A/N Yep so, this chapter better be long enough for you...its was like 8 to 10 pages in the document but anyways i'd like to say .! after every chapter i have like 5 alerts and reviews and you guys are AWESOMEE! keep the reviews up so i know you're reading! :))

Chapter 7:Amamzing night

After 3 rings dad finally picked up, "Hello?"

"Hi dad." I said, cheerfully.

"Hi Katara, What's up?" I knew what he meant by that. He didn't want to know what I was doing, he wanted to know why I called.

"Well first off…me and Jet broke up…""What? Aw, why?"

"He um…he was pressuring me to do…something." How awkward. For me and dad.

"Oh…well good job for saying no?"

"Of course I refused!"

"Ok, ok, ok but why did you call just to say that? I'm busy Katara, you know that." Dad was out of town for a business. He had left this morning actually.

"I know, I was wondering if my new friend Zuko could come over. Don't worry we're not dating, I just want to get to know him, you know?" he sighed.

"I don't know this boy…"

"Come on please? He's really nice and wouldn't hurt me like Jet" Oh crap. Why did I say that?

"What he hurt you?"

"Dad, I really don't want to talk about this can he please come? He's not spending then night coz I know Sokka is obviously not here and probably went to Suki's…" I said realizing that I had completely forgotten about dad not being here and asking for Zuko to come over…hmm…why didn't I remember that dad would be gone.

He sighed, "I guess, but no staying the night and NO going into bedrooms alone,"

"Yay! And I'm a little offended that you don't trust me…"

"I trust you it's the boy I don't. and don't get all defensive I don't know him or anything so I have good reasons."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Thank you dad! Love you!"

"Love you too, Katara. Take care and be good. Oh and I left $20 for you and Sokka but you can use it for you and your friend." I could tell if I was talking to my dad in person, he would've winked

"K thanks, bye!"

"Bye." I turned off the phone for a few seconds, turned it back on then started dialing Zuko's home number(he had written that on the note with his cell number on it).

It rang 5 times before someone answered.

"Hello?" Azula's voice rang like bells.

"Hi, can I talk to Zuko please?"

"And who might this be?" she was a little snappy.

"Katara,"

"Ugh," I heard gum smacking in her mouth, guess she was chewing gum, "Zuko!…Phone's for you…Katara!" I heard her call for Zuko. About 10 seconds later I heard a male voice on the other line.

"Hello?"

"Hey Zuko, it's Katara."Oh hi. My dad said I could come, but not for the night."

"Hey mine did too! Including the night thingy!" I said, happily.

"Alrighty then, I'll probably be over in a half in hour. I have to shower."

"Oh, yeah me too." I said feeling my hair. I definitely needed to be washed.

"Ok see you soon."

"Bye bye!"

I hung up the phone and ran upstairs to get clean clothes. I didn't know why but I was really excited to see Zuko tonight.

I had taken a 10 minute shower, got dressed, brushed my hair and teeth, and put on some mascara before Zuko was ringing my doorbell.

"Coming!" I yelled from the top up the stairs, then proceeded to run down them. When I got to the door I checked myself in the hallway mirror then opened the door, "Hey!" I said but then I couldn't think of any other words. I was taken by his…cuteness.

Zuko had his hair parted to the left, like normal, straightened with a tight white T shirt that said "Panic! At the Disco" (I love that band) and tight black skinny jeans with black converse.

He laughed. I got nervous, "What? What is it?"

"Our outfits! I'm wearing a white Panic at the disco shirt and black pants and you're wearing a black panic at the disco shirt and white pants." I looked down and giggled, "Oh, you're right…well come on in!" I said letting him into the house, closing the door.

He looked around at my house, "Wow…you have a nice house"

"Thanks…" there was a silence until I said, "You hungry?"

"Starved."

"Me too, guess what!"

"What?"

"My dad left pizza money," I said holding the $20 bill just below my eyes to peek over it.

