Chapter Eleven:

His plot was flawless! She didnt have a boyfriend for her to still hold onto, He figured that seeing that blond bimbo with her ex-boyfriend will make her cling onto him some more. A few years before he had met her, when he was first exiled, he thought he would never be happy unless he caught the Avatar and was able to go home. Helena had brought happiness into his dark world. Like the sun finally coming through the dark, storming clouds. Her beautifully blue eyes sparkled when she was happy. When she was sleeping her face was so innosent. When he is around her, he had a dry kind of thirst, when drenched.Its a good kind of pain and insane kind of sane. There is a chill in the heat. Left kind of right and a blind kind of sight when he looks at her, a no light in the moon and its winter in June when he is without her. He is sleeping awake and awake when he is sleeping. A sunny day is all he can see is a shadow. He may have fallen in too deep, but he loves it. He loves the thought of him loving her, he loves the possability of her loving him, he loves to fantisize about marrying her someday. It isnt just a teen love. Of course, if he was to ever tell anyone all of this, he would not only be teased, but be called obsessive by the girl he loves. He thinks its pretty healthy to love her that much. Besides, being obsessive would be trying to sleep with her when she wouldnt know it. He would never do that to her. He would never try every chance he can get to see her body. Never! he has the utmost respect for her. Although with each passing moment the promise he made to himself to die for her grows stronger. He is always glad to hold her when she wants to be held, He is always more than happy to eat her vile food. The food Ryousuke would probably never eat. He would probably tell her that she should stick to sewing and never cook. But Zuko would never say such mean things to her, he would tell her that she can do it. She should keep trying and sooner or later she will get the hang of it.

It still hurt her. Ryousuke made a promise to her. He broke it. Along with her heart, he could have atleast broken up with her at first. Maybe it wouldnt hurt so bad. This would be the first festival that she couldnt pick him to kiss on stage. But she knew who she was going to pick. Someone who always made her feel like she has a reason. Like she always is a wounderful help to him. Who cares about her more than life itself. Someone who would never in a million years repete Ryousuke's mistake. Though she felt that the words Ryousuke said to her were lies. That they were waisted words and didnt mean a thing.She wanted to hold on, but it hurt so bad. Though it did comfert her that Zuko was the one she could hold onto when she wanted to cry. After a few hours of practicing, Helena stopped and changed into her nightgown. Not fancy like Nami's. It was a simple blue one. But it showed her body much too well. To accuritly describe it, lets just say this: Zuko. He would love to just sit in her room and watch her wear it. Thats all. She walked out of her room and into the enormus library that they had in the palase. She even though gone for a long time, rememberd everything from her large home. She pulled out an old book. A book that had no title. She took the book back to her room, and while sitting on her big fluffy bed, she began to read it..

A book was found in some old ruins...All the scholoars who decoded it, puzzled over the mystery of the book. A world with two moons illuminating the sky...The many dazzling adventures of a young boy...but weither or not this is a true story...Do you believe in the story woven in the book? Maybe it is a fantasy that existed in only a boy's heart...Let me tell you this story. This ancient book tells of a magical, and magnifisant,fairy tale...and the hero of this wounderous tale. Who's name is Toan...Many people bowed before an urn, the female at the frount of this group began to dance. An odd dance. The dance of blood. Two men talked as they danced. One, very rich, the other, he washis worker. The rich man wanted the power that the urn contained. This, this was a ceremony for the dark genie.The worker asked if the rich man knew the legend of that urn. He did. He wanted the dark power for only himself.400 years ago, the dark genie appeared in the east. To only be destroyed by Avatar Kioshi. The ground began to shake. After400 years..he was arisen again-

Helena read that in her mind. But was inerrupted by Prince Zuko's knock on her door.

"Come on in." She called to him, he walked in. She placed the book mark in the book and placed it under her pillow. Zuko walked over to her bed and sat down next to her.

"I just came in to say goodnight." Zuko told her. She smiled.

"Goodnight." She said to him, that caused him to smile.

"Good luck at the festival tomarrow. Are you nervous?" He asked her. She nodded.

"Yeah. I hope I can remember the dance steps. I might need to practice a bit more. But Im sure I'll be okay. I'd do this every year." She told him. Really nervous more about having to cut herself on the chest than have to dance. Dancing was never a problem when it came to this festival. It all came naturally. Like she was born with the ability.

"Im sure you'll do great." Zuko told her grinning. That actually did make her feel more confadent.

"Zuko. I want to ask you a question." She said to him. He looked at her.

"Um okay. Shoot." He replyed. Woundering what it is. "Will you be my boyfriend?" Zuko thought. Mentally smiling at his stupidity, but he kind of hoped that is what it was.

"Zuko. If I was the avatar. Would you kill me?" She asked, The question shocked him. Of course he wouldnt!

"No way! I'd never kill you!" He awncerd confadently. She smiled.

"Thanks. Thats all I needed to know." She told him. He wounderd why she would ask him that. Maybe she was testing his loyalty to her. Well. He was right. She was testing it and he passed. She gave him a smile, then a hug. "Good night." Zuko more than happily hugged her back.

