The Impossible
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Alright, I didn't update yesterday, nor had it crossed my mind. But, I'm updating today because it began snowing today. And its so slushy outside, we won't have school tomorrow. So, I'll be staying up to write this chapter..
And, yeah..
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And, here's the chapter.
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"KATARA!STOP!" Aang yelled, but Katara ignored him, taking a stance, ready for Zuko to strike back.
"Don't worry, Aang. I won't let him kidnap you again!"
'Kidnap…?' Aang's eyes opened wide. 'SHE THINKS ZUKO KIDNAPPED ME!' "Wait Katara! Zuko didn't kidnap me, he-"
His voice was cut-off when Zuko growled in rage and jumped up, sending fireballs every which way. Katara easily dodged them, Zuko wasn't to good at aiming when he was to mad to think straight. "YOU STUPID PEASENT! I'LL KILL YOU!" Sokka and Momo appeared from the trees, Appa munching on cud contentedly, taking in the scene. Katara dodged as Zuko ran at her, sending a wave of fire at her, and she used her water whip to trip him, and encaged him in a bubble of water, before he busted out, and sent a few more fireballs at her.
"Your getting Bad at this, Zuko!" She taunted, and easily dodged them, causing him to get more annoyed, and throw another wave of fire. Aang was getting ticked off. No one was listening to him! And Zuko's temper didn't help much, either.
"STOP IT!" He yelled, clapping his hands, sending a giant wave of air at both of them, knocking Katara into a tree, and Zuko into some rocks, both getting knocked unconscious.
"Ooops…" He said surprised by his own force. "WOW!" Sokka cried, running to Katara, then glared back at him. "HOW DARE YOU HURT HER!SHE'S BEEN CRYING ABOUT YOU NON-STOP SINCE ZUKO KIDNAPPED YOU!"
Aang, flinched, then got annoyed. "I WAS NEVER KIDNAPPED! HE WAS ESCOURTING ME HERE!"
Sokka took this as a challenge. "WELL, WHAT WERE YOU DOING THEN?" He yelled at the top of his lungs.
"…Running away. You guys were going to look for your dad, and I didn't want to get in the way…" Aang looked at the ground, then to Zuko. "And he.. Kind of escorted me here.."
"What?" Sokka asked in disbelief.
Aang sighed, " Ummm.. Yeah. I know it sounds weird."
Sokka raised his eye brows. "We would never leave you Aang! I know.. I got.. Well.." He scratched the back of his head. "A little caught up in the idea about getting dad back, and maybe left you out.." He sighed. Then turned to Zuko. "It's the thing about HIM I don't understand."
Aang thought of how to plan the words.. "Um.. Well.. I found him in the woods. I know this is going to sound odd, but he was injured and I couldn't just leave him there and all.." He turned, blushing a little. "So I fixed up his injuries and.. He kind of escorted me here. He was about to leave when you guys ambushed him." Aang turned once again to Zuko. "Okay, I'll get him on Appa, since we can't leave him unconscious here.. I have a feeling someone's after him.." His voice trailed off, as he went over, slumped part of Zuko over his shoulder and pulled him on Appa's saddle.
Sokka grabbed Katara, and they sat there for a while. "Well," Sokka started, turning Aang's attention towards him. "I don't really know how to say this to you, Aang.. But, the reason we attacked Zuko, is because well.. Why did you come to the city of Omashu, anyway?"
"Well…" Aang started. "To see Bumi.. I wondered if he'd teach me earth bending."
Sokka looked down. "I don't know how to tell this right, but, its about Bumi, Aang."
Aang's eyes opened kind of wide. "Did something happen?"
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Zuko stifled a yawn as his eyes opened, and he looked around. 'The sky…?' Then he realized he wasn't on the ground. He slowly got up, rubbing his head. He looked to find he wasn't alone in here. His gaze met Katara's, who was glaring daggers at him, then looked at Sokka, holding onto Appa's reigns, and then to Aang, who was staring at the ground miserably.
Aang's rat-thing ran up to him, and he cocked his eye brow. It squeaked a little, and then curled up next to his arm.
A cold gust of wind blew, and the water-tribe boy said they'd have to make camp up near some woods.
It didn't bother Zuko any, he was just ready to leave when they went down. It was getting darker when Appa finally landed in some woods, and the two tribe members moved and bickered, while setting up camp.
Zuko jumped off Appa, and started walking away.
