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Chapter 14-Love and Hate
The moment was tense. One second seemed to go by forever! All three of them stood still. Jet had no idea what to do. He was kinda caught in the middle here. In the background they could hear Smellerbee screaming that she wanted to watch what would happen. And they all knew Longshot was trying his best to hold her back.
"Well, "Jet said, finally breaking the silence after what had seemed forever, "I'm going to better gather up my stuff..."
"Don't you move Jet" Katara snapped. Jet sat back down. Katara stared at Zuko. Zuko barely looked at her. "What are you doing here?"
"Yea, Zuko what are you doing here?" Jet asked
"Shut up Jet." Zuko and Katara said together.
"I ask again," Katara asked again "What are you doing here."
"I needed to talk to Jet." Zuko said. " I did now I'm going home."
Katara blocked the doorway. "You aren't going anywhere until we talk!"
"I thought you said 'never talk to me again'?"
"We are talking."
"Really, you do not need me here." Jet said. He got up again, until he got a stare from Katara. Jet quietly sat back down.
"I just think Jet needs to know." Katara said, "Why you went away without telling anyone. What you did to your uncle!"
Zuko shot a look to Katara. "You can be quite a bitch sometimes you know." Zuko said under his breath.
Unfortunately Katara heard. Her mouth hung open, her eyes widened. Jet slowly got up and walked out of the room. Katara and Zuko stood there. Katara closed her mouth and in a spilt second raised her hand and slapped Zuko across the face.
"Don't you ever speck to me that way again do you hear me!" Katara said through her teeth with her finger right in Zuko's face. "You have no right to speck to me like that!"
Zuko smakced her hand away from his face, then sighed, "Katara," He said, "I'm...I'm..."
"No Zuko," She said, "You are not sorry."
"Katara..."
"Shove it Zuzu."
"Will you shut the hell up and let me talk!"
"Oh great way to get me to listen!" Katara scoffed.
"Picking up the sarcasm from your brother hmm?" Zuko said under his breath.
"Well, fine "Katara sighed, "I'm listening what do you want to tell me."
Zuko sighed, "Sorry for what just happened."
There was a moment pause. Katara stood there staring at Zuko. Her eyes narrowed as she stared at him.
"That's it!" She said, "That's all you are going to apologize for!" Katara gave a small laugh, "Zuko, I could give two shits about what just happened! What about everything that happen between you and your uncle! What about how you up and left not telling any of your friends why!"
"Katara you know just as well as I do you were my only friend." Zuko snapped, "Even before this whole thing with my Uncle and my father you know everyone hated me! No one ever liked me, if I disappeared from the world nobody would care!"
"Will you cut the emo crap!" Katara said
"You honestly have no idea what my life was like!"
"You've told me a hundred times Zuko!" She said leaning against the wall, placing her hand the her eyes, "I know your mother died, you got scared, and your father disowned you. I could write a book on your life story! " Katara sighed. "You are a piece of work."
"What do you mean?"
"A psychologist could have a field day with your head." Katara said as she sat down on a couch.
Zuko sighed and say next to her on the couch. He could feel the tension grow between them. She did not want him sitting there. It was now or never thought Zuko. "I know..."
"You know what?"
"I know you like me." Zuko said leaning over placing his arms on his legs. He clasped his hand and looked down. Afraid to see Katara's face. "I know that you have liked me for a long time." Zuko looked to see Katara's face. She did not look happy. Katara reached up her hand again and slapped him "Goddamn it, Katara."
"You're an ass hole." She said through her teeth. "I have never liked you. Don't you think that." She got up "JET WE'RE LEAVING!" She got up to leave the room, she turned around to Zuko once more. Then went out the front door.
Jet wasn't very far behind, "Rough break Zuko." He shrugged before he followed Katara out the door.
Zuko sat there in the living room, his head hanging over his knees. What on earth just happen, he kept thinking. He sat up and saw Smellerbee and Longshot standing in front of him.
"I suggest you leave." Smellerbee said as she folded her arms.
Zuko got up and left. He went outside and saw Katara's car speeding off
"Can you believe that guy! The nerve he has!" Katara ranted while she was driving her car.
"Katara," Jet said as he gripped the seat. "Do you think you wanna slow down!"
"After everything he has done he doesn't even say he sorry!"
"And that was a red light you just ran." Jet called looking back
"And what all that he has to say. " Katara laughed "I know you like me! That's it! I would never like dick-weed like him! How dare he think that."
Katara finally slammed on her breaks when it came to a stop sign. Jet turned his head to Katara, "You do like him." He said.
"WHAT!"
"Even when we dated you had a crush on that boy."
"No I did not!"
"And Suki said you confessed your feelings for him."
"Well that was a while ago." Katara said. A car honked it horn, telling them to move."Fucking asshole." Katara said under her breath and stepped on the gas. "Why would anyone like him! He's such a little whiner. Plus he's not even decent looking, the guy looks like he fell asleep on a grille. I do not, repeat, do no and will never like Zuko!"
"Who are you trying to convince Katara," Jet Said, "Me or yourself."
The two looked back to see red flashing light.
"Crap!" Katara said as she pulled her car over. She then turned to Jet, "I am not trying to convince anyone. All I'm doing is just making my point that I never liked Zuko."Jet shurged The cop tapped on the window. Katara rolled it down, "What?!"
The cop was taken aback, "License and registration please." Katara handed the cop her licenses. "You were going quite fast there weren't, young lady."
"Yeah, what are you going to do." Katara snapped.
Jet's head snapped around "Uhh, She didn't mean it like that Officer..." Jet eye's squinted to see the badge "Feng. She's just having a bad day"
"Officer Long Feng to you," Said the police, "Not that I don't know who you are Jet." Jet slouched in the seat. "The cop handed Katara a ticket. "Give that you your friend. You however, young lady I'm letting you off with a warning. Have a good evening." Officer Long Feng went back to his car.
Katara's head snapped as she threw the ticket to Jet. "What did you do?"
"I'm not going to tell you." Jet said as he stuffed the ticket into his pocket.
"Jet..." Katara said.
Jet sighed, "I organized a protest against a new building going up. The protest got a little rowdy and it was all planned on me."
"A new building"
"From..." Jet gulped, "Ozai's company."
Katara was quit. She put the car into gear and sighed. "Let's just get to the party."