Chapter 8
Mai's POV
"Married… so the Water Tribe wench is getting married."
I walked out from where I was hidden in the dark hallway and headed to the Royal Chambers.
Maybe now I can finally get rid of her, and have Zuko all to myself.
Zuko never knew, but I was always envious of that Water Tribe trash. He would talk in his sleep almost every single night, and just about every time he did, it was always about her. His constant talking would wake me up in the middle of the night, and I would have to listen to him giving a long, romantic speech, almost like as if he was talking to her in his dreams.
My eyes snapped open all too quickly, and I looked over to where Zuko was lying, breathing softly. I smiled down at him and went to move over to get closer to him, snuggling into his warm body.
His body suddenly tensed, and I looked up at him, but his eyes were still closed. He then had scooped me closer to him, and a smile broke out on his face. I had never seen him smile like that before.
"Hmm… Katara…"
My body tensed inside of his strong hold, and he began to squeeze me tighter to him.
He sighed quietly and said, "Katara, don't go… I love you…You are…beautiful…Please don't go… Stay with me…"
I had cried so hard that night, that he woke up, and asked me what was wrong. I wanted to so badly tell him to go to hell, but I couldn't risk losing him again. So I stayed in his arms, and told him that I had a nightmare.
All he did was sigh and held me to him, saying nothing, no kind words, no murmuring that it was okay, just silence.
It is like I am really living a nightmare…
AN: Hey I am sorry about this chapter being so short, but I thought it was necessary to get a little bit more background information on Zuko and Mai. I didn't want to make Mai to be some cold-hearted b****, like I make her out to be sometimes, but I wanted to show that she is a victim in this. Thanks for reading, please review.