"Lady Katara, would you like a hot bath drawn for you?"

"Ughhh..."

"Lady Katara?"

Why oh why did we agree to stay at the fire palace? "Please just let me sleep some more..." she pleaded.

The ridiculously happy voice rang out once more as the sounds of heavy curtains were pulled back the pure sunlight streamed into the room.

"I'm sorry Lady Katara, but all guests are to rise at this time." I am going to kill Zuko.

"FINE! I'm up Kanze!" Katara yanked back the covers and threw the servant out of the room. She got dressed as fast as she could, using water bending to help clean up. She raced to breakfast, fuming.

"What the hell, Zuko!"

The young man in question spat out his tea in surprise. "I TOLD you I don't need attendants!" Zuko stared for a little bit before clearing his throat, "But Katara that is their job."

"To hell with their job! You know me! I don't need people to take care of me every ten seconds!"

"I know that Katara, but think of it this way; these are their jobs, they've been trained for this sort of stuff for years. If you turn your backs on them, it'll be like sneering on their profession."

Katara thought for a second. "Yeah I guess you're right..." Katara looked around at the giant room and sighed. "What is it?" Zuko asked, pouring them some tea. "I don't know...doesn't it feel weird that just a few days ago, we were fighting for our lives in these rooms?" Zuko winced, "I try not to think about it." There was an awkward silence. "...so where is everyone?" Katara ventured.

"According to the attendants, they're still sleeping. Aang blew the attendant out of the room, Toph locked the attendant out of the room using her metal bending and Sokka—"

"—wouldn't wake even if an Elephant-Yak screamed into his ear." The two of them chuckled as Katara sat and accepted the tea from Zuko. She trusted him, but was still a little wary around him. It was at times like this when she saw who Zuko really was, when no one else was around to judge him. He was starting to open up more to the group now after the battle that killed his father. It was strange, sometimes Zuko was nice even outright friendly, but other times, he retreated to the back of his mind and snapped at anyone who dared to try and bring him back. Zuko and Katara found that they bonded a little better, since they both knew what it was like to lose their mothers during the war. Katara still felt slightly torn with Zuko, since he did destroy so many people's homes...but he did help defeat his father...but he'd LIED to her in prison!! Katara tried not to think on that vein by sipping some more delicious tea. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice that Zuko was staring intently at her. "w-what?" Zuko hurriedly looked away at Katara's voice.

"I was...looking at the tapestry! Um...yeah..." Zuko shifted uncomfortably while trying to look really interested in the disgusting looking rug behind her. He's so cute when he's embarrassed. What would he be embarrassed about anyways? Does he think I'll make fun of him for appreciating tapestries? He's really really cute...WHAT THE HELL? Katara shook her head as her mind and eyes started drifted towards Zuko. EW. I don't think Zuko is hot! He tried to kill me...multiple times!! ...but his eyes are so 

pretty...NO! Bad Katara! Katara quickly drained the rest of her tea (regrettable, since it really was good tea, and she didn't usually rush through her first cup of tea like that), excused herself and marched down the many hallways to wake up her sloth-like friends. All the while, beating down her hormone-ridden mind from thoughts of a certain to-be-fire lord.

yumeitenshi:

okay so first chapter of first story uploaded. COOKIES FOR ME!! lawl anyways, this story will have lots and lots of delicious Zutara...not really sure how this story is going to play out though. XD I had a rough draft in my head which keeps changing...If you guys want a lemon, just tell me and w/e. If I do put in a lemon, I WILL be putting up a warning in case anyone wants to skip it XD
R&R!! thank you!!