Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, or any other characters, I only own my OC- Kami and any plot changes I make to the story.

Ages: (Did I get them right?)

Zuko: 16

Kami: 15

It was the next day that we were still heading towards the southern water tribe, everything was proceeding a normal. I was playing Pai Sho with Uncle Iroh, Iroh was eating roast duck, and Zuko. . .was being Zuko.

"Again." Iroh ordered Zuko.

Zuko, in a traditional fire nation fighting stance, shot fire from his hands at the two guards.

"Ha! heeya!" He called. I nearly sighed, why was it that every fire nation soldier yelled pointless sayings as he fought?

I watched wide eyed, as the flame didn't hit the guards.

He missed.

I look over to Iroh as he stood up. "No! Power in firebending comes from the breath. Not the muscles. The breath becomes energy in the body. The energy extends past your limbs and becomes fire." Iroh proceeded to demonstrate, controlling a small flame, which burst in front of Zuko, without hurting him or giving him any burns. "Get it right this time."

"Enough!" Zuko protested. "I've been drilling this sequence all day. teach me the next set. I'm more than ready."

I sighed, shaking my head. "No your not. Uncle Iroh is right, in order to defeat the avatar, you must master the basics. You still have a long way to go."

Zuko scoffed, outraged. "What would you know about firebending? You are not even a bender! Nothing more than a mere civilian!"

That, was a low blow.

All my childhood, my father had trained me to be a fire bender, he was so convinced I would be one. It was a disappointment to my whole family. My families honor.

"I may not be a bender, but I definitely know more than you!" I yelled, trying to keep the tears from falling, as I ran to my room.

"Teach me the next set!" Was the last thing I heard.

"BANG!"

I awoke with a gasp. How long was I asleep?

I'm in my room. . .of course, Zuko and I had a fight. . .

What was that sound? It came from outside. . .

It sounded like. . .an explosion.

I hope Zuko is okay. . .

I hurry upstairs on the deck, to see the remainder of no doubt a fire nation flare left in the sky. The traces of red smoke which stood still in the blue sky confirmed it. That was the sound I hear before.

"Is that. . . ?" I ask hesitantly.

I look around to see the crew and Fire Nation soldiers hurriedly moving across the deck.

I rush to Uncle Iroh's side in an instant "What's going on Iroh?"

Uncle Iroh points to the sky. "A few moments ago, a fire nation flare was launched into the sky."

I look over to see Zuko yelling his orders. "Set a course to the southern water tribe!"

Uncle Iroh continued, "Zuko believes that it was the avatar, and we are heading towards the direction it was launched right now."

I sigh and angrily look over again to see Zuko getting into the fire nation battle armor. "Does he seriously expect to fight the avatar? He's just a teenager! Even I'm just a teenager!" My hopes seems to quickly diminish into nothing. Was there really any hope?

Uncle Iroh strokes his beard. "Yes, but he believes that catching the avatar is his destiny. . .to restore his honor."

"How can you be so sure though?" I harshly go against his words. "What if catching the avatar isn't his destiny?!"

Uncle Iroh chuckles. "I find myself asking that very same question." Iroh looked over at Zuko. "I'm afraid. . .that only he can answer."

"But isn't it kind of obvious what the answer is?" No doubt, it would definitely be yes, it is his destiny. That. . .and Zuko would probably be outraged that we had doubted his fight for his honor.

Iroh laughed again. "It isn't as obvious as anyone may think."

I sighed, Uncle Iroh and his riddles. It was ridiculous. It was as if he could only speak in code, you could never take what he said seriously, because there would no doubt be hidden meanings in the simple words he spoke.

"The southern water tribe is in sight!" A crew member called out.

"Prepare for battle!" Zuko called, now all out in fire nation armor. He held a fire nation helmet in his arms and put it on as we slowly evaded the ice glaciers which stood in our way of the small water tribe village.

I should probably go and apologize. I gave Uncle Iroh a meaningful look, he nodded in return. "He really does care for you, you know." I sighed, "I know" I whispered and I hurriedly went over to Prince Zuko's side.

"Hiya." I whisper, knowing that there wasn't much I could say.

Zuko's nodded in return.

Suddenly Zuko turned to face me "I'm sorry. . .I shouldn't have said those things. I should've. . ."

"No" I interrupt, ". . .it was partially my fault. You will be a great fire bender" I smile. Zuko put in hand on my shoulder and stood close to me, I knew I was forgiven.

Soon enough we had reached the small southern village.

The platform, the bridge, is soon lowered. I take a deep breath, as we walked down the platform.

