The Hunter's Mix

by blackfire93

A 5 year old girl named Cobra meets 3 year old Zuko. As Cobra comes from a past filled with violence, secrets and lies she is put to the test when the day comes to tell Zuko everything. They were bound together at a young age but as they get older will that tie break or hold out? Some secrets come to light, will Cobra live or die and will Zuko accept all of her?

4. Chapter 4

CHAPTER THREE

Zuko walked silently towards his room and waited until Cobra walked inside before he shut the door and turned towards Cobra. "Are you okay? Did the lightning burn you?" Zuko asked concern evident in his voice. Cobra shook her head no and simply stood quietly as Zuko paced around the room. "I don't understand how you can remain so calm about almost dying." Zuko said frustration evident in his voice as his body began to shake with his emotions.

"Zuko. Zuko calm down I'm fine you know fire in any form doesn't harm me. Remember I can control fire." Cobra said dropping her emotionless façade and letting her emotions filter through her voice. "How can I know that when you won't even let me see your face?" Zuko hollered.

Cobra twitched an eyebrow at this. "My face? What does my face have to do with you worrying about my health?"

Zuko whirled around towards Cobra tears sparkling in his eye's like diamonds, "You hide your face from me how do I know that you are not hiding your hurts from me?" He hollered in obvious pain and anger.

Cobra bit her lip and grabbed his shoulders stopping his movements, letting her strange black eyes with gold, blue, white and crimsons flecks bare into Zuko's golden eyes. "I have never seen my own face but if it's that important to you." Cobra reached up with one hand and in one smooth motion yanked the mask off of her face, letting the mask fall to the ground where it landed with a soft rustle of fabric.

Zuko stared at Cobra his eyes wide a tear tracking its way down his face as he finally saw the face of this girl who had been with him ever since he could remember. She had a heart shaped face with beautifully shaped black eye-brows and almond shaped eyes, there were twin half-moon shaped scars over her left eye that were white against her natural tan. Her nose went perfectly with her face and her lips were full but not overly so. "Your beautiful." Zuko said as he stared at Cobra's face.

Cobra brushed away her hair as it fell over her left eye, and let go of Zuko's shoulder's, "You don't have to lie." Was all she said as she bent down to pick up the mask from where it lay on the floor.

Zuko grabbed Cobra's wrist and pulled her back into a standing position, "I'm not lying. Look in the mirror."

Cobra bit her bottom lip as she stared into Zuko's sincere face, before nodding and turning toward his bathroom. Trying to steal herself for whatever she may see when she took her first look at her face.