Bleeding Blue Fire

by zutara4evr

Katara was found during the invasion of the Southern Raiders. Growing up in the Fire Nation, Katara was at peace until she was asked to fight in the war as a Fire Nation weapon. Unwilling to betray her people, Katara flees, only to discover that Ozai's war was actually the smaller threat in the world. What could possibly be worse? And if Katara didn't find Aang, who did? UPDATED.

6. Chapter 6

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Ok I realize now that I should've been putting this in every chapter so yea…better late then never.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN "ATLA" IF I DID…NO ONE WOULD KNOW WHAT KATAANG WAS.

Chapter 6

Written: August 2, 2010-August 4, 2010

Posted: August 4, 2010

Hakoda's POV

The land of Whale-tail Island was peaceful and calm. I don't know why they put us on patrol here. No Fire Nation ships were ever seen around here. It feels like I left my family for nothing. They're probably in our tent right now, eating blubbered-seal jerky. And I bet Sokka's hogging it all. I laughed at my son's greediness. I really did miss them…

"Uh, Chief Hakoda, you have a scroll from the tribe," the messenger said handing me scroll. I nodded, and he dismissed himself. I looked at the scroll, surprised it wasn't from my family. It was from the mother of Katara's best friend.

Chief Hakoda,

I have terrible news. Your family was taken away in a raid. They were escorted to the Fire Nation immediately. I have no knowledge where they are now, I just know that Kanna escaped, and is on her way home with a Fire Nation General who plans to help her stop the war. The villagers are afraid that another raid will occur. We need more men here to protect the women and elderly. Please say you'll come home.

Sincerely,

Ilkara

I looked up from the parchment, eyes full of tears and rage. "MEN! Turn the ship around! We're heading back to the South."

-OOO-

Gran-Gran (Kanna's POV)

I felt the cold breeze against my face, and instantly knew we were getting closer. Ah, I missed this coldness. It was relaxing to me. I still think it was extremely nice of Iroh to help me. Just by saying 'yes' he already proved to me that there was good in the Fire Nation, and together, him and I would make the Fire Nation all good and nice again. I turned around quickly from the rail of the ship to hear footsteps.

"It is a lovely evening for tea, don't you think?" asked a smiling Iroh, with a large teapot in his hands.

"Of course, it is." He nodded and gestured for me to sit on the pillow across from him.

"I just talked to the captain. We'll be arriving in 2 days. The ship isn't used to waters as cold as these, that being the reason why we're getting there so late."

"It's fine. We've been traveling for a week. I can wait 2 more days. As long as we're getting there." He nodded again and held up his teacup. "To the good of the South Pole!" He chanted, surprisingly, I said: "To the good of the Fire Nation!" We clicked our cups against one another and sipped simultaneously.

-OOO-

Katara's POV

It just wasn't fair. I have to go to a regular royal school, but Sokka, MY BROTHER SOKKA, gets to go to a warrior training school! NO FAIR! I'M A WATERBENDER FOR PEET'S SAKE! ALL HE DOES IS JUST SWING HIS BOOMERANG AROUND AND HE THINKS HE'S THE BADDEST OF THE BAD! COME ON! I mean benders should DEFINITELY go to that school if it's teaching you to fight! I should go talk to mama about this! She'll know what to do. But seriously, is a 9 year old not good enough to fight with a 10 ½ year old? Yep, I said 9. I turned 9 a few days ago. I got a few good gifts…a new Fire Nation dress from Lady Ursa, a hand-carved water tribe necklace from mama, a carved bear from Sokka, and a red and blue bracelet from Zuko…BUT SOKKA GETS A WARRIOR SCHOOL FOR HIS BIRTHDAY? Humph! I knocked on the door and heard a voice say "Come in." I took a deep breath and opened the door.

"Katara! Hi sweetie, is everything ok?" Mama asked, smiling wider than usual.

"Umm… I was just wondering…how come Sokka gets to a fighting school but I don't! It's not fair, mama! I'm a good bender! Really good! You know that! And-" Mama put a hand up to silence me.

