Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, or any of the charcters included in it.

By: ChopStickGirl120

Katara sighed. She was relaxed...knee deep in water. That might not be comfortable for someone else, but not Katara. She adored the water. She let her fingertips brush across the clear liquid. Small strips of water floated as she bended.

She was alone...no one to disturb her. Some alone time did sound amazing, but time with her friends was even more precious. Though, she never really saw her friends much anymore. They weren't as close as they used to be.

Aang was traveling. He always had something to keep him occupied. Wether it was traveling the nations, or hanging out with Toph...a lot. Those two were pretty close. But they were around the same age, so she thought that made sense. Yes, Aang and Toph manage to see each other quite a bit. Katara decided to settle in the Fire Nation. She figured that was the reason no on ever came to visit her.

Her own brother, Sokka, didn't even come to give her greetings. He wasstill a little stubborn when it came to the Fire Nation. He wouldnt give up the fact that the people that started the war are gone, And the conflict is over. So Sokka just stayed in the South Pole and he was content there.

A while back, Katara had decided that she wanted to live in the South Pole once everything died down. That, obviously, didn't go as planned. The Fire Nation had grown on her. She like dit now that everything was remotley in peace.

The Fire Nation was a beautiful place. It grew so many more things than the dull South Pole. It was filled with abundance. And the firebenders were so awesome to watch. Sometimes she wished she was a firebender. They were so triumphant. So mysterious, so...

"Oh my gosh" Katara gazed. She got out of the water and onto the roads. She got to a remote part of the city and saw a closer look.

There was a man firebending on the roof of an abnormally large building. He was so precise of his every move. Not a hair out of place. Everything was as it should be.

A crowd of people looked up at the man for a moment and then went back to what they were doing. Couldn't they see how good this guy was?

"Ugh, hes up there again?" Katara heard one girl say.

"Well isn't he always?" Another girl giggled.

"Who is that?" Katara came into their conversation. The girls just gave her a dirty look.

"Thats the Fire Lord" The first girl said.

"Yeah, Fire Lord Zuko" Another girl added, "Shows how much you know."

Katara paused. She really didn't know what to say. She had just stared at Zuko for, gosh, she lost count of the minutes. She was admiring how truly gifted he was. Katara wasn't sure if he had always been that good, but then again, she never really payed attention.

She walked away from the girls. She didn't know what cam eover her. She never really thought about Zuko that way before. It was...abnormal.

When she glanced up at building again, Zuko was gone. No big deal. It's not like she cared. Or did she? Well, she really didn't wanna think of that logic. Her bare feet touched the cold pavement. She hoped that her feet wouldn't get bruised, though, since she had been walking quite a bit latley.

Katara decided to get off of the road and move to a more grassy area. Flowers were blooming and the grass was growing back since the war had ended and no more heavy explosives were needed. But it was, however, the Fire Nation. Of course there was going to be some desecrated areas that were burnt to a crisp. She just couldn't believe it had been a while since the war had ended.

Then, Katara was walkng up a hill to see the sunset. She lost her balance. Down she went. She couldn't feel much else except pain striking her body. She suddenly felt like she was safe. It was warm...and then she lost conciousness.

Her eyes flew open a while later...but it wasn't where she was before. She was no longer outside, but rather in the Fire Lord's palace.

'W-what am I doing here?" Katara held her head in pain.

"Hold still, dear" A servant was trying to keep some ice secured on her head to ease the pain.

"What happened, though?" Katara tried to calm down as she let the servant keep the ice to her head.

"Well, Fire Lord Zuko came in with you in his arms. I assumed that you fell or something. He was here with me just a second ago...but he had to leave the room for a moment"

"Oh..." Katara's eyes widened,"Thanks"

"No problem, dear, I'll sent him in" The servant exited the room in search of the young Fire Lord.

Then the door swung open and Zuko entered. He closed the door tightly behind him and approached Katara.

"It's good to see you're well" Zuko cleared his throat.

"Um, yeah" Katara looked down, "Your majesty, I am not entirely sure why you did that for me..."

"I had to" Zuko spoke up, "You were falling" Then he realized hes sounded really mushy and he couldn't have that, "I would have done it for anybody"

"Oh, okay then" Katara felt a little umcomfortable with the Fire Lord. After all, she was gazing at him a while ago, which made things harder and harder.

"Not looking at me now?" Zuko narrowed his eyes on the water bender.

"No...its just..." She couldn't think of what to say. She tried to get up off of the bed, but she was so weak. She ached so badly, but she couldn't show weakness. Not in front of Zuko. So she climbed out of the bed and pretended to be alright. Then her weak muscles lost control once more, and she was about to fall. Luckily, she had Zuko there to help her again. So Zuko caught the girl in his massive arms.

He held her tight for a moment and then set her down on the bed.

"You're not going anywhere"

"And why is that?" Katara raised an eyebrow.

"Because you're not healed enough" Zuko glanced at the other side of the room as he crossed his arms.

"Who are you to judge that?" Katara also crossed her arms.

"Katara. You. Fell. Off. The. Bed." Zuko stated,"You're staying"

She let out a sigh of protest and then put the covers over her.

"I will see you later then" Zuko exited the and left Katara in the strange room. He proceeded to his own quarters. Once he was sure that his door was locked in his room, he layed down on the bed and just thought happy thoughts. His uncle would sure appriciate anything that made Zuko think happy thoughts. Too bad he would never tell his uncle though. But, he'd probably find out eventually.