Zuko groaned as the liquid headache rolled over his brain. He opened his eyes with a great deal of difficulty and blinked into the dark haze. There was nothing. No colors. No blurs. Nothing. He moved his hands, and found that he was able to move his finger's freely. He moved his head around and found there was nothing over his neck. He froze. He let a puff of air out through his mouth and found that the warm vapors didn't turn back towards him. He growled. He blinked his eyes again trying to blink back the darkness. He brought his hands up to pull off the blindfold, but his fingers touched only skin. He rubbed his eyes and blinked again. Still darkness was all he could see. He let out a growl and kicked his leg out. His foot came in contract with something. He moved his hand out and touched a cool surface. He wrapped his fingers around the bars. He shook his head. He was back in the cage again.

"Zuko…? Zuko calm down?" His ears perked as he heard Sokka's voice. He looked around trying to see. A hand reached out and touched his shoulder.

"Sokka?" Another hand touched his shoulder. He moved over towards the hands until he touched bars.

Sokka stared at Zuko. His golden eyes were covered in haze and they darted wildly back and forth. Sokka looked over at Haru. Each of them had a hand on Zuko.

"We're here." Haru said his voice tight. Tears welled in Zuko's eyes as he looked around blindly.

"I can't see…" Vitani looked to his brother. Kilani moved over and reached his hand through the cage bars towards Zuko.

"Come over here." Kilani said softly. Zuko grew rigid and held onto the bars. Sokka's heart tightened as he watched the prince start to break.

"Zuko, Kilani wants to help." Zuko's eyes turned to look at Sokka. He moved slowly away from the bars and towards the other side.

Kilani reached out towards Zuko and pulled him over to him. Kilani looked at Zuko's eyes then looked over to his brother.

"Vitani. Hold him." Zuko almost screamed when two strong arms pinned him against the bars. Kilani held Zuko's face tight as he looked over the haze in the boy's eyes. Kilani moved quickly running his hand over the boy's eyes, scraping them with his finger nails. Zuko screamed and tore away from their grip. He fell down to the floor of the cage holding his face.

Sokka watched as Zuko shook his head. He could see a small stream of blood slip between his friend's fingers. His stomach tighten as the visions filled his head from only an hour earlier. Sokka set back against the bars and closed his eyes. He didn't know how, but they had to get the fuck out of there before something really bad happened.

"What the hell happened to my arm..." Zuko growled and sat up holding his eyes. Sokka frowned and looked over at Haru.

"What?" Zuko stuck his arm out to them.

"My arm. That bastard cut it open." Haru looked over Zuko's arm that didn't have a mark on it. He shook his head and looked at Sokka.

"Zuko. There's nothing wrong with your arm." Zuko growled and covered his eyes with his other hand. He shook his head. The skin on his hands were fine as well. he knew he burnt them. He could still smell the singed flesh. The skin was tight and felt 'new.'

"Bullshit. He bled me..." Zuko growled and blinked his eyes. The world was back, foggy and blurred, but no longer black.

Katara pushed the door open and came face to face with a very unhappy Aang. "Aang?" He narrowed his eyes and shook his head at her.

"What are you doing Katara?" She frowned and looked at him

"What?" Aang shook his head and crossed his arms over his chest. He looked at the ground in front of her.

"I know where you were." Katara's face went blank.

"Your point?" Aang looked up at her his eyes wide.

"Katara. How can you do this? What about us that care about you? You don't know this man."

"Neither do you." Katara frowned crossing her arms over her chest. Aang frowned.

"Don't you remember what happened with Jet? You fell so hard for him to turn around and betray us!" Katara glared at him.

"If I remember correctly you liked him too." Aang glared at her.

"You can't be seriously trying to see this guy?"

"Who I decide to see is none of your business."

"What about me? Huh? What about us?" Katara stared at him. Tears welled in his eyes as his temper began to peak through.

"If not me, then what about Haru? You know he has feelings for you. You know I have feelings for you. But you run off with some pretty face?" Katara cocked an eyebrow at him.

"Aang..." Aang shook his head. He was about to loose his temper. She was being entirely too laid back about all of it.

"You don't know anything about this man. He could be a psychotic rapist! A vicious butchering murderer, but you wouldn't be able to see it!"

"He isn't like that."

"How do you know, Katara? How?" Katara's face dropped as she thought for a moment. She shook her head and looked back up at him.

"I could see it in his eyes. He was talking to me, and there was such a passion in his eyes, so much pain, so much emotion. He can't be coldblooded." Aang frowned and took a step over to her,

"Goddammit Katara. I didn't say he was a lizard, I said you don't know him." Katara glared at him.

"I can't believe you! You are willing to trust the Prince of the FUCKING fire nation, that you know has caused hell, over someone who hasn't shown the slightest bad motion yet? You! The goddamn Avatar. You are supposed to see good in everyone. You are supposed to trust everyone, at least give them a chance!"

"I've given too many people chances that didn't deserve it! You are so busy fawning over this man that you've completely forgotten about the others!" Katara glared at him.

"No. I haven't. Dexia is going to help us find them!" Aang curled up his nose.

