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Four days. It was four days since Sirena was burned. She suffered from second degree burns; Dr. Shang said that if Zuko had held on any longer they would be severely worse. The pain that Sirena felt was incredibly, it felt as if the fire never left and it was still burning her; just continually mocking her. The first couple days Sirena just lay in the infirmary staring at the ceiling, with dead eyes. Kane and the other soldiers including Cho came to see her; she would send them a smile but they all could see that it didn't reach her eyes like before. Kane stayed longer trying to get her to talk or do anything instead of laying there. He left every time with disappointment sitting like coal in his stomach and a promise to see her tomorrow. Iroh also came, at first he apologized to her for allowing this to happen. She just shook her as if telling him that it wasn't his fault. Zuko never showed.

At night it was a different story, she was plagued with nightmares; it always started the same she would be walking around the ship at night looking for something, she never knew what it was. When she would hear a clatter coming form behind, the minute she would turn around flames shot up form the ground, all around her cutting off anyway of escape. She looked down at the floor under her it was the same floor as the halls, nothing different about it, except the flames that surrounded her. The flames would hiss and bit at any exposed skin, leaving little burns that reminded her of bites. The smoke was clouding her vision and making it hard to breath, she quickly turned around to look for an exit and gave a small cry as she trip over something and fell into the fire. She grabbed for anything that could slow or stop her descend into the flames but the second that her body fell to the floor and the flames engulfed her. She realized that she was still falling; she would open her eyes to see that she was falling underwater; she could look up and see the outline of the ship or any ship she was never sure. She started propelling her feet to move up towards the surface when something grabbed her foot, in a state of panic she swam faster and faster trying to get away. Finally she looked down expecting to see her pants attached to a piece of coral or something, but what she saw instead was so shocking she let out a scream and woke up back in the infirmary. She would be covered cold sweat that damped the entire bed and her clothes. Afterwards she would just sit by that window until Dr. Shang would come and check on her. He would see the sheets and gathered them up and took them to the laundry room; without saying a word. Sirena have normally done to save herself the embarrassment but her arms were wrapped up and she was told not to put any unnecessary pressure on it.

Finally after a month of being stuck in that infirmary Sirena was allowed to move back into her room. The bandages still cover her arms, the pain had lessened but she still has to drink Opium Poppy Tea every time the pain would come back, despite it's name it actually helped. Even though she left the infirmary she was still not allowed to leave her room to help stop any chances of infection. She would spend her days sitting by the windows humming songs and reading books, even though she couldn't read all the characters she still tried. Iroh would come and play Pai Sho with her and also continue teaching her the language.

One day after Kane left she noticed that the door didn't shut all the way, she had been cooped up in this room for days, she was started to get a little cabin fever. As carefully as she could she put her foot in-between the door and its frame and pushed it back. She slipped into the hallway and looked at both sides and started walking down the hall. She tried to smile but it felt half hearted so she dropped it and continued with her face having no expressions at all. She didn't really have a destination in mind she just wanted to get out of her room; she was starting to feel that the four walls were slowly closing in on her. She decided that she would avoid everyone, no matter what she wanted they would send her back to her room; she knew that the good Doctor would tell everyone about her condition so no one would accidentally come into her room and end up making her sicker than she already is.

She walked around for what she guessed to be twenty minutes when she started feeling hungry. With that in mind she headed towards the kitchen but before she reached to the door, she realized that Cho or someone might be in there and then if they see her… crap. Regrettably Sirena made her way away from the kitchen and towards the deck; she figured it would be big enough that if any one did see her she had plenty of time to make it back to her room. As long as she stayed away from the places that everyone send the most time around, that was usually in the front, so made her way to the back, but Sirena didn't know that someone already spotted her, and after going over the pros and cons in his head he decided to just to get her to go back to her room.

