Grrrr.... NOT LONG ENOUGH!!!!!

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I listened in on the conversation going on and immediately recognized Katara's voice. "Zuko was protecting me! Jet could have hurt me if Zuko hadn't helped me!"

"Katara, I'm sure Zuko did nothing wrong but you need to calm down. Yelling will not help the situation in any way." Obviously Uncle. I laid back down getting a headache from sitting. I turned toward the door still listening.

"Mr. Sozin, Katara could you go check on Zuko for me?" She must've nodded because she came into the room; I was pretending to be asleep. The principal closed the door.

She sat on the bed and put her hand on my left cheek and rubbed my scare with her thumb. "Oh Zuko, they're making this harder than it should be. You're innocent, you did nothing wrong. I just hope you know you didn't have to do that. I've gotten pretty bad beatings from him before. I would go to his house and he'd kiss me and then he'd try something more, like… groping me and… when I'd stop him, he'd hit me. I'd go to Uncle's and he'd lie to my father for me. It's a good thing you can't actually hear me. You'd think I'm weak, and stupid." She sniffled and I could tell she was crying. It broke my heart. "I'm sorry Zuko. You were right. I'm a stupid insecure little girl!" She looked away and I couldn't take it anymore.

I sat up and hugged her from behind whispering in her ear, "You're not stupid or weak. Katara, you're the strongest person I know. I know it doesn't seem like much to you but, my mom would be proud of you. She always admired girls like you. The ones that know who their friends are and aren't afraid to be themselves." I hugged her tightly and after her being a little tense she turned and cried into my shoulder. Even after she stopped crying we sat there with me rubbing her back.

"Thanks you so much Zuko. If it weren't for you… Well, a lot of things would be different right now." My Uncle walked in a few minutes later and Katara turned to him looking hopeful. He nodded. And she threw her arms around Uncle.

"I'm so confused." They laughed and I just joined in laughing at myself.

Katara's POV

"So Zuko can stay?" I asked after the laughter died down.

"Well, Yes and no. He isn't expelled but he's suspended for the rest of the day."

"Awww Maaan!" Zuko and I said in unison. I blushed at this, but only slightly. Zuko went home and I went to Art and started thinking of and Idea. However, I couldn't think of anything! So Professor Bumi, being the awesome teacher he is, gave me a canvas to take home so I could do it at home. English was boring, and I had no one to talk to. Sokka drove us home and I immediately went upstairs to my room. I signed on AIM and saw that Zuko was on.

Zuko's POV

Good news? I'm not expelled. Bad news? I'm suspended for being involved in a fight. So, I got my only assignment (Art, can you believe he gave me a canvas so I could still be caught up in class?) for the day and then I went home I was on my computer for the rest of the night. Uncle brought me Jasmine Tea and dinner, rice, chicken and what the hell IS that?! Which I ate and drank…except for the mysterious blob I threw away, when I got back on my computer Katara was online. She messaged me.

BeachBabe101: Hey Zuko! What's up?

Pyro-Night: Not much, and you?

BeachBabe101: I'm brainstorming…. Prof. Bumi gave me a canvas and I have to draw 'scenery' my only question is, what is it with him and Earth? Is he like, a vegetarian or something?

Pyro-Night: Lol, I dunno, maybe he IS a tree hugger! He gave me the same thing….but I think I have an Idea.

BeachBabe101: Really? I'm still thinking… Maybe I should do something out of character. Something devastating!

Pyro-Night: Dark side much? Lol why so…. Creepy? Jk!

BeachBabe101: Lol well your s/n gave me a cool Idea.

Pyro-Night: Really? Me too. I was going to draw a beach at sunset, maybe a few dolphins or something.

BeachBabe101: Yes really. I was going to draw a forest fire… weird.

Pyro-Night: Maybe we should….get started…or…

BeachBabe101: Let's start working and if we want to say something, we'll know that the other is listening.

Pyro-Night: Good Idea. TTYS!

I pulling out my canvas and automatically started to sketch what I wanted to be the ocean, beach, dolphins, sun and clouds. Then I got out my colored pencils, pastels, paint, and markers. It was almost done and I felt like something was missing. And then my hands moved and painted a heart in the 'sand' and I initialed it inside the heart.

Katara's POV

I tried to sketch it and failed getting irritated, I erased it all.

BeachBabe101: This is so FRUSTRATING! I can't sketch it!

Pyro-Night: Well I'm done. I suggest you take a piece of charcoal and draw trees, just black trees with no leaves. The Trunk, roots and braches. Then take a very dark brown and draw the dirt, and you could put a dark gray over it to make ashes. Then take paint and/or pastels and make the fire. Make the center of the fire a tan-ish yellowy white color to show that it is not only extremely hot but that it is a form of light. Then shades of yellow and orange.

Pyro-Night: Trust me… I've not only drawn fire, but I've been in one too.

BeachBabe101: Thanks Zuko…I'm truly sorry about your mother. You know that… Right?

Pyro-Night: I know. It's just hard, feeling as if… I'm the reason she's dead. Even though I'm not.

BeachBabe101: does anyone know how the fire started?

Pyro-Night: Yep.

BeachBabe101: How?

Pyro-Night: A curling iron. I think Azula was trying to kill us both. But my father never believed his daughter could do such a thing. After all, my father did say, 'She was born lucky, you were lucky to be born.'

BeachBabe101: Zuko…that's horrible!

Pyro-Night: I know, get your painting done. I have to talk to Uncle. I might be back later, doubtful though. Goodnight.

BeachBabe101: You can trust me Zuko. I won't hurt you. Goodnight Zuko.

Pyro-Night Signed off


Bwahahaaaa! THREE lines... okay, I give up, I'm tired, and because I'm tired I am hyper.

theres a link on my profile to a picture that has the right coloring of zuko's painting/picture.

and because I pretty much described Katara's painting there's a link for that too.

After that I'm sure you can imagine it a little bit! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeasssssssssssssse Read and Review!!!!!!