Forget Me Not
The sun had disappeared over the horizon and the stars were shining. Sokka had fallen asleep while waiting for Suki to come to, and Toph was sleeping with Katara. Aang was the only one in the group that was awake; He feared that sleeping would bring him more thoughts on the destroyed island that he had left behind. Katara had tried to get his mind off of it, but after several half-hearted replies, she realized that there was no point in trying, and that she should just wait until the morning.
Momo scurried from in between Katara and Toph to Aang's lap. Aang smiled a bit.
"I wish you and I could go back…" He said, petting Momo's head. "Once I see Zuko, he's going to regret what he did…I'll make sure of it."
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Zuko paced the length of the ship. It wasn't going fast enough; He wanted the avatar, and wanted him NOW. He slammed his fist on the edge of the ship and stared into the dark water below.
Water.
Water bending.
The Avatar can water bend!
He gave a frustrated sigh. Everything was just a constant reminder on how he had to find the Avatar… and not let him escape, as usual. He had had enough with uncle Iroh's confusing proverbs and useless advice. If he was as smart as he said, why hadn't HE caught the Avatar? Zuko let out an incredulous hiss.
"GUARD!" He yelled. "GUAAAARRDD!" One of the crew members on the ship ran up the iron stairs on the deck and to Zuko's side. "Can't this rust bucket go any faster? How much longer until we hit land?"
"Late morning to afternoon, sir." He replied. "We can't go any faster than we are, considering that most of the other fire benders are sleepin—"
"THEN WAKE THEM UP!" Zuko screamed. He shoved the guard out of the way and stomped down the cold metal stairs, into the cold, metal corridor, all the way to his cold metal room. He sat down on his lumpy old mattress and held his head. If he didn't find the Avatar… how would he bring his honor back?
Then a thought came to him. Once before he had temporarily gained hold of Katara, and Aang, who obviously cared a lot about her, came rushing to the rescue… so why not try that again? If he could just grab onto one of his friends, then the Avatar would be his. Zuko grinned.
Who needs fancy proverbs and useless words when you have tricks up your sleeve?