"Nice. Let's order some!"

"K! oh what kind of soda do you like?"

"Pepsi, coke, mountain dew. Any of them."

"Ok we're getting Mountain Dew then!" he chuckled, "Ok then."

"Pizza toppings?"

"Oh um cheese, or pepperoni and cheese…I hate all of those other toppings."

"Yeah me too," I said as I dialed the number for the pizza place.

I told the guy what we wanted and the soda and stuff and he said it'd be ready in about a half an hour. I hung up the phone.

"Ok, we have a half an hour till they come what do you wanna do?"

"How about we just sit out here and talk?"

"Sounds like a plan…" silence, "What should we talk about?" he asked, cocking his head to the side.

"Oh, how about how stupid it is that it takes a half an hour to make and delivery pizza."

He laughed and said, "What?" still laughing.

"It's so dumb how they take a half an hour to make and delivery pizza!"

"Yeah but they have to make the pizza, then get in the car and drive to your house. And that takes 30 minutes."

"Yeah but there's another thing! Those places where they say 'We'll delivery your pizza in less than 30 minutes and if we don't, you get your pizza for free!' Well what if I time them and they get here in 30 minutes and 33 seconds? Can I said 'Hey! You're 33 seconds late. I get this pizza for free!' Can't I just take the pizza? And what if I took it and ran inside, locked all of my doors and wouldn't let them in? What would they do?" Zuko was laughing his butt off and I laughed some too because I was getting way into this.

Still laughing Zuko said, "Oh god Katara! You're killing me! Who thinks of stuff like that?"

"Me! that's who!" he kept laughing but calmed down a bit.

"Wanna play the 'What if' game?" I said, very randomly.

"What's that?" He had completely calmed down now.

"It's when you start out saying 'What if…' and then you think of some crazy scenario and they have to say what they'd do."

"Oooh, sounds like fun. Let's do it!"

"Ok um…What if you're sister was on fire?"

"Who caused it?"

"Um…you're dad," suddenly Zuko became very tense and nervous.

"What's wrong?" I asked, concerned.

"Um well about my dad…"

"What," I got up out the bar chair and moved to the one next to him and put a hand on his shoulder, catching a glimpse of his scar, "What's wrong Zuko? You can tell me, I'm not a blabber mouth."

"Its just…you know how I have this scar." He moved his hair fully exposing his poor burnt eye and ear. I felt so much pain for him even though I had no idea how it happened but I had a feeling I was about to find out.

"Yeah, why?"

"Well…one day, when I was only 13, I had talked back at my father and he got really mad so he kind of…burned me." He grimaced at the pain of the memory. I placed a hand over my mouth and gasped, "That's awful! Did you tell anyone?"

"Actually you're the first person I've ever told outside of my family."

"Oh well why-"

"My dad said if I ever told anyone about it- he was governor so if I did it would ruin him- he would disown me."

"Oh…I'm so sorry," I hugged his shoulders.

"Its ok…I just don't wanna talk about it anymore," his voice became very quite.

"It's ok, you don't have to." There was a very long, awkward silence until we were saved by the bell- or the door bell- the pizza guy was here. Man, must have been a longer silence than I thought.

I picked up the 20 and opened the door and gave the guy the money as he handed me the pizza box. Zuko was suddenly at my side and took the 2 liter of Mountain Dew.

"Thank you," I said shutting the door in the guys face. I set the pizza on the kitchen table and grabbed two plates and two glass cups.

"Here you go," I said giving him a cup and a plate.

"Thanks, and thanks for the pizza," he smiled. I smiled too.

"Ooh, Lets watch a movie and eat pizza."

"Mmkay, what movie?"

"Um… don't know let's look." we left our pizza on the table and looked at our vast collection of movies and DVD's and VHS's . He pulled out our newest one, Avatar, and said, "Isn't this supposed to be like, an amazing movie?"