Sirena made her way to the railing and was leaning over to look at the ocean below her. She hadn't seen it in such a long time; she had almost forgotten how beautiful it is. She remembered when she used to… that was just it she couldn't remember, she tried hard to remember anything before she came here, but it was all a blur. Before she could question it further she heard someone call out her name. She quickly turned around with an excuse at the tip of her tongue, but there was no one behind her, she looked around again just to be sure no one was around. She slowly turned back towards the ocean and gazed out at it again only to hear the same voice whisper her name again. She turned around again faster this time trying to see who was calling her, but once again there was no one behind her. She felt a chill slowly go down her back as she heard the voice again but this time it was coming clearly behind her, but behind her was nothing except the ocean. Slowly she turned and looked over the railing into the water and heard the voice again gently whispering her name.

"H-Hello…" Sirena whispered back trying to find someone in the water, when something caught her eye. It wasn't a face or a person it was ripple of water that seemed to move on its own; not in one fluent motion with the rest of the ocean. It was strange it seemed to twisted and swirl on it own, like a whirlpool. Sirena was starting to feel light headed; it was so beautiful that she could remember what she was thinking about before.

"Sirena…" There it was again that sweet voice that called her name. The ocean; was calling her. She gently lifted one of her arms over the railing; even though she was burned only weeks before she felt no pain as she lifted it over the railing a reached out for the water. She of course couldn't reach it so she pulled herself up and placed her feet on one of the bars on the railing, but before she could swing her leg over a wave came towered over her. She put her hand up in front of her as if it could stop the wave, she then braced herself for impact but it never came. Slowly she removed her arm and let out a gasp. The wave just stopped right in front of her, she slowly put her arm completely down the wave followed also. Sirena watched in fascination as she controlled the water, she watched as the water suddenly began to dance by itself. It gently snaked and twisted around her outreached arm, her eyes left her arm and returned to the ocean. It was hypnotizing how it just moved back and forth so free and alive. It didn't have a care in the world; just going where ever it wanted, no one was ever able to control. Unlike her; people trying to tame her and make her into something she wasn't. She would give anything to be like the waves that were moving and dancing below her.

Sirena was so captivated with the water that she completely forgotten about the strand of water that was still around her arm, gently its grip on her arm started to tighten. Sirena never notice as she continued to gaze out at the ocean wanting so much to jump in and swim away and never look back. As if the water could understand her thoughts grip that the water had on her arm slowly started to pull her over the railing heading into the ocean.

General Iroh watched as Sirena stood by the railing looking at the ocean, she sympathized with the girl knowing that she properly just wanted some fresh air and stretch her legs. He decided that he would watch her from a distance and when her decided it was appropriate for her to go back to her room he would tell her. Living in the Fire Nation and being an fire bender he had seem his own fair share of burns and knew that the best way to make a full and speedy recovery is to get plenty of rest. He watched with interest as she suddenly turned around as if someone was calling her, she did this twice when she slowly turned towards the ocean. He saw her lips move as if she was talking to the waves below her, he decided that she had been in the sun for too long and headed over to escort her back to her room when he saw her suddenly relax and reach out towards the ocean. Something wasn't right her had never seem that look in her eyes before, but Zuko had told her about the little water-bending statue that she got from that port and the glassy look in her eyes she got when she was looking at it. Iroh hadn't seen that look himself but he was sure that it was the one that Sirena had right now. With new determination he headed over faster, when he saw the wave he quickened his steps ready to shout out her name to wake her up when it suddenly stopped. The Dragon of the West nearly stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the wave stop right in front of the young girl in his eyesight. How did she do that? He stopped as he watched her move her arm and the wave followed as if it was a puppet and she was its master. The General had seen many water benders in his time but he had never seen the water move on its own. He was shocked to see the water move as if it was trying to lure her down to its depths, when the water slowly started pulling her over the railing he ran up to her and grabbed her around her waist. "Sirena!" He called as he pulled her back into the boat; she let out a strangled gasp as she was torn away from the ocean. Iroh landed on his back as Sirena fell from his grasp and landed on her side next to him. He looked over at her; she was soaked from head to toe, how he wasn't really sure. "Sirena…" He called out to her; she rolled onto her back and let out a groan. He let out a sigh as he saw her eyes flutter open; slowly she sat up letting out a painful gasp.

