Zuko No Shugotenshi: An Avatar Ghost Story

By: Evil Retasu-Chan

Chapter III: Chased By Nothing

(I'm having mild seizures from how many reviews I got... Let's see... Thanks, Zukoscute2, Ktoe, elf of rohan, and chickygurl for reviewing! Oh, and mild seizures for the new Avatar Episode! Yippee!

Ok, nothing special's been happening lately. Sadly, Friday at 8/7 Central on Nickelodeon shall be the high point of my week...

That's just sad... Fifteen, and an anime for 6-11 year olds is the #2 on your priorities list... I'm not saying what #1 is, that's personal.

Shadding ap.)

Destiny.

Some say it is something you weave.

Some say it is the turning point in your life time.

Yet, others say that you cannot control it, that it controls you.

Either way, Kaiden decided, if it was her fate to help this Fire Nation teen, then so be it. Maybe, if that voice was right, she'd meet a good Fire Nation person, for once. That's a one in a jillion shot, but so be it. She followed the young man and his elderly companion, studying them. Trying to find out how she could 'guide' him. He was heading back to the small Fire Navy ship, and she realized to be able to get onto there in time, Kaiden would have to... go THROUGH him again. The spirit shivered, then ran, until the small prickling sensation stopped, and the doors closed from the only place she'd been in her entire life, to the enemy's ship.

As the Prince was on the conveyer belt, he felt an odd, uncharacteristic shiver run down his spine. He turned, feeling like he was being watched. As the prickling ended, he saw his uncle staring out in front of them. "What is it, Uncle?" Zuko asked, not seeing anything where his uncle was gazing. The old man blinked. "Nothing, Prince Zuko. Nothing."

So, a Prince, are we? Kaiden wondered why he would be sad, if he was a prince. She had been a peasant all of her life, and did not know what being rich was like. The teen followed this 'Zuko' into his room, where he started making the candles raise and lower with his breath. He was a firebender. A wealthy prince, bender, with an Uncle who seemed nice. Why was he so sad? Though she knew he probably would hear her, she sighed, flopped on his bed, and said,

"So, you're name's Zuko. We've gotten-"

"Who's there?"

Kaiden hadn't noticed him get up, fire at the ready. "I heard you. I knew someone was following us." Kaiden stared at him.

"You can hear me?"

"Yes, I can hear you! Stop hiding!" His flame grew.

"I'm not hiding. I'm on your bed."

"No, you're not! Quit playing games, or you'll regret living!"

"Of course, that would be completely ignoring the fact that I'm dead. In the Spirit World, Mr. I've-Got-Issues."

"Wha...?"

"My name's Kaiden. You know that body you saw?"

"I didn't kill you."

"I know you didn't kill me." Kaiden sat up, and crisscrossed her legs in a more comfortable position.

"I'm here because a voice told me to help you. How? Never told me." Zuko reeled into a chair. "Uh... Unc..."

His eyes were a bit wider than normal. "How can I trust you?"

Kaiden thought for a second, before sighing. "I guess you'll just have to decide that yourself."

"No."

"What?"

"No." Zuko was looking at the bed, not exactly when Kaiden was, but close.

"No. I don't need any help. What I need is to stop hallucinating some voice of someone who doesn't exist."

May those that deny their fates be granted sadness.

(Ok, to help you understand the story better, here's a glossary of non-English words used so far:

Zuko No Shugotenshi: ( Japanese) Zuko's Guardian Angel

Kaiden: (Japanese) Ghost Story

Suiun: (Japanese) Declining Fortune

Aibou, Bibou, Kibou, Amibou, and Akanbou: (Japanese) Partner, Reminder, Hope, Needle, and Baby

Hope that cleared some stuff up!)

Evil Retasu-Chan