Blazing Melting Blades
By: Animanganerd01
Okay, so this one is defiantly an AU. This is new territory for me, so please bear with me. Any OOC-ness was necessary to make the story flow. Overall, this story is a cross over between Avatar and The Cutting Edge. You don't need to know the movie to understand the story. There is still bending and I'll try to get most of the main characters in. This is Zutara all the way. Reviews are praised and answered, Flames are not.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar or any of its characters. They belong to Mike, Bryan, and Nickelodeon. Nor do I own The Cutting Edge. It belongs to its director and writers.
Ice. It filled her senses. She glided over it, sharp blades cutting into its surface. Katara leapt suddenly into the air completing a perfect double spin. She landed, sliding backwards. Camera's flashed all around the rink and the judges pens scratched over their reviews. She pirouetted and posed as she glided. Katara was at the peak of her game, at the début of her talent. Now, time for the highlight of the program: her triple. She zipped forward, jumped, spun three times, and… fell.
A loud gasp issued through the crowd echoing hers. The announcer's voice carried over the people. "Oh! After that amazing performance, who would have thought? Wait! She's not getting up! Is she alright? Someone go check one her! Katara Snow is injured!" Katara grasped her left leg, curled in pain.
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Katara glided over the ice. After six months, she was finally back. Her coach, Iroh West, watched critically as she warmed up. Katara had been working for a few weeks now, and she felt ready to try some of the harder sets. Iroh gasped as she jumped and landed a perfect double. She grinned, her confidence boosted. Before Iroh could warn her, Katara set up for her triple. She jumped, and… fell. Iroh rushed out onto the private rink.
"Miss Katara! Are you okay?" he asked rushing to her side.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks," she replied. She picked herself up and glided back to the railing. "I think I'm done for the day." She capped her blades and walked out of the rink.
Hakoda walked in as his daughter left. "Well. Iroh? How is she?"
Iroh sighed. "Hakoda, I'm afraid she'll never do singles again. I am at the bottom of the barrel."
"Then find another barrel," muttered Hakoda. He walked out after his daughter.
Iroh sighed again and poured himself a cup of tea from the pot on his table. He thought hard for a moment, then it hit him. "Doubles!" he gasped to himself. "And I know just the partner!"
A/N Okay, sorry for the short first chapter, but I just wanted to set the seen with this one. I plan on updating soon! Please forgive me if I mess up the figure skating terms… If anyone knows any and their description, please message me! Oh, and to those who want me to update my bio, my computer isn't letting me do that right now… I'm working on downloading the running system, so please be patient! It should be up soon! Arigato-gosaimasu!