Guest: No, no, don't be sorry! That's totally fine if you didn't agree with that drabble! It's your opinion, and you're completely entitled to it! My interpretation was that if she saw the way her boyfriend was so close to another girl, that her natural instinct would be jealousy. But if it makes you feel any better, I actually love, not hate, Mai's character! Even if I don't like her being with Zuko!

Bewie: I figured it'd be obvious since, hey, who else could it? ;) Glad you liked it anyways though!

NollasBlack: I've been tired, but well, thanks for asking! And, I hope it didn't scare you too much! XD

Song Of A Free Heart: Oh goodness, Mai and Jet... I don't ship them, but I was desperate to find someone for them to hook up with for prom, and they were the last ones left, so... Haha.

"This has been fun, Prince Zuko, but I'm afraid that reward waiting for me isn't to keep you alive." Captain Zhao's breath smells almost as bad as his creepy sneer looks. I'd spit in his face if I could.

"Have a nice swim." A kick to my chest and I'm falling backwards off the edge of the deck. My heart jumps as air whistles past me, and then I'm submerged into freezing cold water.

I wiggle frantically against the rope binding my legs and arms, trying to gain at least a little movement. Unfortunately, these knots are pretty damn tight. Fuck.

Everything around me is dark. It must have been late in the night. Panic overtakes me as I thrash around, my movements slowed from the thick water encasing me. Stupid Azula for blaming that kitchen fire on me. Stupid Father for punishing me to Uncle Iroh's manor. Stupid person for hiring the stupid pirates to capture me. Stupid Zhao for throwing me into the ocean. Stupid me for being the Prince.

I can't tell if the blackness at the edge of my vision is because of the lack of sunlight as I sink deeper, or if I was just going unconscious. I blinked, trying to get the blurriness to clear a little.

I don't think I've ever screamed that loud before in my life. Underwater or not.

Floating, more like swimming, right in front of me was a creature I never thought actually existed. A mermaid. Or maybe I was just hallucinating in my trauma of being thrown overboard.

It was a girl, and she had dark brown hair and really bright eyes, like they were glowing. Her hair was very long, and it wafted around her bare torso, sparing me the discomfort of seeing her-ahem-naked. Her tail extended far down, obstructed from my sight by the darkness. Her tan skin looked more exotic than even the Earth Kingdom girls I had seen before. She really was quite beautiful, in human standards. I've never seen another mermaid to compare her to.

She tilted her head to the side, studying me as if I was some zoo animal. I probably didn't look any different. Right when she reached forward to, I don't know, touch me or something, was when I started getting light headed. My lungs burned. That scream had wasted half my breath I had been saving.

I stared fuzzily back at the mermaid. If I was going to die, I'd rather look at something beautiful than endless black. I felt tiny hands gripping my shoulders, something slippery flicking against my legs, and the rush of water being propelled at my face as we moved upwards.

I could see the surface, the moon, but it was still too far away. I let out a desperate gasp of air, but only inhaled gallons of sea water. The panic swarmed my every thoughts, and I began to lose consciousness.

I felt us rush even faster up, and just before I blacked out, just before we broke the surface, I caught a glimpse of the girl smiling. It was brilliant.

The next memories I can recall, is of awakening to the sun shining bright on my face, the warm sand underneath me.

I never saw her again.

Author's Note: Totally random. Obviously this was set in an AU...although it would be pretty cool if all waterbenders were mermaids... That'd be kick-ass. Anyways, so Zuko is still a prince, he gets kidnapped cause of it, and then he sees Katara in mermaid form. Jeezum. What in the world goes on in my head?!

Well, thanks for the reviews guys! I'd appreciate if you helped me get to 100! Only eight away! :D

MI3