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BE WARNED! There is some fluff...very intense fluff but no lemons :)
It had been three days since Zuko had kissed her without being rejected and he couldn't stop thinking about it. He knew that it had been during a moment of raw emotion but that she didn't reject him made it seem like she accepted him that much more and he reveled in the sensation it gave it. He had finally begun to feel again since the guards' revelation of Azula's plot.
Since the guards had shown up the group had halted their search for Zuko's uncle and had started their search for Aang. For some reason the young air bender had not made it to camp like he said he would. That was when Zuko had started to notice Katara acting strangely. She had stopped talking to him like she used to, no frequent check-ups like there had been the day after his emotional breakdown, no more secret smiles that were only meant for him.
He didn't know what to make of it but he was sure it had something to do with the Avatar's disappearance. He began to think she felt guilty for talking to him, for looking at him, probably for thinking about him. It made him unhappy and he didn't know why. All he wanted to do was take her in his arms and hold her while kissing her senseless.
It had been a two days ago when he had admitted to himself that he wanted her. He had known the feeling had been creeping up on him for a while now but that he acknowledged it meant something to him.
They had picked up the Avatar's trail two days ago. Two days ago Katara and him had split from the rest of the group to search the woods for Aang while Sokka and Toph searched the skies with Appa. Katara hadn't spoken much since they'd separated again and he suspected it was due to her thinking about Aang. At the thought of Katara thinking about another man made Zuko balled his fists and jealousy shot through him.
He didn't want Katara to be thinking about anyone other than him, he didn't want her worried about anyone other than him but that's what he admired most about her. She was always thinking about others, she never once put herself before the group or before him. She was selfless.
He watched her now as they walked through the woods. She was deep in thought; like he had been and she was looking at the trees that surrounded them and searching for her friend. He watched as her hair whipped around her face and her back, her tunic snapping in the wind. She drew her coat closer to her and Zuko wanted to hold her close and warm her up himself. He began to reach for her but decided it wasn't the right time.
He almost walked into her because he had failed to notice when she'd stopped due to his eyes wondering over her body and remembering that day under the water which seemed like such a long time ago.
"What is it?" He asked. He was unsure why she had stopped and became tense when she didn't reply right away. There must have been something up ahead that she had seen to make her stop and this new thought put him on edge.
"Zuko…" She began as she turned to him and looked up at him. He saw it then, what had been on her mind; it was so clearly evident in her eyes. She had been trying to control herself but had failed. He was shocked when she rose up to meet his lips and it only took a second for him to respond.
He had been surprised to see the desire there in the depths of her azure eyes and had been shocked to his core when she had kissed him. He had wanted to taste her again, since that night. He had wanted to hold her and feel her heartbeat next to his reassuring him that he was indeed alive and that he could find happiness amidst all of his pain.
He held her close and reveled in the feel of her against him. Her arms had come up around his neck and her fingers played with his hair pulling him closer to her. She pushed her body against his and a guttural sound left her lips only to be caught in his mouth.
He wanted her. More than he had wanted her before and they were alone in the woods with only the sky as their witness. He could take her, right here, right now but he didn't want to scare her. He didn't want to lose this, this feeling of being complete and whole. He hadn't realized that he had been missing it since he had bared his soul to her.
He pulled her closer, lifting her up and placing her legs around his waist. He moved from her mouth to her neck and began to lick and suck on every inch of exposed skin. He began to throb harder when he heard her moans of pleasure and it nearly drove him over the edge when she began to move against him.
He had to sit down somewhere. He moved from her neck and looked at her. She was beautiful. Her hair was flowing around her face much the same way it had in the water. The top of her tunic was open a little so he could see the soft swells of her breasts and the skin looked so warm and inviting. He noticed her chest rising and falling in rapid succession and knew that she was feeling the same way he was. He then looked up at her eyes and wished he hadn't stopped.
"Zuko…?" She asked her big blue eyes questioning and a little hurt. He didn't want her to be upset but they couldn't finish this now. They were looking for Aang and as much as it hurt Zuko to do this he had to put her down.
