A/N- Hey people. This is my first Zutara. Reveiws are greatly appreciated as well as constructive criticism. Flames however will not be tolerated. If you want to flame me, then you try writing a story. That is all.

Chapter 1

"Hurry up Katara! We're ganna be again!" Sokka yelled from the living room. "Would you stop yelling? I'm ready," Katara said as she walked into the main room.

"Well…?" she asked as she twirled around. She was wearing an open back, strapless dress. It was as blue as her eyes and a slit up the leg. Her hair was done up in an elegant bun with a few stray pieces framing her faces.

Sokka just shrugged and turned to leave.

Katara rolled her eyes and followed. "Your such a guy," she said when she caught up to her brother.

Sokka shrugged again and opened the door of the carriage and said, "I know I am sis," as he helped her in.

For a while after the carriage had rolled away the two were silent. Katara gazed out the window onto the beautiful countryside of the fire nation.

She sighed. She never in a million years would she thought she'd live to see the day when she would be riding in a royal fire nation carriage, on her way to the palace to Fire Lord Zuko's birthday party.

She sighed again. Zuko had been her enemy for so long, but that all changed when he decided to join them and help defeat his father. After that the two of them had become friends, willing to risk there lives for each other.

It was so easy.

So black and white.

Until one day, she had looked up and there in front of her was no longer her best friend. There standing in front of her was this mysterious boy with tousled, black hair and liquid gold eye.

"You okay, sis?" Sokka asked concern in his voice.

"Ya I'm fine. Just thinking."

Sokka still didn't look convinced. Katara couldn't blame him. Because the truth was, she was terrified.

Terrified of seeing those gold eyes again.

Terrified of seeing him after a year apart.

Terrified that when she saw those eyes, she would melt. Just like she had the day she had fallen

But she couldn't let Sokka or any one else know that. So she just smiled and said, "I'm fine. Really."

He bought it.

They spent the rest of the ride talking and joking.

But when they got to the palace, Katara could feel her heart start to beat faster when she saw

Zuko walking out to great them.

"Hey Sparky!" Sokka greeted him as he got out of the carriage.

Zuko gave a little chuckle, some things never change he thought.

But his laughter died when he looked up and saw the most beautiful thing emerge from the carriage.

Katara steeped out of the carriage but tripped, sending her tumbling face first to the ground. But instead of feeling the coolness of the gravel she felt a warm arm around her waist.

It could just be Sokka, she thought, no hoped. But the universe is a funny thing and when she looked up blue met gold. And she melted.

"T…thanks," she managed to say. Zuko gave her a small smile, "No problem," he said as he put her back on her feet.

An awkward silence fell between the two, only to be sliced by Sokka, "Hey, you two coming or what?"

Katara gave Zuko a small smile before heading after her brother.