A/N: I'm back from Harry Potter land! Lol! I've been reading a lot of Harry Potter, so I got stumped, but I'm going to keep moving this story. If any of you read WMM, I need ideas. Hopefully I'll be able to put that one off hiatus soon, because I started reading a lot of Zutara again. Anyway, if somebody could give me a few ideas again, that would be great. And- just wondering- how is it that WMM is getting as much as (if not more) story alerts and favorites than this one? Is that natural? Ok. Now I'm rambling, and you already probably moved on, except for those people who read the whole A/N like me. So I decided to write this chappie because I have this itch to type- it happens. I'll shut up now- Onward! And I'm sorry I missed my deadline! I was gonna post but I got a new computer and have been playing with it! Blame it, not me! That was a really pathetic excuse. Continuing!
Oh yeah, this chapter has a lot of Taang and Ty Lokka in it, so be happy! Fluff warning. Sadness warning. VERY VERY happy Ty Lee warning.
"You're getting married, you're getting married, and I'm gonna be there, and be happy. You're getting married…" Ty Lee sang.
"Only if Katara says yes. And she probably hates me by now, what if she does? And what if she says no? Should I wait to ask her? I don't know what to do! I never proposed to somebody before!"
"Chill, Hothead. Get a grip! Katara will answer yes, so get over it." Toph said, bored with Zuko's panic attack. They were almost at the place where Katara was hidden, and she knew that Zuko was panicking. She could feel it. Unfortunately, she knew why Zuko was feeling this way, as she had the same problem herself. She and Aang were just friends (though everyone viewed them as a couple) and she was, quite honestly, falling. She didn't like falling- it meant she couldn't see. She was worried that Aang didn't like her- so she kept her feelings to herself.
"Toph! Did you hear me? We're landing soon, so we can better think about our plan on how to get Katara back." Zuko said, in full Fire Lord mode. "We don't really want to give the guy the Lordship, do we?"
"No." Toph mumbled, upset about being pulled out of her reverie. It meant she didn't have to think about flying. She even liked falling better than flying. Falling meant you knew which direction you were going- down. Flying? They could be going North, South, East, West, Down, Up, or every which way and the only thing Toph would be able to tell was that Appa was jolting.
"Alright Toph, we're going down." Apparently that was a way Toph could know where they were going.
"Aaaaaah!!" Toph yelled as the bison gave an almighty lurch and flew towards the ground. "I didn't know you meant literally!"
"It's ok, Toph, we're almost there." Aang said, knowing how frightened Toph really was- she didn't like to show how frightened she was- and comforting her. Unbeknownst to Aang, he was doing far more than calming her down.
"Sokka? Are you ok?" Ty Lee sat down next to the boy, who was gazing into the forest surrounding their little clearing. "It's good to know she's alive, isn't it?"
"Yeah." He replied quietly. "But I'm worried, still. What could have happened to her- I don't want to think about it."
"She'll be ok. This person- The Captor- it seems like they know Zuko. They know that if Katara is harmed in any way, shape, or form, the deal is off. If she is any different, if she talks differently, if she is withdrawn, if anything is even slightly changed, it all won't matter to him anymore. He will know if something is wrong." Ty Lee said in a soothing voice. "It will all be ok, Sokka, I promise." Ty Lee rested her head on Sokka's shoulder as Sokka gave her a one-armed hug.
"You know what, Ty Lee?" Sokka said after a little while.
"What?" she said sleepily.
"You make a pretty awesome girlfriend." Sokka replied. Ty Lee smiled, and she was afraid her heart might just burst with joy.
Zuko watched the other two couples and sighed. He was scared. Scared about Katara. He wanted her back- so they could be in their own little world again. He hoped she knew everything- everything that had happened. He hoped she knew the war had been won, and he hoped she knew he was coming for her. But most of all, he hoped she knew he loved her.
At that moment, in a dark, damp cell, a girl with brown hair and startlingly blue eyes closed her eyes and let the tears seep out, whispering, "He loves me."
A/N: I can't believe I'm already on chapter 9! SQUEEEE! This is my favorite chappie. I'm very very pleased with the way it came out. Hope you all are too, and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review! PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even if you hate it! Say how I can make it better! Even if it's just one word! Just please review and don't leave me hanging! I probably won't update until I get 8 more reviews- so I have 20 in all. It's not that many!!!!