"Wait, Zuko!" Aang jumped down. Zuko turned. This was the first time anyone had said anything to him, since the fight with Katara, anyway.
"Zuko," He started. "Well, since we uh.. Kinda attacked you.." His voice trailed off for a minute. "And?" Zuko said, getting kind of annoyed. "Well.. Since your kind of.. Wounded.. We thought you could stay here, for a while at least.. Anyway.."
Zuko cocked his brow. 'With these three idiots? For… weeks possibly?' He grimaced at the thought, but then decided he'd stay.. For a while, anyway, when Aang pouted, his eyes getting all huge and cute like a sad little dog.
"Ohh…" He put his hand on his forehead. "Fine." Aang's eyes glowed, and he practically tackled Zuko with a bear hug. "BUT-" He shoved Aang off. "Only until I'm healed. Then, I'm out of here." Aang grinned ear to ear and skipped off back to Katara and Sokka.
"What am I getting myself into?" He mumbled, shaking his head, and went back to the camp.
After a few hours of watching Sokka stuff his face, Katara bicker at him, and Aang play with Momo, they put out the fire, and all fell asleep.
All except Zuko and Aang.
He'd been laying on his back, staring off into the dark for a while. The ground wasn't to comfortable. He groaned and rolled onto his side.
"Hey, Zuko.." Came a hushed whisper.
Zuko sat up and turned his gaze over to the giant bison. "Zuko, you can come sleep on Appa.. If you want to, that is." Aang's soft voice said. Zuko thought for a minute.. 'The hard ground, or the fluffy bison?' Well, that was easy. He got up, and walked over to the bison's long tail, and lay on it. 'Much better…' And he closed his eyes.
"Zuko…?" Aang's voice..
"What?" He said, not in his usual growly tone.
"Were you sad.. When your uncle died?"
His eyes opened. Of course he was sad, but… "Why do you ask?"
Aang shifted to laying on his stomach and looked down at Zuko. "Someone.. Killed Bumi. From the fire nation.."
Zuko was stunned for a moment.. 'Was it Zula? Could she be close?'
If she was, he needed to get out of here.. "So.. How did your uncle die, Zuko?" Zuko shifted his gaze into the woods. "Someone killed him." And he turned on his side, signaling the conversation was over. Aang looked up at the stars. After Zuko had fallen asleep, he put a blanket over him. 'But who did it..Who killed his uncle?' Aang thought, and drifted off to sleep.
In the morning, Aang was surprised. "Its… Snowing? This early?" He jumped down into the fluffy white sheet, and looked around. He found a note tied to one of the trees, and opened it, it read:
'Dear Aang,
Sokka and I have gone to buy some food, and maybe some more blankets and warm clothes since winter has appeared to start early here.
If you need anything, or Zuko gives you ANY trouble, come into the city and get us.
P.S. Momo fallowed us, so don't worry about him. And, theres some leechie nuts somewhere in the camp.. Sokka lost them.
From, Katara'
Aang sat the note down, and yawned. So much snow.. Maybe he would go for a walk. He turned to see Zuko still sleeping, so he tip-toed over to him.
"Pssttt…" He said, gently nudging Zuko's arm. "Wake up… Lets go walking! Zuko?" Zuko replied by grumbling saying something on the lines of, "No.. I don't want any tea," And rolling in the opposite direction of Aang.
Aang stared. "Tea?" He said suddenly, causing Zuko to wake up from his sleep. "Eargh…" He said, rubbing his eyes, causing them to focus. "What do YOU want, Aang?"
"Lets go walking!" He replied in a cheery voice, and Zuko almost gasped when he looked at the ground. "Snow? But, Its not even close to winter, and I didn't feel cold-" He examined the blanket over him, staring dumbly for a minute.
"Hey! Are you ready or not?" Came Aang's super-happy reply once again, as he grabbed Zuko's arm, and tugged him off of Appa. "Lets Goooo.." He urged, and began running into the forest.
"Ava…. Aang! Wait a minute!" He called, and jogged after him.
After about fifteen minutes, Zuko lost the kid. He looked around, and something white was flung at him, he wiped the snow off his arm, and glanced around. 'Who did that…?' He looked around again, spying nothing, and slowly began walking again. Not before long, was he hit by another snow ball, and when he glanced back, nothing. "Ookay…" He mumbled in a low tone, and began walking again. A snow ball flew through the air and hit him in the face. THAT was it. He through a ball of fire and it landed on a tree, scaring a hibernating squirrel causing it to run off.
