Hi guys~

I loved the reviews I got and I am going to answer them right now, all the questions and thoughts that you have given me. Now then, one of the guest thought of Blood bending, I want everyone to know that I put a lot of thought into each idea that I put into my stories, I have thought over and over again what they could do to do this, what they could say or how they act, so yes this has crossed my mind. So the question is now, why not blood bend.

To put it bluntly, Katara cannot blood bend blood, she is not that smart at the moment. You have to have great control over water, a simply mistake could end up killing her, Zuko, a innocent bystander or someone from her family if she tries it when they are there. She couldn't live with her self if that was to happen, she couldn't even try to go on if someone she loved was hurt because of her. Not only that but simply put water bender focus on freedom and emotions, they are one of the innocent elements I think, if Katara was to have any pride as a water bender I don't think she would even try.

The second question is, are her friends truly looking for her. Now this, I cannot tell you, simply because if I did, it would ruin the idea I have planned for all of this. I can promise you that they will appear soon enough and I hope you like the twist that I have near the future.

The last thing I will answer is, will Katara get pregnant. Now I think I answered this is my last chapter at the start, I mean I really don't know how blunt I have to be but hopefully this will clear it up. Having sex once has a very low chance of getting the person pregnant, not only that but she did not remain in bed for a twenty minute period of time and after doing a bit of research on that subject, woman use to do that in order to create a maximum percent of chance of getting pregnant, so no worries.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the next chapter so Katara slowly going insane~

Chapter 4: The Question...

Time was passing by slowly, ever so slowly, you could hear the clock so ticking down second by second, hear the light clacking of the tea cups and tea pots being placed on the glass table, as the woman of the clan slowly fed and poured drinks for their husbands and lovers, even some of the mistresses were there kissing and hugging on the men. Zuko sat in silence beside her though, Katara's head was held up in a proper manner while she gripped her red fire benders robe tightly in her two clenched hands, the burns on her body causing her muscles to clench and twitch with pain from the healing she had been receiving over the period of the three days up to that point. Zuko had stopped looking at her all together, maybe he was bored, but a part of her was getting tired of being ignored, she wanted some sort of attention, she wanted him to notice her and to give her some right of her actually being there beside him, she wasn't going to just allow her self to be used once and then be thrown out like last weeks trash. Was it really so bad of her? Yes a part of her had actually given up, she was sore and tired and she couldn't kill her self, she wasn't going to start a war that could end with her simply being married to Zuko... Suddenly she gagged and was forced to cover her mouth, Zuko casting a glance over in her direction while she turned her head away, okay so maybe being married to Zuko wasn't that great... It made her gag for God's sake!

Being tapped on her arm by the male now invading her thoughts, she sighed and straighten her self once more to place her hands calmly in her lap, the men slowly standing up and leaving the woman behind to do... Well whatever they did. Zuko paused though, he gently grabbed her chin and kissed her own the lips, Katara near throwing up but then suddenly her body tensed, his mouth gently resting beside her ear, "Aang will be here by tomorrow... Try to keep your self alive..." Then he stood up and left the group of woman behind to clean up and get ready for the dinner that would be there with the men once more that afternoon, for now they had a battle plan to come up with. Katara sat there in semi shock, what was Zuko thinking telling her something like that?! When the woman left her alone, she stood from the large table and walked out of the room, her mind racing at the speed of light as she tried to think of a way to get Aang's attention! He would be there tomorrow... That was what Zuko was saying. Walking into her room that was kept nice and clean from the female maids of the palace, she shut the door and walked over to the bed only to fall backwards and shut her eyes, her body lightly bouncing on the large bed.

With her hair spread out around her head and her large gown almost causing it to make her look like she was on fire in the large dark bed, her eyes slowly shut and she sighed, relaxing in the warmth of the blankets around her. She was scared... Soon everything would be crashing down around her and the war was simply days away, a peace between water and fire would finally be made but she knew, yes Katara knew that Zuko's father would only enslave them. Slowly a single tear drop feel from her eyes and she turned on her side to curl into a small ball, hugging the pillow to her chest and closing her eyes tightly, she couldn't stand this anymore... She wanted to be free, she wanted to feel her the wind on her face and the cold rush of water below her feet, she wanted to see what it was like out there! So she sat up and suddenly pulled on the necklace, she wanted to feel free! With a sudden yank of the necklace, the silver jewels and the dark red rubies fell to the ground lightly clinging against the marble ground... She paused, the red burnt mark on her neck now showing from the tighten necklace and Katara sat there with her hands still in the same position.

It took only minutes but she was out, she was gone from the palace leaving a trail of guards in her wake, the alarms were going off and in the midst of the girl left a worried Zuko, this was no way he could let her go out there anymore! It was different... changed and she wouldn't be able to live! Hurrying behind her trail, the guards already trying to capture her only causing water to put out their flames, Zuko was the first to grab her wrist from behind while they stood just outside the hotsprings of the fire palace and pressed her back against his chest. He would be caught and be tortured as a traitor if he let her go but the glare she sent him... The way those eyes just shot him with all the hate even a dark lord couldn't summon made him rethink his whole plan of simply hiding her away from the world. Suddenly his grip tighten, the guards shouting behind them while Katara pulled and yelled at him only to be silenced by a sharp kiss to her lips, his hand sliding down from his wrist to grip her hand then the two of them were off, Zuko pulling Katara behind him away from the palace and back towards the ocean. There was strange things out in the world at this moment but she was unhappy here, she would kill her self sooner or later and he wouldn't let her do that, not with the chance that she would be pregnant with their child! A child that... Didn't know what was happening in the world at the moment.

