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No One's Pov
What was she going to do? Kai's whole life was crumbling, she didn't know what to do... Well, all she could do was go to the Fire Nation and be married. But she would rather die, than live without Zuko. What if she stole one of Zhao's boats and went home? And just stayed there for the rest of her life? She would be able to see her father again, her siblings, and to see the great masters once more. But, Kai knew that she would never be happy... Zuko's death would always be on her mind.
This wasn't like her mother's death... No, Kai learned fast how to survive without her mother, but Kai's relationship with Zuko was tied so well that you could not find the ending or the start.
Pain had formed in the young master's chest, something she wasn't familiar with. It had ached for Zuko, to touch him, to see him. But she knew that could never be... Her Zuko was gone and so was she.
"I..." She choked out of her mouth. "I loved you, Zuko."
There was a knocking at the door causing the girl to jump, and then it slowly opened. Kai didn't move from her spot, thinking it was Zhao coming to give her breakfast. The young master had stayed up all night, afraid to fall asleep, afraid she might see Zuko in her dreams.
"Kai?" It was Iroh, of course he would join Zhao after the prince's death.
Kai looked up at him, a destroyed look on her face. "I didn't get to say goodbye..."
The old man frowned, and walked to the girl and hugged her. "It's alright, it will-"
"No, it won't, Iroh." She shoved him back, to look into his eyes. "Fire Lord Ozai asked me to be his wife..."
"What?" Iroh gasped, his hope for the two teens to end up together; shattered. "When?"
Kai looked down at her hands. "When he sent me that letter some time ago."
"So, this is what you were keeping from me?" The grandmaster asked.
"Yes..." She nodded.
Iroh stood, angry from the new information. "No! I will not let this happen!"
The young bender watched Iroh close her prison door, leaving her with her heart ache. Not even a minute later, there was another knock on the door. Once again, Kai didn't move and once again they had let themselves in. She turned her head to see a soldier's helmet ticking out.
"If you are here with food," The girl growled. "I don't want it!" She didn't hear any footsteps walking out, so she stood to yell at the tray holding soldier. "How do expect me to eat when my best friend is dead?!" The soldier went to set the tray on the bed, but Kai shoved it out of his hands, letting it crash against the floor. "Leave! I want to be alone, so I can grieve my friend's death!"
She turned away from the soldier, and stared out the window. Wanting nothing but to hold Zuko in her arms once more. There was a hand on her shoulder, the soldier hadn't left yet.
"Why can't you-"
"Kai..."
She knew that voice, she will always know it. Kai spun around and stared at the masked man. Slowly, she removed the helmet and stood there was her Zuko. Tears welled in her eyes, Kai ran her fingers over his face. Gently hovering over his fresh cuts and bruising.
"Zuko..." She sighed, not really thinking, but just doing.
Kai had gone on her tippy toes and pressed him close to her body, not wanting to let go. The girl cried into his neck, hiccuping from the loss of breath. She clutched to his clothes, wanting nothing more but to be somewhere else.
"Kai, it's okay." The prince wrapped his arms around her waist.
The young master shook her head, and looked at him. "No! I almost lost you Zuko! I don't want to go through that ever again... Zuko, I don't want to lose you, you mean everything to -" Her voice slowly died out, her cheeks red from what she just said.
"What?"
Kai quickly took a step back, covering her face with her hands. "Y-you know what I mean!"
The prince slowly nodded, disappointed by her answer, then he grabbed her petite hand. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay..."
"Thank you," She squeezed his hand, making Zuko's heart beat a little faster. "I'm glad-"
There was a knock at the door and the two teens raced to put the helmet back on Zuko. Kai took a few steps back, and made herself look angry.
"Just go away! I don't want to eat!" She screamed as Zhao walked in with a smile.
The Admiral looked around the room and frowned at the spilled food. "You shouldn't waste such good food."
The young master glared at Zhao. "And you shouldn't have been promoted to Admiral!"
Admiral Zhao glared at the girl, then ordered the disguised prince to leave the room. Before leaving, Zuko gave his dear friend a last glance, taking her in. He knew that this was going to be hard for her, but he also know that she would handle it. Kai was strong and that is what first caught Zuko's eye. The prince closed the door behind him.
"What do you want, Zhao?" She went straight to the point.
The Admiral held his hands behind his back and circled the girl, seeing why the Fire Lord wanted her as his wife. "You really are beautiful... And a very skilled fire bender, you're the ideal woman to bear children."
