Note from the Author: Hey guys! Updating sooner than last time! Sorry for this chapter being so short again. St. Patty's day so I have plans later :) Let me know what you think! Katara and Zuko go pretty far in this chapter. Let me know what you think is going to happen! xoxo ~

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Chapter VII

"Well! This is our first night where we're together in our new home", Ozai smiled at them," How is the dinner Katara and Sokka?"

"Great!" Sokka smiled.

"Fine", Katara looked down at her plate.

"Katara, I know this may be weird for you, but by next week, you will be completely at ease", Ozai smiled at her.

"I'm sure you're right", Katara faked a smile towards him. She looked across the table at Zuko and he winked at her. She did actually smile at him. There are upsides to being here she thought.

"Well it looks like everyone is mostly done. Azula, will you accompany me to my quarters?" he stood and Azula followed him out.

"Father?" Zuko looked at him walk away.

"This is a matter concerning Azula, Zuko", he addressed him," Azula had some things I need to talk to her about."

Zuko bowed and returned to his seat.

"Father, what did I do?" Azula looked at him confused.

"Nothing, I just didn't want Prince Zuko tagging along", he waved her confusion away.

"I thought he was sky rocketing to be your new favorite", Azula rolled her eyes.

"Both of my kids are my favorites", he eyed her," I am going to use you both for different things."

"What am I? Your pawn?" she huffed.

"Azula! You will do good not to interrupt me!" he yelled at her and she shut her mouth.

"It's time to put our plans into action about taking over the nations", he told her and she beamed," With Hakoda gone, and Katara and Sokka in school, and Katara and Zuko joining together; the people who would stop us are the closest to us."

"So what is the plan?" Azula eyed the map of the world that laid out in front of them.

"First, our advantage is the Avatar is still undiscovered, so we will attack the Air Nomads first", Ozai pointed to the Air Temples located throughout the map. We will stay away from the Northern, Southern, and Earth kingdoms for now at all costs. We can not afford running into Hakoda's ship because he will send out a hawk to Katara. We can't have this plan coming up yet."

"So what is the plan with Zuko and Katara?" Azula pried.

"Well Zuko will be on our side no matter what", Ozai told her," He would never betray his country. Katara, however, no matter how loyal to me, will go against me if she thinks it's not right. If she is in love with Zuko however..."

"She will switch because she loves him", Azula said putting the pieces together.

"Now you're getting it", Ozai smiled at his daughter," Now, you are to leave tomorrow to go to the Air Temples and reek havoc upon them."

"I will do it with honor father", she bowed," Is Ty Lee and Mai to come with me?"

"Just Mai. Ty Lee is to close to Katara. Mai, however, is a constant nuisance to Zuko and Katara. She keeps stunting how far they go", he told her," Bring her with you."

"As you wish", she bowed," Is that all?"

"Yes", he nodded," I will give you more detail before you leave tomorrow."


Katara laid in her bed looking up at her ceiling. Ozai had painted the ceiling a beautiful moonlit sky. She gazed at it imagining that she was lying on the ground looking up at the sky.

"Can I join you?" she heard next to her. She turned and saw Zuko leaning against her balcony door frame.

"Of course", she smiled and pulled the blankets back. He took off his robe and crawled into her bed next to her. She scooted closer to him so she was laying her head against his bare chest. She inhaled deeply and took in his scent.

"See? Living here isn't all bad. We get to do this every night", she could feel him smiling," Besides the nights I go out of town on business."

"Jeese, everyone goes out of town for business", she rolled her eyes," Maybe I need to get a job too."

Zuko laughed," I need you here to hold down the fort."

Zuko reached below her chin and turned her head to face him. He kissed her and she sighed against him. He brought her up more and pushed her on top of him. She felt so small against his chest. She brought herself so she was on her knees and he brought his hand behind her thighs.

She moaned and pushed herself farther into his lips. She was wearing a white night gown the he quickly started working up her back and over her head. He leaned back and looked at her. She was wearing blue matching underwear set and it took his breath away.

"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" he smiled.

"Only a little bit", she smiled and kissed him again. She took her hands down and slowing started kissing down his neck and down his chest.

"Katara..?" he gasped," What?"

"Shh", she brought her finger up to his lips to quiet him. She continued to kiss him down his chest until she reached the waistband of his pajama pants. She slowly brought down his pajama pants and was shocked at how big he was through his underwrappings, but recovered quickly. She brought herself back up to his lips and laid down on top of him. He brought his hands to her backside and pushed her groin against his.

"Mmm", she moaned against him. He inched his hands up her back and unclasped her bra. He flung it to the floor and flipped Katara over on her back.

"You seem so comfortable with me", he smiled.

"Because I-", she started but stopped. She didn't really realize what she was about to say. It just started coming out on instinct. Zuko looked at her with wide eyes and then smiled.

"Because I love you", he breathed and enclosed her mouth with his. Katara's eyes widened, but then she closed them when he moved his hands down her body. He might just be saying that, but at this moment, Katara was okay with that.

He moved his hands down to her underwear and slowly started taking it off. He stopped momentarily, but when Katara didn't question it he took them completely off. He started working on his own. She actually took into account about what was about to happen when she felt him between her legs.

"Zuko?" she panted and he pulled back from her mouth. She looked up at this boy, well really man, looking down at her. His black hair was hanging in front of his golden eyes and she didn't even notice his scar.

"Yes my love?"

"That's it. Do you love me?" Katara looked worried.

