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The next day everyone was happy, for once. We had decided last night that it was high time we left for the beach house Zuko had gotten from Ozai. With a 'yip-yip', we were off. The journey was long and boring.

"Guys, I have something to tell you." I started, figuring that it was best they knew about Zuko and I.

"What is it?" Katara asked. I looked at Zuko, who seemed like he knew what I was about to say. He nodded.

"Zuko and I are... Together." I said.

"Does that mean like-"

"Yes. We're dating." Zuko answered Toph. He slid over to me and took my hand. We exchanged grins.

"I also have a confession." I sighed. They should probably know about my curse, too. "I'm, um, well, I, uh, I'mDarknesstheBlackSpiritandIhave3moreyearstoliveb ecauseIwascursedbytheShadowSpiritand-" I blurted.

"Slow down. What?" Sokka cut me off. I took a deep breath.

"I was a rebel to the Fire Nation. One day I was caught and I decided to find a way not to be caught again. So I went to the Spirit World..." I told them the entire story, only leaving out Ji. They wouldn't care about that anyways.

"And now I only have 3 years left to live." I concluded. All of my group members expressed some sort of sympathy or bewilderment. I then proceeded to put on my cape to prove my point. They all gasped in unison.

"If we're all having an emotional moment here, I guess this would be the best time to give this back to you." Zuko slipped my sketchbook into my hands. I smiled at him and opened it up to a fresh page, where I began to draw all of my friends. When I was finished, I showed it to them.

"Can someone tell me what it looks like?" Toph asked, annoyed. I described it to her in great detail and before we knew it, we arrived at the house. I had barely even noticed that it had started to rain steadily. We all rushed inside. To end a perfect day, we fell asleep in the living room with myself curled up under Zuko's arm, Sokka and Suki sitting together in a position that resembled a hug, Katara leaning on a corner (not the emo corner, that's the other one) and Aang and Toph sleeping on the floor making a mess of the deck of cards they were using to entertain themselves. (we had to help Toph with determining what the card was).

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We awoke at generally the same time. Nobody was very hungry so we snacked on berries. Everything was going fine until Aang exclaimed,

"Sozin's Comet is in three days!" After they clued me in on why this was important, everyone began freaking out.

You have your own battles to face, why focus on the battles of others? I thought coldly. But that terrible thought gave me an idea.

"Guys! I have an idea. You know how the Shadow Spirit's going to kill me in a few years?" My eyes were alight with excitement.

"Um... Yeah?" Aang replied.

"Well maybe I can defeat the Shadow Spirit with aid of the Comet!" I was ecstatic to say the least. It was settled, I'd prepare for my interworldly trip until Sozin's Comet came, then I'd go to the Spirit World and regain my life.

Or die trying.

Don't expect any more chapters from me today... I'll be too busy writing the next one. And my newest Fantasy chapter (maybe) and my book called Vanishing Act.