"Have you ever heard the phrase 'opposites attract'?" She asked, staring at me intently.
Of course I'd heard the phrase. We're told all the time that opposites attract. It's a common phrase, anyways. I hear it a lot, but honestly, when you put it into action things don't always… well, attract.
I shrugged, raising my eyebrow. "Not everything you hear is true," I responded, my voice raspy as usually.
That's right, not all opposites attract. I knew Katara had feelings for me, as she'd just confessed. Her face was a bright red, and she was starting to look mad. Maybe she thought I was teasing her. Maybe I was teasing her. But in all honesty, there were many complications with us being together. "Honestly, Katara… I'm Fire Lord now. How do you expect this," I motioned to us, "to work? You're needed at the southern water tribe, and I'm needed to lead my nation."
"That doesn't change the fact that opposites attract," she huffed, her bottom licking sticking out in a pout. She must be frustrated that I don't seem to grasp the situation completely, but I do. "But regardless of the situation at hand… are you saying you don't feel the same way?" She looked up at me, her face emotionless.
I… didn't know how to respond. I didn't know if I felt the same way. Sure, there have been times where I'd thought being with Katara was what I needed, or what I wanted, but I knew it was impossible. Those thoughts and fantasies have long been locked away and forgotten. It's not like I'd ever expected this day to come, anyways. "I'm not saying that," I admitted after some time.
I saw a small flicker of… happiness, I assume, cross over her face. She leaned forward, eyes shut, and before I knew it her lips were on mine.
Immediately, I felt something spark. It was almost like lightening, or fireworks, something hot and bright. But, no, neither lightening nor fireworks could describe well enough what I felt. Neither of them deserved to even be compared to this feeling, honestly. Her hands raced up my back before her arms wrapped themselves around my neck, and she stood taller to press herself tighter against me. Our tongues swirled together in synchronization, and my hands gripped her waist gently. Wind began to blow towards me, softly blowing her long hair around beautifully.
Eventually we both needed to breathe, and we pulled our lips away slowly. I rested my forehead against hers, looking up and down her beautiful face. Locking eyes with her large blue eyes, I finally decided it was time to answer.
"Katara… Even if we both share feelings for each other, there's no way it would be possible for us to be together," my voice was barely a whisper, and it cracked slightly.
"I know," she admitted, and sadness filled her voice. "I just wanted you to know how I felt. I know that… I know that you'll probably go on and marry a beautiful Fire Nation woman, maybe it'll even be Mai. I know you will, and I know that I'll probably marry Aang and help him restore the air nomads. I know all of this, but still I needed to tell you. I needed you to know that I'm in love with you, Zuko, and I always will be."
Her eyes began to well up with clear liquid, but yet she smiled through her tears. Everything she'd said was right, and I really, really resented the fact that opposites attract. And the attract hard.
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