Shadows On The Moon
No promise, no answers. To carry you through dreamless nights. And cracks in he dark sky. Quietly swallow your cries.
Shadows on the moon by Vanilla Ninja
Her long dark hair hung in her sweating over heated face, as she struggled to keep going. Fighting without any bending was a horror that nobody should ever have to go through. Katara needed to have help, she was fighting 'him' alone, she was fighting Zuko alone, because he was a liar and wanted nothing more then to lie, break Katara's heart. Although the reason of her losing bending wasn't from him, but from his sister, Azula. She had taken out the fish within a heart beat, and, this time nobody could give it life, no hope was left. Katara, had watched as Azula struck the fish, as she helplessly tried to get away, but failing to do so. Zuko had over powered her, and, now it was just them, Azula had left, and, now they were fighting one on one fire against hand to hand combat, which was hard to do. Zuko had turned away when Azula struck the fish, then watched as her bending fell, and, so did she. She didn't know weather she could heal the fish or weather there was hope, but she wanted to win. She looked away from the fight fo a moment, then jumped back into it wanting to get her revenge, and, how she could almost taste it. It tasted so sweet, and, she wanted it more so now then ever before. "You will pay for what you have done!" Katara screamed, and, focused all of her power into destroying Zuko, he firebended and watched as she screamed and fell to the ground, burnt badly. Katara then felt something, something amazing, something unbelievable, she felt as though some of her life, and, waterbending came back just for a second, and, as she felt that powerful feeling she realised that the fish wasn't dead yet, and, that it could be saved, as could her waterbending. She pushed him away as he leap at her, and, she darted over to the fish, taking some water from the oasis that was next to her, and, she used the water on the fishes burnt body. She saw a great blinding light erupt from the fishes wounds, and, then they healed, and, she felt her strength return, as did hers, and, everyone else's waterbending, she smiled to herself, with a wide, yet very tired smile, and, she put the fish back into the oasis. Katara was re-gaining herself when Zuko sprang at her and, hit her with more firebending, and, then leaving her there on the ground to maybe die, something worse. Zuko walked away, and, from that day on she swore that he would pay, and, that she would never forgive him, ever, not after what he did. Aang, Sokka, Toph, and, the rest of that tribe came to see if Katara was okay, and, to see if she needed help or anything. Katara hotly declined, and, left off in a hurry, she left to be someplace else, she was tired, and, mad and had already swore her revenge, and, so now all she had to do was find some nice quiet spot to destroy, her fragile, and, frail heart couldn't take it, so she bottled her anger up for now, and, all her other emotions, mad at this betrayer and how she was so blind that she thought that Zuko could change. And, also hurt, he broke her heart, and, now he was to pay, and, pay dearly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two years later Katara now 16 was so relieved to be actually, finally her life could ease up, but then again things were odd since that one day, that day Zuko left her, the day she could never forget, and, has never forgotten a detail. Katara had been very fragile since then, and, her trust in everyone was very low, even in Sokka, Toph, and, Aang. They were all living in the North Pole at the moment, soon though they would be leaving to go to the Fire Nation, to spy and prepare for The Day of Black Sun, a day that is so longed for, everyone can't wait even if it is deadly,and, dangerous. The gang was heading to the Fire Nation so they could disguise themselves and, stay hidden among the people, meantime, while Fire Lord Ozai is dead, thank god, Zuko is having problems now, and, everything has been turned up-side-down and everyone is going crazy including the Future Fire Lord Zuko. Everyone is manging to stay calm, as the day nears. The gang get to the Fire Nation ,and their plan works perfectly. Katara is no happier and no one dares to question her afraid her waterbending will kill them if they stare at her wrong. Katara, ignored Aang the entire time of being in the Fire Nation, and, numbed her feelings, and, emotions, no the emotionless young woman that is so filled with rage is also feared by the Fire Nation even not knowing who she is. Katara travels off alone every-night just to think, and, try to numb out any sorrow or softness at all. It all worked, and, as the year went by, and, then another Katara grew colder, and, more fragile and frail, but more anger filled. They had returned home for a while, because the Day of Black Sun was yet to arrive, it was now only a month away. Now in their second year, of plans Sokka, Toph, and, Aang begin to worry more about fragile Katara and her state, so they send her home when Fire Lord Zuko says that he will make no fight or war anymore if they sign a peace treaty, although it was truthfully his uncle who had written the letter. They had to do something that might be shocking and hard. Katara was involved in this, by having to be married to Fire Lord Zuko, even if they hated each other, or the war would continue. Katara was arranged to marry Fire Lord Zuko anyway, but, that was besides the point, he wanted her, because it was now made clear that both water tribes must do so when they reach 17, and, they are to marry whom ever asks to their husband, Katara was Zuko's and there was nothing she could do, she despises it the idea. She leaves and hates herself, and, everyone now, nobody would ever have love from her, and, she would never love Zuko, she had fallen once, and, once was enough for anyone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katara was sitting in a ship going to her new home, where she would be 'Zuko's' wife. Katara shuddered at the thought, her mind racing to the last time she had saw him, four years ago, when they had said they loved each other, and, then he betrayed her, and, everything that she loved. She was still hurt but numbed the pain with anger, and, that could never end, not now not ever. What he had done she could not forgive him for, plus he attacked Aang, on countless dates in history, or what felt like history. Then he came into her head. Katara couldn't get him out of her head now. "What the hell was I thinking?" she asked herself alarmed at the thought of her thinking of Zuko. Katara numbed the shock with quite a mastery she felt so good now, but didn't let that unpleasant smile across her face. Katara waited for several hours before going into the sleeping area on the ship, and, going to sleep, or trying to. 'The less I think about him, and, marrying him the better.' Katara thought, then she fell to sleep with another dreamless night, and, then it turned to her worst nightmare, marrying Zuko, she shot awake quickly, and, realised it wasn't a dream completely, that she was really going to marry him. And with that it made her feel sick, and, that and the water rapidly moving this way and that, which usually made her feel better but not at this time. Katara came out on deck, and, went over to the far side of the ship, and, threw up a few times, before finally regaining herself, when someone was coming. She scolded herself for throwing up, and, thinking of Zuko, and, then headed back to bathe, and, get in clean clothes, she wouldn't want to smell bad, like Zuko did. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prince Zuko, or now close to being Fire Lord Zuko sat around, looking at his boring ceiling, and, then going to get some food from the servants as he waited for the ship to arrive with Katara on it. He loved her, and, he had left her, but now he was getting her back, and, he had the thought that maybe he could win her over now, before their wedding. Zuko was hoping thats the way it would go although now knowing of her fragile heart, and, her broken trust he highly doubted thats what would happen, he thought that she might actually try to kill him or something, and, this might be the actual thing that she might do, but, there was no time to think of that now, he had to remember to be careful with his words and actions, and, he might live to see his wedding day...he hoped.