Please. If I owned Avatar, Katara and Aang wouldn't have gotten together. It would've been her and Zuko.
Her wintery aroma crept up into his noise every time he found the avatar. Sometimes when he was just thinking of the perfect moment when he would catch the airbender he could swear he smelled her. The waterbender.
When he decided he would catch the Avatar to restore his honor, he wasn't expecting a package deal. He didn't want to fight a girl.
It wasn't that he was afraid of losing. He didn't have enough pride left in himself to care about that. It was just that he was jealous. Here he was, fighting for honor, and there she was, proving just how much honor she had. Strutting around like an important person because she was helping the avatar, because her parents were proud of her, because her sibling wasn't a psychopath.
He hated her. But at the same time, he couldn't help but think about her whenever he wasn't occupied thinking of strategies.
She was more graceful than anyone he had ever seen, even Ty Lee. Maybe that was because this waterbender, deep down, felt she had something to prove. Show the world that she wasn't just a water tribe girl, but a savior for all the nations. It disgusted him, because it came so easily to her, proving what she was worth.
And he would, if he had to, swear on his uncle's life that he had never seen a person more beautiful than this waterbender. Not even Mai could compare. Her eyes could tell a story, her smile could light up a room better than any firebender, and her hair's radiance could match the ocean's.
He had rarely felt more confused as to how to feel about a person. He had to fight this waterbender almost daily. He should hate her, should want to finish her off like he wanted to do to the Avatar. But part of him had to admire her, respect her. She was doing everything he couldn't, and she didn't even have a visible scar to remind her of the times she'd failed.
Each time he thought about her, each time he fought her, he found another thing to love about this girl. Her determination, her fierceness, her care for the Avatar and her brother, her beauty, her fighting techniques, her attitude, her everything.
After a long day of searching for the Avatar, a part of his brain said he let the trio go for a reason. A three syllable, breathtaking reason.
Katara.
So, this is my second Avatar fanfic, but I do believe this is a lot better than my first. I've been watching a lot more Avatar lately, and I just think Zuko is the most dynamic character. Plus, I think him and Katara make the perfect couple. (: So, I decided to write this after a burst of inspiration struck me last night. I will most likely put a second chapter on how Katara feels about Zuko.
Anyway, I really hope you've enjoyed reading this. Please review ! (:
