Drabbles of December

by K. East

100 drabbles in December! Can I do it? Zutara, Kataang, you name it, I got it! Plus some non shipfocused for those of you who really couldn't care less. Usually humor and romance, sometimes action or angst or whatever you want really. x3 [H]

36. I Can Help

Inspiration: I'm not sure.

Date Written: 12/23/06

Viewpoint: Narrator.

Pairing: Zuko/Katara

I Can Help

Fire is a curse.

It eats away at you until there is nothing left of your character. The ashes which remain are cold and grey - lifeless. It leaves your soul useless, powerless.

You cannot fight fire - only hold it back. Eventually, someone must tire, and it is not fire that will.

Fire is dangerous - with every ounce it consumes, it is energized to destroy two more. And that is why you cannot fight fire.

There is one thing, though, that can stop fire, if only temporarily - water. Its cool, calming, liquid power douses the fire, keeping a soul whole and intact.

Fire and water will always complete each other.