Okay here is a very intense chapter or at least I tried to make it that way. Well here I go. I got a lot of chapters done but I'm not sure they are all to finished because my friends haven't read and approved them yet but I'll take a chance and put another one out in another week or so, so watch for it and I hope you like this one.

Chapter 13

Agni Kai+

Sokka was walking around the deck while music was playing. The deck was filled with fire nation decorations of red, gold, and orange. Sokka felt a little weird being there and he especially felt weird wearing the red and black dress robe that Zuko had loaned him. Sokka watched as all the soldiers and servants partied around talking about various things while they were oblivious to want Zuko was doing at this moment. Zuko was in Li's room convincing her to ask her father to an Agni Kai right when Zuko's is supposed to tell everyone that him and her are betrothed. Sokka looked up at the sky and saw that it was a cloud filled night and barely any stars were showing at that moment. He looked down into the sea smiling. He was thinking of his homeland when he felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around and found Iroh.

"General Iroh," Sokka said.

"You can just call me Iroh dear boy, but what I want to ask is do you really love Li," Iroh asked Sokka as his face went pale and then in a whisper said, "Yes Iroh I do. I really don't know why, but yes I do. I mean I feel drawn to her like a moth is drawn to a light."

"I know what you mean. When I was young there was this one woman in the town that I would see every day when my brother Ozai and I went for walks. I felt drawn to her and finally one day I talked to her and turned out later we were married and had a son but when she died I felt terrible and it was even worse when I lost my son. Listen to me if I was you I wouldn't give up so soon on Li. Just keep working on it and I'm sure you two will be together," Iroh said to Sokka while looking him in the eye. Iroh quickly added, "You look nice in red Sokka," and then walked away.

Sokka watched as someone emerged from the hatch that led into the ship. He noticed it was Zuko and he quickly opened the door for Li and Sokka almost immediately felt his heart lift. She looked gorgeous with a black dress and robes with red and orange flames on the bottom roaring up at her. She had the little amount of her hair pulled back into a tiny bun held by a gold band. She had red and black dangling earrings that created a flame. She was wearing of course black heals under her robe. She was wearing red lip-gloss that made her lips stand out well along with some powder around her face. She had on red and gold eye shadow with sparkles and Sokka also noticed that on both sides of her eyes were four red stick-on sparkles that created the shape of a diamond. She looked like a fire goddess almost to Sokka. She walked over to where Sokka was and then Sokka saw it. The only reason why she was wearing powder was because she was trying to hide the red circles around her eyes that showed she had been crying. She had blue, black, and green colors mixing and swirling in her eyes which only meant she was sad, in raged, and happy at the same time but how could that be.

"So let me guess you in on this two," Li said in a hiss.

"What do you mean," Sokka asked smirking and and acting innocent while leaning on the railing.

"I mean you also want me to," she looked around to see if any one was listening before she continued with what she had to say, " Duel my father." Sokka only nodded but wished he didn't as her eyes was becoming a little blacker and had some red tint to them now. Her hands were glowing red but she didn't let out the flame but only breathed smoke from her mouth and took a deep breath trying to calm down.

"Sokka, Zuko listen, my father will kill me if I even ask for that or propose it to him," Li said.

"Then like I said Li, do it in front of everyone and then he can't turn you down because his pride would get the better of him," Zuko said.

"Fine but if I die and becoming a spirit I'm going to haunt you two forever and make sure you can't even breath without me scaring you," Li said.

"How about until then Li, why don't we dance," Zuko said.

"Fine as long as you don't step on my feet like when you were little," Zuko made a face to make it seem he was offended, but failed. They went off to dance leaving Sokka alone.

Katara and Aang

Aang was sitting on Appa's head when he noticed that there was a light below them. When he looked down he found to fire nations ships attached and a party happening on one of them. He looked a little closer with the telescope that he had took from Li's bag and found that it was Zuko's and Zhao's ship. He also noticed that Sokka was leaning on the railing wearing a fire nation party robe not looking too happy. He also noticed switching his direction that Li was there as well, dancing with Zuko.

"What is it Aang," Katara asked.

"I know where Sokka and Li are but you're not going to be happy about it," Aang said.

"Where are they," Katara asked narrowing her eyes.

"Look through this over onto that one ship with that party going on," Aang said and when she did she gasped and then her face turned to anger.

"What can we do," Katara asked.

"They are traveling to Ming Ue Island for Li's birthday that is a couple of days away. I'm guessing that maybe they have to do something there so that will be are destination and hope that we can get Sokka back. I also think that Li has turned on us," Aang said.

