A/N: Hi guys!! So sorry for not updating but my computer broke and I finally got a new one (YAY!!) Alrighty then, I would like to say thank you to TeenAnimeOtaku and my other reader people who waited patiently! (or didn't wait but are still gonna read it. shh. don't tell me!) Thank you guys so much!! Now, on with the chapter!!
After dinner Zuko showed me where everything was. Then I took a quick bath and prepared to go to bed. It took me a while to fall asleep even though I was exhausted. I eventually drifted to dreamland and was having a pleasant dream until it was interrupted. 'Again?' I thought. 'That's twice in one week!' I waited patiently to see what would happen and I heard bangs. They weren't coming from my dream though. I woke up suddenly that I fell out of bed onto the floor. "Owwwww!" I said as I was rushing to get up and out the door, I heard men yelling. I didn't hear much that I didn't already know. 'We're under attack bla bla bla.' Or 'LOOK OUT! It's coming right at you!' Unfortunately, for me the man that yelled that was yelling it to me. I quickly jumped to the side and prayed I wouldn't get hit. The black ball whizzed passed me and another one came and scrapped my arm.
"Zuko!" I yelled. "What's going on?!"
"Naida! We're under attack! A nearby Fire Nation ship is attacking us." He yelled and ducked before another black ball hit him. "Maybe they're not after me" he thought out loud," maybe, they're after YOU!" he yelled.
"How do you know they're not after you?!" I yelled back at him beginning to get frustrated.
"Fine! Whatever! It doesn't matter now!" he yelled frustrated
'I win' I thought happily to myself.
"We have to get rid of the ship! Are you going to help me or not?" He asked and started bending.
I considered it for a second and when a black ball nicked my shoulder I was ready to fight. "Stupid fire nation" I mumbled under my breath and concentrated on the water. I created a wave and sent it crashing towards the ship. Fire benders from the other ship started climbing aboard and I threw water whips and other attacks at them until the attack finally stopped and we had one. I was breathing heavily afterwards.
"Are you ok?" a voice asked. When I looked up I saw it was Iroh and was a little disappointed.
"I'm ok. My arm hurts a little. How about you? Did the ship get too damaged?" I asked feeling a little guilty. 'Maybe Zuko is right, maybe they were after me…' I thought.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm fine and the ship is ok. Nothing that can't be fixed. Oh, my." He said as he looked at my arm and shoulder. "We should take you to the infirmary to get that looked at and wrapped up. Follow me."
"Where's Zuko?" I asked in a quieter voice.
"He's already there. He got scraped up a bit." He answered.
"Oh." I said and we continued walking in silence.
"Miss Naida got scratched up a bit would you mind taking a look at her arm?" Iroh asked when we got to the infirmary.
"Ah, lets take a loo-oh, my. I think it may be broken. We're going to have to get someone to check it out." The nurse said as she pulled me to an empty bed next to my good ol' buddy, Zuko.
"So what are you in for?" I asked in a deep voice and giggled.
"This isn't a laughing matter. Did you bring the ship? Are you a spy or something? I bet you're really from the Fire Nation and you're trying to capture me or get rid of me so you can get the Avatar." He said in a demanding voice.
"No I did not bring the ship, I am not a spy for anybody, and I'm not after you or the Avatar. I don't like the Fire Nation and I'm a loner." I answered as calmly as I could.
"What'd you do leave your family because they were mean to you or are you some rich girl who didn't like it or felt you had a bad life?" he asked in a snobby voice.
"That's not something I want to talk about." I said quietly as a tear escaped my eye and ran down my cheek. I quickly wiped it away and stayed quiet until someone came to see how we were doing.
"Well, Prince Zuko, it seams like you have some nasty scratches. We're going to have to clean them up and wrap them. As for you," the healer said as he turned his attention to me, "You have a broken arm. Unfortunately, we don't have any water-bender healers on our ship so it will take longer for it to recover. It isn't broken too badly, but we'll have to put it in a splint around your arm."
I nodded and two nurses came over to help us. One wrapped Zuko while the other put the soft (non contsticting) splint on my arm. "This way it has room to swell up and start to heal." She said as she finished putting it on. "You two are ok to go back to your rooms now. Naida, I want you to rest and don't do too many physical things with your arm. Prince Zuko, I think you shouldn't do any intense training for a week or two. We'll have to check you both in a couple of days."
We left the room and Zuko turned to me, "Sorryforblamingyoufortheattack." He mumbled fast.
"I'm sorry I didn't catch that." I teased.
"You heard me you stupid girl! If you are truly deaf then I suppose I could say it again. I'm sorry for blaming you." He said angrily.
"It's ok. If I was in your shoes I probably would have done the same thing or something similar or not." I said and giggled. He smiled very slightly but I was happy that I even got a smile out of him. I gleamed and we walked down the hall.
"Are you going to come out for dinner or would you like someone to bring it to you?" He asked when we reached my room. (A/N: they were in the infirmary all day and got food while they were there. I didn't make them anorexic. I just skipped stuff…)
"I 'spose I'll come out of my room." I said and smiled.
"I'll have someone escort you to dinner when it's ready." He said and opened my door for me. "See you later."
"See you." I said and he closed my door. I walked over to my bed and lay down. I just thought about things. Then I started thinking about when my parents died. 'No.' I thought. 'I'm not going to think about that. Not now.' I fell into a light sleep thinking about what will happen next.
"Naida! It's time for dinner!" Someone yelled while knocking on the steel door. I woke up quickly.
"Hold on a sec." I jumped up and brushed my hair fast. (with one hand) I walked over to the door and opened it.
"I've been knocking for 10 minutes. What were you doing?" he asked in a annoyed voice.
"It's nice to see you too. I'm fine thanks for asking. Oh, and you're ok to? So glad we can talk like civilized people." I said and walked out of the room. I looked back at a confused Zuko and laughed. 'He's cute when he's confused. Wait! Did I just think that?!' I thought and my eyes got wide. I stopped laughing and waited for Zuko.
"I was napping by the way. I'm sorry if I kept you waiting for a whole 10 minutes." I said and rolled my eyes. 'He can be such a poop sometimes.' I thought.
"You are forgiven but if it happens again then I won't even bother to wake you." He said and walked ahead of me. 'Poophead.' I thought and smiled. I can see teasing him will be quite fun!
A/N: TADA!! I really hope you liked it! I tried not to use 'I' at the beginning of every sentence as much. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with the next chapter (mwahaha!). There is no better way to spend your day than teasing Zuko in a fic!! I think Zuko still may be a little OOC but what are fics for? Thank you all for reading now…REVIEW!!!! (no flamers please but will except constructive criticism and fluffy nice things that make my day. .)