"What happened…?" She asked as she slowly turned towards the General. "G-General… what happened?" He stood and then slowly helped her up as well, she saw her face turned to even move confusion as she saw that puddle of water that was surrounding her. She gritted her teeth from the pain in her arm from landing on it; and lifted her head to look at the General.

"You- you were… pushed back by a wave; you were leaning too close to the railing." He finished; he decided that he would tell her when she was ready to hear it, not while she was still recovering from her burns. No need to add anymore stress onto her. Sirena just looked back at the water and the General and slowly nodded her head.

"Oh… must have knocked me back really hard. I can barely remember anything before that." She tried to say with a smile but he could still the pained expression on her face. He turned her around and led her to the stairs.

"I'm sure everything will become clear after you get into some dry clothes on and hot tea into you."

"And a game of Pai Sho." She offered. He couldn't help but laugh at that.

"Of course." He said with a smile but it didn't reach his eyes he knew that he would have to tell her eventually he just hoped that nothing will happen that will make it sooner than he would want.

Sirena laid in bed staring up at the ceiling, after two hours of Pai Sho and half a dozen cups of tea. General Iroh had to leave to help the captain with some port business; he left Sirena with a promise to back as quickly as he could. Sirena just nodded as he said that, she knew that he would come back either way, but deep down it made her happy that he still felt the need to tell her.

As she lay in that bed she could help but let her mind wonder back to earlier when she was up on the deck, she couldn't remember what happened but something tell her that it wasn't just a wave that came and knocked her over. She had a strange feeling that something worse almost happened but Iroh didn't want to worry her. She couldn't remember the last time someone was that caring of her, well she could but she didn't want to remember him.

Zuko still hasn't came to visit her, she know that she said she didn't want him to but she was lying. Why couldn't he see that? She just wanted to know if her even still cared about her, or if he really meant all those things he said and what he did. She used to tell herself that he didn't but as days turned into weeks she soon started to stop believing even herself.

She quickly turned to the side when she heard three knocks at her door, "Come in." She said as she tried to will the tears away. She turned her head back towards Iroh and hoped that eyes didn't betray her. "Back again I see, ready to be defeated again?" She said with a smirk.

"I'm sorry to say no I'm not. I've just came to check on you one more time. Everyone is very worried about you once they found out about the attack with the wave." He said as he sat on the chair across from her, she sat up with her back against the wall and gently placed her hands in her lap.

"Really? I wonder how they found out about that?" She asked with an raised eyebrow.

"You'd be surprised how many people care about you."

"Yeah maybe not everyone." She muttered as she looked down at her arms. Iroh let out a sigh, as she slipped into her thoughts.

"I'm sure he regrets what happened." Sirena just snorted and turned her head to the side. "If you don't believe me all you have to do to find out is apologize to him." Iroh wasn't surpised when she turned to face him with anger in her eyes.

"What?! You want me to apologize to him?! For what? I didn't physically scar him!" She half-yelled as she held up her arms to show her point, only to put it down a few seconds later.

"What you said about his family still hurts him. You have to be the bigger person and apologize. Zuko won't do it; he thinks you hate him completely so he feels it's pointless to even try."

"Well it is pointless I do hate him." She said as she turned her head to the side. Iroh let out a sigh, this has turned out to be harder than he thought.

"Very well I can't force you to do something you don't want." He said as he got from the chair and made his way towards the door. "But remember soon it might be too late to change anything." With that said he opened the door and steeped into the hall only to he held back by a voice.

"Do-do you really think he didn't mean to do it." Iroh let out a small smile and turned back towards Sirena.

"Yes, I really do."

Zuko sat on the floor in front of his meditation table. He would be there for hours trying to calm his mind and spirit but he could never make it passed a few minutes, every time seeing Sirena burnt and lying on the floor with dead eyes flashed though his mind. He used to visit her at night during her first week in the infirmary; not even his Uncle knew that he did, he used to watch her sleep praying that she would wake up in the morning. As he watched her he would unknowingly touch his scar, remembering the when he first woke up after it happened soon he could feel the bile rising in his throat and he quickly fled from the infirmary.

