January 03, 2006 (9:11am)
Author's Note: I'm back from my long Hiatus. The long awaited sequel "Tempted to Kill" will be up either today or tomorrow, since I'm busy today. There has been a change in the summary incase any of you wll be confused by the sudden change. Several parts of the preview will be changed.

Summary: A sequal to The Love Between Water and Fire. A new unexpected fate happens for Zuko and Katara as Azula plans for revenge against her brother. Along with Azula on her plans, is a person from the past who shares the same amount of hatred. Lives are at stake, promises will be broken.

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In Tempted to Kill, the story takes place six years later. Zuko is now 39 and Katara is now 37. Mei is now 22 and isn't married yet, because of Zuko's overprotective ways. Kouha is now 11 and Akari had just turned 6. The last time we saw Azula, she was in an Earth Kingdom town, getting drunk, and it was pretty obvious on who she had met up with, that's right, it's none other than Kio.

Besides those two coming back, Iroh falls ill, because he's old. I know it doesn't seem fair, but Zuko has to become Fire Lord. As for the children, Mei was suppose to get married at the age of 16, but because of Zuko's overprotective ways, he decides that Mei should be married at the age of 20, and that she should marry someone of HIS choice. As for Kouha, the only boy out of his two siblings. He gets jealous because Mei can water bend and fire bend (A/N: Mei still can't do them both. She was born that way. If you read Chapter 10, in The Love Between Water and Fire, It says that, "The problem with Mei was, she couldn't do two of the elements at the same time, her temper changes with the element." So the only time when she can fire bend, is when she's furious, which might come in handy IF she fights with Azula. So, most of the time, she can only water bend.) Kouha is also jealous of his younger sister Akari, because even though she's blind, she can firebend better than he can waterbend. Wondering how Akari can Firebend without seeing? Well, it's not really called 'seeing.' She can sense the attacks through special eye sight. When a person is about to attack her, a specific color comes up in her vision, and she is able to detect that attack, weither it is fire, water, air, earth or even hand to hand combat. She doesn't need to know how the person looks like, all she needs is the power to foresee the attack. Yes, she has weaknesses too, but that won't be revealed here.

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Also, in the story, Kouha gets a little competative and challenges Akari to a duel. When he DOES defeat her, by using his razor water whip. Zuko talks to Kouha, and immediately says, "Even though your sister was born blind, she was born lucky. You should be able to respect her since she's still fragile"
I'm just trying to make you proud of me! Why is that everytime I try to make you proud of me, I always end up doing something wrong"
"You always make the wrong decisions because you can't think straight Kouha! Just be lucky that you were even born. Why can't you be more like Akari instead"
"Icould if I wanted to!"

Zuko walks away from Kouha, and takes carries Akari back home. Katara over heard the conversation, and talks to Kouha.

"Your father doesn't mean that." said Katara. "But he's right, you should be more careful when it comes to Akari, she's fragile."

"Why do you always believe her little fragile act?" asked Kouha. "She knows how to fire bend."

"Yes, but she's still younger than you. Instead of challenging her to a fight, why not set a good example for her instead?" asked Katara.

"She has Mei for that." said Kouha. "I can't do anything right anymore. Nothing I do will make dad like me."

"Kouha, don't say that. Your father loves you very much. It's just that, eversince your greatuncle got sick, he hasn't been himself lately." said Katara.

"You heard what he said. I should be lucky that I was even born at all." said Kouha. "I wasn't lucky to be born. I'm a disgrace." Kouha runs off. Katara tries to go after him, but Zuko stops her before she gets that chance.

"Leave him." said Zuko.

"How could you say that?" asked Katara. "I know that he's not your child, but I care about him!"

Mei comes in, holding a basket of fruit. Zuko looks at Mei, standing behind Katara.

"What do you mean Kouha isn't your child?" asked Mei. "What have you two been hiding this time?"

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Part of the edited flashback for Chapter One of Tempted to Kill can be found on my info or stats.