A/N: Umm….Enjoy! Nothing else to say here.

Rewrite: 7-6-20: Man, I am just on a roll with these rewrites! Keep 'em coming! The sooner these come out, the sooner the sequel does, huh? :D Find anything that still needs to be fixed then just slip it by me in a message or something! :)

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Chapter 11: Betrayal or Loyalty

Right before the water hit, it froze in midair. Then it dropped to the ground with a splash. With a quick move of her arms, the water returned to life again and rushed towards Katara. In a split second, Katara had gone from celebrating the joy of winning to being frozen to the wall unable to move a muscle.

'But…but…how? She's a fire-bender! Only a Water-bender could have done that.' Katara's eyes were wide with shock and confusion. She stared at Raven.

When Raven finally met her gaze, she gave a sheepish smile. She opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by a sharp yell that both girls recognized as Zuko's.

Both Raven and Katara's heads snapped over to where Zuko and Azula had been fighting. The two of them were a street over, but just so happened to have an alleyway connecting the streets and giving them all a clear view of each other.

"Zuko! No!" Katara screamed. She saw the fire in Azula's hand, and the smirk on the princess's face proved it. She was about to kill Zuko. Please…Zuko you can't die…I…I… Her thoughts went unfinished.

Azula raised her fist above her head. Her hand sparkled with blue fire. Her infamous smirk plastered on her face. Giving her brother a victorious look, she began to lower her fist in a threatening manner towards Zuko's face.

Zuko's eyes were wide with fear. Hmm…whose going to save me this time? Raven is too absorbed in the fight with Katara… I hope she's all right… All the others are somewhere else. Looks like this time is truly the end for me.

I've finally done it! Azula's thoughts were jumping with joy and victory. I've killed my brother! Daddy's going to be so proud this time. The traitor is dead! Her hand still descended.

"Wait!"

Azula froze. She turned around to face the speaker, her smirk rapidly turning into a scowl, eyes forming a pretty menacing glare as she glanced at the person who had dared to interrupt her. "What?" She growled in a tone that would have lesser persons on their knees begging for forgiveness and following through with her every whim.

It was a good thing that Raven was not much a lesser person. She held back all but a sharp flinch at the Fire Nation princess's tone of voice. Who knew so much malice could be poured into one word? "Well. I was thinking. Maybe… you should… let me… kill him?" She tried not to squeak, barely coming up with a plan at the end of her sentence.

Azula raised an eyebrow. "And why exactly would I let you do that?"

Raven thought for a moment. "Uh…" She cleared her throat. She desperately tried to think of an excuse and formulate a working plan before Azula saw through her delay. Her mind was racing in overdrive. Let's see here… dang… no, that won't work… no, she'll she right through that… AH-HA! Got it!

Trying to write off her pause as just figuring out the right way to word her proposal, Raven started announcing her reasoning. "Well, Princess. I couldn't help but notice lately that you've been wary of my loyalty to you and the Fire Nation. So I thought, why not show you just how loyal I am now? You know of the past your brother and I had. We were best friends. Surely, killing him would prove that I'm 100% loyal to you?" Raven spoke in what she hoped was her most convincing voice, desperately wishing that Azula would buy it and her plan would work.

Azula narrowed her eyes. She seemed suspicious at first, but after a few tense seconds, eventually gave in. "Fine. Have it your way. I take it the Water-Bender is dead?"

Raven hesitated. "Oh, yes. Completely."

Raven saw the way that Zuko's eyes widened at that statement. He looked as though his heart was going to break. She felt guilty for tricking him, but it was necessary in order to keep them all alive. If she had said that Katara was still alive, then it would've looked suspicious to Azula for her to have ended that fight in the middle just so she could 'prove her loyalty'. As dense as Azula was sometimes, even she would have seen straight through that. Raven had gotten by scot free, and now if she could just get Azula to go and find the others and the Avatar, maybe she could handle getting these two out of here safely.

"Good. But as you do this… I might just go check."

Or not. Raven grimaced. She must have caught my hesitation. Oi…she's too smart for her own good. I better hurry this up then… before she figures out my little lie.

