Rainbow's Gift (Avatar The Last Airbender Fanfic)

7.Daddy's girl

" Taliya, please can you eat? Just a little food. Or tea, just drink tea."

"What part of I'm not eating don't you understand?" I asked him. I was mad and not hungry. I knew later I would be complaining about my stomach but for now food made me feel like puking.

"Please, then for me. Eat for me." Kuzon begged. I sighed. He had been doing that for the past thirty minutes.

I stood up and looked directly into Kuzon's brown eyes. He really wanted me to eat but ever since my father burnt me, I hadn't gotten out of my room or eaten for the past three days even when we were on my father's ship. I knew it was silly of me not to eat but it happened every time my father burnt me. I sometimes wanted to die. The pain was not worth it. My mother would always convince me out of it but... she wasn't here. We were now on the water, looking for the Avatar but I hoped we wouldn't find him. If we did, I knew my father wouldn't hold back.

"I'll drink tea. For you." I finally gave in.

"Thank you." He hugged me and I hugged him back. "Does your father do this often?" He asked quietly and I sighed.

" Yes, he does." I said as I watched him look away from me.  He looked back at me and said,

"How does he do that to his own daughter?"  He was angry. " He is horrible."

" Kuzon, it's okay. Let's not talk about it." I told him. I was starting to lose my appetite for tea." Go get the tea because I'm not getting out of my room."

"Okay." He said sadly. He must have noticed I didn't want to talk about it anymore.

I laid on my bed and felt the slight swinging of the boat. The only reason I was here was to get  to a nice stop somewhere in the Earth Kingdom so I could head to Omashu or Ba Sing Se. I sighed. I hoped the Avatar knew the Fire Nation was after him. I turned over to sleep on my stomach. I knew I couldn't deny it but I missed Zuko more than I did before. What was he doing now? Was I ever going to see him again? I really wished I had gone with him but there was one thing I was trying to avoid although I saw it happening soon: Zuko and I fighting each other because we weren't on the same side. I tried not to think about it but I saw it in the near future. I sighed. Why was I stressing myself? I heard a knock on the door. The tea had arrived quickly. I told the person to come in, expecting Kuzon with tea only to find out that the person was my father. I bowed quickly. Why was here? What did he want?

"What are you doing here?"I knew that was bold of me to ask but I really did not want to see his face.

"Taliya, my daughter listen to me."

I scoffed. "No, there's no way I'm listening to you." I tried to hold in the tears I had but I couldn't so I turned around. I was expecting a fire whip on my back but I didn't feel any.

"Taliya......"

"What?" I asked quietly. This had never happened. Why was my father trying to...... I didn't know what he was doing. Apologizing? Agni would have to appear to me if that ever happened. He was probably trying to order me.

"My daughter, I have come to tell you something important." he said and I rolled my eyes. And what was it? What did he want? I trick Zuko? I become his lieutenant? I stop talking to Kuzon? Because all of those things were not happening no matter how many times he will threaten me.

"I am sorry for burning your arm. I know I shouldn't have done it and I've been a bad father to you and my son, Rashan. I know you'll never forgive  me right now but I hope you will some day."

I froze for a few minutes before I turned  around and looked at him in shock. When did my father, the great Commander Zhao, become humble and apologize to me or to anyone. I didn't believe him a single bit. He looked serious but I still couldn't believe it.