"Yeah it is. Lets watch it!"

"Ok!" He walked back to the kitchen to grab our pizza and soda and I popped the DVD into the DVD player and went to get TV tray thingys. I grabbed two and Zuko set our food on them and we got comfy on the couch and watched the previews and played the movie.

It started out nice, we both ate two pieces of pizza, 3 cups of soda, pretty much drinking the whole bottle, and talked here and there. Then about an hour and a half into the move (yes, it was like, 2 hours long) He randomly asked me the strangest thing,

"Hey Katara?"

"Yeah?"

"Um well I don't get it."

"Get what?"

"I almost kissed you and you're like not weirded out and you're not weirded out by the fact that I like you…"

I shrugged, "I don't know…it doesn't bother me."

"Well does that mean…?"

"Doesn't that mean I like you?" Oh. My. God. I think….I think I did. I mean I never thought about it coz when that happens to people and they don't like them back its really freaky. That happened with me and Aang but not me and Zuko…holy crap I did like him…

"I think I do like you…" I leaned closer to him, our lips almost touching…I leaned away.

"What is it? We both like each other, it's ok to kiss me,"

"I'm sorry but Jet…"

"You're broken up with him."

"I know but that doesn't mean I don't still love what he used to be like." he let out a sigh, "I'm sorry. I know it's really hard breaking up with your boyfriend of like, 8 months,"

"Yeah, it is,"

"I'm sorry," he repeated, letting his head fall on my shoulder. At the same time I sighed and he sighed again.

"I really like you Katara," my heart sank, "I do too but it's so confusing because I still really like Jet…"

"I can't decide if I wish he wasn't a jerk and stayed with you or never dated you," I would've taken that in a bad way but I didn't mind. He lay his head on my lap as if he wanted to sleep. I ran my fingers through his silky hair. "Mmm," he said not in a "Mm that's tasty way," one of those "Mmm's" when you're content and it's kind of like a sigh.

"I'm sorry Zuko, I like you too but I need to sort this out but trust me if Jet was never in the picture…"

"I know, it's not you're fault but if you ever want kisses or hugs or anything, I'll give it to you…dating or not," He looked up and smiled at me. He had an adorable smile.

"Aw,"

"What? What I said?"

"Well that and you have an adorable smile," I smiled at him.

"Aw, you do too,"

By now we weren't even watching the movie anymore and it was pretty much over and when it was, it was about 9:30.

"I have to go," Zuko said, pulling on a black sweatshirt I didn't even know he had with him.

"Aw, I wish you could stay…"

"Don't worry we have….oh wait, we don't have school…well maybe we can hang again tomorrow?"

"Sure! Ok!" I said walking over to him. He opened the door and a cool night time breeze blew in. he sighed, "I really don't want to go…"

"Then don't," I whined, hugging him at his waist. He hugged me back and started into my eyes. He held my close with his chin on my head (he was like 5 inches taller than me) and kissed my head. It was very soft and cute.

But the weird thing was that I knew neither of us wanted to let go. I could stay like this forever… "Do you have a curfew?"

"Yeah, 10, so I'll probably be late."

"Oh, I wish your dad said you could stay till forever was over." He chuckled. Then looked at me and held my chin up and looked deep into my eyes. I stared back into his golden ones.

He, yet again, leaned in close and I expected a full on kiss but instead he kissed my fore-head and pulled away then said, "Bye Katara," and then mumbled something I couldn't hear and jogged off into the darkness. I watched him run off until bright headlights shined into my eyes. The car pulled up by our curb to the point where I could see what it was. My heart stopped.

It was Jet's car.

A/N oh god! i know you're thinking "whats he doing there? UGHH! Zuko better be close by!" lol well after i get some reviews i post right after but beware cuz i just finished 8 so they might take a little while longer but longer the wait the better the story is right? lol anyways i kind of like how they almost kiss but then they pull away. c=