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This chapter was suggested by CJ-T-Bone and is based on A Thousand Years by Christina Perri.

I can't believe it. I can't fucking believe it. Excuse my language. I am just so whipped up now. I am in total shock. I am literally shaking with anger; I have never felt this angry ever before and it is really disconcerting. I tend to be quite mellow usually. However, I do have a temper and you most certainly do not want to get on my bad side. But I just can't believe that Suki, my best friend likes my other best friend. Tonight, I am staying at Suki's house after her break-up with my brother and she begins to tell me something; something which annoys me to very brink of my now limited sanity.

"So, you see Katara. Sokka was never the man for me. He was rude and insolent and disobedient; also he was a total asshat."

Yes Suki, insult my brother, it doesn't annoy me at all. On the contrary, I am already angry when she begins badmouthing my brother. Sokka and I are really close and it really pisses me off to hear someone so blatantly insulting him. I can't stand for it. I need to stand up for my brother.

"Yes, Suki. He may be all of those things but I am his sister and I don't want to fucking hear about another of your failed relationships. And this sounds bitchy, but you are bitching about my brother. Contrary to common belief, my brother is actually a decent human being."

Unbelievably, Suki completely disregards my whole entire rant and begins to talk about Zuko's abs. I guess I should explain. Zuko is my best guy friend and I have known him forever. He is the son of one of my father's partners in their law firm. I used to hate him with a burning passion when I was about four years of age, but he slowly began to grow on me like a fungus except much less disgusting. I have been best friends with him much longer than I have been 'best friends' with Suki. Up until last night, I was completely unaware of her fascination for him and his body. But it seems the moment she dumps Sokka for no apparent reason, she becomes promiscuous and a slut basically. I don't want to mince my words, especially when it comes to her. Not anymore; not when she has insulted my brother without any thought in regards to his feelings, because my brother really liked Suki and I knew that he planned to propose soon.

"Suki, you can't like Zuko!"

Suki looks at me in dismay; her brown hair falling to her shoulders in waves and her eyes as wide as the saucers our tea cups sit upon.

"And why ever not? Has he a girlfriend that I don't know about? I mean, he is sexy and I wouldn't be surprised if he were to have a girlfriend!"

Seriously, it's like every time she speaks, her IQ drops about ten points. And I thought that she was an intellectual. Apparently not!

"No, he doesn't have a girlfriend but he isn't available!"

I don't know why I am so jealous. Well, I kind of do know but I just wish that I am wrong; oh so very wrong, because if I were to like him, things would take a turn for the awkward between us and I don't want to lose my best friend especially not to another girl, who apparently is my friend.

"Well, if he doesn't have a girlfriend then he will definitely go out with me. What is his number?"

I swear it is almost like she isn't listening to me.

Then I watch her brain tick.

"Wait, Zuko lives across the street doesn't he?"

And here I was thinking that she is a genius! I eye her as she simultaneously eyes me. If the tension in the room weren't palpable, I would find this amusing. I rush to the door, hoping to beat Suki. She is more athletic than I am; but then again I am no slob myself. I am captain of the swimming team; I can easily beat her if I want to.

We bash heads as we reach the door at the exact same time. It seems like I have inherited my brother's thick head as I shake the achy feeling off in a matter of seconds. And I run down the long, twisty stairs always two steps ahead of her.

Then I fall down the stairs. My life seems to flash before my very eyes but then I steady myself. Although now Suki has taken the life. My eyes narrow considerably. Oh no, she isn't going to win. Not this stupid race or the boy I like. No way, Jose.

I run out the back door and jump the Olympic sized pool. I am going to swim my way to victory and Suki can't do anything about it. Suki stares at me in disbelief.

"That isn't fair! Katara, you know that I can't swim."

And yet she has this giant pool in her back yard. Tough luck.

As I glide through the water, I am filled with an inner strength. I am not going to give up, no way in hell.

I am so absorbed in my swimming that I bang my head against the wall of the pool. Ouch. And Suki laughs so much that she falls on the floor laughing. I jump out of the pool, while she rolls around trying and failing to contain her giggles. I jump over the hedge with Suki again in hot pursuit. I pump my arms more; Suki is on the track team, so if she wants to win, I am going to give her a challenge.

"Zuko! Zuko!" I begin to shout, not caring who or what hears me.

He doesn't seem to hear so I continue to shout at the top of my lungs. If Suki gets any closer to me, I swear to god that I will wrestle her.

Finally, the door to his balcony opens and his adorably dishevelled head peaks out. He squints in order to see me.

"Katara, is that you?"

"Yes!"

"Ahaha!"

And that third voice is Suki, who decides this opportunity to assault me and as a result, I proceed to throw grass at her. Zuko looks at us in bewilderment and he rushes down the stairs to us.

"What are you doing? And most importantly, why?"

I cover Suki's mouth with my hand quickly, so she can't reply.

"I really like you Zuko. And not as a friend, although I love you as a friend as well. But I am saying that I love you. I really do. I love you so much that it hurts and I didn't realise until it was too loud. Suki likes you, and I got jealous. And now you don't like me. I get it. I am as crazy as your sister."

With every word, my head droops more and more as I realise that I was being stupid. And that Zuko doesn't love me. And that he probably likes Suki more. I begin to turn away. I don't want to see his face when he admits that he likes her.

"Katara."

I didn't expect to hear his voice so close to me and I am shocked when I find his lips barely a centimetre away. Close enough to kiss yet far enough away to feel a sense of overwhelming love. He gently kisses me, his lips tender and soft.

"I love you, Katara."

My smile returns.

"I love you as well."

And then Suki bites me. Goddamnit.

"Alright, I can see when I am not wanted. Anyway, I was just pretending. I am going to find Sokka and kiss his gorgeous face. I am sorry that I was so bitchy earlier, I was just upset because I dumped him for no apparent reason."

And then she departs, the marks of her teeth still marking her presence.

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