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I walked through the crowds, bored out of my brain. When was this going to end? Uuuuggg!!! It was just boring and all I could do was talk to people! I'm fifteen, why would I want to do that? I roamed around, looking for someone that looked at least my age. I saw a boy in a blue suit and he looked about my age, maybe I could talk to him? I walked part of the way over to him. I sighed and walked on as I saw he had a girlfriend, he wouldn't want to talk to me. I looked around some more and saw my little brat of a sister talking to a group of boys. Bloody hell! If my thirteen year old sister can find someone to talk to, why couldn't I? I sighed again and shook my head. Then I saw Mai. My sisters best friend. She was standing alone. She was wearing a short black dress with a ruby red cumber bun. Her hair was in two buns pinned to the sides of her head. She didn't look happy. She never looked happy. I usually did my best to ignore her. I looked around a bit more. That's when I saw the girl. She had beautiful skin, Chocolate brown. Her hair was long and flowed down her back. She was wearing a beautiful Silk blue dress. It had spaghetti straps and came down to her knees. She looked beautiful. I couldn't stop staring at her. That's when it happened. She turned around. My heart leapt as I saw the face of this young girl. Her eyes sparkled like blue sapphires. Her face was beautiful and her smile! Her smile was wonderful, full of happy thoughts. Her eyes burning with emotions. She looked as if she was happy. I wanted to meet this girl. I wanted to see what she was like. She seemed nice enough. I pushed through the crowd of people. And I kept staring at her.

"Hi" She was the first to say. Her voice was amazing! It felt like the refreshing feeling of the beach on a hot day. I couldn't find my tongue so I smiled. She looked at me expectantly. My breath caught in my throat. I didn't know what to do! I started getting angry at myself for being so stupid.

"Hi" I had finally found my words. I took a deep breath. She looked so pretty. I couldn't help but feel nervous. She smiled at me It was warm. What if she doesn't like me? What if she thinks I'm ugly because of my scar? Or even worse! What is she is scared of me because of my scar?

"I'm Katara" Katara. Katara.

"Katara," I tasted the word. "I'm Zuko"

"Zuko, I like that name" She likes my name? My heart pounded twice as fast as the perspiration trickled down my face. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end.

"Katara is a very nice name too," I said nervously, trying to sound nice.

"Thank you, Zuko" She said sweetly. She turned to get a small piece of cheese from the table and popped it in her mouth. I watched silently. Her hair moving gracefully, her lips as she enveloped the cheese, her eyes closing slowly as the taste covered her mouth. It was all too much. I decided to start a conversation before my brain exploded from all the thoughts.

"There wasn't anything to do, so I was looking for someone to talk to and came across you. You seemed to be nice" She opened her eyes and swallowed the food in her mouth. It all seemed to be in slow motion.

"I'm flattered" She smiled her sweet smile. "Am I as nice as I seem?"

"I don't know you that well," I rubbed the back of my neck. Where do I go from here? What am I doing here? Why did I even bother to talk to her? She probably didn't want to talk to me!

"My name is Katara, I live near the beach, I love blue and water, I am thirteen and I also am fascinated with fire" She said abruptly. I smirked.

"My name is Zuko, I live near the beach as well, I love red and fire, I am fifteen and I am also interested in Water" I said water in a husky voice, not sure why but She giggled anyway.

"Nice. Where on the beach do you live?" She asked, I blinked a few times.

"I live in a big house with a red roof and the number is 156 in George Street" I said a little too quickly.

"I live in a smallish house with a blue roof and the number is 158 in George Street" Katara looked so small, but she fascinated me. I wanted to get to know her more.

"We live next to each other?" I asked her.

"Yes, we must. I've never seen you, but I hear you fight with your sister" She flashed her gorgeous smile. A shade of crimson spread itself over my cheeks. I forced it away.

"Yeah, little brat." I sighed looking over to the flirtatious little brat of a sister I had. " So you're interested in fire?" I asked quickly, diverting my attention to Katara.

"Yes, why?" She asked me, surprised by my sudden question. I took a deep breath. Am I ready to tell a stranger? Should I tell her?

"Well, come with me, I want to show you something" She threw me a look of suspicion.

"Ok... not too far" Her voice cracked a little. I knew she probably didn't trust me. I wanted to tell someone badly, but I didn't know who I could trust. I looked her in the eyes and saw a pair of trustworthy blue orbs.

