Chapter Six

Disclaimer: Omg I don't own avatah.

Chan and Iroh were training on deck in the twilight. Chan had made progress while training; and she and Azula shared a quality strangely. Both of them wouldn't stop training until they were better than the best. Iroh still surpassed her; but she still learned from him. Zuko came onto deck and told his uncle it was his turn to train. Chan instantly stopped and sat beside Iroh. As if he had told her to stop and do so. She was still slightly afraid of him. Zuko trained and Chan watched; at the end of his training; Iroh wanted Chan and Zuko to face off again.

"Oh, no I-" Chan protested; not wanting Zuko to hate her more.

"Chan; I want you and Zuko to fight; I want to compare your progresses." After more arguing; Chan finally agreed to train with Zuko. She got into a stance; and so did he. They waited for the other one to make the first move; when neither one moved; Zuko shot the first attack; which Chan deflected quickly. Brining her leg into the sky and sending a stream of fire towards him; he guarded himself from it; and it went on like that for a while. Both of them dodging each other's attacks. Chan stuck to the basics; while Zuko tried to knock her onto the deck without the basics. Thinking he was passed that.

Soon; Chan had brought him into a spiral; and with one swift punch; sent him flying up; and slamming back down onto the deck. Zuko rose from the deck slowly; wincing at every movement. She had beaten him again. Why was it he tried so hard and still failed? He stood up but refused to lose; he kept fighting until he was unable to move. He could hear his mother telling him what he already knows. Your someone who keeps fighting...even though it's hard... Zuko slammed is fist on the deck in frustration.

"Why..?" He asked them aloud. "Why can't I ever win?"

"Zuko.." Chan tried to approach him; but Iroh shook his head at her. Approaching him while he was in that state of rage was like approaching a hunting lion. Not a good idea. Chan stayed back; heading Iroh's warning about Zuko's rage. "I-I didn't mean-"

"Leave me alone!" He shot fire at Chan; she wasn't expecting it so it knocked her to the deck. "I'm worthless! I know! I don't know however why Azula is so much stronger than me in everything and I'm so weak!" He took off for his room again; leaving Chan to scramble to her knees and watch him run off.

"Chan-Chan please don't hold it against him." Iroh spoke up; helping her onto her legs. "He means well. His childhood was filled with defeat and feeling of rejection. If I had been thinking I wouldn't have made you two fight against each other."

"Is it something I did?" Chan asked softly; a bit afraid of her new home. Iroh shook his head.

Abu had been looking through Zuko's things for no apparent reason; he was looking for either something to eat; or something to play with. When he heard the door slam in the room; he dashed under the bed and hid. Zuko stormed through his room; letting off anger and frustration. Punching his pillow and trying not to burn everything in his room. He threw himself down on his bed like a child and had a temper tantrum. Abu climbed out his window and across to Chan's room; even he was afraid of Zuko and he didn't know why he was so mad.

Chan walked by his room and could hear him thrashing around. She wanted to go and tell him she was sorry; but she was still scared of him. Even though she could fight him and win; he was intimidating. She stood outside his door and looked at it strangely. She was trying to decide wether or not she wanted to try. She pressed the door open; and saw him pouting on his bed; glaring up at the celine. It was too late; because he had noticed her. This was the point of no return.

"What?" He sharply asked. Looking from her back up to the celine. "Haven't gotten enough yet? Still want to beat me?"

"Zuko I'm sorry..I didn't think you'd get so mad over it." But all he did was look at her; and turn his head away from her; unable to look at her. "Do you want to talk to me about it?"

"No." He told her point blank. "Not really. Talking to you about it would do as much good as talking to Azula about it. No good at all."

"I don't know who Azula is; but I'm sure that if you talked to me-"

"That what? I'd feel better? I doubt that." Chan hesitated in the doorway; but finally go the nerve to close the door and stand beside his bed. "Will you just leave me alone?"

"No." She answered point blank. "I won't. Not until you tell me what is the big deal about this Azula person and why you threw a fit over Azula being better."

"She's always been better!" Zuko shouted at her out of frustration. He didn't even know he was saying it until it had already been said; so now he had no choice to follow through with it. "Azula is my sister."

"Ok. I'm listening." He didn't know why; but after he slipped hat she was always better; everything kept coming out. He kept wanting to stop telling her all there was to say; but he couldn't. It was like when someone get's stabbed in the stomach and blood gushes out of their mouths; it is unable to be stopped once started sooner or later; all the blood is out and the person is dead. That was similar to what Zuko was saying; he kept telling her all there was to say; and wanting to stop. Over time; Chan moved from standing; to sitting on his bed. After he finished explaining it all; he waited for what she had to say; and what she had to say was:

"Cultivate your hunger before you idealize. Motivate your anger to make them all realize. Climbing the mountain, never coming down. Break into the contents, never falling down." funny thing was; he knew how to reply; this is a songfic anyway.

"My knee is still shaking, like I was twelve, Sneaking out of the classroom, by the back door. A man railed at me twice though, but I didn't care. Waiting is wasting for people like me. "

"Don't try to live so wise.

Don't cry 'cause you're so right.

Don't dry with fakes or fears,

'Cause you will hate yourself in the end. " Chan rested beside Zuko on his bed; this was the only time so far that they've sung together; and Zuko wasn't half bad. "You say, "Dreams are dreams. I ain't gonna play the fool anymore." "

"You say, "'Cause I still got my soul."

Take your time, baby, your blood needs slowing down. Breach your soul to reach yourself before you gloom. Reflection of fear makes shadows of nothing, shadows of nothing. "

"You still are blind, if you see a winding road, 'Cause there's always a straight way to the point you see."

"Don't try to live so wise.

Don't cry 'cause you're so right

Don't dry with fakes or fears,

'Cause you will hate yourself in the end.."

"Zuko..I know it must be hard to have to struggle for all you want; but- but that doesn't make you worthless; or anything." There was silence between them; before Chan spoke up again. "The dress isn't as ruined as you thought."

omg yes. Yes. The song is "WIND" The ending theme to Naruto. :D