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Chapter 3: Crushes and Jealousy

It was the Zuko and Iroh came to visit, Zuko was now 15, and Katara was 14. It was an unfortunate fall this year for Hakoda, and Katara, the flu hit the Southern Water Tribe hard, and Kya, Katara's mother was no exception to this. The casualties were few, and mostly the elderly, and the young ones. Among these were Lady Kya, and Katara's baby sister Meng. Zuko had yet to learn of this, so when one of the guards came to greet them and escort them to the chief's hut he was a little worried. Once there he immediately started looking for Katara, once he found her he noticed that she had a betrothal necklace necklace on.

"Who made you that?" ,he asked. He would never admit it to anyone but he was a little jealous, but he did not have to worry, because she told him, "It's my mother's."

"Oh well why isn't she wearing it?"

"She died from the flu, her, and My sister Meng."

"Oh I'm sorry for your loss."

"It's fine, well not really but ugh forget I said anything."

Over the next few days not a word was said between the two. Every time Katara would try to start a conversation she would get flustered and blush leaving Zuko wondering what she was trying to say in the first place. A few weeks later Hakoda and Iroh called a meeting in the war room, and Zuko was permitted to join. The news however was not as joyous as he thought it would be.

"Lu Ten successfully infiltrated the hideout of the enemy. However his cover was blown and he was killed on the spot."

"Did he manage to gain any helpful information?"

"No sadly he was unbale to escape before he was killed."

After that Zuko kept to himself and didn't really speak to anyone, not even to Katara. At first she thought it was something she did but he told her that it wasn't her, and that for now he wanted to be alone. For two and a half weeks this went on Katara was tired of just sitting around doing nothing when she clearly wanted to hang out with Zuko that she devised a plan to get his attention. She told her father and Iroh her plan so they knew what she was doing and that she was just faking it, but the guard she was faking with had a big ego and therefore made it convincing enough but also had the potential to go overboard.

The day they set it in motion was three weeks after Katara came up with the plan. The guard posing as a suitor was named Han, and he was full of himself. Hakoda and Iroh just sat back and watched the plan unfold.

"Chief Hakoda I was wondering if Katara was home?"

"Oh Han yes one moment please."

As Hakoda went to get Katara Zuko walked in and played right in their hands. Seeing Han in the chief's hut raised a red flag in his head. Something was going on and he wanted to know what, however he was not going to find out by asking straight out. 'It never works out that way. Guess I'll have to wait and see how this plays out and not give her the satisfaction that she's winning.' He thought. Over the next few days it became routine or habit to see Katara with Han, Zuko however was seething with rage and jealousy. He tried to corner Katara about it, but whenever he got the chance Han would mysteriously appear. One day luck was on Zuko's side Han had to leave for the Northern Water Tribe for training and Zuko took this chance to figure out what was going on.

"Katara what's going?"

"Nothing really I was just spending time with Han while you wanted your space."

"You seem a lot closer then just friends to me."

She smirked and said, "You're not jealous are you?"

He scoffed, "Of course not. There's no way I'm jealous, he's just hanging around you for the perks."

"You're right, that's exactly what he wants."

"Then why do you like him. I'd think you would at least like someone who's interested in you for you not for your title."

"I do but I don't think he likes me the way I like him."

"You'll never know 'till you try."

"Thanks."

"What are friends for."

He didn't know she was talking about him, but he would looking back.

I know not much happened but this was more or less a filler chapter. Things really start cooking from the next chapter on. Please read and review :D