Zuko leaned back until he was laying upon the floor staring back up at the ceiling, he knew that he should have apologized to her or at least checked on her while she was awake, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He couldn't go there and look at her knowing that he was the one that caused her all that pain. He just couldn't go there no matter how much he missed her. He could help but let out a little laugh, just few weeks ago he wanted her out of his life and now all he wanted was her to walk though his door just like before. There was just no pleasing him, he let out a sigh and played with the tie that held up his pants. He didn't know what he wanted, he wanted her and he wanted to go home. But he could have one without getting rid of the other.

As he laid there trying to find a way to fix everything, an gently knock happened at his door. He didn't even turn when he called for his Uncle to come in. His Uncle has been the only one visiting him, asking him to fix things with Sirena, as much as he wanted to tell his Uncle he would love to he knew it was better to just keep his distance. He heard his door open and close, "What is it Uncle?" He asked as he turned to face him, but as soon as he saw who was at the door his eyes went wide and all he could do was staring at them.

Sirena stood with her back pressed against the door of Zuko's room. She didn't know why she had allow Iroh to get her to come all he was doing was staring at her. Sirena looked back at him, "Yes, I'm real." That seemed to wake him up from whatever world he was in. He quickly stood and faced her.

"W-what are you doing here?"

"What you don't want me here?" Zuko placed his hand on the back of his neck and looked to the side trying to think of what to say.

"…No, I want you here. I-I mean you can stay if you want…" The tension it the room was so strong that neither could breath, and pride was stopping them from lifting it. Sirena turned to side she knew he was trying to avoid looking at her. Just being in his presence she was painfully more aware of her burns. She felt sick as her stomach did flips and flops all over the place.

"I-I'm …. Sorry…" There she said it and now she could leave, with that she turned around and move to open the door only to remember that she couldn't lift her arm and move it enough to turn the handle. Sirena stood there with her forehead pressed against the door begging it to open.

Zuko was still in shock that she apologized, for what he didn't know. He was pretty sure that he was supposed to be the one to apologize. "Why are you apologizing?" Sirena didn't turn to face him, she just kept her face facing the door.

"Because of what I said about your family." She let out a sigh,

"No, I'm sorry… I'm sorry that I burned you." As if saying out load in front of her opened up a nest of pain that Sirena didn't even know was there until now. Sirena turned completely to look at him with anger in her eyes; Zuko couldn't help but take a step back as she took a step towards him.

"You're sorry? You think that's going to fix everything? You treated me like trash, then you burned me and not once did you come to see me… and you're 'sorry'. Do even understand what I feel right now." The anger in her voice slowly left and soon it sounded as if she was a few seconds away from crying. Zuko didn't know what to do; he wished his Uncle was here to just fix everything.

"I-I'm s-"

"Why?" She asked him. Zuko didn't know what she meant, "Why did you hate me all of a sudden? What did I do that was so horrible?" Zuko looked into her eyes and knew she wanted to know, and it would be better not to lie to her.

"You were distracting me."

"From what? Capturing the Avatar?"

"Yes…"

"So because of that you treated me like crap? Because I was distracting you. Well I understand now, I'm completely horrible." She said with sarcasm dripping from her mouth.

"Sirena, I hate that I burned you! I wish I never did it, I never wanted to. It just happened, I was so angry and before I could stop it you were already screaming." Zuko gathered his courage and took a step towards her. "I'll do anything to help make right between us." Sirena looked up at him and knew he was telling the truth and a much as she wanted to tell him everything would be fine between them she knew they wouldn't be. No matter how much she wished they could be.

"You'll do anything, anything I ask?" She saw a small smile tug at the corner of his mouth,

"Yes anything."

"I need money." Zuko gave her a curious look, not understanding at all. "I'm leaving."

"What?!" He yelled as he stalked towards her, Sirena stood her ground she was not going to let him change her mind. "Why?"

"I'm not leaving now. Once I'm healed enough I will. I have to." Sirena said with her head held high.

"Is it because…" Zuko started but couldn't finish in case it was his fault.

