Katara yawned as she sat up, she rubbed her eyes. She felt herself very warm and comfortable. She realised she fell asleep in Zuko's lap! With a screech she slapped him.

"Ow, what was that for?" Zuko rubbed his cheek.

"For taking advantage of me!" Katara covered herself. Zuko sighed.

"Then why are you fully clothed?" Zuko asked. Katara looked down at her attire and saw she was wearing his shirt. Then she looked back at a shirtless Zuko.

"You touched me!" Katara picked up some pillows and started throwing it again.

"Uh, not this again!" Zuko huffed as he dodged all the pillows. "I didn't undress you, I only covered you some more by giving you my shirt!"

"Oh," Katara said. Zuko went over to his bed and gave her a box.

"Here's a set of new clothes," Katara looked at him curiously. "It's the most decent a concubine can wear…."

"Why are you doing this?"

"To make up for what I did to you…" With that Zuko walked out of the room. "I'll draw you a bath and have the servants attend to you."


Katara sank deeper into her element with a sigh. She had never felt so pampered in her life. After some threats from Zuko the servants treated her a bit nicer. They put beautiful scented oils in her baths and were scrubbing her hair. She felt guilty though, she was enjoying the luxuries when Aang was still trying to learn the remaining elements. Katara had never been an actress, or a good liar, but after she used some spirit water to heal Aang, she had willing allowed herself to be captured. It was all a part of Sokka's plan. Aang was against it, he used what little strength he had to protest, but Katara agreed with Sokka's plan. And Toph reminded Aang how selfish he was being, since they all would have a hard time with having Katara in the Fire Lord's clutches. Katara sighed in relaxation as the servants pour face mud on her. She had missed the time Toph and her spent their day at a spa in the Earth Kingdom. It was much more fun with her around. There weren't many females Katara could get along with. Azula was out of the question, Ty Lee was nice, but she was always around Mai or Azula. Mai was the worst; the young noble woman was mature at times. She even had her own apartment, which she hinted about wanting Zuko to visit her. Mai's crush on Zuko was very obvious, but Zuko never really looked her way. Katara felt slightly sad for the young noble woman, but after all the horrible things she had done to her and her friends she didn't deserve any pity. Not that she'd want it. The servants washed up Katara's face and left her to change her clothes. She wrapped her breast bindings around her. She then slipped on a tight fitting black dress. It was way above her knees. She put on black fingerless gloves. Katara guessed that since most of the concubines were from the Fire Nation, there weren't many choices in colors. There was a hooded shawl. It was sort of midriff like, it covered Katara's breast area. It also had the Fire Nation symbol on it. Katara shuttered. She tied the sash around her mini dress. Katara decided she didn't look that bad. Her outfit wasn't as tight and showy like the other ones. She even could hide her necklace thanks to the hooded shawl. What bothered her the most is why Zuko cared? He has tried to be fairly decent and nice to her, but that didn't change about what Katara thought about him. He was still a spoiled brat. She heard a knock at the door.

"Uh, come in?" Katara said.

"Wow Katara!" Ty Lee bounced into the room. With a bored Mai. "You look very pretty!"

"Thanks Ty Lee…" Katara said. "So, was there anything you wanted?"

"Yeah, Zuko asked if you could eat breakfast with him!" Ty Lee replied. Katara looked at Mai. She remained her emotionless posture, but Katara knew if the guy she liked wanted to have breakfast with another girl, she'd be upset. This could be fun. Katara would play along, just to watch Mai squirm.

"Why is that Ty Lee?" Katara asked.

"It's an honour!" Ty Lee said happily. "Zuko is always by himself, the fact that he wants you, a concubine, to eat breakfast with him is something else! I guess you two had a good night!"

Katara blushed. Mai coughed. "Azula said she didn't hear much noises, so it must not have been that great!"

Ty Lee looked at Mai with widen eyes. "What are you talking about; Azula said she heard a lot of banging and screaming!" Mai slapped her hand against her forehead. Katara giggled, If only Azula knew the real reason for all that banging and screaming. Katara also thought that Ty Lee and Aang would get along great.

"So, I'm so happy you guys well, enjoyed each other! Hey, maybe later on, If you and Zuko's not busy!" Ty Lee winked. "You, me, Azula and Mai can talk about your night!"

"Ty Lee, I'm pretty sure Azula has better things to do, and I don't want to hear about her night with Prince Zuko."

Ty Lee looked at Mai disappointed. "But Mai! Imagine what we could learn from Katara, I mean, we're both still virgins!"

"Ty Lee!" Mai blushed.

"What? Nothing to be ashamed of, besides, I want to know if the gossip is true,"

"What gossip?" Katara asked. Ty Lee gave Katara a sly look.

"That Zuko's as good as they say he is!" Ty Lee sighed. "I don't like him like that, but he sure is nice to look at!"

"Ty Lee, can't you discuss this somewhere else?" Mai asked.

"Sure, Katara after breakfast with Zuko, you and I can talk and share guy stories!" Ty Lee said. "I may not have had sex with any boy, but I did date a lot of them, you're pretty Katara, I'm sure you got a lot of boyfriends!"

"Yeah, like the Avatar." Mai smirked. "Weren't you two, together?"

Katara sighed and rolled her eyes. "I don't know why people always think that, Aang i-was a nice kid, but I didn't have any feelings for him…"

"Why?" Ty Lee asked.

"Well, because, he i-was such a little boy!" Katara said. "I mean, I liked him as a friend, but he always saw me in a romantic way, I was planning to tell him I didn't like him that way, after we won the war…"

"Too late for that!" Mai smirked. "He's dead, and you lost the war."

"Thanks for the obvious, Needles!" Katara smirked at the nickname she gave Mai. Toph will be proud.

"Oh, Needles!" Ty Lee said. "I get it, give me a nickname!"

"How about I go eat breakfast with Zuko first, then we could have our girl talk!" Katara grinned at the girl. Even though she and Zuko didn't have sex, she knew she could make up a story. As a young girl in the Southern Water Tribe, the older woman, minus her grandmother, gave her tips and their own experiences.

"You know, for someone who lost the war and her friend, you seem a bit too happy!" Mai said.

"Well, we all can't be boring like you Mai…" Katara walked pass the girl.

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