Author's Note : I finally got off my lazy bum to get the fourth chapter of Fire in the Skies up here. Squee. Again, it's a Zuko x OC fanfiction, so yeah. I'll probably throw in some Zutara somewhere along the line...maybe. I haven't decided yet. The liklihood of Zutara showing up in here is pretty small at this point... Anyway, I ask you to please read and review so that I can get the next chapter up as soon as possible. Thank you guys very much, I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer : I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender nor any of it's characters. Those belong to Mike and Bryan. The only things that Mike and Bryan don't own are my stories and the characters I create. Though I'm going to absolutely laugh my ass off if they bring someone like Kaida into the show...though I do doubt that.

Fire in the Skies

-- Nothing Happened --

It was a few sweet seconds before either of them realized what had happened and they parted. Kaida's eyes were wide and a blush slowly crept over her skin in a deep shade of crimson. Zuko quickly turned away, hiding a blush from her. Kaida blinked in the silence that came from that kiss. She was stunned, unable to move, and strangely wanting another kiss. She turned on her heels, trying to make sure that it looked like nothing had happened. Other than another bickering battle between the two. She sighed, looking back to him as she thought of what she could say. She opened her mouth to say something - what, she didn't know - but Zuko beat her to it.

"Sorry, Kaida…I…I…"

"It's fine, Zuko."

"As far as anyone else is concerned…"

"Nothing happened. I know." She stated, a tint of sadness in her voice. She took a breath, her heart was racing terribly as she was wondering what he would do if she went in for another kiss. She bit her lip as she nodded in his direction, deciding not to do anything for the moment, no matter how loud her feelings were screaming at her. She would go back to her room and act as though nothing happened. Because no one else was there, so it had to be true…

She sighed. No matter how much she tried to deny it, Kaida really wanted it to happen. Known to other people, not just her and the prince. He had been so…happy before that. And then he had went back to his gloomy self. She sat down on her bed, leaning back against the steel walls and staring at the ceiling, her eyes slowly beginning to glimmer with the hints of tears. She blinked them away…why would she cry over something so stupid as wanting another kiss? Shouldn't she be happy. She figured that her current emotional status was because of the way the whole thing was handled. Lovely…just lovely…

Noise could be heard coming from the corridor outside her room, making her fall from her state of mind back onto the earth. She blinked, standing and going to her door. She opened the door but was quickly shoved back inside by one of the guards. "Stay inside, Miss. The Avatar has escaped." Was all he said before he jerked the door closed and left with the group of people chasing after the seemingly twelve year old boy. She blinked, staring at the steel in front of her for a few moments before she pulled it open and slipped outside her room, walking up to the deck quietly, dodging as a blast of fire came her way. There was that boy behind and above her, calling the attention of everyone on deck. She looked back to the men fighting the boy, they weren't paying attention to her, least of all to anyone in the air. There was a flying bison coming their way, that same water tribe girl and her brother sitting on top, looking a little worse for wear. Kaida smirked quietly before Zuko caught sight of her and tackled her, causing the both of them to fall to the ground.

"What the hell are you doing here, Kaida!" He scolded, gold eyes looking at her with something that she couldn't quite name. It was a mix of emotions really, and for one reason or another, that look caused her heart to flutter.

"I…" She was at a loss for words right now…not that she meant to be that way, but she was.

"Didn't they tell you to stay in your cabin?" He meant the guards. Kaida's eyes glanced upwards, the boy was jumping off the tower, gliding towards his friends and his bison. She then looked at the guards, they were tossing flames at him. "Well?" She was pulled back to Zuko.

"Y…yeah, they did."

"So what the hell are you doing out here?"

"I wanted to help, Zuko."

"Help? How were you going to help, Kaida? You can't even bend!" The words slipped away from him before he could think and the look on the face of the girl that lay beneath him made him immediately regret his decision to speak. Those eyes turned cold and she struggled beneath him.

"Get. Off." She stated, her voice cold. Everyone had given up chasing after the Avatar, he was out of their reach for now. They turned, instead, to the two teenagers on board. The old general Iroh stepped forward to console the two. Everyone had heard Zuko's stinging words. He didn't move from his place, however. "Kaida….I'm…"

"Get off me, Zuko! Just get off and leave me alone!" She struggled but he gave way, she pushed him away from her, glaring and heart pounding in her chest and mind telling her to just show this boy how wrong he was. But she couldn't. Not with everyone watching…

Kaida swallowed and got up, fighting back the urge to just pummel him with everything she had. The seventeen year old turned and stormed off deck, back into her room. She locked the door behind her before she collapsed on the floor, tears falling and lithe body shaking quietly.

Author's Note : Well, there you are. Hope you guys like this chapter. Ooo! Drama! evil laugh Well, I'm not telling you what Zuko was wrong about, because I finally figured out what I'm going to do with Kaida and I'm going to keep that secret of hers a secret until she reveals it.