I look down to see all the villagers gathered, cowering in fear. The village was mostly made up of young children and elderly.

"Zuko. . .I don't think the avatar is here." I whispered urgently to him.

He ignored me, and proceeded to walk down the platform, the guards following close behind. I stood still and watched as a young boy with tribal face paint and a boomerang let out a battle cry and charged at Zuko. I winced, knowing what was about to come. Without a sweat, Zuko casually kicks the weapon out of his hand, and kicks him to the ground. His head, stuck in the snow.

I slide down the plank hurriedly, and poke the figure stuck in the snow. "Hey. . .are you okay?"

Meanwhile, Zuko continued to question the villagers. "Where are you hiding him?" The crowd of villagers didn't respond, now cowering in fear knowing that their last hope, their only soldier had fallen. With no immediate response, he grabbed an old woman, "He'd be about this age? Master of all elements?" Zuko grew frustrated, and his anger grew. "I know he's here!" He throws the old woman he was holding and threw her to a young girl.

He's gone to far.

I squat down to the watertribe boy in the snow. "Your tribe needs you. . .get up!"

Soon enough, he gets up, ignoring me, or the fact I saved him. Suddenly, a young boy from the crowd throws the young boy a spear. "Show no fear!" The warrior grabs the weapon and charges at Zuko, who in less than a second, grabs the spear and breaks it, the bonked the warrior in the head with it. The spear breaks in half, and Zuko drops it, as if it were nothing, to the ground. But, much to my and Zuko's surprise, the boomerang the boy had thrown earlier, came back. It came quickly, and hit Zuko in the back of the head, knocking his helmet into circles. I almost laughed, that was a good one. Even I didn't expect that!

Zuko, now furious, walks over to Sokka with a menacing look on his face. Fire spitting from his hands filled with rage. I walk over to stop him, knowing he was about to go too far, when suddenly a young boy skyrocketed from the sky on a penguin with a. . .glider of sorts? He slides right under Zuko, who fell to his feet to an instant. The children cheer as the boy slides down to them, a pile of snow landing on them stops the cheering for a moment, but they then continue anyway.

The penguin comes to a stop, and the boy gets off. The penguin then waddles away like nothing happened.

"Hey Katara. Hey Sokka." The boy greets.

"Hi Aang. Thanks for comin" Sokka, I now knew his name, said annoyed.

I notice Zuko is still face first in the snow, and I walk over to help him up. Quickly, he resumes the fire nation stance from before, ready to fight.

"Looking for me?" Aang asks, blowing wind at the soldiers. . .including me. We land in a pile of snow.

Zuko stood his ground, shocked. "You're the airbender? You're the avatar?"

Ouch…I rub my head. I shake the snow off me, as I slowly begin to freeze. Turning to the other soldiers stuck also in the white snow I help them up one by one.

"Aang" The young girl, Katara whispers, surprised as well. "No way."

I furrow my eyebrows, confused. She didn't know either?

"I've spent years preparing for this! Relentless training. . .and now, you're just a child!" Zuko yelled, furious.

The other villagers didn't know either, I bet. I groan to myself, we are causing so much trouble.

Aang, the avatar, shrugged, as if not to care. "You're just a teenager" Aang countered.

This made Zuko angrier than before, and blasted fire at the villagers in seconds. Aang countered them all with a simple blast of wind.

But not for long, Zuko continued to fire faster and Aang soon became overwhelmed by the attacks. He looked back at the villagers helplessly, knowing he can't continue this much longer.

"If I go with you, will you promise to leave everyone alone?" Zuko remained in his firebending stance. He looks at me for a second, and I nod encouragingly. I don't want anyone else to get hurt. Zuko straightens up, and looks back at the guards and nods at them.

The guards walk forwards, they take Aang's staff and lead him up the platform to the ship.

Katara rushes forward. "Don't do it!"

I interfere now, and I walk in front of her. "It's for the best, we don't want your village to get hurt." I point to the cowering villagers, the children not knowing what to do.

She locks eyes with me, and I recognise her in an instant.

She was the girl. . .from long ago. . .The one who Yon Rha killed her mother.

"You don't know anything! We can't leave him behind!" Katara cried now.

"I'm sorry" I say, and I walk to the ship next to Zuko.

Author's Note:

Success! I updated! It's been like. . .2 weeks. I hope everyone had a happy holidays! And a Happy New Year! :) I was finally able to update! School is supposed to start tomorrow, but it was canceled! I decided I had time to kill, so I was able to finish the chapter! Yay!

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