"She was never with us Aang remember that," Katara said with an angry glare towards that party.

Back with Li's POV

Li was watching as everyone was standing around waiting for Zhao to speak.

" Zuko has a word for all of us but before he dose I would like to say something. We are here today celebrating my daughter's birthday and something a little more. So I'm honored that you are here to hear this," Zhao said. Just as Zuko was about to tell them about Li and his betrothal Li stopped him by saying, " I challenge my father Admiral Zhao to a Agni Kai a fire duel unless he doesn't have the guts to fight his own daughter. If I win I don't have to marry Zuko if he wins I will marry Zuko no complaints and will sign the treaty with the fire nation when I'm the ruler of the Amazon's," Li said yelling as she watched her father eyes widen and jerk toward her scowling. She only smirked and said, " So father are you ready to fight your own daughter the Black Widow or are you to scared." Sokka smiled down in the crowd as Zhao agreed. Li took off her robe to reveal that her dress was just a really long shirt that was slit on the side and she was wearing black pants under them. She of her heals and walked with Zuko and Sokka over to the back of the ship where her father was going.

Katara and Aang

Aang and Katara where watching what was happening on the ship and saw that people where parting to the back of the ship to watch something and then Aang realized that there was about to be an Agni Kai and when he told Katara she asked why and Aang took the telescope and looked through it to see it was a fight against Zhao and Li.

"Katara this is a fire duel and it is between Zhao and Li. Li also doesn't look to happy and Sokka and Zuko are with her as in they are on her side," Aang said.

"That's good isn't it," Katara asked.

"I don't know Katara but whatever is going on it must be really bad to propose an Agni Kai," Aang said still watching them.

Back with Li

Li was in her stance as well as her father that was prepared for anything. She looked at Iroh and he mouthed, ' remember the basics,' she nodded and looked toward her father while clenching her jaw. A gong was sounded and they just stood there staring at each other.

Iroh knew one thing, Li was just like Zuko. She has no patience and very likely she'll be the first to shoot and that would seal her fate from there. He just hoped she had her patience with her tonight.

Sokka watched as Li's eyes grew black and red swirling. There was no other emotion other than anger and rage. Sokka watched as her fists clenched while she stood there.

Zuko watched helplessly as Li's gaze intensified as she watched her father smirk at her. Zuko knew what it was like to fight her father and knew that it was going to take her a lot to not kill him.

Li took a deep inhale threw her nose and then spinned around while throwing a fireball towards her father who just dodged. She began to make more and throw at him, which he easily dodged. She ran toward her father while he just stood there. She did a spin kick through the air and sent a fireball at him. Which he quickly threw back at her with no trouble. She wasn't lucky enough to dodge it and it threw her back a few feet. She got up and stared at her father looking around for any weakness. She found one but it wasn't enough. She ran at him again and in her hand she created a fire blade and just as she was about to burn him he put out his arm and she hit it making her fall right at his feet. She stared up at him and growled and with that she smirked and swiped her arm that was full of flames and he fell to the ground as well. She got up as well as he did and they stood there staring at each other trying to find another weakness. All the sudden Zhao punched out at her face and immediately his fist collided with her jaw and she fell to the floor trying to subdue the pain.

"You're just like your real father never knowing what to do and always standing there like an idiot. You weren't born yet when I killed your real father. He was a fire nation rebel and a thorn in my side as well. I took his girlfriend, your mother, and he wanted me to pay. He fought me like you are doing now and he sealed his fate by his death. I took your mother with me and soon I found that you were inside her. I promised her that I would care for you till the day I died but thank Agni she didn't live long enough to see what a mess you have become Li," Zhao said and spent a moment letting that sink into her mind. Li's anger intensified but now no emotion showed as her eyes, they only went pure black. There was no white sides just pure black and that was when people started to back up. She got up slowly and wiped the blood away from her jaw. A sign began to show on her head glowing and everyone began to back up as well as Zhao. They noticed it was the glowing tattoo of a black widow spider.

"Big mistake Zhao," Li said not even looking toward him. She turned around to face him and found that her face showed no emotion. It looked like someone had carved a stern face into stone. Zhao backed up a few spaces before he growled and threw an arch of flames at her, which she just waved away with one hand.

