This was inspired by my New Years' Eve adventure in a friend's Man Cave.

Katara banged on the door of the supply room. "Let us out of here!" She screamed at Toph and Aang. She heard Toph laugh and then Aang speak in a serious tone.

"Not until you forgive Zuko."

She banged her fists against the door harder. She heard their footsteps walk away as she slid down the door. She sighed and glared across the room. There sat Zuko.

"Is forgiving me that hard?" He asked, with his head down.

"Yes." Katara said icily, still glaring at him.

"Really? Even after Sokka and Aang forgave me for chasing you guys and Toph for burning her? You can't do something your friends did so easily?"

"No, Zuko I can't. Not after everything you put me through! If it was just the Pirates, and the fight at the North Pole, then yes, maybe. But feeding me some story, making me think you were really human and then turning on us, that will take a long time to forgive."

Minutes passed by.

"That story, the one with my mother. That was all true. The Fire Nation really did take my mother away. I never lied to you, Katara."

More minutes past. Katara heard Toph walk by. She sighed loudly and she heard Toph laugh before walking away.

"They're serious about keeping us in here until you forgive me, aren't they?"

An hour past. Katara sat, making icicles out of the water she had in her pouch. Zuko sat watching the water in her hands, hoping Katara wasn't going to harm him with an icicle.

"Are you just going to keep going on like this? Threatening me, being angry? Never once trying to here my side of the story?"

"Fine then. Seeing as we aren't getting out of here any time soon, what is your side of the story?"

"I was chasing after Aang to earn my honor back. My father gave me this scar and banished me for speaking out, ordering me to only return home, when I had the Avatar captured."

Katara glanced up surprised, and then back down, hoping Zuko didn't see.

"The time in Ba Sing Se, the story was true. My mother fled the Fire Nation to protect me. She killed my grandfather in order to protect me. After I told you that story, my sister, I let her convince me I was doing the right thing. I thought that by helping her, Father would love me again. I realized that after I had hurt you, that I was wrong. My father would never love me again; he probably never did love me. During the eclipse, I told him I was leaving. I told him I was a traitor and was joining the Avatar."

Zuko waited for a response from her. She just sat there, staring into the water she held in her hands.

"How...how do I know that's true?"

"Trust me, Katara, that whole thing was true!" Toph yelled from the outside world.

Katara jumped up and starting banging on the door.

"TOPH! LET US OUT!"

Toph's laughter was heard in the distance and Katara slouched down to the floor, muttering about a stupid Earthbender.

Zuko stood up.

"That's it! I've tried making peace with you! Everyone else has accepted me! I told you my story and you don't even reply! If you aren't going to accept me, then I'll just stop trying!"

Tears slowly made it down Katara's cheeks.

"You don't get it! Aang died! He died, Zuko! Because of your mistake, Aang has a huge hole in his back. If I had wasted my Spirit Water on you, he still would be dead!"

Zuko fell to the floor on his knees.

"I'm so sorry Katara. I really truly am."

More silence past.

Zuko leapt up, hope renewed in him.

"I know how we can get out of here!"

Katara looked up surprised.

"Oh do you now?"

"Toph keeps walking by to see what we're up to, right?"

"Yes…"

"When you hear her coming, stand up, ok?"

"Fine." Katara leaned back against the wall, and listened for Toph to come. Zuko leaned against the same wall as Katara.

A half an hour later, Toph started to come down the hall way, and Katara stood up. Zuko grabbed Katara by the shoulders and pulled her in for a kiss. He saw the alarm in Katara's eyes, and glanced towards the door. Outside he heard, "HOLY HOG MONKEYS!" and Toph run towards the door. As soon as Toph opened the door, Zuko pulled away from Katara, grabbed her hand, and pulled her out the door, and down the hall way. They ran down a few more hallways and bent down to catch their breaths.

"How dare you!" Katara said stomping over to him, once she caught her breath.

"Hey! It got us out of there, did it not?"

"You're right, but still! Now Toph's going to have all these thoughts about us together!"

"But at least we're not locked in a room!"

Katara huffed angrily before stomping away from him, muttering about stupid princes and how well they kissed.