"No it's not you fault, but you know. You know what happened on Zhao's ship. It's only a matter of time until he finds out and comes for me." Sirena could feel her chest getting tight by just thinking about it. "I can't go back; he'll kill me and so many other things. So I want you to drop me off somewhere in the Earth Kingdom, I don't care where just…" She looked down suddenly very tired and cold.

"He won't find you. Now one else even knows, he wont find out."

"You found out! I-I don't even want to know how you found out. But you did, and you shouted it on the deck. Soon they'll put two and two together and figure it out then word will spread and he'll come. You can't stop it." With that Sirena turned and headed towards the door before she could get there Zuko ran up and placed himself between her and the door. "Move." She ordered him.

"I'm not leaving until you swear you won't leave this ship." Sirena wanted to put her hands on her hip but just settled on a raised eyebrow.

"You can't keep me here."

"I can try." Sirena couldn't help but glare at him, why doesn't he understand she had to leave. "He won't find you I won't let him." Sirena felt her heart pine for him when he said that. But quickly pushed those feelings away, she can't afford to have them anymore. They caused nothing but trouble.

"He'll ruin you; trust me he'll take you down. Just to get me. I don't even know why!" She head with her head hanging low, she had to run, and she was good at running. "Get out of the way!" She screamed.

"I'm not letting you leave."

"Why do you care? With me gone you could finally find the Avatar."

"I care because you're just running away and not for the right reasons. He won't find you; I promise you won't get hurt. I promised remembered?" Zuko said remembering his promise he made a few night after she joined his crew. Sirena just looked at him and scoffed, Zuko was surprised by her response.

"You promised to protect me? Did you promise me that before or after you found out about Zhao?" She asked, Zuko knew it was a trick question and that either answer he would give would land him a trouble.

"After…" Sirena let out a small laugh, and looked to the side.

"See, it doesn't mean anything it was just out of pity." Both of them stood there in silence letting her words flow around them. Sirena waited for him to say something anything to prove that she was wrong, but he just stood there quietly, she felt tears pricking at the back of her eyes. Zuko didn't know what to say, he knew what she wanted him to say but he didn't know how. He trying, really he was he just couldn't get his mouth to move he couldn't show weakness, not for a second.

"Sirena – " A knock echoed though his room, someone was on the other side knocking. Sirena and Zuko looked at the door then at each other, but before anything could be said Sirena moved around him and towards the door.

"It's open." She said, Zuko moved back as the door opened and Lt. Jee was on the other side. Zuko turned to face him, his back straight and his face blank, he was back to normal. Lt. Jee did a small bow towards Zuko before he noticed Sirena.

"Miss Sirena," She looked up from the floor to him, she throw him a small smile. "The Soldier named Kane was looking for you; he said he had a gift for you." He said as he moved to the side for her to leave, Sirena could feel Zuko's eyes on her back as she left but she didn't turn she just keep moving forward. As much as she wanted things to go back the way they were before they weren't and she had to find a way to survive this one.

Sirena gently pushed her door opened with her foot as she entered she let out a sigh and her eyes traveled to the ground. She didn't understand why she felt so terrible, she had to leave there was no way around it, it had to be done. But then why did she feel like she just betrayed Zuko or something why did she feel as if she went and gave him his scars or physically harmed him some way.

"Sirena…?" She jumped up to see Kane getting up from her bed. "Where were you? I've been looking everywhere." Sirena forced a smile, hoping it would fool him so he wouldn't worry about her anymore than he already had.

"Obviously, you didn't you didn't look everywhere." Sirena said with a laugh as she made her way to him, she fell back onto the bed and patted the bed as a sign for him to join her. He sat next to her and started telling her about his day and what happened on the ship. Sometimes he would make references of his family; she liked it when he would talk about his little sister, who was only eight when he left about two years ago. She could tell by the way he would talk about her that he loved her so much and that she obviously looked up to her big brother. Sirena wanted to tell him some happy stories about her family but she could remember any, in fact she couldn't really remember that much about her family at all. It was like a memory in the past and the harder she tried to remember the more of it started to fade.

