Hiya! Here it is, chapter two of Silver Sun. Now you get to meet my original character, Kianna. She's in a lot of my fanfictions, mainly because I worked so hard on making her. I'm thinking about pairing her up with Aang, but the only problem is their age difference. I mean, Zuko's four years older than Aang. Kianna is three years older than Zuko. I think a seven year difference might be a bit much, but I don't know. Your opinion would really help!

Hidden Power

Katara looked out at the forbidding sunset, eyes wary of the fiery colors. It was so beautiful, yet, at the same time, filled many people with dread and sadness. So many villages had seen their own homes a light with those same colors; so many people had been lost in their fiery grasp. Katara bit her lip, tightly shutting her eyes. She tried desperately to get the scene of her mother being killed out of her head.

"Katara, are you alright?" Katara opened her eyes to see Zuko in front of her, a concerned look on his face.

"Y-yeah... I'm... I'm fine..." Katara looked at the deck, grief clenching painfully at her heart. She was startled when Zuko pulled her close, embracing the princess in a comforting hug. Leaning back, he gently hooked a finger under her chin so she would look at him.

"I know it may be scary, but Katara... I promise you that I won't let this marriage become something you dread. I will never force anything on you, nor will I purposefully put you or your people in trouble. Everything will be okay, so please...please don't cry..." His voice was soft and caring; it seemed to hit Katara with a wave of comfort.

"I wasn't crying." Zuko laughed and kissed her tear soaked cheek, his fingers carressing the other side.

"I believe those are tears on your face, my love..." Katara put her own fingers up to her cheek, but paused, stunned. What did he just call me!

What did I just call her!

"Wha-What?" Katara sounded breathless, shocked. Yet, surpisingly, she didn't pull away. She didn't want to.

"I-I, it's just... I mean you... and we... I... I don't know..." Zuko was confused, stumbling over the words in his mouth, trying to find the reason he had said that to her. Maybe Uncle was right... Wait a minute; Hell No! I will NOT let him find out he had been right... Zuko was about to make a snide comment, about to ruin it all, but then he saw her face. Katara's eyes weren't disgusted, they actually looked surprised, yet hopeful. The beautiful sapphire orbs shimmered in the bright light of the sunset, her braid and the two strands of hair near her face swung gently in the breeze. And he was still holding her close, still embracing her. I have no reason to hurt Katara like that. She did nothing wrong. And I am going to treat her well. I refuse to be a nasty husband. Even though I really am one. Still, that is no reason for her to suffer. It's not like she's doing this to be married to me. She's doing her part in saving the world. I want her to trust me, to be comfortable in my presence. Zuko sighed, leaning his forehead against hers. "I had more fun with you last night than I've had in years. There was someone in my life awhile ago who always told me that I'd find happiness with someone I'd least expect to find it with. She would swear that I was going to fall in love. For the past two years, I hadn't believed her. But now...now I do. There's something about you, Katara. Something I can't quite place..."

Katara was stunned. Absoulutely stunned. She didn't know how to respond, except something in her had a perfect idea about what to do. Deciding to go with it, Katara threw her arms around Zuko's neck and kissed him, hard. The prince's eyes widdened in shock for a moment, but slowly closed as he returned the kiss. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her even closer.

"Ha! I told you so!" Iroh laughed from the doorway that lead out onto the deck. Katara and Zuko had jumped apart at the voice, Katara blushing in total embarrassment. Zuko growled, annoyed and angered with his uncle for ruining the moment.

"Uncle!"

"Cool it, bro." Zuko gasped at the voice, eyes focusing on the figure whom had walked out of the ship. She grinned, walking towards him a few feet then stopping. Her chestnut hair looked like it would be a few inches longer than Katara's. It was tied back behind her head, a clasp made of jade at both the top and end. Instead of wearing it in the normal fire nation way, at the top of her head, the girl kept hers sitting the same way Katara's did.

Her hazel eyes gleamed with mischeif, seeming to taunt the teen in front of her. Her lips were in a teasing smirk, hands on hips. Long legs were shown off by tight black pants, with tall triangles cut out on the sides, revealing a gold colored material that matched her halter top. Zuko frowned when he noticed the oval cut in the shirt just where it would show cleavage, and that the top ended only two or three inches below her ribcage, tight enough to show her muscles and the size of a certain part of the female anatomy. Zuko always hated it when his sister wore, putting it into Zula's words, sexy clothes. He always ended up having to beat dozens of boys senseless for trying to grip at her.

Katara simply stood where she was, surprised about the new appearance. The girl was tall and she had beautiful skin, only slightly darker than the average fire nation tone.

"Well, I guess I DID forget to send you that message that I was dropping by..." Zuko glared at his sister, not amused by the joke.

"Kianna, I'm kind of busy." Kianna pouted, crossing her arms.

