I deleted the last chapter, 74, because it sucked. So if you read it, I apologize. But yeah, I wouldn't have been able to sleep knowing how stupid I was for posting a mediocre piece of writing just for the heck of it. So here, I put some thought into this one.
Failure and mistakes knew him like the back of their hand.
And he knew that. For he had a scar to prove it.
He watched as the flames erupted from his hands, all by accident, all because of his uncontrolled temper. His golden eyes, that matched the fire, watched as his very own fire burned across her cheek.
Just a small argument, caused this. She cared about him, but he would not accept her help. All he did was punch the air in anger, but instead fire blasted out his fists and landed on her unprotected and innocent face.
He blamed himself for making mistakes and for being such a failure.
As hot tears stained her cheeks, broken skin and an unbearable pain traveled through her fragile body, and he could barely watch.
For memories of his father came into mind, and a nightmare was happened right before his eyes.
He was becoming his father. Just. Like. Him.
And he would not take this. He would never accept this fate. He would rather die then become such a ruthless and heartless man. So as the waterbender clutched her face in agonizing pain, healing herself with shaking hands, he immediately fell to his knees.
Wrapping his arms around her shaking body, he whispered and screamed out apologies until his throat grew numb and hoarse. And she only nodded, tears still spilling from her beautiful blue eyes. And when she whispered softly,
"I forgive you..."
A tiny spark of hope appeared, his heart and his world slowly mending itself back together.
That very day, he vowed to protect her. To never let anything hurt her. To never let this pain happen to her again, to never become the man that his father was.
It would be the one mistake he would make sure to not fail, even if it brought the death to him.