Paradise

Once apon a month gone by, she saw herself give in, everytime she closed her eyes, she saw what could happen, and nothing hurts and nothing bleeds when her covers are tucked in tight, and she forgets to fight. Its one more day in paradise...She would think to herself as she tried to fill her head with faith. Darkness quickly steals the light that once shined in her eyes, she tries to sooth her head with lies. The sun slowly takes her artifical light, Her light. Her heart is heavy with fear. She hears of the king she is going to marry. She can't stand what will become of her. She wants to go back to the ship, which she had made a home. She found a heart in there and can call the people on that ship her family. The people who would fight for her life. They fought for nothing at all. She wishes she could just die. She would rather die than be married to someone she doesnt know. Someone who never fought for her, who would never see the scars. Who wouldnt understand. She kept it all bottled in for years before this moment. She thrashed around the room. She would find whatever she could, to make herself bleed. To know that she is still alive. When she would find things to hurt herself with, they wouldnt hurt at all. Just a movement of glass from a vanity across her flesh and dark red liquid came seeping out of the wound. No pain. She sometimes wounderd if she broke a nerve. Like she wouldnt feeling anything that happend to her. But the pain in her heart was so great that it coverd up the physical pain. She would allow her blood to flow so much that the gold floor wasnt gold. It was a dark red. She wouldnt come out for dinner, nor breakfast or lunch. She wouldnt eat from anyone. She wouldnt eat with anyone else but Iroh, Zuko, and her sisters. They were her family that had been taken from her. She had many cuts on her body. Other than the scars on her stomach. She had many cuts that would eventually heal if Hilda stops putting more over them. She kept the curtains closed so that she wouldnt see the sun, nor would it touch her body. She kept her mind closed. There was no way to make this ship her home. It just wasnt possable. She kept her eyes open as much as possable. She would cry so much. Her flawless complection had been filled in with cuts and dried blood. She lost all faith. She was going to die here. One way or another. She wasnt going to marry someone she didnt love. Someone she cared not for. If she had to commit suicide, that is what would happen. She knows that Zuko and everyone would miss her if she was to die here. But she had no choice at all. Her voice had gone hoarse from the loud screaming she did. She was tormented here. She felt like a caged bird. Wanting so despritly to get out of this cage and fly back to the ones who love her. But alas. This boat was gas powerd. No coal at all.

"Miss Hilda." A soldier came to her one day of her torment. Hilda gave him a cold glare.

"what do you want?" She hissed. The soldier took her arm.

"Were landing on the island where King Tomo awaits the arrival of his new bride." The soldier told her, yanking her up from the floor and off the ship.

They got her off the ship and walked her through the town to a giant gold and red palace. Where she was greeted by the king which she was to wed. He looked a few years older than her. Probably like...19 or 20. She knew that she was probably going to have to marry a sex obsessed old leech. Oh how right she was! He put his arm around her and many times tried to grab her boob. She would smack his hand and elbow him in the gut. But he would dodge the elbow after the first time. He invited her to dinner that night and she declined. But he had a guard force her to show up. She didnt eat. The thought of eating with another other than Zuko didnt please her. Even she could tolerate Zuko. This man, she couldnt tolerate. It broke her heart to think that she had to marry this man. This man whoms parents should have had an abortion. I know that it isnt right, but this was nessisary, he was sexist. She would hiss at him all the time. She knew that if Prince Zuko ever found her, he wouldnt like what he saw, she had no more light in her eyes, her face was cut with glass and dried blood coverd most of her wounds. She just wasnt that same girl who had left him so long ago. She was depribed and tormented. Tortured and unhappy. She never had a reason to die on the ship which was her home. She never knew something so terrible, so..so..tormenting would happen to her. Could happen to her.

"Hilda" The king said, breaking her thoughts. "You seem unhappy my dear."

"I am not your dear." She barked. She didnt look him in the eye. She just staired down at her food. His face made her want to throw up. To think, she'll have to kiss this man. The mear thought made her gag. She stood up from the table, flipping him off, she walked into the large library and picked out a book written by Edgar Allan Poe. She read this book. It often discribed the torment she felt, like..in the Tell Tale Heart. She wanted to rip this man's heart out and put it under the floor boards. She cried as she prayed to god that Zuko would find her soon. But she had lost her faith so long ago, she lost faith that anyone would save her from this pain. From this hell. Her body trembled as the thought of this man...this strange man named Tomo trying to... and then she would be giving birth to his children. Ugly as sin. She gaged even more. Suddenly, Zuko came to her mind. The whole month had killed her inside, but it gave her time to think. Zuko, he was the prince of that which had ruined her life. But on the other hand, he too, was six years of age. He himself had no say in the fire nation. A raven pirtched its self on the window sill and staired down at her. Its beady eyes shining in the twilight. Hilda held out a hand to the raven. The raven pertched itself on her hand, lisoning to what she told this raven. "I really miss Zuko you know? I really hate him, but at the same time, he is apart of me." The raven nodded as if understanding. She spoke to the raven, though the raven did not respond. In due time, the raven understood who this, Zuko person was. It understood Hilda. It became her only friend in this troubling palace. It had been given an envalope and told to deliver it to Zuko. Though it did not fully understand, It took the envalope in its claws and flew out the large window. Flying in a random direction.

