Chapter 12: Do I weigh nothing or something?

I heard someone shout START and Zuko pulled off a ton of fireballs right at my face. I dodged quickly and continued to dodge as Zuko threw bursts of fire at me. Phew, I could barely dodge each one. Well, it's time to start counter-attacking, right? The next time he swung at fireball at me, I pulled my arms up and a quick barrier of sound tore the fire into ashes.

"Nice trick," Zuko stated. "How'd you do it?"

Wait… he doesn't know about me… being able to do bending? Oh, that's right. He can't because that'd give my cover and well, I'd be sacrificed. I put up my nearly invisible barrier and walked to Zuko with no problem, I just made it seem like I was dodging everything.

I put my barrier down, fighting like this was no fun. Charging right up to him, I was about to elbow him right in the stomach when he picked me up like I weighed as much as a feather. He threw me across the arena and I fell with a loud THUD. After I screeched a couple of feet, I got back up and smirked. I shot sound Frisbees at him, but he knocked them all away as if it were just the wind. Does he think he's that great?

"Do I weigh nothing or something?" I asked, furrowing my eyebrows. Zuko smirked.

"Just skin and bones."

I stopped in my tracks. That was so mean. I am not just skin and bones. I think I'm pretty fat for my age. 5'1" and I weight 98! That is so heavy! I'm not sure whether it's a complement or not, but I did not like the way he said it. I pumped a load of sound into my hands and threw it at him. It hit directly and he flew out of the arena. I shot a bunch more miniature sound disks at him and he lay against the wall.

"Do I win?" I asked, cocking my head sideways. Zuko got up and spit out some blood onto the floor. Eww, gross. That's why they have sinks and toilets people.

"Not yet."

"Oh, okay, so it's until someone falls from exhaustion—"

My step was weak and I fell to the floor with a thud. I felt too dizzy to move and it hit me. I just bended some more and I really shouldn't have since I had this bending sickness. My heart suddenly ached and I screamed in pain. Instantly, I blacked out.

"Oww…"

I rubbed my head and paused in shock. It was so hot. Quickly, I noticed my head was throbbing too and even sooner, I realized everyone, as in Zuko, Hana, and Iroh-san, was staring at me like I had just died. Hana rushed up and hugged me tightly, pulling me into a sitting upright position. "I'm so afraid you would've died!" she sobbed. "You were burning up so quickly."

"Am I okay now?"

"You're not in a situation to die," Hana replied, releasing herself from the hug. I frowned, for once in this entire story.

"I'm sorry," I said, bowing my head.

"It's okay. I'm just glad you're okay," Iroh-san replied with a weak smile. Hana and Iroh-san left the room, leaving Zuko and me alone. Great, leave me alone with the guy who has issues larger than his scar. My head perked up.

"Zuko! Hey, hey! Can you tell me about the sacrifice, please?" I asked, putting on my puppy face. Zuko scoffed and looked away, probably chuckling at my face.

"No, it's on a need-to-know basis."

"Well, I NEED TO KNOW, you know," I replied. I shook my head. It hurt too much to bear much longer. You know, I was a little tired too.

"Why do you want to know?"

"I…"

Faltering, I thought this over. If I gave out that I was the sacrifice, well… that'd be as good as the Avatar right? Zuko would just hand me over, get his honor back and I'd die for the enemy. What a great plan! I'm not going to do that.

"It's on a need to know basis," I replied smugly.

"Well, then you don't need to know."

"I'm kidding! A friend of mine is someone who's a suspect of being sacrificed," I answered, hiding my face so he wouldn't see my grin. Oh, why do I grin at a time like this? Lying is not my best subject. I hoped it made me look a little sad.

"How do you know about the sacrifice anyway…? And no one is told they're a suspected to be the one we have to sacrifice."

BUSTED.

End of Chapter 12: Do I weigh nothing or something?

Author's Note: OH JEEZ. I'm in a bit of a fudge nugget. XD I can't wait because today is New Year and I'm gonna stay up ALL night typing... maybe. Anyway, this ending was a bit worse of the cliffhanger than most... I think. Maybe you all don't think so, but... if you don't think it's a cliffhanger, well... it is because... 1) I might tell Zuko and get sacrificed or 2) I can stay quiet and then have Zuko figure it out on his own quickly. JEEZ, it's a lose-lose situation... UNLESS something else were to happen like... Zuko becoming good and saving me from my doom. LOL. Probably not...