I hope you'll like this chapter, I didn't want this story to be just about Zutara, I thought it should have some kind of storyline and since the masked rescuer part is over now I will continue with the NiJisi.
Chapter 9: Nightmare
I had been wrong, Jet hadn't told my brother about me and Zuko. But Jet ignored me most of the time and when he didn't he just gave me a hurt look. "Okay, what's up with you guys, you act like someone died." Aang asked us.
"Someone here should die." Jet mumbled more to himself, but still everyone heard it. "Jet you have to get over with Zuko joining us. I don't like him either but he saved Katara!" I was startled that Sokka was defending Zuko and Jet looked as if he wanted to add something but kept his mouth shut.
I dreamed weird stuff this night:
I wandered through a dry and hot desert. My feet were bare and I only wore a white skirt and a midriff-baring top. I was so tied but I needed water, so I walked farer into the desert until I saw a big mountain at the horizon.
In hope of water I walked there and found some cave. I had the feeling of being followed and turned around a couple of times but there was nobody. Suddenly there was a loud noise and big rocks fell from the certain. I was able to block them for a while but then one hit me at the head and everything went black.
I woke up in another black cave and tried to move but I couldn't then I realized that I was chained. In panic I tried to get free but it was helpless. "Let me out of here!" I screamed but no answer.
Then out of nowhere a pair of silver eyes appeared in front of me. They didn't look human they were bigger and their color was changing as if it couldn't decide if it rather be white, silver, blue or gray.
"Let me free, please let me free." I whispered still focused on the eyes. "What are you doing here?" The voice yelled, it seemed strange as if it only was in my head. "I don't know how I got here!" – "And you shouldn't be here!"
Then a blast of bright fire hit me.
I woke up panting, spirits, this dream had been so real. I felt tears coming up. What was wrong with me? I hadn't been such crybaby before! I knew that I wouldn't find more sleep in here, so I got up and walked outside to get some air. But it wasn't better, behind every dark corner I expected something to attack me. So I went inside again but where.
My feet brought me by themselves to Zuko's room. I knocked but when I heard nothing I just entered. "Zuko!" I whispered and found him sleeping in his bed. I went towards him and shook him a bit. "Zuko!" Next thing I didn't see coming, before even opening his eyes, his hands snapped my wrist and turned them so that I was lying on the ground. "Katara?" He let go off me. "Katara, I'm so sorry! It was an instinct and … What are you doing here?"
"I had a nightmare and I didn't know what to do." He looked worried and surprised at the same time. "You came to me for protection?" – "Of course you protected me so often in the last weeks." He smiled and helped me up onto the bed. "Maybe it's getting better if you tell what you dreamed about." I nodded and lied down onto the pillow, he covered me with the blanket and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Okay, I was in a desert and I was dying of thirst, then I went to a big mountain with caves and something, I think a rock, hit me and I fell unconscious. When I woke up I saw big eyes and someone asked me why I was here and that I shouldn't be here and then fire hit me and I woke up again. Of course I tried to escape but I was chained." I touched my wrist with the other hand and looked down. "Spirits!" My wrists were bruised as if they had been in chains for some hours.
Zuko was as shocked as I was and told me to stay overnight so he could help me wake if I had a nightmare again. I agreed and cuddled into the blankets, Zuko laid next to me but above the blankets. I looked at him and laughed. "You don't have to freeze over the blankets, I trust you but no funny business."
He obliged and soon I fell asleep with the knowledge that there was someone to protect me.
I know it's really really short but it's to understand the rest of the story. Still I hope you liked it and I promise the next chapter will be entertaining.
