Chapter 5: Unexpected Turns and Dark Lines
Ciara edged closer, her heart thumping quickly at the excitement. Her eyes have been on the Avatar for a while, hearing that a wonderful reward would be given. Ha. Imagine. That fire lord would gasp seeing that a thief caught the Avatar. She grinned foolishly, hardly believing this is all true.
A snap of a twig broke through the night's silence, making her cringe in anger. She jerked her head toward the sound, but she saw nothing. Calm down Ciara. It was probably a rodent. Ciara took in a deep breath and moved closer to the sleeping body, her hand going to the bare dagger that rested on her hip.
Something moved in the corner of her eye, it was that water tribe peasant. Sokka gave out a soft yawn, stretching his arms that almost touched her ankle. Ciara relaxed with relief when she saw him go back to sleep. She turned her gaze on Aang, but to see a pair of boots beside Aang's head. What the hell.
She moved her gaze upward to see a smirking Zuko, she hissed angrily at him, "What are you doing here!" Zuko shrugged and pointed at Aang, whispering back, "To pick up my ticket home." Ciara growled angrily, steeping forward, but she paused when she heard a voice, "Ciara, what are you doing up so late?" She looked down to see Aang awake, smiling cheerfully at her. Ciara narrowed her eyes and picked up Aang quickly, finding that he was light. She looked at Zuko and gave a bow, "I'll see you on the flip-side."
Zuko growled, but he couldn't attack her, she had the Avatar in her arms. Ugh. I promised to give the Avatar to my father alive, not dead. He stepped forward, but stopped, wary of Ciara. "Give him to me." he hissed, taking another step forward. He swallowed, a worried look appearing on his face.
"Give him to me, for I need him to restore something that I lost. My honor. If you give him to me, I will grant you your deepest desire." he whispered, taking yet another step forward. Ciara paused, thinking over what Zuko offered. Aang looked at Ciara to Zuko, "Umm. Uh, well. I guessing you know each other."
Ciara sighed softly, her mind clearly confused by this offer. "Deepest desire? What exactly do you think my deepest desire is?" she asked, shifting her weight slightly. Zuko laughed softly, and took a step forward, now they were face to face. "More than you think."