AN: Ok trying to get this out before tomorrow. Took me forever to come up with something for anger.

Zaheer sat in his new jail cell, now bound in chains. After recently gaining the ability to fly he was now chained to the earth. Though he could still float, there was one thing that would always bring him back down to the ground; the memory of her.

He remembered the last time he saw her. Fighting those two women and he had only looked at the right time to see the metal armor cover her head just as she was firing a combustion blast. It was all over in an instant.

With his first few days in jail, he tried to convince himself that maybe he had seen it wrong, maybe he had only thought that had died and that it had been someone else. Or maybe that blast did not kill her and she was still lying on the ground unconscious.

But the more he thought about it the more ridiculous it sounded. The combustion blast was enough to destroy her entire body, there would be nothing left of her.

Now he felt another emotion. Anger. Why did he let her fight those two metal benders by herself? Why couldn't he have taken care of the avatar faster so that he could help her? She had helped him deal with Tenzin, why wasn't he there for her?

Then he thought about her. Why did she have to leave him? How did she get so careless? She should have known better than to turn her back on the enemy. Why did Ghazan and Ming hua take so long to deal with those kids in the air temple?

He remembered the petty fights they would have. Him getting annoyed that she would leave things lying around, her getting angry at him for stealing the blankets. Stupid arguments over trivial subjects, and of course, her getting annoyed at him for bringing up Guru Laghima at times she thought were inappropriate. Those little moments were unpleasant, but now he'd give anything to have them again.

And of course, there were those little insignificant moments. Holding her hand, her resting her head on him, talking about random topics, never again would he have those.

It didn't matter. She was gone. If he had managed to escape this prison, she wouldn't be waiting for him in another. He had failed to kill the avatar making her sacrifice in vain. Everything they had done was for nothing. Already he had heard rumors that someone was stepping up to take control of the Earth Kingdom.

Maybe he could find a spirit in the spirit world who would take his airbending in exchange for her life. Or maybe she was lost in the fog of souls and he could find her there. It was all doubtful but it was worth a try.

Maybe things would change in time, but for now, he was angry that her life had ended so suddenly and he was the only person left who would miss her.

AN: Looks like tomorrow is height difference.