The 3rd Fire Nation Betrayer
Ok… here's chapter 10… wow… It seems like I'm not even done with chapter 5. Ok, so yah… Here it is, and hopefully I haven't kept any of you waiting for too long. Enjoy
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"Naomi, wake up," Iroh said quietly, shaking Naomi.
"Huh?" Naomi asked drowsily.
"You dozed off. The rain stopped though, so we can get on our way."
"Where are we going?" Naomi asked, standing up and stretching her arms.
"Whichever place is safe from Azula, and in your case, the Avatar," Iroh grinned, packing everything up.
"Why should we stay away from the Avatar? I mean I have to capture him!" Zuko argued.
"Do you think bringing the Avatar to your father would make a difference on what he thinks of you?" Naomi asked, not caring too much about how mad Zuko was getting once he heard.
"If I bring the Avatar back, my father will not think of me as a useless son!" Zuko yelled.
"Whatever. Just think, Zuko. That's the main thing you need to do. Just think about every possible thing before you do it, and maybe you will be more successful," Naomi said calmly. "Let's just go. I'm tired of this place. It kind of gives me the creeps."
"Alright, let's head… That way," Iroh pointed in a direction with clear skies and lots of lush land.
"Looks good to me," Naomi grinned. "So are you really going to teach me some fire bending?" Naomi asked excitedly.
"If you want me to," Iroh said, shrugging.
"That would be awesome!" Naomi could barely hold back her excitement.
"But aren't you a really good fire bender?" Zuko asked.
"Only when I'm with my catbunny," Naomi grinned. Zuko stared at her as if she had two heads. "It's a long story," Naomi said.
"We have the time," Zuko said. Naomi rolled her eyes.
"Ok, my parent's spirits are in my catbunny. They have been since they died when I was younger. Their powers are in my pet, so when I am touching it, or touching a bag that's carrying it, or whatever, I have my parents' powers. It's really weird. I haven't even understood it all after about 5 years," Naomi said, knowing the story by heart after telling it to herself a million times.
"Well that's weird," Zuko muttered.
"You're weird," Naomi muttered back.
"Will you two quit fighting? All I have heard from both of you when you have a conversation together is bickering!" Iroh yelled. Naomi and Zuko glared at the ground, not looking up until Iroh broke the silence after what seemed like hours.
"I'm pretty tired. We have done a lot of walking. Let's just make camp here. It's almost night anyway,"
Naomi looked up at the sky. It was getting pretty dark. She nodded, sitting down after all the walking. She petted her catbunny. Zuko and Iroh sat down across from Naomi, looking drowsy. "So when are we going to start training?" Naomi asked, getting a small burst of energy.
"You are really looking forward to it aren't you? We will probably start tomorrow morning," Iroh said, yawning.
"Is it going to be early?" Naomi asked, the energy leaving her.
"Probably. If people are awake, and they see fire, they will get suspicious," Iroh said quietly.
"Ugh… Well then, I'm going to bed. 'Night," Naomi lied down, closing her eyes and quickly falling asleep.
"You better go to bed too Zuko," Iroh said, lying down. "You have a big day tomorrow."
"What do you mean?" Zuko asked.
"You are going to be training Naomi."
"What? Why me?" Zuko argued.
"You two need to get along. I'll break the news to Naomi when she wakes up. Besides, she might actually teach you something."
"Like what?" Zuko asked, getting annoyed. "What can a 10 year old teach a 16 year old?"
"Who knows," Iroh said quietly, dozing off. Zuko rolled over, facing away from everybody.
"Whatever," He mumbled, eventually falling asleep.
Aang and the gang lied down to get some sleep.
"Sokka, why did you do all of the talking? You didn't even ask us what our opinion was," Aang asked quietly.
"Yah I did. Well, Toph said that she didn't like Naomi, and she said that she talked to you and you said you didn't either," Sokka said, glaring at Toph. Toph grinned sheepishly.
