So yeah. Next chappy.
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I was walking to the only person that I knew I could talk to. Why that particular person, I have no idea. I am pretty sure he hates me, but I think he is the only one that will give me real good advice.
I turned the corner to see him sitting down talking to Toph. He and Toph had become close really fast, faster than she and I did. I am a little jealous of that; I thought it wasn't fair for while. Then the more that I thought about it, the more it made sense, they both come from messed up families so it only made sense for them to get close.
"Hey sugar queen."
"Hi Toph. What are you two up to?"
"Me and Sparky here are trying to think of a way to get your brother from stealing extra snacks. The only thing that we can think of is to tie him up to a tree or something. What you think?"
I laughed a bit; I was thinking the same thing. Sokka had been stealing our extra jerky for himself for a while now.
"I think we should beat him up the next time he tries for the food. You know, as a warning."
"Hell of a warning."
I rolled my eyes at him. I was only joking but it seems that Toph to it to hart.
"That sounds like and excellent plan."
Toph got up from her seat and walked off leaving him alone with me. He stayed put as I walked over to sit next to him. I sighed as I sat down.
"What's the matter?"
"Aang."
He sighed and moved a little in his seat. I think he knew that this was coming.
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Why is it that I am the one that everyone goes to for advice? Its not like I actually know what I a talking about. Most of the time I just make stuff up.
"Okay. What about Aang?"
"Well, you see the day that we tried to invade the capital…he well…"
She started to blush, great another one of these talks. The one that I had with Aang was really weird, now with the girl that it was about.
"He what?"
"Zuko he kissed me! He kissed me! It was all weird! And now he acts as if it never had happened! I have no idea what to do! Please, you have got to have some experience in this?"
She was looking at me with pouting lips and pleading eyes. The lip made me regret not getting up when Toph left. I sighed.
"Why would I have experience with this?"
"Well, I mean. You have to know something about this type of thing. Right?"
"Well how did you feel after he kissed you?"
She turned away from me and started to fiddle with her hands. It took a while for her to muster up and answer.
"Well…it felt like…like I was kissing my brother. Should I feel like that?"
"Well if you see him as your brother than yes."
"But I don't think that's what he wants…"
She is annoying. Annoying.
"To be honest, it shouldn't matter what he wants. If it doesn't feel right to you, then tell him."
"But, he might get hurt."
She really had no idea that Aang was the avatar. He could get anyone that he wants, plus he has his whole life in front of him.
"How old is he?"
"He's one hundred and twelve."
I rolled my eyes.
"So he's twelve. You are probably the first girl he has ever seen that wasn't an air bender…or even related to him. He's probably only getting his feeling mixed up."
She looked at me funny.
"Did this happen to you?"
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He sighed. I think I may have hit a bad point.
"Well, you see…back when I joined with my sister one of her friends had a crush on me. She had one on me since we were little. And well, she did what Aang did to you…one day she just came up to me and kissed me. It was weird, but then Azula got involved…so then I had to go out with her…and well…it was just a mess."
He stopped talking. I wonder who she was talking about, but then he started up again.
"Then Azula said that if I didn't go out with her she would most likely kill me, or herself…and then I got used to her being around a lot…and then I sort of felt responsible for her…and then when we went to the beach I was almost free, but she had to show all of her emotion which was awesome…"
He trailed off for a while mumbling something about how he loved her when she was being passionate about stuff. I tapped him on the shoulder, and then he got out of his trance and continued.
"Ahem. Well, when the day of the black sun came I decided to join up with you guys…and well I knew that she was wrapped around Azula's pinky, so I wrote her my reasons for turning traitor and hoped for the best…I was really worried for about the first hour after I left…she has a bunch of sharp objects at her finger tips…"
I gasped; it was that girl with all the kunai.
"The girl that doesn't smile?"
"Yeah. I tried to avoid kissing her for the first two days, but I got used to it."
"Do you think I should just get used to it?"
He looked at me like I was an idiot.
"No. Whatever you do, don't do that. It's horrible. You might get used to it, but when you look at other people that you know you would get along better with you will only feel guilty. Feeling guilty al the time sucks."
"All the time? Was she that depressing?"
"No…it just, well…Mai wasn't all that fun. The only things that we did together were cuddle and talk about what she hated. Which was practically everything. She didn't even like sunsets! Sunsets! I love them!"
Even though this was highly entertaining I had come here for a reason.
"Zuko. I am happy that you have experience with this, but can you please tell me something that I could do?"
He sighed. He sighed a lot. I did too come to think of it.
"Answer these questions for me."
"Okay."
"Would you want to kiss Aang like you did…with umm…have you ever kissed a boy?"
"Yeah, before Aang…and no, I really don't want to kiss him like that, ever."
"Okay. Do you want to spend every waking moment with him?"
"No…he asks way too many questions…and he talks a lot."
"Well then, would you get angry if some other girl kissed him?"
"Nope. I would be happy for him."
"Great. The tell him that you don't like him the way that he does."
"But, I cant do that!"
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She wanted my advice, and now she doesn't. This is great.
"Just tell him that he has a long life ahead of him. Plus, you might feel different after a while, just right now you don't like him like he wants you to."
That sounded far too simple. Uncle would have said something way better. She seemed happy though. I think I said what she wanted to hear.
"Thanks Zuko. Maybe I will feel different later, that's a safe thing to say to him…that way I don't hurt him all the way, and I get him off my back for a while!"
I really didn't want what she did next. Why didn't she go to her brother? Why did she come to me, and for Agni's sake why did she have to hug me? I gave her a hug back and I knew that I was blushing. I hated not being able to control that, it also sucked that my experience with girls was really limited. Katara was just so different from Mai and the girl in Ba Sing Sai. She had a really bad temper, and she knew how to use her…her well…her girl-ness against all of the guys. When she pulled away from the hug I saw that she was blushing too.
"Umm…I guess I'll go talk to Aang now…see you later."
"Yeah."
Dear Agni what was that. Yeah? Yeah had to be the lamest thing I could have said! She was walking away I wanted to do something. I don't know why, I just wanted to say something.
"Um, Katara?"
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I wanted to get away as fast as possible, why did he have to call for me? This is worse than the time with Jet. My face felt hot, and my hands were clammy. I turned back around to look at him. He was blushing. I thought that a hug would be harmless, but no. It backfired on me. No more hugs for guys that aren't Aang or Sokka…no, only Sokka.
"Yes?"
"I um…well…I. I, I think I should come with you! You know only to find Aang. Cuz well he might not be easy to find."
"Okay!"
Thank La.
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Lol. Just thought I would push my zutaraness up.
