Remake. I didn't like the Kataang ending so I thought I'd redo it, with A Zutarian perspective.
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Zuko puts his arm inside the sleeve of his robe, a pain shoots through his arm and he winces.
"Firelord." A voice from behind him says.
He turns, "Katara." He smiles. She's in her water tribe outfit, her hair done. Her face glowing with a smile.
"Hello firelord Zuko."
He smirks and puts his arm in the other sleeve wincing and groaning.
"Here." She said walking over to him, she walked behind him putting her arms around him to tie to robe closed. "How are you feeling?" She asked not removing her arms.
"Better." He says and puts his hands on her arms.
"Good," She says into the fabric on his back.
She pulls away and starts to walk out when Zuko grabs her hand.
She looks back at him, he pulls her toward him, she puts one hand on his chest and looks up at him.
"Thank you." He whispers to her.
"For what?"
"For everything." He says and leans down to kiss her.
Her hand moves up to his neck, then both her arms wrap around his neck and she stands on her toes to be at the same height of him.
He wraps both arms around her waist. She pulls away, he leans her forehead against hers taking a deep breath.
She smiles.
"Hi." She says softly.
"Hi." He says back.
Her hands go to the back of his neck pulling him down for another kiss. His hands tangle in her hair.
And if it wasn't for the gong signaling the beginning of the carination they probably would've continued.
"That's your queue." She says pulling out of his arms.
"Yeah." He says not really knowing what to say now.
She smiles at him and turns to walk out. She stops and turns back to him throwing her arms around his middle and kisses him again.
He responds, immediately.
She pulls out of the kiss. He smirks at her and she then fully walks out this time.
He walks out the door and minute later finding Aang there waiting.
"I can't believe a year ago, it was my mission to hunt you. Now we're…"
"Friend." Aang says smiling. "I can't believe a year ago I was the boy in the iceberg."
Zuko puts his hand on Aang's shoulder. Aang smiles at him and hugs him.
They pull away and walk through a set of double doors before a long hallway.
Zuko stops suddenly Aang looks confused and stops too.
"I'm going to ask Katara to marry me." Zuko says suddenly before his brain has processed it.
"What?" Aang asks, "why?"
"Because I think I'm in love with her."
"Zuko, that's great," Aang looks down. "For you."
"I wanted you to know. Because we're friends remember?"
Aang just chuckled. "I know."
Zuko starts walking again and Aang puts his hand on his shoulder. Zuko turns to him.
"Don't hurt her."
Zuko smiles and looks down, "I won't. I promise."
"Good."
They nod to each other and start walking again.
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A/N; Corny? Maybe.
Out of Character? Of course, aren't all Zutara fics? I still love them either way.
I just love Zuko and Katara together.