Chapter Five:

They had flown on Appa for a while before Katara began that Aang was pretty cute.But she hid the same that Aang hid from her. The sun began to set and get colder. Yet, they did not seem any closer to the North pole than when they left.

"Are you sure were going the right way?" Sokka asked.

"I guess so." Aang told him, getting a bit cold. "I really dont know."

"It would suck if he started all over again. I hope were close Aang." Sokka ranted again.

"Your as Annoying as an ambush of the fire-benders." Katara told him. He pouted. They continued to argue as Aang steered Appa. He was seriously worried about that Helena girl. Zuko could be... 'forceful' at times. The forceful he was thinking about was like,angry and demanding. But thats not how it sounded once he thought about it. He giggled to himself.


Aang was far from right. Zuko wasnt being...'forcful' in anyway twords Helena. She did get her clothes back. She forced Zuko to leave the room while she changed. He did so and came back in when she was finished changing. Helena was getting worse rather than better. She would barly eat and when she did, she'd gag.She ran a high fevor and didnt talk much anymore. While she slept, Occasionally Zuko would place his hand on her forehead gently and feel her fevor. He hated to, but he had to ask his uncle for help.

He hesitated for a few seconds before he got up and walked out of his room and into Iroh's room. Or rather, to the door and knocked.

"Uncle!" He called for him.Urgently. Iroh opend the door to Zuko.

"Yeah?"

"Helena. She isnt getting any better." Zuko informed him. "She wont eat and she is running a fevor."

"As soon as we hit a town we will call for a doctor." Iroh assured him. "For the time being, just keep doing what you've been." Zuko nodded, showing that he understood,

"But isnt there anything we can do untill-" Zuko protested. He wanted to give her some tylonal or something. Iroh shook his head.

"Just let her sleep." Iroh told him. He understood and walked back to his room. He saw Helena asleep. He sighed and sat beside her again, closing the door behind him. He didnt know what he could do to pass the time. So, he began to meditate. He was able to make some candles that he lit brighten, and whatever the opposite of that is. Within a few hours of meditation, he heard a knock at his door. He stopped meditating and opend the door. There before him stood the docter of the island which they had landed. Without any greeting to Zuko, the doctor began to examon what was wrong with Helena.

"Good news and bad news. no wait..pretty much all bad news. She is sick with an illness that could possably kill her." He told him, handing him a bottle of pills. "Give her these every time she eats."

"Thats just it, she doesnt. She hardly eats at all." Zuko protested, glancing more at Helena than at the doctor.

"well then, give them to her every few hours." He told him. Zuko nodded as the doctor left. He placed the pills down on the end table as he sat with Helena. He felt as if he could have done more for her. He felt that the pills wernt enough. He wanted to get her to a clinic or somewhere.

"You did all you could Prince Zuko." Iroh told him.

"Uncle. Your talking like she's already dead." Prince Zuko said to him calmly as he staired down at Helena. After a few hours more. Helena woke and sat up. But she lied back down, holding her stomach but makng no sound. Zuko's eyes lowerd as he saw that she was in so much pain. They had already sailed from the island. I could have done more for her..I could have prevented this... he thought to himself bitterly. Feeling it was his fault for not going after her sooner. Truly, it could not have been prevented. Zuko gave her the pills as he was instructed too, but a few minutes later she was up on deck throwing them up. She ofcourse was leaned over the railing with Zuko holding her hair back. This was worse than the crying. When she wasn throwing up, she was lieing down in pain in his room. He was always making sure that she was okay and comfertable. He always had a hold of her hand as she slept. He hated to see her in such pain. Was this because he did something wrong? When she woke again for the third time that day, She wasnt throwing up or in pain, but this was a rare moment.Iroh had offerd her some green tea and she happily excepted it. She was the first and probably only person who would drink Iroh's green tea and not get sick. Of course, she was already sick so it wouldnt really do anything. One of Helena's soldiers came into Zuko's room to deliver something to her. He gave her a book.

"Thank you." She told the soldier, he left and she opend the book. It had many pictures of terrifing monsters. The onogi was in there as well. Zuko asked what it was. "Its alittle book my mom wrote on monsters." He told him, putting the book on the bed, open to a page with the Onogi. Zuko and Iroh looked at the page it was on.

"Your mom wrote?" Iroh asked. Helena nodded.

"Yeah. Mom always wrote things she found out when she went to study monsters. I guess dad found her notebook and had it published." Helena told them. Remembering how her mom used to risk her life just to have fun.

"You miss her dont you?" Zuko asked Helena. She nodded.

"Why dont you just go home and see her?" Iroh asked. There was silence.

"Um, Uncle. That would be a bit hard." Zuko told him, he didnt want to make Helena cry, But he was sure Iroh had already taken care of that. But he hinted to Iroh that she was dead.

"Oh. Sorry." Iroh had finally relized what he had done wrong.

"Its alright." Helena replyed. Flipping the page. After a bit of looking through the book. Helena had to take another pill. But when she did, it had the same effect as the last one.

This really botherd Zuko. Those pills were suppost to help. He read the back and it said nothing about vomiting. Which is what she was doing every time she took the pill.

"Prince Zuko. I we should be hitting another town soon. Do you wish to take her to a clinic there?" Iroh asked. He knew the awncer already.

"Yes." Zuko replyed. Watching over her."How long untill we get there?"

"Just a few more hours or so. She should be okay untill then."