Katara was pulling on her wrist worried, where was he taking her?! But even though she was voicing her threats, yelling at him to leave her along and be gone from her sight, he didn't let her go and kept pulling her further and further away from the palace and the group of guards that were disappearing from the sight behind them. With the sand touching their feet Iroh stood there by a small boat and Zuko stopped to look at Katara who was pulling and yanking away from him but Zuko gulped and looked down at her, "Katara stop..." He spoke, his hands resting on her shoulders only making her glare up at him, "I will take you home... But right now just act like you are listening to me!" He yelled, Katara taken back by the glare Zuko was sending her and it honestly made her shut up from her screaming for once. Pulling the girl onto the boat and moving down into the single room of his uncles, he moved her under the bed and tucked suit cases in front of her to hide her before moving to stand by the bed when the guards moved in to search the room, nothing... they had to find nothing! Zuko almost felt like he was sweating... The guards were searching everywhere but soon they bowed to Zuko and left, only explaining shortly that his bride was missing but he nodded and was left in silence with the girl who was crawling out from under the bed.

The two would now be simple goners, they raced away from the palace and now the water benders would never come to his father which would mean that as soon as the two would be found out then they would be hunted down and killed. With a jerk the boat was moved away from the dock and Iroh walked down the stairs to already see Katara readying to attack Zuko but the old man smiled and laughed at the two who were glaring at each other ready for blood, "Now now..." The old man spoke, the two young people in front of him gripping their hands into fist ready to claw at each other, "Rest in here... A guest room is being prepared... I will let you know when it is down Katara..." Without saying anything Zuko stormed out of the room, more enraged then anything at the moment and headed up to the deck to try and cool off, at least it would seem to the guards searching the shores that he was searching for his wife as well and was pissed at her rather than her being down stairs and he couldn't even touch her. He couldn't grab her and slowly start tightening his hold on her throat making her beg for him to forgive her! Gripping the cold railings of the ship, her bowed his head and bit his bottom lip to sigh in a soft voice, he needed some time alone to think about this... While Katara sat there on the edge of the bed while Iroh stood there and looked down at her which made her look up at him in return.

She couldn't understand why Zuko was so upset with her, he didn't have to help her! He could have tried to stop her and then the two of them would be done and over with, however, Irohs frown gave her another idea and made her sit up straight, the old man seemed to be the only one that understood anything that was going on! "You understand what you have done Katara..." He spoke, though it didn't sound like a question and only stood up to stand in front of the old man, her eyes glowing with fire, "He didn't have to save me! He didn't have to do any of this!" She yelled, though the old man simply shook his head and walked over to stand in front of her, "..Zuko has sought after nothing but the approval of his Father..." He spoke, Katara still glaring deeply up at him, "You were the closest thing he could get to that... even then he took the punishment when you were suppose to... He allowed you into his life to share what he was taught was right..." Suddenly Katara frown and she suddenly felt... Bad? "Katara... While you had a loving family, Zuko had nothing... It is time you stop thinking that every nation is the same.." With a sharp turn on his heels, Iroh sighed and walked onto the deck where he saw Zuko already standing there with his back straight, head raised in a prideful manner and the true fire nations suit on, he looked like the younger, untainted version of his father... "Uncle... I want to visit mother..." he spoke softly, Iroh nodding his head knowing what this was a about and simply telling the captain of the ship where to go.

Deep inside of the ship though, Katara sat there in silence, her head bowed and her hands clenched into fist, why should she care about what he did? Why should she care about the fact that he wasn't raised in a happy home? Why did she have to care at all?! He had rapped her, tortured her and now his uncle dared to give her a talk about how she shouldn't compare everything to her happy home?! Katara wanted nothing more than to rip her hair out, to simply pull it away from her scalp and disappear from view but she was simply to close to the fire nation right now. Silently she undressed and grabbed some of the blue robes that his uncle had been so nice to put there for her, then she walked out onto deck with him, the nation's capital already fading from view, "...Zuko..." Her voice was strong enough that every male on that ship turned to her but yet... there was a hint of remorse when Zuko turned to her, his locks of hair gently blowing into his face and his tone body standing there at attention waiting for her... Waiting for Katara to join him which surprisingly she did... She stood there in the light blue robe by his side with her hands by her own side, her brown locks of hair gently ruffling over her shoulders and back and then she spoke, "... Zuko... Why don't you stay with me... In the water village...?"

Oooh I can't wait to see what people say about this one haha I know a lot of people are going to hate this but... I already have a idea thought out about this story so hopefully the people who have been telling me, 'Well I think she would do this not this' or 'I don't think she would let that happen' Wont bash on me to hard x.x