Ok ladies and gentlebugs, because my office package is not working I am forced to write this on notepad. Anyway as you can see new idea for you all in the form of a lovely little Zutarian fic. Title is a work in progress and anyone who knows how to write crazy please drop me a line as I am having problems with Azula as a character although I have some ideas.

As always I do not own the copyright of this cartoon, I do not own the characters and I do not have anything to do with the creation or continuation of said cartoon (if I did it would have ended Zutara!!!) ^_^ Zutara forever ^_^

By the way all you Kataanger's out there if you must flame then please make it worthwhile, in otherwords do not simply put "Zutara sucks"; really not helpful to the creativity of young writers xx

Chapter 1 - Run away

"Why do you keep doing this?!" He yelled; grabbing her arm he roughly spun her around to face him, her pleated her whipping out dangerously, the anger and hurt in her eyes never dessipating.
"Why do I keep doing what?" She answered detatchedly, Spirits how she wanted to hit him. She felt his anger flare at that, the heat flowing through his hands onto her skin; the fabric of her tunic offered no barrier. "Walking away! It's not like you. Why won't you just talk to me?"
"What so you can have a good old laugh behind my back with that ice cube you call a fiancee?" Ah, so that's what this is about.
"At least I'm not running away. Maybe some of Aang's habits are rubbing off on you just a little too easily". She shoved him at that point; hard, catching the space in his stomach where Azula's lightning had hit him. He grunted and let her go; his hands going to his stomach and to act as a balance on one knee. He caught the brief change in her demeanour just then, the softening of her eyes as she reached out to help him. But she caught herself and she stood resolute. "Now see what a difference that makes" he smirked.
"Oh what would you know about anything?" She crossed her arms angrily.
"Plenty" he replied gruffly, not missing the confusion in her eyes as she tried to understand what he meant.
"Why did you follow me?"
"Why did you run away?" he countered.
"It's got nothing to do with you!" She cried flustered by his question.
"It's got everything to do with me" he had hold of her wrist once again.
"Why?" She whispered looking up at him. The tears stayed resolutely behind her eyes, but he knew they were there; could hear it in the way her voice softened, in the stilling of her struggles. He softened, his fingers finding their way to her cheek, his knuckles grazing her soft skin gentley. She felt herself lean into the delicate touch her eyelids fluttering shut. "Because it's me you're running away from".
"What reason do I have to stay?" She breathed. She felt his hand retract and found herself wanting desperately to hold onto it, hold it to her; her eyes opened and stared into the molten gold of his own. "You have Mai and I..." he laughed softly.
"You don't know what you have, or what you could have Katara and I wish you did". She looked at him startled.
"Zuko..." He leaned into her and her eyes fluttered closed once more. She could feel his breath on her cheek, felt it graze her eyelids, her lips; his hands on her cheeks, she caught herself holding him there and it was so good. The simple knowledge that she could touch him and he wouldn't disappear, not yet anyway. She felt his cheek, his left cheek, against hers and she smiled sadly.
"What?" Her eyes opened and his heart stopped, Kami she was beautiful.
"I love you".
"'Tara..."
"Even if you marry Mai, I will never give myself to Aang, not my heart, not my body, not my soul because... they're already yours". And then she startled him, raising herself onto her tiptoes she kissed him, softly, chastely and then she was gone. Pulling herself from him running down the corridor with her face in her hands.
"'Tara" he sighed softly as he watched her go.

So my lovely fanficers let me know what you think. I am making this into a chapter fic obviously hence chapter 1 but anyway... please R&R.

Peace out

Scarlet137 xx