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Prohibited Affection

Chapter One-Captive.

Are you serious? No no no… How could this happen? How did she get into this situation? This was all her fault! How was she going to get out? What was she going to do? What were they going to do? She looked back on what had happened earlier that day.

Earlier that day

The gang we all know and love were getting ready to take off on Appa once more. After staying in this camp for several days they thought it best if they packed up and set up elsewhere in the Fire Nation. Sokka and Aang were both not yet done packing. Katara found this a good time to go look around in town before they left. She told them where she was going and asked if anyone would want to come with her. Her replies were all no seeing as Aang and Sokka were busy and Toph was you know, being Toph. Off she went.

Taking in the aromas of the market she spotted a little teashop and decided tea would be a good idea. She stepped outside and sipped her newly made tea. The unexpected high temperature of the tea made her cry out in agony. She hadn't expected that! Without thinking she blew lightly on her tea. It immediately turned to ice. She didn't mean to freeze it! So much for her tea! Getting ready to drop the frozen tea away, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

"How did you do that?" a little boy now standing beside her asked. She wasn't sure what he meant at first then she thought about it. The tea! He must have saw it turn to ice! I didn't think it would have looked like that big of a deal…

"Do what?" she asked back innocently. The little boy pointed to her now frozen cup of tea.

"Normal people living here can't do that," he pointed out. "Are you magic?"

She laughed an uneasy laugh. She had a bad feeling about this. But a little boy couldn't catch too many peoples attention with something as small as this right? She was wrong, very wrong. Before she could respond, he spoke once more

"Daddy Daddy!" she heard the little boy call. Seeing his head turned, she thought she could flee while he wasn't looking. She ran and ran as fast as she could out of the marketplace not daring to look behind her.

As soon as she saw grass she thought it safe enough to stop and catch her breath.

"That was close," she said between pants.

"Why yes it was." before she could turn around to see who it was, ropes were thrown around her and she heard voices. Then everything went dark.

When she awoke she was in a cell. She could feel it was hours later and she also felt that she wasn't alone.

End flashback.

Opening her eyes fully she looked around and spotted the other person. She immediately recognized the person.

"General Iroh?" She asked

"Yes friend of the Avatar, it is." he responded.

"Why are you here? What is here? Are we in the Fire Nation capital?" she knew her questions were coming more and more but she couldn't help it. She needed to know.

"By helping the Avatar, I turned my back on the Fire Nation. Second we are in the dungeons of the Fire nation capital. So yes that's where we are." he responded once more.

"I never did get to thank you for helping us out back there. Thank you so much. If it weren't for--" she started but stopped. She didn't want to say if the Avatar was alive or not for fear of who might overhear. As if he were reading her thoughts he started talking again.

"Is the Avatar alive?" he asked. Noticing how Katara was staring at the ground pondering whether she should say or not he continued. "Whether he is or not I won't tell, I am on your side you see. I believe for the sake of this world to continue, the Avatar comes first."

Katara looked at him. She then got up and looked around the cell to make sure no one else was near. Making sure the coast was clear, she then spoke.

"Yes, yes he is. And everyone thought him dead which is a good thing, but because of me getting caught they may have found Aang and the rest of my friends. They'll know he's alive! They'll capture and torment him! And it's all my fault!" She busted out. She hated how stupid she felt. Why did she have to go into town? Why did she have to get tea? She should have just stayed where she was!

"Katara, I believe that's your name?" he started, waited for Katara to nod and once she did he continued. "Give your friend's some credit. They are clearly smarter than what you are implying them as. They won't let Aang be discovered. It will be okay and plus."

"Plus…?"

"I have a plan. We won't be here for long. I've been planning this for a long time. A plan to escape." Iroh announced. Katara was going to say that he looked in no condition to escape but decided not to.

"General Iroh--" Katara started but was cut off.

"That's sounds way too formal. How about you call me Uncle?"

"Uncle? Well okay Gener-- Uncle." She said smiling a little that she made a new friend.

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"Zuko, I have something you might be interested in." Azula said; a spark gleaming in her eyes.

"And what may that be Azula?"

"Oh nothing really, just one of the Avatar's friends." she said; turned on her heels and walked off. Wait what? One of the Avatar's friends? Why would she capture one of the Avatar's friends? To prove to his father that he had once again messed up?

"Why? We all know the Avatar is gone. Why capture one of his friends?" he asked

"They might know stuff that we do not know. Your welcome to go up and question our new prisoner if you'd like." she said and for the final time, walked away. A plan was surely being made into her mind.

When his sister was out of sight, he fled to the where the prisoners are held. Which friend had they captured? And how? And since when did Azula say he could go to the dungeons? Did he even need her permission? This wasn't fitting together very well.

Once at the dungeons, he turned the corner to where his uncle was kept. Surprisingly that's where the other prisoner was being held as well. It took him a moment to realize who it was. It was the water bending one. She wasn't wearing her normal blue outfit but a red one and her hair was down and in fire nation style instead of its usual braid. She looked…different. Her and uncle were talking amongst themselves. That's uncle for you, always talking. Wait. Talking? He talks to her but hasn't even been talking to me?

At the sound of footsteps, Katara and Iroh stopped their conversation and looked over.

Zuko looked at her once more. She always had some type of emotion going on. Either she was infuriated or sad it showed. But when she looked up. he saw none of that.

He had never seen her eyes so blank.

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And thus ! The story has begun!

:D

I know there wasn't any kind of Zutara in here yet but hey it's only the first chapter!

This was basically a Prologue kind of thing. Setting the story up.

One thing, no the story will not take place with Katara in the prisons forever.

Was it too short?

Please review and I'll update faaassst :P

Thank you,

Anntionette.