Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar...nuff said.
A/n: Okay, well now we know Megan is…well horrible…but why?
"Our love shall never fade away, but shall always stay forever and ever and ever."
-Unknown
Chapter Twelve: Hidden
Zuko had finally gotten rid of Melody, because he was finished with his fitting before her. Zuko walked the halls of his home, many thoughts running through his mind. Why did he have to get married to become Fire Lord? It didn't seem fair. He remembered his mother talking to him about her arrangement with his father, and he never remembered her saying if she regretted it or if she even learned to love him.
Zuko heard footsteps coming towards her, and was disappointed to find it to be Megan. Zuko went up to her,
"Megan, have you seen Katara- long brown hair, came here with the Avatar- I really need to speak to her." Zuko said hurriedly. Megan smiled, a bit innocently,
"Yes, actually- I did." she said, Zuko was waiting for her to continue- but when she didn't he said,
"Where is she?" Zuko asked, slowly. Megan mocked sadness,
"I'm terribly sorry Zuko- she left a few minutes ago; said something about not wanting to be around some hypocritical jerk; I don't know- anyway she's probably long gone by now." Megan said, looking at Zuko to see if he believed her…sadly, he did.
"Gosh, she left!" he said, distraught, "I'm too late!" he continued on rambling on about how stupid he was, until Megan interrupted him,
"This may not be a good time to tell you- that the wedding has been-"
"Canceled?" Zuko suggested, hopefully.
"No- moved up…to tomorrow." Zuko's eyes went wide,
"Why?"
"Well the sooner the better right?" Zuko stared at her, was she up to something or was she just a mother that wanted her daughter to move up in the world? There was nothing he could do now, he knew this was a sign- Katara leaving, Zuko should have known that she would never stay with him.
Katara banged on her prison cell door. It was completely dark in there; she wouldn't even be able to see the door if a light wasn't sneaking through the cracks. Tears ran down her cheeks, as she slid down the wall, giving up her attempt to capture any pass by's attention.
For some odd reason Katara had believed that Zuko wouldn't go through with the wedding- that it was not worth it to him. But it was worth it to him- she could now see why. She felt defeated, broken, and torn all at the same time. It was something she had never felt before- the feeling of a broken heart.
Zuko walked along side of Megan, his hand behind his back, pondering the question. Should the wedding be moved to tomorrow? There was no point in waiting- he would have to marry her in the end.
"Well, here's my stop, Prince Zuko- or should I say Fire Lord Zuko." Megan said smiling.
"I'm not fire lord, yet." Zuko said, looking down, slightly.
"Well, soon you will be." Megan said, with a small grin.
"And if you did agree to push the wedding to tomorrow- everything will be prepared… there's no reason to postpone, right?" Megan said, in mock-sweetness. Zuko thought about it- Katara was gone, down deep he really wanted to try and go after her- but he had no clue on where she might be, he actually felt slightly betrayed- she didn't even say goodbye; but then again- why would she?
Katara had drifted off to sleep. She was cold, and dirty, and hungry. Damn that Megan! She couldn't stop thinking about Zuko-he seemed to be everywhere in her mind. She never even got a chance to say how much she loved him- but she figured that that time would never come.
"You know- we are not very different- you and I." a deep and rough voice said in the darkness. Katara jumped up looking around, but of course- she could see nothing.
"Who are you? Who's there?" Katara called out, trying to figure out a way she could obtain water. She was about to try and figure out a way she could take water from the air, when the man spoke again,
"You have seen me before- you know who I am…Katara."
"How do you know my name- who are you? Why are you here?"
"I am here because of the same person you're here for…Megan…" Katara looked to the direction the man was speaking from. "She is an evil woman; she has a special gift of luring men-I too fell under her charm- into her grip and using them for her own will." Katara stared in curiosity,
"But- you still didn't answer any of my questions…why did she throw you in here?"
"I was standing in her way- been here only a few hours…she wanted her daughter to marry the future fire lord because-"
"Because it was an easier way to get to the throne?"
"No- she's doing it for him…"
"What?"
"At midnight precisely, Prince Zuko will fall under Megan's daughter's charm- and soon there will be no stopping the destruction he can do…"
"Who's he?" Katara ordered.
"…my brother…" the man said. Katara's eyebrow lifted in confusion.
"Iroh…?"
Melody walked out of the fitting room, skipping down the hall.
"My dear, over here- quickly." Melody quickly skipped towards her mother, as soon as she got there, Megan said- it a hurried whisper,
"Our plan is almost complete- and Zuko is none the wiser." Megan said gruelingly.
"Mother, Fire lord Ozai doesn't even have his bending anymore- and how will any of this help us?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Megan answered strictly, "Once he says I do- you will become fire lady- that's when we kill him…" Megan made a greedy grin. "And with the help of his loyal allies, Ozai will once again take the kingdom for his own- that…stupid avatar may have taken his powers- but Ozai has been getting strong while he was in prison- training- and we-together- can take over the Fire nation!" she nearly caused some attention of a passing by maid, but the maid paid no attention.
"Lower your voice, mother, someone may hear you." Melody said, looking a bit frightened at her mother. Megan looked around to see if there was anyone in earshot.
"It is not a hard task- just do as I say Melody." Melody stayed silent for a moment, then nodded. Soon the two parted ways.
Aang, Toph, Suki, and Sokka sat around in Aang bedroom, beginning to get a bit nervous about Katara's whereabouts.
"She wouldn't usually wonder without telling us." Aang said.
"Maybe she's with Zuko?" Toph suggested,
"No- Zuko asked me when we were in the hall if I saw her- he hasn't seen her either." Suki said, laying her head down in Sokka's lap.
"We need to find a way out of here, Uncle Iroh." Katara said, feeling around the walls. Iroh shook his head,
"There's no way out. These are ancient fire nation dark cells; made for traitors and war prisoners- there is no way out, Katara; and I am afraid we are too late?" Uncle Iroh said.
"You're giving up?" Katara said, "You're going to let your nephew marry a crazy person, who wants to take over everything?!" Katara said hysterically. Uncle Iroh looked up at her, and Katara looked back,
"Your right, we must stop this wedding before it's too late." Iroh said, and with all his strength stood up. Katara smiled,
"No one messes with the dragon of the west's family and gets away with It." and with a deep breath and a circular movement with his hands, fire swords erupted from his hands, and he began cutting down the door.
A/n: Okay, I am so sorry that it's taken me like a billion years to make this chapter, but I didn't have much time because of school. Also I didn't have time to edit it- so more than likely there is a lot of a mistake, but then next chapter a lot of stuff will happen, but I hope you still keep reading.
