Chapter 1
Katara
As walk down the corridor to Zuko's room, I wonder if he loves me too. Maybe he does, maybe jus- My muses stop as she sees Zuko hugging and kissing Mai. My heart just cracked. He finally acknowledged my appearance. Hurt fills my eyes and I dash back to Toph and Suki. They are the only people I know who know that I love Zuko. When I push the door open, they know with one look of what happened. I jumped into their arms and started sobbing. They stroked my hair and whispered to me,"Its alright, its alright."
Zuko
I was telling Mai that I want what's best for her because I'm not gonna make her happy. Maybe someone else. She understood what I was saying. And when we we're hugging, I felt another presence in the room. I lifted my head up and saw Katara, hurt, of all things, in her eyes. I was going to explain what just happened until she took off. I apologized to Mai again and followed her. I saw her go into the girls room. I peeked through the door and saw her sobbing into Suki's and, unbelievably, Toph's shoulders. They were stroking her hair and whispering to her. I stayed there and was about to leave until I heard Suki whisper,"Its alright Zuko, she's asleep." I cringed and walked into the room to find two stern looking women.
"Alright Fire Flake," Toph whispered cracking her knuckles. "You have a choice, the easy way," Pointing to the chair and rope. "Or the hard way," Pointing to herself, holding two rocks, and Suki, who was holding her sharp fans. I gulped and decided to play it safe and go with the chair.