Author's Note : So it's been a while since i had continued this story. truth be told there's been some stuff going on in my life right now so
i didn't want to continue any projects .. but Miss Elizabeth12 made me want to(: Enjoy ..

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- x x Chapter Two x x -

"Zuko!"

katara was panting heavily by the time Zuko had his hands on her again. She kept asking herself over and over again, why did she let him talk her into this? Her eyes were beginning to close as she opened her mouth in protest, but she only felt an immense pain shot over her. She could hear Zuko laugh softly, his mouth in a small smirk as he hovered over her.

"THAT'S IT!" Katara screamed shoving Zuko off of her, "that's the last time we ever train together!"

"Oh come on Katara," Zuko said, his face softened as he got up slowly, "don't be mad because you lost." His tone was almost mocking. A little too mocking as Katara shot him a death glare.

Oh yes, if only looks could kill.

"you tackled me twice, wouldn't let me catch my breathe, and bit me! I can't believe you BIT me."

Zuko looked at her as though she was saying nothing interesting. He flung a piece of imaginary lint off his shirt as he opened his mouth in protest. With a few steps toward the water bender he leaned in closely to her ear.

"Tara..." he said, his voice above a whisper as he felt the shivers run through her skin. "You can't tell me that you didn't enjoy our sparring time though."

katara literally felt the breathe disappear from her lungs. She stared at him, baffled. Surely this wasn't the same ignorant prince she once knew... right?

"then again, who wouldn't want to me under me? I'm freaking Zuko! the greatest fire lord alive!"

"you're the only fire lord alive smart one," Katara said as she turned around to storm off. "of course the little brat couldn't have grown up. conceded little - "

"watch where you're going why don't you."

Katara suddenly felt a warm hit her, literally, and looked up. She mentally cursed at herself for looking like a ditz in front of everyone. Gathering herself back up, she looked at him. He looked fairy young and kind of reminded her of jet in some ways. They had the same hairstyle, the same body structure, except he was a little taller than him.

"But if it's a pretty lady like you, I don't mind being pushed at all"

Katara was about to say something like, "that's the corniest thing i've ever heard" until she felt a possessive pair of arms around her. Cinnamon. She knew it was Zuko, but when she looked up she saw a hint of jealousy and annoyance in his eyes.

"Jin, you've heard about my fiance, Katara." Zuko said, a dangerous tone lurking behind his cool composure, "Katara, this is my friend Jin. He's one of the palace guards who... should have his armor on."

"Now that you're fire lord, Zuko, can't you design a cooler uniform? These mask are hard to breathe in sometimes!" Jin said as he edges a little closer to Katara.

Zuko didn't miss that innocent motion as he tried to ignore it. After all, why should he care that someone was hitting on Katara? It wasn't like he liked her. He watched the two talked as he noticed Jin subtle touches. He couldn't help but notice how tense Katara always got whenever his hand just needed "a place to lean on" or his balance slipped a bit.

"Jin," Zuko said, his voice clearly cutting through his friend's chat

"Ueh, Yeah?"

"Get to your post. Now."

Katara let a breathe in that she hadn't even realized she was holding in. Her composure finally relaxed and Zuko couldn't help but feel a little glad that it did. The sun was already setting as Katara looked around nervously. She supposed it was now or ... sleep outside on the deck.

"So um, Zuko..." Katara said, her tone small and light as the wind blew strands of hair around

"hn?"

"Where am i suppose to sleep...?"

There was an awkward silence in the air. Of course Zuko never thought about this little fact. There were only two chambers in the ship and that was his and Iroh's. The other compartments were for the guards and there was no way he'd let Katara sleep in a room full of sex deprived men. He mentally sighed when he realized what he had to do.

"There's only 2 rooms on this ship..."

"Ah ha..." Katara said, the mood clearly indicating where this was going.

"And one of them is Iroh's,"

"you know, perhaps i'll be wrong and it'll end good." The water tribe princess thought

"and the other one is mines."

"So..." the two said in unison as the moon came out to play

"you'll have to sleep in my room"

"Oh." Katara said, her tone obvious in it's surprise and fear

"but i have a big bed so we can just both take a side. You don't move around in your sleep, right?" he asked as he walked through the iron doors, Katara swiftly following behind him as she thought about her answer.

Did she move in her sleep? There was that time that they made camp in the woods. She had fell asleep on one side of the campfire and woke up hugging Sokka who was sleeping on the opposite side. Then there was that other time that her and Toph had to share a bed... she really thought it wouldn't be a bother, but she woke up with Toph's screams for air when she had hugged her too hard.

Katara took a deep breathe in and gulped quietly, "of course not"

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