AN: Well, I've decided to try my hand at A:TLA drabbles, since it appears to be the new trend... hehe, just kidding. Don't bother expecting any similation of plot, logic, intelligence, or regular updates here. This is basically for any random idea that hits me. I can tell you that most of these take place in a universe where Zuko has joined the Avatar-group. Don't forget to leave some love for the review whore, eh? Enjoy:)
01. Wonder
"Why?" He cries desperately. Tears run down his cheeks as he stares hopelessly at her. "Why did it have to end like this?"
"I... hated you..." She whispers, each breath a strain as the blood rushes from her body.
"Why!" He shouts, and she smiles sadly. Her body is weak and dying, but her eyes—those vibrant, intelligent, fierce, alive gold eyes—are staring straight at him.
"Mother... always... liked you best..." She murmurs. He knows she's fading.
"You were supposed to be the brilliant one! The prodigy! The ruler of the Fire Nation!" The tears are blurring his vision, and his voice is cracking as he screams at her. "You were everything I wanted to be! Why would you give it up just like that!"
"Because... I never... wanted... any of it..." Her body is broken, bones shattered and flesh burned and blood seeping from every pore, but her voice rings clear.
He hears her, but he can't understand. He screams, a long howl of unimaginable anguish and pain, of loneliness and jealousy, of loss and hopelessness. He fought long and hard but still lost everything, yet she gives it up willingly. He can't understand.
She closes her eyes and her final breath escapes her, and he's left to wonder alone.