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Chapter 3
Aang walked along the market's streets, thinking.
'I am happy for Katara aren't I...I mean, she loves Zuko and he loves her back...so shouldn't I be happy for them? But what about my feelings for Katara? Before the war ended, It was me and Katara, and I thought that relationship was going fine? What happened?'
Zuko turned to Katara,
"Well, I have a ring and you have a necklace...what now?"
A rough hand grabbed Katara around the waist and said,
"Hand over them pretty things you's got and spare 'ye I will."
Zuko narrowed his eyes and took a bending stance and said through gritted teeth,
"Over...my...dead...body!"
The theif tossed Katara to an accomplice and took a bending stance,
"Fine, 2 firebenders goin' at it huh. Make my day runt."
The theif launched a stream of fire at Zuko, which he promptly dodged. Zuko inhaled deeply and steadied himself to use lightning.
'Remember what Uncle said...remember your training...'
Zuko gave a grunt and fired lightning at the brigand catching his hair on fire.
People in the market started jostleling around Aang and yammering,
"Quick beforeit's over..."
"What? What's goin' on?"
"Didn't cha hear. Fight, big 'un down by the beach. Couple 'o fire benders."
Aang started to worry,
"Do you know if one of them has a scar on his left eye."
The merchant nodded and Aang's eyes widened in terror as he quickly formed an air scooter and sped away.
Zuko and Katara's assailent started to fatigue and grew slower. Zuko tried to end the battle when the theif threw a fireball at him, Zuko deflected the ball lazily aiming it back at the theif but he jumped away to quickly and it hit Katara right as Aang came up. Suddenly, Aang's arrows and eye caused an unnatural glow, and his voice changed and grew madder by the momment.
"What have you done. You hurt her..."
Aang's anger was directed to the brigand and Zuko. Zuko ignored Aang and rushed to Katara,
"Quick get some water, NOW!"
Aang, in his Avatar state, push people aside to get to the theif. He formed an air bubble full of stones around the man's body, causeing the rocks to hot him everywhere. And to add insult to injury, Aang made little burts of flames spark at the man to make him move closer to the rocks. Katara placed her hands in a bowl of water and willed her hands to heal. Zuko walked away to calm Aang down. He placed a hand on the disturbed boy's shoulder and said quietly,
"She's alright Aang, she'll be ok."
Aang ceased to glow as Zuko offered.
"You wanna go with me to pick up some fruit for breakfast tomarrow?"
Aang nodded and the pair made their way to the stand.
Birds flew overhead as the sun made it's way through the midday heat. The salty stench of sweat from the people around the markets evaporated and a slight mog filled the area. Clouds lazily passed in front of the Sun giving a brief relief of the heat. Zuko stopped at a fruit stand and asked how much for a orange, mango, papaya, and a few apples. Zuko payed the man and on the way back to the beach Aang turned to Zuko and asked,
"When do you plan on going back to the Fire Nation with Katara?"
Zuko answered,
"I don't know, maybe after the wedding maybe we'll even have the wedding there. I haven't really thought about either yet."
The boys walked the rest of the way to the beach in silence.
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