He glanced around, and spotted Aang. He smirked. Two could play at this game. He threw a snowball at Aang, and it hit him so hard he fell in the snow.
Zuko walked over to him, and Aang was giggling. Zuko offered him his hand, and Aang took it, and brushed the snow off himself.
"You should've seen your face!" He said giggling, and Zuko cracked a small smile, which disappeared quickly. "Why were you throwing things at me?" He glared. "Ohhh… Come on, Zuko! You have to admit it was funny!" He said, giggling a little more.
"I don't see what's so funny about it," He said simply, and Aang picked up another snowball and squashed it in Zuko's face, and jumped high into a tree, laughing hysterically.
"YOU-I'LL-YOU'LL!" He wiped the snow off his face, and Aang started sprinting through the forest. He chased after him for a while, and Aang continued darting through the trees.
Aang stopped when he reached a lake, and noticed a large group of people. In armor.. "The fire nation…" He said, his breath going around him in a puff of white. He had to go get Zuko… They had to turn around, or-
"ALL right, Aang," Came Zuko's voice.
'Oh Crap…' Aang thought.
"You have to give up now, and face your defeat, or-" He stepped out near the lake, and his eyes locked with his sister's.
"Dear Brother," Came her voice..
It made Aang shiver.
Zuko looked dumbfounded for a minute, then gave her a menacing glare.
"Finally decided on joining the old man in death?" She said laughing, signaling her troops to leave. She stepped out onto the ice, signaling for Zuko.
"Come face your defeat, brother," She said, showing a deadly smile.
At first Aang thought Zuko would leave.. He PRAYED he would leave. There was no way he'd win with a wounded stomach, and a broken arm, but he stepped out on the frozen lake, taking a stance.
Aang gulped. "So, your going to face your fate as the old man did. I guess you've lost your cowardly ways, then," She said laughing, sending a giant mass of fire at Zuko. He merely shoved it back at her, and she barely dodged it, slipping on the ice.
"Leave my uncle out of this," He said glaring, and threw a few punches of fire at her. She threw a few at him, but they landed at his feet. "Your losing your sense of aim," he said, stepping back, and sending a mass of fire, she slipped out of the way of that one, and went behind him, shooting more fire at his feet, and he threw a giant fireball at her, knocking her over.
"It looks like I've succeeded." He said smirking.
"Yes, Indeed brother. Succeeded at losing your footing!"
Zuko looked down, and before a few seconds of realizing it, plunged into the dark murky water below the ice.
"Die as your uncle did," She said cackling, and started to walk off.
"ZUKO!" Aang's shrill voice said, as he practically flew down to the ice, staring down into it.
Zula looked back. "THE AVATAR!" And lunged at him, Aang through her aside using the air, and frantically looked around for Zuko.
A few minutes passed, and Aang was ready to dive in to save him by now, when he heard coughing. He rushed over to find Zuko barely out of the water, and pulled him out.
Zuko was shivering uncontrollably.
"Zuko!" Aang said, clinging to him. "I'll get you help, c'mon!" He urged Zuko to his feet, and Zuko fell back down, slipping on the ice, "No… I'll-" He stared to say, before Aang started dragging him off the ice. "I've got to get you warm, so hurry up!" Zuko was taken aback by this statement. Did the Avatar… Aang.. Really care that much for him?
He slowly stood up, limping as Aang practically carried him back to camp. Zuko layed down on Appa once again, and breathed fire into his hands in an attempt to warm himself up. Aang gave him five blankets, and watched tiredly for any sign of… Zula.
Aang finally decided Zula wasn't coming, either she couldn't find them, or he knocked her unconscious, and looked back at Zuko. Despite still shivering, he looked warmer. Aang sighed and flopped down next to him.
'So his sister killed his uncle…' He thought, stealing one of Zuko's blankets, and laying next to him.
After a few hours of sleeping, Aang was woken up by a familiar voice.
"So, We've finally found you.."
Aang jumped up, grabbing his staff, stepping in front of Zuko in an attempt to protect him from danger.
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And that's the end of this chapter… REVIEW..!-cough-
And maybe there's a slim chance I'll update. Maybe tomarrow, since it's a snow day.. Or maybe not. Theres no telling..
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