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Auther's note:inspired by the song courage by superchick. This takes place right after Zuko joins the gang. Zuko and katara go to find her mothers killer a little earlier and there are still a couple of months before the comet.

Thanks to zukofan2005 for posting this!

The mornings at the western airtemple were never fun, especially for Katara.

She had to wake up early every morning to make breakfast and then go and wake everyone up and then clean everyone's room and the list goes on...

She never minded helping her friends, as long as they didn't piss her off, she was happy to serve them.

She was also the one who started most of the topics to be discussed during mealtimes and today she chose the topic 'Betrayal' inspired by the one and only Exiled Fire Prince.

Said Fire Prince groaned and went to the other side of the fountain, taking his breakfast with him. It was his first breakfast with the gaang and he was already miserable.

"Nice going Sugarqueen.." Toph mumbled.

"Yeah Katara, that was so unlike you. Why'd you do that?" Aang asked.

"you may all trust him but I don't. And I don't want him to sit with us when we eat." She answered.

Aang sighed and quietly started to eat his food.

"Hey Katara, can I have some more rice?" Sokka asked.

"No Sokka. It's time you went on a diet." her answer caused everyone to laugh.

Since it was hard for Sokka to even miss a meal and dieting was just...impossible.

"I will if you will" he retorted.

"Excuse me?" Katara glared at him. Daring him to call her fat.

"Yeah you heard me. You should go on a diet because you have gained alot of weight. Haven't you noticed the tight clothing. I'm sorry Katara but your flat stomach is no longer flat."

Katara looked around nervously an finally manage to ask "That's not true right Aang? Toph?"

"Well..." Aang rubbed the back of his neck ." You have gotten a bit bigger than three months ago. Maybe it was just the stress of the invasion.

"The stress of invasion doesnt cause you to gain 20 pounds you know." Toph remarked.

"20 pounds! I've gained 20 pounds?" Katara yelled and dropped her bowl full of rice. Her cheeks were flushed red because of the embarrassment.

"Yeah Sugarqueen. You weight twice as much as twinkletoes you know. Maybe if you-" Katara left before she got a chance to continue.

"Oh well. " Toph shrugged and started finishing her food.

'So I found out I've gained weight'

Katara started her diary entry. Her tribeswomen always used to say that keeping a diary during a weight loss journey helped them alot.

'I never noticed that. Until Toph mentioned it and I looked at myself in the mirror. Sokka was right, my flat stomach isn't flat anymore. I've decided to go on a diet.'

She stopped to think for a while and decided to end right there since there was nothing else to add. She closed the diary and hid it under her pillow.

"Good thing I bought that diary. Even thought it seemed useless at that time." she said to herself.

She got out of her room and went to the fountain to waterbend a little. On her way she saw Toph and Sokka play 'Rock, paper, scissors' She couldn't help but feel jealous. Toph and Sokka ate like animals yet they were so skinny. Her stomach turned a little and she decided to skip waterbending and went straight back to her room. She couldn't help but let a few tears slip.

When she opened the door, she was surprised to see Zuko sitting on her bed, head in his hands. He looked up and started " Katara I..."

"Get out" she said. Her voice cracked a bit because of earlier and hoped that Zuko didn't notice.

"Are you crying?"

Damn, he noticed

"I said get out" she choked.

"I know you don't trust me but I'll do anything to prove my self to you." He sounded sincere.

"Please just go...I need to be alone.." She cried out. She just wanted to be alone. Zuko left quickly and Katara collapsed. She cried until she couldn't.

She felt stupid to feel so self conscience but she couldn't help it. She picked up a mirror which she had found in the temple two days ago and stared at her self. She noticed her doublechin and smiled to herself that soon it will be gone. She would feel beautiful again.