I have to save myself!

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar. I own Kaori and any Oc's. Yes that sounds about right. Also, -- I went braindead on the Kumi one. SORRY!

They had landed on the shores of Kyoshi in a few days. Don't ask me how they got there so fast but I don't want to break my head with technical cray as I mentioned in the A/N in the previous chapter. Kyoshi instantly panicked once they show the fire navy ship. But Zuko explained a short version of what was going on and that he needed a few worriors. He took Suki, and some of the other worrior girls. On his ship on the way back to the fire nation he spacifically told them that Kaori's room was off limits. Incase he did in fact lose Kaori; he wanted her room to remain exactly how she left it. While on deck during the night, Zuko and the soldiers prepaired for battle, Zuko actually learned a new move! Fire dragon. It can be inhanced when it is mixed with another element; he assured them that he would try to stop the war if they helped; which is why they volinteered. Also to save a life.

They got to Haru's island, and went strait to his old house. Haru's mother had passed on; leaving him with his father. Haru was working out in the barn when Katara and everyone burst in, asking for his help.

"Okay okay. Calm down and explain everyhting to me." But they just grabbed his wrist and dragged him to Appa.

"We'll explain on the way." Katara assured him as they ran up Appa's tail and onto the saddle.

"Yip Yip!" Aang called to Appa, instantly, he levitated and flew off from the island. Katara began to explain, she explained everything Zuko had told them; how he was so desprite to help Kaori that he asked his enemys for help; and how he needed people from diffrent elements to help save Kaori's life.

"I see..so a fire nation prince needs a commoner's help?" Haru asked. Katara nodded.

"Yeah thats it in a nutshell."

Both of them had gotten to the fire nation about the same time.Suki and her worrior friends joined with Haru, Katara,Sokka,Aang,and Zuko.It was a small, but effective army. He explained Kaori's fire phenox. How it is only a distraction and they should watch out for the snake. That made them nervous, but willing still to help. They burst through the doors of the palace and challenged Dark Kaori once again. Her slim body as slim as ever, her skin heated as much as ever, and her hair on fire as much as ever. It was all ment to arouse men, but Zuko could never have been more turned off; she was fat and ugly in his eyes, were as Kaori was slim and beautiful.

"You wanna try again for your darling Kaori? Oh look! He had to get a few baby helpers!" The fire goddess Taunted. That must have been how Kaori felt each and every day of her life with that nagging voice. Zuko, Aang, and Katara mixed together their elements while Suki, her friends and Sokka made a sneak attack from behind. Haru made the ground under her levitate; it was useless though, she only stumbled a bit. Ozai and Iroh joined in to help save Kaori after they saw that they needed more help. Nothing seemed to be working! She was invincable! But there had to be something they could do. Aang blasted her with a tornado; but it only curled her hair! Katara tried to put out her fire with water from the throne room's fountain; but she made a fire shield that held up against it. Zuko tried the heart idea one more time, and when he saw it really wasn't going to work; he did his athousand fire ball blast at her. Still had no effect. They all had to remember; they were going up against a 10,0000 year old spirit from beond the grave. But that didn't stop them! Suki threw her fans at Dark Kaori while Sokka threw his boomerang and a spear. None of which hit her. Haru tore up the ground and attacked her with it; and yet...nothing! It was like nothing they tried worked! Which was actually true.

I have the next part planned out, I just need to waist some space. So Right here im going to tell you all about my next fanfic I will do once this one is done. Pluse; I will explain why this one is ending so quickly. First and formost: Why this one is ending at the Seventeenth chapter. Okay well, I blame it on the school system. I had planned to make it longer; and yet...I got another kick ass idea! So Im ending this one with a BANG! I had this part planned out in my head for like, weeks! ever sence I lisoned to EVERYBODY'S FOOL by Evanescence. (Chibi me flys across the screen) Woo! okay anyway. Im just waisting some space like I said before. I didn't want to make it seem short, So, onto my next topic: My next fanfic!

(TV turns on, me in a purplie suit sitting at a desk)

"This just in! New fanfic will come to once FOR THE LOVE OF KAORI is finished! It will be called 'Sweet Solitude Evony' The title doesn't make sence, but it sounds awfully neat! Its about Zuko's father being friends with this girl Erica's father and at a party her father is holding, he engages his daughter to Ozai's son! (By the way, Zuko can attend because the party is in the earth kingdom) wooo anyay. Yeah! Stay tooned for the next fanfic, full of romance, passion, perverted parts, an arranged marrage, and revenge:D(TV turns off) Okay, have I waisted enough space? I dont know:O But yeah, stay tooned for the next fanfic! That will be totally awsome in so many ways! Yeah, I think this is enough space waisted, thank you for facing through my boring space wasiting thing. Doo..dooly doo!

