This is the very first fanfiction i have ever done! and I can't believe someone is actually reading it! i hope you like it. i realy want to know what you gyes think of it so please go ahead and review!!
chapter one.
A loud smash of porcelain cups suddenly erupted behind the counter of the little teashop, the moment a small, cloudy eyed girl and a dark skinned, blue-eyed girl walked in through the entrance at the front of the shop. Lee dived under the counter and began slowly picking up the mess he had just made. His brain was running in a frantic circle of questions. What are they doing here? The avatar! Where is the avatar? Why isn't he with them? Do they know that I'm here? Are they looking for me? Is that why they've come? He lifted his head and glanced towards the furthest table. The younger of the two was dressed in the common earthbender green with her back towards him so he couldn't see her face. The other girl, taller and clearly older of the two sat opposite her company facing the front of the shop. He recognised her more clearly than the other. Blue ropes, blue eyes, and blue necklace. It was her. No doubt.
"I'm exhausted! We must have searched the entire lower ring!" Toph sighed sadly. "And still no news on Appa." She lowered her head in sadness, her cloudy eyes looking to the floor.
"Don't worry Toph. Maby Aang and Sokka will have some good news. We'll find Appa." Katara added with a determined voice. But she didn't fail to notice the tiny flutter of doubt rise in her stomach. She smiled encouragingly at the girl then (realising Toph couldn't see her) put her delicate fingered hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort the young earth bender. She felt her relax now, sitting back leisurely, placing her hands behind her head and her feet on the wooden table.
"I think your right Katara. I mean, Appa's a two-tone flying monster. Will find him sooner or later. Right now though, I could really do with some tea."
"Sure Toph. Ill just go get you some. The service seems to be a little slow, they must be very busy at this time of day." She stud up and started to make her way to the front of the shop. The teashop was indeed very busy. Customers slurping up steaming tea and munching on freshly baked buns surrounded nearly all the wooden tables in the shop. It was a pleasant atmosphere filled with the delicious aromas of different types of tea and polite chatter of the customers. This place must be really popular. Thought Katara. Her attention fell on a skinny old man seated near the window.
"Mmm! This jasmine tea is fantastic!" praised the man to his companions, and then began downing the brown liquid in eager gulps. The jasmine tea looks good. I think I'll try that. I wonder what Toph will like? She was almost at the front counter but was puzzled briefly to see that no one was there. I'm sure their was someone their a second ago? She felt someone that was way too close for comfort brush past her neck. Just as she was about to turn around the same person firmly grabbed her small wrists in terrifyingly familiar warm hands. Her breath caught in her throat and fear trapped any words that might have come out. She struggled pointlessly against the physically stronger stranger who just held her wrists tighter- she stopped struggling when she felt his hands rapidly heat up. Her shimmering blue eyes tried to find someone who had noticed what was happening, she tried to swivel her neck to see her captor and to find the earth-bending master seated at the far side of the room. Instead she found a shocking pain erupt through her right arm when it was twisted behind her. The abuser pulled Katara in to a darkened room; she heard the door lock and uncharacteristically, wanted to scream. water! I need water! She felt for her animal pelt that hung by her hip but was shocked to find that it had disappeared. She suddenly, distinctly remembered a hand untie the water skin while she was to preoccupied by a blinding pain pulsing through her arm. The room was pitch black there is no way I can bend in here! I can't see a thing!
"Who are you?! Why have you brought me…?" she was cut of by a warm hand clamped over her mouth and her body pressed against the wall behind her.
"You already know who I am." Zuko! screamed Katara's horrified brain.
It was him. She didn't even have to see his unforgettable burn mark engraved over have of his face. She didn't have to see his fire like golden eyes burning into her terrified blue ones right this moment to know it was him. His voice alone was enough. It was low and husky, malicious and powerful, unmistakably Zuko's voice. As he spoke she felt his heated breath sweep over her face sending a shiver down her spine.
"Why are you here?" he snarled.
Zuko slid his hand off her mouth and pinned his prisoner's arms to her sides. She tried to see his face through the unbreakable blackness expecting his piercing eyes to glow in the dark but their was nothing their to show he was really their except the vice like grip on her wrists and the ghostly warmth of his breath on her skin. Why are you here? - Wasn't the first thing she had been expecting to hear. She thought, that the very first question would have been something like; where is the avatar!!!? Where are you hiding him?!! Tell me where the avatar is or i'll turn you into ash!!! –Something along those lines.