Hey, everybody! I am really getting on a roll with this story! 21 Reviews people, 21! AHHHH! (Dances around room like an idiot) Ok I'm done. I am so happy! It may not seem like that big of a deal, but to me it's huge! I expected to get about four reviews, and three of them saying Oh well you need to change this. So thank you all who reviewed! You people ROCK! Who saw the new episode ALL about ZUKO? Azula's so mean! But Zuko was adorable! I still feel bad for him. Ok, ok I'll shut up now gosh! J/k

ABOUT THE CHAP.

In this chap we are back in normal time for the avatar, BEFORE the water-bending scroll. Ok go!

Also Zuko has an argument, and it may get a little confusing so just bare with me here.

Oh, and Katara is a poet/song writer. Depends on what I can dig up.

I DON'T OWN AVATAR! Or Zuko would have killed Zhou by luring him away with a pack of bananas! Lol!

Zuko stormed into his room steamed as usual. They had just almost caught the avatar, and failed! Then Zuko slammed him self on the bed, and put a pillow over his face.

I can't believe we lost him again! How many times will it take! Ah, at this rate I will never reclaim my honor, or be something in my father's eyes!

FLASH BACK

Zuko, you are someone who never gives up! Don't Forget that!

FLASH BACK OVER

NO! I will never give up! I will hunt down the avatar, and reclaim my birthright!

But what about that girl?

What about her?

I don't know there's just something about her.

What am I thinking, she's a lowlife water-peasant!

Why do I always start to think about her? She's just someone getting in the way of me catching the avatar.

She does make it more interesting.

What's that supposed to mean?

I don't know She just …makes it more of a challenge.

Uh huh, sure she does. I'm starting to wonder about you.

She just seems so familiar…like I've seen her before, but I don' know where, because every time I try to get a good look at her something happens! Like when I first saw her in the South Pole when I grabbed her to question her, and I got hit! Then every time I try to get close to her-

Whoa, CLOSE to her, do you know what that sounds like!

Why won't I shut up? What I mean is get to see what's so familiar about her.

Riiiiiiight. Sure you are.

I am! Ok, why am I having an argument in my head with myself? Man I need some sleep! I'm going to bed.

Then he got under the covers and went to sleep.

In other places

Yes! We lost him again! Yelled Sokka running out onto the beach.

Yea! All right! Followed by Aang, and Katara.

We are so good! Exclaimed Aang.

I know! Replied Katara.

Lets see him try and get us now. Stated Sokka They all just laughed together.

All right guys, we should stop fooling around, and set up camp so tomorrow we can go to town, and shop. She said wile getting her sleeping bag off Oppa.

Fine, lets go Aang. Wile pulling Aang up.

All right. Aang said tiredly. So they all started pitching up camp. Then Katara unloaded her blue and red bag, and started walking towards the tent when Aang bumped into katara, and everything in the bag fell out, but the item that really got his attention was a gold dagger with a Z engulfed in flames engraved in it.

"Hey, where'd this come from?" Then he picked it up.

" No! Don't touch it!" Then she grabbed it away from him, and ran off into the woods.

" Wait! I'm sorry! Come back! Called Aang!" He was really sad because he thought he hurt Katara.

" Chill Aang, she's ok." Said Sokka trying to cheer him up. " I don't even know where she got it. I think she may have got it from the fire nation."

" The Fire Nation! What?" Yelled the boy.

" Yea, when we were young our tribe was way low on money, and supplies. So dad took Katara to the Fire Nation to do business. When she came back I saw the red on her bag, and I said "Katara, What with your bag?" and she said " I thought it was pretty so I bought it."

" Girls are so dumb. It's pretty though." He mimicked. Then a bird flew by and pooped on his head. (A/n: I just couldn't let him get away with it.)

" Ah! Nasty bird crap!" Yelled Sokka in disgust wile making a really funny face. Then Aang just burst out laughing wile Sokka gave him death glares.

"Sorry, but that is too funny!" The youth defended.

" Yea, ha ha! Very funny!" He said sarcastically. "Now can we continue with the story?"

" Yea, go ahead." Wiping away the little tear from his eye.

" Then I opened the bag, and saw the Knife, and said now this is what I'm talking about! Where'd ya get this? Then I pulled it out. She immediately grabbed it, and yelled for me to never touch it again. About an hour later she came back and apologized, and told me it just meant something to her. From then on she carried it everywhere, weather in her bag, or strapped to her leg. She really cares about it, but I don't know why. One reason why I think its fire nation is the flames, but the Z really gets me."

