So ummm...number 4 in Zutara week!! And new episodes start soon!! YAY!! I wrote this while I was working...so tell me if it's bad...
"You know," Zuko said while watching Katara clean up dinner. "Everyone has a different style of manipulation. Have you ever noticed it before?"
"No," Katara said bluntly. When he tensed up, she said, "What do you mean a different style?"
"For example, the avat...Aang (he quickly reminded himself when she glared at him)...is a peaceful child. When he looks at you with those grey eyes that speak of kindness and wisdom, they tell of hope. The hope that everything will eventually be ok. The hope that the wrong will soon become right. He compromises most of the time, and flows gently around everyone. Just like air. the wind barely pushes against anything unless it is angered.
"Now Toph on the other hand is exactly the opposite. She wants what she wants when she wants it. When she wants something, she better get it or you won't get to see the light of day again. She is firm, resolute, and unshaking in her beliefs, just like the earth that she bends in a thunderstorm. But she can be swayed, just like a tree in the breeze.
"Now you-"Zuko started.
"I don't want to hear about me," Katara said angrily, "until I tell you about the way you manipulate others.
"You are foolhardy. You don't stop to think about what others think, nor do you think about the consequences of your actions. You recklessly change beliefes. You are as passionate as the fire you bend. People are scared of what you think." She was now in his face. "Do you even care about what others think? Your passion drives people out of the way for fear of getting caught in your path, just as animals flee from fire," she said as she pointed her finger in his face.
"You are the opposite. You are full of love. You do stop and think, but you think almost too much. Just like some water can be soothing, but too much can drown a person. You love to the extent that no one can say no to you. You are like the mother-figure to those who don't have one." He took her hand and gently moved it away from his face. "That's how you manipulate people. You love too much, and people don't know how to return it. That's why you get what you want." He leaned in and whispered in her ear. "You love so much, without realizing you need passion to love fully. What's your passion?"
She whispered back through gritted teeth, "Then if you have so much passion, what do you love?"
He smirked and said, "I Love..."
"KATAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!" Toph yelled as she came bursting into the room. They both jumped, and Zuko let go of Katara while she blushed.
"What?" She asked, trying to hide her red face.
"Oh nothing," Toph said smiling. "It's fun to scaring you. It makes your heart pump, which leads to better blood pressure and more energy." She started laughing as she left the room. Zuko followed her.
"Zuko, what were you going to say?" Katara asked.
"Nothing," he replied as he left. A piece of cloth fell out of his pocket.
"Zuko...wait..." Katara said as she went over to the piece of cloth. But he was gone.
She picked up the cloth and found something wrapped inside of it. It was a crystal from Ba Sing Se with a note. It read...
"I'm sorry."
A/N: Sorry that there was no Sokka in this chapter...but he might be in the next one...sorry!
-warriorqueen90