The golden girl's cheeks turned red and turned to Zhao, with fire in her eyes, but she kept her inner thoughts to herself. "I suppose so..."
"It's a shame that I didn't request to make you my bride." He laughed sickly.
"Say such things, Zhao and you will have yourself killed." The girl entertained the thought of the Fire Lord finding this out. "To think a simple Admiral lusting after the Fire Lady?"
Zhao grabbed her chin and growled. "Good thing you aren't the Fire Lady, yet!"
Kai yanked her head back, taking hold of her own chin and pushed the hated man away. "Leave, Zhao! Your presence is infuriating!"
With a glare, the Admiral left her room. The young master sighed and sat on the bed, staring at the spilled food. Then she smiled and laid back on the bed, able to sleep now that she knew Zuko was fine.
Admiral Zhao had kept Kai under lock and key, only letting her out of her room when the Admiral or Iroh or a guard would escort her. She was to be in escorted at all times, so she wouldn't run. Oh, yes, Zhao knew that she wanted nothing but to run away from the Fire Nation. And he loved to see her squirm... Everyday, he would taunt her, telling her all of the responsibilities that she would have. But, to his frustration; she would just nod and reply with a short; "I understand that,"
Kai wouldn't let Zhao see her weakness, she refused. She wouldn't show any feeling actually, and it came to a point that Iroh and Zuko were starting to worry. Even when the prince would sneak into her room at night, she would just drift off into her own world. As they neared the North Pole, Kai was closing into herself more and more. So much, that Zuko stopped speaking and just watched her. That's all he did now, watched her... Zuko watched her as her black silky hair whip behind her, the wind pressing her crimson clothes to her body. Her eyes were distant and studying the rising sun, she was so beautiful that it still amazed Zuko. That she would befriend him, when he looked like he does.
The prince was about to speak, to tell her that he was going to leave on a boat and get the Avatar before Zhao did, when Kai spoke first.
"The sky..." She said, her eyes dazed; playing with that black bracelet of hers. "It's so pretty."
The banished prince didn't reply, but just nodded.
Zuko didn't know the whole history of that bracelet, but he did know that she always wore it and that if she lost it? Some part of her would slowly die.
"Zhao has made plans to strike the North Pole." Kai sighed, then looked at her disguised friend. "What are you going to do?"
The prince smiled, even though she couldn't see it, he was happy that she was talking to him. "Don't worry about me, I have a plan... You just have to stay with Zhao."
The young master's mouth slowly curved into a small smile, and looked to the sky again. "Come back to me..."
And that was the last thing Zuko heard from the golden girl, he left her to get ready for his escape. Leaving Kai, alone on the deck. Something she wasn't used to... She felt heavy and confused.
"Lady Kai..." It was Admiral Zhao, and his voice was taunting. "Thinking about your soon-to-be husband?"
The girl turned and looked at him with a blank face. "Yes,"
The Admiral frowned. "Well, I want you to accompany me on my little invasion... I want you to see first hand at what I'm capable at."
"I've seen what you can do, Zhao..." Kai look back at him gaving him a judging stare. "And I'm not impressed by a man who can't control his own firebending."
And with that Zhao left fuming.
Kai didn't change out of her dress, she just stood at the tip of the battleship, watching the massacre take place. Firing many fireballs at the Northern Water Tribe. And as each one was slingshot, her heart cracked inch by inch.
"What happened to us?" She asked herself.
Kai knew how the Fire Nation used to be, what it's core was. She grew up in it, the Sun Warriors taught her fire wasn't to destroy, but to bring life. Just one man changed the image of the Fire Nation, and created this world of endless war. The young master never wanted to be apart of this war, of the royal family. What she wanted most was to have a peaceful life with the one she loves most and just grow old. But, this war had to end first and sadly Kai was part of that ending.
In the distance she saw the Avatar take down some of the firing ships. The young master was slightly happy to see the young airbender fight and she was silently hoping that he would win. But, after a dozen or so ships, he fled back to the tribe while Zhao had ordered to stay put until the dawn.
"It's almost twilight," Iroh's voice called behind her. "He will be leaving soon."
She shook her head, not looking away from the battle. Kai didn't know what she was going to do, or what is going to happen. But, she couldn't say goodbye to Zuko, it scared her too much. "Iroh?"