"I wonder what it stands for?" Aang thought out loud.

"Yea, me too." Then Aang randomly started laughing a little.

" What so funny?" Asked Sokka.

"Nothin, it's just that…Zuko starts with a Z."

" Yea it does." As he joined in on the laughter.

" That would be pretty funny, huh."

"Yea it would."

" Katara getting a dagger from Zuko." Then the laughing starting to get uncomfortable.

" Nah." They both said in unison while flipping their hands. But on the inside they were both worried.

In the woods

Katara just sat there, and stared at the blade.

I never even knew his name. I know I was little, and I shouldn't care, but he saved me and was nice to me. He even almost kissed me, but that was a long time ago. Then she took the blade and cut into a tree:

He's everywhere in me dreams

Until I open my eyes it seems.

Why did I have to leave?

It makes my heart want to bleed.

I may have been young, but

It's like a bee when you get stung

For the first time.

It will always be in me mind.

How I loved to see him then

If only I could see him again.

I wonder if I'll ever see him again? She thought.

He was cute too!

It's getting dark. I guess I should go back to camp, and apologize to Aang. I was really hard on him.

"Then she walked out into the campsite, and Aang and Sokka's eyes were on her.

Listen Aang, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. I was way to harsh! I'm just very protective of this dagger. It means a lot to me."

"It's ok, but what's so special about it?"

"Honestly Aang…I don't know. I know that sounds dumb, but it's true. Can we all try to forget this even happened?"

"Ok, we will."

"Thanks." She said with a smile. " I'll make dinner then we need some sleep to so we will be ready to resupply tomorrow."

"Alright, I'm starved!" Yelled Sokka.

" Sounds good to me." Aang said sweetly.

So katara fixed dinner, and Sokka devoured most of it. Then they all went to bed.

Dream sequence

It's the little boy who saved me.

"Thank you for saving me".

"Your-welcome."

"Come take a walk with me."

"Ok!"

She was in the dream but it seemed she was invisible to everyone else in the dream. Then she watched the little boy stop, and look at her chibi self. Then he started to lean closer to her, and-

" Katara! Come on. I'm done early."

No! Why?

"My dad! I have to go! Thanks for everything! Bye!" Then she watched as her bracelet fell off, and the boy pick it up and yell after her, but she never heard. She just kept going.

Aw, that poor little boy. I wish I could apologize…WAIT! When Aang needs to learn fire bending we'll have to go to the Fire-Nation! Then I can search for him!

But what if I never find him? That would suck. Then she watched the boy walk away.

Over

She woke up feeling like crap. Why the heck did I have to do that?

Then she got out of her sleeping bag, and sat on a log near the fire. Then she pulled out the dagger from her leg, and just looked at it, but what she didn't know was that a pair of gray eyes was watching her

Why do I even care about you? Well, I guess he was the first person outside of my tribe to actually care about me in some sort of way, But It was so long ago and I was only a little girl. I bet he doesn't even remember me.

" Why do I care?" Said loud enough for Aang to hear.

He haunts my dreams and everything I do.

"Why do I care about him so much? She said weakly.

Maybe one day I'll see him again, but now I need my rest. Then she crawled back into her bag and went to sleep, and Aang fell asleep feeling kind of sad.

Back on Zuko's ship

Dream sequence

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Screamed the little girl from eight years ago. He had not forgotten that day, and will always remember it.

" Aw, is da widdle girl gonna cwy." Said one of the youths with laughter following.

"Just leave me alone!" She begged.

Then he saw himself appear into the picture.

" Hey, back off!" He said sounding convincing. Why did I do that? Well I had guts then, but I guess that's what got me in trouble.

"Leave her alone before I make you!"

" What are you goanna do about it?" Then he watched himself get ready to fight. Then he jumped into the air, and tried to do a fire kick, but failed. Then laughter filled the air around him.

"STOP LAUGHING!" He watched himself at a very difficult time. Then he got up, and tried again, but this time he succeeded. He watched the little him jump up as fire exerted from his foot, and through them against the wall. Then he ran over to them took his dagger out, and cut the bracelet off. He could see the huge smile on his face. Then he handed it back to her.

" Just sew it with some blue thread."

" Thank you for saving me." As she wiped a tear from her eye.

" Your welcome. What exactly are you doing here alone?" He asked.

" My dad is here on business, and I couldn't go with him." She replied.

" So…are you from the Water Tribes?" He could tell he was nervous.

" Yea."

