The Impossible

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Argh… its 13 degrees outside! IM FREEZING! My friend and I are going to go ice-skating in the street later.. Dodging cars… That'll be fun! And another excuse to keep me from doing exams if I get hit..

I stayed up 'till 12:00 writing ideas for this chapter, and finally fit it all together. So, after the reviews, I'll type it up.

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Zula came walking out of the woods, fallowed by four soldiers.

She laughed when she saw Aang. "Are you trying to protect him? That won't help much," she motioned to two of the guards to grab Aang, but he stood steady. "Don't come near him!" His voice had a dark tint to it, and the soldiers flinched.

"Don't be foolish, there's one of him!" Zula's cruel voice commanded. The men began moving closer, and Aang sliced the air and flung two of the men into some trees, and the rest ran in terror.

"Hmph, you think your so tough, huh?" Zula mocked, and flung fire at Aang, and jumped out of the way, glaring daggers at her. "Why did you kill the old man?" Their eyes locked. "Well, that's none of your concern, is it? But, since you'll be dead soon, I guess its no matter. Our father ordered me to kill him," She said smirking, and flung a sea of fire at Aang, knocking him into the snow. Aang moaned, rubbing his head, and Zula knocked him back into the snow.

"For the Avatar, your kind of weak." She said, smirking. She raised her hand, and flames glowed off it. She stepped on Aang's stomach, pressing all her weight on his ribs, causing him to shriek out in pain.

"Say goodbye, Avatar," Zula was about to burn him to a crisp, when Zuko knocked her hard into the snow. He bent down, and picked Aang up. "Your pathetic, both of you!" Zula yelled, getting up, flinging fire at Zuko, and he merely jumped back. Appa then raised up and charged at Zula, knocking her down a hill, and Zuko realized Zula had given up by then.

Zuko looked down at Aang in his arms, unconscious. His innocent face.. It made him want to… kiss him.. He shook the thought away quickly, blushing, and lay Aang down on Appa. He then realized they couldn't stay there, since Zula could come back with her army, and there would be no hope. He wrote a quick letter to the water tribe members to meet them in the next town, stuffing the letter in the bag of leechie nuts. He then jumped on the huge fluffy bison, and they took flight.

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Aang woke up against Appa, and realized he wasn't at camp. He quickly got up, almost panicking, when he was Zuko tending to a fire. "W-where are we?" He chocked out. He put his hand against his ribs, every time he breathed, it felt as if millions of knives were stabbing him.

Zuko glanced at him, then turned his gaze back to the fire. "You got knocked unconscious, and I decided to take you here. Aang looked around. "But.. Where is.. Here?"

Aang watched him as he finished with the fire and lay back against a stone wall. "I brought us to a cave in a mountainside, it's not far from a city, where I told your friends to go, so don't worry." Aang sighed with relief for a minute, and lay back against Appa, snuggling deeper into his fur. He noticed Zuko's face was red for a minute. "Hey! Are you still cold?" Aang's eyes flooded with worry.

"Um… No. It's…" His voice trailed off and he shook his head. "Nothing." Aang raised his eyebrow. "Well, if you want to sleep on Appa, you can." Zuko shrugged, and finally went over to Appa, and lay a little far from Aang. Aang stared at him for a minute, and threw a blanket at Zuko.

"Thanks.." Zuko said, covering up and turning on his side. His wounds were beginning to heal, because he didn't feel as much pain as he had. He sighed and closed his eyes, but opened them for a minute and turned to the Avatar. Aang was already asleep, but it didn't matter.

"I'm sorry for all those times.. And, even if we can't become friends after this huge ordeal, we could possibly.." His voice echoed through the cave. He looked at Aang's sleeping form, and lightly kissed him on the forehead. He didn't know what drove him to do this, but felt lightheaded and fluffy after he did it. He then turned back on his side, and slept.

When finally the sun had risen, Zuko got up, and stopped. He blushed a little when he realized Aang had grabbed a hold of him in his sleep. Zuko slightly tapped his head. "Aang, we've got to go and meet your friends," He stopped talking when Aang snuggled deeper into his shirt. He blushed darker and turned his head.