"Yes, child?" He stood next to her now.
The golden girl twisted and played with her bracelet, then finally she reached behind her neck and unlatched the plain necklace that the banished prince had gotten to her when he was first banished. It just a plain string, holding a golden phoenix with it's wings fully extended. She turned to the old man, and held out the necklace. "Tell him; 'I'll be waiting,'"
Iroh looked at the necklace and recognized it, then nodded and headed for the lower deck.
Kai silently prayed that Zuko would return to ehr safely, and he can put this Avatar buisness behind him.
She saw the banished prince small boat and she smiled faintly. And without knowing it, a song escaped her mouth. "Winter, spring, summer and and spring, summer and fall. Four seasons, four loves. Four seasons, four loves."
It was in tune, unlike Iroh's version and very beautiful. All those who heard thought it was an angel singing to them, to welcome them to their deaths. But, Zuko knew it was her wishing him safety.
"That was a beautiful song, Fire Lady Kai." She knew that it was Zhao, and he was there to escort her back to her rooms.
The young master turned slowly, lacing her fingers within her own. "It wasn't for you, Zhao."
The Admiral laughed evilly. "No, I understand that! It was for a long dead, treacherous and quite annoying banished prince. That you have fallen in love with!"
The golden girl's last barrier shattered, and flames had bursted around her, making her shine like the moon above them. "Silence!" Zhao's eyes grew wide and he took a step back from the flames. "I will not hear another word of Zuko from your filthy mouth ever again, Zhao! And if you do? You won't have to worry about impressing your precious Fire Lord anymore!"
The Admiral was actually scared of this young girl, for just a moment he was terrified of her. He has never seen such dangerous flames, anyone who could see them would know that they weren't wild like his... They were controlled with an expert skill, and at that moment Zhao knew. He knew that Kai could kill him, and she wouldn't even have to think about it.
The young girl took a step towards him, "Are we clear, Zhao?"
"Yes," He nodded slowly.
Kai's flames had died and she walked past the Admiral and to her room. Where she undressed and went to bed.
The young master awoke from her sleep to be requested to be on the observation deck. She did not protest, too tired to fight. Kai dressed in her combat clothes, adding a coat to cover her shoulders and went to the observation deck.
There she saw Iroh standing next to the Admiral.. The young master took her place next to the old man. "Good morning, Iroh."
He looked to her with a smile. "And to you, Kai..."
"Are we ready to push forward with our plans now?" A soldier had asked from behind.
Zhao didn't look at the soldier, but only nodded.
The old man and Kai shared a look, knowing that the full moon was tonight.
"I don't need to remind you we have a time limit." Iroh looked to the sky, studying it. "If we don't defeat the Water Tribe before the full moon rises they will be undefeatable."
The young master nodded in agreement. "It would be an embarrassing failure for you, Zhao."
The Admiral smiled wickedly, ignoring the girl's comment. "I assure you I have everything under control. I intend to remove the moon as a factor."
"What?" Kai's head whip around and stared at Zhao in shock.
Ioh with the same shock."Remove the moon!? How?"
Admiral Zhao was about to explain, when a boy bursted from the door with an very old Fire NAtion army uniform. "Admiral Choi!" He threw off his helmet to show a good looking tribal boy. "Prepare to meet your fate!"
The tribal boy started to charge the Admiral, but without even looking; Zhao threw him overboard, Kai and Iroh watching him fall into the sea.
"As I was saying..."He continued like nothing happened. "Years ago I stumbled upon a great and powerful secret...the identity of the Moon Spirit's mortal form."
"What?" Both of the masters asked, in fear.
Fear because they had respect for the spirits and also knew what dangers come to playing around with them. Especially Iroh, do to his encounter with spirits all those years ago.
"I was a young Lieutenant serving under General Shu in the Earth Kingdom..." Zao continued his story, not paying attention to the two masters. "I discovered a hidden library, underground in fact. I tore through scroll after scroll. One of them contained a detailed illustration and the words "moon" and "ocean." I knew then that these spirits could be found – and killed." He glared at the Northern water tribe with a evil smile. "And that it was my destiny to do so."
"Zhao, the Spirits are not to be trifled with!" The old grandmaster's face turned red from angry.
The foolish Admiral waved off the old man. "Yes, yes, I know you fear the Spirits, Iroh. I've heard rumors about your journey into the Spirit World. But the Ocean and Moon gave up their immortality to become a part of our world and now they will face the consequences!"
