Okay, so i finally got around to rewriting a few chapters of this! Anyways, since your way overdo..here's a chapter.

Flames. Flames surrounded everything. They were merciless. Ripping everything apart. And Aang could do nothing but watch, his friends, one by one, taken by the flames.

They all screamed for him but it was as if he was frozen. They all died. And there was that laugh. That sickeningly murderous laugh.

"Aang. Aang, wake up!"

The Avatar's head shot up and he air bended his 'enemy' about twenty feet into a giant rock. He went to attack again when he realized his surroundings. And he person he just attacked was Zuko; who was now looking strangely at Aang while he got up and brushed himself off as if nothing happened, though Aang assumed it probably hurt quite a bit. "Zuko…I'm so sorry. I-I thought you were Ozai"

Zuko recoiled at that. He sighed, regaining his emotionless expression. "It's fine. You were having a nightmare?" Aang nodded. "I assume this is the part where I ask if you want to talk about it?" Had Zuko not taking watch, again, then someone else could have dealt with this, but he had so now he felt obligated to either help Aang or wake up Katara. He assumed to try the first.

"Yeah. We were too late. And everything burned. And I couldn't stop it. And Katara, and Toph, and Sokka died. Then Monk Gyatso and Roku. Everyone was dying. It was a world in flames." Aang explained.

Zuko looked thoughtful. He knew a bit about nightmares, a good bit. "What were you doing?"

"I-I was chained or something. I couldn't move. Ozai was laughing. And Azula. I think." Aang looked down a moment. "Um, there's one other thing though…You weren't there. At all."

Zuko nodded, finding it only semi-strange if even that. "Try to get back to sleep" he instructed, moving slowly to sit back on the 'post' Sokka decided on using. In other words, big rock.

"You sleep," Aang offered, "I'll keep watch. I don't think I can go back to sleep anyways" he thought a moment. "Besides, when was the last time you slept. You're always on watch. Why?"

Zuko shrugged. "Not tired." Aang didn't seem to buy it. "Feel free to stay up. I wont lie when I say this is surely not the most fun task in the world" he smirked a bit causing Aang to smile.

The young air bender went and sat near Zuko. "You're still blaming yourself" Zuko pointed out, not even looking at the air bender.

"So are you" Aang replied in a similar detached tone. "And your right. But if I wasn't so timid, I could have killed him. I had lightning in my hand. He looked so scared and I let it go at the sky. You guys all did so much and I couldn't even fire one shot."

Zuko sighed. "I wont say you were wrong about me Aang. I blame myself because it was my fault. I could have changed the outcome of the battle. I-"

"Your telling me its not okay to blame myself for using my instincts and you're allowed to blame yourself and you practically gave your life for Katara?"

Both males locked eyes. Zuko smiled sincerely. "When you say it like that it does sound pretty stupid. But hey, if you wanted good advice you probably should have gone to Katara, or Toph, maybe even Sokka."

"No. I'll admit. Weird as is, I feel allot better now" Aang decided.

There was a moment of silence. "Well that's good then" Zuko had to admit he felt a little lost within the moment. Luckily it was nearly dawn and Katara, Mizu, and Kiama were waking up. "Morning," Katara offered. Noting the atmosphere of everything she began water bending, not sure when she'd last had the chance to enjoy it.

That immediately sparked Kiama's attention, causing the little girl to ask for a lesson. "Can one of you wake up Sokka and Toph?" Katara asked before beginning. Nobody responded.

"Let them sleep," Zuko argued. "It wont hurt anyone. We can't start flying now anyways."

"We're leaving already?" Aang exclaimed.

Zuko rolled his eyes. "I doubt we can survive long on a deserted island with no food water, shelter, and things of that nature." The others remained looking at him. "I've been thinking, maybe we should lay low a while. We have enough money to get us a fair sized place. There is nothing we can do now but what we are, and I don't think that's working out well."

"Yeah." Katara agreed. "We can train more. Recruit. Then we'll be ready art our next chance."

"Okay." Aang reluctantly agreed. "So where will we go?"

"As much as I hate running and hiding, we need to go somewhere we wont be looked for. Maybe a small town not partial to any nation. Or earth kingdom." Zuko explained.

Toph's laughed from behind them. "And how exactly are we going to blend in oh genius one?"

"We managed to blend in in the fire nation, right? Why would this be harder?" Katara offered.

Toph dropped to a sitting position next to them. "We were mainly in a house. Aang had a hat. And those people were idiots!"

"We'll be fine" Zuko assured. "if we wouldn't, would I be suggesting this?"

Aang sighed. "I wish we could do more. We need to help people. The world is-"

"How can we help people when we can't even straighten out or own lives?" Toph exclaimed. "We're lost, injured, wanted. We bring trouble everywhere we go. The best thing for us is to lay low and take a much needed break."

Aang sighed and nodded. "I'll be back" he walked into the forest.

"If he disappears again I say we leave him" Toph scoffed. "I'll get Sokka. You two start packing things on Appa."

Zuko and Katara didn't really have ability not to, as everyone had left. They exchanged a look and got to work. They were mainly silent, staying to opposite sides. Carelessly, Katara put her hand over Zuko's, not realizing it until they both pulled back. "Sorry" Zuko muttered.

And Katara noticed something, much to her amusement. "You're blushing."

"No, I'm not" Zuko said calmly.

Katara smirked. "So why does it look like you are?"

"It's hot out." Zuko decide, as a quick excuse. "You're flushed too." Zuko thought it would be at least a bit convincing, but Katara didn't seem to buy it as she dropped a water ball on Zuko. Merely shrugging and laughing as he fumed.

"Toph was right about you being a miserable liar" And with that she walked off.

And of course, that's when Toph chose to come back. "Why are you all wet?…Actually, I'm fine not knowing." Getting back on topic she asked, "we ready?"

"Yup. Where's Mizu, Kiama, Aang, and Sokka?" Toph shrugged saying she didn't know. "Can you get them?"

"Fine" Toph muttered. "MIZU, KIAMA, AANG, SOKKA!!!!! GET OVER HERE NOW!"

Zuko winced. "I could have done that myself."

"Then why'd you ask me?"

So the morning had left Zuko thinking only one thing. He, still, didn't understand girls.

I think you all needed a lighthearted chapter after all the trauma and whatnot i've been showing you. So yea. There actually wont be any near deaths for a few chapters now. And the romances are starting to come in a bit. The next chapter, i warn you, wont have much of the gaang as im sure you all want to know about Ty Lee. Suki, Mai, Azula, Ozai, Iroh, yea the next switched point of view quite a bit. xD

Thanks for everyone who's reading and please leave a review.