Thanks Ari for guessing... So now you will be in my chapter! And also thank you SlowBunny for being my first reviewer! -Gives SlowBunny Golden Review Award-
Last time on Zai's Story: I waited until everyone was asleep, then got up and walked into the woods.
This chapter will also be told in Zai's POV.
I pushed through the trees, branches scratching my face. One touched my scar from that Earth Kingdom soldier. I still remember when he saw me Firebending and cut me with his knife. I finally located the clearing I had been practicing on for the past half a year. I started to force the fire out of my fingertips and direct it to my targets. After a while I started to get tired, but I still kept going.
Snap! I heard behind me. I swirled around, fireballs ready, to find Zuko not ten feet away from me.
"What are you doing here?" I demanded, but extinguished my fire.
"I could ask you the same thing."
"I practice my Firebending at night. It makes me feel safe." He was suddenly 9 feet closer. He grabbed me into an embrace and gave me a kiss on the lips. A lone tear fell from my eye. We broke away.
"I'm sorry, did I do something to offend you? It's just..." He trailed off.
"No, I just feel... " I searched for the right words. "Like a traitor."
He sat on a log and motioned for me to do the same. I sat down.
"Why?" I tell him the story of Ji.
"But now," I conclude. "I feel like he's telling me to do what I feel is right. I like you, Zuko, I really do." I say sincerely. He smiles.
"I can understand if you don't want to-" I cut him off with another kiss.
"Does that answer your question?" I say sofly. He nods, and we walk back to the clearing. I find the Kyoshi warrior, Suki, awake in her sleeping bag.
"I'm sorry." She whispers. I nod.
"I forgive you."
Okay, so I know that I said I would include Ari in my fiction, but this was such an intense love scene. I promise, I WILL have you in my next one! Follow SlowBunny's example and REVIEW! -ZFP