Notes: This is my first ever fanfic! I hope you like it!
If it's not obvious, this is in Zuko's perspective. x3
I never thought I'd ever feel this way about anyone.
Even when I was with Mai, I'd never felt the same way with her as I did with Katara. I got lost in her ocean blue eyes countless times. Her hair swayed ever so slightly in the most beautiful way when she walked. She was a very good waterbender, as well.
I guess you could go so far to say that I was in love with her.
Perhaps that's why it hurt so much.
I saw the whole thing; she walked up to Aang and they hugged. Not so bad… until she kissed him. I stood watching in shock.
It hurt me. I'd spent so much time focused on gaining back Katara's trust; saving her from falling rocks, helping her find the man who killed her mother, even taking a shot of lighting from Azula for her. In the end, we did end up very close friends- but apparently, that wasn't enough.
I should have known she'd choose Aang over me. After all, I'd been her enemy up until just weeks before the final battle, gaining her trust only just when the comet was about to come. I should have known she'd only ever think of me as a friend.
Still, there was a part of me that had hoped. A part that had hoped she'd choose me, instead of the young, naïve airbender. I wanted this scene in front of me to be a dream- a nightmare, more like it- but I hardly ever got anything I wanted.
I walked away, back to the inside of the Jasmine Dragon tea shop.
"What is wrong, Zuko?" Uncle Iroh asked. My face must've given away how I was feeling.
"Nothing," I lied, looking away. I could hear disappointment in my voice- Uncle probably could, too. He always saw right through me. But right now, I didn't really care.
I just continued making tea, trying to get the picture of Katara and Aang out of my mind.
Andie F.