Kai placed a hand on Iroh's shoulder and looked at the foolish Admiral. "You do this, Zhao? And you will be asking for a cruel end."
"Oh, I don't believe that," Admiral Zhao turned to the girl, a smirk playing on his lips. "Once the moon spirit is gone? I will be undefeatable." Zhao had obviously regained his confidence since yesterday. "And there is nothing you can do about it, Lady Kai."
The foolish admiral walked past the two masters and started for the door, but Kai quickly made a whip of fire and caught onto Zhao's armored wrist. All the soldiers took their stance around all around her.
"You forget! I'm the better firebender!" She yelled at him. "You do this and I will put an end to you!"
Zhao looked over his shoulder and at the girl, then smiled. "Always knew you were a traitor at heart... Take the girl to the brigs for treason!"
The soldiers stepped forward to capture her. She released the whip from Zhao's wrist and studied each soldier. Trying to predict their next move, and she what they were going to do. They all took a step forward with their fist following along. But before any fire was produced, Kai ran to the edge of the ship, and looked back at Zhao.
"I'm nobody's prisoner!" And she dove into the icy waters.
As soon as her body enter the water, she started to slowly cause her body temperature to rise, and eventually making the water around her to steam from above. Kai same to get air, to see Iroh smiling over the edge and the Admiral glaring into the water.
"Ah!" He shot a wild blast of fire.
Kai quickly dove again, and started swimming to the wall. Her heart was thundering in her chest, excitement filled her. Diving off that ship, had set her free; burning all the promises she has with the Fire Nation. She could be with Zuko... The thought made her blush.
She swam and swam, her body heating the water around her. As Kai went up for air, she saw a waterbender hanging onto a piece of wood, breathing heavily. He was older, in his fifties perhaps and gray hair started to entertain his brunette hair. The young master went to the bender, only to have him yell and try to shoot icicles at her.
"Please," Kai started towards the bender once more. "Let me help you..."
The bender glared. "Your Fire Nation! Why would you help me?!"
With a sigh, the young master grabbed hold of the drift wood he was hanging onto, and started to swim towards the shore. "My name is Kai Lou, and I don't believe in this idiotic war..."
"Lou?" The bender asked, his blue eyes with curiosity. "Souh Lou?"
Kai stopped swimming and looked back at the old bender. "You knew my father?"
The bender nodded, and looked up at the sky. "Yes, he came to the Northern Water Tribe many years ago... We were at the ripe age of twenty. Everyone was weary of him, but after he pretty much lets us capture him and imprison him for three months without even once trying to escape... The tribe came to the conclusion that he was no danger to us."
"That sounds like my father," The young master laughed, and kept swimming.
"He was an inspiring man, telling us stories, legends from all corners of the world." The bender sighed. "And all he asked in return was for us to tell him of our legends. Souh and I became good friends, he was the only firebender we accepted into our tribe and trusted him with our secrets."
Kai's breathing started to get labored from the extra weight she was carrying. "You must be Kaito, my father spoke highly of you..."
"Oh did he?" Kaito laughed.
"Yes," She looked back and smiled at the old bender. "Thought so highly of you that he named his firstborn after you."
The old bender studied the girl and laughed. "It seems your father and I shared the same idea, like many times before."
Kai laughed, but kept swimming.
After a few minutes of silence, they had arrived onto the shore. As soon as Kai got out of the water, the cold air hit her, causing her to shiver madly. The girl quickly breathed fire into her hands, and started to rub the warmth all over her body. After a moment, steam started to come off her.
"Here, let me help you..." Kai walked to Kaito and pressed her hands against his face, giving him some of her warmth.
The old bender sighed, and placed his covered hands over her's. "My hands need to be able to move so I can get us somewhere warmer."
The golden girl nodded, and when he was ready, Kaito bended the ice wall to make a tunnel into the city. And they started walking, and every time they caught up to the ice, Kaito would just make the tunnel go deeper. After the third time extending the tunnel, they had gotten into the city.
Kai studied the town and it's beauty. It was completely different from the Fire Nation and she loved it.
As she looked, something caught her eye... Two figure running through the city, one that had white hair and the other she knew as Sokka; Katara's older brother.
"I need to follow them!" The young master pointed.
Kaito followed her gaze and raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"They will lead me to my friend," She explained.
