Zuko No Shugotenshi: An Avatar Ghost Story

By: Evil Retasu-Chan

Chapter II: Ashes To Ashes

(Yay! This is now part of the Zutara Central C2! I

I'm quite excited. Thank you, Zukoscute2 and chickygurl for reviewing!

On another note, I'm sick. Vomiting, sick. It's contagious, so... Hold your breath. Don't worry, Zuko and Katara are coming up. Hell, Zuko's in this one. Kewl, eh? Yeah... I'll shaddap now. )

Fire.

It can symbolize Light. And, it can symbolize a Fiery Grave.

The villagers stared at the soot, burnt wood, and ash. It was as if it had always been that way, like there was never an inn standing where it was. The port was small enough that everyone knew Kaiden and her family. But, they assumed that they had made it out, until they saw the scorched, blackened body. Some close family friends cried for the poor girl. Her tan, radiant skin was shriveled and dark, and her long hair was charred. That was why, when the small Fire Nation ship came to the port, every single person glared at the Prince of Flame as he proceeded out of it.

"Uncle, I don't think that this is the best place to get whatever trash you love to bargain for." Zuko whispered to his Uncle, realizing the scowls coming from the inhabitants of the Earth Kingdom village. "Nonsense, Prince Zuko. The sun is in their..." But, the retired general then saw the rubble that once was an inn. Iroh stopped, staring at it. He thenceturned, as mumbled, "Maybe this ISN'T the best place to..." "Uncle, they don't think WE did this, do they?" The teenager asked, noticing the building, too. "Prince Zuko..." Though rumors may have said otherwise, the Fire Nation's prince had never killed anyone in his life. When Zuko had lived in the palace, he had refused to go to hangings or any form of punishment whatsoever. Now, Iroh would have loved to miss them, too, but he was usually required to be there. Prince Zuko was, no matter how mature he sometimes acted, still only sixteen. Though the prince lived in a war, he should not have seen the two men carrying that female's burned body from the destruction that was caused by fire.

Kaiden woke up. "Wha..?" No, that couldn't be true. She had to be dead. Dead, dead, dead. Dead as dust. All around her was black soil and blazed wood where her home had been. She got up, and saw that her usually green kimono did not have a scorch mark on it, and was blue. Blue, and translucent. The teen looked at her hands. Same way. Her entire body was in shades of blue, indigo, and some shades she hadn't known existed. Kaiden was very, very, confused. She looked at two men coming over. "Why am I like this?" They did not pay her any attention, and one walked right up to her, then went right through her. She turned, astonished, and saw them pick up a limp, dead body. HER body. Kaiden put her hand over her mouth, and didn't feel a thing. Nothing. She put her hand on her arm, sleeve, leg. They all felt like air. Kaidne was right. She was dead. Dead, dead, dead. Dead as dust. But, she couldn't help but be afraid when two men, one possibly in his late teens, and another in his late sixties, come towards her. The older one looked, for a split second, directly at her. Could he, SEE her? She was in the Spirit World... How..? The teenaged one went through her, but, when he did, he glanced back with a bewildered look in his goldeneyes. As she stared at him, Kaiden heard a voice.

"Help him."

What?

"It is your destiny. Everyone has a purpose, even after death."

Well, mine will be NOT to help conceded Fire Nation soldiers!

"This one is different. He is kind, caring. But, he built walls around himself after a tragedy happened to him. He needs you to guide him."

Guide him? How?

"You will find a way. Follow him. His uncle can see you, and will know what you are doing."

Alright. I'll help him.

May those that accept their fate be granted happiness.

May those that deny their fate be granted sadness.

May those that shape their own fates be granted an eternity of bliss.

(So, how'd 'ya like it? Above is a quote from Princess Tutu. Pretty cute show. But, enough angst in it to make it cool. I'm pretty sure I got the quote wrong somehow... Ah, well.

You can breath now!

R an' R!)

Evil Retasu-Chan