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Chapter 4

Zuko's Ship

"Prince Zuko! You must control your temper. What has gotten into you?"

Zuko rolled his eyes and tried to push past his uncle but Iroh wouldn't let him. "Answer me! You're not going any where until you do."

"I'm just stressed out that's all. The fact that there is a woman on board and that I am responsible for whatever happens to her."

"You sure had a strange way of showing that you care. "

"She can't know that I care. No one can. They'll think I'm going soft."

"No one will think that you're going soft. You really hurt her you know. Go listen at the door. You're breaking her spirit Zuko!"

For the first time in quite a while Zuko felt truly ashamed of himself. Had he truly been breaking her spirit, or was that just something that his uncle was telling him to make him feel bad? He decided to do as his uncle had told him and listen at her door.

He pressed his ear to the cold metal door and was surprised at what he heard. This girl who had seemed so strong when she stood up him and now he could hear her crying. He though he heard her say something about him hating her. About now he was feeling very ashamed of himself.

He quietly opened the door and slipped inside. He saw her curled up on her side as much as the pain would permit.

She was sobbing and gasping so he couldn't make out all that she said. "He hates me…..why …stuck here. He'll probably throw me overboard…want…go home."

"Ahem."

She quickly began to compose herself. "So did you come to yell at me again," she sniffed.

"No," he said to her softly. "I came to apologize."

"You what?" She cocked an eyebrow.

"I am sorry for the way I acted toward you before. Can you forgive me?" He was surprisingly sincere. It greatly surprised Trina to hear these words coming out of Zuko's mouth, especially directed at her. After what happened earlier this was the last thing that she expected.

"Yes, I suppose that I could find it in my heart to forgive you," she said offering him a slight smile (not the most attractive one mind you because of her tear streaked face and red eyes.)

Zuko felt something stirring inside him but chose to ignore it. He surprised her greatly by returning the slight smile.

"Do you know what happened to my clothes? I need them back. Lomi Ka made me that shirt. I need to get it back."

"I don't know but I'll see what I can find out."

"Thank you."

"Now, sleep, I'm sure that you must be tired."

Trina nodded and closed her eyes. In a matter of seconds she was asleep. Zuko was surprised at how fast she was able to fall asleep. He left the room silently only to come face to face with his uncle.

"You were listening, weren't you?"

"Oh come now Prince Zuko. Do you really think-"

"Yes I really do think, Uncle! So what do you have to say you heard all that I know it?"

"To be perfectly honest I'm glad to hear that you apologized to her. In fact I'm proud of you. It takes a lot to admit when you were wrong." Iroh put his hand on Zuko's shoulder.

"Go and rest Prince Zuko. You can't have gotten much sleep last night and if you are going to stay and watch her again tonight you'll need some rest before then."

Zuko nodded and made his way to his quarters. He went inside and locked the door. He slipped off his shirt and collapsed onto his bed in the corner. He held his head in his hands.

"I can't get her out of my head," he whispered to himself. 'She'll never see anything in me, all she'll ever see is the scar,' he thought as he ran his hand over the rough skin of his scar. A tear came to his eye as he remembered the day that he got it, but he quickly pushed it out of his mind.

-Why am I acting like this?

-You know perfectly well why you're acting like this.

-No I don't.

-Stop lying to yourself. You feel something for her.

-NO! You said that not me.

-But I am you. Face it there's something there.

-No. There can't be.

-And why not? Why can't there be anything between you?

-Because she'll never see me as anything other than a scarred jack ass after the things I said to her before.

-Ahh but you saw the smile she gave you after you told you that you were sorry.

-Stop it!

-Just think about it.

Zuko groaned at his own thoughts. He rolled over on his bed and fell into a fitful sleep.


WITH CAROLINE

"Sokka where are you?" Caroline called for about the millionth time. "You really need to come find me; I got turned around in here."

"Hey, where have you been? I've been looking all over for you Lomi Ka," Sokka said as he appeared out of some bushes.

"Apparently you can't look and listen at the same time."

"What? Why do you say that?"

"I was calling for you and you never even answered."

"Oh. Aang and Katara are probably getting worried. It's getting dark, we better get going." Caroline nodded.

They returned to the cave and were greeted with, "where have you been?"

"Lomi Ka and I got separated and I was looking for her."

"Oh. We didn't pack up the camp because we thought we might have to stay another day to look for you two. It's too late to pack it up now so I guess we'll be staying here again tonight," Katara said. "Before we leave tomorrow morning you go find us some food Sokka."

Sokka sighed because he knew he would get complaints about whatever he brought back.


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