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Chapter Three: Look, Talk, and Touch

Katara ran to where she heard Toph scream. What did Zuko do to her now?

"Toph! What is it, are you hurt?" Katara stepped back and looked at her friend. Toph was fine, except for the evil grin that bothered Katara.

"Oh no, I'm fine, Sugar Queen." She still held a grin.

"Then why did you call me here? I was worried and left Aang-" She saw her point toward the ground, so Katara looked to where she was pointing and saw Zuko hunched over, holding his ribs, and staring at Katara. She said nothing.

"You see, me and Sparky here had a little accident. I'm fine, but I think Sparky could use some healing." Katara knew why she wore that grin.

"No."

"What? You know, Aang can't exactly learn firebending without a teacher, I mean, one without injuries." Sokka and Aang came over to see what everyone was huddled around. They saw Zuko.

"Aww, did Prince Charming hurt himself?" Sokka was going to have as much fun with this as he could.

"Prince Charming, hmm, good one, Sokka. Why didn't I think of that?"

"Well, you know, Toph, I have a very creative mind, and am told to have an over-active imagination." Sokka grinned. He would take compliments from almost anyone, Zuko being one of the one's he wouldn't, but they didn't come often froom Toph, so he took in the moment.

"We'll see how hurt I am!" Zuko attempted to stand up, only for Aang to grab him so he wouldn't fall.

"Zuko, relax. Sokka, Toph, stop," Aang knew how Zuko had gotten injured, Toph was always waiting for the right moment to get her payback, on anybody.

"Katara, why aren't you healing him?" Aang once again, showed disappointment in his eyes. He seemed so much more grown-up to her since their attempted attack on the Fire Nation.

"Why should I heal him Aang?"

"Because I need a teacher," Katara expected him to stop there, "and he's my friend, Katara."

"Aang.."

"Please Katara. You don't have to talk to him, you don't have too look at him anymore than healing his wounds, but please, just heal him."

Everyone stayed quiet.

"You don't have to." Zuko broke the silence. "I never asked Toph to call you, I never wanted you to heal me. I'll be fine." His voice was low, he was trying to hide the pain he was in, but everyone saw through it.

"Fine! Aang, Sokka, get his bed ready, Toph get a bowl of water. I'll be in there in five minutes." Katara said it without looking at the Prince, but then walked over to him after everyone went to do as they were told and whispered in his ear.

"Listen to me, and listen good. I'm healing you for Aang, no other reason, so when we go in there, don't look at me, don't talk to me, and don't touch me!" Zuko glared at her. As if on cue, Aang and Sokka walked over and helped Zuko as much as he would let them. Toph came out of the room, and approached Katara.

"So, Sugar Queen, mind if I watch?"

"Why not, Toph, seeing that you're the one that put me in this situation!"

"My pleasure, really." Toph smirked as she followed Katara into Zuko's room.

Katara sat in a chair at Zuko's bedside, but not before glancing around. On his wall, the duo swords were hung in an 'X' shape. On a small table, there was a small dagger with words in scripted in it. She also noticed on Zuko's desk there were two portraits. One she immediately recognized as Iroh, but the other wasn't so familiar. It was a woman, she was beautiful. She had dark hair, the same as Zuko's, along with the same golden eyes. She wondered who it was. But just as quickly as the thoughts came, she pushed them to the back of her head. She had one goal. Come in, heal him, get out.

She then sat down and looked at Zuko. He looked like he wouldn't take long to heal, he might need to rest a little while, but he would be Ok.

"Where is the most pain?" Katara asked in a bored tone. Zuko pointed o his ribs.

"Ok, take your shirt off." She quickly blushed. She had never seen another boy shirtless, excluding Sokka and Aang.

"What's wrong, Sugar Queen? A bit tense are we?" Toph teased, then she remembered. Toph could feel her heart beating. Now she was screwed. Zuko seemed to take no notice, however, as he just took it off, laid back down, and stared back up at the ceiling. He seemed lost in thought. What could he be thinking about? Then she looked on the desk at the picture of Iroh and the woman. Oh.

She reached her hands into the bowl and created to glowing gloves with the water, Zuko watched in amazement. She easily healed the bruises and cuts, but she couldn't do much for the broken bones. Katara relieved some of the pain, but that was all she could do. She then looked at his chest cleared up, and felt the blush reach her face. He was built, that was for sure, and could probably easily take Sokka and Aang, if Aang didn't have bending.

"That's all I can do for your ribs, sorry. I didn't really learn how to do broken bones yet." Why am I apologizing to him? He's lucky I'm even healing him! She then glanced at him as he attempted to sit up.

"Well, I need to go train Twinkle Toes. Later Sugar Queen, Sparky." Toph said as she exited the room.

"It's ok." Zuko said to Katara as he watched her look at the portraits on his desk. "That's my mother." Katara snapped her head around to realize he had been watching her stare at the picture in confusion.

"She was beautiful." She said as she got up to leave, but Zuko grabbed her arm.

"Thank you, for everything." He released her arm and she stared at him.

He's thanking me? What happened to him? Maybe he did ch- I can't let my guard down. Not yet.

"Your welcome." She walked out of the room, leaving him to himself.

So, he looked at me, then talked to me, then touched me. I'm just great at enforcing my rules. Katara sighed as she went to finish preparing lunch.

There you go. The next chapter will go in to Aang and Katara. (But no Kataang, because I hate that P) And Katara and Zuko will start to get along better…maybe.

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