Thought I'd make this chapter a funny one (more cussing too!) as well as a little warm & fuzzy. And Zuko makes his debut all you Zuko fans! I used to hate the punk, but he's grown on me. That's why I'm gonna make him have a relationship with Faust. (NO NOT THAT KIND! Sorry yaoi lovers!)

- I don't own Avatar the Last Air Bender, but I do own Faust, Rin and Einree! Haha! –

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-CHAPTER 3-

Kill Me Softly

"Fuck!" Zuko screamed. He had stubbed his toe getting out of bed. "Stupidpieceofshitbedimfuckinhungry…" he grumbled getting dressed.

He stood up straight.

There was someone there.

He turned around quickly holding the broadsword he kept hidden in his sock drawer.

(A/N- Hahaha! Paranoid bastard! J)

There was an animal on his bed…

'A cat-,,, cat?' Zuko pondered confused at the beasts 'non-mixed ness'.

He lowered his weapon while the cat-cat continued to stare at him.

"You can go Einree, I believe Azula is here. Pay her a visit wont you" A Boy about Zuko's age said, suddenly sitting on Zuko's bed said.

"Holy fuck!" Zuko shouted drawing up his sword again, this time splitting it into two.

"Quite the mouth you have. So you're Zuko?" the boy was talking to himself more than he was to Zuko.

"Who are you and why are you in my room?" Zuko asked.

"My name's Faust. You could say I'm acquainted with your sister."

Zuko's eyes widened,

"You're friends with Azula? Then I don't have to guess real hard to know that you're here for some kind of manipulation."

Faust held up his hands innocently.

Zuko noticed that this strange boy never showed any emotion.

"I'm here to offer a truce," Faust said.

"What do you mean?" Zuko spat, angry now that this intruder seemed to be toying with him.

"I know the Avatar is still alive."

Zuko dropped his swords in shock.

"H-how?"

"I can sense him Zuko…"

"You failed at killing him, and I want to help you make sure you don't do it again." Faust said standing up and turning his back to Zuko. "How the hell do you know all this?" Zuko was scared.

"I guess I'll tell you 'my story'" Faust muttered.

Faust told him of his relation with Azula, his deeds of killing key political figures, and of his powers (To explain how he got into his room and how he could assist in the assassination of the Avatar).

"Fine" Zuko Said, "It's a deal, but I have one thing you must do first." Faust just waited.

"I need at least two weeks before I leave here. Political business and the likes" Zuko stated. "But I can get you an inn room in the city to stay in for that time. I cannot let my father or Azula or anyone for that matter know of this."

"Of course" Faust replied.

Zuko got ready and showed Faust to the Inn he would stay in.

"Two weeks?" he said to Einree who had appeared after Zuko left with a handshake.

Einree had come back with a note in her mouth.

Faust ripped it open and red it, while petting Einree.

Faust,

I need you to meet me tonight at the palace gates.

We need to talk.

-Azula

Faust finished reading and crumpled the letter throwing it in the trash by the door.

Einree made a funny choking noise. "Did you just laugh?" Faust asked mildly surprised.

Einree stared at him and materialized away.

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Einree had been gone for 4 days and Faust realized she'd be back only when it was time to leave. Or if he called her.

But he wouldn't do that.

Her essence was beginning to ebb away like on full moon nights, but he still retained his powers.

He liked the feeling of his freedom from the constant need to quench Einree's appetite for blood.

He liked the feeling of his freedom as he wandered the big city every day buying 'curios' as a very

Feminine-looking pirate/salesman had called them.

He actually felt happy for the first time in a long time and smiled, interacting with people.

He had been visited by Zuko twice and talked of their plans to leave and hunt the Avatar.

But what made Faust the happiest was that he got to meet someone very special…

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Zuko could tell the immense difference in Faust after his second visit.

It was that thing.

Einree.

It was pure evil. And without it around, Faust was a different person.

It bothered Zuko to no end.

He would always watch his back when Einree was around now.

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Toph padded along in a lazy manner wandering the immense fire capitol streets.

The group had decided to split up and do their own things.

She was walking to a nice smell of some kind of meat when she felt a chill disturb the vibrations of her senses. She stopped and focused.

"Hi" came a voice scaring her so bad that she actually screamed. She could tell the boy was covering his ears. "Sorry!" he said, "You just looked like you were lost".

"Uh, no I was just… thinking" she blushed at her extremely high pitched and 'un-Toph-like' scream.

The boy chuckled, which made Toph blush more. 'Why am I blushing so much?! He probably thinks I'm one of those dumb ass girly girls!' She thought.

'But why should I care what a stranger thinks?' She could feel the boy hold out his hand breaking the awkward silence.

"I'm Faust," he announced as she held her hand out and shook it. "Name's Toph" she stated indifferently.

"You're blind," he said, shocking her a bit.

"What gave it away? The unfocused eyes, or just the look of em'?" she asked with a smirk.

"Neither." Faust said, " you were trying to sense me out with vibrations when I met you, and you're still doing it now to see everything around you." He recited, which scared Toph.

"H-h-how?" she stammered.

"I… don't know." He said really unsure. 'Einree's not even close!' he thought.

'What a weird guy!' Toph thought.

Her stomach growled.

'Oh. My. God.' She thought as she blushed again, a recently acquired habit.

"I know a good steakhouse not to far away" he said after a good laugh.

"Did you plan this all out, or are you just that damn good?" she said realizing she was mere putty in this strangers hands. Yet oddly, she liked it. She liked the new attention and mysterious ambience of her new 'friend'.

He laughed again (which made her 'warm inside')

'How disgusting.' She thought not believing she had even thought those two words.

"Okay, lead the way, Faust was it?"

"Yeah. Nice to meet you Toph" he said grabbing her hand. She blushed but realized he was just being a gentleman.

She didn't mind.

'Okay no more blushing Toph!' she mentally slapped herself. Faust's hands were ice-cold at first, which shocked her. But then they warmed up at her touch.

'Weird…'

They walked to the restaurant holding hands. Toph got so nervous at one point; she sneezed and made the earth rise beneath a salesman's cart sending it and its contents flying.

What did you expect? She had never held a boys hand before, like this.

They walked away while she apologized to the salesman who was just screaming

"MY CABBAGES!" over and over.

They had a nice lunch at the steak house, (Toph stuffing her stomach full, and getting angry at herself for looking like a pig.) Faust had just smiled and asked her questions and told her about himself whenever she asked.

Afterwards he walked her back to her Inn. "Well, it was nice to meet you Toph" he said letting go of her hand. "Yeah, same here." She faced him.

There was silence for what seemed like forever.

"Will I see you tomorrow then?" Faust asked. "S-sure, if you're not busy…" Toph said.

"Great. Uh, I'll meet you in the square at mid-day for lunch?"

"Okay" Toph said

"See ya." He smiled and walked away.

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Toph went into the Inn not meeting any of her friends on the way and went to her room.

She leaned back on her door when she closed and locked it.

"If you're not busy!" She mocked herself in a high-pitched voice. "So stupid."

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Faust got back to his Inn seeing that Einree was still not there, proving his theory.

He lay on his bed with his arms spread and his eyes closed.

" See ya!" He mocked himself in a low masculine voice. "So stupid."

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That chapter was different from the others… the next one will have more action and blood (I promise). And NOT ONE, BUT TWO LEMONS! But who will it be???

Probably not what you're thinking. :

Toph is probably my favorite Avatar character..

MY CABBAGES!!!

Hahahahahaha! That never gets old to me!

R&R would be appreciated! J

Thanks! (For holding through that boring chapter!)

-Cristian