Chapter 2
The first day.
As the sun rised, Katara slowly opened her eyes, she had a terrible headache, everything seemed fuzzy , she tried to sit down and to figure out where she was. Suddenly she began to
scroll the images in her head, the forest, Zuko...
She stood up and decided she had to go from here! And now! But of course the door was closed, she went to the window, it was too small to get trough, maybe she could bend the
water, but she was in the middle of the ocean, she saw no land. While she was trying to think of a way to get out of this mess, the door opened loudly, she turned and saw Zuko was
there, and anger began to fill her eyes.
"You! You are a jerk! how dare you kidnapp me! Let me go! you don't have the right to keep me here!"
Suddenly, the heat was felt in the room, Katara saw the anger in Zuko's face, he was coming toward her , she was so scared ! She started back until she hurt the wall, there was no way
to go. Zuko kept walking until he was just inches from her, she could feel is breathing on her cheek, and she felt she'd almost cry. 'There's no way I show him am weak!' She pushed him
with all her stenght, but he was the strongest, he didn't even move.
"Don't talk to me this way! You are a prisoner and you are going to stay here until the avatar come!" he laid his hand on her shoulder and pushed her with such force that she fell to the
ground. Then he got out and left her there, tears started to roll down her cheeks, and she didn't even bother to wipe them. She tought of her brother and her best friend, she wondered
where they were and if they were looking for her, but she didn't want them to come, or Aang would be captured. 'Please, Aang ,Sokka, don't come, I'll escape, if you come there's no hope for
the world...'
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Zuko was now walking on the deck of the ship, and he already began to regret what he had done to the girl, she was innocent after all, her own mistake was to be with the avatar, and
now she surely hated him.'Well I guess she hates me any way, I'm her ennemy...'
Iroh came and interrupted his toughts "Prince Zuko! Where is the girl? don't tell me she is in a cell?"
"Well I won't tell you that if you want."
"Oh, no... She is a girl Zuko!"
"And? She'is still a prisoner!" Zuko replied with a harch voice, his Uncle was beggining to upset him.
"And your men haven't seen a woman for almost three years, you can't just leave her there!"
Fear crossed his face for a second, then as quikly as it had appeared, it desappeared. "I don't care Uncle, as I told you she is a prisoner."
"what a shame Zuko!" The general said, still glarring at his nephew.
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Katara was still sobbing in her little cell, she was curled on her self with her head on her knees, the door opened, but she didn't look at it, she was sure it would be Zuko, but it wasn't
him.
"Oh... poor little thing, why are you crying?" The guard said with an evil smirk on his face.
Katara looked at him, his expression and the way he was looking at her made her shiver.
"Who..who are you?" She asked betwen two sobs.
"I am going to take care of you..." he said with his rough voice.
Katara stood up and started to walk back as he approached her, he was looking at her with envy, he put his hands on her neck and she tried to pull away, but he pulled her to the wall.
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"Where are you going, Uncle?"
"I am going to see if the waterbender is fine!" Iroh said and glared at his nephew with a death look.
"Why do you always..."He couldn't finish, a scream came from the cells, a women scream. "Did you hear it?"
"Yes, I knew it! something happened!".
The two men runned as fast as they could, when they reached the cell, Katara was leaning against the wall, a guard was in front of her, she was crying as he tried to put his dirty hand on
her mouth.
With out any hesitation, Zuko shoot a blast of fire on the guard, he felt inconscious to the ground, and katara sat down curled on her self and more tears began to flow down her cheeks,
Zuko saw these wonderful blue eyes full of tears, fear and sadness, he approached as slowly as he could, he was feeling guilty, all this was his fault. he crouched on his knees and
started with a soft voice "Katara, I'm sorr..."
"DON'T TOUCH ME! GET OFF ME!" She started crying again, Zuko hold back his hand and looked at his Uncle who was next to the door.
"I'll take care of her, just go and see what to do with the guard." Zuko turned to the guard with a furious look on his face, he had woken up but was still sitting on the ground.
"Why did you do that ? do you have no honor?"
"But, sir..I..I tought she was just a prisone..."
"She is still a woman! NOW GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" Zuko chouted and the guard stood up as quikly as he could and got out. Zuko put his head on his hands 'I need to go meditate'
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Iroh took Katara to a big room with red insigna of fire nation, it was beautiful, with a big bed, a desk and even a bath room.
"You can stay here, no one can touch you, my nephew and I are the only ones with keys, I know it have been hard for you these last days, just try to get some rest, I or Zuko will come
to check in here from time to time." Katara nodded and sat on the bed, this old man was so kind ' So it's his Uncle? how can he possibly be related to Zuko?'she wiped the last tears and
lay on the bed, she was too tired , so much events in one day! She closed her eyes and slept almost as quikly.
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"Kataraaaa!" Sokka was calling from Appa, his sister was now missing for a hole day, and he started getting crazy! "I can't believe I let her go alone look for food! this is all my fault!"
"Stop it Sokka, there is no time to feel guilty, we've got to find her!" Aang said in a worried voice "She is not in that forest, I looked every where..." He continued now sounding sad.
"I'm sure she is fine, and we won't stop until we find her! I promess!"Sokka said, he didn't know if it was to reasure Aang or himself' I can't let my baby sister get hurt! I won't forgive
myself'
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