"Katara's Addiction"

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! If I owned Avatar, Zuko and Katara would be together by now and Ozai would be dead.

Update/Note: This story was written in '05 and is set in Season 1 of ATLA.

Katara sighed a deep sigh as she walked deeper into the woods where she was to meet him. The man she loved and hated at the same time.

Why the hell do emotions have to be so complicated! She thought to herself.

But never the less she always ran to him… he was her addiction… she knew the effects he had on her… yet she couldn't (nor wanted to, for that matter) stop coming back for more. At last she approached the clearing that they had designated for their little 'meeting' .

Katara stared at him for a moment, before he broke the silence. "Water Tribe peasant." He said coolly, and took a step closer.

"Spoiled fire prince." She shot back, and she too took a step closer. They kept exchanging insults and taking a step until they had bridged the gap between them and were standing only inches away from one another.

Katara's heart started beating rapidly as their lips met in a flurry of passion. Shit! We MUST do this more often! Katara thought as she made a mental note that went something like: Kiss Zuko in woods more often.

After a minute or two, they pulled away and turned their backs to each other. "Stupid waterbender…" Zuko stated.

"Arrogant firebender…" She returned.

"I love you." He said, and she quickly replied,"I love you, too."

Over this whole time, they never once noticed the pair of eyes watching from the bushes. "They call that love?" Sokka inquired in a whisper as he raised an eyebrow. He waited… for he wanted to catch his sister by surprise when Zuko left.

Katara turned, kissed him again, and then spoke up, "And no matter what happens between us… I'll still kick your ass when you try to capture Aang."

"Wouldn't have it any other way." Zuko told her with a smirk. She smiled back at him.

"Meet me at my ship… tonight after your friends go to sleep, we can eat dinner, and see where things go…" Zuko said. Katara raised a curious eyebrow as she thought of what the 'see where things go' could mean, she then decided that no matter what he had in mind it could only be good, and nodded her approval. He left and Sokka made his move.

"So… what do we have here?" He asked from behind her, scaring the shit out of her. Katara panicked. 'Think Tara! Think! What to say?' She mentally screamed '... Damn… I got nothing…' she scolded herself after a moment of thought.

"Sokka?" she asked slowly. He walked in front of her and smiled.

"You know you have to tell Aang soon." He said. Katara nodded solemnly.

"And, sis, don't do anything I wouldn't do tonight, got it?" He said being the cautious big brother who didn't want his sister to be pregnant on her 15th birthday and she laughed… oh how she hated her brother's sarcasm.

"Yeah, Sokka. And don't even start with me… I know you were sneaking around and sleeping with Suki. You can't pull that shit on me… I'm a woman… I see all." She teased. Sokka gasped, then laughed.

"Do you really love him, Katara?" he asked. She nodded.

"Yeah, I really do…" she told him truthfully and then added in a small whisper, "He's my addiction…"

A/N: I know that was REALLY short, and you probably hate me for that, but I'm in a hurry. This is my first fic on FFNet… and also my first attempt at a Zutara… (I usually do ZukoxOc or some random fic about me in the avatar world. Lol) so no flames, please. Give me a break… Just this once.. Lol! So, go on, review! (Oh, and I appreciate constructive criticism from people who are more experienced than I am.)