"Uh, I thought you didn't. Besides, if I don't like her, then why should she be here! She's suspicious. You know everything Sokka said was true! She could have been a spy from the fire nation," Toph said.
"Yah, but still," Aang mumbled, staring at the stars until he heard his friend's steady breathing, which meant they were all sleeping. He sighed, closing his eyes.
Naomi woke up the next morning, the light practically blinding her. She rubbed her eyes drowsily, sitting up. She saw Iroh already awake. He was drinking a cup of tea while looking at the sunrise. Naomi smiled, and then looked down at Zuko. He looked different when he was sleeping. More peaceful and less stressed. Naomi wished he were like that more often. He really needed time off from being stressed. Naomi walked over to Iroh and sat down next to him. "It sure is pretty," Naomi said, staring at the sunrise.
"It is. I just wish Zuko could see it. He never paid attention to the beauty of sunrise and sunset," Iroh said quietly, taking another sip of tea and handing a cup to Naomi. She took a sip. "Oh, I almost forgot. Zuko's going to be training you today." Naomi choked on the tea.
"What?" She managed to say.
"I thought you and Zuko should have some time to sort things out. Besides, I'm sure he will be a better teacher than me. I taught him just about everything I know." Iroh said calmly.
"But… Fine," Naomi sighed, finishing her tea. "So when is he going to wake up?"
"I'm already awake," Zuko said, making Naomi jump slightly.
"Ok then, you two can start training now," Iroh said happily, glad that he could relax for once. Naomi stood up, following Zuko to a clear area where they wouldn't burn anything down. Naomi put down her bag, her catbunny running out and chasing bugs.
"What first?" Naomi asked Zuko.
"Show me what you can do first. We'll build up from there."
"Uh, ok," Naomi said, pondering for a while on what to do. She took a breath, and then punched the air, fire shooting out of it, but not going too far. "That's all I have," Naomi said. Zuko sighed.
"We have a lot of work to do," He muttered.
"So what's first?" Naomi asked again.
"Uh, just keep practicing?" Zuko suggested. "Just fight me," Zuko said, taking a few breaths.
"What? I'm not fighting you! You'll burn me to a crisp!" Naomi yelled, stepping back.
"No I won't. The worst thing that could happen is me giving you a small burn. You need to be strong if you want to be a good fire bender," Zuko said.
"No Zuko, that's not right!" Iroh yelled, not looking at his nephew. "Strength isn't the key to fire bending."
"Alright. You still need to be strong. Don't cry over a small burn, or else you will be defeated easily," Zuko said.
"I don't cry over small burns! Do you want to see how many burns I have gotten in my life time?" Naomi asked, annoyed.
"No, I don't. Just… Fight me, ok? And don't just use defense. That won't help anything," Zuko said, running towards Naomi with fire in his hands.
"What?" Naomi yelled, quickly running to the side, trying to think of what to do. She punched fire at Zuko, who just threw more fire at it, sending it back to Naomi. She ducked, just dodging it.
"Don't dodge stuff!" Zuko yelled.
"What am I suppose to do? I'm not strong enough to send that thing back!" Naomi sighed.
"Just try. Do it again," Zuko said. Naomi took a deep breath. She punched fire at Zuko, who sent fire at it, sending it back. Naomi tried getting more energy in her hands to make her fire bigger. She shot another thing of fire at the big ball of flames zooming towards her. It was sent back to Zuko, who ducked.
"You hypocrite. Why should you dodge it when I can't?" Naomi argued.
"Easy. You couldn't handle anything better than that. You are getting better though," Zuko said quietly.
"Ugh. This is going to take forever," Naomi sighed, putting a hand on her forehead.
Ok… that's all I have this time… sorry… Uh, it might be kinda confusing, 'cause I worked on it after I swam a lot, and I stayed up to like, later than 3AM on this, so I was tired… If any mistakes, just put them in a review… but please, make them sound nice… Thanks to my fans (if any XD) but yah…
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