue eyes holding him were he stood. He managed to turn his eyes to his feet.
"Well, we will be leaving the for home soon, Arabella, your welcome to join us, don't worry though we'll include in our little triumph" Azula smirked and strode away.
"Oh Azula your so modest! That triumph wa.." Mai placed her hand acrosss Ty Lee's mouth before she could finish.
The girl waited until they were out of sight and turned back to Zuko. Her face was pulled into a sorrowful look, but quickly changed to furious as soon as Zuko's eyes locked hers.
"You dragged me away from my home with Dai Li, none the less, in the middle of the night to bring me back to that burning, piece of hell torched land!" Arabella screamed. her fists curled tightly at her side smoking with hidden flames.
Zuko locked her face, his eyes analyzing her plae, tired face. A low growl erupting from her throat.
He sighed. "Yes" he said meekly.
"Zuko what the hell is wrong with you!" "It wasn't my idea ok!" He yelled back. "Was it your sister then, what did she bribe you with this time?" He couldn't reply.
"I should've known." Arabella said through clenched teeth.
"Arabella, I get to go home..." "Yea and who said I wanted to?" "This isn't about you!" "Yea well now it is, you, you dragged me away from the one place I could help people, without being killed! I was truly happy and seeing you again made my damn world right again when you became a fugitive too and now you want to..."
"Ara! Please!" Zuko pleaded jolting forwrad grasping her wrists.
She looked into his eyes her blue eyes burning.
Silence filled them, except for the constant low growl coming from Arabella's throat.
"You can stay" he mumbled. He let go of her wrists and backed up.
Arabella gripped the bridge of her nose and squeezed, she inhaled deeply.
"Zuko..." She said releasing the grip on her nose and taking a shakey step forward. "...You know I don't want to leave you, but, going back to the fire nation, I would, would attract so much atttetion... I mean my dad is in charge of your fathers transportation and that would put everyone in so much..."
She stopped and looked at him hoping that was enough for him to understand. "I understand" he muttered.
They stood less than two feet apart both looking at anything but eachother.
"Arabella.." Zuko sighed looking at her "...I want you to come back; for me."
"Zuko I can't..." "Please Ara, I promise I won't let anything happen to you."
Arabella looked at his eyes, they didn't betray her, Like before.
Arabella breathed the thick scent of the twilight air. She shivered although there was no breeze.
She looked at the carriage below, filling up with random boxes and bags. Arabella hummed and played with a small flame in her hands. Arabella sighed and looked to the setting sun. My sights had been set on protecting this stupid city from Fire nation. I know i'm that one girl...and a drakken could take on...well not an army but defineately Mai. She smiled to herself and turned to the vacant room.