Author's Notes: Here's the new chapter! As always, enjoy!
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Zuko panted. He was starting to tire out, but would not back down. The waterbender kept up he attacks and he had to admit that she was good. But not as good as me! He thought as he sent a powerful fireball at her. Just as he had intended, she sidestepped the attack and he quickly sent a wall of fire at her. But just as it was about to collide with his opponent, it evaporated. His eyes opened wide. There was NO way the girl could have waterbended her way out of that attack! His suspicions were confirmed when the steam rose, revealing an angry Aang.
"What are you doing?! You could have hurt Katara!" the avatar glared at his firebending teacher expectantly. Zuko sighed. He wasn't a rat, but he knew that Katara would just keep picking fights with him. Swallowing his pride, he bowed first to Aang, and then, reluctantly, to Katara.
"I'm sorry av-Aang. I apologize Katara". Aang nodded hesitantly, but then smiled and walked back to his room. Katara just stood there glaring and then, suddenly, he felt a peculiar feeling and couldn't move. He looked over at Katara and saw the elaborate movements she was doing with her hands. He realized that she was the one doing this and felt panic and anger.
"Let go of me!" he yelled. She narrowed her eyes and, with a flick of her wrists, forced him down to his knees. She stepped up in front of him.
"You think you can just apologize after all you've done?!" she hissed. "I don't trust you and you've done nothing but cause trouble!"
"You're the one that started that fight!"
She moved her hands and he immediately felt a sharp pain in his chest. "I can kill you anytime I want", she whispered dangerously. She tightened the pressure around his heart. "So don't ever do anything that could possibly hurt Aang, cause I'll get you!"
He let out a cry of pain as she tightened her 'hold' a bit, then she let her arms hang at her sides and he fell to the ground. After she left he waited before walking back to his room.
The fight had been pointless, caused because Katara had accused him of being too rough on Aang. He shuddered at the encounter they had shared. He remembered his uncle mentioning something about a special waterbending technique called bloodbending. He had no doubt that that was what she had just done. He kneeled next to the small table in his room. His uncle stared back at him from the picture.
Right know he wished he had never betrayed any of them, especially his uncle. Sighing he got up and went to go find Aang. It was time for their first lesson.