Hi! This is my first fanfic ever! I hope I don't let anyone down. I'll only continue this story if I get enough reviews! So for now its just a one shot! It is a Zutara!
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Katara sat on the front steps of Zuko's house on Ember Island. Why do I feel this way? He's supposed to be the enemy. She thought about Zuko, her heart fluttering. She noticed that she would watch him train with Aang. Admiring his firebending. His well toned arms glistening with sweat in the afternoon sun.
She was supposed to be in love with Aang…. Right? She thought she loved him, but when he kissed her at the invasion. She just felt…..gross. She felt like she kissed Sokka. And last night when he asked her about the kiss, she just didn't have the heart to tell him that she didn't love him like that. That there was someone else stealing her heart. Though that someone still didn't know that.
Zuko threw a more powerful attack at Aang and the heat jolted her out of her thoughts. "Hey, you guy, how about a break?" she yelled across the courtyard. They ignored her wholeheartedly. Without saying another word, Katara pulled water away from the small stream next to the house. The wave crashed over the two benders. They yelled in disbelief.
"Katara!" Aang exclaimed. He walked over to her soaking wet and gave her a huge hug.
"Aang! No!" He picked her up and twirled her around. The motion almost sickened her. This was not the way a brother should be acting. But Aang didn't know better. A frown replaced the smile on her face as he put her down. She looked over at Zuko and noticed his eyes flicker sadly. She wondered….. Does he feel something for me? No. She shook her head to get the thought out.
Aang was trying to find a towel, while Zuko just bent the water into steam and evaporated it off of his clothes. That's so hot, she thought. Aang didn't know how to do that yet. But Zuko was a master and knew most everything except how to conjure lightning. Or did he learn that too?
"Katara, do you want to go to the beach with me?" This surprised her, coming from Zuko. He looked kind of sheepish.
"um, yeah that sounds like fun. I think Sokka and Sukki are down there anyway." She answered shyly. She could feel her face flushing. Dammit.
They walked down to the beach together, walking closely. She kept glancing over at him. He was doing the same….. He wondered if she liked him too. He had always admired the fierce waterbender. The way she was so selfless and took care of everything she could. He liked her ever since they were imprisoned together in Ba Sing Se. Since she offered to heal his scar.
They made it to the beach, where Sokka and Sukki were nestled together in the sand. "Wanna go for a swim?" Katara asked him.
"Yeah of course." He said with a smile. He took off his shirt and left his shorts on. Katara almost had an aneurism when she saw his chiseled chest and abs. She had to pick her jaw up off of the ground before he noticed.
Katara focused on taking her clothes off, leaving her in her bindings. Zuko had the same feelings towards her.
They dove into the water and waded out until the water came to their waists. "Want to spar?" Zuko asked with a smirk.
"Well if you want to get your butt whipped, because if you haven't noticed, we're in the ocean. I'll win for sure!" Katara laughed. Well she had him there.
"That's okay; I could go for the challenge!" He replied with a large smirk on his handsome face. He got into a fighting stance. Katara threw water at him from both sides. Zuko deflected it and steam rose from his skin. She sent a water whip towards his face and then another one that hit him in the back of the head. He dodged the first one. He sent fire toward her face and she brought up a wall of water with ease. The wave rushed toward Zuko, hitting him in his broad chest, knocking him backwards into the water. By this time they had moved deeper into the water. Zuko went into the water. He didn't come back up.
"Zuko?!" Katara shouted. She looked around furiously for him, above and below the dark water. He wasn't anywhere. Uhoh. She started to get scared. "Zuko!"
Then she felt a tight grip on her left ankle. She was tugged under the water. She writhed and struggled to get away from the unknown enemy. She turned and saw that it was Zuko, smiling and holding onto her foot. He started tickling her. She laughed and tried not to let water into her lungs. He moved up to her bare stomach and tickled her there as well! After a few second he relented, and let her up for air. He popped up right in front of her. They were so close, Katara could feel the heat rolling off of his lean body. She looked up into his eyes, golden and sparkling.
He smiled down at her and leaned down. She slowly stood up on her tiptoes to get closer to his face. The air around her was getting hotter. Assuming it was him she smiled and grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him down to meet her lips. His lips were hot yet so soft. She didn't want this kiss to end. Everything that he had done in the past flew out of her mind as he kissed her with the passion that he showed in his bending.
His hands wrapped around her waist and he lifted her up with his strong arms. The kiss ended all too soon for both of them.
"So what does this mean?" Zuko asked. He sounded a little nervous.
"Well, I think I'll have to tell Aang. When he kissed me it was near as good as that!" She said with a large grin. She leaned up and kissed him again, this time with more passion if that was possible.
They were wrenched apart when a wall of water shot up between them. Zuko looked miffed and Katara was shocked. What?
Katara looked toward the beach and saw a very angry Avatar looking at the shocked couple in the water. She could see from where they were that he had steam coming out of his ears. Uhoh.
Just as Zuko reached for Katara again to hold her hand and stand up to Aang, he was gone. Again. The water split in two and the ground opened up, swallowing Zuko. All Katara heard was his gasp and then shout out as the ground covered him up and the water rushed over.
"ZUKO!" That was the last thing Zuko heard before darkness welcomed him.