Hello everybody dis is chappie 20. HORRAY IT'S CHAPPIE 20! LETS ALL CELEBRATE! FOOD FOR EVERYONE! i love you all! happy 20th chappie!

oh and everything you need to know about otaki will be answered in following chappies.

blueroseS.S- your comment confuzzled me...could you explain it... no iroh come back! you add comical stuff to my story!

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Kaori was holding Otaki in her arms. The child was a month old now.

"She's the best daughter I could of asked for," Kaori said.

"She hasn't cried once," Zuko said.

"She's so beautiful and tiny,"

Zuko nodded and wrapped his armss around his wife. There was a sudden tap on Zuko's sholder. He turned around to see a man dressed in almost rags.

"Are you Prince Zuko?" the man asked.

Kaori had turned around now and clutched Otaki closer to her.

"Yes I am." Zuko replied.

"Then come with me. Someone wants to see you," the man said.

Zuko looked towards Kaori who shrugged. He nodded to the man and began to follow. Kaori grabbed his arm.

"Be careful Zuko...I don't trust him..."she whispered before letting him go.

"Neither do I," Zuko said.

But never-the-less he followed the man. The man lead him to the docks where a large ship was. Zuko almost choked. It was a fire nation ship. Standing on the beach was Zhao.

"Ah Prince Zuko, glad to see you're well," he said cheerfually.

"What do you want?" Zuko asked harshly.

Zhao looked around.

"I wouldn't of thought to find you here. I am here for your...wife, as I hear," he said.

"You can't take her! I won't let you. You would have to fight me, and I beat you before,"

Zhao laughed. Kaori ran out from the path.

"Zuko! I was looking for-"

She froze.

"Zhao...what is- Zuko what's going on?" she stammered.

"Kaori come here," Zuko whispered to her.

Kaori walked over to Zuko who stood infront of her protectively. Oh no, Zuko thought suddenly. Kaori was holding Otaki. Zhao snickered.

"You have a child? Well, well, well...isn't this suprising?" he said.

"Just leave Zhao," Zuko said.

Kaori clutched Otaki closer to her.

"Tell you what. I will make you a deal," Zhao said softly.

"We don't want any deals," Kaori said.

"Oh but I think you will...Kaori is still one of my responsibilities. The one where I have to destroy her. I have to attend to my jobs you know? But...I will leave you and your family alone if...you give me your first born child," Zhao said grinning.

Kaori leaped out infront of Zhao. Her eyes were filled with fury.

"WHAT? YOU THINK I WOULD HAND OVER MY BABY TO YOU? YOU INSANE-"

"Kaori. We would never accept that!" Zuko said.

"Well...then...you and your family will be in danger for a very long time. And you can count on it that your wife will be dead. If you do decide to agree to my deal...there will be a man at the docks every morning at 10. Bring the child to him," Zhao said,"Now I have matters to attend to,"

Zhao walked onto the ship and Kaori and Zuko watched it get farther and farther away. Kaori burst into tears and fell into Zuko. She felt so weak. She fell to her knees and Zuko bent down to her. He wrapped his arms around her and held her while she sobbed. It was as though Otaki knew what was going on though.

She began to cry too.

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There will be pictures of Otaki on fanart-central dot net. Just one cause I drew it and it came out WONDERFUL. You'll see. But it's a spoiler. So basically Zhao is saying he will leave them alone if they give him Otaki. They refused and now he's gonna make their life hell. Or kill Kaori. Same thing. So yep.

Updating tuesday or sooner. Or later...

Emma