Author's Note: First fanfic for the both of us, me and my bestie wrote this fic, so please, please…no flamers! But constructive criticism will be welcomed. Enjoy! giggles

Disclaimer: A:TLA can never be mine because if it were, these events would've happened eons ago….EONS, I tell ye!

Who Knew?

"Aang! Aang, where are you?", Katara searched for him everywhere in this strange abyss of darkness, but he simple wasn't there. . She saw flashbacks of her life:

The moment she first saw Aang, Sokka and his boomerang, the understanding …the sudden betrayal of Zuko in Ba Sing Se.

"Aaah!", she woke up from her usual nightmare filled night. But tonight was different, she usually had nightmares of Aang dying over-since that fateful night of Zuko's betrayal, but tonight, she dreamt about him, the firebender who seemed to affect her more than she wanted him to.

She realized that she wasn't where she fell asleep.The room, though unbelievably silent, smelled of ash and was very warm. She opened her eyes and looked around, it was a well furnished room though she was unsure of its color., it was dark and her eyes just started focusing. Katara then realized that she was in an extremely comfortable bed and looked behind her… there it was, the fire nation insignia. It was at that moment that she didn't need to ask where she was, for she knew that she was in the fire nation palace.

Don't panic, Aang will find me, right? Here in the fire nation palace, miles away from where we were hiding. And no one should see him, for his existence should be kept secret..If that ghastly Azula knew about this, all hell will break loose. Aang, Sokka, Toph- everyone will die! Hot tears stung Katara's eyes as she wept helplessly in the room.

"Zuzu, I can't believe you wasted your time capturing that useless waterbender." Azula said with a hint of steel in her voice. "The Avatar is dead."

Zuko tried to hide an expression of annoyance. "I'm just being careful. If he was dead and wouldn't try to rescue his little friend, we kill the waterbender in a month. If he's alive, the moment he steps foot in our palace, we kill him." replied Zuko. Now that he was in the palace, he seemed happy, with his relationship with Mai and his dad. But darkness still clouded his thoughts. Zuko recalled when the waterbender offered to heal his scar using the healing water. He hoped that the water wasn't that powerful as the waterbender had claimed.

" Zuko..", Azula paused," I'm actually impressed." This was the first time her brother had suggested something she hadn't even thought of. Simple in its plan, but ingenious in the execution. Her brother seemed to think that the Avatar was alive and she hungered to know why.

As Katara inspected her surroundings, she realized that she felt very unnatural. Her clothes were gone! She heard a soft knock on the door. She waited and the door opened with a soft click..in the doorway stood the source of her hurt for the last few days. Zuko. Katara glanced at him without really meeting his eyes, she didn't want to remember the emotion she once thought he had shared in those very same eyes.

"I see you remember me. ", he remarked with a strange gleam in his eye.

"Where are my clothes? ", Katara asked angrily. Zuko stared at the eyes that refused to meet his. It was fascinating. Her eyes were this particular shade of blue, they had fire in them. In the fire, they seemed almost violet.

Zuko answered back politely," I had them washed. They were filthy."

"Oh, too filthy for a prince, I bet.", Katara bitterly spat," Where am I?"

"I'm my room, which I have so generously decided to share with you. The prisons are not suitable with your kind." , Zuko replied.

"Oh gee, I am so impressed.", Katara muttered sarcastically. Zuko understood why she loathed him so much. She cocked her head to the side and asked, " Where am I sleeping tonight then?"

"On the floor." Zuko said simply.

Katara glared at him." SO you're saying that the lowly waterbender, who might I add is a girl, will sleep on the hard, cold floor, while the big, strong, male firebender gets to sleep on the bed?" she added, her hate and anger rising.

Zuko was speechless, the girl had more fire than he thought. He then smirked.

"If that's so, then you'll have to sleep in the bed with the big, strong, male firebender."