Shadow p.o.v

We had spent the last few weeks on a stupid f*cking raft, and that's where I am now. I haven't spoken to either scarface or Iroh for the few weeks. I mostly kept the silence, keeping my hunger a secret. I did not want to force them into sharing their food so I ate my reserves but I still haven't had food for The last week and a half. My stomachs rumbled and I squirmed in discomfort as Iroh and scarface looked at me surprised.

"Are you hungry?" Asked Iroh as he offered me a bit of jerky.

"No thanks" my voice cracked from lack of use. Scarface looked at me suspiciously but then went back to sleeping. Iroh looked torn but then I said,

"Keep it you need it more then me" Iroh nodded then he too fell asleep. And as if it was contagious I fell asleep not long after Iroh did.

~ Dream ~

"No please no!" I begged as peter approached me a whip in his hands.

"Shut up you little wh*re!" He roared and with that he started my daily beating.

"No please stop!" I whimpered as I started to sob.

"Stop crying you little b*tch!" My sobs subsided but tears continued to run down my cheeks.

"Please" I whispered. He then walked out of the room and I let out a sigh of relief but my calm was short lived as peter walked back in the room with some rope and a kitchen knife. I started to scream but then Peter shoved a piece of fabric in my mouth silencing me. He quickly then tied me to the ceiling and there I hung upside down crying.

"Plwss" (please) my voice was muffled by the fabric. And with that he started to slowly cut me with the knife. I let out a small cry.

"Shadow? Shadow?! Shadow!" A voice cut through the dream like a knife. I shook my head and then opened my eyes.

~ dream end ~

"Shadow are you okay?! You were shouting in your sleep" scarface said concerned. I shook myself and stood up abruptly, I could see land In the distance.

"Land" I said plainly pointing to it.

"Are. You. Okay." Scarface was getting kind of annoyed.

"Yes" I said before black dots invaded my vision and I swayed before balancing myself by grabbing onto a post. Scarface looked at my worryingly but thought better of it. We soon reached land and as soon as our boat touched land we all jumped out of it. I swayed a little more and fell to my knees. Then the black spots completely covered my eyes and I blacked out.

Normal p.o.v

Iroh stared as Zuko picked up Shadow's unmoving body worried. Then Iroh walked over and checked her pulse. Then he pulled down her hood and gasped Zuko looked at her face and gasped too. Her face was covered in numerous scars but that wasn't the thing that Iroh had been most concerned about, her face looked almost hollow.

"What's wrong with her?!" Zuko yelled concerned.

"She's been starving herself"

"What?!" Zuko then traced the scars on her face.

"Follow me" Iroh said as he led them to a nearby resort. Zuko determinedly followed and as they ran Zuko thought while staring at Shadow's face.

'it's okay I'll protect you'