"Don't go…" Aang said silently in his sleep, and Zuko's stomach flip-flopped. He slowly eased himself out of Aang's grip, and stuffed the things in Appa's pack. He then picked up Aang and layed him down on Appa's saddle. He slipped the reign's over the Bison's head, and off they went.

After a while of traveling, Aang woke up yawning, and looked around. "Where are we going?" Zuko averted his gaze. "To the city where your friends should be." He stated simply, and Aang didn't ask anymore questions.

A few hours later, they arrived in the small town, and met of with Katara and Sokka. "Zuko didn't harm you, did he?" Katara said, worried as usual. Sokka was stuffing his face with some cakes, and Zuko rolled his eyes. 'She won't trust me with anything.. Not that I blame her.' He sighed, leaning against a building in the town.

Katara and Sokka wandered about the town, and Aang and Zuko walked around as well. After a few hours, Aang and Zuko ate a restaurant, and they set up camp.

Katara and Sokka made some tents, Aang slept on Appa, and Zuko slept on Appa's tail. A cold wind had been blowing from the north, so Aang had piled blankets on top of Zuko, worried about him catching a fever, or something like that. Zuko just nodded and started fell asleep. To many thoughts were in his head.. Now every time he saw that stupid Aang kid, he got butterflies in his stomach. He had to leave soon.. This feeling..

Was just to strange.

Aang then sneezed, and that caught Zuko's attention. "What's wrong?" His eyes met with Aang's gray ones. "Um…nothing.." He was clearly cold, because he began to shiver when the wind blew strongly by.

"Well… Come down here I guess.." Zuko said, averting his eyes. He was glad it was dark, or Aang would've seen the monster blush he had covering his face. Aang slid down Appa's tail next to Zuko, and Zuko handed him a few of his blankets and started to fall asleep again, and Aang cuddled close to him.

'If only moments like these could last…' Aang thought, cuddling next to Zuko.

The next few days didn't go by as quickly as Zuko had wanted them to go.

Constant thoughts of the Avatar kept filling his mind.. The same uneasy feeling in his stomach hit him every time the kid would do something kind for him, and the thought of leaving was beginning to leave his mind..

But he knew who he was. Zuko, the banished prince, and the one thing he wanted most..

Was to stay. But, he knew his destiny. He had to take Aang to Ozai, no matter what. To gain the respect he deserved.. That he needed..

But he couldn't bring himself to do it..

Aang plopped down by him, handing him a fish. "Are you hungry?" He asked grinning. Zuko shook his head. Aang's smile turned to a frown. "You haven't eaten in a while, Zuko. Something troubling you?" Zuko shook his head simply.

Aang looked him straight in the eyes, and Zuko blushed, looking away. "what?" He growled, and Aang shrugged, walking off to join Katara and Sokka.

After dark, Zuko fell asleep, Aang eventually sleeping right next to him when he was sure Zuko was asleep, and soon the camp was completely silent.

Except someone who was watching them from the woods.

Zula cracked a menacing smile, sending a few of her guards.

"You've lost.." She whispered silently as one of her guards struck Aang in the back of his head, and they carried him off.

Zula then ordered guards to grab Zuko, and they went to their boat.

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Aang woke up chained down to a metal pole, and gazed around franticly. 'What happened?'

"Hello Avatar.." Came a low hiss, as Zula came out of the darkness of the room. "What happened?" Aang yelled. "And where is Zuko, Katara and Sokka?"

She shook her head. "Wasting my time, as usual. Well, let's see. Katara and Sokka are in the jail hold, and Zuko is in a cell somewhere on this ship, waiting to be executed."

Aang's eyes widened in fear.

"But, that's the least of your worries. Compared to what The Fire Lord will do to you, Zuko and your friends get it off easy."

Aang's eyes darkened. "Lay a hand on any of them, and I'll kill you!"

"Ooo… Temper, temper." She lay her hand on Aang's arm, burning his skin, and he yelped in pain. "Watch your tongue around me, child." She smirked and walked off, leaving Aang to whimper in pain.

He shuddered. It couldn't end like this..

It just couldn't.

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I know, it's a short chapter, but it's getting late here, and I need to finish my homework. I know you will want me to update a chapter.. By tomorrow, possibly, and I'll try.

Review please.