The sun was setting over the southern water tribe. The moon would soon be rising and everyone would come out to celebrate the king's 40th birthday and also the day when Lady Lucy was to exchange peace with the fire nation.
"Lady Lucy?" I called outside her room. "you can come in" she replied. Walking inside, I looked around the room and I saw the princess lying in the queen size, dark blue bed. Moving over to the dark blue curtains I opened them.
"the king has asked me to get you ready my lady" I said. She sat up in bed and looked at me. She had blonde hair and a small, petite body with piercing light blue eyes. She was very pretty and that's all that matter.
Looking over and me she said "stop staring, and let's get started then" apologizing I went to her walk in cupboard and opened them. Pulling out six different out fits, I walked but to her and held them out.
"I will go with the dark purple dress" was all she said. " "Great choice my lady" I replied. " of course it was, I picked it". She said with a snicker.
She wasn't a bad person, she never hit, or abused you but she wasn't nice or polite and nobody expected her to be, she was the lady Lucy, daughter of king Phil and queen Victoria, she was their only child. But she was still expected to marry someone of noble blood and form a peace between fire benders and water benders. Everyone knew it was helpless, seeing as this fight dated thousands of years ago, but they all still hoped. Besides I would rather be here than in the fire nation were they beat their servants for doing one thing wrong.
Walking over to her, I slipped the dark blue, strapless dress over here tiny figure. Sitting her down into her chair I curled her hair and pulled her hair back in a flawless ponytail. Grabbing the makeup I applied some dark purple eye shadow, and some black mascara. Stepping back I bowed.
"thank you, Katara" she said standing me up. She did something unexpected and hugged me. "You know I care about you, don't you?" she asked. I was to shocked to reply. "Well I do, your my favourite maid, and I hoped after all these years we are more than friends".
"Of course we are, my lady" I don't know what made me say it but it slipped right out of my mouth. "Good then I hope you understand what every happens today, I did it for my nation, for the water benders, for you" she said looking me straight in the eye.
"I'm sorry my lady, I don't understand?" I said looking at her with confusion clear written all over my face. "You will soon enough, and remember you're a beautiful, young and talented girl" she said while placing me in front of the mirror.
My hair was a dark chocolate brown hair that reached my lower back, I had dark blue eyes. I was taller than Lucy but still short. I had wide set shoulders, skinny body and boobs. I admit I was pretty but not as pretty as Lucy she was just flawless. I had the traditional blue dress on, with my mother's necklace.
"And you're a very powerful water bender" she said smiling. "I'm still confused why are you telling me this, my lady?"
She looked at me very sadly, gave me one last huge and said "all in good time". And with that she walked out of her room, but not before turning to me "oh and you can have the first of the day of".
Walking into my room I grabbed a towel, and new dress and head down to the local lake. Seeing as everyone was off to celebrate the kings birthday, I figured I would be alone and in peace.
Turing the corner, I was so wrapped up in thought I bumped into someone. "Whoops, sorry about that". "You're always so clumsy aren't you sis?" looking up I stared into a pair of blue eyes " Sokka?, what are doing?". "getting run into by you" standing up I helped my brother to his feet.
"well I have to get going, going for a shower". "What?, you got the rest of the day of?". he got really pissed "that's so unfair!" and he started to pout. Sokka was a warrior but still had to do chores as he wasn't of noble blood.
"Oh you poor baby, well I'm of, love ya" hugging him I skipped of, well not before I heard "I LOVE YOU TOO SIS!" and don't get caught". Pfft so over protective
Finally reaching the lake, I looked around Peace, finally. Stripping to my under bindings I floated into the water. Mmmmmm I thought, soooo good, now to practice my bending.
Bending was only allowed to be practice by men, women were healers and healers only. You got punished if you got caught bending and only Sokka and Lady Lucy knew and they both said they won't tell.
Starting simple, I tried a water whip, then a water ball, then a title wave, she then froze some water at started attacking a nearby tree. Flipping backwards into the water I sunk down itno the water and started thinking
what did Lady Lucy mean?, is something gonna happen to me? Her? Sokka? The water tribe? Maybe I'm over thinking, maybe nothing's wrong and she just being nice? Yer that's probably it, don't fret everything is fine.
Walking out of the lake, I used my water bending to try myself and then separated the clean water from the dirty water, emptying the clean back in the lake and the dirty water on the grass. Picking up my dress I slipped it on. Walking over to the edge of the lake, I crouched down.
I miss you mom you too dad, I thought. Standing back up. " how long have you been there?" I said turning around to face a fire nation solider, I couldn't see his face. My scared expression turned to shocked. How dare he perv on me. Grabbing some water out of the lake I started sending him back. "you're a perv, I will teach you to spy on a woman bathing" I yelled at him.
This caught he's attention, snapping he's head up, I saw it was the enemy, fire prince zuko. "Drop before me you, peasant" he commanded. " I will do no such thing, my lord" I spat.
He came at me then. Started throwing fireballs at me, I ducked out of the way, but before I could attack him. I heard a voice "KATARA" shitI thought what is she doing here.
"how dare you attack a fire nation solider" Lady Lucy was closer now and boy was she fuming " but-but-but my lady he watch as I bathed and then he attacked ME" I protested.
" Don't you dare accuse Prince Zuko of such a thing" boy had she lost it, I thought choosing him over me. Prince zuko looked father smug throughout the whole conversation. "Know get on your knees and ask for forgiveness"
what happened to her, she was really nice this morning. Sigining I got down onto my knees "I'm sorry prince zuko, please forgive me, it won't ever happen again." I bent down and kissed his feet. Arghhh. I screamed in my head.
he bent and lifted my chin up "don't ever let it happen again" bending right next to my ear "or else" he growled, he just growled at me! What an asshole I thought. Jumping to my feet I hearded Prince zuko whisper "is this katara?" "yes" my lady whispered back quietly and with sadness in her eyes.
"GUARD!" he yelled pointing at me "take her, and put her on the boat, we are leaving" he turned and walked away.
screaming, I fought back. Jumping in front of my lady I tried to protect her. "I'm so sorry Katara" she whispered and knocked me out, last thing I heard was Sokka screaming out my name.