Gaahhh! I'll put reviews on the next chappie, cuz I am in the writy mood! xD oh and btw, I think I accidentally said Zuko and Sokka also took Appa with them to look for Katara (who is on Appa XD ).... just so you know, Zuko and Sokka are actually in a war balloon!

Chapter 31

Mai lay down in her bed, and faced the window. She waited. She had been in bed all night, and all the next day. The moon was high over head again. She waited for Zuko to come back. She needed him to help her remember the rest. And she also needed to say she was sorry... And that she loved him. She cringed as she remembered the look on his face... He looked so hurt. She couldn't stand the thought of hurting him. She thought about that memory, of her screaming to save him. Screaming that she'd do anything just so he could live. She slammed her eyes shut until instead of seeing black, she saw white. Mai tried to sort through the memory, pushing further and further back. She could remember being in a different house... With different people. She pushed her memory back, and she remember being with him. She felt like opening her eyes, but she was scared the memory would leave. He was smiling at her, the smile that always won her over, no matter what the situation. And she was smiling back. She felt her neck getting hot, and she could feel she was blushing. Then, their lips met. It was brief, but it sent butterflies soaring around her body. Every other feeling evaporated. It made her feel warm, and whole again. He pulled away, so only their foreheads were pressed together. She wanted to push the memory back, but she couldn't. That was all she could remember. She stood up suddenly, so suddenly it even startled herself. She remembered the doctor, who said to come back regularly and check in about her memory. She decided now was the perfect time. She hurried back down to the guest chambers, and out the door, ignoring the confused looks Toph and Ty Lee shot at her.

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Zuko looked beneath the war balloon, nothing but trees.

"You sure we're going the right way?" He asked. Sokka nodded, but he seemed a little unsure himself.

"Oh! Look! Town!" Sokka yelled, changing the subject. Zuko rolled his eyes and groaned. The balloon started getting lower and lower until it reached the ground.

"I thought you were worried about Katara." Zuko challenged.

"I am!" Sokka defended sheepishly,"But, I'm also really hungry so... yeah. You want anything?"

Zuko shook his head and looked away. Sokka shrugged and turned towards the town. Zuko pulled the necklace out of his pocket, and held it out in front of him. It sparkled and reflected the sun, which made it turn a goldish color. It reminded him of Mai's eyes. He sighed, and rested his head in his arms. He wondered when she would remember him. When she would remember everything. Zuko doubted it would be any time soon. He groaned in frustration. All he wanted, ever since she was gone, was to show her how he felt about her. And that he would do it once he had her back. And now that she was back, he couldn't show her. He couldn't really do anything with out her getting scared. He closed his eyes, and remembered that time on his ship. He remembered that dream he had had, the one when they were together... in that way. Stupid, he thought. The dream had been a mix between a bad romance story, and a sex manual. It almost made him laugh looking back at it now, but he was in no laughing mood.

He froze, and his thoughts and breathing stopped when something caught his eye. It was something coming out of a doctors office, and something that made him want to burn everything in sight. It was him.

How?! His thoughts screamed. But he was.... I... He had to be... There's no way!

But it was true. It was, miraculously, the man that kept Mai away from him. He was covered in bandages, and had a crutch. It made Zuko glad, but still, his entire body was trembling with anger. He wanted to jump off of Appa, and strike him one final time. But something was holding him back. He shook his head and looked down, hoping it would calm him down. He buried his hands in his hair.

"Zuko? Zuko are you okay?" Sokka asked, climbing up into the war balloon.

Thoughts swarmed in his mind. He was relieved, but stressed. He was glad, but furious.

"No." He muttered,"I'm not."

Sokka blinked,"Well what's wrong?"

Zuko jolted upwards, and pointed at the man,"Him. That's what's wrong." His nostrils flared.

Sokka stared, dumbfounded. "The dude with the crutch? Why-"

"Go arrest him." Zuko commanded.

"Me? But why-"

"I'm giving you permission. Do it now."

"Zuko! I'm not doing anything until you explain why you're all scary and twitchy looking!" Sokka shouted.

"That man... He's the one who abused Mai. He hit her. He locked her in a cell, with no food, or water, all alone in the dark. He did things to her Mai wouldn't feel comfortable with even if I was the one who did it. Now arrest him." Zuko forced out. He swallowed down a big lump in his throat.

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Sokka awkwardly strode up the the doctors office, and then to the man with the crutch. The man stared at him, a look of genuine confusion spreading across his face.

