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Chapter 27: The Grim Reaper's Final Blow

Soon, it was June, and school was almost out. And Zuko had been in Kellie's world for almost a year.

But for Whitney, that had been a year of plotting…

But before school got out, one final dance was needed. Prom.

Kellie and Zuko were going. Cheyenne and her boyfriend Erik were going together, and some of Kellie's other friends had found dates too.

Kellie dressed in midnight blue while Zuko wore the same suit he wore to Homecoming, so they could symbolize Fire and Ice.

And as you should know the old saying, "Opposites attract."

When Kellie and Zuko arrived, there was a slow song just starting. They went out to the dance floor, and began to slowly whirl.

Whitney glared from outside. After Homecoming, no boy wanted to ask her. So be it, it would make the task at hand easier…

Whitney fingered the blade she held.

It's only a matter of time.

Kellie and Zuko stood in the parking lot. It was right after the Prom, and Zuko nor Kellie had gotten voted for King or Queen or any other of that crap. And they didn't care.

"I love you." Zuko murmured as he kissed the older Kellie. It was true she had changed in two years, but she was still the same to Zuko. And even if she had changed, Zuko would still love her.

"I love you too." Kellie murmured.

Finally, Zuko pulled away from their kiss. Kellie rested her head on Zuko's shoulder.

Just then, Zuko thought he saw something glitter in the darkness. Something that looked like a dagger.

Zuko saw its wielder. His eyes got wide at the revelation.

It was Whitney.

And she was grinning like a madman.

Whitney raised the dagger. Zuko thought back to what Kierra had told him that afternoon.

EARLIER THAT AFTERNOON:

Zuko was getting his things out of his locker when Kierra came up to him.

"Zuko?" Zuko turned to face her.

"Yes?" Kierra looked uneasy.

"Something's coming." Zuko cocked his head.

"What?" Kierra looked down.

"I don't know." It was true, so far from her home, Kierra's vision was clouded, so she could not See what would happen. Just feel it, and if it were good or bad.

"But it's not good. And it will happen soon." Zuko nodded, then turned back to his locker.

"Thanks." But Kierra sensed that Zuko didn't believe her.

PRESENT TIME:

Now Zuko did believe, but it was too late.

Whitney had thrown the dagger.

Zuko tried to call out, to warn Kellie. But his voice seemed caught in his throat.

Zuko tried to move, so the dagger would hit him, and not Kellie. But his feet felt glued to the ground.

Just before the dagger hit, time seemed to freeze. Zuko finally moved. And the dagger wouldn't hit its mark.

There was a bloodcurdling scream.

And it wasn't Zuko's.

The dagger had pierced Kellie's right side, and blood was pouring from the wound. Kellie was taking ragged breaths, and looked up at Zuko with clouded eyes.

"Zuko…?" But her eyes rolled in her head, then closed, and she slid from Zuko's arms.

Kellie landed softly on the ground, her blood making a pool of darkness. Zuko slid down after her, letting his hands rest in her blood. Tears slid down his cheeks.

She's gone.

Zuko heard a rustle, and looked up. It was a nightmare.

Whitney stood before him, but he couldn't see Whitney. He saw the Grim Reaper, and it's scythe had blood on the tip of the blade.

"I can help, Zuko." Whitney said innocently. But Zuko didn't hear her. He heard a raspy voice whisper.

"Give me the girl." Zuko screamed, and shoved the cloak away. Whitney was knocked into the road, and narrowly missed getting hit by a ambulance…

Men in white rushed out, and put Kellie on the stretcher. Zuko followed. He never noticed the police. He focused on Kellie.

She still had a pulse, but it was fading quickly.

She's not going to make it.

Zuko wept. His final shred of happiness was gone.

Kellie was running, but she didn't know what it was she was running from.

Everywhere she looked, there was something trying to kill her right there. Suddenly, a rotting corpse hand reached out of the ground and grabbed her ankle. Kellie fell, and tried to make the hand let go, when a black robe appeared at her feet. She dared a glance up.

It was the Grim Reaper.

Kellie screamed, but before the scythe hit her, the Reaper spoke.

"Scream all you want, little girl, no one will hear you. And your time has finally come to an end."

Kellie screamed louder.

"ZUKO!"

"Zuko," Kellie whispered. Zuko looked up. Tears. She was crying. Zuko took one of her hands.

"What do I do, Kellie?" Zuko whispered, his own tears mingling with hers.

What do I do?

The scythe came down, but Kellie never felt it swipe. She opened her eyes.

Zuko was taking her place.

"Zuko! You can't do this!" Zuko turned his head, for the final time.

"For you, I can do anything." And the blade swept clean through him. Tears formed oceans from Kellie's eyes.

"ZUKO! COME BACK!"

hehe, I'm going 2 get flames, aren't I for this? I'm sry, but I had 2 do this sooner or later, and I rather do it later.

INSANITY AT ITS FINEST (this 1 suits me perfectly)

LONG LIVE HIPPIES!

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