Starthedemonhorse: Hello! Oh my gosh I'm so sorry this has taken so long but finally here it is! I hope you will enjoy this chapter as much as the last and keep those reviews coming!

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Series: Avatar: The last Airbender

"Hello Sokka…" The voice was deep and menacing, but Sokka only cared that it did not belong to Zuko and that he was going to be in trouble. The water tribe boy raised his club and ran towards the door at the tall figure. In a flash the intruder was in the room and Sokka was thrown to the ground.

Cringing, Sokka stood and held his club once more, but the fire-bender was too quick. Sokka was thrown to the ground again, landing hard on the wooden floor. "So, the Prince would like you to be his personal maid, or to keep a closer eye on you." Sokka did not recognize the voice, and stayed on the ground as to not be hurt any more than he already was.

The man was very muscular and much larger than Sokka, but he was dressed in the Fire-bender uniform, so he was presumably a guard. "What do you want?" Sokka said feircly, backing towards the wall. "You to be dead, we don't need any one like you here. How sad it will be when Prince Zuko comes back to find you dead and bloody on his nice bed." The guard said happily, raising his arms, level to Sokka's chest. Sokka closed his eyes and heard the blast of fire, but nothing touched him. Opening his eyes slowly, he was able to see the guard still standing, but smoke coming off of him. Slowly, the guard tumbled to the ground to reveal another figure.

This one was slim and tall, belonging to none other than Prince Zuko. "He won't be bothering us any more, but my Uncle will wonder about a missing guard…" Zuko trailed off sadly. "It may be a bit of a risk, but seeing as more guards know I'm here, say I killed him." Sokka said, looking towards the motionless body. Zuko came over to Sokka, closing the door behind him. Sokka sat on the bed as Prince Zuko took the boy's shoulders, pulling them closer. "It might work, but I wouldn't be allowed to keep you here. You would have to be put in the cells below deck." Zuko whispered quietly, almost regretfully. "That's alright, anything that will keep us both safe and hidden." Sokka said, leaning towards Zuko to kiss along his neck. Zuko moaned lightly, and nodded. "You will be kept in the cells, but I might be able to get you into my room every once in a while, saying I need to interrogate you…" Zuko said, tracing down Sokka's body with his hands. "Alright, shall we?" Sokka said, looking towards the fire bender. "In a minute…" Zuko leaned forward and pressed a hard kiss onto Sokka.

"Aang, where is Sokka?" Katara asked, looking frantically around for her brother. "I think he might've been captured." Aang said sadly, looking towards the sky as the bison cam into view. "We'll have to leave with out him at the moment. Zuko will have him, and we will plan to rescue him." Katara said bravely, coming up behind Aang. "Yes, we will get him back." Aang agreed, as Apa flew down and patiently waited as Katara and Aang climbed aboard to soar off into the afternoon sky.

"He was dead when I found him, and the water tribe boy had admitted to killing him." Prince Zuko explained to his Uncle and a few guards, holding Sokka tightly, and then throwing him to the ground. Sokka cringed, but knew it was for his own safety that they needed to do this. "We'll put him in the cells. Take him below deck." The older man said, nodding towards the guards. "Please, allow me." The Prince said, grabbing Sokka's shirt and pushing him down the hallway. Zuko came up close behind Sokka. "I'm truly sorry, I'll make it up to you later." Zuko whispered as the guards followed behind him. Sokka whispered back, "Don't worry about it, but you do owe me…" Zuko pushed Sokka down the hall again, making him stumble. The guards laughed as they watched the Prince push the hostage down the hall, then falling to the ground. "Get up you worthless water-tribe boy!" A guard said, moving in front of Zuko to kick Sokka hard in the ribs. Sokka cringed and Zuko looked worried. The experienced fire-bender pushed the guard aside and grabbed Sokka's hands, pulling him up sharply, as it seemed to the guards. "Move along." Zuko said, holding Sokka's hands behind his back.

