Thanks for the reviews guys, I'll be shore to spell Iroh's name right ; ). So this chapter is about Katara receiving a letter from Zuko and her anticipation to what's to come.

Romeo and Juliet: A Zutara Story

Chapter 2

The Arrival of the Letter

I was lying on a hay stack in the tiny garage/room where Apa slept, trying not to think.

Whenever I thought, I thought of Zuko. Why? I had no clue. But it seemed almost constant with my breathing.

Inhale. Zuko. Exhale. Zuko. Inhale. Zuko. Exhale Zuko.

No no no no no! I will not thank of him for it was almost painful. I had no reason to like him or to want anything from him. It should be the direct opposite. Zuko-.

-no no, I'm not thinking of Zuko. Since my breathing wouldn't do it Apa's would, which instead of a breath sounded more like a grunt, but that was beyond me.

Inhale grunt. Exhale grunt.

"Katara?"

Could I ever get some privacy?

"Yes Aang."

He walked over to me with sorrow and remorse in his eyes.

"The…ah….cleaning crew came. They…ah… fixed everything fast."

He looked nervous to talk to me, probably figured I was still mad at him. I put my hand on his shoulder to show him I wasn't. I don't think he even tried not to show the extreme joy he got from my gesture. I knew Aang always liked me more than a friend but I've told him constantly that would never happen. I put my hand down.

He looked at lost for words so I went on.

"Aang I forgive you. Its not like it's the first time none of you have not listened to me, heck I bet it'll happen again."

"Thanks Katara, that means a lot to hear that from you."

He rested his hand in mine and looked at me with the most affectionate eyes.

Uh Oh. When Aang got all lovey dovey like this, it was time to go.

"You know the dishes are piling up in the sink"

I didn't wait to see his reaction.

I walked into the kitchen picked up a pan and started scrubbing absentmindedly. Aang had no right to be like that. He knew my feelings; it was never going to happen! Paint started chipping of the pan. I had no idea I had been scrubbing so hard due to my anger with Aang.

"Calm Katara, calm" I chanted to myself."

Just then MoMo came popping through the window with a letter strapped around his leg

"MoMo, what kind of trouble you get into know" I said as I took the letter.

The letter read:

Dear Katara,

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you this in person but I would like to meet you at the fountain in town center tonight. Due to certain circumstances I trust you to know that this is highly secret so pleasedon't tell anyone.

Sincerely,

Zuko

Certain circumstances? His uncle obviously helped him write this but still, oh my gosh! Zuko wants to see me! I mean even with how he acted in the Jasmine Dragon, I still wasn't sure if he liked me just as much as I like him but he did!

I ran out of the kitchen and into my room to lie on my bed and read the letter a million times. It wasn't till then I realized he said tonight. Oh crap!!!! What was I going to wear? Why did it matter? I'm so confused.

I should wear the dress I bought in Omashu. No no the silk blue shirt I bought here. I felt like I was caught in some girly flick when the girl is constantly trying on cloths.

"Hey Katara I-." Toph looked around (or as I should say felt around) and I knew she could tell there were cloths all over my room.

"Woa! Got some place to be?"

"Oh…uh…no I was just, you know, trying to find something new wear."

I hid the shirt I had in my hand behind my back. As if that would do any good.

"You're lying." She sang the word 'lying' as if to taunt me. I hated when people did that.

"Look Toph, it's none of your business to know where I'm going" I snapped.

"Is it a boy?" she said as she went over and sat on my bed. I meant to be crude so she would get annoyed and leave, but I Toph should have known that wouldn't work.

"No"

"Ooo who is it?"

"Toph stop doing that!"

"I can't help it if you're lying"

"No you can't but you can control how utterly annoying, lazy, not to mention how disgusting you are" as she picks her nose. "And what a pathetic excuse for a girl you are."

I didn't mean to go off on Toph but she was asking for it. This time being mean seemed to work. She got up walked over to the door and said

"You know you're not so great yourself" and left.

Great! So not only was I constantly thinking about him but now I was hurting my friends, the very same friends he has tried to hunt and kill. How did things become so backwards?

I had decided on a satin dress I had bought as some market. It was blue, knee length and had a simple cut but flattering.

"Ha ha I love this show" said Aang from the living room.

Crap!!!! I forgot that everyone was in the living room. When they see me in this dress they'll be just as suspicious as Toph . I snuck quietly out my room and into Sokka's closet, grabbed some cloths he never wore and quite frankly, probably never knew he had, put them on top of the dress, and went out into the living room.

"I'm gonna got to the market to get some fruit. I'll be back in a couple of hours."

Leave it up to my brother to say something.

"Oo I'll come with you. I wanted to buy th-"

"Oh it's ok, its suppose to be really crowded today and I know you don't like crowds."

"That's alright, I'll ju-"

"I want to go alone Sokka" I said, cutting him off again.

"Oh ok." he sat back down on the couch, knowing there was no point in arguing. "Go have fun with your little fruit then, don't mind us." Said Sokka, using his well known sarcasm.

And with that, I turned to leave. When I was about to close the door, I heard Toph say purposely loud enough for me to hear,

"Funny she's going to the market without a basket huh?"

Oops. I thought I had thought of everything. If I was going to continue doing this, I had to be ten times craftier. It put a pit in my stomach to realize the lengths I'd have to go through.

"It's for Zuko" I told myself. And for a while that being my number one chant.