I forgot to do this on the last story, but I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender.
This is story is set the morning right after Her Eyes. Thank you guys for all of the reviews for my last story. Without any further introduction, I present …
Prologue
Katara's POV
My body is glistened with sweat. I feel exhausted after hours of bending continuously without any break. No one, not even the Avatar, goes through this constant painful experience. Like every part of my body is on fire, burning as though it was fueled by the angry power of the gods themselves. No amount of water can stop the flames from killing me from the inside out.
"Katara?" the most familiar voice pulled me out of my misery, sounding like sweet honey.
Turning around, I found amber eyes… they glow as if they are alive, flowing like a river of the most beautiful golden color I have ever seen. These eyes see through to me as if they have known me their entire life. Can such a thing be possible?
"Katara? Are you okay?"
Pulling me out of my revere, I blinked a couple times curiously at the man in front of me. His torso was luminescent in the cast of the light from the glorious moon. However, his body was covered in many scars, seeing many battles in such a short life. He was what, only seventeen? How could such a man, about two years older than I, bare the scars of a million battles?
"Hey Zuko. Yeah I am fine, just doing some late practicing again. The moon is full, so I wanted to get as much practice I can get before she goes away."
"Well, why don't I be your sparring partner? You may need to learn to fight against a firebender anyways. I am the only one awake right now, so why not give me a shot," he smirked with cockiness.
He wants to take me on hand to hand? Where was the fun in that, unless he was scared to face a master waterbender under the full moon?
"Are you really so scared to face me in a battle of elements? Or are you just trying to protect your pride?"
His eyes had widened at my words, clearly shocked at what I was saying.
"I know you can take care of yourself using your water, but you need to learn to fight as if you can't bend the water. I was only suggesting a spar because you obviously need the practice.
His "I am superior to you, peasant" attitude came back at full force really pissing me off.
How dare he! I am a master waterbender. If he thinks that I am scared of some pansy, he has another thing coming.
I stood firm as I shifted into one of my bending forms. Taking that as a sign, he moved into one of his own forms. I looked into his eyes, they were fierce in determination, like a fire that was burning within his actual eyes.
An eternal fire.
He came at me quick, with great stealth, in one swift motion. I barely had time to block of the blow that came at my head…
"You are going to have to be quicker than that Katara," he teased me with his face in a victorious smirk as if he has already won this match.
What he didn't see was what came next…
With the arm that I used to block his attack, I hooked my arm onto his, and with my other hand I balled my hand into a fist and punched his stomach. Unable to dodge, with me being latched onto him, he made a small 'oomph' sound, and lost his breath. Finding my opportunity, I released him, and he fell backward to the ground. Using this to my advantage I straddled his waist, and held his arms above his head. He finally realized our position, and blushed profusely. I smirked at my win…
"Looks like you counted your otter-penguins before they hatched. I wi…"
He flipped me before I could finish my last word, and he was straddling me all of a sudden, sitting on me like I was just a second ago, but his weight was shifted so as not to hurt me. His fiery eyes had died down into that sweet honey-like state they were earlier. They melted me, and I couldn't help but blush at them.
Suddenly, he was leaning into my face. His lips were so close to mine, that I closed my eyes. Feeling the hot breath on my face, I could feel myself floating away, and I lifted my face a bit more. The next move was his…
"Katara? Katara, wake up. Katara, you are asleep wake up."
My eyes opened to see me lying down next to Zuko in his room. Sokka was in there, and his face was red with pure anger in his blue eyes.
"KATARA! ZUKO I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"