a flame in his heart | zuko

chapter nine

Y/N walked through the piles of snow, her Fire Nation pointed shoes not helping the numbness at her toes, the frostbite that was taking over her fingers, and the redness at the tip of her nose.

She had no idea where she was going, yet she knew where she was going at the same time. It was weird. Her instincts were following the Spirit of the Pink Flame like a muscle memory.

Just then, a bright light soared across the dark sky.

Y/N's eyes widen, "That's got to be him."

Pink fire came out of Y/N's feet and fists as she shot herself to where the light was. There she saw the Avatar's bison, the Avatar, Katara, Sokka, and Princess Yue.

Y/N lands on the ground as everyone stared down on her.

"Where is he?" Y/N asked with genuine. "Please tell me."

"He's over there in that pile of snow." Sokka said in a rude tone but Y/N didn't care.

She ran towards the pile of snow to see Zuko passed out and pulled him into her embrace.

"Please bring us back, Avatar." Y/N stared up at Aang with a fearful face. For a second, Aang completely forgot everything that Zuko and Y/N had done to him.

"As if we're going to bring you guys back with us. After everything you've done, who do you think you are?" Katara said in anger.

"I know Zuko has made mistakes, and I have, too. But just this once, I am begging you, please at least save Zuko." Y/N said with sadness all over her face. "Please."

"No. You finally get a taste of your own medicine." Sokka said. "Let's go, Aang."

"No." Aang said. "They're coming with us. We can't just leave them here."

"Sure we can." Sokka said.

"Come on. Get in." Aang said, ignoring everything Sokka and Katara said.

Y/N wrapped Zuko's arm around her shoulder and climbed up on the bison. "Thank you, Avatar."

-

After Yue told everyone about how her life was saved when she was younger, the moon turned dark red. Everyone landed at the oasis, seeing that Zhao had captured the moon and ocean spirit. Tui and La, Moon and Ocean, Good and Evil, Life and Death, and Yin and Yang.

Before anything, Y/N quickly sneaked Zuko out of the oasis. If the Fire Nation saw Y/N and Zuko in the Avatar's bison, they would be in serious trouble. Luckily, nobody saw.

She quickly went to a random tunnel in the towns and laid Zuko down. His lips were purple, his hands were shaking. He was freezing up.

Then, faint groaning came from Zuko.

"Zuko...? Are you awake?" Y/N asked quietly. Zuko tried to get up but immediately laid back down as Y/N put a hand on his chest and back to lay him back down. "You're in a state of severe hypothermia. Just stay close to the fire."

"But the Avatar-!"

"We're done chasing the Avatar!" Y/N lashed out with all seriousness.

"No, we're not." Zuko said back.

As Y/N and Zuko look out the tunnel to see a giant fish monster, Y/N looks back at Zuko. "Do you really want to fight the Avatar?" Y/N said.

Zuko then sat up whacking away Y/N's hand. "I'm going after someone else. You're coming with, too." Zuko said standing up.

"Who?"

Zuko exhaled a steam out of his nose as he glared off into the distance. "Zhao."

-

Zhao was frantically trying to escape. He was so obsessed with the idea of being recognized as an important figure in Fire Nation history for slaying the Moon Spirit that he didn't realize the chaos the world would fall into, and the great anger of the Ocean Spirit and the Avatar.

As he was trying to sneak away, off in the distance was a woman with long black hair billowing in the wind with her head down as her red kimono danced in the air. She looks up and that's when he saw the pink flames arise.

He turns around only to see a recognizable face.

"You're alive?" Zhao asked in surprise.

"You tried to have me killed!" Zuko yelled as he unleashed fire from his fists.

Zhao dodges and glares, "Yes, I did. You're the Blue Spirit— and enemy of the Fire Nation! And Y/N is your alibi. You freed the Avatar." Zhao said.

"I had no choice." Zuko responds.

As Zuko and Zhao fought each other, Y/N realized everyone was losing each other to this war. Instead of having the Fire Nation share its greatness with the world, the world needs to share peace and balance.

Starting today, Y/N officially became a traitor of the Fire Nation.

As Zhao was struggling to fight against Zuko's raging fire, he nearly dodges the huge fire that came from her fists.

Zhao was getting thrown around like a rag doll. Every direction he tried to go he'd be met by majestic pink flames or fierce red ones.

Y/N throws bends fire at Zhao as he flings towards Zuko where Zuko punches Zhao's face. Zhao comes flying back to Y/N where she does a spin in the air and kicks Zhao's gut to the ground.

Zhao lets out a huge groan of pain as he peaks his eyes open to see the moon was back.

"It can't be!" Zhao cried.

Then a glowing and spiritual pod of water in the form of a hand grabbed Zhao. And that would be the last that Zuko and Y/N or anybody would see of him.

-

"I'm surprised, Prince Zuko, surprised that you are not at this moment trying to capture the Avatar." Uncle Iroh said.

"I'm tired."

"Then you should rest." Y/N said as she put a hand on his shoulder as she smiled. "It's been a long day."

Zuko looked to the side of him and saw Y/N. It was funny how she was always beside him, no matter he goes or does. Something about the way the orange sunset hit her brown eyes made him sleepy, it was comforting, almost.

As Zuko, Uncle Iroh, and Y/N get away from the North Pole on a river raft, Azula kneels humbly in front of Firelord Ozai.

"Your Uncle is a traitor, your friend does not follow order, and your brother is a failure. I have a task for you, Princess Azula." the Firelord said.

Azula opens her eyes to look up at the Firelord with excitement and sadistic joy.

I get to see my Uncle Fatso, Zuzu, and an old friend. How exciting.

a/n: we going into szn 2 baby