"Katara…"Zuko had to clear his throat before he began again because the desire was still flowing freely through him, "I didn't stop because I don't want you. Believe me…I. Want. You. But we're out here looking for Aang..."He wanted to scream; even when Aang wasn't around, he was still a cock block. "Just one last thing…" He placed her on the ground and looked into her eyes again before he kissed her soundly. He felt her arms go around his neck and pull him in close as she leaned into him. His hand moved up her back and rested on the back of her neck, holding her head in place so she wouldn't, couldn't, move.
He reluctantly let go of her but only with his lips. The rest of him was still very much attached to her. He looked down at her and could tell she was having a hard time dealing with the sensations that were coursing through her. He felt warmed up inside when she rested her head on his chest and sighed deeply.
"I'm sorry I've been ignoring you Zuko. I've just been feeling so weird lately and by weird I mean by me wanting to do what I just did weird. I didn't understand it at first and then I began to suspect that the reason Aang hadn't shown up to camp with the others because I've been spending so much time with you. You know he's pretty much my best friend, aside from Sokka…"She sighed again, her hands on Zuko's back moving up and down slowly creating gooseflesh along his entire body.
"Oh…I kind of guessed it had something to do with Aang but don't worry. I'm sure he's fine and that we'll find him. Even if he doesn't like you spending time with me, he'll still come back to the group." Zuko said hoping he was right. He rested his chin on the top of her head and felt content shoot right through him. He could have stayed like that for the rest of his life, war or not.
And they stayed like that for a while, each holding onto the other, reveling in the contact while they both thought about where Aang might be and about what had happened between them. The sun began to set and the wind began to pick up. Katara began to shiver so Zuko decided it was time to set up camp and create a fire that would warm them both up.
"Hey…Let's go find a cave to shield us from the wind for tonight." Zuko suggested and was happy when Katara looked up and smiled her agreement. They set off in search of a cave, hand in hand.
They found one after sundown, a cave that the moon seemed to have guided them towards. They both checked the cave to make sure there weren't any animals sleeping through the day and waiting for night to fall to capture their prey. When the cave had been thoroughly searched Zuko went to fetch some fire wood while Katara set out the stuff they had in their packs.
She sat there for a while with a smile on her face. She had expressed her feelings for Zuko and hadn't been turned away. It was such a feeling to be accepted and she couldn't quite contain it. She wanted to laugh and shout and cry because it made her so happy. She laid out her blanket on the floor and sat down while she waited for Zuko to return.
Her thoughts returned to what had happened earlier that day. She had turned into such a vixen out of nowhere. It slightly scared her. She had attacked him without any thought of the possible rejection that might come of it and had been rewarded with such a feeling of unparalleled pleasure that she had become addicted to it the second it had shot through her.
She definitely wanted to experience it again and she hoped that she'd be able to kiss Zuko again before they went to sleep tonight. She was in fact determined to kiss him again. She smiled at the thought of his arms around her and his hands on her back holding her close.
She had to be careful though. She knew what happened between a man and a woman if they let their pleasure making go too far and she knew she wasn't ready for that responsibility. She had to admit though that she did like the idea of having Zuko's babies. She smiled again. She was just so happy. She had only felt bad about Aang for a second before she realized that she had only had a crush on him. She knew that what she was feeling now, for Zuko, was more than a crush, more than anything she'd felt before.
As the night drew on and Zuko still didn't return Katara began to worry that something had happened. She stood up and paced the small cave they had chosen to sleep in for the night. She checked outside of the cave every five minutes and almost cried out when she saw a shadow approaching her. It was a young man carrying something and she knew it was Zuko. She ran up to meet him and nearly giggled with the relief that bubbled to her mouth.
She offered to carry some of the wood that Zuko was carrying and noticed that he had captured some food to eat. She looked up and beamed at him, dazzling him and making him stop for a second. She looped her free arm around his waist and walked into the cave with him.
He was still surprised at how open she was with him. Before she had nearly slapped him for looking at her the wrong way and now she was jumping on him and caressing him. Not that he hated the change, he was indeed happy that she wanted to touch him but he still wondered at what could have changed her demeanor.