"Night." With that, she let him go and he walked back into his room. Helena liked how Zuko awncerd her question. She decided to read a bit more in her book. She opend the book and began reading again.

"Oh prince Zuko!" Helena sighed as she grabbed onto him. Hugging him tight. Zuko was all cool about it and smiled. "I love you Prince Zuko!"

"I love you as well my beautiful Helena." With that, they each almost kissed eachother. Then they did it. They kissed. Long and passionitly.

Now back in reality. Zuko was asleep with a big smile on his face. His uncle sweatdropped. He was going to wake him up but...he was in a fantasy world.

Boy's dreaming about Helena again.His uncle sighed.He walked out of the room to see Helena.

"Good morning Helena." Iroh greeted. Helena smiled.

"Good morning." She greeted right back.

"Prince Zuko and I really looking forward to your show." Iroh told her grinning. "Good luck to you. Although, I dont really think You'll need it."

"Thanks! Breakfast is starting" She told him, walking into the room where they had eatin dinner.

Once Zuko woke, he found that he had slept in alittle. He got up, put some clothes on and quickly ran to Nami's room. He knocked on the door. She opend the door and let him in.

"Nami! I need some money!" Zuko said point blank. Nami smirked.

"Why should I? You hate me remember?" She teased. Zuko sweatdropped.

"well...I was joking!" He said to her franticly. "I need money! Please! I need money!" Nami just laughed. She acts more and more like Nabiki Tendo the more I write really.

"Ah I was just kidding. We very well will be family some day so If you ever need money just ask." Nami pointed out, handing him 100 copper peices. Zuko blushed at the fact that Nami thought that they would become family some day. That could happen if he married Helena. He really wanted to that. He took the money and thanked her.

Iroh watched as Helena ate nothing for breakfast. All she did was drink water.

"Why arn't you eating?" Iroh asked her. She sweatdropped.

"I can't. If I gain any weight, I wont be able to fit in my costume for all five days." She told him. She was so hungry though..

"Helena. You dont-" But Iroh was interrupted by Prince Zuko.

"Need to lose weight. Your skinny as a rail already." Zuko told her. She just drank her water.

"Even If I do eat. It will show from my costume. I have to stay thin so I can fit in the outfit all five days. Besides, I can drink water." She told Zuko and Iroh. Zuko still didnt agree with her.

"It isnt healthy to try to lose weight when you dont need it. Promise me you'll eat something." Zuko said. He forced her to promise him. She picked up a roll and took a bite.

"Happy?" She asked him. He nodded.

"Yeah."


Once the breakfast was over, Helena went to take a bath and this time, wasnt interrupted by Zuko. She went into her room after wards and got dressed in Ruby's costume. She put her long red hair up like Ruby's hair and put on some make up. Zuko knocked on her door but she told him that he couldnt see her before the festival.

"I'll meet you and everyone at the stage. Its bad luck for the performer to be seen before the festival." Helena explained.

"Okay. Good luck." With that Zuko left with everyone else. Helena got a few minutes more of practice in before she left.


Everyone except Helena was at the festival. Zuko and his uncle stood in frount of the stage wtih Suki, Nami, and Helena's father. Helena made the home streach before she got there. She was just able to get infrount of the girls before the curtains on the stage went up and showed the dancers on their knees. Bowing. The dancers in the back wore wolf masks. Helena stood up, so the dancers did as well. They danced the dance of blood. The audiance enjoyed the show. Iroh nudged his nephew.

"You must be enjoying this arn't you?" His uncle teased,whispering. Zuko blushed.

"I-I dont know what you mean." Zuko whisperd back. "I do like the dance."

"Boy dont be such a dumbass. You know you enjoy seeing her in that outfit. That genie outfit." His uncle teased some more. Zuko blushed harder.

"Its a n-nice outfit. But I don't know what you mean." Zuko said to him, blushing still. His uncle smirked and watched as Helena danced. Once the dance ended, she held her hand out to Zuko. His face reddend again. He took her hand and the second his face returned to normal, she pulled him onto the stage and kissed him on his mouth. I wont lie to you and tell you that Zuko's face stayed its usual color. It was red as a ripe apple. He enjoyed it so much. He didnt know if he was suppost to, but he kissed her back. He had wanted to french kiss her. But the kiss he was given was still great. He was so greatful. Once their kiss ended, he still felt the feeling of her lips pressed against his.

another part where I used dark cloud stuff. The main story for the book i used for Dark cloud.A book was found in some old ruins...All the scholoars who decoded it, puzzled over the mystery of the book. A world with two moons illuminating the sky...The many dazzling adventures of a young boy...but weither or not this is a true story...Do you believe in the story woven in the book? Maybe it is a fantasy that existed in only a boy's heart...Let me tell you this story. This ancient book tells of a magical, and magnifisant,fairy tale...and the hero of this wounderous tale. Who's name is Toan... was the part i used the word-for-word thing. The rest I just described what I saw from the game screen. Still .They all belong to the creators of DARK CLOUD. Also, the first two paragraphs are mainly lyrics from Lindsay Lohan.