Ok this is a Zatara story that is told in the point of view of Katara. This is my first fan fiction plus I am young so please excuse any bad spelling or grammar. Also I would love it if you reviewed since the only way I will probably finish this is by encouragement, so if you want me to keep going please review and enjoy.

Romeo and Juliet: A Zutara Story

Chapter 1

In the Jasmine Dragon

"AANG!"

Uh, Aang was being his normal goofy, childish self. Not that I didn't like him or anything but sometimes Aang got on my nerves!

We were in the tiny little house that the Earth King gave us in Ba Sing Le, when Aang wanted to show us a trick he had just learned.

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"Look everybody! I can make water grow!"

"What are you talking about?" said Sokka who was sitting on the loveseat looking at Aang warily.

"I can turn a couple ounces of water into a couple galleons of water…watch."

But before he could do anything my motherly instincts kicked in.

"Aang, not trying to say you're a bad waterbender or anything but its just that with that much water it would be easy to loose control and in this little space, there could be a lot of damage."

"Oh come oooon Katara." said Toph "Aangs' the avatar, I'm pretty sure he could do something like make water grow."

I looked around the room to see Sokka, Toph, and even MoMo in anticipation to what Aang was about to do. My hands were tied.

"O.K" I said, giving up.

I went over to sit on the couch as Aang was bending the water from the flower vase.

He started with simple movements of the water. The change in size was subtle at first but then it started to really grow.

Sokka and Toph started clapping enthusiastically for Aang when he finally had a huge glob of water; even MoMo looked like he was doing a touch down dance. I was the only one not happy.

"Look I can even do tricks with it!" said Aang

He started moving the water (which was now as big as a wrecking ball ) around the living room. First he looked as if he had everything under control but then the water took a sudden jerk and it instantly had a mind of its own.

I quickly got up to help Aang but it was already a lost cause. The water smacked right into the back window (which made up half the back wall) and shattered it into a million pieces.

The window was big enough to stop it making it crash and burn right at the end of the living room, making a huge puddle.

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"I'm so sorry Katara, I just lost control! I'm sooo sorry sorry sorry."

Aang was on the verge of tears as Sokka and Toph stayed back, knowing how angry I was.

Normally I would have gone over and comforted Aang but I was so mad at him I knew I would do more damage than help.

"Aang,Sokka,Toph,MoMo" I said, trying to be as calm as possible " I'm going for a walk"

With that I left, walking down the cobble stoned streets with no firm destination in mind.

How could Aang do that? How could they all do that? After everything I had ever done for them, they can't even repay me back by listening to me?

The sun was shining but it wasn't a happy day.

The birds were chirping but it wasn't a happy day.

Everyone around me seemed happy but it wasn't a happy day.

At least not for me.

After sulking, crying, and walking for what seemed like hours, I came across a shop that was filled with people in and around it.

"THE JASMINE DRAGON?" I whispered quietly to myself.

OH! This must be that famous tea shop everyone in town was talking about. Good, maybe that's what I needed, some tea to clear my head. Then afterward I'd go home if I could since I had no idea where I was.

When I walked in, I sat at the table facing the left hand wall in the middle.

Due to my sorrow and tiredness my head felt really heavy so I rested it on the table with my hood up. I didn't even bother looking up when a familiar voice asked

"What would you like?"

"The best one you have" I answered.

He didn't answer instead he asked again in a startled voice

"What would you like?!"

"The best one you have." I said again, puzzled at his startled tone but again I didn't lift my head but this time I didn't have to.

He took my hood, pulled my head up and turned me around.

"Zuko?!" no wander his voice was familiar, how could I have not known

"What are you doing here?"

"WELL I SHOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION!" I yelled, standing up.

I was ready to fight but I was surprised to see he was frightful of everyone watching us. He grabbed my upper arm and pulled me toward him, whispering in my ear

"Not here." He pleaded.

I tried to snatch my arm back but he had already started pulling me toward the back.

He took us behind the cash register but took down a black veil for our privacy.

"Now why are you here?" I asked.

"I'm here with my uncle now why are you here?"

" I'm here with Aang now lets stop the chit chatter and lets fight."

"NO! Please this place means everything to my uncle, you don't understand! We can fight another time just not here."

"OH that's bull crap, we all know you care about no one but yourself so what's the real reason you don't want to fight huh? Coward much?"

I quickly did a round kick to his stomach then bended my fighting water to grab his leg and make him fall.

I was sure now that he would fight since I had him on the floor and Zuko didn't like loosing but he stayed there and looked at me with the most pain filled eyes I had ever seen.

"Please we have finally found a place where we could hide peacefully; I don't want to ruin it."

All the hatred I had in me before had vanished and pity took its place. I then did something I had never done or ever dreamed to do; I squatted down and put my arm around his shoulders in comfort. He seemed startled by my movement but quickly relaxed.

"You have changed Zuko. Why?"

"These past couple of weeks, I have been through stuff you can't even imagine. I'm slowly starting to realize that what the fire nation is doing is wrong. It saddens me to know that it took me being banished to figure it out."

"Well the most important thing is that you figured it out" What was I doing?! Treating and feeling like Zuko is and actual human. After all he did to me and my friends, I should want to rip his heart out, not sitting on the floor with him while his head rested on my shoulder. But the thing was I didn't feel like that. Not only was Zuko human but he had actual feelings and a heart. Who knew? Suddenly this new feeling of desire and warmth rushed through me but I couldn't figure out or put a name to it. He looked at me and I looked at him. By the way of his eyes I could tell he was feeling it to. This was getting WAY out of hand.

"Zuko? Who is your friend?"

I turned around to see his uncle Iroe. When he saw me, the look on his face would have been priceless if it weren't for the sake of my embarrassment of what he walked in on us doing.

Zuko quickly got to his feet.

"Uncle I was just -"

"-doing nothing, well of course you were"

He said the words but the look on is face made me assume that he thought we were doing something WAY worse than what was done.

"Well I guess I should go now" I turned to leave but Zuko, once again, caught my arm. He didn't say anything but I could tell he didn't want me to go which gave Iroe even more amusement. He turned to see what I was looking at and saw Iroe's face, then dropped my arm.

"Yeah uh nice to see you" he said blushing

I blushed in return then walked out.

This was so wrong but it felt so right. In a way I felt like Juliet and Zuko was my Romeo. He was from the fire nation, I from the southern water tribe, both not meant to be together, both fighting in war. But there would be a way. There had to be.