The old bender nodded and lifted Kai up and started to run on the water, surprisingly keeping up with them.
The sun was starting to set, when the water tribe couple opened a small door. Kai quickly jumped out of her father's old friend's arms with a "Thank you!" and went after them. As she entered the air became warmer, and more comfortable.
"Zuko can't have gotten far," Sokka comforted his sister, helping the white haired girl onto the flying boison. "We'll find him. Aang's gonna be fine."
The water bender nodded, and got up. "Okay-" Katara caught eyes with Kai and took a fighting stance with a glare. "What are you doing here?"
Sokka looked confused and looked behind him and quickly jump off Appa and draw his boomerang. "If you're looking for Aang it's too late! Zuko has him!"
"I'm not here for Aang," She breathed, taking a step towards them. "Please, let me come with you."
"No!" Katara yelled. "Your Fire Nation! How could we ever trust you?!"
Kai looked down, and played with her black bracelet. "You're right, why would you trust me? I certainly look Fire Nation... You love Aang don't you?"
"Yes," The siblings quickly replied.
The young master looked up, tears building in her eyes. "Well, I love Zuko and I have to dave him too."
The siblings shared a look and both nodded. "Fine,"
Kai nodded and quickly climbed onto Appa. The white haired girl studied her, as did Kai studied her. The white hair was memorizing and caught anyone's attention, her clothes were exquisite, but Kai could see the pretty engagement necklace that was around her neck. But the young master noticed most, was the sad look in her eyes. Sad from all the future responsibilities she must do, that her own title was her cage. Something Kai was very familiar with.
"I'm Yue," She spoke, her voice smooth as the rocks the ocean hit against until smooth.
The young master smiled. "I am Kai, a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness."
Yue blinked, confused. "How did-"
"All royalty have a certain feel to them," Kai looked up at the sky. "It's in their eyes, the look of responsibilities."
The princess frowned. "I hate that word..."
The golden girl closed her eyes and sighed. "As do I."
"Yip! Yip!" Sokka yelled and were off into the freezing sky.
Silence overcame the saddle, and Kai could feel the eyes of the other passengers. All expecting for her to attack them out of nowhere. The golden girl was used to people staring at her b now, being brought into the Royal family, the youngest councilmen, wearing such beautiful dresses and traveling with Zuko, but now... It all seemed dull compared to the looks she would get from the soldiers.
"You are lucky..." Kai finally spoke, opening her eyes.
Katara raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me?
The fiery girl smiled, and looked to the sky again. "You are lucky... You're free, that is something I don't have. Not anymore anyway."
"What do you mean?" The princess asked, curious.
The water bender glared. "You were raised in the palace of the Fire Lord, you got everything you want! And you are saying we are the lucky ones?"
The young mater studied Katara for a second, then looked back at the sky.
"Ever since I was ten? I was put in a cage and was forced to become the proper Fire Nation lady." Kai sighed, remembering all the lessons and teachers. "I never was never allowed to make friends, or play. I was just another tool for the Fire Lord to use. And he did, made me teach his children firebending, then after learning that I was quite a genius when it came to politics? He made me a councilmen because he knew I hated it." The fiery girl stretched her arm up, trying to capture some of the sunlight. "I might have gotten everything, but it's not what I wanted..."
"Then what do you want?" The older sibling asked.
The young master closed her eyes again, only to open them to look at the trio. "I want to run away..." It was strange... Kai was revealing all her deepest secrets to these kids. She wouldn't even tell Zuko this. But deep down, Kai knew that they wouldn't tell a soul. "I have wanted to run away for a very long time now."
"From Zuko?" Katara asked.
"No, from the Fire Nation." Kai explained.
They all went silent, not daring to say something. The siblings finally learned that Kai never wanted Aang... That she could care less about this war.
As time flew by, Kai was thinking of home. She was wondering how her siblings were doing, and if her father was still alive. The news of her being kidnapped must have crushed him into pieces... But, Kai knew her father was strong and would take care of his family.
Then, the young master started to think about if she did return to her homeland. How suprised they would be, her siblings would be all grown up and probably wouldn't remember her. But, she could share her stories from traveling to the little ones. She could tell her father about meeting Kaito! She could pay her respects to her mother... Alas, the young master knew deep down that this dream of hers would not be complete unless she had Zuko by her side and the Fire Lord was removed from power.