"We won't go too far. Don't worry, I'm not a creep, just I'd like to show you something that is a little personal to me. Ok, that just sounded really creepy but would you come?" She still looked suspicious as I tried to tell her what I wanted to show her.

"Ok...." She reluctantly followed. I walked around behind a wall.

"So, what exactly did you wanna show me?" I smiled and lifted my hand in front of my face. A little fire lit up just above my hand. I looked at her as she stared at it, wide eyed. What does she think of me now I wonder? She looks like her eyes are going to pop out of her sockets! It was then I realised she lifted her hand to touch it. Just before she touched it Water filled her hand. She grabbed hold of my hand and the fire went out, making steam.

"I thought I was the only one who could bend" She whispered.

"So did I" I whispered back. The moment was filled with the sound of boiling water. The air was filled with the rising steam. I looked at her, trying to see what she was thinking. All I could tell was that she was concentrating hard.

"Katara! Where are you?" A boy yelled. Our hands broke apart. Damn it! I never wanted the moment to end.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" I asked, a little disappointed.

"Worse, My brother" She stated, annoyed.

"Kat- oh, there you are! What are you doing?"

"Making steam, Sokka" She said in a-matter-of-fact tone. I laughed. I couldn't help it. His face was distorted.

"Get away from him! What have you been doing to my sister?"

"I bend fire, she bends water, we connected our hands and it created steam" Sokka's face calmed down a little bit.

"Ok, stay away from my sister. I've seen boys like you!"

"Haru was another story, Sokka. Get over it! Zuko's nice, he won't hurt me. And plus, He gives me someone to talk to in this boring place"

"It's a tea party! It's supposed to be for adults!" Katara's brother said as he threw his hands in the air.

"Go kiss Suki!" She laughed as she pushed him away.

"I'm watching you!" He did a gesture moving his hand from his eyes to my eyes. He annoyed me. He really did.

"Sokka, Suki loves dancing! Go dance with her!" Katara shouted after him.

"Dancing?"I asked when she turned back to me.

"Yes. Do you dance?" She asked me. I thought about the times my uncle had taught me to dance.

"Yes, I was taught how to by my uncle. Do you?" She scrunched up her perfect face.

"Yes, I was taught by my Gran Gran, against my will" I smiled and put out my hand.

"Would you do me the honour of dancing, Katara?" She turned a shade of crimson. I've got her! I get to dance with her!

"Yes, Zuko, I would" I grasped her hand and led her to the dance floor. When we reached the floor I spun her around and grabbed her waist gently. She slid her hand on my shoulder and we danced.

"So, who did you dance with?" I asked her. She screwed up her face again.

"My brother, you?" I laughed.

"My sister's best friend. She's fourteen and she liked me" Katara looked at me surprised.

"Did you like her back?" Katara's eyes were wide with mischief.

"No." I said, chuckling a little bit.

"Tell me, what did you think of me when you first saw me?" I looked at her. Her abrupt question got me cornered.

"What gorgeous eyes" I said without thinking.

"Oh, thank you" She blushed again. I laughed nervously.

"Did I say that out loud?" She nodded and giggled. "Ok, what did you think of me when you saw me?"

"I thought that you looked kinda cute" Her blush didn't fade one bit as she confessed.

"Oh really?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Yes" She looked down.

"No one thinks I'm cute because of my...." I couldn't finish my sentence. I took in a deep breath.

"Your scar?" She let go of my hand and reached out to touch it. What is she going to do? I started to mentally freak out. I went to grab her hand but it was too quick. I closed my eyes. Her hand had an unearthly feel about it. A wonderful feeling. I opened my eyes and felt her hand. It was covered in water.

"You can't heal it, it's a scar" I murmured. She looked at me with this sadness in her eyes. I imagined it must have been a reflection of my own expression. I closed my eyes again and took in the fresh air.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to help" I smiled weakly.

"It's ok, I don't mind. It's there for a reason, it's supposed to stay there" I stated, remembering the night.

"I guess so." She smiled up at me and I dipped her in one graceful movement.

"Katara! I've been looking all over for you! We have to go, Gran Gran is in the car!"

"Ok Sokka! Calm down. Bye Zuko. I hope we meet again!" She said as she was dragged off by her brother. I really hated her brother for ruining some of my most precious moments.

"I do too!" I whispered. She looked back and waved at me as she was being pulled into the car. I stood there in the dance floor as the small car pulled out of its park and drove away. I didn't know if I would ever see Katara again, but I really wanted to...