Title: Road

Avatar The last Airbender

Prompt by: Alex

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar or any of it's characters, they belong to Viacom

Warnings: Angst, character death, depressing themes

I lay on my back staring into the face of the girl I thought I had loved, the girl who rejected me. My heart ached as I saw the sadness in her eyes, the same ones that once held hate for me. Why is it I cause so much pain? It was my fault. My parents' death, Katara's sadness, heck I bet it was even my fault her mother died. Don't ask me how, it probably was.

I didn't want her to seem me like this. I didn't want her to watch as I...

So I tell her I'll be fine. I barely hear Smellerbee tell her to leave with the avatar. I smile; I know she was doing what I wanted. Then it was just me and my two most trusted subordinates… no, friends. Smellerbee is crying. I know Longshot is holding it in. God, why did I have to bring so much pain?

Yeah, sure I told Katara I would be fine. I lied. I was going to die.

I thought back about my short life. About the road I had followed to bring me here. I wanted to change things, to help people, to destroy the Fire Nation.

I winced as it got harder to breathe. I thought about Lee, the boy I was sure was from the fire nation. I still thought that, but I was confused. I know Lee could have destroyed after he knew I figured out his secret. Why hadn't he?

I glanced toward my hands. How many people had I killed or tried to kill? Realization struck me. I tilted my head to the side and could almost see the road I had traveled on. Destruction, hate, anger, pride, jealousy and death littered that path. It was the same road the Fire Nation followed. I had become that which I hated. With my dying breath a tear rolled down my cheek.

This world doesn't need more hate, it needs forgiveness. If only I had realized that sooner.

Then maybe my road wouldn't be ending so soon.

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I love Jet sooo much and I cried when this happened. I often wondered what he was thinking at this point and this word gave me the idea for this! Please R&R!

Oh, and I do not own Avatar