Zuko paled, having not realized what his spur-of-the-moment emotions had led him to just do. Not only had he been to wrapped up in his own inner turmoil to realize that he'd promised Mikaela he'd come see her, he'd been too busy kissing Katara to even remember that he was even with Mikaela! Instantly, he felt like the bad guy, the sort of villain he'd been when he'd first found Aang at the South Pole.
He stood, clutching the mask in one hand and backed away from her, golden eyes wide.