Saying Goodbye

Intro

Zuko

And I thought I was protecting her. I thought that dueling Azula alone wouldn't harm her. I thought wrong. I t was hard to watch. Lighting, a very dangerous thing. Piercing through her chest. I couldn't believe it. I wouldn't believe it. I pushed my legs to move faster but they only seemed to slow down. I was too late. I couldn't stop it. I would just have to face it. Katara was gone and she wasn't coming back. Never again.

I'll never forgive myself for not stopping it in time. For not saving Katara. It will always haunt my mind. Just yanking my heart right out my chest. I will never be the same without her.

2 years later

Today was a quiet day. There was a smell of tea in the air as usual. Nothing to do but just sit around and watch the clouds move in the sky, so soft so gentle…….. I was getting pretty tired of it. I sat up from the patch of grass I was laying on and sat against the tree behind me to get a view of the pond. I sighed.

"Hey stranger." I heard Mai say as she walked over to me.

"Hey." I really wasn't in the mood today.

"What's on your mind?" She began as she sat down next to me, fiddling with my hair. I pushed her hand off of my head without looking at her.

"That bad, huh?" Then she bent down closer to my face to kiss me but I turned my head.

"Why have you been in such a sour mood lately? You need to cheer up Zuko. I'm starting to get a little worried. Just tell me what's wrong." The thing was I didn't really know either. I just was. I didn't answer her.

Well Mai finally gave up and went back inside. I just sank my face into my hands. I started to think of something, anything to feel better. I could only think of one thing. It made me feel good but it hurt just as much. I was willing to take the chance. So I just sat there thinking…….thinking of her smile.