I blew a small puff of fire on some twigs. The flames engulfed the wood. I sat on the ground of the forest looking up to the sky…just thinking. Zuko turned in his sleep. Zuko fainted about 12 hours ago, in that little earth kingdom town that we were 'evicted' from, and hasn't woken up since. So I've looking after him, I didn't mind. Which did surprise me, I didn't even like caring for Yue when we were younger…but Zuko was different. I could feel that he's been through a lot. He tossed and turned in his sleep, even mumbled every once in a while. He would say stuff…mostly about his parents and the Avatar…

I moved closer to him, to the point where you are now sitting in front of him. He kept turning and turning until his eyes shot open; he jumped up and almost attacked me.

"Whoa! Whoa! What are you doing?" He was towering over me glaring, but then his eyes softened.

"I'm sorry." He looked away. I got up and stood next to him.

"It's fine, but you should rest. You've been out for a while and-" Zuko cut me off.

"We should start traveling." He hopped onto the hybrid bird horse. He looked down at me. "Are you coming?" He extended his hand to me. I thought about it for a second then I took it. As soon as our hands made contact, we both blushed madly.

It was strange, the connection was almost instantaneous. I knew he felt it too, I could see it in his face. We both looked at each other; Zuko cleared his throat then pulled me up behind him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and I felt him stiffen. He kicked the animal, it started a quick trot. There was awkward silence between me and Zuko, so I tried to start a conversation.

"So where are we going…"

"To find my uncle…" That wasn't random…

"So you're a Prince…" He stopped abruptly. He turned slightly to look at me.

"You didn't know? You're not from the fire nation?" He gave me a skeptical look. I slowly shook my head no. We started to move again. "Who told you…?"

"Let me think…You did! Right before you feinted. But you didn't answer my question…"

"I was a prince…"

"Was?"

"My father banished me…" I didn't expect to say anything…but now he was spilling everything to me. He didn't seem like one to let out his feelings. There was another awkward silence.

"Why do want the avatar so badly?" The questions seemed to be making him mad.

"How do you know all this stuff about me!" I could see the smoke rising from the reins.

"Hey, It's not my fault you talk in you sleep!" I retaliated.

"He's my only chance to get home…" So I guess I could say we didn't have as much in common as I thought…He wanted to get back home, I'm trying to get as far away from it as possible.

"What happened to your mother?" He sighed…hey, I'm just trying to get to know the guy I looked after for almost a day…

"I'm not sure; she was just gone one morning when I woke up…"

"So she abandoned you?"

"My mother did NOT abandon me!" He got really mad for a second then calmed down. "I know she had her reasons for doing it."

"I never meet my mother; my father didn't want her around me…"

"I'm sorry." He said it monotone but I could tell he meant it.

"Don't be, it's not like you did anything…" Zuko stopped abruptly, almost causing us both to fall… "What are you doing?"

"Kya, quite!" I did as I was told. I tried to listen for whatever he was listening for…Then I heard it. The load thudding of many feet, too big for a human. Then a nasty snarl.

"What is it?" I looked a Zuko.

"I don't know, but let's find out." I expected him to say something along the lines of 'Let's Not find out', but hey, he has a sense of adventure. He kicked the animal, to a sprint. I grabbed on to him harder so I wouldn't fall. I tilted my head, and looked up at Zuko; he had this intensity in his eyes. His features glowed from the light of the sun, I pulled my head back so he wouldn't see me blush.

We sprinted farther into the forest until we exited and ended up, another, small run down Earth Kingdom town. I let out a sigh.

"This town is abandoned…" He shushed me, again. That was the second time today…humph. Then I heard it, a male voice, it was young couldn't be older then 12, maybe 13.

"Who are you and what do what!" The voice shouted at someone.

"Stay here," Zuko commanded and ran for the town. If Zuko and I are going to travel together, he has to know one thing; I never do what I'm told. I ran right after him and saw he was in a fighting stance. In front of him was a teenage girl, maybe Yue's age. She had a devious smirk on her face. Behind him, must have been the kid that was yelling from before, I've seen him before. I just couldn't remember where…

"I was wondering when you'd show up Zuzu." The girls voice was cold, and he word were pointed. But still I couldn't help but laugh.

"Zuzu?" I laughed.

"Kya!" Zuko spat. I pressed my lips together trying to suppress my laugh.

"Oh look Zuzu; you've got yourself a girlfriend." I laughed again when she said Zuzu.

"She's not my girlfriend!" Zuko blushed madly. "Just back off Azula, he's mine."

"I'm not going anywhere." She got into her fighting stance. There was awkward silence, no one was moving. I could tell something big was going to go down…I was about to get into my stance…the girl called Azula, shot some crazy blue fire at Zuko causing him to fly back. The kid banged some stick on the ground causing orange wings to fly out. But Azula somehow got to the roof and was already firing at the kid. This all was happening so fast, I didn't know what to do. Zuko was running back trying to attack Azula but was failing miserably. They chased each other into what was left of a building, then I heard the most random thing possible.

"Sneak Attack!" I turned around about to attack, but I stopped a saw someone I never thought I would see again.

"Sokka?" I questioned. He looked at me like I was crazy; he had a boomerang in his hand about to throw it. "It's me, Yue's sister." His armed lowered. I wanted to ask him so many questions. "Have you seen Yue, is she okay? We heard a load shout.

"She's dead." He ran straight into the mist of the battle again. I was dumbfounded, she's dead…I couldn't move. I couldn't do anything, I almost felt like dropping right there…Then something snapped right back into reality, it was Zuko screaming. I ran deeper into the town, I saw the kid and Sokka, and who I remembered to be Sokka's sister, fighting Azula, who had the kid cornered. Zuko was on the floor motionless, I ran over to him and dropped on me knee's, skidding over next to him. He shook him trying to wake him up. Then a large shadow appeared covering the sun, I looked up and I saw an old man, he had the same narrow, amber eyes that Zuko had.

"Zuko." He said firmly. Zuko eyes groggily opened.

"Uncle…" He said weakly. So this was his uncle… Zuko shot up and his uncle ran toward Azula who just immerged out of a pathway. Every person who was in this fight, plus one new girl who was staring at Zuko's uncle, had Azula cornered. Azula raised her arms.

"I know when I defeated, a princess surrenders with honors." I was about to lower my guard, but I could feel this wasn't over. I was right, with quick reflexes, Azula shoots Zuko's uncle straight in the chest. Zuko lets out a strained, deep, grunt. We all try to shoot Azula trying to bring her down. But she escapes…Damn… I turn around to see Zuko at his Uncles side. I run over to be next to him. I sat next to him and gently put my hand on his shoulder. Sokka, Katara, the kid, and the young girl, walked up behind us.

"Get away from us!" Zuko barks at them.

"Zuko, I can help…" Katara starts.

"Leave!" With a swipe if his arm, Zuko shoots fire at them. It skims the top or their heads. They run away. I get up.

"C'mon, he can't stay here." Zuko catches my drift, he stands up and with much effort we somehow manage to pick up Iroh… "Ok, just two more questions Zuko."

He sighs, "Fine, What?"

"What just happened?"

"I'll explain later and…"

I chuckle… "Can I call you Zuzu?" I start hysterically laughing at how red his face got.