Sokka gulped, he could feel Zuko's eyes watching his every move. Sokka opened his mouth to speak, but then closed it, as his stare met his for a split second. Anger was beginning to subside his embarrassment. This was the guy? His hair was brown, and it covered the right side of his face. His eyes were dark and removed, like he was on a different planet. He looked so pathetic and empty, like the only thing close to love he's ever had was Mai. He shuddered. Sokka hadn't realized his fist was flying towards the man until he was hurling to the ground. Sokka blinked, then lowered his eyebrows until his eyes looked like small splits of darkness.

"You're under arrest." Despite his anger, Sokka had always wanted to say that. But he was too furious to jump around. His voice sounded odd to him, meaner than he had intended.

The man stared at him coldly,"You don't look like an officer."

"I suggest you do what he says." Zuko snarled, making his way up to the scene.

The man's widened, and he backed up against the wall. "W-what are you doing here?!"

"What are you doing here?!" Zuko growled and stepped closer, only to be pulled back by Sokka.

Zuko stared him down, hatred pouring from his eyes. It was silent. Even the villagers were silent.

"Whoa whoa what's going on here-." Came the voice of an actual officer, breaking the silence. He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it. "Fire lord." Was all his shocked voice could get out.

"Sorry if we're causing trouble." Zuko apologized, then turned to face him,"We're leaving." Sokka blinked, then hurried to put back on his serious face. It was painfully obvious he was trying to act cool. He made a face at Zuko.

"I realized prison was too good of a punishment." Zuko said, reading his mind.

"Then what are you going to do? Kill him?" The last words made Zuko shudder.

"N-no." He cracked, then shook his head and cleared his throat. "I mean... I guess.... All I can do is lock him up." His voice cracked again, and he turned his head away to hide the tears forming up.

"Hey, it's okay. Lock him up with Azula, that's bad enough.'' Sokka said with a smirk. That made Zuko feel even worse, as a different problem made its way into his thoughts.

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Katara stared down at the ground watching the endless forest fly by from under her. There was nothing in sight but trees. Her head was still spinning with thoughts of her and Aang. She couldn't figure out why he was acting so strange. Was it something she did? Katara knew whenever Aang was upset and she'd ask if it was about her, he would always say no and that she shouldn't worry. She missed that. Even if he was lying, she wanted to hear him say she shouldn't be upset, that everything was fine. But it wasn't. In fact, it was the opposite. She snorted.

Appa groaned, pulling Katara out of her trance.

"What is it Appa?" She asked. He groaned again, and started to make his way to the ground.

"What are you-" She stopped herself when she saw a stream getting closer and closer. "Oh, you're thirsty." As soon as Appa landed, Katara bended some water from the stream into his mouth. He groaned with joy, and rolled onto his back. Katara giggled and bended some more water into her pouch. "Feeling better?" She asked. Appa tilted his head back and looked at her. She smiled.

As soon soon as they were high enough above the ground again, Appa soared through the clouds happily. The wind breezed through his fur, and carried him faster across the sky. Katara laughed, then froze in horror when she saw what was suddenly flying towards them.

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This was a bad idea. Thought Mai as she played with her fingers until the police entered the tiny, dim-lit room.

"Good to see you." Said the officer. It was a girl, about 30 or so, that had light brown hair, even lighter than Katara's. Mai nodded.

"So, you're getting flash-backs." She said. Mai nodded again.

"What have you seen so far?" The girl asked, getting out a piece of paper and an ink pen.

Mai kept her stare focused on her hands. "Well- I've seen..." She hesitated," The night I was... taken. At least, I'm pretty sure it was..."

The officer's eyes widened, and she leaned closer. "Really? Do you remember what they looked like?"

"Mmm..." Mai moaned, sounding unsure.

"It's okay if you don't remember!" She quickly interjected,"We're just trying to find out as much information as we can on these guys.... They are guys, right?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

Mai nodded,"Y-yeah, there were two guys, and they both were wearing masks, so..."

The girl bit her lip,"I was afraid of that. We've been getting a lot of reports lately of two suspicious looking guys wearing masks, mostly seen at night."

"I remember it being at night-time." Mai said.

The officer opened her mouth to speak, when the door opened.

"Sorry to interrupt Kat, but the chief needs to talk to you." Said another officer, maybe in his 20's.

Kat shot him a look that said 'You're kidding, right?'

The other officer shook his head. He gave me a look, then forced his stare back to Kat.

"It's urgent."

Stay tuned ;D ((Yes this story will end.... EVENTUALLY!!!! ** Amanda Show reference XDD ** ))