(Zuko's POV)
The rage and hurt tore my eyes from Katara's face as I turned and looked at her,
"You knew all along that I wasn't going to help them" I hollered to her, but I could tell that was a mistake. Katara and Aang looked at her,
"What is he talking about Kiki?" asked Katara, she glared at me
"I was pretending to help Zuko the whole time I was traveling with you…the first time he captured me I told him that I was hunting down the Avatar for a bounty. I told him that I'd help him capture Aang as long as I got money for my family…he agreed," I heard them gasp, I didn't look at them my eyes remained locked with hers, "I told him our locations…only way after we were gone so he wouldn't try to capture you guys…I kept him at bay…I knew he'd trust me. How couldn't he? I saved his life" as she told the story the memories came back and my heart pounded in my chest.
"You lied to me?" I hollered, she smirked the hurt that was in her eyes was gone and was replaced by pure rage,
(Normal POV)
I yelled in anger as I ran towards Zuko all the hurt that was slamming around in my chest I couldn't handle it, I turned it into hate…hate for Zuko. I kicked out at him and he blocked it with his arm he brought his free fist down trying to punch me and I kicked off of him back flipping away. I rushed at him again bringing my fist up he brought his out and down I blocked it with my left arm and slammed my right fist into his face.
"I never wanted to fight you" said Zuko climbing to his feet and whipping his mouth free of blood and spitting on the floor, "But now…I want to tear you to pieces" he shot a few blasts of fire at me I practically danced out of the way. Azula was fighting with Aang and Katara as I continued fighting with Zuko he swept his leg out and caught me behind the ankle's knocking my feet out. I slammed to the ground and glared up at him as he raised a clenched fist he brought it down but hesitated at the last moment like I knew he would and brought my leg up hard and fast catching him in the chin. I rolled out of his reach and pushed myself up sliding back into a fighting stance, my eyes were burning holes into Zuko's face when he turned back glaring at me. We were doing well until a couple of Di le guards appeared and started helping Azula with Aang and Katara. Zuko pushed me back away from the water which is what he wanted the whole time my back was pressed against the wall as he approached me. "Kiki stop fighting…just side with us your fighting a losing battle" I couldn't hold in my rage anymore, I slammed my fists into his chest blasting him back with a ball of fire. Just for that instant I wish I could take back…I wish I could have stopped myself for two different reasons first because the look of betrayal coming from Aang and Katara was enough to hurt anyone with a heart. And secondly the way Zuko landed he slammed his head into a crystal which gave him a gash above his right eye.
"…Zuko…you betrayed us" I said looking down at him through slit eyes of a angry snake, "You betrayed Aang, and Katara…but the worse is you betrayed me….you lied to me…and…I hate you…it took me awhile to finally admit it to myself…how ironic that you'll find out in a place like this." I explain he looks at me confused as blood ran down his face he whipped away the blood threatening to poor into his eye,
"What are you talking about?" he asked in anger and pain, I walked to him slowly anger burning deep in my heart. There was still fighting going on around us but for this instant it was like nothing was there but the two of us as I stopped in front of him and squatted.
"I'm talking about how you've hurt me the most out of Katara and I…you even betrayed your Uncle's wishes didn't you?" I ask with Venom oozing in each word. He didn't say anything he didn't have to I already knew, "Zuko…I loved you…somewhere down the lines of me protecting you…saving you…pretending to be partners with you. I truly fell in love with you and the more I tried to ignore it…push it away…deny that it was even a possibility the stronger it became. I was happy when you said you wanted to end the war and do the right thing…I was a fool to believe you for one instant…so now you know my secret." I glared at him as I brought my fist up clenched tightly and aimed a punch towards his head when suddenly there was a scream of pain and my head whipped around to see Aang falling from the air. Katara released a cry of anger and fear and water bended a wave that she rode quickly catching Aang and holding his unconscious form. His shirt was torn into shreds during the battle with Azula; on his back was a big burn from one of her Lightning attacks. I watched as Azula and the Di Le closed in towards Aang and Katara who had silent tears rolling down her face, I released I cry of anger and shot a wall of flames up blocking their path from Aang and Katara running towards them. I stood in front of them glaring at Azula, she lifted her lips in a smirk and I lost it I ran at her I faintly heard Katara screaming my name as I jumped into the air spinning like a spiral and lashing out with my foot sending a blast of flames at Azula. She laughed as she deflected it with her arm and then there were blue flames that shot from her right fist; I didn't bother to dodge it for there was a huge wall of flames that suddenly appeared in front of me blocking my path. Both Azula and I turned our heads looking in the direction it had come from and seen her uncle standing there, his brows was pulled together in a glare.
"I will not let you do this" He said staring at his niece as I slowly thought about everything that was happening right now, "Kiki get the Avatar out of here" said Iroh I nodded and turned running to Katara and Aang as he took on battling the Di le and Azula. Katara glared at me holding up a hand ready to attack me with water bending if needed to be,
"Katara I'm still the same person…look I'll explain it all later I promise but for now we have to get Aang out of here." She narrowed her brows at me for a moment or two before sighing slightly we both bended water into a snake like ladder that lifted us up and out of the cavern. We spotted Appa as he swooped down and got us out of the air, Aang was still breathing he just happened to be unconscious. I watched as Katara brought the water from the South Pole out and let the water cool as ice touch her skin almost like a gel as she then touches his back as the water began to glow. Sokka and Toph looked dirty from battle Sokka was asking what had happened over and over again as he stared Appa, Toph didn't really say anything she just stared into space. I found myself separated from the group near the back of the saddle; I curled up into myself and hid my face with no one left to be angry at, but myself the tears came hot and wet down my cheek. I don't remember when I eventually passed out but when I awoke it was to a rough shake, my eyes shot open as I sat up uncurling myself and looking around confused.
"I said easy Appa" I heard Katara whisper, she was flying Appa instead of Sokka who was laid out snoring. She slid off of Appa and got to the ground she glanced around and then released a sigh; I slowly crawled to the edge of the saddle and peeked around too. She caught sight of me and glared at me,
"Katara I" I didn't get to finish the sentence before she released a yell of anger and opened her water pouch and water bended the water at me, I ducked as the water shot over my head I pushed myself up and jumped over the saddle and landed on the ground.
"You lied to us…you were helping Zuko the whole time" she cried angrily,
"No…I wasn't I was giving him false information what part of that didn't you understand?" I cried back in anger catching a ball of water that she sent at me. "Don't you think that if I was on his side that I'd be there with him…I would have helped him and Azula fight you and Aang?"
"No because he abandoned you…your angry and now you want to be safe with us" She hollered in anger,
"Safe…SAFE? YOU SHOULD BE THE LAST ONE TO TALK TO ME ABOUT SAFE WHO WAS IT THAT SAVED YOU FROM BEING CAPTURED…WHO WAS IT THAT HELPED AANG WITH HIS WATER BENDING…AND YOU?" I yelled in anger. I heard movement from somewhere behind me I whipped around and seen it was Sokka waking up and trying to calculate what was happening. "For get this" I threw the water back at Katara with anger and force behind it, it collided with her stomach and I turned running off. I was even angrier then I was last night during our escape, I didn't care if I hurt her…didn't care if I hurt Zuko all that mattered now was getting away.