"You are not going to that school because it is a WARRIOR training school. You are not a warrior. You are bender. Lady Ursa has found masters from the Northern Water tribe to train you. When they arrive, you will receive personal classes from them, understand?"

"Yes ma'am. I'm sorry I got so upset."

"I understand, but I don't think you'll be the one upset anymore…"

Sokka's POV

It just wasn't fair. How could Katara, MY BABY SISTER, be put in a better training school then me! ME! Sokka, a fearsome (and devilishly handsome) 10 ½ year old warrior! I mean really! COME ON! But then again I understand why. She's a bender…a good one at that. Maybe I shouldn't get so mad, but with Ty Lee gone on vacation, I have no one to play with. I feel lonely. I should go play with Katara or Zuko, but they're in school. My class doesn't start for another hour. Maybe I'll play with that other girl…what's her name…Mai.

-OOO-

Zuko's POV

I really enjoy having Katara in class with me. She makes everything fun. She passed another note to me:

After this class, we ditch and go to Li and Lo, right?

I wrote back:

Unfortunately, haha

Li and Lo were the strictest teachers in the entire Fire Nation. Maybe the entire world. When Katara stopped giggling, I realized professor Lao stopped talking. There was a girl standing in front of the class. Her hair was short, and an extreme color of light brown. It stopped at her shoulders, and her bangs pushed back so you could see the highlights in her big, golden eyes. She was actually really pretty…and really familiar…

"What is your name?" Professor Lao asked in the same tone he asked Katara a week and a half ago.

"I am Scarlet," she answered quietly looking down at the floor.

"Pick up your head, child. You are the daughter of a general; I suggest you act like it. You were sent to this royal academy to learn, not to slop. You will sit behind Kea Lon. Kea Lon! Raise your hand."

The girl named Scarlet walked over to the boy, and took the seat behind him as instructed. Kea Lon sat a few seats ahead of me, on the other side of the class. If Scarlet looked up to her right, she'd see me. I sat all through the class period watching Scarlet. She looked oddly familiar. Her name was familiar. I sat and thought how I could possibly know her. And then it hit me. Literally. Katara had wacked me with a book.

"OW! Katara! What was that for?"

"You zoned out."

"I was thinking really hard about something."

"What's the something?"

"I think I know the new girl."

Katara's POV

I KNEW IT! Zuko DID like the new girl! I saw the way he watched her. He definitely liked her. I am Zuko's best friend. I should help him win the girl. What kind of friend would I be if I didn't? I'd talk to her during recess. Yes, but without Zuko. He'd try to stop me. I looked over at Scarlet. One Fire Prince coming up, Sweet Cheeks. I laughed quietly and evilly. I felt Zuko nudge me.

"What are you doing?" He whispered.

"Nothing," I replied, and I grinned at my own sneakiness.

-OOO-

Narrator POV

Sokka found Mai sitting under a tree in the garden. He started to walk up to her, but a small wall of wire caught him off guard. He fell back and frantically looked around. He saw Azula, Zuko's weirdo sister, in the tree, laughing. As the Fire cleared away, Sokka stood up and glared at her.

"Hi, Sokka! This is a surprise to see YOU here. Surely you know Ty Lee is on vacation, so why even confront us?" Azula said as she sat up on the tree branch, and looked at her nails. That was really getting annoying for Sokka.

"I know, and Katara and Zuko are at school, so decided to roam around a bit. Problem?"

"Yes," she said as she leaped from the branch, and landed gracefully on her feet. "We don't want you to be here. Mai and I have some very important business to take care of."

"What business could you two possibly have? You're only 9! By the way, I'm older than you. You have no right to boss me around!" Azula's eyes widened in anger. She slowly walked up to Sokka and stared him down.

"Oh yeah? Well I am the princess. I have every right to boss you around. You are my loyal subject. YOU obey ME!" She whispered quietly.

"Azula, you are nothing more but a 9 year old princess, and a mean one at that." Sokka and Azula looked up to see Lady Ursa in the doorway of the garden. Azula quickly stepped back from Sokka and batted her eye lashes.

"Oh hi, mommy! We were just showing Mai a play that Sokka and I rehearsed. What did you think?" Azula smiled and batted her lashes some more. The Fire Lady didn't fall for Azula's pretend sweetness.

