this story is kind of based off the episode "the cross roads of destiny" this is how i think it should've happened...more or less lol there will be more if i get some reviews so PLEASE review

"I THOUGHT YOU CHANGED!" Katara cried, the hurt evident in her voice, as she threw a wave at Zuko. "I HAVE changed!" Zuko cried back, but something inside him still didn't feel right. He pushed it aside though and threw a stream of fire back at the water tribe girl. Aang gasped from where he stood fighting Azula, ignoring Azula he dodged in front of Katara and blocked Zuko's attacks, however turning his back on Azula proved to be a mistake as he felt a wave of lightning course through his body.

"AANG!" Katara cried, rushing towards him, but before she could reach him a wave of fire hit her in the side and knocked her off her feet the last thing she saw before everything went black was Aang's still, lifeless body lying on the ground. Finally she saw no more.

Zuko's P.O.V

"Azula why'd you do that!" He screamed rushing over to Katara's still body. "She wasn't bothering you!" "Oh don't tell me you have feelings for the little peasant…what would Mai think?" Azula asked in her cold, wicked voice. "Whatever, it doesn't matter anymore the Avatar is dead, you know what that means right Zuzu." Zuko said, as he stared at Katara's limp figure. "It means I can go home…" Zuko finished, why didn't he feel as happy as he thought he'd feel.

She trusted me! Zuko thought to himself, she trusted me, and I betrayed her. "I want the girl as my prisoner." Zuko said automatically. "What? The peasant? Why, the avatar is dead, you have no need for her." Azula asked. "I just…want her, as my slave." Azula laughed in her cackling cold menacing laugh. "Fine, take the girl then, what do I care?" Azula grabbed Iroh by the wrists, "as for you TRAITOR! I'll take you back to the fire nation and lock you in the palace dungeons for the rest of your days!" Azula said coldly. Zuko looked up at his uncle, but couldn't meet his eyes, and dropped his head back down in shame. He picked up Katara's still unconscious body and carried her back to his ship.

On his ship Zuko started barking orders, "I'm putting the girl in the spare room, I want my finest healers to work on her burns, and don't you dare leave her for a second until she wakes, when she does wake come and get me immediately, do you understand!" Zuko finished "Yes prince Zuko." The guard replied, as he went off to find the healers.

A week later

Katara groaned, she was beginning to regain consciousness, she still didn't have the energy to open her eyes, all she could tell was that her right side burned slightly, and she was lying in a bed, what happened? She wondered to herself. Finally memories of the battle came racing back to her, her eyes darted open. "Aang!" She tried to sit up but a hand reached up to her shoulder and pushed her back down lightly.

"Be careful! You're still pretty hurt, you took a nasty spill." Katara could recognize that voice anywhere. "Zuko." She said angrily, as she began to remember how he'd betrayed her. "Let me guess, you kidnapped me right? You're only taking care of me so the avatar will come get me and you can take him, just like you've always wanted." She spat out the last few words like they were poison. "The avatar is dead." Zuko said flatly "Wh-what?" Katara asked, disbelief in her voice, as tears started to trickle down her cheek.

"At least that's what they say, I don't believe it though, and it'd be too easy if he was dead." "If you attacked me why do you care? And why are you taking care of me?" Katara asked sourly "I didn't attack you." "I beg to differ." Katara said shortly. "I mean, I did, and I've regretted it ever since, but I didn't attack you the last time, before you went out cold, that was Azula." "wait? How long have I been out?" Katara asked suddenly curious "About a week." Zuko replied.

Finally Katara used the energy it took to turn her head sideways to look at Zuko. He had his head hung down in shame. "Katara…I'm SO sorry. I know I betrayed you, and I'm sorry, I've been sorry about it ever since I did it, I don't know why I did it." He admitted. Katara heard something in his voice, he sounded sincere, but she wasn't going to let him off the hook that easy, she was going to play around with him for a while. "yea, that's what you said last time, and now the avatar is dead!" she said bitterly tears streaming down her cheek.

"I'M TELLING YOU HE'S NOT! My life's not that easy! I know he's alive, but everyone else believes he's dead…I don't" "So what are you going to do about it?" Katara asked. Zuko glared at her, hurt that she didn't trust him, and angry at himself for thinking she'd trust him after what he'd done to her. "I saved you! That's something isn't it? I could've just left you in the crystal catacombs to die, but I didn't!" he got up angrily and before slamming the door behind him said "Prepare to hit shore, we've finally arrived at the fire nation!" he slammed the door behind him and he was gone.

Sokka's p.o.v

Sokka had been hiding out protected during the whole battle in the crystal catacombs, he resisted the urge to call out to Aang when Azula's lightning bolt hit him, and it killed him to sit by and do nothing as he saw Azula direct a stream of fire at his sister, and watch as Zuko took her. Finally when they'd left and the coast was clear he ran over to Aang's limb form. "Aang! Aang? Come on buddy wake up!" Sokka started to panic. He picked up Aang's body and tried to find his way out of the catacombs; finally he saw light at the end of one of the tunnels and ran as fast as he could.

Ba Sing Se had been conquered by the fire nation, so he had to be careful, he snuck around until he reached the healer's hut, he peeked in to make sure it was safe, seeing that it was he rushed in. "I need help! Please! Is anyone here good with lighting wounds." The healers looked up at him all at once and gasped. "The avatar!" "SHHHH!" Sokka hissed. "As long as the fire nation believes he's dead, we'll be safe."

One of the healers spoke up. "Sonya, she's good with lighting wounds, she's in the back you can go back now. Hurry you haven't got much time from the looks of him!" Sokka nodded his thanks and rushed to the back of the hut; Sonya rushed up to him and took Aang immediately, and put him on one of the beds and retrieved water from a pouch around her waist. "You're a water bender!" Sokka exclaimed quietly. "Not a bender, but I'm a very good healer." Sonya replied calmly and quietly. After she'd finished her work she backed up to look at Aang. "Time will tell if it worked, I must go to the market to get food and supplies, if he awakens, the others will know what to do." And with that she was gone.

Sokka walked up to Aang's bed and sat in a chair. A few moments later he heard a groan, he turned to look at Aang. Aang opened his eyes and looked at Sokka "Wh-where's Katara?" was the only thing that came out of his mouth, and he closed his eyes again, drifting back into unconsciousness. Sokka sighed, knowing that the healer had succeeded. "I don't know pal, I don't know."