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A/N : ok my fabulous fans my picture is up! woo hoo! (try not to make to much fun of me ok) XD anyway ill try to start making chapters longer. i read "The host" BEST BOOK EVER! i just finished it last night so like read it its awesome! the beginning is a little slow but it gets better.

Chapter fourteen: Death

"That was all I remember before I died." Zuko finished. He stood swiftly and walked across the living room were only a counter separated the two.

"You .. died." Katara murmured staring at him with large confused blue eyes. Zuko kept his head ducked while he made sandwiches for him and the girl.

"My body wasn't mine anymore. My eyes changed. My muscles changed. My mind changed. I got more angry, I gained a temper .. well a worse one. And I wanted vengeance." He whispered. He brought a plate over to Katara who muttered a small thank you. It was quite for a minute while they both ate.

"Zuko the thing I don't understand is the bending thing .. more in-tune with your element? I don't get it." Zuko swallowed the bite and drank from the water bottle in front of him. He was thinking, she could tell.

"Do you like toasted bread?" He asked calmly. She looked at her sandwich she had taken only two bites.

"Uh, yeah but this is fine .." She muttered not seeing how this fit into the question. He gently reached over and snatched the sandwich from her hand. He placed his palm up and set the sandwich on it and took his other hand and gently laid his other hand on top. He waited about ten seconds before placing the sandwich back on her plate. The bread was toasted and crunchy, the cheese was melted over the warm turkey. She stared at it in shock.

"What the hell are you a Quiznos!" She screeched jumping up. Zuko jerked the bottle away from his mouth and sprayed the area in front of him with water. And then he did something he had'nt done in a long long time. Zuko laughed. Katara blushed as she heard his voice burst from his chest in bubbles. His laughter was absolutely adorable. Katara stared at him until he finished.

"No, I'm not a Quiznos. I'm a bender .. I wanted to show you in the gentlest way possible so you wouldn't be scared." He chuckled lightly. She blushed and played with her shirt.

"I still don't get it. So your hands get warm? That's it? That's why the government wanted to kill and hurt people?!" She was yelling by the end of her rant. Zuko sat stoically on the couch his laughter long gone.

"No .." He whispered. He stood and placed his palm up. Fire exploded out of his hand blazing in the small room. His pale ivory skin reflected the light so the flames danced across his skin. She reacted the only way she new how. She grabbed the water bottle off the table and threw it at him soaking his hand and jacket and successfully putting out the flame. Zuko stood their for a moment shocked before he frowned.

"I was showing you what bending is, not asking for a bath." He growled. Katara blushed.

"Reflex?" She offered and sat down on the couch. Zuko stomped off into the other room. She heard the shower turn on. She stared ahead thinking. Zuko .. could make fire come out of his hands .. that's what benders do. Zuko came back out his hood placed over his wet hair. He had on those plaid pajama pants and no shirt just the jacket which was zipped half way. His perfect chest peeked up at her tauntingly. Under his arm he had a blanket and a pillow he plopped down on the couch and placed with pillow on the side of him. Katara raised an eye brow.

"What are you doing?" She asked confused.

"I may be a little rough around the edges at times, but I'm not a jerk, I no how to be polite," He muttered fluffing the pillow. He jerked his head to what she guessed was his bed room.

"You can sleep there." He said rolling his shoulders. She stood and Zuko stretched out over the couch instantly. She couldn't help but laugh.

"Zuko go sleep in your room!" She giggled. His long legs were all the way off the edge and only his torso and his thighs were on the couch still. He grunted,

"Go to bed." He muttered placing the blanket over himself. The rain splattered on the windows the dark clouds making night darker. She nodded and walked back to his room not bothering to argue. She was to tired. Slipping into the bed she pulled out her braid and took off her jeans. Cuddling into the very large bed she felt like a child again. The bed was huge, as was needed for the other teenager's unusual size. She pushed her face into the pillows and blushed when she realized she was sniffing them.

"freak." she muttered to herself her eyes getting droopy. Slowly she sunk into a deep sleep.

Zuko stared at the ceiling thinking about what he had said to the girl. Why had he done that? He didn't no. A small tapping caught his attention. it was barley audible over the heavy down pour of rain. He look over and on his balcony was a tall cloaked figure. Zuko gasped at the sight and jumped to his feet. Before he could take a step the two twin glass doors flew at him. Ducking he barley avoided both and winced when they crashed behind him with a bang. The man stood their and pulled back his hood. His face was pale, very pale, almost translucent. It hung off his face as if it was rotting flesh. His eyes were red and sparkled like two rubies straight out of hell. His long fangs were yellowed and curled towards his chin. Zuko gasped and stumbled back.

"Oh Zuko! You must remember me!" The man hooted. His ruby eyes were wide with insanity.

"Come Zuko, Let an old friend in!" He howled with laughter. Zuko stared straight at him and narrowed his eyes hyperventalating.

"Never.." He whispered. The man stopped laughing and straightened.

"Why look so scared? I wont hurt you .." The man said calmly.

"Go away Zala, I forbid you from coming into my home!" Zuko snarled. Zala bared his yellowed fangs before jumping back and off into the storm. Zuko sat down breathing deeply. Zala was crazy .. He would be back. A light tapping noise was muffled but near.

"What the hell?" Zuko muttered looking around. A small creak in the floor indicated someone was in his house. But who? Another creak.

"That's a girl now open up this window and invite me in." Zala cooed, his powers of persuasion -which all benders had acquired after testing- was in use. Zuko's eyes widened.

"Katara! NO!" He screamed practically ripping the door of its henge's. Katara had the window half way open and her usually sharp clever colbat eyes were now dull and blue.

"Katara come to me!" He screamed trying to get her attention. She turned slowly and looked at him. Her eyes widened and lightened to a more fiery blue. She stared at him in complete and total shock. Why was she all surprised? What did he do to her? Zala hissed when he saw his persuasion was broken and he left quickly. Zuko sighed in relief and stared back at the girl. Until he noticed something. The rim of his hood wasnt hiding a little bit of her face like it usually did. So that means ...

"Shit!" Zuko cursed turning around and reaching for the blanket. He placed it over his shoulders and turned away from her his face bright red.

"Zuko ..." He heard her whisper. He gridded his teeth and looked back at her.

"Yeah?" He asked, waiting to hear what she would say. Did she find him deformed? Ugly? A monster? He looked back at her right as she opened her mouth.

"Zuko .."

Read and Review. Thanks for all your support guys. XD hope you like this cliffy. read the top A/N for more info. Oh and in the last part, Zala used Pursuasion to make Zuko forget Katara was their.