I didn't mean to.

I used to hate him, just like all of us did.

I even had a fantasy of going onto his ship and killing him.

Not that I would, of course. But he posed that much of a threat to me. To us. To Aang.

But then...I changed.

I remember when Aang told me about the Blue Spirit. It made me think, that maybe, Zuko did have some good in him.

Then there was Ba Sing Se. He looked almost...civil, working in that tea shop. As if his honor wasn't the most important thing anymore. I think that might've been when I started to change my mind.

Then the crystal catacombs. I trusted him. I truly believed he..

I'm not sure what I believed. That he was on our side, I guess. That he was..good.

However, those thoughts were quickly removed from my mind.

Still, I thought of him. At night, when the fire would die out, and I'd be only one awake, his name would pop up in my head.

Shortly after that, there was that..incident.

I had been out getting firewood, since the others were too lazy, when I ran into

Seriously! He came out of nowhere!

And I, well...I sorta went crazy on him.

Or, I almost did. He clasped his hand over my mouth before I could speak.

I was surprised because he knew my name.

"Azula and her 'posse' are planning to attack tomorrow. Leave the area."

He walked away, but I called him.

Why? I'm not sure. But he turned, our eyes locked, and I thanked him.

Then he was gone.

So I went back ro camp and told everyone I had 'seen' Azula and we had to leave. We did.

But Toph knew. Of course she did. She hears everything. It can get annoying. She didn't tell me, exactly, but she said something like, "Azula? Are you sure it was Azula?" She'd raised her eyebrow knowingly. Luckily, she didn't mention it again.

A few days later, Azula and her friends did attack, along with Zuko. I noticed he had a long scratch on his neck that hadn't been there when I had last seen him- I think Azula had found out he told me her plan and hurt him.

And that made me...angry.

Anyway, because we knew they had been coming, it was much easier to finish the fight with us winning.

After that, we started meeting.

Oh, sure. At first it was accidental. I ran into him once, twice. We wouldn't say much, just look at each other. I touched his face, once, it was...nice.

Then he planned on meeting me. I don't know how he did it, but he would send me messages,

And I would go.

I remember when he kissed me. I was angry at him.

I was yelling.

He just looked at me, with those amber eyes.

"What do you think?"

And then he kissed me. It was so swift, so unexpected, I almost pushed him back.

But I didn't. I kissed him back.

I love him. I shouldn't, but I do. I think he loves me too.

Nah, I know he loves me too.

...If Sokka knew, he'd kill Zuko. If Aang knew, he'd kill Zuko, too. I'm pretty sure Toph already knows. Like I said, she knows everything.

The solar eclipse is coming. The battle is coming. I think we all know it, but we're afraid to say it.

This time, he'll be on our side.

I didn't mean to fall in love with him. It just happened that way.

I love him. I love Prince Zuko. I'll say it to him, but no one else. I can only imagine the consequences.

Love is a funny thing. It has a way of working out. I just hope it'll work out in our favor.

bah. i just felt like writing this. it took me about an hour.

i listened to defying gravity and as long as you're mine while writing this. i'm on a wicked kick right now. lol xD

did you like it? it's supposed to be katara reflecting back on her relationship with zuko. reviews? and look at my other fic betrothed, also zutara, PLEASE!?

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