Lol I just HAVE to add the firelord in this story! He could come over a bit ridiculous, but don't worry: he can be serious as well. But even MORE ridiculous, is his messenger! Oh, and Zuko decides to take it more serious with Katara.
Chapter 9
Engaged
The sun was going down, and Katara stood on the roof. She thought about all what happened that day.
Sokka and Aang made themselves comfortable right away, and Appa had the deck for himself. Sokka didn't trust Zuko, she knew that, but she trusted him more than anything else in the world. He asked her to go to the roof when the sun was going down, and so she did.
She was waiting for her lover, and enjoyed the sundown. She felt the warmth of the sun on her skin, and closed her eyes to enjoy that warmth some more. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder, causing her to look up.
Zuko stood behind her, and he threw his arms around her waist. He closed his eyes to enjoy the sundown as well, and gave Katara some tender kisses in her neck. She smiled and leaned against his chest.
'I'm so happy, Zuko…' she said. Zuko smiled and turned her so they were standing face to face.
'Sorry for leaving you alone this afternoon, I was busy making something for you.' he said, blushing a bit. Katara had a smile on her face and became curious.
'Really? What is it?'
Zuko took a packet out of his pocket and kneeled down in front of Katara. He was blushing like a freak, but tried his very best to swallow it down, though it was difficult.
'Since you're too young to get married, I'll just have to wait for that. But instead of asking you to marry me…'
He opened the packet and a ring appeared. Katara stared at the ring, colored bright red and deep blue, just like fire and water. No element signs curved in it, just the fiery expression of fire and the calm shine of water.
'…I'll ask you to be my girlfriend.'
Katara had a bright smile on her face, and helped Zuko up.
'You mean something like getting engaged?' she asked. Zuko nodded and held her hands.
'If you'd prefer to call it that way, yes. So what do you say?'
Katara hugged him and held him tight.
'Of course I want to!' she said. Zuko's face lighted up, and he slided the ring over her finger.
They stared each other in the eyes for a while.
Zuko sighed in relief. After all those terrible things that happened to him, he finally found his luck. The watertribegirl Katara, his eternal flame. He knew he would never find an other girl he'd love just as much as he loved Katara. She was all he needed, all he wanted, and he would do anything for her. She was beautiful, really beautiful, and extremely kind. She was perfect.
Katara stared in his eyes. Those eyes… They've changed a lot since they first met. They used to be so emotionless, so cold, and now she could feel the warmth of his fire just by staring in his eyes. He was so caring for her and, in her eyes, so handsome. Nothing could ever break her heart, she knew it was save with Zuko. He was the man she wanted to spent the rest of her life with.
Zuko leaned forward and kissed her, while the sun slowly disappeared in the ocean.
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The couple didn't notice someone spying on them. A man sat behind some chimneys, staring at Zuko and Katara. His mouth fell open and a grim appeared on his old looking face.
'Ozai is SO going to hear from this!' he said to himself, nearly loud enough for the others to hear.
He bended some fire in a ball, and shot it to the roof he was standing on. Because of the repercussion he blew away from the ship, strange enough not noticed by the couple.
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The man landed on the beach of the firenation, and moaned. It was a miracle that he knew exactly where the firenation was.
He stood up and rubbed over his but, which had broken his fall.
He ran of the beach and opened the giant doors of a great building. As if he knew exactly where to go, he ran through the many doors and hallways inside of it.
In front of him, stood the throne of the firelord. The man fell down and bowed deep for Ozai.
'Master, I have some extremely interesting news for you.'
The firelord seemed to be a bit bored, and he yawned.
'What is it this time? Another so called "revolution"?'
The man shook his head and a grim appeared on his face.
'It's about your son, Zuko.'
Ozai's flames rose up high, and he became angry.
'DON'T call that failure my son! I banished him, remind that!' he yelled, flames rising behind him in anger. The man nodded and held his hands in front of his face, out of protection.
'Sorry, sorry! It's about the banished prince Zuko, sir…'
Ozai lifted an eyebrow, as if the word "prince" still sounded a bit too nice to him, but simply kept that in mind.
'Well, tell me then!'
'Zuko,' the man continued, 'has been busted by me, with a girl! And not JUST a girl, that girl seems to be his girlfriend!'
Ozai couldn't help to laugh loudly.
'Zuko? A GIRLfriend? Please!' He pointed at some guards.
'You!' he yelled. 'Go get the psychiatrist, our messenger needs serious help!'
The man, according to be the messenger, protested.
'I'm telling the truth! Zuko really has a girlfriend, he's even planning on a marriage with her! But he said something about her being too young for that, so he just asked her to be his girlfriend.'
Ozai's heart nearly missed a beat.
'ZUKO asked her? And she said YES?' he yelled, nearly shocked by what he heard.
The messenger nodded.
'Yes! He seems very happy with her.'
Ozai rolled his eyes. His son, happy? He never knew him different than miserable and alone, and now he's suddenly happy and engaged? He didn't want him to be happy, he would do anything to make him feel like crap.
'Spy on them some more. I want as much information as I can get, understand?'
The messenger nodded and bowed again. He left the room, and the firelord sighed.
'Zuko, you're just asking for troubles…' he said to himself, with a grim on his face.
(Also spell checked now, sorry for the horrible mistakes... Anyhow, REVIEW!:D)