As Kai was daydreaming, and the other looking for Aang, this calm weather quickly turned into a blizzard.
"Don't worry!" Yue comforted Katara. "Prince Zuko can't be getting too far in this weather."
the water bender shook her head. "I'm not worried they'll get away in the blizzard... I'm worried that they won't!"
Sokka looked over his shoulder, and yelled. "They're not gonna die in this blizzard. If we know anything it's that Zuko never gives up. they'll survive- and we'll find them!"
The young master knew this better than the trio. She's seen Zuko get out of many hard places, places that normal people wouldn't have survived, but that is what made him strong. His stubbornness made it so that he would never give up, to always find a way out.
After twenty minutes of searching, the moon was high and the stars were bright, but as they flew something soared over Appa, catching Katara's eye.
"Look!" she pointed at the glowing thing. "That's gotta be Aang!"
Kai leapt up and watched the glowing flying figure go into a cave. Sokka quickly steared Appa to go towards in, as the airbender started to crawl out of the cave as fast as he could, but Zuko was quickly there, lifting the twelve-year-old. The tribal warrior growled and made the flying boison go faster, as Appa landed; Aang yelled out of glee and Katara leapt out of the saddle.
The banished prince took a fighting stance. "Here for a rematch?"
"Trust me, Zuko," She started to waterbend with a glare. "It's not going to be much of a match!"
Kai quickly started to climb off the boison, only to have her prince unconscious in the snow. Dread encased her heart as she ran to him. The golden girl lightly brushed his features, tears in her eyes because she was finally with her Zuko.
"Zuko..." She caressed his cheek.
"We need to get back to the oasis!" Kai heard the Avatar yell. "The spirits are in trouble!"
The young master turned to look at Aang as he climbed onto Appa, then when he was at the reigns; slowly his eyes met Kai's. Aang was suprised what he saw... Her eyes were filled with sorrow, and restraint. The avtar saw she was holding back her screams and pain, but he didn't know the reason why...
"Wait, we can't just leave them here," The hurt in the girl's eyes getting to him.
Sokka scoffed. "Sure we can. Let's go!"
The Avatar kept his eyes on Kai's as she looked away, she was accepting that they would leave them to die in the blizzard. "No, if we leave him, he'll die." Aang jumps off of his bioson and grabs Zuko, studying the young master as he did.
"Thank you..." The words came out as though it was the wind.
The warrior groaned, and frowned. "Yeah, this makes lot of sense. Let's bring the guy who's constantly trying to kill us! And let's not forget his killer girlfriend too!"
All that happened on the ride to here, the realization they had? Had no evaporated and forgotten when Kai was reunited with Zuko. The Aatar take the prince back to Appa, as the beautiful master climbed up a few seconds later.
"I'm not his girlfriend..." She sighed, placing the scarred boy's head on her lap. "And I never will be."
The princess raised an eyebrow. "Why not? Is there something stopping you?"
Kai sighed and nodded. "Like you, Your Highness, I am already betrothed and also like you; I can't break it off."
"Why?" She asked again.
"Because, I'm engaged to the most feared man in all of the world..." Kai rubbed her arms, to warm them up.
Aang turned around with serious eyes. "You're engaged to the Fire Lord."
The young master grimaced, and looked away from the stares. "It's not like I asked for this,"
"Then why don't you run away like you said before?" Sokka raised an eyebrow. "It shouldn't be that hard for you."
Kai shook her head, and looked down at the sleeping prince, that is when Katara gasped. "When you said you loved Zuko, you meant-"
"I'm in love with him, yes." The fiery girl looked at the water bender. "That's why I won't runaway... I won't leave him behind like so many other did."
The water bender was about to say something, but Yue hunched over and placed a hand on her head. "Ugh..."
Sokka scooted closer to the princess and place a hand on her back. "Are you okay?"
"I feel faint." She sounded weak and ready to fall.
Aang groaned too, hand on his head. "I feel it too. " The Avatar looked up at the moon. "The Moon Spirit is in trouble.
"I owe the Moon Spirit my life." Yue stood up straight now, looking down at her hands.
"What do you mean?" The warrior asked carefully.
The princess' white hair finally made sense to Kai. "You were touched by the Moon Spirit..."
