Ow, I lost the count… How many days are left? Let's see, uhm… Oh yeah! Three!

At last they're able to make it to the harbor! Now they have to think of a way to cross the ocean in three, probably only two days!

And the moment all Zutarians reading this story were waiting for has arrived! Everyone disliking stories with sx in it, please skip this chapter and read on by the next chapter. Everyone liking or just not caring about stories with sx, READ THIS! Do not flame by calling me a dirty writer or something, because you have been warned!

Chapter 26

The first time

The next day, Zuko opened his eyes and felt Katara in his arms. He smiled and held her tight.

When he felt his hand on her breast, he gasped and let go of her. Katara rolled off the rock and moaned when she woke up.

'Wha… What's wrong?' she asked, a bit in a daze. Zuko bit on his lip and helped Katara up again.

'I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to…' Katara soothed him and put a finger on his lips. Her gaze was locked with his, while her mind went his own way.

That night, when she was unconscious, she saw things she never saw before. She saw Zuko, sitting next to her, looking older than he was now. Suddenly, a kid ran in their direction and jumped in Zuko's arms. Zuko held the kid tight and teased it by tickling his belly. He gave her the little boy and she inspected it well. It had huge blue eyes, short black hair and a hat, way too big for his small head, covered most of his hair. The kid hugged her and cheered "mommy".

When she woke up, she saw Zuko sitting by her side. He was the one who took care of her the whole night, he was there for her. The dream she had seemed too good to be true, she and Zuko: a very own child!

Zuko smacked her out of her thoughts by waving in front of her eyes.

'Are you alright?' he asked. Katara smiled and held him tight.

'You bet I am!' she said. Zuko blushed when he felt her beautiful body against his, and swore to himself in his mind. There it was again: that cursed desire for more. Nothing was going to happen, he knew that, but his mind just couldn't let go of it.

He pushed Katara back and stood up.

'We should be going.' he said. Katara averted her eyes and sighed.

The past days have been so confusing for her… She only wanted to help him, and instead of thanking her, he hit her in the face. Fortunately he felt sorry for that, and only a few minutes later they nearly did IT. Why did she resist anyway? Was it because she felt too young? Because Sokka couldn't approve with it? Just because Zuko had been mean to her earlier that night?

The image of the tiny boy in her dream appeared again and she smiled. If that was her future, she knew she'd spend it with Zuko. So how bad could something as special as sex be?

Katara pulled Zuko down again and he gasped when he hit the ground. She pressed a fiery kiss on his lips and Zuko was in a daze. Katara pressed his head harder against hers and slid her tongue between his lips. He moaned satisfied and answered her kiss.

That was it: he had enough of ignoring his desire, enough of trying to focus on Iroh. He knew he couldn't focus if his mind was only focused on one thing: Katara.

He kissed her neck tenderly, and the moment he wanted to untie her belt, Katara did it in his place. He looked up at her and she smiled.

Zuko smiled as well and pushed her back against the rock. He pulled her dress up, while she untied his belt as well.

But the moment he pulled her panty down, they stopped when they heard Aang.

'Zuko! Katara! Come on, we have to move on!' he yelled. They both sighed in disappointment and stared each other in the eyes for a while.

When they heard someone coming closer, they gasped and stared at the bushes. Katara tied her belt around her waist quickly and Zuko crawled up. The moment they were both dressed again, Sokka came out of the bushes.

'Didn't you guys hear Aang? We only have three days left!'

Zuko nodded and stuttered a bit.

'Ah, yes, yes, Iroh is the most important thing now.' he said, while he looked at Katara. Katara sighed and nodded as well. He was right: Iroh was important, lusts weren't.

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'There it is!' Aang cheered. Behind the hill, the harbor appeared. The many boats moored at the piers seemed so colorful, and the entire harbor seemed to be a huge colony of ants, just because of the uncountable movements.

Zuko held Katara's hand and smiled. He never thought she'd be ready so soon, it made him happy in a strange way. Perhaps she pretended to once again, however it didn't seem fake this time.

Aang lifted Toph briding-style and cheered.

'We made it! We made it!' he yelled. Toph laughed when he twisted her around and she threw her arms around his neck to make sure she couldn't fall.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the harbor. An uncountable mob of people was busy and passing them by, like they all were in a hurry. Zuko held Katara tight to make sure he couldn't lose her in the mob, and she smiled.

'You're so cute when you're worried!' she teased. Zuko had a grimace on his face and he lifted her.

'And you're cute when you laugh!' he said. He tickled her belly and she couldn't help to scream. She laughed and screamed at the same time. Sokka rolled his eyes and pulled Katara out of his arms.

