I still don't own Avatar. Sorry it took so long! Please don't lynch me! Enjoy! CrazyJulz16 ; {)
The girl's reaction to seeing it had struck him as odd. She had looked sad, but then fierce, as though taking strength from a memory. He looked back at her, now, and came back to the present. Then, he heard the wind pick up, and smiled. His hand clenched on the necklace, and he put it back in his pocket. He was elated. Victory would soon be his.
Zuko looked to the skies, expecting to see the Avatar approaching. After all, he was an airbender, so wind was a good hint that he was coming. He frowned when he didn't see the arrow-clad boy or his flying bison. But he quickly regained his smirk. The boy would come to rescue the girl. Zuko had seen the looks she got from him, so he knew the Avatar had a crush on the waterbender.
He glanced over to see the girl in question glaring at him. His smirk broadened. He practically skipped with the glee of a chance to annoy his prisoner. He walked smugly over to her, and stood over her, making her look up at him. It gave him a feeling of power, having her looking up at him.
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Katara glared at her captor. He was so rude! He stood there with that aggravating smirk on his face, looking down on her. But at least he was blocking the sun. Being from the South Pole, she burned easily in direct sun. The reflecting light from the ice, she was used to. But the glare coming straight at her, well, she was sensitive.
"What do you want?" she asked rudely. She just wanted him to leave her alone, or better yet, send her back to Aang and Sokka. But that wasn't happening. She sighed. "Go away, Zuko."
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He smiled again, and said, "No." He was so happy. He could antagonize the peasant all he wanted. It was great fun. But his smile disappeared as a thought occurred to him. "What is your name, peasant?" he asked curiously.
She snorted. "Why would I tell you? You don't need to know," she said; glad to have the upper hand for once.
"You are under my control, so you will answer any and all questions I ask of you," he said in a superior tone. He smirked again. "So out with it. Your name, now."
The girl grimaced. "It's Katara. Now leave me alone."
"Katara," he whispered, rolling the name around on his tongue. "Hmmm…" he was thinking. It was a beautiful name. He liked it a lot. Odd, considering how much he disliked the girl who the name belonged to.
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Katara sighed once more as she listened to Zuko saying her name. She really hadn't wanted to tell him it. He didn't need to know, and he might use it against her later. She couldn't think of a way for him to do that, but that didn't mean there wasn't one. She wondered why he had wanted to know. It made no sense, as it wasn't vital to him capturing Aang, and that seemed like the only thing he cared about.
Katara hoped that Zuko never got within fifty miles of Aang or Sokka again, even if it meant that she would have to stay on Zuko's ship forever. Though she didn't know why he wanted Aang, she didn't care. He had said something about his honor being restored, but she hadn't been listening. It didn't matter, though. There was no good reason to try to destroy the world's last hope for peace.
She looked at her captor again, and he seemed deep in thought. She considered what he might be thinking about. Aang, she decided. His quest for the Avatar seemed all consuming for him. She shook her head to clear it, and looked away from Zuko. She moved as far away from him as her chains allowed.
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Zuko looked back at his captive, trying to ignore his thoughts. They were confusing, so he did his best to forget them. He immediately saw that the girl had moved away from him. He smirked once more, and moved closer to her again. Being chained, she couldn't escape him. She seemed to slump, giving in to his presence. There was obviously nothing she could do about it, so why fight it? At least, that was what Zuko read in her body language. He saw her give in, and moved away. With a huge smile on his face, he walked back to his cabin.
Only to hear shouts from on deck. He rushed back up, to find the captive waterbender attacking his men. She had use of only one hand, but she was holding her own. Now he understood her show of defeat when he was looking. She had wanted him to leave so she could attempt to escape. She was quite smart, and a great actress. He would give her that. He was actually impressed.
Zuko leaped into the fight, and grabbed her wrist. She pulled, but it easily seen that she was not as strong as he was. Also, her wrists were injured from the fight yesterday. She fought, but he quickly immobilized her, and forced her to the deck. Once he had her down, he wrapped the chains around her and took her to her cell himself.
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Katara hated Zuko right then. It had taken almost no effort for him to beat her, at least in her eyes. He hadn't even used firebending, by the water spirits! How could she have been so weak? She cursed mentally, but said nothing. The man shoved her back in her cell, and slammed the door. Once again she was locked in, in an extremely small cell, and alone. She tried to be strong, but she couldn't help it. She started to cry. With all that had happened this past two days, she was crying for the next few hours.
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Zuko stood outside her room, frowning as he heard her begin to cry. He hadn't hurt her, had he? Wait, why did he care? She had been attacking his men, meaning it wasn't dishonorable to hurt her, even if she was a woman. He walked away. He didn't care. He didn't.