The Southern Water Tribe Firebender || Zuko x Reader

The Siege of the North, Part 2

Chapter 15

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(Y/n) POV

I opened my eyes and immediately felt a large shiver come over me. I glanced around my surroundings and frowned seeing the large amount of ropes binding me in this location. Was it a cave?

"So you're awake" Zuko sighed sitting across from me in the cave.

"Did you hurt them?" I sighed.

"What?"

I sighed, "Let me ask you again slowly. Did. You. Hurt. My. Family?"

He looked away, "They're alive"

"That doesn't answer my question your grace" I spat struggling in my restraints.

He sighed looking into my sole, "I had a small battle with your sister.. but she's ok. I made sure of it"

I let out a giant sign in relief. As long as they are safe, that's all I care about.

I heard a small shuffle to my left and looked to see Aang past out, "Wha? Aang!"

"Don't even try, his in a state or something. I've been trying to wake him up for at least an hour now" he rolled his eye.

I looked to him, then to the Avatar, then back to him, then to the giant blizzard outside, "Welp this sucks"

He let out a small chuckle before going back to his dark face, "I guess... I can't get you both home yet because of this blizzard. There's always something. Not that you would understand. You're like my sister. Everything always came easy to her. She's a firebending prodigy like you, and everyone adores her. My father says she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born. I don't need luck, though. I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am"

I was silent for a moment, "Relatable" I shrugged.

He gave me a puzzled look, "Excuse me?"

"I said relatable. Everything you've dealt with I have to" I sighed leaning back in my restrains.

"You have no idea what I've been through" he looked away from me.

"Oh really?" I scoffed, "When I was three I discovered I could firebend and told my parents when I turned four. They became so terrified that I was under house arrest until I was five. My sister then discovered she could waterbend and was praised in the Tribe as the prodigy she is. Me being me I showed the council the same way she did, and that's where my troubles started," I huffed. "I was segregated, disinherited, sworn to an oath to never use my power which I never followed, and was never allowed inside the Tribe unless I was with a guard or in my house, all because of a stupid fake I may add prophecy. That's who I am," I glared at him. "Your move"

He gave me a concerned expression, "T-that's rough buddy"

"You can say that again," I rolled my eyes. "But here's the difference between you and me... I don't care. I don't care about those things because they are in the past. I never did anything wrong but I was still treated like a monster, but I don't care. One thing this journey has taught me is that no matter what I am is not for you or anybody to decide! A burns not gonna change that!" I spat keeping my head up high.