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Katara was confused. She could hear them talking over on the opposite street, but could only glimpse a bit of them here and there due to her predicament of being frozen to the wall. This Raven had saved Zuko before, and now she was going to kill him? She thought they had been friends in the past. Katara could never fathom betraying her friends for anything, especially not to show loyalty to some egotistical princess.

She heard her name spoken. Azula had asked if she was dead. Raven replied in the affirmative. What the...? I'm not dead. She knew that. Then why would she say…? She heard footsteps, obviously Azula's, walking her way. Maybe I should play along. I am stuck to the wall… I wouldn't be able to defend myself if Azula caught me alive… And with that thought, Katara slumped her shoulders, bowed her head, closed her eyes, and did her best impression of a dead girl.

She heard as Azula came closer. She just hoped that her impression would pass the test.

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As soon as Azula turned her back, Raven rushed up to Zuko's side. "Listen." She spoke in a whisper. "I can heal you the best I can… but my healing powers still aren't that great. And after I do, you have to pretend that you're dead, alright?" She paused and looked Zuko in the eyes.

He was staring at her. Shock and confusion were written all over his face.

"Why?" He asked. "Are you on our side, or hers? I swear, Raven, you've confused me more today than I have ever been in my life." He shook his head in complete wonder. "What happened to you over these years?"

"Now the latter is a question I hope to be able to answer soon, my old friend. And why am I doing this? Because after all this time, I still consider you my closest friend." She snorted softly and shook her head. "Isn't that pathetic? Shows how much I've been doing lately."

Raven stood and looked around for a source of water. She saw a fountain nearby and bended some water around her hands. She kneeled down again and placed her hands over the burns on Zuko's legs. She closed her eyes, concentrating hard. Her hands glowed a faint blue.

"Lucky this burn isn't serious, or there's no way I could even fathom how to heal it. It should be fine for now. Hopefully it won't hurt when you walk or fight." Raven whispered as she continued to heal the teen in front of her. She felt his eyes on the back of her head, which she kept downturned and focused on her task. She wanted to meet them, but knew she didn't have the energy to deny his questions any longer.

"What do you think you're doing girl?"

Raven's eyes widened, caught off guard, but recognizing the voice that came from behind them. "Uh-oh."

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Sokka cringed. It was one thing to be beaten by a girl, but to be told what you did wrong and be called stupid…well that was truly embarrassing. "Wait a second; I thought you didn't use violence?" He asked her.

"I said that unnecessary violence was wrong. You attacked me. I was merely using self-defense." She smiled down at him.

Sokka groaned and rolled his eyes. This was going to be a long day.

The girl didn't look like she was going to make any further movements or threats, so Sokka just decided to sit back (or in this case, lie down) and watch the show.

Aang seemed to be easily holding his own against Mai. She was currently on the defense, and she looked tired and about to break.

Ty-Lee on the other hand looked as if she was having the time of her life. She was easily dodging any attempt of Toph's and was currently on the offense, making Toph dodge quite a bit. Sokka could tell that Toph was having difficulties. Ty-Lee was jumping around, seemingly flying through the air, and it was hard for Toph to decipher her movements.

Ty-Lee was getting closer and closer to Toph. The blind girl frowned in annoyance, noticing this. Darn. I can't follow her as well as others. If I don't pick it up soon, she's going to get me. Toph was close to panicking.

Aang was getting tired as well, but he knew he could hold out long enough to beat Mai. She seemed to be in a worse condition than he was at the moment. The bald monk shot another air ball at her, which she dodged. But Aang hadn't seen the knives she threw until just in time. Still, one of them sliced his arm pretty deep. He let out a small cry.

Toph heard Aang's cry and she whipped around to make sure he was okay. Unfortunately for her, that was all Ty-Lee needed. She landed a blow on all of Toph's pressure points, rendering her motionless. Toph's mouth barely made it open in surprise before she fell to the ground.

Oh great. This is just great. She thought sarcastically. Looking over towards Sokka, who was watching Aang's fight with interest, she shouted at him. "Hey Sokka! Are you just going to sit there? Or are you gonna help us?"

