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She was tired and her feet were aching. She had never walked this far in her life. But she knew there was nothing left for her back there, not even Momoru. Before leaving, she had taken off her betrothal necklace and left it in his room.
He was sound asleep. She snuck into his room through the window. The moon gleamed on his mocha colored skin. How she wanted to wake him up and have his strong warm arms wrap around her. Or have his soft lips kiss her's, but she didn't wake him. She had already made up her mind. She untied the necklace and laid it on the nightstand. With the necklace, there was a note. It said:
"Momoru, I love you so much. Right now I'm so confused. I don't know what is right and what is wrong anymore. Which has made me question our marriage. I'm only 16 and your 21. You were my first friend and soon became my best friend. You were the only one who didn't see me as an outcast, but as an equal. That's one of the many reason why I'll alway love you. Once I have cleared my head, I'll come back to you. Then if you still want to marry me, I will accept."
She followed the moon, her only companion on her journey. She didn't know where she was going, but she knew the moon would lead her somewhere safe. Nami finally decided it was time to rest. She lite her palms on fire and searched the woods for sticks and dried leaves.
She gathered the sticks and dried leaves into a small pile and then lite the pile on fire. She stared intensely at the fire as it danced. She began to think,"I'm the Fire Lord's daughter. That makes me princess of the Fire Nation."
She threw a flame at the fire, making it rise higher. She said out loud, "I don't want to be a princess!"
Nami remembered what Yue duties were as princess of the Southern Water Tribe. Yue had to attend four hour long meetings about how to improve the Southern Water Tribe. She was guarded 24/7. She couldn't do anything fun. If she could, there had to be a guard with her at all times.
Nami didn't want to be guarded. She could defend herself. She didn't want to be feared. She wanted to be loved. She didn't want to attend long boring meetings. She wanted to have was so frustrated, so she decided to sleep. As she fell asleep, the fire began to die out. She laid on the ground asleep.
The creature had been following her, observing her every move. It's sensitive big claws felt the vibrations of the earth. It's big hazel green eyes allowed it to see in the dark. It's head could turn 180*, allowing it to see its prey in every direction. It's only fear, the sun, was dead. This creature was known for being a cruel and blood thirsty animal. Hunting for its prey during at night and raiding the nearby cities. To the people this creature was known as an owl cat, for its combination of feathers and fur.
The large cat charged into the campsite. As it's claws came crashing down on her, Nami rolled and got up on her feet. She pulled out her fans out of her sleeves and pointed them at the beast. The owl cat growled fiercely at Nami. It ran towards her and pounced. The cat extracted its claws. Nami turned, but it was to late. The cat's claws made contact with the side of Nami's waist. Nami let out a scream of pain. With her opposite hand, she touched the injury. She looked at the palm of her hand and saw her blood glimmer in the moonlight.
The cat saw that Nami was distracted by the blood streaming down her waist. The cat stood on its hind legs and showed its fangs. Nami hesitated, she didn't know what to do. With the hit the cat gave her, her fans flew to the other side of the camp ground. The cat leaned in to sink its fangs into Nami's flesh. Nami closed her eyes, turned her head, and took in a deep breathe, waiting to die.
She heard a deathly groan and when she opened her eyes, she saw the owl cat dead on the ground. She saw the cat's throat sliced open, blood gushing out of it.
"Nami. Are you okay,' he asked.
"Who are you," she asked.
"It's me Shigeru. You're hurt, here let me help you," he said concerned about her wound.
He summoned the water out of the plants. In his hands the water began to glow. He rubbed the water up and down Nami's wound.
"Were you following me,"she asked."
"No...of course not. I was hunting down that cat. I guess you were the bait," he joked.
"There. It s going to leave a scar, but it's better now. You're not bleeding any more," he added.
"Thanks," she whispered.
"What's wrong? You're not the dancing laughing girl your mom talks about."
"Hmmm. My mom," she bitterly whispered.
"Why did you say it like that," he said bending the blood off his katanas.
She shook her head and said,"Never mind."
He walked up to her and stared into her eyes. He grabbed her hand and raised it to his lips. Then he kissed her knuckled and said, "Trust me."
She began to blush. "Okay," she said.
Snap out of it. "But first we need to make a fire and get some food."
"Sounds fair. I'll get the food and you make the fire."
Shigeru returned to camp with a handful of berries and leechy nuts. Now's my chance I can take her to mother. She already thinks she can trust me.
"Good you brought food," Nami said.
"Well that's what I said I was going to do," he laughed.
She was sitting on the log near the fire. He walked up to her and sat down next her.
"So why are you here and not at the palace?"
"Funny, I was going to ask you the same thing," she said.
He looked at her with the corner of his eye. "Fine. I'll answer your question. My parents were killed along time ago. I was younger than you. Being here, in the woods, makes me feel connected to my parents. Now you answer my question," he commanded.
"I ran away. My mother lied to me about my father. My father is alive and he's Fire Lord Zuko. That makes me princess. I don't want to be princess," she said yelling at the fire, making it rise higher.
He hugged her, trying to make her calm down, so the fire wouldn't burn them alive. "It's okay. You can stay with me and my mother."
"I thought you said..."
He cut her off and explained, "I know what I said. She adopted me."
He stood up, held his hand out to her, and said, "So, what do you say?"
