(A/N: Hi guys! I've been working on this for a long time now. Symphonic Madness asked me to write Matchmaker into a full length fic so here we are chapter one WOOT! Review please. Also I don't own Avatar, otherwise Zutara would be cannon.)
Katara lays awake at camp. She can't get to sleep, no this time is was not because her bother was snoring obnoxiously loud. This time it was because she had something on her mind. She couldn't stop thinking about it, the water bending scroll. She was obsessed with it and she was going to stop at nothing to get some night practice in.
"That's it, I'm taking that scroll to the water, I'm going to learn the water whip if it's the last thing I do." She thought to herself. Katara stood up and took the scroll to the water's edge.
"Alright, it's not that hard." Katara said. She took her stance and bent a small amount of water into her hands. She shifted her weight through the stances as Aang said, but no luck. The water still just sort of flopped to the ground. Suddenly Katara heard a loud scratching noise that came from the bushes to her left. Katara looked to see what it was and,"Oh no, the pirates."
Katara turned to run but the captain was behind her. She bent some water at him and ran. The next thing she saw was blood chilling, prince Zuko. He grabbed her wrists,"I'll save you from the pirates."
The next thing she knew she was tied to a tree and completely helpless.
"Now, you are going to tell me where the avatar is." Zuko said, his face inches from hers.
"Go jump in the river." Katara spat.
"Hmmmmm...I'll get you to talk one way or another." Zuko said as he walked behind her," Did you want this back?" He dangled katara's mother's necklace in front of her face.
"Now, I will ask again, where is the avatar?"
"I'm not telling you."
"Enough of this necklace business." the pirate captain snapped.
"Did you want this?" Zuko hissed holding the scroll over a palm full of fire.
"No, don't"
"Must be worth a lot, now go search the woods." Zuko ordered. He turned back to Katara,"Now where is the avatar. Maybe if you tell me I will make you and your bother untouchable by the fire nation."
"Not going to happen."
"Oh, it will happen." Zuko breathed in her ear. He was dangerously close and Katara was staring to notice.
"Oh, he smells good, smoke and sandalwood." She thought," And those muscles.*GASP* What am I thinking?" Katara thought by this point she was red in the face and her heart rate was up .
"Looks like someone is hot." Zuko whispered again.
"Ugh! Why here? Why now? Stupid needs." Katara cursed Tui and La up and down for this silently."
Zuko thought of an idea. A crazy one but one that might work and before he could fully think it through his lips were pushed up against Katara's.