Chapter 20 : Moving

Katara's POV

Taking off at a run, I started yelling, "Zuko!" He was in the drive way of a cute little old house, about to get into rusty, old truck. "Zuko!" He started to look around for the source of the voice. "Zuko! Over here!" He finally turned around to fully face me as I went past his neighbor's house.

"Katara?" he asked, looking at me with curiosity.

I smiled, coming to a halt in front of him. "We finally found you!"

Raising an eyebrow, he asked, "We?"

"Sugarqueen! You suck! Ya know that?" Toph told me, as she came to stand beside me, catching her breath.

I rolled my eyes, Zuko chuckled, Toph scoffed (exactly in that order).

"You came all this way to come find me?" Zuko asked after he stopped chuckling.

I blushed. "Yeah, is that a bad thing?"

Toph blew her bangs out of her face, crossing her arms. "Well, it sure screams pathetic."

I scowled at her and swatted her arm. "Toph!"

"Well, it's true!"

"Guys cut it out," Zuko intervened, stepping in between us. "I haven't even gotten a hug yet."

Toph started to take a step back, hands up near her face. "Uh uh. I don't do hugs, Sparky. You know that."

"Oh! That's right, I completely forgot." He completely did not. "I guess that only leaves Katara then," he said, turning towards me, holding his arms open.

I happily accepted the hug, breathing in his scent as I did so. "I missed you," I told him.

"I wasn't even gone the whole day," he said in amusement.

I pulled away from him a little, but still in his embrace, to look into his beautiful golden eyes. "Well it only takes a moment or so to miss some one."

He smiled a bit at that. "Yeah, well I missed you to," he said, and closed the distance between us to plant a kiss on my lips. It had seemed like forever since he'd done that.

"Nephew?" And as quickly as that, the moment ended and we pulled away from each other. "Nephew, who's this?" an old jolly looking man asked as he came down his driveway.

"Uncle, this is my girlfriend Katara and our friend Toph," Zuko told him.

The old man beamed at us, eyes lighting up with joy. "So this is the pretty young lady you got into a fight over."

"Uncle!" he groaned in annoyance as his face turned red with a blush.

I giggled. "That would be me." I extended my hand to him.

Taking my hand in his to shake, he said, "I'm Iroh, Zuko's Uncle. But you can just call me Uncle, Miss Katara."

"Um... okay."

Toph sighed. "My turn for introductions with the fat man."

"Toph," I hissed at her, releasing his hand as I did so.

Iroh chuckled with delight. "That is quiet alright Miss Katara. I do not mind." Turning to Toph he said, "Hello Miss Toph, you may call me Uncle as well."

"Gee, don't I feel special."

Chuckling again, he said, "Miss Toph, you are truly a one of a kind. Come, you must help me get my nephew moved into my house, you too Miss Katara. I'm sure we could use all the help we can get."

I turned to Zuko. "Wait, you're moving? Why? What's wrong with where you live now?"

He frowned. "Have you ever been to my house?"

I tried to think back to a time when I might have at least seen his place, but came up blank. I really hadn't been to his house or even laid eyes on it. "I guess I haven't."

He nodded, grimly. "Exactly."

Zuko's POV

Inserting the key in the lock should be easy enough, right? Wrong. It's actually really hard when you know what kind of demon is waiting for you on the other side of the door. It's even harder when your Uncle, girlfriend, and best friend are waiting for you to unlock the stupid door and let them inside. I have no idea how Azula is going to react to this. Anger? Joy? Annoyance?

Taking a deep breath I inserted the key.

"Finally! You've been staring at the thing for an hour."

Ignoring Toph, I turned to the key with a wince as it 'clicked'. I then took the key out of the lock and opened the door slowly.

"Hello Zuzu. You're home late," she greeted, standing just inside the house. She must have been waiting for me so she could rub in the fact that she's definitley reporting all of this to dad. Oh joy.

"Yeah, I am. So what?"

Her eyes seemed to light up with evil satisfaction as she saw who was standing behind me. So she ignored my question to say, "And look, you brought Uncle Fattso with you. I haven't seen you in a while, not like I actually care."

"It is good to see you too, Azula," Uncle answered calmly.

Azula ignored him and turned her attention to Toph. "Oh look, you've also brought the blind girl home." She tsked at me. "Don't you know not to bring your charity cases home brother?"

Toph growled and tried to lunge at her but Uncle held her back. "Let me at her! I'm going to rip her little throat out!"

She laughed at the little display of anger. "How pathetic. You really think you can hurt me. Oh, how pitiful is that."

Having enough of her antics, I pushed her aside and stepped into the house followed by Katara, Toph, and Uncle.

"Wow, pushy much?" she asked, stepping into the living room with her ruby red lips forming a smirk.

I rolled my eyes at her. "I'm just here to grab my stuff and leave. I want to spend as little time here as possible," I told her, crossing the room to now stand in the doorway to the hallway.

Her eyebrows shot up in surprise, something that doesn't happen very often. "You're leaving?" For a second there, it almost seemed like she cared. Almost.

She laughed. "Yes, good. Leave brother. Leave. Go live with Uncle Fattso for all I care. In fact, I'd prefer it. Then I wouldn't have to see your ugly, scarred face so often.

"Thanks," I muttered, biting back my anger as I turned to go down the hall to my room.

"Zuko," Katara's soft voice called as she came over to me, taking my hand in her smaller grasp. "Your face isn't ugly, it's beautiful."

"Oh give me a break!" Azula spat. "She's only saying that because she's ugly too and you're the only guy she could get."

Uncle now chose to step between Azula and us, having enough of Azula's remarks. "That is enough Azula. I am very disappointed in you."

She scoffed as she took her usual seat on the couch. "Whatever. The sooner you all leave the better."

The old man let out a long weary sigh as he turned to us. "Nephew, grab your stuff quickly. Staying here fighting is no good for anyone."

A.N.

Ruby of Raven here!

Sorry for not updating sooner. I've been enjoying my break and now I'm back in school which means I have homework. So sorry and yes, updates in the future may be slow but please bear with me.

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