The battle had lasted a few hours while I was waisting space above. Everyone felt like they were losing energy; like the life was being sucked out of them as they fought for all that is right and for Zuko's love for Kaori.Suddenly, for no apparent reason, Dark Karoi changed a little bit, but stayed the same on the outside.

"All of you! please stop this! Your going to get hurt! This is my fight! I will have to save myself this time." Kaori told them, it was undoubtably Kaori, her voice assured them that she had it all under controle. They stopped fighting, Dark Kaori rose a firey fist and drove it into her own stomach, forcing a yell out of her. "YOU LITTLE BITCH! TAKE THAT!" She hit herself again. It was a fight of the minds, but the fire goddess wanted it to be a fight of strenth. It went on like that, It was about time that Kaori stood upto her worse enemy, worse than her father. Herself.Zuko and the others watched as she destroyed herself from the outside. Untill...she fell over dead. Zuko ran to her, her body had turned back into Kaori's sweet, sweet body. Zuko caught her in his arms and called for her to stay alive as long as she could. The soldiers ran her to the infermary, keeping her alive as long as possable.

Zuko sat with her, first thanking everyone for helping him, he also said that he would make sure they were returned home safely; he as promised, assured them that he would try to get his father to stop this stupid war. He had orderd his crew to take everyone back to their home villages, and to allow Aang, Katara, and Sokka to leave the fire nation in peace. His fingers were laced with Kaori's as he sat up all night as he had done earlier in the story; Tears dripping from his eyes as all his memorys of her flooded back; he couldn't help but lean over her body,and kiss her. It was just as the book had said, every single case ended up dead...and Kaori was no acception.

The fire goddess sat alone in Kaori's mind, crying in the void of darkness. Her tears never leaving her eyes, for they became steam before they could even slide down her face. Kaori appeared before Dark Kaori and asked her why she would do such a terrible thing.

"Because. When I was alive 10,0000 years ago. My family hated me. They called me a slut and unworthy of the throne. I was reborn in your body and I saw how you had a family that loved you. How you were loved by every single person in your life. But I knew the truth, you were only pretending to be so perfect and a goodie goodie. You were perfect by nature, a good girl, pretty face, and a loving family. I felt betrayed because I was never loved like that, not even in your body, and now you have a man who loves you for you, and I never had any of that." Kaori lisoned to what her dark self had to say. She walked over to Dark Kaori and slapped her across the face.

"Were you really happy, while I was miserable? Sure Zuko loves me, and I love him. But that doesn't mean that you can't be loved either. You are a part of me, so he loves you too. He might not be too happy with you at the moment, but...Fire Goddess, making me miserable isn't going to get people to love you anymore. It never worked before and It doesn't work now. Did you really think that would work?" Dark Kaori lisoned to what Kaori said and began to cry again.

"No...not anymore..." She cried. Kaori knelt down to her and gave her a hug.

"Just don't be so mean. Zuko hated me to begin with right..?" Dark Kaori nodded. "But he learned to love me, so he will learn to love you too, but you have to be kind to him, and don't try to hurt me anymore." Dark Kaori wiped away her tears that had not yet left her eyes. The dark void around them became a peaceful place. Trees, a water fall, a river,sunlight, and blue skys. "Do you see now?" She nodded.

"Yeah. I guess you should live.."

Kaori's eyes opend to see Zuko weeping over her body. She smiled, lifted his chin, and kissed him.

"Its okay. We made peace.Dark Kaori wants to be loved too." Zuko lisoned to what she said, and kissed her back.

"Alright..I guess we could get along. You know, I was suppost to be a transporter for this really cute girl, but I screwed up..I fell in love with her." Zuko told her smiling. Kaori smiled.

"And she fell in love too..." They both laughed, and with one last kiss...

THE END!

FOR THE LOVE OF KAORI! is over:D I suppose thats good. Sorry all for the lack of chapters, but ah well. I hope to be seeing my reveiwers at my next fanfic :DDD also, that last bit if Dialouge 'I screwed up, I fell in love with her' thing was from 10 things I hate about you, at the end I think it was. Yeah the end.