Princess Yue nodded. "When I was born I was very sick and very weak. Most babies cry when they're born," She looked at Kai. "But I was born as if I were asleep. My eyes closed. Our healers did everything they could. They told my mother and father I was going to die. My father pleaded with the spirits to save me..." Yue brushed back a loose hair, and looked down at her hands. "That night, beneath the full moon, he brought me to the oasis and placed me in the pond. My dark hair turned white, I opened my eyes and began to cry – and they knew I would 's why my mother named me Yue, for the moon."
Kai looked up and was suprised to see that the moon was bright red.
As they were getting ready to land, all five of them could hear Zhao yelling about how invincible he was, but was cut off by Momo attacking him, which gave the group enough time to slide down Appa and take a fighting stance. The flying lemur lands on Aang's arm, leading the Admiral's eyes to the five.
"Don't bother!" He held up a bag that was moving and a knife to it. The foolish man smirked as they surrendered, even Kai, then he ordered his men to shackle the young master. The soldiers made sure that her hand were painfully tight to one another and she had a metal mask to keep her firebending from her mouth, and then they dragged her to Zhao's side.
"Zhao! Don't!" Aang warned him.
The Admiral laughed evilly. "It's my destiny to destroy the Moon and the water tribe!"
"Destroying the moon won't just hurt the Water Tribe. It will hurt everyone – including you." The Avatar took a step towards Zhao, but he held the knife closer; making aang to stop. "Without the moon, everything would fall out of balance. You have no idea what kind of chaos that would unleash on the world!"
"He is right, Zhao!" The familiar voice of Iroh came into earshot, causing Kai to fight against the soldiers.
With a bored, lecturing tone, Zhao looked at the hooded grand master. "General Iroh, why am I not surprised to discover your treachery?"
He reveals his old face, and galred at the foolish Admiral. "I'm no traitor, Zhao, the Fire Nation needs the moon too. We all depend on the balance." The old man threatened and took a fighting stance. "Whatever you do to that spirit I'll unleash on you ten-fold! LET IT GO, NOW!"
The two older men glared at one another, having a mental fight, then with a growl; Zhao falters. He lowers the bag, kneeling to the pond and releasing the fish back into it's rightful place. The red moon quickly turned back to normal. Kai sighed and thought it was over, but was mistaken when she heard the Admiral cry in desperation and rage, smites the water with a blast of fire, injuring the Moon Spirit. Everything went black and white...
Iroh instantly springs into an attack, crossing the bridge. But Zhao blocks his attack and started to back away, as the grand master took care of his men expertly. With a growl, Zhao grabs the golden lady, carrying her on his shoulder and flees.
The Admiral runs and runs, taking which ever way he thinks is right, having trouble since Kai kept trying to get loose from him. She kicked and screamed, trying to get free. But, when Zhao saw the large ocean spirit, he began to run faster. He ran over a footbridge and exits onto a parapet only to be closely hit by a blast of fire. Kai looked up and almost screamed from delight.
"You're alive?" The Admiral gasped.
The prince glared "You tried to have me killed!"
Zuko launches a few fire blasts at Zhao with a cry of anguish, but the prince's target dodges, rolling along the parapet wall, causing Kai to thrown against the wall, hitting her head; knocking her out instantly.
The young master awoke on a raft, Iroh and Zuko sitting next to her. She groaned and the prince was helping her up at once.
"Finally..." He sighed. "You're awake."
The golden lady rubbed her head. "What happened?"
Zuko looked away, as Iroh answered for him. "Zhao lost, and balance is restored."
"My necklace?" Kai looked to her friend.
The prince smiled and dug out the necklace, grabbing Kai's hand and placing it in her's. "I came back as promised."
The beautiful girl smiled, something she hasn't done in a long time and hugged him. "You always keep your promises..."
After a moment, Zuko released her and sat quietly.
"I'm surprised, Prince Zuko, surprised that you are not at this moment trying to capture the Avatar." Iroh stated.
The prince shook his head. "I'm tired."
The tea lover placed a hand on his nephew's shoulder and smiled kindly. "Then you should rest. A man needs his rest."
Zuko nodded and laid down to close his eyes after a painful expression crossed his features. After the two masters knew he was asleep, Kai looked to her elder.
"You can't tell him of the engagement," She pleaded. "It would just cause him more pain."
Iroh sighed and nodded. "It is not my secret to bare anyway... But you will have to tell him sooner or later, little one."
The golden girl sighed and caressed the scar that haunted Zuko's face for years now. "Then I will choose later, I cannot bear to lose him... Not yet."
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