" Yea…I could tell by your clothes, and your eyes." He could tell he obviously had a crush on her.

" Okay…"

" I think you're really pretty." He stated bluntly then looking down blushing. Man I was an idiot! But she didn't seem to mind.

"You really think so?"

"Yes."

"That's really sweet. Sometimes my brother says I'm not that pretty."

"He lied." He stated fast.

" Thank you." Then she started to blush. Maybe she liked me too! Wait why would I care. I don't have time for girls.

" Umm…do you want to take a walk with me?"

"Sure."

Then they started walking, and talking. Then he saw him pull out his dagger, and show it to her. He saw him tell her something she giggled, and said something back. When he went to put it back he thought he had put it into his pocket, but it fell into her bag.

So that's what happened! She's had it all along! Then he stopped walking, and just kind of looked at her. All she did was stare back. Then he started to lean towards her and closer and closer, and-

Then she jumped, and took a double take. Then she told him her quick good-byes, and ran off. As he watched her run away he saw her bracelet fall off then he picked it up, and called after her, but she couldn't hear him. So he wrapped it around the high part of his arm, and walked back to the palace. When he got there he saw Azula In the courtyard. He had despising look on his face because he knew she would give him trouble.

"Hey Zuko. What took you so long?" She said mischievously.

"Nothin." He said trying to get her away.

" Really, cause you were gone longer then you were supposed to be."

"Well maybe I got distracted." Then he tried to walk away.

"Distracted by what?" She asked with a sweet smile, but you could tell she was plotting.

" That's none of your business! He said trying to get her off his case.

" Fine then!" She said bitterly." How about we play a game?"

"I don't want to play Azula!"

" Come on you're my brother! You're supposed to play with me!"

" Fine what do you want to play?" He said giving up.

" Um…"Then she saw him clutch the high part of his arm." How about a sparring, except no fire unless necessary, and it has to be small."

"Okay." Then they began to spar. First it looked like Azula was winning because she kept hitting him and he kept blocking, and backing up. Then Zuko took a double spin to the side, kicked Azula in the back, and she went on a tumble, but flipped it out then when she landed he caught her of guard, and started hitting her to where she could block. She wouldn't let him win though. She noticed that he kept looking at his shoulder, so she decided that might be her way out. So she quickly brought up her hand, and ripped off the clothe on his arm, and she had a huge smile on her face until she realized what was on his arm, then it just looked like this --.

"Azula! What did you do that for?"

" Zuko…please tell me this is a joke. What is on your arm?" --

" That' s none of your business!" He shouted.

" Just answer me one more thing…your not gay are you?"

Then Zuko's heart nearly skipped a beat. I can't believe she asked me that!

"NO! Azula, why would you even say that?"

" You're wearing a bracelet on your arm…"

" Well it's not like it's mine! Someone dropped it, and I'm going to return it!"

"Oh, thank goodness! Phew, I was worried there."

" You're sick. He said plainly."

"Hey, anyone could have made that mistake, it's a bracelet!"

" Well, so! Check the facts before you assume anything next time."

" Fine I will. Sooo where'd you get it." She said with a huge smile on her face.

"Again, none of your business!"

" Oh come on! Please tell me! Did you get it from your girlfriend?"

" NO!" Then he started to blush, and get nervous.

"I think maybe you did."

" No!"

"Why hide it Zuko I know it's the truth!"

"Nu uh!"

"Zuko has a girlfriend, Zuko has a girlfriend!" She chanted with laughter.

I only wished she was. He thought sadly as he watched him, and his sister fight.

"NO I DON'T!"

" I knew you would be the first to fall frail to emotions like this!"

"Azula! Don't be angry, because I can actually get a girl and that I will be at marrying age before you, and I get to be fire lord!" Then she kind of just sat there for a minute then got angry.

" You have no right to say that to me! You know that's not true! Then she stormed off to her room.

Then a big grin was put on his face little face.

I sure told her that day.

Then an image of that girl came back to him. As he stood in the courtyard of his home he wondered if he'd ever see him again.

Dream over

Zuko woke up back in his room missing the palace the he could only see in his dreams. Missing his home, and wishing he were back, but he must find the avatar.

I wonder where she is? I want to see her again.

But why?

I don't know. I don't know who she is, were she is, what her name is, or how to find her. All I know is I want to see her again.

If you don't know any of that, how do you know she's even real?

Just trust me she's real. Then the sun started to peak over the ocean.

It's dawn. I guess I should get up, and start training. Another day searching for the avatar…and the girl. Then he got up, and around his wrist is the avatar's girl's necklace.