"Where the hell is he looking? Last time I checked the guys couldn't all fit in your..." Before he finished his sentence his head was snapped to the side. Katara glared at him as she brought her hand back.

Aang brought his eyes around to look at her. He reached up and gently touched his lip. He looked down at the blood on his finger tips and turned his eyes to glare at Katara. Aang narrowed his eyes and turned around. He threw his hands in the air.

"Fine. Fuck it!" He growled and walked out the door and into the dark street.

Sokka stared at Zuko. He closed his eyes and tried to keep from thinking the worst. Zuko had said that the man had cut open his arm, but there was nothing, not even a scratch anywhere on him. The only thing that was wrong was his eyes. And they were clearing up. Sokka's eyes shot open.

"Holy shit.." He looked over at Haru. "He's a fucking water bender." Vitani laughed and looked over at him.

"Took you long enough to figure that one out." Kilani frowned and kicked his brother in the ribs.

"You hadn't said anything about that. So shut up." Sokka shook his head at them and turned to look at Kercha. The man was still laying on his side. He hadn't added any said anything in a while.

"What do you think Kercha? Did you know that?" The man didn't answer. Sokka put his hand through the cage and touched the man gently. He was cold to the touch. Sokka's blood froze. Her grabbed the man's shoulder and rolled him over. The man's arm fell limply to the ground. Sokka stared at the young man's eyes. They were gone. The life in his eyes was gone. He stared off into the final void. Sokka dropped his hand from the body and shook his head. This man wasn't much older than himself. Sokka felt his stomach roll as he stared at the blood thick around his mouth, and the small stream of dried blood that had streamed from the man's eyes. Sokka pushed himself away from the body. Just two hours ago the man had spoken. Just that short while and now he was gone.

"Sokka, what?" Haru looked over at Kercha. He covered his mouth and turned his head with a jerk.

"Oh shit.." Haru said through his hand. Zuko turned his head, but his eyes were still fogged.

"What?" Sokka shook his head. He couldn't say anything. In the course of twelve hours he had already watched one man's throat get shredded in a rain of blood, and now another man had died without anyone realizing it. Vitani sat up and looked over to the far cage. He shook his head and sat back down.

"There goes another one. Better that way then Hiiu's way though. Who the fuck is next?" Just as Vitani finished his sentence. The steel door opened. Xia walked in by himself. He shut the door behind him. He walked over to Sokka's cage. He stopped and looked over at Kercha. A softness rode over his eyes but then he turned back to Sokka. He looked down at him with a soft smile.

"Hi there big brother. " Xia bent down to look in the cage. He glanced at Haru for a moment and smiled. "Hey gorgeous." He looked back over at Sokka and his smiled turned dark.

"I have use for you. Come to me." He said softly. Sokka glared at him.

"Go find a pole and fuck it." Xia's smile only deepened.

"I don't think you should have that attitude. You see Angus was fairly upset because he couldn't have you, and now he knows who your sister is. I hate to say it, but your sister is a very beautiful girl." He closed his eyes and smiled in memory. "Funny. I can still taste her on my lips." He looked down at Sokka who was visibly becoming more and more enraged. Xia's eyes narrowed as he looked over the boy. "I would hate to see what they would do with her knowing he couldn't have his way with you."

"You sick sorry son of a bitch." Xia smiled as he turned his eyes to Zuko. The fire bender was seething.

"Now, now my little bon-bon. You've had your turn, you can wait awhile." He turned back at looked at Sokka's whose blue eyes were almost solid black. Haru growled and shook his head.

"If they hurt Katara, I'll personally make sure that you are ripped limb from limb." Xia looked at him hard. He smiled and shook his head.

"It seems that there is more then one lover that I am pissing off. So which one of you is it? Which one am I taking the place of?" Sokka growled and hit the cage door.

"Don't talk about my sister like she is piece of meat!" Xia cocked his eyebrow.

"Oh no. She's not a piece of meat. You are. Now either come with me and I'll call the men off, or refuse and let your sister be torn to shreds. It's your choice." Sokka frowned and looked up at Xia.

"Don't you fucking dare, Sokka." Vitani hissed. Kilani shook his head in agreement with his brother.

"Nothing he has in store for you will be good." Xia turned and looked at the twins.

"If you two don't want to end up as conjoined twins, I suggest you keep your suggestions to your self." Sokka hung his head.

"Fine. Just don't hurt Katara." Xia smiled and knelt down. He looked at Haru with narrow eyes before he unlocked the cage.

"You try to get out or attack me when I open this cage, you will be the next red shower." Haru looked at Sokka. Sokka shook his head. Xia opened the cage and pulled Sokka out by the arm. Sokka stood up and glared at Xia. He growled and brought his leg around to slam into Xia's back, but he missed. Xia stood up with dark eyes.

"One word is all it would take for your sister's innocence to be forced from her. You don't actually think they would be gentlemen about it do you?" Sokka glared at the man. Xia walked over and tied Sokka's hands together.

"Come on big brother. Your sister is waiting." That one phrase, the simple four words, brought Sokka's entire world to a halt.