"YOU FILTHY PEASANT, I'LL KILL YOU" Screeched Azula she threw a fist at me I brought my left arm up blocking it effectively and brought my palm up slamming it into her chin. Her head tilted back just as I went to follow through with a punch I heard a cry and my head whipped around and I seen a guard fighting with Katara over by Zuko.

"KATARA!" I screamed worried within that moment of hesitation Azula found her opening and took it slamming a blade into my side, I screamed in pain as she cackled a maniacal laugh. I kicked her in the gut and sent her stumbling back in shock I grabbed the hilt of the dagger she thrusted into my side and yanked it out of my blade. I twirled the blade and threw it back at her, she tried the dodge the blade caught her along her cheek slicing it, she grew angry. I reached behind me and grabbed the blade that was attached at my hip by the sheath I yanked it out I could feel my warm blood running down my side as she growled at me she turned her head in the direction Katara was in.

"Guard give me your sword" she hollered the guard in question didn't hesitate he shot a wall of flames at Katara she dodged out of the way as he grabbed his blade and threw it to Azula. She caught the blade and turned facing me she held the sword up in front of her face sliding her feet apart, "You should have stayed on our side" she said. She ran at me and swung the blade I blocked her attack and twisted the handle the one sword splitting into two with ease, her face registered shock. I sliced up quickly catching her in the side, I kicked her backwards I followed that attack with a wall of flames; the flames hit her and sent her flying backwards past Katara and the guard. She hit the pole and slid down it, I rushed after her, when she stood up her face dropped in slight horror she pushed off the pole and stumbled under the roof of the connecting hall. I followed after her I flipped into sight and kicked a blast at her I heard the water before I seen it. She pushed off of a wall and I could feel the charge of electricity that was surrounding her, she jumped turning and shot out her right hand I brought water up freezing both of us in a block of ice. I looked at her across the frozen block I breathed out bubbles that surrounded my body and allowed me to move through the ice moving it to water I tore off the longer parts of the skirt and used them as cloth rope. I tied her wrists together and tied her to the grate at the ground, once I knew she was tired tightly enough on the ground I brought my arms down and the water dropped I tightened the rope cloth and ran out into the court. Katara was fighting the guard I shot a blast at him as she shot a blast of water they collided with his body and sent him flying he slammed into the wall surrounding the court yard so hard it cracked and he slumped to the ground. She turned smiling at me,

"Thanks" she says I nodded then we both ran to Zuko and dropped to our knees beside him,

"Zuko…Zuko can you hear me?" asked Katara quickly, I heard him groan slightly as his eyes opened and he spotted Katara,

"K…Katara…where's Azula?" he asked his voice sounded weak,

"Don't worry Kiki took care of her" said Katara nodding her head in my direction, Zuko turned his head slightly and spotted me his eyes grew wide and he went to sit up.

"Kiki" he said before cringing in pain, I placed my hand on his shoulders,

"Don't move let us heal you first" I said quickly he laid back down as Katara and I both put our hands out as water crept over them, we laid our hands on his chest as the water spread covering his wound and began to heal. As we healed him Katara began to cry silent tears I couldn't allow myself to cry not yet not until I knew he was ok, we both stopped removing our hands from Zuko's chest at the same time. He groaned and opened his eyes blinking a few times and smiled up at us,

"Thank you both" he said in a weakened voice that sounded stronger then the first time he started talking. Without anything holding me back I threw myself on his chest face first and began to cry my shoulders shook as I cried, I felt his arms wrap around me holding me there as I continued to cry.

"I'm going to go get Appa and make sure that we aren't going to get surprised attacked" said Katara I didn't look up as I heard her climb to her feet and walk away.

"Kiki…how did you get here?" asked Zuko

"You idiot you were almost killed and you're asking me how I got here?" I asked choking back falling tears as I sat up and looked at him.

"Are you ok?" he asked me my heart slammed against my ribs as it did that fluttery thing that it did the last time she had seen him this close to her.

"Zuko…I'm fine knowing that your still alive" I said quickly tears rolling down my face he placed his right hand to my cheek and whipped away a fallen tear.

"Kiki I'm sorry I hurt you…I was so blind before but I'm better now…I promise you I will never hurt you again…Kiki, I love you" my heart increased speed in my chest.

"I love you too" I leaned forward pressing my soft lips to his in a gentle kiss filled with passion when the kiss broke I looked at him with longing in my eyes. "I don't want to be away from you again…I was worried about you" I said as I climbed to my feet and helped him up, I slid his arm around my neck as I wrapped my other arm around his waist and supported him against me as I helped him walk.

"Why were you even here?" asked Zuko as we walked, "Not saying that I'm not glad I mean you saved me and Katara" he said quickly when I looked at him in shock that he had just asked that question.

"Zuko…the night I sent you away I was with your uncle…him and his friends of the white lotus was planning a attack against the fire nation…I hated you for what you did but what I felt even more then hatred for you was love. It hurt sending you away but I couldn't trust you…not after" I stopped talking and made our way into the castle, "But after I sent you off it hurt too much and your uncle sent me away instead…I already knew where I was going and where I wanted to be and that was by your side. I knew you were going to come and face Azula so that no one else would get hurt trying to take her on because you felt responsible for her since she's your sister" I explained, "I got here two days ago and camped out not to far from the castle it was only by luck that your psychotic sister had fired all her normal maids it gave me an opening to pretend to be a commoner and I was rushed in to aid her in getting ready. I was psychically prepared for anything…I wasn't however prepared to see you die in front of my eyes, I told your uncle I'd protect you no matter what…and I was intending on sticking to the plan I would have sacrificed myself to save you Zuko."