Finally the door to the cells came into view and one of the guards opened the door. Sokka was pushed inside and Zuko followed, taking out a pair of keys and unlocking a cell door. He pushed Sokka into the cell and he landed hard on the concrete floor. The guards laughed again and Zuko joined, but gave a look of sorrow towards Sokka. Sokka knew that this look told all of Zuko's discouragement towards the plan they had: all the suffering that Sokka would go through, the toll he was taking at being held in these cells. Zuko would try to make it up to him, that he promised to Sokka with this one look.

"We'll take good care of him." One of the guards said happily, looking towards his companion. They both smiled and looked towards Zuko, as though wanting praise. Zuko just scowled and left, heading straight towards his room, ready to sulk and morn over Sokka's punishment.

"Now that you're left with us, we will have our fun punishing you…"The guard said, pulling out his own pair of keys and going to the door.

There was a knock on the door and Zuko raised his head heavily to look towards the door. "Yes?" Zuko said, trying to sound enthusiastic. Uncle Iroh opened the door to find his nephew lying on his bed as though sad about something. "We will be reaching the other side of the island soon, and we have men still searching on land. We haven't been able to find anything yet…"The old man trailed off, still looking at Zuko. "What is it?" Iroh asked, coming closer. "Nothing, I just wish we could find the Avatar soon." Zuko said, but was only telling half a lie. "No, I think it is much more…you can't fool this old fire-bender. Tell me, you wouldn't happen to like any one, do you?" Uncle Iroh asked slyly, smirking at his nephew. "WHAT! Uncle!" Zuko yelled, but tried to hide his blushing face. "Hm, so there is someone… I wonder…is it that girl Katara?" Iroh said doubtfully. "UNCLE! There is NO possible way I could like that little girl! (A.N.-no offence to those who like that couple though…)" Zuko yelled again, leaning forward like he was challenging his uncle. "Oh good….. any one from our own town? Who is she? What's her name?" His uncle wouldn't give up. Zuko paid extra attention to the words 'she' and 'her'. Oh god, he thinks I like a girlZuko thought worriedly. "Um, Uncle? I…" Zuko started, but the old man cut in. "Don't worry about it! I know you can deal with it on your own, but if you do need help with the lucky girl, don't be afraid to ask!" Uncle Iroh said as his final words and left the room. Zuko sighed. "Oh Uncle, I hope you won't be too mad at me…" "Mad at you? For liking someone? How absurd…" Zuko screamed and fell off his bed. "UNCLE! I THOUGHT YOU LEFT!" Zuko said, making a quick recovery and standing up. "Well, I just stood beside your door for a minute…" Iroh said, looking innocent.

"Yip yip!" Aang said happily, shaking the reins to make Apa fly faster. "How can you be so cheerful Aang? Sokka isn't here, he was kidnapped!" Katara said, looking down at the water as it passed by. "Don't worry, Zuko wouldn't get rid of Sokka, he needs him for a bargain. But we do need to get to them before Sokka is hurt." Aang said. Katara looked doubtful. "Wait, a bargain? You're not going to hand yourself over to Zuko are you?" She said. "Of course not! When we reach the next island, we're going to rescue Sokka without having to trade me for him." Aang looked very sure of himself. Katara smiled and looked back at the island they had just left as it grew smaller and smaller. Suddenly she spotted a ship coming around the edge of the island's border. "There! Zuko's ship! It's reached the other side of the island!" Katara shouted, pointing in the ship's direction. "They won't come after us for a little while longer until they know that we're not there, so we still have time to get farther from them." Aang said, shaking the reins again. "Yes, and then we will save Sokka. Uh…how ,exactly, are we going to save him? You do have a plan, don't you Aang?" Aang looked over to Katara. "Uh….well….I haven't really thought about it…" The Avatar said. "Oh! Aang! You need to think these things through!"

Well, there it is. I will update again soon, so keep those reviews coming!