This is a marriage stone, are they together? That would be wrong she's probably two years older than him. She should be with someone older.

Incase your thinking it, tour two years older than her two.

I wasn't thinking that!

I'm your inner voice; don't even try to lie to me!

Fine, But there's a difference!

Whatever you say. Then he felt his ponytail where he had secretly been keeping the girls bracelet.

First thing when I'm fire lord, I'm goanna find her. Then he got up, and walked out of the room.

Back a camp

Katara woke up to the sun in her face, the scenes of her dream still fresh in her mind.

" Good morning, Katara. Would you care for some break fast? He said with a little bitterness in the word care.

"Yea…that would be nice." She said catching on.

" Here you go." Starting to ease up, as he handed her a plate of exotic fruits on a plate.

"Thank-you, Aang. Are you almost ready to go to the market? Hey, by the way, where's Sokka?" She questioned looking around.

"Looking for fire-wood, he'll be back soon."

"Okay." Then she ate her food, got herself ready, and then Sokka got back.

"Hey Katara, glad to see your up." Bringing in a pile of wood.

"Uh-huh, lets go guys." Then getting up, and they all went to the market.

(A/N: This fast forwards through most of the "water bending scroll". It starts when Katara snuck out of camp to practice bending with the water-bending scroll. Ok, we good, GO!)
"Ugh! Why can't I get this right?" Katara shouted frustratingly. Aang could do it just fine! Why can't I? Then she heard something in the bushes. Then the pirate from the sale on his was standing there. Then a bunch of his crew showed up.

" Why hello there. I believe you have something that belongs to me."

"No!" Then they all tried to ambush her, but since she was next to a stream she had the advantage. She tried to run, but one almost caught her but, she water-bended a big thing of water, and nailed him right in the face. Then she ran, and when she thought she was about to get caught two strong hands grabbed her wrists, then she felt hot air on her face, and a deep voice whisper in a low tone,

"I'll save you from the pirates." As soon as she realized who it was she was dragged away, and tied to a tree.

"I'm not telling you where the avatar is!" She shouted from the tree.

"Come on. We al have things we need, and I need the avatar to restore something I've lost, and maybe I could restore something you've lost." Then he pulled out her mother's necklace, and put it up to her neck.

"My mother's necklace!" She gasped.

"You can have it back if you tell me where he is." He said kindly. There is something so familiar about her.

I will not betray Aang! She yelled. Why does he look familiar? Well duh, he's been after us for a long time now, but still…

"Fine!" He yelled." But you're not leaving this spot till you tell me."

How do I get out of this? She thought. The blade of coarse! Then she reached down to her leg, and pulled it up, but Zuko saw it too soon.

"Men I think I saw the avatar! Search!" He ordered. Then as soon as they were all gone he looked at her, and slowly pulled up the dagger.

" How did you get this?"

"Why's it any of your business?"

"Just tell me then I'll tell you."

" I got it when I was younger, okay! Don't touch it!" Then he slowly let go of it, and reached up to the to of his head, and pulled down her bracelet.

"My bracelet!" She said." Then you were-"

"And you-."

"Oh my gosh. I am so sorry, I didn't mean to leave like that it's just my dad-" Then he cut her off by putting his hand gently on her face. WHAT ARE YOU DOING! His mind screamed, but he couldn't help himself. Then he untied her, but she didn't run. She just stood their looking at him.

I can't believe it's you. She said softly.

Then a red boomerang came flying through the air, and hit Katara on the neck, causing her to fall unconscious.

" Saved you sir, that was a close one! Don't know how she got loose." Said a dumb soldier.

"YOU IDIOT! SHE WAS NO THREAT!"

"Sorry sir, I didn't know!" He defended.

"I'll deal with you later!" he then picked her up, and looked at her neck, and there was a huge bump on her neck.

" We have to get her to the infirmary!" Go get the crew! I'll take her to the ship to get medical help."

"Uh, sure." A little worried that the prince was worrying about her.

"Then Zuko ran back to the ship.

How was that! That has to e a pretty dang long chapter, and I worked my butt of to type it! Plus today was my 1st day at work, and I worked an 11-hour shift, from 4AM-3PM., and it was hard. We were swamped! So even if you didn't like it, APPRECIEATE IT! J/K.

And before anyone says it he's NOT, I repeat, NOT kidnapping her! I would rather have hem on the ship, cause it makes it easier, and…(evil grin crosses face) more can happen! (No lemon) MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Review please! They inspire me!