Sarah: Wow...long time without updating, huh? Well...OMFG PRINCESS YUE IS SUCH A FUGLY WHORE I AM SORRY BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT! I hate her so much! She's all "Sokka I love you, But I'm engaged and I'm making you feel stupid by asking you on fake dates." I HOPE SHE DUMPS SOKKA LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES!

Anyway...here's Chapter 12.

Matari silently tiptoed down the hallways. There was nothing to do but wait for the right moment to escape. The guilt of leaving Aang behind was constantly throbbing in her heart, but her mind told her to push on. As she walked down the empty hall, she started to get suspicious. There were no signs of any guards anywhere. Was someone expecting her? Her mind wandered to the thought that maybe Zuko was...lying. Maybe he was expecting Aang to do this and he was going to kill her anyway and torcher Aang forever...

She became more and more paranoid. She felt like something was going to come out of the shadow and pull her away.

Matari panicked.

She sprinted down the hall as fast as her legs could carry her. There was something in the shadow...definately.

Matari ran and ran for the exit, but her arm was violently yanked back into the previous hall.

She found herself fave to face with Nori. Nori was smiling maniacly.

"Well...are we running late for something?"

Matari pulled herself away. "Let go!" she whispered.

"What's the matter? Don't want anyone to hear you, huh?' Nori yelled.

"SHUT UP! " Matari screeched. "I...I..."

Nori's smile softened. "I understand you love your daddy, but I have honor to gain, and you're the key to it. Stay here or else."

"Or else what?"

Nori gripped Matari's arm as hard as she could and twisted it.

"Or else I'l break your pathetic little arms, that's what."

Matari was tired of being pushed around by Nori. She looked over her shoulder down the hall at the empty exit.

"NO!" She outbursted. She twirled out of Nori's grasp, and before Nori could do anything about it, kicked her about mid-thigh and ran.

Nori fell to the ground, but she was pissed. She jumped to her feet and chased Matari down the exit.

They ran into the town, down the streets, and to a clearing where a small fountain was trickling calmly. This was the perfect place to fight.

Matari pushed through the crowd and stumbled at the fountain's edge.

Nori also stumbled forward and noticed that Matari was very scared. "Fight me, you little termite mound."

Matari decided that that was the only thing she could do. There was nowhere else to run.

She streamed up a large amount of water, brought it in, and unleashed into Nori's face, but the firebender sighed and shook her short unruly hair.

"Is that the best you can do? Honestly? That's childsplay compared to what I can do!"

Matari ignored Nori and twriled with her arms in the air, levitating water into the air and spinning around her body like a dancer. It covered her

whole body, and froze.

Nori's fingertips lit with red flame that shot into the cacoon of ice. It shattered, and Nori found Matari was gone.

Matari hit Nori in the back of the head with a swift kick. Nori turned and blasted Matari though, and forced her off the edge of the fountain and

onto the ground. Before Matari could get up, she was tackled back down.

"Now you're going to come with me, you little waterworm." Nori commanded.

Matari squirmed in Nori's hold. "NO! I HAVE TO SAVE AANG! I HAVE TO! LET GO OF ME YOU NASTY LITTLE POISONOUS BITCH!"

Nori laughed. "I don't think so. You're too rebelious, you have no self-control. I believe it's time we go see Zuko; without any inturruptions."

Matari's heart skipped a beat.

This was not good.

Sarah: (Still pissed about Princess Yue) I...hope...you...enjoyed...the story. (Trembles with anger)