"I think it's time we had a talk, young lady," Lady Ursa said as she grabbed Azula by the arm and pulled her out of the garden.

Sokka's POV

Finally! That crazy girl was gone. I guess I should go talk to Mai, now. She remained silent through the entire event…I would've never been able to do that. I walked up to the tree, and she looked up at me.

"What do you want?" she asked in an emotionless tone.

"I wanted to play a game or something. You want to join in?"

"No thanks. I'm content with my tree."

I started to walk away. Well it was worth the shot.

-OOO-

Katara's POV

I walked out onto the play ground, searching for Scarlet. I didn't see her during lunch at all. Where could she be? Finally, I spotted her on the swings, by herself. I walked up to her, and sat in the empty swing. She looked up at me and smiled.

"Hi, I'm Katara."

"Wow. You're the first person who's talked to me today, Katara. I'm Scarlet." She held out her hand, and I took it and shook it softly.

"So what brings you over to the "new girl"?"

"Well, you looked kind of lonely, so I stopped by…and I also wanted to say that my best friend likes you. Maybe you could talk to him. You know, be friends?" She raised an eyebrow at me.

"Who is this friend?" I pointed to Zuko, sitting by court against a pole, picking with the grass. She gasped in response.

"I know him! He's the Fire Prince!" She smiled very big. I looked at her in "no dip Sherlock" kind of way.

"Yeah, that's Zuko. So what do you say?" I turned to ask her, but before she gave me an answer, she ran off to Zuko. I followed closely and quietly behind her. When she reached Zuko on the court, she looked down and smiled. He looked up at her and smiled back.

"I thought I'd never see you again" she said sitting down next to him. Wait. AGAIN? I silenced my thoughts to keep listening.

"Yeah, it's been years," he said hugging her. "What happened after your family was banished?" Banished? Who WAS this girl?

"Well, I was still little, so I don't remember much. My family didn't want me to live a peasant life, so I lived with my best friend Anya and her family for a few months. Then I lived with my aunt and uncle in the colonies for a few years. My aunt died a few weeks ago from the bite of a poisonous rattle-gator. My uncle went crazy because of the loss of his best friend, and I was sent to live with Anya's family again, and they decided I should go to school with Anya. Everyone thinks that they are my real family, and that the general is my real father. My real father was noblemen, before he was banished."

"Wow. Well I am glad I have my best friend back." WHAT? WHAT DID HE JUST SAY? HE DIDN'T LIKE HER! THAT WAS HIS OLD BEST FRIEND. WELL I'M HIS BEST FRIEND NOW! WHO DID THAT GIRL THINK SHE WAS? DID SHE KNOW I COULD SLICE HER WITH WATER? Well…maybe I can't. BUT DID SHE KNOW I COULD CREATE A GIANT WAVE AND HAVE HER SWEPT OFF AT SEA? Ok I can't do that either! BUT I COULD SPILL WATER ON THE FLOOR AND MAKE HER FALL DOWN! YEAH! THAT OUGHT TO DO IT! But…if I really cared for Zuko, I wouldn't be mean to her…Heck, I'll give her a chance…but why was her family banished?

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Chapter 7

Kanna (Gran-Gran's POV)

"Ilkara! Oh it's so good to see you! Is my son here?"

"I'm sorry, Kanna. He sent another scroll saying he'd be here late. He said he had an important mission to fulfill."

"WHAT MISSION IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THEN STOPPING THE WAR AND SAVING HIS FAMILY?"

Kaya's POV

I felt a hand grab me by my mouth and pull me towards them. "Sshh. Everyhthing is going to be alright."

Katara's POV

I woke up, not in the arms of my Mama, but of Lady Ursa.

"Good morning, Lady Ursa. Where is my mom?"

"Umm….well I uh…she's uh…"

UNKOWN POV

WHY WAS THIS WOMAN SO STUBBORN!

"I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT HER!" SHE SCREAMED.

"YOU HAVE TO!"

"I WONT DO IT!"

"THEN I'LL MAKE YOU!"

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