Kane must have noticed something troubling her because he stopped talking and gently poked her in her side to wake her up from her thoughts. Sirena quickly looked at him with wide eyes, when she realized what happened she relaxed and smiled at him. "Are you okay?" He asked worried that something might be wrong. Sirena looked to the floor and thought back to her conversation with Zuko, she really had to leave she wasn't just saying that to make him miserable. How was she going to tell everyone, especially Kane and general Iroh? They're like family to her; she couldn't just get up a leave without telling them. Then again she couldn't tell them because she would try to get her to stay and she couldn't afford to do that. She knew what she had to do. "Sirena…?"

She looked back at him and flashed him a mischievous grin that she knew he loved, "Of course I am, from what I hear I'm getting a present today from a very good friend. Hint, hint." She said with a wink and she saw the worry melt away from his face and a smile broke out.

"Right! I completely forgot." She smiled while he reached over behind him for a something on her stand next to her water-bender statue. "I actually always had this but I figured that you should have it. You'll need it more." Sirena looked down at his hands and saw that it was something wrapped in a brown cloth. She looked up at him with a raised eyebrow, before she could ask him what it was he started pulling the folds of the cloth away to reveal a … knife.

"A knife? Why would I a need a knife? There's plenty in the kitchen." She asked as he placed it in her lap. He laughed a little laugh and turned to her,

"It's not just a knife it a dagger. You know for protection." Sirena looked down a the dagger in her lap, it had a wooden handle that seemed to mix with colors, smooth a polished and the knife itself was a sparkling silver with a weaving pattern of a darker gray metal that gently moved around the knife. It was beautiful; it just didn't look very sharp. Kane let out another laugh, and picked up the dagger and pulled it apart to reveal the knife and in his another hand had the cover. "That was the cover to protect the blade." Sirena felt her face getting hot as he said that, was it that obvious that she couldn't figure it out.

"Thanks. Why would I need it more again?" Suddenly the laughter left his face and he was so serious. She knew what he was thinking about or should who. "It's not your fault."

"I know that." He forced out, as if it was painful. "It's his," Sirena tried to say something but he cut her off. "But I should have warned you. I knew he was in a mood, I just didn't know how badly. I should have taught you how to defend yourself better." Sirena knew that even though he couldn't have prevented what happened he still blamed himself, she felt sorry for him. It's her problem not his, he shouldn't have to worry so much about her. She gently placed her head on his shoulder; she missed the red that dusted his cheeks when he felt her head on his shoulder.

"Remember what I told when we first met officially, I don't need a bodyguard." He opened he mouth to say something but this time Sirena cut him off. "I said I needed an information desk. Instead you gave me a friend; you gave more than you'll ever realize. I love you Kane, you're my greatest friend." As she said that a funny feeling moved though her body. 'Love' the last time she thought of that word, it was because of Zuko. She could feel the pain in her chest slowly growing all of a sudden; it was never going to go away. "There's nothing more you can give me." 'Except Zuko…' she thought sadly.

"Sirena… I –…" He trailed off; she looked up at him confused.

"What?" She asked, she watched with curiously as he tried to get the words out but all that seemed to come out of his mouth was sounds and shattered words. She was just sitting there watching his face get redder when she heard whispering outside in the hall. It was quiet as if someone was talking to their selves, but was slowly getting closer to her door, as it grew louder.

"Sirena…" She quickly looked at Kane ready to answer his question but he was still sitting there not meeting her eyes and muttering to him self. "Sirena …" There! She heard it again but Kane still hadn't said anything nor did he respond to it. It was then that she realized that it was coming from the hall; someone was out there calling her name. Before Kane could ask what she was doing, she stood up and headed to the door.

"Hello," She asked with her ear pressed against the door. "Is someone there?" Silence was all she got in return. She could feel Kane standing behind her and she turned to look at him she noticed that his face was twisted in a confused look but he still had light patches of red across his face.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Someone was calling my name though that door but know they won't answer." She explained as Kane gently pushed her aside and opened the door. They both looked up and down the hallway but they didn't find anyone. "There was someone there." Sirena insisted as they walked back into her room.

