Heat.
Anger.
Katara always associated the two of them together. Where there was heat there was anger, and where there was anger there was heat.
She thought she felt anger when Aang bent fire in the Avatar State. She thought she felt anger at the rise of Sokka's body temperature when Azula mentioned Suki. She thought she felt anger when Toph stomped her feet and yelled incessantly.
She thought she had felt anger when a rogue supporter of Ozai had taunted Zuko about his mother and had almost been incinerated by a wall of flames.
She was wrong.
She truly felt anger when crafty bandits had stolen her away. They tied her up and slashed at her clothes, about to move onto her under wrappings.
Then, the heat. A storm of fire invaded the bandit's cave, burning all but her. Zuko's shouts were angry, furiously heated.
The fight that took place was enraged. The fire was angry, searingly hot.
The bender that controlled the flames was angry.
That was the first time Katara witnessed true anger.
Cold.
Sadness.
Zuko always associated the two of them together. Where it was cold there was sadness, and where there was sadness there was cold.
He thought he felt sadness when he left Mai and her words spoke of unshed tears. He thought he felt sadness when Azula's body temperature and head dropped at the appearance of their mother. He thought he felt sorrow when Ty Lee had sobbed those cold tears when he called her a 'circus freak.'
He thought he had felt sorrow when the anniversary of Sokka and Katara's mother's death and Katara had retreated to the river, frost and snow floating in her wake.
He was wrong.
He truly felt sadness when Azula had shot him with lightning. His chest burned and he could barely manage to moan as he convulsed on the ground.
As he felt himself slipping under forever, he felt the cool water on his chest. The sorrow was so thick, if he wasn't in pain, he might've started sobbing too.
The healing that took place was mournful. The water was grief-stricken, icily cold.
The bender that controlled the water was sobbing.
That was the first time Zuko witnessed true sadness.
So what'd you think? I randomly thought of this last night and had to write it. Review please!!!!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own ATLA. Some damn lucky bastards known as Bryke and Nickolodean do.