"I just said I did", he laughed," I don't understand."

"Are you just saying that?"

"No", he shook his head and looked hurt.

"Because I've heard sometimes guys just say those things to do... I don't know", she looked down at them and then back into his eyes.

He put his forehead against hers," Katara, I would never like to you. If you don't want to do this, we don't have to. I just, I want all of you."

She smiled and kissed him. He was a hesitant at first, but then he kissed her back. He positioned himself and stopped kissing her for a moment.

"You sure?"

She didn't answer. Just nodded her head really fast and kissed him again. He barely went inside of her before she gasped.

"Mpht", she grunted.

"It's gonna hurt at first. It will be over in a moment", he told her. He kept inching in and Katara was both hurt and filled with pleasure. She had never felt anything like this.

He pushed all the way in and she gasped. She didn't really know what sex was so she didn't know what was going to happen next. If they stayed like this or...

He drew out, but not all the way and thrusted back into her. It didn't hurt that much this thrust. He brought his lips to her and started kissing her agressively while thrusting into her.

"Zuko", she moaned," I love you."

He brought his lips to her again and started thrusting faster. She was starting to feel something odd coming from her groin and it felt intense.

"You have to come soon my love", he breathed in her ear," I don't think I can hold back longer."

She didn't know what he meant, but she figured it was the feeling she was getting.

"Just a little bit more", she moaned," I am almost there."

She guessed she said the right thing because he tucked his arms behind her back and started to go faster.

"Oh my-", she gasped out," Zuko!"

She yelled out. Not shortly after he started to thrust a lot faster and he yelled her name," Oh Katara!"

He went down on top of her and flinched twice before he put all his weight down on her and breathed heavily. She wrapped her arms around him and sighed. It slowly started to dawn on her what they just did. If her father was here he would havce murdered Zuko and then disown Katara. Sokka would just straight up murder him.

She couldn't help but feel a one-ness with Zuko. He didn't pull out yet and she found it both comforting and a different that he was actually inside of her. He breathed in deeply and brought his mouth up to hers," I love you Katara. I know we don't know much about each other and that we just started dating, but I adore you. I just feel this... connection with you that I have never had with anyone else. As soon as I saw you, I wanted you."

She smiled and kissed him," Zuko, I love you too. Well, at least I think I do and I usually have pretty good instincts."

He pulled out slowly and Katara grunted at the weird sensation of it.

"It's going to feel weird for a while. You've never had sex before and you are overly sensitive to everything right now", he told her as he laid down next to her.

"So I take it you've had sex before?" Katara looked up at him. He put his arm behind his head and looked at her," Yeah. Does that matter?"

Katara shrugged," I guess not."

"It was just with Mai", he told her," And I don't love her. I didn't even love her after being with her for months. I don't think I could ever have feelings with another person like I do with you. If you left me, you'd be taking half of me with you."

She smiled and curled up next to him.

"Good night Zuko", she hugged him," I love you."

"Good night my Katara", he kissed the top of her head," I love you too."

Ozai walked away from Katara's room with a smile on his face. He walked by just as they were 'finishing' up their business. Ozai had heard everything his son had said to the water tribe girl. It was even better than he planned. The boy actually cared for the girl. He wouldn't even need to convince him. He knew Zuko was going to propose soon and Katara would most likely say yes.

"It even amazes me how everything goes my way", he snickered as he walked to his quarters.


"Where's Azula?" Katara asked Ty Lee. Katara didn't feel like going to school today so Ty Lee suggested that they take a spa day. Sokka was completely against it until Ozai told him that it was fine.

"She had to go out for a business trip to attend to some duties in the Air Temples", Ty Lee told her.

"Of course she went out on business", Katara rolled her eyes," Everyone has business."

They were in fluffy robes and and were sitting in chairs that reclined. They had an avacado mask on and were getting their toe nails done.

"So how are Zuko and you?" Ty Lee turned her head to Katara and smiled.

"We're fine", Katara smiled and looked down remembering last night.

"What's that look?" Ty Lee laughed," You two didn't... ya know."

Katara smiled and giggled.

"Oh my! Katara!" Ty Lee laughed," Jeese! That was quick!"

"What can I say? He declared his love for me and I just... melted", Katara sighed remembering everything Zuko said.

"Wait! He said he loves you?" Ty Lee looked at her in shock.

"Yeah", Katara smiled at her," It was really sweet."

"I can't believe he said he loves you! He is not that kind of person at all Katara", she looked at her friend in shock," And I've known him since we were toddlers."

"Well then he must mean it", Katara smiled.

"A proposal can't be far down the road", Ty Lee commented and moaned with pleasure as the spa workers massaged her foot.

"Ty Lee, I don't want to be engaged just yet. He hardly knows me", Katara told Ty Lee.

"Royal proposes are different than regular Katara", Ty Lee informed her," Zuko's lucky his father is even allowing him to date you. Prince's and Princess's are usually arranged for marriage. So the fact that Zuko chose you, he has to propose soon or else his father is going to arrange him with someone else again. His coronation is just a few months down the road."

"What?!" Katara yelled out," He didn't tell me that! When is he supposed to become Fire Lord?"
"Six more months from today actually", Ty Lee smiled at her," But don't worry. That's like forever away. Don't stress."

Katara nodded and let the stress roll off and she relaxed. So what if your boyfriend is going to become Fire Lord in six months? So what if he's going to propose to you soon? Who cares? she started thinking, but then she tensed again. I do!


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