Setting: (Set at the Royal Family's Ember Island estate, pre-comet)(Zutara)

Zuko stood with his arms crossed against his bare chest. "Why can't this storm hold off just one more night?" he murmured to himself. He had just begun practice in the courtyard when rain pored down and lightning struck. He walked back to his room, feeling angry at the weather.

Then as he was passing Lady Katara's room he heard a muffled cry. "What could that be about?" He thought. The Fire bender knocked on Katara's door. "Katara... um... you in there?" He asked in a somewhat messed-up attempt to help. "Katara?" He asked again with no answer. He opened the door, and to his surprise saw Katara lying on her bed in deep sleep,crying,covered in sweat, and her hair was all over her face, Zuko was surprised she could even breath. "Katara?" He whispered. She stilled cried in her deep sleep. "Katara." He poked her, not knowing what else to do.

She immediately jerked her upper body up. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?" She yelled at Zuko.

A little surprised by her actions he yelled back,"Well I was just checking on you, I heard crying and wanted to make sure you were all right! Not that it matters now!!" He said as he turned to leave.

"No wait Zuko, I'm sorry." She said. "I didn't know it was you."

"That's more like it." He murmured to himself. He walked over to where she was sitting on her bed, lit the candle on the little table next to her, and sat on the corner of her bed. "So...whats the matter?"

"Oh. Nothing."

"Then why were you crying?" He questioned.

"Because, I felt like it." She said not looking at him.

"Oh...sure. So th-" He was cut off by a flash of lightning and a boom of thunder.

Katara jump and screamed at the flash.

"Oh, so that's why, your scarred of lightning."

She looked up at him and there eyes met.

He scooted up closer to her, untill he was sitting next to her. "Don't worry about it, there is nothing to be scarred of. Your inside and it's outside, it wont hurt you."

"How can you be so sure?" She asked.

"I guess I'm just so used to it, because it was so hot in the Fire Nation, it stormed alot. I think I just got used to it after a while."He explained. "If it will make you feel better, I can stay here until the storms over."

"Would you?"

"Yeah, sure." He said putting his arm around her.

She leaned into his embrace, and smiled. "Thanks Zuko, thanks."

Disclaimer. I don't own ATLA...duh.

A/N, I hoped you loved it thanks to AvatarKiba for the idea. plz review.