The water whipped around her with familiar ease as fire nation soldiers flew through the air away from the still form of the Avatar as Sokka and Toph ran towards them.

"Get Aang out of here NOW!" she yelled

A shadow graced the ground as Appa landed blowing all the soldiers away from them with his tail. Toph used her earthbending to get herself and Aang onto the saddle whilst Sokka clambered over to the reins

"Katara get on"

She got on whilst keeping the soldiers back she faintly heard 'Yip yip' from the front as she had used Appa's tail to get on.

A stinging tug occurred around her and she was pulled backward hitting the ground with enough force to knock the wind out of her, and then some. Immediately there were several fire benders surrounding her with chains as she watched the retreating form of Appa. Then nothing.

"Katara" someone called her with a voice distorted by her sleep.

She blinked and opened her eyes to Zuko standing near the open door. Her entire body ached where she had slept on the hard earth floor.

"What do you want?" she half snarled at him.

"I brought you some food and water."

"Well isn't that nice." She spat sarcastically.

Anger flared up in the gold fire that made his eyes. "I'm trying to be nice" he told her his voice shaking with the anger he was trying to suppress "but you are making it incredibly hard."

"Then stop trying" she yelled at him

He put the food on the floor and then put the water to her lips. Considering the fact that she hadn't had anything to drink for a while she drank it. He left after that, locking the door behind him. A little after he had left dust from the ceiling cascaded down.

After leaving Katara's cell, Zuko's body began to shake uncontrollably when he was far enough away he screamed out his frustration punching a wall simultaneously, hard.

He stood there taking deep breaths trying to uncoil the knot of anger building up inside of his chest. After it had gone and he could no longer hear his blood pounding around his body, pain bloomed from his knuckles shooting up his arm. Thankfully his robes hid his hands when they were at his side.

"Sir?" A questioning voice called him back to reality.

He glared at the soldier who had addressed him who then shrank out of site as he strode out of the slave quarters and up through to the palace.

"Aw. Is Zuzu's new toy still not co operating?"

"What are you talking about Azula?"

"I'm talking about the water tribe girl you bought last week."

He went to walk away

"Don't walk away while I'm talking to you Zuko." she said her voice developing a hard edge to it not unlike their fathers.

He was still walking away from her.