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Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you all. This chapter will be narrated from Katara's Point of View.

"Don't you think Toph is acting very strangely around us, lately? Haven't you noticed?"

I watch as Zuko turns to face me, in all his shirtless glory. I find it impossible to tear my eyes away from his bare torso, with all its glorious, glorious muscles. Even so, I manage to find a reserve of self-control, and with every ounce of my being, I look into his eyes.

This is really a losing case here, because he is so gorgeous. And he doesn't even realise it. If he were ever to realise, I couldn't imagine what this knowledge would do to his self-esteem.

I bet he is muscled everywhere. And I mean everywhere.

Katara, get your mind out of the gutter, I think to myself, as I try to slap some sense into the dirty area of my mind. The area which is reserved for lusty thoughts about Zuko. I have to admit, that these thoughts are becoming more frequent. But I mean, have you seen the boy? He is absolutely gorgeous. Of course, I would like him. And he has a great sense of humour as well.

That is something, I have learned about Zuko, since he joined us. Before, he joined us, I would have laughed at the suggestion, that perhaps under the tough exterior, there is perhaps a natural comic struggling to get out. Well, with a dad like Ozai, you can't blame him. There weren't many funny moments, when Zuko was a child, I would imagine.

The poor boy. I know what it is like to lose your mother young. I was the same age, maybe a year or two younger, when my mom was taken away from me.

It is a wonder that Toph hasn't found out yet. I would have thought with her 'freaky feet', as Sokka would say, she would have found out within the first five minutes of Zuko joining the Gaang. Ah, Aang, bless the poor soul. He isn't the best with nicknames. It is best to leave that shisnicks to Toph. I mean the girl has a dryer sense of humour, than the desert we visited.

And that was dry! I mean, I have never felt so hot in my entire life.

The desert is definitely not a tourist destination for most, unless you are a fire bender and even then, I would question your motives. You would have to be absolutely insane to go to Wababi Desert voluntarily. We have a lot of bad memories there.

At the time, the memories were scary, because we didn't have enough experience to deal with Sokka's bout of insanity after he and Momo drank the cactus juice. But now, those memories are precious. They are enough to make me laugh for hours on end.

Of course, Zuko doesn't know much about our time in the desert, and he certainly doesn't know about Sokka being high on cactus juice. As far as he is concerned, the less he knows, the more he can go on living life, as it should be lived.

Sokka, after that little incident, seemed to be hooked on cactus juice. For a while there, I was worrying that my brother would become a drug addict. But thankfully, that dark time has passed.

Every now and again, I burst into laughter, thinking about Sokka waving at the friendly mushroom. And the response is always the same. Total silence. That is right. Nobody knows what to do. Nobody knows what I am doing.

It isn't like it is weird for me to laugh. I don't have to be the mother figure all the time. Apparently, to the other members of the group, I am a bore. Just because I like to take care of people.

Well, sorry. Next time, you get a splinter in your big toe, I will just stand and laugh at you, instead of helping you.

"Um...no? I just think, that is the default Toph."

Oh, he is so cute. But he has so much to learn. Toph is always conjuring up schemes, for her own amusement, and when they go haywire, she abandons them as quickly as she accepts her 'challenge'.

Toph seems to take it upon herself, to wreck as much havoc as she can. And she has a talent for it. Aang is like her partner in crime, except he blanches at some of her more hare-brained schemes. Which is the vast majority, to be fair.

"Oh Zuko. You clearly don't know Toph as well as you should. When she is being quiet, for a long period of time, it usually means that she is cooking up another prank and/or scheme."

Zuko ruffles his already shaggy hair, and he blushes. He blushes so easily. Sometimes, he can be such a sweetie. At others, he really makes me hot and bothered.

"Well, we better get to the market before it gets dark. Otherwise, the snatchers will arrive, and we do not want to be there, when they do. They are notoriously unbiased, and rob everyone they can. It doesn't matter, if you are poor, and only own one set of clothes, or if you are rolling in it, and have plenty of clothes, they rob you nonetheless."

Zuko looks at his clothes. His shirt, which is torn at the stomach, shows off his abs to the best advantage, and his pants are falling off his hips. Damn, what this boy does to me.

Forgive me for acting...so Toph-ish. It is a side effect of her personality. And everybody is beginning to feel the effects of it.

I mean, she has a great personality, and all. Not to mention a great sense of humour. But, I don't know, if you have noticed, she is kind of a perv. And, I mean that in the best possible way. If there were a nice way to say that.

"Oh, Zuko. Don't worry, your clothes look great on you."

Zuko raises one eyebrow at me.

"You mean to say, that I look great in torn clothes?"

He seems doubtful. Well, so would I, if my clothes were torn.

"Yeah, you look so ripped."

The words tumble out of my mouth. In an instant, Zuko's facial expression changes from one of doubt, to one of amusement.

"You think I look ripped?"

Oh crap! Why do I have to make life so difficult for me? Now, Zuko is never going to let my comment go. It makes it seem, like I have been watching Zuko.

But seriously, you got to love that pun.

I have been watching Zuko, but I don't want him to know that!

Please read and review! I am so sorry, I haven't updated in ages.

Shisnicks, for those of you, who were wondering, is a word I say when I am with my friends. It basically means shenanigans. :)

I hope you like Katara's Point of View :)

If you like this fanfic, I recommend you read Mysteries :)

Enjoy! And thank you!

EDIT: 10/7/14 Seriously, what age was I when I wrote this? *assistant whispers in my ear* 16? Anyway what was I thinking? Clearly not a lot…