Wow. I've never seen such reactions! Lol, actually I have. But that's okay. I guess I didn't explain enough in chappie 32. If you refer back to that, you'll see what I mean. I know, I know it's horrible. But, I'm glad I got some reactions, lol. Okay, so as you all requested, I SHALL CONTINUE. HERE I GO..

WEEEEE!

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Previously...

She was silent. Zuko went over to her and held her shoulders. His eyes were wider with fear. He shook her a bit and hair fell over her shoulders.

"Tell me Otaki, who is the father?"

She stared at him, tears gathering in her eyes.

"Otaki, tell me. Tell me. Is the father Zhao?"

She looked up at him behind her dark lashes.

"Yes," she whispered.

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Zuko stared at her. It didn't seem possible. It didn't even seem imaginable. His voice caught in his throat. Finally, he found his voice. Somehow...

"Are you...are...are you...sure?" He stammered.

Otaki stared at him with an open mouth. Then fury took over her face and she pushed away from him. She walked over to the corner of the room and sat down. "What do you mean, 'Are you sure?'. Of course I'm sure! You think I could forget something like that? You think I would want something like that?" She yelled.

Zuko stared at her. She was so fragile. The thought of that man placing his hands on her... In a rush of anger, Zuko slammed his fist into the wall next to him. A large hole stood present.

"I can't believe this," he muttered.

Otaki curled up into a ball. She tucked her head down on her knees. "It's my fault," she said softly.

Zuko turned to look at her. "Don't you ever say that! Don't ever say that again!"

"But I was being punished..."

"No one, no one, deserves for that to happen to them! Do you understand me?"

She lifted her head and stared at him. Zuko could feel the anger in him. He wanted to kill Zhao. He wanted to rip him apart. He wanted to watch him bleed and suffer just as he had caused his daughter suffering. She didn't deserve any of what was happening to her. None of it.

Zuko sighed and looked up at the ceiling. What to do? What to do? Just then, the door burst open. Jin ran in, following a run-away Pig.

"Jin, now is not the time," Zuko said sternly.

"I'm sorry daddy, but Pig is out of control! She just came running towards here! I tried to stop her!"

"Jin, out,"

"Let me get Pig,"

But Pig was already over at Otaki, sitting on her knee nuzzling her. Otaki stared at it wide eyed. The squirrel looked at her with big eyes.

"It's...it's..."Otaki said slowly. "It's...crying..."

"What?" Zuko asked.

"It's crying...I don't know how..but it is..."

The squirrel nuzzled her knee again and licked it quickly. Jin walked over to Pig slowly and picked it up. She cradled the squirrel in her arms like it was a child.

"Daddy...she's right. Pig is crying. She knows what you were talking about,"

Zuko raised an eyebrow. Now apparently the squirrel could evesdrop? "Do you know what we were talking about?"

Jin shook her head no. Relief flooded Zuko. Good. At least he could try to protect Jin from these things. Jin, who was still staring at Pig with curiosity, walked slowly out of the room as if in a trance. It was clear that she was focusing on Pig and nothing else. Zuko looked back at Otaki.

"You're not going to hurt me...are you?" she asked, her voice hushed.

Zuko shook his head. "I will never hurt you Otaki. You're my daughter. Father's don't hurt their children. Never."

Otaki stared at her father. Something in his eye... It was as if he was speaking but remembering something distant at the same time. Zuko shook his head slowly and pushed away the memories. That was the past. He would never become his father. That was his promise. He was better than his father.

"I'm...scared," Otaki admitted looking away from him. She was ashamed. She was deeply ashamed. Never in her life had she been afraid, and now? Now she had to be afraid? She had been attacked by 25 men before, sometimes even more than that, and now? Now she feared everything? She had once been a mighty warrior. No... Her thoughts trailed elsewhere. No...she had been a puppet. She hadn't really been a warrior. She had just been a toy for Zhao. A puppet, she repeated to herself. A mere puppet.

