A/N: Hey everybody! I took a while to update, I know but I'll apologize later- I just got a ginormous stroke of inspiration! :D

"You guys?" Zuko called to the group sitting around the campfire. "Katara was wondering who, d-died, in the, ya know, in the war." Pain slashed across most of the faces.

"I know it's going to be hard for you to talk about, but I really want to know." Katara said pleadingly.

Sokka took a deep breath. "A lot of people died, Katara. A lot of them weren't close to us, but there are three that died in the raid that are special to at least one of us."

"Who, Sokka? Who?"

But it was Ty Lee who spoke up first.

"Mai and I escaped from prison and joined the Avatar just after you were kidnapped. The day of the comet, Zuko, Mai, and I went after Azula- and Zuko was challenged to an Agni Kai. Sometime during the fight, Azula turned the lightning she was making and shot it- straight at Mai."

Katara gasped and then turned to Zuko. She knew that Zuko had had a relationship with Mai- but he said he had let her go. Zuko just smiled sadly at her. "It's okay." He whispered.

"After that, Azula ran away. We couldn't s-save her. We couldn't s-save Mai." Ty Lee finished and tears rolled down her cheeks. Sokka wrapped her in a comforting hug.

"Sokka- tell her about… her. I'll tell her about… him, okay?" Zuko said. Sokka nodded and turned to Katara.

"We were at the airships. It was me, Toph, and Suki. I got the idea to turn the airships into one another- like dominoes. While we were going from airship to airship- Suki fell. I couldn't find her anywhere, but then she waved to me and I thought everything was going to be okay. But somehow she was on the Fire Lord's ship and we couldn't get to her. You could tell from her eyes that she was going after him. She walked to the front- I was watching- where he stood, calling himself the 'Phoenix King.' She leaped down at him- knocking him from his perch and fell-tumbled right over him. But it was distraction enough and Aang took over the rest- I don't really remember anything past her fall. I was so scared. When we found her, she was still alive. I took her to some healers, and they said she might be okay. Then one of them noticed the real problem- she was brain-dead." Katara gasped and stared, wide-eyed at her brother. "Her coma lasted until just a week before we left to find you. Then they declared that she was really… really gone." This time it was Ty Lee's turn to comfort Sokka.

"Kat- this hit him especially hard after somebody else d-died." Zuko said. Katara turned her face towards him, her face suddenly terrified.

"Not… Not Dad? Dad's at the South Pole, with Gran-Gran. Right?" Katara pleaded with Zuko, who still had his arms wrapped around her.

"Katara, your dad's dead." Katara opened her mouth. She gaped for a second, and then her eyes became the picture of rage.

"Liar." She hissed, trying to push herself out of his arms. "Liar. He's not dead. You're mean." She snarled, and continued to try and push out of his arms. Zuko didn't let go. "He's NOT DEAD!" She screeched, and began to pound on Zuko. She shrieked this at him over and over, hitting him with all her might. But her smacks began to slow, and he shrieks turned into wails and then sobs. She stopped hitting him all together, and just sobbed into his chest. Finally, she said painfully, "He's really dead… isn't he." It was not a question, but Zuko still nodded. "He's really dead, Katara."

A/N: I know this is really short, but the next chapter is going to be reeeeally long. It's got a MAJOR surprise, and I can't wait to see if you guys like my idea. :D

Also- this story is beginning to slow, and I don't have much left of it. I might do a sequel, but I really want to focus on Superstar, and a lot of people told me they want to see It Felt So Right continued- so I just might work on that. I've been working really really hard to get WMM up again, but I'm in a slump. So, review with your thoughts, and try to guess what the surprise will be!