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I'm back and not dead, at least I don't think so!

if yu want to get the atmosphere, i was listening to Pans Labyrinth Lullaby - Nana del fauno del laberinto ( the istrumental with volins and piano)

Lies

She awoke cold and frightened in her big room. Shadows taunting her, the four year old slipped off her bed. Dragging her stuffed doll behind her, she cautiously crept down the portrait lined halls. Strict eyes followed her progress as she walked by her parent's door and continued around a corner. Finally she came to the last set of doors at the end of the hall and pushed them open. Slipping into the small crack, she stayed clutching the door, hesitant about continuing. The sliver of light illuminated a large bed, covered in a deep red blanket was a body only slightly larger than hers. It turned and sat up to face the light. A boy with the same hair and eyes as the girl but older, looked at her, his face curtained by dark shoulder length hair. He sighed and motioned for her to come in; she ran quickly over and scrambled onto the bed. He held the blanket up for her to crawl under then turned around, his back facing her.

"Go to sleep" he said shutting his eyes. Then he felt a small shaking hand clutch his shirt, turning around he noticed her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. He placed his arms around her and asked

"Are you afraid?"

She shook her head desperately which was now tucked against his chest, her eyes firmly shut.

"It's okay if you're afraid, did you have a bad dream?"

"I dreamed that you and mommy where gone and someone was trying to hurt daddy" her voice quivered.

"Don't worry mommy and me are not going away and no one could hurt daddy, he's too strong"

The little girl giggled as her older brother in his sternest voiced imitated their father

"Now go to sleep young lady"

They shut their eyes as the room filled with silence.

"Do you hate me?" she asked, this pulled all traces of sleep from his tired mind.

"Of course not, why would you ask?"

"You act like you do" her voice was small and detatched, as if the answer did not matter that much, that she was just curious.

"I don't hate you but you have to learn that some of the things you do are bad"

"Bad?"

"Yes, like hurting the turtle-ducks or stealing my things"

"But the ducks are so weak, you can't be kind to weak things or they make you weak too, daddy said so"

"Well dad was wr…." the boy trailed of, this he could never say because his father was always right in their young eyes.

"I promise that mommy and me won't leave you alone, I won't let anyone try to hurt daddy and I will never hate you" he kissed her forehead and lied back, shutting his eyes.

She smiled "Night Zuzu"

"Night 'zula"

In the throne room Ozai informed her that Zuko was a traitor , she kept her face blank and excepted that it was her responsibility to keep her errant brother in check by any means necessary, any.

But she stooped when she passed his room and stood in the doorway, listening to the echoes of a long forgotten innocence. Then she walked away leaving only a thought.

"You're the one that always lies".

AN: A twist of "Auzla always lies", sorry if this was short and depressing and late, don't forget late.

Not that you care but I have exams next week and I am exhausted ( it's not like they're even real ones just summer tests) anyway I am on holidays as of next Friday so updates will be faster, I hope.