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Disclaimer: All characters are property of their respective creators, Nickelodeon and parent companies. I make no profit from this and do not claim these characters as my own. I own none of the songs mentioned. They belong to Callalily, Evanescence, Britney Spears, and Avril Lavigne.

(I might never use those three artists with Britney Spears in the same sentence again. Ever.)


Katara woke up the next day as if nothing special was happening...Until she remembered the party later that day. She walked over to her closet and looked through her clothes. She chose a nice white skirt that reached until her knees and came with a blue tie-around belt. She paired it off with a knitted shirt with long sleeves that showed off her stomach in the slightest bit.

"Katara, hurry up!" Sokka shouted.

Around an hour later, the two siblings arrived at school.

"Sokka, Katara!" Suki called. She ran up to them and tripped, falling on top of Sokka. "Gee, Sokka, sorry." she said, trying to stand up. "Ow, my ankle! I can't walk."

Sokka, grabbing his chance, took Suki up bridal style and carried her to the room. Katara was laughing until she realized that she had to bring Sokka's bag to his class since he left it there. Sighing, she picked up Sokka's, as well as her own, bag and entered the school just in time for the Warning bell.

Right after school, Hakoda picked up his kids and dropped off Suki.

Katara stepped out of her room wearing the clothes she picked out, as well as blue peep-toe low heels and a blue dragonfly. She was wearing a braid down her back again, just like always.

Sokka was wearing a simple jacket over a blue shirt with a blue boomerang graphic. "Let's go?" he asked. Katara nodded and the two walked out the door and took a stroll towards a small cafe. They were surprised to see so many people outside.

"Hey, guys, glad you could make it!" Song greeted them.

"Of course I came, I'm choosing the location, remember?" he told her.

"Oh yeah, that's right. Anyway, I invited a lot of guests, but the regular gang is coming. Aang, Toph, Jin, Jet, Suki, though she probably wouldn't be doing any dancing...Oh, and Zuko's here, too!"

Katara blushed, then hushed when Song continued her rant. "Let's see, Yue, Hahn, Haru...Bad news is Azula and her group's coming along for the ride." the two siblings sighed and walked over to the waiting vans.

"Let's get this over with," Suki said. She got the attention of all the 14 guests and gave them seating arrangements.

"The first van, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee, Yue, Hahn, Jet, Sokka and I." she said. Ty Lee and Yue squeeled then glared at each other. Suki got pissed and Sokka just grinned sheepishly. She continued with her list, however.

"Second van, Aang, Toph, Jin, Haru, Katara and Zuko." Katara and the others got in. Haru took a seat to Katara's left and gave her a smile. She smiled back athen looked away uncomfortably. Zuko, on the other hand, sat on the last available seat in the van: Beside Katara.


The two just ignored each other for the rest of the trip with Katara having a light and friendly with Haru while Zuko listened to his iPod nano. Around ten minutes into the ride, they exitted the gates of Omashu and the road started to get bumpy. Without warning, Katara was thrown to the right, her head landing on shoulder.

"Ae you alright, Katara?" Haru and Aang both asked in unison.

"Why what happened to SugarQueen?" Toph asked.

"Zuko, did she hurt you?" Jin asked.

Katara just ignored them and apologized to Zuko. "Sorry about that, I'm just so clumsy...Is that...err, is that 'Sanctuary' you're listening to?"

Zuko nodded and handed her his second earphone. She gladly accepted and listened to the song, humming the tune.

You are the kiss
That makes me strong
You are my sanctuary
You are the warmth
When I feel cold
You are my sanctuary

(A/N: Kalyn19, this is for you. You said I was addicted to them, and I admit I am. Astig talaga ang Callalily!)

"I love this part," Katara shared. Zuko merely nodded, making Katara frown.

"Bridges are my favorite part as well. It sounds different from the rest, so it gives you a whole new perspective to the song."

Katara looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back, but only Katara could see because it was so small. They both looked away at the same time and got off the van, with everybody else following.

"This is the beach we went to last summer." Katara whispered.

The others just sat around in the sand while the others fixed up. When the food was ready, everybody started eating.

