Lots of P.O.V. changes, but it goes from October to Zuko, back & forth, so that should help.

ANYWAYS.

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I am not trying to find my way in there. Maybe someone will come along who knows the way. I'll camp out here for a day or two and rest.

I can't believe that stupid sea snake. I'm gonna freaking rip his heart out next time I see him.

I had finally gotten through the Serpents Pass and I was exhausted. I was starting to doubt that the bounty was even worth it. You'll be closer to the Fire Lord, I had to keep telling myself.

A brief thought of Zuko ran through my mind. The night where I kissed his cheek. How could something so simple and unimportant make my stomach drop?

I pushed the thought away and focused on finding food, with no luck.

"Two berries, a twig and a bug." I started talking to myself. "Maybe I'll get skinny." I laughed at my own joke, and then immediately facepalmed.

I dug in my bag a pulled out a small mirror, not what I was looking for. I took a good look at myself. My hair was messy, my eyes tired and my face drooping.

"Come on, face! Lift up a little!" I raised my eyebrows up and down, trying to get my face less old looking. "Oh, Agni. Please, bring me someone to talk to. Like…a moosebear even. ANYTHING."

I looked again in the mirror at my hair. I took out one of my swords and chopped off a good length. It was now slightly above my shoulders. My bangs were still long in my face, but I decided to leave them, as I was not a professional.

"Oh, finally out of the pass." Did I just talk to myself?

I walked on a little further and then started seeing footprints in some dirt. She must be close. I hadn't slept, in fear that I'd miss her, or fall too far behind.

I kept walking until I smelled smoke and saw the caves. I turned left into a small forest and found her campsite.

I tried to go as slow as possible, not wanting to scare her.

What's that? Oh, Agni, if it's a moosebear, please take it away, I'm not in the mood to wrestle something just to be friends with it.

I got up in a defensive stance, prepared to take action.

"What are you doing here?"

She was crouched down slightly, with her hands raised, not in fists, but flat. Having little knowledge of her style, I didn't know what flat hands meant, but I raised mine to show my surrender.

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to intrude-"

"Well, you are. How did you find me?"

"Kwan."

"What in the world would make you do that?" Her voice came out slightly strangled.

"I wanted to find you. I wanted to talk, so I went to your house, but Kyoto said you moved out and, just…nothing seemed right. So I guess, I got worried."

"Worried? About me? No need, hot stuff. Now get outta here, I've got stuff to do."

He was worried?

A part of me wanted to be happy, the other part, not so much. Although, it would be nice to have someone go in the cave with me, it would not be him.

"I can help you." He said, snapping me out of my endless thoughts.

"No, you can't. I don't need your help, I don't need anyone's help. You don't even know why I'm doing this bounty."

"Why?"

"So I can get closer to your father."

"Listen, I don't blame you. He's done terrible things, and I wish I could change that, but I can't. Assassinating him won't help. Then Azula's gonna be on the throne. I'm banished, I can't take the throne anymore."

"Did you forget? He killed two of the closest people to me. I have no family, nothing."

"I know, and I'm sorry."

"I don't want your apology. I want your fathers, with my sword at his neck." With that I walked past Zuko, ramming my shoulder into his as I walked by.

Where I was going, I didn't know. But I needed to take a walk.

I was left looking at the empty campsite. She had a small blanket on the ground, with her backpack as a pillow. On my back, I had a nice sleeping bag. So, I decided to switch with her.

I wondered where she had gone, but I knew she needed breathing space. I wanted to her to come back though.

I fell asleep on the ground by her fire, there was a certain aspect of it that made it so much better, not the color, but that it danced, other fire did as well. But it was more, the heat was warmer, not burning, but like a warm touch.

"Wake up, loser. I need to go through the cave, and if you want to come you can, but I want my blanket back." I dumped water on his face, as he let out a furious yell.

"Why in Agni's name would you do that?" He screamed.

"Someone's not a happy camper. Get your stuff, let's go."

He mumbled something under his breath, but I didn't bother to try and hear it. I tied my swords and bow and arrows on my back, and put a dagger in my boot.

He got his stuff together and then strolled up beside me.

"I still hate you." I said cooly.

"I know."

We entered the cave, using our bending as light, well, his, bending. Because mine was too dark.

"Should I stand closer to you so you can see?" He asked.

"Heck no. I don't need you. I could've gotten through in the dark. That's how I work. My eyes have adapted to see in the shadows with my bending as a weapon. I don't need you."

"I didn't ask for a novel."

"Shut up."

We walked on like that, bickering back and forth.

"Welp. Which way?" We came up to two more caves, one going left and the other right."

"Right."

"Okay, left it is." I strolled to the left side and starting walking through.

"I said RIGHT."

"I said left." I smiled in the shadows. "Let's go."

We walked in silence for a moment, until he opened his fat mouth.

"I like your hair."

"Don't do that."

"What?"

"Don't make small talk. You suck at it."

"I like your nose too."

"My nose-

"Wait! That came out wrong." He facepalmed and I giggled inside, for a very slight moment.

"It's okay. I understood."

"I'm getting tired, it's probably been a few hours now. Can we rely on you and your magic eyes, now?"

I nodded my head and he closed his hand, diminishing the light. Above our heads were crystals.

"What the-"

"They must light the way!"

We followed them through, to what we thought was an exit.

"This…is a tomb?" He said.

I read the coffins, "Omashu…of course! Their names made the name of the city.

"Well, honestly, I'm beat. The crystals must lead back through the other cave, the RIGHT one. SO I'm gonna get out the tomb, because I don't like sleeping by dead people, and I'm gonna go sleep."

"Alright, I'll be right there." I stayed and read the rest of the story. It made my stomach hurt reading it though, so I went back to Zuko, and fell asleep.

I woke up because the crystals were too bright, and found October sleeping on the other side of the cave.

I walked up to her and gave her my blanket. I should've woken her, but she looked so peaceful.

I reached down and kissed her lips.

I did what?

I did not just do that.

What's wrong with me?

He did WHAT. Yeah.

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Okay, good stuff, lets get the romance going, right? I mean, COME ON. :3

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