8. Innocence
8.1 Zutara
"I don't understand! What is it that you could possibly like about me? I've made so many mistakes, hurt so many people, I'm scarred for life!" Zuko threw his hands up in the air with impatience as his screams echoed off the cave walls. He starred at Katara, daring her to come up with a reasonable explanation. In the dark he thought he almost saw her smile.
"That's exactly what I love about you. You're scarred," Katara whispered. A look of shock covered Zuko's face, and Katara's words stumbled to recover herself.
"I'm not talking about this Zuko," Katara walked forward and lightly touched Zuko's burnt flesh. "I'm talking about this," she whispered, and rested her palm over his heart. "You've made your mistakes, but you learn from them. And that causes pain… so much of you is scarred; your face, your heart, your innocence. You're damaged at best…but I'm going to fix that."
Katara rested her head against the ex-prince's chest, and he looked into the darkness, deep in thought. Maybe she couldn't heal the scar on his face, but she could heal the innocence he had lost. Zuko brushed his hand against her hear, then stared into Katara's eyes; into hope.
A/N: I'm BACK!