"What is this? It looks so...barbaric..." Azula said, taking a bite.

"It's Sushi," Suki replied. "You know, raw fish?"

Azula spit out her food, glaring at all those who laughed at her, A.K.A. everybody but Mai.

When everybody was finished, they all packed up and Aang took out his iPod speakers from the van.

"Anybody care to volunteer their iPod for the speakers?" he asked. Zuko held out his nano and Aang plugged it in.

Playground school bell rings again,
Rain clouds come to play again,
Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to,
Hello...

"Hey, that song's not nice! It's creepy! Use my iPod!" Ty Lee said, cartwheeling over to Aang and giving him her iPod. He plugged it in and music started to play.

Oops I did it again
I played with your heart
Got lost in the game
Oh baby baby
Oops!...You think i'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I 'm not that innocent

Ty Lee stopped dancing when the music suddenl stopped. Everybody gave a sigh of relief.

"What's going on?" Ty Lee asked when she looked over at the speakers.

"A miracle." Mai muttered, earning a pout from Ty Lee.

It's a damn cold night,
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you,
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are, but I
I'm with you...

"Hey, this song's actually pretty cool." Azula said. Everybody gasped and she just raised an eyebrow at them "Who's iPod is it coming from, anyway?" she asked, making Katara raise her hand. "Hmm, the peasant has good taste." she muttered.

"So, Katara, wanna take a walk with me?" Jet asked her. Katara looked uncomfortable.

"Well, I- uh...I'd love to but, I have to..."

"She's going with me to ankle deep waters." Zuko said from behind Katara. He placed a hand on her shoulder and the two started walking towards the sea.

"Thanks so much for that," she whispered when they were away from earshot.

"No problem." he told her. "That was you iPod?" he asked. She nodded and they continued walking.

"I listen to everything. Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Jesse McCartney, Sara Bareilles, Mariah Ca-"

She was cut off by rough lips on her own. It was the same feeling as when their hands touched. As if nothing else existed but them, the sound of the waves, and an action called a kiss.

But like before, the feeling was fleeting, and so was the kiss.

"You talk too much," he told her, looking away. Blushing, Katara touched her lips and looked around them.

"Where are we?" she asked him, looking at the stone walls.

"We walked into a cave when you were talking." he told her. (Hey, caves exist in beaches, too, you know! Like, a big rock form beside the beach. LolZ)

"It's beauiful in here." she told him, looking at the crystals around them. It gave a sort of greenish glow to the surroundings. They were in the Crystal Catacombs.

Katara looked up at Zuko and stared at his scar. He flinched, but didn't turn away. She placed her hand on his scar and her thumb on his lips.

"Your scar..." she whispered.

"Katara?" she heard from a distance. The two broke away and Aang appeared. Katara walked towards him, leaving Zuko there in the cave. He followed her towards the exit and breathed in the ocean breeze.

That night, the boys, except Zuko, sat around a campfire they made and just talked and relaxed while the girls, minus Suki, were in knee-deep water, splashing each other.

But the main event, and was a fireworks display, with the lights show reflecting on the water, giving it a nice effect. Sokka had his arm wrapped around Suki, Toph and Aang were in their own little corner. And whenever Aang would gasp and talk about the fireworks, Toph would hit him.

Everybody else was scattered around the beach with Ozai's Angels in their own spot. Jet sat beside Katara, who simply ignored his small talk and just stared up. Zuko was beside her, too. And they just sat there as if nothing happened in the cave. But when two fireworks exploded at once, blue and red, their hands inched towards each other until Zuko's was on top of Katara. She rested her head on his shoulder and just enjoyed the fireworks display.


Dear Diary,
I kissed Zuko today, for real this time. And it was in this beautiful cave, too, full of crystals and stuff. And I touched his scar. I didn't ask if I could, but he let me, so...is that a good sign? I see him everyday, it's sorta weird, 'coz we've only known each other 6 days. I can't wait for the weekend. I'll make sure it's Zuko-free!

Yes, you heard it right, chapters 10 and 11 are Zuko-free! Well, for Katara's point of view, anyway. Remember, chapter 10 is Zuko-centric, like chapter 5.