Chapter 25: Safe for now

My dreams continued to get weirder. Tonight they were terrible. I felt like someone was purposefully playing with my mind and the worst part about it was I had no say in what happened. In my dreams I stand completely still in one spot unable to close my eyes or turn away when I wanted to. My dreams followed a certain theme tonight. The theme was "A bunch of bad things happening to my friends and me watching it all".

I woke up with a start. I quickly pulled myself together.

"Are you okay?" I turned my head to see Toph Talking to me. It wasn't usual for Toph to ask you if you were okay.

"Yeah I guess. Why?" I asked.

"Cause you started crying in your sleep last night," Toph said.

"Oh," I wave of embarrassment washed over me.

"Zuko walked over, put an arm around you and you stopped so I guess its okay." I looked over my shoulder to see Zuko asleep with his arm around me. I tried to go back to sleep, but I don't think I wanted to. It reminded me a lot of the time when Aang refused to sleep when he was scared about fighting the fire lord so long ago. My eyes were closed and I began to drift to sleep when I heard a voice that was directed at me.

"Katara, you awake," Zuko said gently.

"Yeah," I said rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.

"I'm really worried about," he said. Here we go again.

"I'm okay really," I said.

"Are you sure? Cause yesterday you saved my life, but you almost died yourself and if you die, two lives will be killed not one." At first I thought he meant that if I died he would die, but I quickly what he really meant.

"It'll be okay," I said, "I'll stay as safe as possible, I promise."

"As safe as you were yesterday?" I opened my mouth to say something, but I couldn't think of anything smart.

"It's just that I can't lose you, ever, but especially now. I often imagine the future and when I do I never imagine it without you. You're a VERY important part of my life and don't take that away from me." I gave him a big hug.

"That is so sweet," I whispered to him.

"Promise me you won't take it away from me," his hand slowly ran down my chest and stopped at my stomach, "Promise you will stay safe."

"I promise," I said.

"Okay."

Sokka was already awake surprisingly.

"Okay people," he announced, "We got move."

"Where are we going," I asked. Sokka stopped in his walk.

"Ah aren't we goanna attack Auzla again," he asked.

"No we have to retreat do more planning and come back later," Zuko told him.

"But, but," Sokka saw everyone staring at him, "Fine." Sokka groaned and grumbled.

"Come on Sokka, Momo and Appa probably miss us already," I said cheerfully.

"I said fine," Sokka grumbled again. We started walking back to our campsite. I began to wonder if Sokka and Zuko would let me be part of the next plan. November 7