Toph's snarling voice snapped Sokka out of his thoughts. "Oh! Well…you see…" He glanced up at the girl, who was still holding the sword at his throat. "I'm kind of in a dilemma here…" He smiled sheepishly at Toph.

"You. Are. Such. An. Idiot." She annunciated each word, getting angrier with each. She glared at him. "You're always saying how tough you are, and you get beat by a girl so easily? I'll bet she's not even that great."

"I beg your pardon little miss attitude." The girl glared back at Toph. "I am perfectly capable of handling a sword. Plus, I wouldn't be talking. I'm standing, and I obviously have the upper hand on my opponent. You, on the other hand…" She smiled tauntingly.

Toph scoffed at her. "Yeah, I on the other hand, could kick your butt into next year."

"You just keep telling yourself that, Hun." She scoffed, genuinely offended. "I am opposed to violence, and therefore, will not prove you wrong…although I could if I wanted to of course."

"Enough talk." Ty-Lee butted in. "We need to hurry up and find Azula. I wonder if she's finished off her brother and that girl yet…"

"Well, she's immobilized and I've got this guy under control. Why don't you go see if she's finished?" Kiara suggested to her.

"I suppose. Mai! Have you got the Avatar under control?" Ty-Lee yelled to her.

All she received in return was a nod of Mai's head as the girl dodged yet another of Aang's attacks. And with that, Ty-Lee jumped off to the center of the village where Zuko and Azula were.

As soon as Ty-Lee left, the fight immediately came to an end. Aang sent a series of Air-whooshes towards Mai, who had suddenly become too tired to dodge them all. She dodged a few, but ended up getting one full blast. She was hurtled backwards and thrown onto the ground hard. She didn't get back up, knocked unconscious, surely.

Aang sighed with relief. Phew. That's finally over. Now I can help Toph and Sokka. But as he turned around, he noticed something wrong. Where was Ty-Lee? And why was Toph lying on the ground? Why was that girl standing over Sokka with a sword at his throat, and not doing anything to hurt him or Toph? She was their only remaining enemy it seemed, so he immediately rushed over to them all.

"Toph! Are you okay?" Aang ran to her first.

"Ty-Lee knocked my pressure points, so I won't be able to move for a while. But other than that, yeah. I'm fine." Toph and Aang both looked over towards Sokka and his captor.

The girl sighed. "Well, this is just great." She said to herself. "Three…well two… against one. Not fair. I suppose I don't have much of a choice now, do I?" She lowered her sword and dropped it at her feet, stepping forward in front of Sokka. She held her hands up at her sides.

"I surrender."

Sokka jumped up, grabbed the sword, and swung it around to face the girl. It was pointed straight at the back of her neck.

She snorted with laughter. "I'm sorry, but that sword simply won't be enough to beat me. Especially if you're the one wielding it. You are of no match for me. With or without a sword." She turned her head just enough to look Sokka in the eye. She smiled.

"Shut up! Just because you beat me once, doesn't mean you'll beat me again. You caught me off guard! I'll beat you this time!" Sokka desperately tried to defend himself.

The girl rolled her eyes. "You are so much fuller of yourself than I thought. Too cocky. Someone needs to teach you a lesson." And with that, she spun around to face him, disregarding the sword.

As Sokka swung his sword, she ducked and circled her feet around to knock him off balance. He fell and the sword flew out of his hands, clattering on the ground as it slid away. She stood above him in a bending stance, looking as though she was going to hit him.

"See? I told you. You can't even keep your grip on it." She smiled down at him again.

Jeez…this girl is crazy… and she smiles too much. Sokka thought with wide eyes. The girl backed up and held out her hand. Sokka raised an eyebrow. Is she offering to help me up? What the…? Too pride-filled, he ignored the hand and pushed himself up, sweeping imaginary dust off of his shoulders.

The girl sighed and turned around to face the others. "Anyways, I'm Kiara. Nice to meet you all."

She smiled.

A/N: OMG! Longest chapter yet! I'm so proud of myself! :D Read and Review Please!

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