Zuko was pacing the deck all that day and half the night. Stairing up at the starry skys. His head could only think of Hilda. Only Hilda and nothing more; Coal had been deliverd to the ship during the month so it was faster now. But that didnt seem to make any diffrence. They couldnt find Hilda and nearly gave up. Iroh came upto the deck where Zuko was pacing.

"Prince Zuko.." and his voice trailed off. The raven was above them, the letter in claw. The word Zuko had triggerd the raven's mind. That girl had said something about delivering this note to a ZUKO. Though it didnt know who Zuko was, when Iroh said Zuko, the raven flew down to Zuko and perched on the railing of the ship, taking the letter in its beak. Zuko turned his head to the black bird known as a raven.It flew over to him and dropped the letter. Zuko picked it up and Iroh watched as the raven perched itself on Zuko's shoulder and looked over his shoulder as he read the note.

"Uncle Iroh. Hilda..she says that the man she is suppost to marry is older than her, 19 or twenty she says. He is ugly as sin and a pervert." Zuko told him as he read the letter. "How did this bird..?" The raven let out a caw and tried to tell Zuko where Hilda was. "This bird is insane." Zuko mutterd. The raven kept cawing untill Violet walked onto deck.

"A...raven?" Violet whisperd, she was followed by Ashli, who walked over to the bird and tried to understand.

"raven..." Ashli mutterd. "It wants you to do something Prince Zuko." Violet walked to her sister.

"How do you know?" Violet asked her, Ashli staired at the raven.

"It is flying about, and pulling at my shirt. That means that it wants something." With that, The bird flew to Zuko and bit down on his pony-tail and pulled, letting go and continue to fly. "Follow I think. I think this bird wants you to follow it Zuko."

"Well. We got nothing else to lose, so raven, Lead the way." With that, Zuko orderd the guy who steers to follow the raven. Confused, the man understood and followed the bird.

Hilda had slept in the library, in that chair. Woken with a book clutched to her. It was the Edgar Allan Poe book she had been reading. One of the maids which Tomo had came to her and told her it was almost time for the wedding. She choked. She couldnt marry this basturd. But the maid had her come and try on the dresses which were picked out for her to wear. They were all fancy, The dress she picked out looked like it was made out of gold and the hem was under her shoulders. Just enough to her boob wasnt showing but the jackass basturd of a king could look down it and see all he wanted. It was way too fancy. The maid was waiting outside the room untill she finished changing untill another maid came and told her to help with the decorations for the wedding. Hilda stood there in that room, stairing at the mirror, tears rolling down her face. She began to silently cry as she sat down on the bed in the room. In a few hours she would be married to a Jackass basturd who she doesnt know. Would he be a good husband or bad? She didnt know this man or anything about him. She just wanted Zuko..
The raven had lead them to the island. Zuko orderd that Violet and Ashli stay with Iroh. With that, Zuko followed the bird to the palace. Red and Gold it was. The raven flew upto a window and Zuko had to find a way to follow. There wasnt a grappling hook for him to throw and climb up. He franticly looked for something to climb up. But there were no trees tall enough. The raven flew into the room, leaving Zuko there to find a way in. He walked to the frount door and snuck in, hiding behind pillers and statues. He made his way around the palace unseen. He walked by the room Tomo was in and over heard the conversation he was having with his butler.

"What do you plan to do with Miss.Hilda?" the butler asked him, Tomo laughed.

"well. I ain't getting any younger." Tomo told him. "I think she'll give birth to the new heir." With that, Zuko had to controle himself so that he could find the room where Hilda was. But this basturd was just pissing him off. How could he talk like that about Hilda? She was not going to give birth to His heir. Zuko snuck around thepalace trying to remain unseen. which was a bit hard in a gold and red palace. Esspecially the fact that the red was bright red and not dark red like Zuko's armor. Im not going to say that it was easy to sneak around this palace, because it wasnt. This palace was huge and he had no idea where she was. Over 100 rooms to search and he was sure that one would be the wrong room and he would get arrested. Not only that, but everyone in this palace was pissing Zuko off. Talking about how Hilda was going to give birth to the heir and stuff like that. It was difficult for Zuko to controle himself. When he came to a closed door, he lisoned to what the people/person inside was/were talking about. Whoever was in there wasnt doing anything. So he took a deep breath and opend the door..