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An American Firebender

Chapter 6:

May woke the next morning with covers on top of her. She also felt a hand on her right arm. She knew who it was. May just laid there enjoying the silent peace.

"You sleep well?" asked Zuko. May turned over to face Zuko.

"Yeah. You?" Mays said.

"Pretty good." said Zuko. May saw that Zuko only had his pants on. She could see a firm, tone chest.

"Bet your uncle is worried." said May.

"He probably is." said Zuko.

"You wanna leave today?" she asked.

"Can you walk?" Zuko asked.

"I'll try." she said. "But lets just talk for a little more. I like talking with you."

"I can agree with that." Said Zuko. "What's your home like?

"It's right next to the ocean in California. A perfect place to surfboard. It is surrounded by 50 acres of forest." she said. "We have a pond filled with bull frogs, deer ran across the yard, the entire place if beautiful. What's the Fire Nation like?"

"The Fire Nation is a beautiful country. You have white beaches, rolling hills, volcanoes, low mountains, clear rivers, and gorgeous sunsets."

"Sound like a fun place." she said. Zuko's smile turned to a frown.

"That's if you can survive in it." he said. "We better start getting ready to move back out."

"Okay," said May. Zuko got his shirt and tunic on. May got up. She had a limp, but she could walk.

About a half an hour later, they were ready to leave. Zuko had a pack with some food and water in it. They were making better progress than the day they arrived.

By the time they had arrived at the beach; it was sunset. May sat down next to a tree. She had a couple times during the trip had to lean on Zuko.

"How long till you think they find us?" asked May. Zuko sat down next to against the tree

"I don't know, but we'll be fine." Zuko said. May put her head on Zuko's Shoulder. Zuko put his arm around her back to keep her from falling. "Go ahead and go to sleep. I'll keep watch, May." May smiled at him. She leaned on him. Zuko smiled. He could hear May's deep breath's while she slept. Zuko looked out at the horizon. The sun had set already.

Things will be different on the ship now. What will Uncle Iroh think? Thought Zuko.

He was calm and peaceful. He could hear May wake up. Zuko looked over at May with a smile on his face.

"May," Zuko said.

"Yeah," she said sleepily.

"You know how you owe me with your life." he said

"Yeah, I know." she said looking up at Zuko.

"Well I know what I want to use it on." he said.

"Go on." she said yawning.

"Never leave, May Baker." he said.

"I don't plan on leaving you, Zuko." she said. "Not now, not then, not ever. I promise you that."

"Good," he said. May and Zuko fell asleep after that conversation.

May and Zuko woke to the sound of warriors from the earth and water nation attacking them. May got up with her bad ankle. Zuko stood up to with fire ready to unleash. May lit some fire up to.

"Give it up Fire Nation!" yelled Sokka and Katara's dad.

"Hello! I'm an American HERE!" May said irritated.

"Fire Nation scum, shut up!" yelled an earthbender.

"Now!" yelled Zuko throwing fireballs and blast at the enemy. May threw some tiny fireballs. She was still learning while Zuko had spent most of his life Firebending. Zuko knocked out 2 people before he was sent to the ground. May went down on the ground, not from an attack, but for the sake of her ankle. She couldn't risk hurting it even more. She still had fire on her hand, though. Zuko got up, but was sent back to the ground. He unleash as mush fire as he could, but they had already lost the battle. You would if it was 1 fiery prince, a new beginner in Firebending, against 10 experience people.

"your coming with us." said Koda. (Sokka and Katara's dad) The pushed may up violently. She hobble on one foot. Zuko was glaring at them with a scowl on his face. His eyes were no longer calm, but fiery.

May and Zuko were put in separate cells. May sat down on the floor rubbing her sore ankle. Zuko was the cell across from her. They had chains put on them. Neither Zuko nor May fought back. May looked down and recognized what type of metal, and they design it was in.

"That was one bad day." she said to herself.

"Today? Maybe for you." said the guard.

"No, 3 years ago in art class we did work with metal. The funny thing is that you have the same type of metal and design." she said.

"That has nothing to do with this." said the guard.

"Oh yes it does. We learn the weakness of this metal." she said. "It's a soft metal. I know because about every one in class burned themselves when it came to bending the metal into shapes."

"It's hopeless girl!" said the guard.

"Oh, no it's not." she said. "Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it."

The next couple of days were dull. Zuko and May got barley any food, or water. May's ankle had healed. She and Zuko didn't speak much though.

May and Zuko were taken off the ship one day after being at sea. May followed, without causing any problems. Zuko was a little more reluctant, though.

May and Zuko were brought before King Yumi, Bomi's brother.

"Well if it isn't Prince Zuko." said Yumi. Yumi had white long hair, green eyes, and wrinkles all over his face. "And who might this girl be?" Zuko looked at her telling her not to tell. "Who are you girl?" asked Yumi. May only shook her head lightly from side to side. "It won't matter anyway." Yumi said. "You'll be dead soon enough."

May and Zuko were put into another cell in the dungeons of the home of Yumi.

"I'm sorry, Zuko." She said.

"You have nothing to be sorry about." Zuko said.

"Yes I do." she said. "I if hadn't come here. You wouldn't be here."

"It's not your fault that we are waiting on our deaths." he said.

"Well I guess I'll never see my parents again." May said. Zuko sat down next to her. She had a tear down her face.

"You'll be okay." Zuko said. "This is just another step of your thousand mile journey." May looked at him. "A person once told me that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." She smiled at what he said. Zuko whipped the tear away with is hand gently.

The next day, May and Zuko waited outside in front of every one to die. There had been another surprise. The Avatar was here to see Zuko die along with his gang. The read the charges against Zuko. He was going to die first. May waited with guards behind her.

"My trip to this world will end with my death." she said to herself. "I'll never see the calm sea by my house, or my parents ever again." She looked at Zuko with sadness written all over her face. The drum beat started. As the ax was raised. May turned her head away from the scene.

A/N: I started out nice the i goes to sad! What kind of person am i! WEll stay tuned for the next chapter. I"m going to be posting all weekend!