Rainbow's Gift (Avatar The Last Airbender Fanfic)

60. The Headband

"So, what happened between you and your prince?" Onji asked once we walked away from the cave. I had introduced her to Team Avatar, and everyone except Sokka was excited to meet her. Because she was from the Fire Nation. Couldn't he see her as my friend and nothing else?

"My prince?"I asked innocently.

"Yeah, Zuko.  I'm pretty sure you've met him in your travels. But I did wonder why he's in the capital without you." Onji said. I clenched my fists.

"I don't want to talk about him," I said between clenched teeth.

"Why?" Onji asked. I'm sure she could not tell I was trying to keep my anger down." Is it because of the water tribe guy? I've forgotten his name, but I'm pretty sure everyone can see how he looks at you like you're the only girl in the world."

"Onji....." I started, but she continued.

"I actually thought you and the prince were going to get married. I know I've never met him before, but you always talked about him."

"No, I did not!" I shouted.

"Even from what I heard from Ty Lee, you guys were more than best friends; you were almost soulmates, but you never realized it because you were too young." I stared at Onji. Yes, she was younger than me. Yes, I had more experience than her. But here she was, talking like she was the goddess of love or something. I couldn't forgive Zuko for what he did to me and what he helped his sister do. But does my friend here actually believe that Zuko and I were meant to be? I hadn't been feeling happy lately  but finding Onji was worth smiling about.

"Zuko betrayed me, Onji. I don't want to even think about him." I said. She gave me an apologetic smile. I had been trying to keep away negative thoughts and here she was talking about him.

"So," She asked with a blush on her cheeks, " Does Kuzon or Aang....." I looked at her in confusion," you know I mean the Avatar.... does he have a girlfriend?"I looked at her, shocked. Didn't she have a boyfriend?

"No he doesn't." I said as I laughed at her.

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We ended up going to my mom's house the next day. Sokka wanted us to leave tonight because Aang got in trouble at the school and Onji knew about us. But Aang had other plans, like throwing a dance party.

We walked slowly to my mom's house. Onji was the one to lead us to the gate so the guards wouldn't question it. They let us in and I froze once I saw the house. A lot of things had happened here. A lot of good things, a lot of bad things. Sokka stopped and held my hand and for the first time since I'd gone grey, I didn't push him away.

We walked to the door and Onji after knocking entered the house. She called out for my mother. She came downstairs from the bedrooms upstairs. "You!" She shouted. She looked worse than I saw her the other day.

"Mom, I didn't kill dad. I can't believe you actually believed whoever told you that." I said calmly. I looked around. I didn't realize the rest had left me.

"Of course I didn't think that at first." She said as she started to cry. "But after your father died, you never came home. I didn't know what else to think. When they told me that you're with the Avatar and that you're the rainbow sylph, I didn't know what to think. I was so lonely so I thought...."

I went closer to my mom." I'm sorry. It's just that ever since Rashan died, I knew that I had to do something with this war. I'm sorry I never told you but my duty is to help the Avatar. And lately I haven't been doing a great job about it." I said as I muttered the last sentence mostly to myself. The next thing I knew my mother was hugging me.