"Aww, come on Zuey," she grinned, knowing just how embarrassed the little nickname would make Zuko, "I just wanted to say hi. After all, I haven't seen you in almost four years." Zuko looked down, quite ashamed. He loved Kianna. She had always been there for him and Zula, keeping the mood light and the two of them happy. She had always been against the war, and when they were little, she had brought him to other countries, using her special magic so they could blend in and so he could have fun with the other children. He had met Katara and Sokka that way, even their mother and father. Not to mention that when their mother had "died in her sleep", Kianna was like a mother to him and their little sister. She protected them from Ozai's poisoning ways. But then her power began to grow with her body...

Kianna sat hugging her knees on her window seat, looking out at the bright moon and glimmering stars. Everything in this nation made her sick. The only thing that kept her here were her two younger siblings. But now, now she wasn't sure that even that could keep her here. She would be no use to them if she was dead. The girl leapt up and threw a pillow in the air, kicking it and sending it flying across the room. She kicked and punched several things, her fury just flowing out through her limbs. On her balcony she fell to her knees, gasping and sobbing.

"Damn you, Ozai! I hope you burn in hell, you hear me! I KNOW WHAT YOU DID TO MOM!" She whimpered, spit dripping from her mouth and body shaking with her sobs. "I know what you did to her..."

Ozai's little pet, Zhao, had been noticing a lot about Kianna. Had been noticing her disdain and attitude towards the war, and anybody who willingly had anything to do with it. He knew that she was not entirely loyal to her father. But he also knew that she was loyal to the ones she cared about, those being Zuko, Zula, and Iroh. What he didn't know was that she was in fact only half sister to Zuko and Zula, in reality. She was sister to Odette, better known as Signus, goddess of the air. She was niece to the fire god, Agni. She had powers that not many posessed. She could bend not only fire, but also water and air. She could not bend earth, for only the Avatar could master all four. Instead she had magic with plants. But she also had magic with so many other things, and now it was beginning to show. And if she was caught, Ozai would not like it. He would not trust her to use her power to help him. He would have her executed. So she'd have to leave...

"Kianna, please," Zuko gripped onto the front of Kianna's shirt, looking up at her with teary eyes. "Please, please don't leave me! I... I can't.. I can'-"

"Shhhhhhhh..." Kianna knelt down and pulled him into a hug, stroking the back of his head and kissing the top of it, watching her own crystal tears shimmer in his black hair after. "Zuko, I'd give anything to be able to stay and help you guys, but I can't risk it. I promise, you'll see me again some day. Until then, I'm going to be out there, doing my part in keeping this world safe from our father."

"Let me go with you!"

"Zuko, you need to look after Zula. And besides, I already have a plan. It won't work if all three of us disappear, though."

"What is your plan?"

Kianna sighed, pulling Zuko to sit on her lap, back facing her. She set her chin on his shoulder, and hugged him tightly. Should she tell him? She didn't want him to get scared and think it was real when he heard it from someone else... "I'm going to make it look like I drowned in the ocean, over by the docks. I'm always down there, and it is a likely tragedy for someone to fall in and get swept in and away. But believe me, it will not be real. I'm not even going to fly that way. I'm heading over to the air temples. I know where they hid all of the girls before the raid. I'm pretty sure a few men were left with them, just in case." Zuko made a face at this, knowing what the men were left for. "You'll see me again soon... I swear..."

"I'm just scared that the next time I see you, it will be at your funeral... in flames, like mom." Kianna shook her head, then took something from her pocket.

"This is called Agni's chain. He told me to give it to you when I thought it necessary. I think now is that time. It will give you a stronger bond with your own magic, and it will bond you to whom ever you choose to give this to... this time she handed him a delicate looking necklace, the chain made of two chains: one gold one silver, the two braided together with a silver hawk hanging from it. "Star Hawk. It is meant as a gift to the loved one of Agni's closest male descendant: which, right now, is you. Give it to the girl you're in love with, and it will bond the two of you together for all of time. It will help your relationship, and let both of you know when one another is in danger. Like your chain necklace will do for me if you're ever in real danger. It will allow me to send you the power to protect yourself, even if the situation should ressult in death...

Kianna kissed his forehead and stood up, leaning against the balcony's railing. Two silver wings appeared on her back, moving slightly in the breeze. Zuko smiled, stroking the golden chain around his neck.

"Be safe, Kianna. When your wings get tired, use your glider. And when you're about to fall asleep, remember to rest somewhere safe, like in the trees. And-"

"Zuko, you sound like mother." Kianna smiled and Zuko closed his mouth with an audible snap. She gave him one last hug before flying off into the distance.

Zuko walked closer to his sister and she smiled, rushing forward and hugging him tightly. "I've missed you so much..." Tears trickled down the teen's face as she embraced the brother that she had left so long ago.

The more reviews i get, the faster i update. Simple as that. Hope you liked it. And I hope you liked Kianna. And i know EVERY1 loved the season finale. DEATH TO ZHAO! Unfortunately, i can't make him dead cough yetcough because he plays a bit of a role in the story. I wonder how Zuko's going to chase the Avatar on a stupid raft?