Chapter Fourteen:
A few weeks they have been sailing. Helena's cooking has improved everyday. She also, has been reading the guide her mother wrote on how to keep the house clean. Which means she has been keeping the ship clean. Iroh told Zuko it was like having her as a wife. Everytime he would tease about that, Zuko would turn red and think to himself: I wish.. and go about his buisness. As they again enjoyed one of Helena's wounderful dinners, a souldier ran down to Zuko.
"Captain! We hit land!" The solider told him. Zuko sadly put his fork down and followed he solider to the deck where he saw the island that they hit. Helena followed him to the deck.They got off the boat to explore the land around them. It was an odd place it was. Giant versions of animals everywhere. All about the size of Appa. A kulolla, platipus, ostridge. One of the monsters was about to attack them and Zuko was almost going to fire bend, before a young boy with a push broom attacked it and was successful. He turned to Helena and turned red. Almost instantly.
"Be careful. There are traps set arou-" But the boy couldnt finish, he had already fallin into one of the traps. Both Helena and Zuko sweatdropped. He climbed out of his traps and looked at them. "Who are you guys?"
"Helena." Helena told him.
"Prince Zuko." Zuko snapped. Standing pretty close to Helena. He wasnt about to let some jackass out of nowhere take his girl. He saw the way he looked at Helena.
"Okay. My name is Rin. It means, companion." Rin said to them. Mostly to Helena.Zuko saw this and slightly narrowed his eyes. He viciously grabbed onto Helena's hand.
"We're Just looking around." Zuko hissed,walking form Rin in anger. Helena noticed this, so she just asked him point blank.
"What was that about?" She asked him. He turned a bit red, but he was still mad.
"That Jackass was looking at you! I know it! Damn it Helena! He can't stair at you like that!" He snapped.
"And why not? It isnt like Im tied to anyone." Helena snapped back at him. The two had gotten into an argument again. Zuko hated when he would say something stupid and piss her off like that.
"I dont want to see you hurt again! There is no telling what that Jackass is planning in his filthy head." Zuko said calmly. Trying to stop the argument that he had started. He couldnt just point blank say that Rin couldnt look at her because he loved her. Its much too soon in the chapter for that.Zuko just looked at her apoligeticly. "Im sorry.." Helena could never stay mad at him. Truth be told. She was head over heels.
"Its okay. You were just protecting me." She told him smiling.
They kept walking. Through the lushious forest of larger than life animals. A few chased them, but like the troubles that came their way, they got out of the way before getting harmed. Iroh caught upto them, out of breath.
"Oh yeah dont bother waiting for me!" Iroh hissed. Alittle pissed off but not alot. He caught up and that was all that matterd. After another while of walking and avoiding traps, they came to a lake that had a sign that read 'water of life' stuck in the ground. With the spot clear of monsters, they took a break for a while. Exploring this land wouldnt be as easy as they had calculated before leaving the ship. If they only knew how hard it would have been before leaving the ship, they would have stayed on and finished dinner. Iroh, he had not finished his dinner and he was still late with catching upto them.
After resting for a bit longer, they again, set off for searching the island. They came to a cazum. A large, wide cazum. It was so wide that three Appas could comfertably fit. The ground began to rumble loudly. Shaking and knocking Helena off her feet and onto Zuko, whom supported her as well as himself. Once the rumbling stopped, Helena let go of Zuko and saw the large monster that emergd from the large, can fit three Appas comfertably, casum. It was a giant, dragon like creature. With Eight heads on the long snake like neck of the creature.
"The Eight headed Serpant dragon Erochi." A voice said from behind them. They all turned to see Rin. But as they turned back to the Erochi, One of the heads spat out a long, slinder, snake like toung that wrapped itself around Helena's waist and pulled her tword the monster. "It eats wemon." Rin added. Zuko spat fire at him.
"Why the hell didnt you say that sooner! HELENA!" Zuko yelled. Running to the dragon.
"AAAAAAAAH!" Helena screamed as she tried to get free from the Erochi's slimy, forked toung. The next thing she saw, was Zuko ontop of the head that the tougn belonged to.
"Dont you touch her!" He threated, Punching a hot fist down on the Erochi's head.That didnt make it let her go, but it's eyes widend and mouth opend a bit more. "Let her go! Damn it you stupid damn dragon!" With that, he jumped on his head with his feet on fire. He saw Rin come to help him, but he sunned the help.
"You'll get killed!" Rin cautioned. Zuko still denyed the help. "Come on! we can fight over her later!"
"I dont have to fight over her!" Zuko hissed. "HELENA IS MINE!" There was a silence as Zuko fought to get her free. "I love her!" That is what stopped everybody from moving. The Erochi shook Zuko and Rin off its head and dove under. Helena had heard it, but a few minutes of losing her breath under water, nearly knocked her out.
Oh Zuko...I love...you too...She was able to think as the Erochi hit the bottom of the water filled cazum with a large thud. As its jaws began to close onto her skull, Zuko pushed a large boulder into its mouth and got Helena free. He swam to the surface and had his uncle help him get her on shore. As she lie there, Zuko's eyes welled up with tears.
"Helena! Be okay! Please don't leave me!" Zuko cried to her. He saw her eyes open into a warm smile.
"Hi." She said smiling. She sat up and gave him a kiss. This time, this kiss wasnt just a kiss to make Ryousuke jealous, nor was it because it was a custom, she wanted to kiss him. Zuko smiled to himself as she kissed him.
"I love you Helena. I always have." Zuko told her smiling. She told him that she loved him too. They got back up when the Erochi shot through the water again, Rin handed her a small whisle in the shape of a star. He told her to blow into it. She did so. It let out a relaxing whoooooooo sound. They saw the Erochi's mouth open wide, all seven other heads other than the one before all did the same and fell asleep back into the cazum. Helena smiled as she gave the whisle back to Rin. After that, she and her new boyfriend, and his uncle, all left to the ship, bidding farewell to Rin.
FIN!
omg yes its true! I finished it! In FOUR DAYS! how is that possable? usually it takes me that long just to get to chapter 4. OO' god will never know. But tis true! IM FINISHED! The entire Erochi idea was from Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi. The name Rin is the only thing that is mine. Not to mention, the look of Rin is also Rumiko's.
