I woke up and screamed. My hands lit almost unconsciously as I sat bolt upright. A shadow loomed over me and I couldn't tell the difference between real and nightmare. I fired a blast at it and pushed my back up against the wall, no one was going to get me from behind. The shadow dodged the attack and grabbed my hand, pulling it closer to their face. I flinched from the contact, then relaxed. It was only Zuko... Oh cinders.

"I'm so sorry-" He held a finger to his lips and I nodded and extinguished my fire in my hand. There was a small noise then the bed I was sat on sank slightly under the extra weight. Zuko lit his hand and smiled slightly.

"Did I scare you that much?" I stuck my tongue out as I stretched, only to double over from pain, images of what had happened flooding my head as I pulled on sore muscles. I groaned as my hands flew to my sides, trying to feel what was causing the pain.

"Are you alright?" He asked as he gently placed his hand on my shoulder as I sat up again, still wincing.

"Sore, everywhere." I replied as I blew a tuft of hair out of my face.

"You took quiet a beating." His voice had an edge to it, and I saw the darkness in his eyes. "But at least the burn's going down." I raised an eyebrow.

"The burn?" I looked up at him and frowned when he didn't reply. "Zuzu, where?" He still didn't reply, and I started to figure it out. My hand reached up to touch the burnt skin around my eyes resting under the gold one where I was worse, as the other clenched into a shaky fist.

" Its on the wrong side." his voice was a venomous whisper. Not only had Yuri done this to get back at me, but Zuko as well. I struggled up and ignored the flare of pain as I stood for all of 2 seconds before Zuko grabbed me and pulled me down.

"Are you crazy? You are i-"

"Little star, burning bright, see how others gather." I stood back up, even angrier than before as the mocking song continued. "Morning star, falling fast, see how others fear her." I pulled the door open and ran down the corridor, muscles screaming at me to stop. I could hear Zuko following close behind me, which was proven when he grabbed my hand and pulled me to a stop.

"Kila! Stop." I did and almost fell to the floor from pain, adrenalin having over run it. I looked around and didn't recognise where we were, it was dark and all I could hear was a mad laugh. Zuko tensed at the laughter. Each like a knife in my skin.

"Not even the royal brat can save you now, you've fallen so far. Killing your own father and mother, and now your adoptive family. Shame on you, you should have been banished a long time-"

"Shut up." Yuri's voice stopped as I lit my hand and held it outside his cell, we were in the prison hold. He grinned and sat up so that he was level with me.

"Hello, Morning Star. Hello murderer." He knew I would snap, he knew it. I lunged forwards and grabbed the collar of his shirt and lit it. The movement set a jolt of pain through my system and my knees buckled.

"You stupid peasant, everything you do seems to add to your report. I can add striking an officer if you'd like. Then you'd get the brig." Zuko seethed, it took me a second to realise that he wasn't talking to me, as he pulled me up into a sitting position. Yuri laughed as I struggled to stand.

"I'm already going to the brig, we all know that." I growled at him as I stumbled forwards. Zuko lit his hand and pulled me down the corridor.

"1 week, Kila. Can't you go 1 week without getting injured." I would have replied but I was struggling to think. I grabbed for his shirt before I blacked out.

"Cinders." His arms caught me before I hit the ground.

I woke up feeling better than last night and in my own room. I looked around it properly and noted the small pile of clothing placed on the chair next to the desk. My clothes from yesterday. I sat up slowly, testing my muscles and finding them ok, although my mouth was dry. I got up slowly and almost put my hand in a cup of water. Oh thank Agni. I grabbed it and tried to drink it slowly. I put it down after I finished the drink and slowly started to get dressed into training gear. I figured some light training would do me good, and besides I was out of practise.

I ferreted in my bag for my fire and wind wheels, which were the only thing I prized highly enough to wrap up other than my lotion. They were well balanced in my hands and they had better be, they'd been made especially for me. I strapped them to my belt and made my way to the deck, where I realised that we had docked. I couldn't see Zuko around so I assumed he'd gone of in search of the avatar. I shrugged and unstrapped the wheels from my belt, ditching it at the side.

I started with a few stretches, I didn't want to pull the muscles any more than they already were. I started slowly, with the basics, then ever so slowly I built up the speed and complexity. My muscles remembered the movements, even though I hadn't practised in nearly a month. I was so into the training that I didn't hear the foot steps that should have alerted me.

"So it is true." I span around, wheels ready to attack them, before I realised who it was and lowered them and turned back around.

"Lieutenant Jee. What do you mean?" I started slowly again, this time without the wheels, just practising parrying and and blocking and attacking. He stood just out of my reach as he watched.

"Your expertise with the fire and wind wheels. Its good to see you up as well." I nodded and stopped before I turned to him. I flicked my fringe out of my eye before I spoke.

"Thank you. Where are we, why did we dock?" I asked as I picked up my wheels and strapped them to my belt. Jee smiled slightly as I stretched again.

"We're in the earth kingdom, we docked because we needed to restock our coal and supplies. But that's no what you really wanted to ask is it?" I blinked before blushing at what he was implying.

"He is just a friend. As is Iroh. And, alright, I was wondering where they were." I cast a glance out to the dock and smiled at the prospect of dry land. I may have been a marine but water still terrified me.

"I know he is just a friend, though people are starting to assume something other. But that's not the point, he's gone to get General Iroh, they should be back-" He cut himself off as a figure appeared at the edge of the woods. Zuko walked towards the ship, head down and back slumped, clearly tired. He didn't look up as he boarded the ship, until he almost walked into Jee and I. His eyes widened.

"Kila, you're up." I smiled and nodded as I stepped backwards to let him onto the ship. "And practising, good. Lieutenant Jee, uncle is busy and will join us in half an hour, or I go and get him." Jee nodded and turned to leave, Zuko's shoulders tensing as he did so. He then ran forwards and launched an aggressively hot blast of fire off the starboard side of the ship.

"What's wrong now, Zuzu?" I asked as I ran/stumbled towards him. He span to face me, gold eyes blazing.

"Don't call me that, Lieutenant." My eyes widened as I took a step back. "Sorry Kila, it just that he's so annoying."

"Iroh, he means well." I said as I stepped up behind him, dropping my belt which I had yet to put down.

"If he did he would be here and we'd be chasing the avatar." He span around fast enough his phoenix plume almost hit him in the face. I would have smirked if he wasn't so serious.

"What's he done now?" I asked as I leant against the rail, desperatly trying to ignore the terror running through me.

"He found a spring and turned it into his own personal hot spring." Then I did laugh. I noticed a small smile flicker onto his lips before it faded.

"That sounds like Iroh. Maybe you should try relaxing as well, it might help." He considered it before nodding.

"We've got half an hour, fancy sparring." I smiled before thinking properly.

"Sure, just go easy on me okay? Still wounded." Zuko started unstrapping his armour as I retied my hair, pulling my fringe out of my eyes.

"That didn't stop you last time." I grinned.