"You do know my story don't you. The black widow that loves no man but can tempt one into anything. The black widow was a woman once just like me only she stood beside the First Avatar. Many called her the Dark Avatar because she had powers equal to his; only she stood behind his shadow. Well one day a man convinced her that the Avatar was keeping her back from everything she could be. He convinced her that she should kill him and claim his spot. Do you know who that man was, he was her father, he was fire nation. The fire nation has always been ruthless even before history was really written and it turned out that she actually listened to her father from that nation. During the night she took a deadly black widow spider and put into his bed. When he began to stir it bit him spreading it's deadly venom threw him, killing him. Most water benders have heard of this story since it is written in history. A boy that was of the water tribes caught her doing this and called the guards of the water nation and they came in and captured her. She later was killed by a terrible fate when the water nations people used a tight water bubble cutting of her air supply. She died from lack of air of course, but her spirit still roamed freely as well as her powers which came to end up in many woman through the ages that possessed special gifts, but the day I was born was the day her spirit found me and I believe she's been yearning for years to kill a fire nation man as ruthless as her own father," Li said staring at Zhao. With that Li got into a stance and raised the water from the ocean and circled it around Zhao who tried to turn it into steam by using the heat around him to intensify but that only made the water hotter and the smell in the air of salty water made his head bang from the headache that was coming to him.

Just as Li was about to close a bubble around his head two hands gripped her wrist and stopped what every spirit was within her. As it did so she was back to herself still pissed but not freaked out. She ran up to him and kicked him down and then put her foot at his throat. She heated her hand enough to burn his skin and then hit the side of his face burning his skin like Zuko's.

"How did my mother really die Zhao," Li asked.

"We were in a fight that night and I threw her against the wall and she hit her head on the corner sticking out and knocked her out cold but a glass bottle fell on her head and killed her," Zhao said looking at Li's intense gaze deepen.

"Who was the man who was my real father," Li asked.

"His name was Lei Sying most know as Thunder Star. He had an older brother named Jeong Jeong my old teacher so yes you still have living family somewhere. He also had a sister that was a rebel and still is named, 'Jia Li' meaning good and beautiful. So if you want you can go chasing after them if you want to be given treason from your nation," Zhao said spitting out as she punched him again.

" I have no intention of looking for them until my task is done in the Amazon's homeland. Now I'm going to ask you once, how did I get this scar across my cheek," Li asked.

"You were branded as one that was holy by the god Agni when you were born so take that as a special gift. He scared you with his own fire. You are meant for something great and he knows it and will travel with you through that journey," Zhao said.

"That is all I need to know, and by the way I win. I don't have to marry Zuko and I don't have to sign my homeland over to Fire Lord Ozai," Li said letting her foot off of her so called father's neck and began to walk away when she heard a roaring sound of fire but stopped immediately and turned around to find many people surrounding Zhao with there fists a glow with fire and Iroh was standing there holding Zhao's foot from shooting out fire. Zuko and Sokka were right behind him with the angriest glares ever.

"If you dare lay another hand on this young woman again Zhao or torment her with your lies then I or any of these men have my permission as the brother of the Fire Lord to hurt you," Iroh said to Zhao as he put his foot down and walked away. All the men there were smirking at him. Even his own crew seemed a little happy at what had happened to him. Li walked over to the side of the railing and looked down at the water trying to sooth her raging soul and the raging spirit inside of her. For a long time she had known it was there but never thought it would come to show it's self until now. She was afraid that now it was growing stronger and soon would tear through her. Then all that mediating she had done forever and all of those incenses that were supposed to calm her nerves would mean nothing.

She felt a hand land on her shoulder and turned to see Sokka. She smiled letting some green show in her eyes but her tiredness was starting to make her eyelids drupe.

"You did good Li even if you say you didn't," Sokka said smiling.

"Thank you Sokka but I fear that sooner or later the spirit will bust through and every thing will be worth nothing," Li said looking at her but before she knew it she was in his embrace and his lips were on hers she took a moment to react to it but soon began to kiss back. After what seemed like forever they pulled away for breath and met each other's gaze and smiled. She hugged Sokka and whispered, "I love you Sokka," and he replied with, " I love you to Li and nothing is going to happen to you as long as I'm around." They returned to kiss again when they heard an ewwwing sound and looked over to see most of the crew making faces so Li threw water on them and they began to walk away grumbling. Zuko was the last to leave with a sad face but an understanding one. Iroh left with a smile on his face acting all giddy. Up in the sky Aang and Katara had seen this and Aang was jumping for happiness because one, Li was still on their side and two, he now could have Katara all to himself. Katara wasn't taking it to well by gaping at him and gagging at seeing her brother kissing Li of all people. She thought he hated Fire Nation but she guessed some people could change their minds. She just wanted to know what these results would bring in the end.

There you go people hope you like.

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