quickly I could see pure confusion on his face, I sighed slightly, "Come on let's get you back to the cave so you can rest alright?" I stated he nodded his head but still looked so confused I wrapped my hand around his waist and brought his other arm around my neck. We half walked half staggered towards the cave and I made him sit down, "Zuko, I'm going to check and see how bad your wounds are and make sure you don't have any internal injuries alright?" he looked even more confused this time.
"B-but you're only a fire bender you can't do that" stuttered Zuko his brows narrowed slightly,
"Zuko…I know you can't remember but I'm more than just a fire bender I'm a water bender too remember?" I asked I had a bowl next to me full of water I held my hands out over the bowl and slowly raised my wrist's into the air and the water slowly raised into the air, I bended the water so that it slipped onto my hands like they were gloves and watched as they glowed. Zuko gasped as a twitch of pain hit him and as the pain came so did his memories of whom I really was. "Don't worry Zuko I will never hurt you…now just hold still for a few more minutes okay?" he nodded his head, I brought my hands from the top of his head and slid them down to his feet then I smiled slightly.
"Thanks" he said still pretending not to have his memory,
"I'm going to go get some fish you want some? And don't say no I know you must be hungry" he nodded showing a small smirk. I walked from the cave and headed towards the water I looked down at my reflection and reached my hands out over the water, I quickly swirled my hands into a circular motion and brought them up with a swift motion the water rose into the air quickly I spotted a few fish swimming in the small orb of water. I walked back to the cave spinning the water slightly; I walked into the cave and stopped seeing Zuko being pinned to the wall by a couple of bandits. I could see that one of them had punched him in the mouth because there was blood on the side of his mouth; I heard the splash of the water as it hit the cave ground. "ZUKO!" I cried both him and the bandits turned their heads and looked at me, "Leave him alone and get out of here…NOW!" I yelled glaring at him, the bandits smirked and the one who seemed to be the leader nodded his head and the one on the left side of Zuko laughed a mirthless sound. Suddenly there was a glint of silver as the bandit lifts a blade and went to throw it at me but Zuko slammed his fist down into the guys arm and the blade had flew at me but skimmed my face and left a scratch on my cheek I felt the warm liquid I placed my hand to the cheek and felt the blood I put my hand in front of my face and seen the blood I shot a glare at the bandit and rushed towards them. I noticed how Zuko was struggling with the leader, I tackled the bandit and slammed my fist into the guys face then he kicked me in the stomach and I hit the ground. I watched as he came at me but then there was a ball of flames that was shot and hit the bandit in the chest he hit the wall and then fell to the ground I looked over to see Zuko had a small smile on his lips.
"Thanks Zuko" I said as I climbed to my feet, I caught sight of the leader charging at Zuko, I kicked off the ground and slid in front of Zuko I cried out in pain. I looked down and caught sight of the blade that was now sticking into my side I felt the pain as he dug it deeper into my side, I cried out in pain again and then Zuko was there and shooting flames from his fist towards the bandit the bandit grabbed his partner and they ran from the cave in a rush.
"Kiki…are you alright?" asked Zuko he had wrapped his arm around my waist and slowly lowered me to the floor I twitched in pain.
"Y-you remember my name…heh" I said quietly I coughed slightly on some blood,
"Of course…I had my memory returned when you had healed me, why did you do that? Why did you jump in front of me like that?" he asked leaning over me,
"Because…I told you that I wouldn't let anything happen to you, you haven't harmed me in any type of way so I wouldn't let you get hurt by helping me or anything else" I said. I closed my eyes tightly, "Zuko…I need you to pull it out" I said through clenched teeth,
"But…Kiki I can't…I" he stuttered, I shook my head quickly.
"Do it" I said with more force then I meant to use, he grabbed the handle and closed his eyes for a minute or two then opened them and yanked the knife out with a quick motion. "W-w…Water bowl" I said through pain and clenched teeth he was a little confused but then remembered that I could heal using the water he brought it to my sight and I put my left hand into the water bowl and allowed the water to creep onto my hand then I placed it down on my rapidly bleeding wound and waited as the cool water began to glow and then heal my wound. I could feel Zuko's rapidly breathing breath so close to me as soon as the pain had subsided I wanted to pass out but I fought against it and slowly sat up.
