The next thing I knew, I was in a cave next to a small camp fire. I looked around and no was around. Then I heard a voice that scared me, "Finally, you're awake." I jumped and turned around. It was her again, the beautiful woman from the bar, Hou He; only this time she was wearing her normal street cloth. "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you", she said. She sat next to me and asked if I was alright. My hands were cold, but she put her hands around mine and used Firebending to harm them up. Again, I couldn't help but to blush.
I asked Hou He was she was trying to help me if the Fire Nation and Water Tribe are at war with each other. Hou He told me she use to support the Fire Nation, but as she grew, she felt there was some corruption with the Fire Nation. Little by, little, her love for her country disappeared.
Just less than three years ago, she was invited to come with some rich friends of hers who were invited to the Royal Palace. Hou He says she remembers meeting the Fire Nation Princess; Azula, who Hou He says was very smug and cold hearted. She never forgot when she met the leader of the country himself, Fire Lord Ozai. He had good manners, but she could see deep down Ozai had the heart of a demon.
She never forgot the only day she saw the Fire Nation Prince, Zuko. Zuko was going to be in an Angi Kai; a Fire Duel, but it was against his father, the Fire Lord himself. She thought it was sweet of Zuko to show loyalty to his father be falling to his knees and he cried out, "Please Father. I only had the Fire Nation's best interest at heart. I'm sorry I spoke out of turn", but his father barked "You will fight for your honor!" Zuko still refused to fight and his father order him to rise and fight. Zuko decleared he was not going to fight him and what Hou He saw was the most disturbing thing in her life . . . Ozai burned Zuko's left eye . . . his own son's eye . . . Hou He knew now just how heartless the Fire Lord really is. She learned that Zuko was banished just for talking out of turn and refusing to fight. She heard that Zuko can still see out of both eyes, but his burnt eye only opens half way than the normal one.
Hou He has wanted to leave the Fire Nation ever since that day, but she had no where else to go. That's why she came up to me at the bar today, because she thinks that now she has a chance to leave . . . she was wondering if she can go home with me. I thought about it, and felt I could trust her . . . after all, she was more beautiful than any woman I had ever seen and I was always told to follow my heart. I told her I was sorry hitting her with the water earlier today. Hou He said it was ok, because she knew I was just afriad of her . . . she actually thought it was impressive how I knocked her to the ground with just water. I was ready to make my way home, but turns out I was knocked out all day and now I has to wait till morning again before I could head home.
The next day, me and Hou He made our way to the Water Tribe and after four weeks, we finally go to the North Pole. At first, no one wanted to except Hou He because she was a Firebender, be they trusted me and I told them to trust her. I learned so much about her, she was 25, seven years older than me and one of the most gifted Firebenders of her age. She could even make lightning. She was strong and brave in everyway. Funny, every time she hugged me, I felt even warming than I usually feel when hugging someone else. I don't know if that's because she's a Firebender or because I really like her . . . or both.