Katara was staring at the moon.
Aang had been sleeping for days. He'd woken every now and then to ask for food and water. Katara never left his side. She was so worried about her friend. What did that lightning do to him? She would never, ever forget the moment she saw it happen.
He had encased himself in crystal for a few minutes and then all of a sudden, burst from it and rose up, his eyes and arrow glowing white. The Avatar State. She could almost feel the power emanating from him. It gave her the extra rush of adrenaline to continue fighting the fifty or so Dai Li agents that had surrounded her. They were about to win!
Then, time stood still. She saw Azula's malicious grin and knew what had happened before she even looked up…
She stopped herself. She knew that if she even recalled the rest of the memory, she would break down again. She'd already cried herself to sleep for the past three nights. She would lay huddled in her sleeping roll, unable to get the images of that day out of her mind. Azula, Iroh, the Dai Li, Zuko…
Zuko.
The mere mention of his name sent her into a rage so strong that her stomach churned. He had made her trust him; she thought he had changed.
I have changed, was his response. No. He hadn't. He was still the evil, ruthless Fire Nation Prince who had charged her village months before. The sick teenager who tried to capture her best friend over and over. The coward she had fought at the North Pole. How many times had they run from him, fought him, feared him?
And yet, when they were trapped in the cave together, she thought he was showing her a side of him that was actually human. He revealed that he had lost his mother to the Fire Nation, just like she had. He told her he had realized that he was free to choose his own destiny. She had even offered to heal his scar!
She did not even want to think about what would have happened had she used the oasis water to heal his scar. Aang might not be alive… No. She would not think about it.
All she knew now was that if she ever saw Zuko's face again, he would regret it. He would regret siding with Azula… he would regret betraying his uncle… he would regret making Katara feel foolish for trusting him…
Aang groaned slightly and turned over in his sleep. I will never let anything hurt you, Aang.
She lay down next to him and fell into a restless sleep.