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-Bows and asks for forgiveness repeatedly- I know I haven't updated in a very long while. I also know that I'm not the best writer around. So here's my attempt to fix that. I'm planning on revamping ALL of my stories before continuing them. It's the best I can do. So what type of person doesn't try to fix her most popular story first?

Obviously an idiot. But that's not me! Switch is going to be done first.

And guess who's jumping the Korra bandwagon!

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Title: Switch

Fixed as of April 15th, 2012.

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Summary: Katara thought that being engaged to Aang was what she wanted. Yet her feelings told her otherwise. Will trickery, and a little bit of dress-up, get her out of it, and get everyone's 'Happily Ever After' as well? Zutara.

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"Will you marry me?"

"Uh... Sure?"

Katara thumped herself on the head for the fifteenth time that morning. Toph noticed her distress from the other side of the room. The small earthbender girl was always more attune to Katara's feelings. It wasn't as if the waterbender was good at hiding them, anyway. They were all sitting at the dining room table, eating breakfast at Ember Island. Katara kept playing around with her food, moving the spicy fire leaf around her plate. She kept tapping on the table, and looking deep in thought. Toph had just about had enough. Obviously Katara was thinking about something that bothered her.

"Keep still, Sugar Queen!" Toph bellowed all of the sudden. Katara's head snapped up as she looked at her friend from the other side of the table. So did everybody else's.

"Sorry..." she mumbled. She didn't notice that she now held Zuko's complete attention. When everyone stopped staring at her and resumed eating, he leaned over and whispered in her ear.

"Are you alright?" he asked softly. The rumble of his voice sent shivers down her spine. Katara didn't look at him directly. How silly was it for a 22 year-old to avert her gaze? She shook her head.

"I'm fine." she said softly, still playing around with her food. Zuko didn't buy it. He raised an eyebrow. He knew she didn't like bothering people with her problems, but he also knew that if she kept things bottled up, she was prone to angry outbursts. She tended to stress herself out and inaverdently stress the people around her.

"You sure?" he asked. Katara nodded. Zuko sighed. Something was definitely bothering her.

Aang stood abruptly, a bright beam on his face. Katara stood as well, and was about to say something when Zuko grabbed her arm and pulled her back into her chair, limiting her movement. He had a feeling that whatever Aang was going to say also had something to do with her.

"Everyone, I have an announcement." Aang said. No one paid attention but Zuko.

Zuko raised an eyebrow. "Now, I know you were all expecting this, but the day has come." Aang said. He seemed rather smug and Katara's gaze traveled to the ground. Zuko's grip on Katara's arm got tighter, as she started to wrench her arm from his grasp.

"Katara and I are engaged."

Crash!

Zuko's goblet fell on the floor. The food in Toph's mouth fell from her open jaw. Suki fell out of her chair, and Sokka looked at everyone in confusion.

"WHAT?" said everyone in unison. Zuko looked at Katara with utter shock. Nothing could explain the gut wrenching pain he tried to smother down.

Aang was the only one with a smile on his face. He didn't notice Sokka's angry mood, or Suki's worried glances towards the firebender and the waterbender. He didn't notice the reluctant tears in Toph's eyes, or Katara's already-running-down-her-cheeks tears. And he certainly didn't notice Zuko's murderous, and loathsome gaze.

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Katara walked down the halls as quickly as her legs could possibly carry her. No servants were in sight because Zuko had dismissed them all for the day after hearing the news that morning. She heard Aang call her name and she doubled her pace. He soon caught up with her by using air bending, and put a hand on her shoulder, and stopped her. "Katara, didn't you hear me?" She nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat.

"What do you need Aang?" She said abruptly. Aang gave her a light kiss on the cheek and an 'I'll see you later' that made her stomach fall down to her feet. She couldn't go on with this, and she knew it. She was halfway towards her bedroom and sighed. The house was beautiful, now that it was transformed from a home for the royal family to a home for the entire GAang. Beautiful Earth Kingdom tapestries hung from the wall, and delicate Water Tribe carvings were etched into the walls.

Katara opened her door to find someone on her bed. Toph gave her a long, hard look. Katara became uneasy underneath the earthbender's gaze. " Toph?" she asked again. She couldn't fathom why Toph was here. The earthbender usually stayed away from her room, because Katara kept scolding her about the marks she left behind on the rug.

"I loved him, Katara. I still do." was all Toph said. A few minutes later, both girls were in tears.

Zuko hated paperwork. He hated having to sign paper after paper all day. Yet today, it helped him calm down, if only a little bit. He would admit that he did burn a few papers every now and then. What could a guy do? His best friend was getting married! And she didn't even tell him! He tried to use that excuse to justify his anger. But he knew the truth. He couldn't envision her with anyone else but him. He knew Aang had a little crush on her, but he thought he would grow out of it. After all, the guy was stuck in an iceberg for 100 years at the age of twelve, so he had absolutely no idea what love felt like.

Zuko had more experience. He felt all kinds of love, and all kinds of pain as well. Knowing that Katara was with someone else other than him gave him the worst pain of all. He knew he should find her and say his congrats, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He'd rather be alone.

However, Sokka burst through the door of his study at that moment. Zuko stood abruptly, and saw Sokka's angry gaze. "Get her out of it!" Sokka yelled. Zuko raised an eyebrow. What the heck was he talking about?

"Get her out of the engagement, Zuko. You know and I know that it's not good for her. Look, Aang's a good buddy and all, but I know my sister." Sokka said, fuming.

"It's pretty clear what she wants." Zuko said, pain in his voice. He didn't try to hide it. Sokka turned to look at him with a questioning gaze. In order to clear his thoughts yet again, Zuko started organizing some files. Sokka then knew that it bothered Zuko just as much as it bothered himself.

"Are you serious? You're just going to let her get away like that?" Sokka asked, disbelief coating his voice. Zuko tried his hardest to shrug non-chalantly. Sokka wasn't buying it. " I know you, Zuko. And I know you care for Katara. Don't try to deny it. Do you think I haven't noticed those glances you two keep giving each other?" Sokka course he hadn't noticed it, not until his much more susceptible girlfriend pointed it out. Zuko didn't meet his gaze. Even herbrother knew. He couldn't let her go. Zuko sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, an action he tended to do when he was stressed out.

"I'm sorry Sokka." Zuko said, looking down at his desk. Sokka's mouth formed a grim line. He shook his head. Zuko was used to losing things, and it seemed like he was ready to lose Katara. He walked towards the door and looked back one last time.

"No. I'm the one who's sorry."

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"Won't this dress be lovely, Miss?" Asked one of the servants the next day. She held the dress up for her to see. It was white, with delicate glass beads underneath the bodice. Katara nodded, not even looking at the dress. She didn't care what it looked like.

She didn't care about what happened anymore.

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