AN: Hey people it's Tori427...I wanted to try something new, Because this is my favorite pairing and I wanted to see if I could start an Avatar Story...so here it is my very first Avatar Story! I hope I did well!

Strength & Understanding

I never knew...

When I looked into his eyes I thought I saw things, but this wasn't what I expected.

"Katara..." He whispered,

His eyes shining with something I couldn't place. So close I felt his warm breath on my lips, I didn't know.

"...What are you-" I started to say what are you doing but I knew before I felt his lips on mine.

So soft, perfect...it was like nothing I've ever felt before. I wanted, no Needed more. I pushed up against him, opening my mouth so I could taste him...get more of him. I didn't know in that moment that I was telling him what I tried to hide everyday.

Pulling away from his addicting lips, he was shocked, I touched my lips trying to hold in a smile. then he said my name again, so softly so beautifully.

"Katara...I" It seemed as if you couldn't get to words out. the very same ones that plagued you as they did me, the words that would seal our fate along with those we traveled with.

"Zuko, don't...please." my voice didn't sound like my own, it was stronger then I felt. "I know, now..." I rubbed his scared face, he closed his eyes as he welcomed my touch.

"I Love you, too." My left hand pulled him closer as my right hand rested on his muscular chest. I forgotten he was shirtless, and I also forgotten I was in his room.

We kissed again, blocking out everything, but nothing could block out the sound of a gasp.

It was so quite but we heard it, turning to the door we saw him. His gray eyes where trying to hold in tears.

"Aang." was all I could get out, the lump in my throat didn't seem to want to budge. My hands where glued to Zuko, we both looked at him, sadly.

"Why? I thought...I thought you....I thought you Loved me!" He was crying now, I didn't want to hurt him.

"I'm sorry Aang." My hands dropped to my sides, I didn't know what else to say. But these words came out anyway... "I love Zuko, I have for a while now...I didn't want to hurt you-"

His eyes flashed with anger, we both seemed to have forgotten Zuko was still in the room with us. "So you pretended!?" Aang yelled,

"This is why I didn't want to tell you! You wouldn't have understood!..." My anger clouded my mind, "You're just a child!"

His eyes flashed with pain, and he was gone.

I wanted to take back my words, but I could not...they where the truth. I saw him as a child...tears fell from my blue eyes. My choice was made...I really didn't love Aang at all.

Zuko pulled me into his chest, holding me tighter as my tears fell faster.

"It's going to be okay Katara." he whispered softly into my ear.

This is what I didn't know... I didn't know I needed him, I didn't know he was the one I would fall the hardest for, and the one I would keep falling for.

"You where always the one." I whispered into his chest.

I felt him stiffen from my words.

"You where always the one I needed."

"Katara, I knew." He said lifting my chin so I could look him in the eyes.

"I've always known I loved you...even...even back then when I left..." He looked pained, "I knew."

I looked into his eyes again getting lost, we forgot about everything as we looked into each other's eyes. Our lips met again, and there was no more pain, no more loneliness, no more pretending to be strong.

He was my strength, he would always be my strength...and he would always understand.

I should've known...but I didn't know he was the one.

He was the one....that took away my loneliness forever.

AN: So how was it? Can you please give me a review so I know how I did? Thank You!