"It's okay. It's okay to be afraid. I promise you that no matter what happens, you will have a family to go to. Always," Zuko said gently.

Otaki nodded her head and stood up slowly. "In that case..." she said softly. "Can I ask for a favor?"

Zuko smiled. "Anything,"

She pointed across the room. "I need a bucket. Now," she said covering her mouth.

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Otaki sat in the training ground watching Zuko and Heero fight. Over the past months, her stomach had grown and so had her appetite. But she had changed. She no longer winced when a villenger touched her. They no longer feared her; they had no reason to. She no longer watched in terror when two young boys would hit each other with sticks. She no longer feared anything about this island. Though, she was still reserved, she was different. A change that was definately for the better. She was Otaki, who she should have been.

"No, Heero, move your feet," Otaki called to him as Zuko kicked at Heero's feet. WIth a swift movement, Heero fell on his backside. Otaki let out a short laugh. Like her father, she wasn't much of a laugher. But it didn't mean that she couldn't. Jin sat next to Otaki playing with Pig and a leaf. She lifted the leaf into the air and Pig leaped for it. But she always fell short. In the end, Jin always gave her the leaf as a truce.

"Come on Heero! Get him!" Otaki called out. Heero placed one foot infront of the other and advanced on his father. He lifted his foot and tried to trip Zuko. Zuko sneered at him.

"You'll have to do better than that," Zuko said.

Heero grinned. He shifted his foot to the side, locking Zuko where he stood. Then he brought around his other leg and swung at Zuko's head, which was easily caught by one hand. Then with his left hand, he swung a punch which was also caught.

"You thought you could get me?" Zuko said smugly. Heero grinned wider.

"Yeah. You forgot about one thing..."

Heero had one arm left and Zuko had nothing to block himself with. With force, Heero swung his arm Zuko's head, but Zuko ducked down. Heero let out a laugh and in one swift movement, brought his hand down on the back of Zuko's head. Of course, it wasn't hard enough to really hurt him. They never really hurt each other. Only once, when Heero got mad...

Zuko fell to the ground on the mat and smiled. "You're getting better, though you're cocky,"

"Cockiness is good,"

"Only sometimes."

Otaki clapped from the sidelines. "Good job Heero. You're definately improving."

Heero gave her a small smile and a small thanks. His attitude towards her hadn't really changed. It was true, he enjoyed her company sometimes, but at any moment he would rather her be gone. Otaki stopped, mid clap. Her hand flew to her stomach. Zuko and Heero looked at her. Jin stopped playing with Pig and the leaf.

"Are you okay?" Zuko asked her, both him and Heero abandoning the training mat.

"Yeah I'm-" Her face contorted into a look of pain. "No, no I'm not okay,"

"Heero, help me get her up," Zuko ordered. Heero nodded and took one of Otaki's arms. Zuko took the other. "Jin, go get the doctor. Tell him to prepare a room, quickly," Jin nodded and ran off, Pig half a step behind her.

Otaki let out a cry of pain. "Oh my god..." she exclaimed softly. "I think I'm in labor,"

"Come on, let's get you to the doctor, fast," Heero said. Zuko nodded his agreement and they both helped Otaki walk. Otaki's heart pounded. This was it. This was what it came down to. Sudden memories came back to her. Memories she had pushed away. Could she be a mother? A mother to the child of the man she hated? The man she wanted to kill? Could she be a mother to this child when the father wasn't who she desired it to be. Thinking this brought back memories of Aiden. He was supposed to be here. This was supposed to be his child. He was supposed to carry her and sit by her side.

Things just weren't the way they were supposed to be...

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I fear that the next chappie is the finale. THEN, YOU GET A SNEAK PEAK AT FORBIDDEN LOVE 2: BREAKING THE BARRIORS! That's gonna be fun to write. New characters and new suprises... Though, the rating might go up a bit...language...stuff like that... Okay, so FINALE is next chappie. Bye!