Hanging by a moment
this story takes place after 'the boiling rock part 2' episode.
desperate for changing
starving for truth
Katara opened her eyes. She looked out of the tiny opening in the wall of her room, it was dawn. 'damn it.' The past few days she hasn't slept like she used to, and she knew just what the reason was. She went back in her bed and closed her eyes, not that she would ever be able to fall back asleep, but it was better than spending her morning with their new group member. Ever since he joined their group she kept worrying about her friend's safety, and she wasn't able to sleep well. Just like she had expected, Zuko joining their group brought nothing more than trouble.
After a while she decided to get up after all. She walked trough the long hallways of the Western Air Temple they had been hiding the past few weeks. After she got dressed, she went to the common area. She wasn't surprised at all to see Zuko there, but didn't bother to ask him why he always got up so early. She really didn't care. Even though everyone in the group seemed to trust him, she just couldn't allow herself to take that risk again. She thought of the conversation she had with zuko when they were trapped under Ba Sing Se. She did trust him there, she even offered to heal his scar for him, but he just.. She could feel the rage inside of her boiling up again. Zuko didn't choose to fight on her side that day, he just turned their back to her and her friends. No wait, he shot fire at her and her friends. She had promised herself not to be so trustful towards anyone again. After all, at times of war you can't trust anyone. She didn't bother to greet the firebender when she walked past him.
Zuko heard footsteps behind him and turned his head. Expecting an enemy, he sighed in relief when he found out the footsteps belonged to Katara. He heard her walk past him. For a moment he thought she would greet him, or at least notice him, but she walked by without even paying attention to him. He felt his stomach ache of disappointment. Ever since he joined the group Katara wouldn't even look at him, and the only time she had talked to him was when she threatened to kill him if he touched Aang.
Yeah, they really hit if off..
desperate for changing
He watched Katara while she was making breakfast for the group. Zuko always heard the group members complain that she was always mothering them and worrying about everyone besides herself. He never could imagine why they felt that way, but seeing her cooking he now had an idea of what they meant. He was snapped out of his thoughts when he suddenly heard his name. He looked up only to find Katara staring at him. 'Zuko?' she waved her hands in front of the firebenders face. He looked at her in disbelief, he wasn't really used to her speaking to him. 'I need you to make a fire for me.' her voice was cold and the expression on her face didn't seemed that friendly either. Oh, what he would do to make her trust him.
Katara watched as the boy slowly stood up and walked towards their cooking place. He attempted to make a fire in his handpalm. She really couldn't get used to the fact that he'd be here every morning from now on, that he slept in the same camp as they did, that he was teaching Aang how to firebend. She just couldn't understand why he decided to join the enemy all of sudden, after he had betrayed them only a few weeks ago. Till now on she had refused to ask him, but she couldn't handle her curiosity any longer 'You know, Zuko..' she began speaking 'Why did..' She wasn't able to finished her sentence. Aang came storming through the door and greeted the two happily. At least someone had slept well, katara thought with a smile on her face.
Starving for truth
After breakfast Zuko and Aang started their firebending training. But their training was rudely interrupted by a fleet of fire nation ships firing bombs at them. Katara heard a familiar voice as she ran up to Aang. It was Azula. 'Great, as if one crazy fire nation royalty interfering in our group wasn't enough' she said, a little bit louder than she had planned to. If only she had turned around, she could see the hurt on the face of their newest group member.
the end of chapter 1.
First of all, thanks for reading, please leave a review of what you think about the story so far. Anyway this is my first fanfic about Avatar; The Last Airbender. to be honest, it's my first fanfic ever. I am a huge fan of the show and have been reading a lot of fanfics about it the past few days. So I thought, why not give it a try myself? This first chapter isn't that interesting at all, but the next one sure will be. At least I hope it will.. I guess I'll just try my best and see where it gets me. The story is, as some of you may have recognized by the title, inspired on a song by Lifehouse. The song is called 'Hanging by a moment.' I love that song. Furthermore I have to excuse myself for my english I guess, since it's not that great most of the time. If I make any huge mistakes please tell me, I really appreciate it :)
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Hanging by a moment by lifehouse