"Kiki I don't think you should start moving so quickly seeing as you were seriously wounded, I looked back at him and shook my head,
"I'm fine; don't worry so much about me alright?" I said climbing to my feet. I did a quick hand motion lifting both of my wrists in a upward motion and the water that was laying on the cave ground rose into the air making a bubble of water I swirled it into the air and sighed slightly then flung my left hand in the direction of the bowl and watched as the water shot into the bowl. I bent down and picked up the fish I took a couple of sticks and stuck them into the ground I shoved the fish onto the sticks and started a fire cooking the fish that I had caught. I sat watching the flames lick at the fish, I watched as the scales turned a darker shade as it cooked, I leaned back against the cave wall I felt a wave of dizziness wash over me. It was followed by a wave of nauseous I swallowed loudly and slipped into a small nap I awoke to Zuko nudging me I slowly opened my eyes my sight was blurry and I blinked several more times before I could see clearly. "Oh, Zuko…I'm sorry I-I didn't mean to fall asleep" I said quickly sitting up straighter,
"Kiki it's alright honestly…I would of let you sleep longer but…" he hesitated I looked at him.
"But what Zuko?" I asked as he handed me the fish and I took it biting into the warm fish,
"You were…yelling in your sleep" he explained I felt my ears and face grow hot. Then my dream hit me like a ton of bricks and the tears crept to my eyes, I tried to blink them back but knew it was useless, "Tell me what happened, it'll help, I know it will…" he said urging me on I blink hard trying to stop myself from crying in front of Zuko, I hate crying in front of boy's it shows that I'm emotionally weak I took a deep breath and released it and began my story.
"Then…I awoke to my Mema and Rouki sitting in the boat with me I remember trying to see my beautiful village again but all I seen was smoke rising from it." I said shaking my head and beginning to cry again,
"Kiki, it'll get better I promise…things like this haunt you for a long time…but the longer you talk about it and try to get over it the better," I looked at him he had his golden amber eyes on me.
"How do you know about all of this I thought you…" I began but he cut me off,
"I know about this because it has happened to me…when I was younger something had happened and my mother…was no longer there, she had vanished into the night, I believe that it had something to do with the war, which is why I spoke against my father and in return received this scar" he said. I gasped lifting my right hand to my mouth, I felt more tears rolling down my face but these weren't tears for my memory or pain but for Zuko's, apparently he had been through the same ordeal that I had been through. Before I knew what was happening I threw myself into his chest crying silently, I felt his muscular arms wrap around my shoulders and that's where they stayed until I was done crying I leaned back and noticed that there was a huge water spot on his shirt where I was crying.
"Oh…Zuko I'm so sorry, look at what I did to your shirt…I'll dry it" I said quickly, I quickly bended the water from his shirt and let it float in the air swirling in a circular motion.
"You okay now?" I nodded my head, and he smirked some, "Good, now let's head towards the next town it's not too far from here" he said standing up and holding out his hand,
"How do you know that?" I asked narrowing my eyes confused,
"That's why I had climbed the cliff that I had fallen off of," he said I grasped his hand and he helped me up and we walked from the cave and as I walked pass the fire I shot a stream of water and put the fire out. Zuko and I walked together until we came to the cliff where there was a fork in the road I looked at him,
"Which way do we go, left or right?" he thought about this for a moment or two before answering,
"I…can't actually remember," he said I nodded my head and jumped up grasping a piece of the cliff and pulling myself up, "What are you doing? Get down" yelled Zuko I kept climbing higher and stopped looking down at him.
"Don't worry so much your highness I'll be okay" I said smiling and then turned back and pushed off with my left foot and reaching up with my right hand I grabbed a small ledge and pulled up, my hand slipped and I fell back.