"I didn't hear anything." He suddenly looked concerned. "Maybe you were just imagining it." He said with a hand on her shoulder. Sirena bit her lip in wonderment, she was sure she hear someone but there was no one there and Kane said that he didn't hear anything.

"Yeah maybe you're right. So what were you going to say to me?" She asked eager to change the subject she watched as his cheeks turned red again and he just shook his head.

"It's nothing. I'll tell you later. I actually have to go; they told us all the soldiers had to go down for an emergency briefing and I pretty sure I'm completely late for it." He said with a smile as he turned a headed out the door, but he suddenly stopped turned back to Sirena before she could ask him what was wrong; she was suddenly pulled into a hug. She let out a small gasp in surprised as she was suddenly pulled against him. She could feel his breath just on the top of her ears; he tried not to squeeze her to hard because of her arms. Then has fast as it happened it was over and he was out the door.

Sirena was frozen to the floor; what just happened? Kane could be the weirdest person sometimes, she said to herself as she slowly turned and headed back to her bed. Just as she was about to fall back onto the bed and try to figure out what was going on with her friend, a chill moved down her back. Stopping her immediately, it felt as if someone was standing behind her and was watching her, she could feel the eyes on the back of her neck. Then she heard the voice again, calling her name. Sirena then turned around only to once again see no one there. She was actually starting to get worried, only a little, if this was a prank she was going to kill that person. With new determination she stomped her way up to her door, the gripped the handle even though it hurt, she turned it and pulled her door open.

"Who keeps calling my name?!" She yelled down the hall. No one responded, she stepped into the hall and looked up and down again. She was about to turn in when she heard her name again further down the hall, she quickly moved down the hall, set on finding the person behind the voice. If Sirena did head back into her room she would have noticed the most peculiar thing.

Sirena found herself on the deck again, where she was earlier in the day. The voice had stopped, but Sirena made her way towards the railing, she felt that she just had to be there. As she leaned over the railing to stare at the ocean, the swirling currents and waves that moved across the surface, she thought the ocean was alive as she looked at it now. As she stood there staring at the waves, was when she felt the eyes burning into her neck again.

"Sirena…" She stiffened at the sound of her name but before she could turn around to try to catch the person something cold and wet grabbed her arm. She let out a small scream as she was pulled over the railing and into the water below.

A boy, actually an teenager was making his to a river where he left his net the day before. He was camping near by with his sister and they're friend, and he was elected to go and retrieve the fish that they hoped he had caught with his new net that he bought at a earth nation village a few days ago. He whistled to him self as the river came into sight; once he was standing the bank he looked up and down trying to locate his net. He could have sworn he left it right here, where he was standing. Quickly he saw it a few feet down, he didn't really get how it got there but as long as it was filled with fish he didn't care. The leaves and grass made noises under his feet and he made his way to net. He hauled it up, quite proud of himself as he felt how heavy it was, he watched as the fish scales reflected in the sun and a few flop around trying to escape from their impending doom. He quickly slung the net over his back and headed back to his camp.

His sister was waiting for him by the fire cooking what he guest was rice. "Hey," He called as he came up behind her and placed the net on one of the extra tarps they had. "I got fish." He called to her, she made her way over and looked at the all the fish he collected. She had to admit she was skeptical of this "awesome-est net that ever came to be" that her brother was so fond of.

"Good job, now all you have to do is help me clean and gut them." She said with a smirk as she sat down next to the fish, she watched as he grumbled to himself as he sat down next to and started pulling apart the knots that held the net together as one side fell out and fish fell down like snow off the top of an mountain. As she was working on the next knots he jumped as he sister let out a small scream. "Sokka!" She cried, he looked up to see she was pointing at the fish but as he looked harder he saw it wasn't a fish, it was an arm. A pale arm with burns around it.

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Okay, I know, I know... this took forever. I'm sorry but life gets crazy when you move, your computer blows up, you start school, your computer blows up again and you had to buy a new one, then you have to retype your chapter all over again. Yeah crazy. But I am really sorry, hope you like this chapter.

One more thing I need a new beta-reader my old one had his computer go evil on him too. (Hang in there my friend) so anyone whos interested should Pm or email me I dont really care. Thanks.