"I was beginning to worry when you didn't return right away." Katara said as she released him from her grasp and placed the wood he had handed her into the pit she'd created.
He smiled at that as he watched her kneel on the ground and arrange the wood so that it would burn warmer. "I should have mentioned that I was going to get food too so you wouldn't worry." He knelt down beside her and offered his hand.
She looked at him and smiled again as she caressed his hand before he sent a flame into the logs. His whole body tingled at her touch and he knew that by the end of the night she would end up in his arms. He smiled back at her as the stood up together. He wanted to kiss her again. He wanted to feel her body against his and hear her breathing accelerate because of him.
He had to get his emotions under control before he did something he'd regret. When she turned away from him to tend to the food he had caught it gave him enough time to get his body under control and his thoughts, which were the hardest to tame.
He heard her begin to hum and smiled again. He could not remember the last time he had smiled so much; his cheeks were beginning to hurt from all the smiling he was doing. He turned back towards her and saw her watching him.
"What?" He said with a small grin as he moved to sit next to her. She was roasting the meat over the fire on a spit. He watched as their food turned slowly over the fire and looked back at her. There it was; that desire that had been there earlier. He knew what she wanted and he hoped that she knew he wanted it too.
"Oh nothing…I just want to hurry up with dinner." Katara said cryptically with a smile as she looked back at the food and continued to rotate the meat.
Zuko's eyes widened as grasped her meaning and noticed the food rotating a little faster. He wanted to lean back and scream. She was going to drive him crazy with desire. She knew that he knew she wanted him. He was pretty sure that she knew he wanted her too.
"Well here, I can speed up dinner faster." Zuko being the patient being that he is so known for; took the meat and cooked it with his hand. He looked at Katara and cracked a grin when he heard her laugh. "What?"
"Impatient are we?" Katara asked as she moved closer to Zuko and reached for the meat in his hand. He moved it just out of her reach so she'd have to lean over him more and she did. She was practically in his lap, like the day they began this journey, but this time she wanted to be there.
She rubbed her chest over his already sensitive area as she reached for the food and shouted in triumph when she took it from his hand.
"You cheated." Zuko breathed out. He wanted her right now.
"Whatever do you mean?" Katara asked innocently as she widened her eyes while taking a bite from the food in her hand.
"You know what I mean." He said as he jumped on top of her, wrestling the food away from her hand as he pinned her arms down.
"Zuko…?" Katara asked with her eyebrows raised and her body quivering. This is what she wanted but it scared her.
He kissed her then, tenderly and with so much passion that it made her toes curl. That's all they did for a while, each exploring the others mouth and lips, both reveling in the body contact, neither one wanting it to stop.
Zuko slowly released her arms as his hands began to roam and feel their way over her body. His hands went up her arms and down her chest, resting for a second on her breasts, reveling in the feel of them even if they were under her tunic, then moving down her torso to her hips where they stayed, unsure of where they should go next.
Katara was so lost in sensations Zuko was arousing in her she had no idea what was going on or what she was doing. Her hands had gone up into Zuko's hair the second he had let them go and began their path down his neck to the front of his chest where they could feel the corded muscle through his shirt. She moved her hands down towards his waist where they felt the bulge in his pants and she heard the groan that he emitted at the same time.
Both of their eyes shot open as they understood what would happen if they continued. They both wanted more…it. But they both knew that right here, in this cave, while they were searching for Aang was not the time or the place for it. Zuko raised himself off of her and sighed, chuckling when he heard her do the same. He quickly stood up and grabbed his blanket and motioned for her to move over on hers. He sat down next to her and placed his blanket on top of them. He grabbed the food and offered it to Katara who gladly took it and began munching on the warm meat. He lay down next to her with his arm under his head and watched her eat. He was content, happy even and he believed this girl had everything to do with that.
I kind of took a break from the story line and created some happy time for little Zuzu.
He's been so emotional lately...:) I think it has something to do with his manperiod..hehe :)
So what did you think?