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I slowly lifted my hands, smoothing them out across my patients pained skin. I spread my fingers out over the wound and frowned, I could feel sweat dripping down my face. I watched as the wound slowly closed, forming a small scab at the opening.

"There, all done" I sighed and leaned back against the sharp walls of the cave.

"Thank you mam" I smiled at him as he hesitantly tested his leg, and then simply walked out of the cave unharmed. Once he was out of sight I closed my eyes and wiped the sweat dripped down my face.

"Miss Katara" Jet, the leader of a group of earth kingdom warriors. She had travelled with them for days now, evading danger and taking it head on, but it was all getting too much for her, 'all this healing, when does it end?' she asked herself.

"Yes?" she asked, keeping her eyes closed.

"That's the last one" he informed and she smiled lightly to herself.

"We move at sunset" he said and quickly left the mouth of the cave.

Katara sat there for a moment, giving herself time to focus on the important task at hand. She was headed up to the Northern water tribe where she was needed for her healing abilities. Chief Arnook was gravely ill; he had fallen ill and had been treated for several weeks until finally she was called for her assistance as his condition was not improving. It was important to her and her tribe that she get there as soon as possible and help the tribal chief.

"Would you like some food Katara?" Jet was back and had a pouch full of berries. She nodded and he sat beside her, she cringed as his thigh brushed against hers, he sat so close to her that she thought he was leaning on her.

"Actually Jet I think I'll pass, I'm going to go find a river and refresh myself" she didn't wait for an answer, just quickly got up and left. If she had of looked back she would have seen that Jet had thrown the pouch of berries at the cave wall in a temper.

It wasn't long before she had made her way to a small river that flowed gently down stream and re-filled her pouch that she carried at all times, for healing and safety reasons. She sat down enjoying the sound of the water clapping against rocks as it rushed on its journey. A little waterbending passed the time, amusing herself with little manoeuvres, until a twig snapped behind her and she whipped around and froze, for there, standing before her was none other than, well, the most unlikely person she thought would have been standing there, Prince Zuko. He didn't say anything, just looked at her with a determined glare, and she stared back, but in fear.

"Miss Katara, we are ready for departure" said an earth warrior, she looked at him for a moment, taking in what he was saying before she looked back to where Zuko was, but he was gone.

"Alright" and she hesitantly moved forward, her eyes search around her, looking for him. The warrior looked at her strangely.

"Are you alright?" he eyed her and she frowned.

"Nothing, carry on" she said and walked past him quickly.

Jet and his warriors where tidying up there camp fire when she returned, leaving no trace of them being here. He looked over to her and then nodded to his men. They started walking to a clear area of the forest, Katara quickly snatched up her bag and followed them, all the while wondering whether or not she really had seen the Prince. She was brought back out of her thoughts when she tripped on a branch. They where now wandering into the deep shadows of the forest and she quickened her pace wanting to stay close to the warriors. Every now and then she would glance over her shoulder nervously.

Katara wasn't surprised when loud shouts could be heard ahead, but once again she strained to see what was happening, and when she saw fire she ran away from the commotion. Twigs and sharp branches lashed at her face as she attempted to rush through them and her eyes searched for somewhere to hide. Then she screamed when a hand slammed over her mouth and dragged her into a moss of thorns, she screamed against his mouth but he clamped a hold of her tighter, and with his arm snaked tight around her chest he didn't give her room to breathe. Finally he let go off her, letting her slump to the floor with a thud, which she growled and rubbed her now sore monkey tail. She looked around and saw him stand at the mouth of a very small mossy cave. She stood abruptly and stared at him, demanding an explanation with the glare she threw at him.

"He needs your help" he growled and Katara glanced at the cave.

"Oh right, I'm just going to walk right in there and-" she wanted to argue with him, shout at him, hit him, let all her frustration out on the one person she hated the most but he must of known this because he grabbed her wrist and yanked her into the cave.

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