A/N: Fic no longer remains a one shot and is has not changed into a chaptered story. Posts made in this fic will focus on different parts that were written in the original one-shot. 2 emphasis ideas have already been posted up as individual stories under the names. Feels Like Forever and an Unexpected Surprise, and Last Night Off.


Emphasis 01: The days that go by

Another day. Another battle. Lying on the ground he stared up at the night sky silently, his eyes averted from the moon. It now served as a constant reminder of his weakness and constant failure. He had failed to save his mother, he failed to protect Yue and now he had lost Toph. His lips curled up into a slight smile when he thought of Toph but his expression slowly changing into that of anger when it shifted to the man responsible for her death. Fire Lord Hong. He hated that man; he hated Hong with a passion.

Hate. It seemed to be the only thing he felt nowadays. Hatred for his enemies. No, not the Fire Nation after all weren't he and Zuko practically best friends now? He hated only one man. And he would do anything to have that one man fall onto his knees before him and beg for mercy and forgiveness to which the answer would be death. He would do anything. Even killing the Soldiers that stood opposite him on the battlefield, soldiers who probably wanted no part in this war but served out of fear for Hong.

His thoughts interrupted when he heard rustling coming from the tent that was pitched next to his currently unoccupied one. Katara and Aang. He envied them for how they had each other and yet worried for them. He fought harder in battle because of them; he wouldn't allow two of his closest companions go through what he had.

His mind began to stray again until it came to a question Katara had asked him once when they were both mad and yelling at each other.

"And what about you!? What happens when the war ends!? Do you remain some self-loathing loner for the rest of your life!?"

Sighing he sat himself up and stoked the fire thinking. What would he do then? He didn't think he would be able to go on with life without Toph. The only thing that drove him on nowadays was his will to avenge her. Perhaps if he was lucky he would die shortly after the war and be reunited with her. He smiled sadly and proceeded to his tent laying down and falling asleep quickly, the war often left him exhausted.

The sun peeking in through the gaps of the tent he woke. He left the tent not speaking to the others when they too rose from their sleep. The relationships he had with his sister and friends could wait right now his only one purpose was to avenge her and kill Hong no matter how long and what it would take.

Splashing some water on his face from the nearby stream he sighed, shoulders slumping downward as if the sleep he had, had done nothing to recover his strength. Rising from his position he walked back to camp, today they would reclaim Omashu from Fire Nation rule. Again. Another day. Another Battle.

END


A/N: And there goes the first of the emphasis. Please R & R and thank you for reading.