Se nodded and took his hand.
Shigeru led her through the forest, leading her in to the heart of the forest. With his katanas, he removed the foliage from their path. "Finally, we're here," he said relieved.
Nami peeked over his shoulders and saw the old cabin. "Umm...this is your home," she asked.
He looked over his shoulder and met her big blue eyes. "Yeah, I know it's nothing elegant like palace or anything, but it's home," he said smiling down at her.
"No. It's cute. I like it," Nami said trying to convince him that she didn't care.
Ever since birth, she had lived in a castle, dressed in the best clothes, and had the best masters. She left that behind to be alone, but found Shigeru. Maybe I can trust him after all.
"Come on you'll like it," he insisted.
"Okay."
He bowed and said, "Ladies first."
She smiled and rolled her eyes. "What a gentleman."
She entered the room. It was very dark. Nami felt something push her. She fell sitting on a chair. She felt something wrap around her wrists. Feeling the material rub skin, she knew it was rope. She tried to fight back, but moving made the ropes tighter.
The strange figure lite the lamp and revealed her face. Nami saw the woman's old wrinkled face and gasped. The woman wasn't alive, but a spirit. "Who are you?"
"Don't be scared child. You're only a tool in my plans," she said.
"We'll it's kinda hard not to be scared when your tied up to a chair against you will," Nami said with a hint of sarcasm.
"You're not in a position to joke Nami," Hama threatened.
Hama came towards Nami with a knife floating in the air. "Shigeru! Shigeru! Help me," Nami pleaded.
Shigeru entered the cabin. "I see you've managed to tie her down mother," he said with a smirk on his face.
He saw betrayal written all over Nami's face. "What, you really thought I liked you mother. Or I would try to protect you. Ha! You're so naive, little girl. I can't actually believe you actually thought you could trust me. You're so gullible, it pathetic. Maybe that's why your mother lied to you about your father, or your real father didn't even want you because your so pathetic."
Nami began to cry. She had been betrayed not once, but twice on the same day.
"Oh, the baby is crying," Hama said.
"You mean princess," Shigeru corrected.
"I'm not a princess," Nami denied.
"Oh, but you are. You're the princess of the Fire Nation., the first born. Next in line to be ruler," he added.
"That's beautiful. I've got the princess of the nation that took me from my home. Revenge is good. I can get my revenge on both Katara and
the Fire Nation," she said narrowing her eyes and raising her eyebrows.
"Revenge? Revenge for what," Nami asked.
"I'll tell you child, just because soon you'll be in a lot of pain and won't remember. Your mother humiliated me and your father's grandfather enslaved me. That's why I want my revenge."
Nami narrowed her eyes at Shigeru and said, "And you Shigeru, what did my mother do to you."
"Absolutely nothing. I just wanted to make my dear mother happy and avenge her," he said shrugging his shoulders.
"She isn't your mother. If your parents could see you now, they would be ashamed of you."
Shigeru slapped Nami's face. "You didn't know my parents. So don't talk to me like if you really knew meh parent!"
Nami's cheeked burned. She felt like it was on fire. "Hama, that's your name. I know what you were capable of doing before you died. Why do you need me for?"
Hama gave her a deadly smile and said, "To do my dirty work of course."
"Dirty work?"
"Yes my dear. You'll kill your parent for me."
"I will not," Nami yelled wiggling in the chair, trying to get free.
"But your will my dear. Against your own will."
"Ha! Never!"
"Even if you didn't want to, you will."
Hama walked towards Nami and entered Nami's body. She reversed Nami's chi. Nami let out a horrific cry that echoed throughout the forest. Suddenly her head dropped. Shigeru whispered, "Mother?"
Nami's head shot straight up. "Yes my son."
Her voice was no longer normal. It was dark, scratchy, and every word that came out of her mouth echoed. Shigeru untied the ropes. Hama shook her hands. "Now let see if this worked."
She pointed Nami's hand at Shigeru and bowed. Shigeru's blood stopped flowing in his body. Nami's hand went up and so did Shigeru's body. Then Hama released him. He fell to the ground gasping for air. Hama looked at her son and let out an evil laugh.
Back at the palace, Katara woke up gasping for air. It was just a dream. It was just a dream. She had dreamt that Nami had been harmed. Katara heard her daughter's cries for help. She saw tears of blood running down Nami's cheeks. The nightmare terrified Katara.
She felt her throat dry and decided to calm her thirst. I'll get a glass of water then I'll check on Nami. That'll make me feel much better.
After getting a glad of water from the kitchen, she headed towards Nami's room. Maybe she is still mad at me, I'll check on her tomorrow. She stared at Nami's door thinking if she should enter or not. No the dream was to terrifying. I have to make sure she is okay. She opened the door slowly and walked in. She saw her daughter's figure on the bed and gave a sigh if relief. I have to tell her I'm sorry. She walked towards the side of the bed where her daughter laid. She pulled the blankets to lay down by Nami, but saw three fluffed up pillows. Katara dropped the blanket and gasped, "She's gone."
Author's Note: Well there you have it. I already have my next idea for my next story. It's going to be a modern Romeo and Juliet tale. I read that story Freshman year and didn't understand it very well, so I'm going to make it understanding. Right now I'm just like should i write it or not. Please review. :)