Hello everyone! Welcome to chapter 10 of Days of Eternal Future! Wow! 10 chapters into this sequel! I know I haven't been the greatest about updating this story in the past but this new year I want to be more constant with my stories. And I know all of my readers would like that as well! As always, I do not own avatar or its characters, but the story is my own. Onto the story!

When Katara discovered a secret hidden from the world, the fate of Zuko Sozin, she was unknown to the fact that would be her same fate. The day she found that picture would change her life forever. And some people don't take this change lightly and will do anything in their power to stop her.

Let's find out!

Chapter 10: Suspicion

Aang held onto her as he jumped from the ledge and ran to his car, helping her in before getting in himself. He quickly sped away. It all seemed to happen in an instant. One second, Aang was knocking on her window and the next she was speeding away from her bed and to god knows where.

"I need answers Aang!" Katara demanded, once again. She trusted Aang not to hurt her, but the lack of information scared her.

"And you'll get them…" Aang replied, "Once and for all…" he told her. She didn't know what that meant. But it scared her even more.

Aang focused on the road, thinking over exactly what he was doing.

Aang was flying through the woods during the sunset. It was something he often did to clear his head at the end of the day. And life seemed to test his emotions more often than not lately.

"Penny for your thoughts?" he heard Katara say. Aang looked down to see Katara and Zuko walking through the woods. He stopped onto a tree to listen.

"What do you think about marriage?" Zuko asked her. Katara seemed surprised by this, almost as surprised as Aang was. "I want to marry you… Maybe not today or tomorrow… But if you asked me to marry you tomorrow I would…" Zuko told her.

"Before the changing…" Aang's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was running out of time.

"All I need is you…" she told him. Aang flew off. He had to act fast. There was less time left then he thought.

That's when he realized what he had to do. He needed to show her exactly who Zuko was.

Aang pulled up to the hospital. "What are we doing here?" Katara asked, confused. Aang nodded, gesturing to the side of the hospital, "Look up"

Katara frowned and looked towards the roof of the hospital. And crawling out of one the upstairs windows was Zuko.

Her eyes widened as he jumped from the window and ran into the windows. "He's hiding things from you Katara…" Aang told her.

Katara looked at him, "How did you know he would be here?" she asked him. "He comes here every two weeks… He's the one killing those people Katara. He's lying to you" he told her.

A tear fell from her cheek. She shook her head, "No… I know him better then this. There has to be some sort of explanation" Aang sighed, trying to reason with her, "Katara… He's not who you think he is… He's not the man you think you're marrying"

It came out before he knew what he was saying. Katara looked at him, accusingly, "How do you know about that?! Where you spying on us?" she yelled at him. Aang sighed again, trying to recover his fumble, "Yes but that doesn't matter… What does matter is that Zuko is a liar. He tried to kill me Katara… Many times."

Katara didn't back down, "Aang whatever it is between you and Zuko I need to know. Everything. I can't do this beating around the bush anymore. Why do you and Zuko hate each other so much?"

Aang sighed, he knew this question was coming at some point. She had asked it before, but he managed to get her to leave it be. He knew sooner or later it had to come out and it had to be from him. But still, now wasn't the time. "I will tell you Katara… Everything you want to know… But right now, I can't… But I promise you I will. And soon."

Katara sighed, looking out the window, "I won't wait much longer" she told him. Aang nodded, "I know…"

Aang drove her home in silence, then helped her up into her window. She looked back at him to say goodbye but he was already gone. Katara flopped onto her bed, exhausted from what just happened. What was Zuko hiding from her?

So far, all of the evidence pointed to Zuko being the one that killed those people. But that was so unlike him. He wouldn't hurt a fly if he could help it. He hated hurting people and it killed him inside. So why would he just kill 5 people so recklessly?

Katara knew what she needed to do. She needed Suki.

Katara picked up her phone and dialed her friends number. The phone rang twice before the girl answered it, whispering, "Katara?"

"How fast can you get here?" she asked, almost frantic. Suki fumbled for a minute, "Well umm… I uhh… I'm kind of in Sokka's room so 2 minutes…"

Katara gaped for a moment, "Oh… alright" and she hung up. It didn't surprise her that much that Suki was secretly staying over in Sokka's room, since she did the exact same thing with Zuko.

After a moment, she heard a knock at the door. Katara opened it and Suki walked in, clothes ruffled and hair slightly askew. Katara didn't bother to question it. "So what's going on?" Suki asked her. Katara sighed and began to explain everything. From Aang coming into her room to seeing Zuko jump from the window of the hospital, to what her father told her was happening in the hospital. Even as she said it, it still didn't make sense to her.

Suki's eyes widened, "Wow… So Aang is something supernatural too?" she asked her friend. Katara nodded, "I don't know what though…" she told Suki.

Suki sighed, "You need to talk to Zuko about this… If it was him… You need to find out the truth" she told her friend, "This is the life you're getting yourself into…"

Katara bit her lip, "About that… There's one more thing…" she looked at Suki, clearly nervous. Suki raised an eyebrow, suspicious. Her friend just confided in her all of this sketchy information and something else was making her more nervous? Especially to tell her best friend. "Zuko and I…" Katara started.

But Suki cut her off, "You're not pregnant, are you?!" she asked her. Katara laughed a little and shook her head, causing her friend to calm down again, "Zuko and I are going to get married…"

Suki gasped and squealed, "That's so exciting!" she said, excitedly. Katara smiled, "At the end of the summer… Before the solstice… So that way we know everyone can be there… It only gives us two months to plan but…"

Suki grabbed her hands and frowned, "Where's the ring?" she asked. But Katara shook her head, "He wanted to ask me about my thoughts before he surprised me with a ring… I was the one who wanted to get married as soon as possible…" Suki smiled, happy for her friend.

But her smile faded after a moment, "This was before Aang took you to the hospital…" Suki put the two and two together. Katara nodded, the happiness fading. Suki nodded, "Then you need to talk to him… Before you really get sucked into his world…"

Katara sighed, "I know…"

Ta-Daaa! I hope you guys enjoyed that chapter! What do you think of Zuko? Do you believe he was the one who bit those people? Let me know in a review! Until next time!