'Can we go on now? It's time for us to find a ship that can cross an entire ocean in only two and a half days.' he said, noticing how impossible that sounded.

Zuko looked around and pointed to an old sailor, standing next to a boat.

'Perhaps he can help us?'

They walked to the sailor and greeted him. Zuko took the word ans stepped forward.

'We're looking for the fastest ship there is in this harbor, can you help us?' he asked. The sailor pointed to the ship next to him.

'Arrrr, this is the fastest ship in this harbor!' he said. Zuko smiled and looked at the ship.

'That's great then! Can this ship cross an ocean in a day or two?'

'Arrrr, the fastest ship in this harbor can cross and ocean in a day or two!' he said. They stared at him while lifting and eyebrow, and Zuko coughed.

'Okay… Can you sail us to the firenation?'

'Arrrr, I can sail you to the firenation!' the man said. He pointed to a raft, moored at an other pier.

'Come, arr, so we can leave this rat hole right away!'

They stared at him, and Aang couldn't help too laugh. Sokka put his hand on Aangs mouth, and Zuko rubbed the back of his neck.

'Oh, uhm, nah thanks, we'll walk.' he said. They left the sailor behind and ran to a calmer place. Katara pointed to the sailor and poked against her head.

'He's insane!' she said. The others nodded, and suddenly someone laid a hand on Sokka's shoulder. Sokka gasped and turned around.

Behind him stood an old woman. She smiled kindly and shook Sokka's hand.

'Why hello there! I haven't seen such a cute group of youngsters anymore since months ago! Are you traveling for the city?'

Zuko shook his head and pointed to the freaked sailor.

'We're heading for the firenation, but we don't have a good sailor yet to bring us there. That freak over there wanted to, but I don't think a raft can make it to the firenation in only two days.'

The woman nodded and laid her hand on her chin.

'I see… Perhaps my husband can bring you. He has the fastest ship here, I'm sure he'll be pleased to travel with such a cute gang of youngsters.'

Zuko smiled and shook her hand.

'That's very kind of you, miss! When can we leave?'

'Tomorrow.' she said. 'Then he'll be ready to leave, and not a minute earlier.'

Zuko bit on his lip, and Katara joined the conversation.

'But we don't have a place to stay for the night, and we're all terribly hungry.' she said. The woman pointed to a house and smiled.

'You can stay with me! I've always loved some company!' she said.

They went to the old womans house, while the time they had left, was passing by.

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The sun was going down, and Zuko stared out of the window. Somewhere by that horizon, Iroh was sitting in his cell, waiting for his nephew to rescue him. His own uncle needed him, and instead of helping him, his mind was locked on Katara. He felt terrible by thinking about her this moment, Iroh was the most important thing now.

Zuko sighed and Katara came in. She bit on her lip when she saw his sad gaze and came a few steps closer.

'Aang and Toph are still eating, I think they made a contest out of it.' she said. Zuko didn't react, he only stared out of the window.

Katara sighed and walked next to him. She looked up and smiled.

'What a day, huh?'

Zuko nodded. 'You bet so! That sailor was completely insane!' he said. Katara shook her head and threw her arms around his neck.

'I was talking about this morning.' Zuko's eyes grew bigger and his cheeks turned red when he thought about it. They were so close to it, but of course that fool Sokka had to blow it. He had enough of lying to Katara, it made him feel like crap, so he just told her the truth.

'Dammit, Sokka just HAD to blow it!' he said in frustration. Katara smiled and pulled his head down a bit, so she could reach his ear.

'Sokka's not here…' she whispered. Zuko nearly melted when he heard her deep, intense voice saying that. She kissed the soft spot under his ear and he closed his eyes when he felt her soft lips.

He turned his head, so he could lock his lips with hers. No matter how mean it seemed, he knew the only way to get rid of his sorrows, was by doing this. He knew this was the perfect moment, she clearly gave him a hint. And maybe even more important, she was making him feel way too horny to stop here.

He lifted her up and laid her on the bed. Katara closed her eyes and squeezed in the soft sheets a bit: it seemed like it was finally going to happen, for real this time. And this time, she really wanted this, she wanted it so badly...

Zuko crawled on top of her and kissed her neck. His tongue slid out of his mouth as he lustily licked her neck and the soft spot under her chin. Katara pulled the cloth covering her neck and chest aside, so he could kiss her bare chest softly. He untied his belt with one hand and with his other hand he pulled her panty down, for the third time in only a few days. Katara's hands slid over his back, trying to find his pants.

Katara pulled his pants down and closed her eyes when he locked his lips with hers again. He kicked his pants out quickly, wanting to release himself from the desire as soon as possible. They both moaned happily the moment Zuko pressed his hips on hers.

That night, they finally did it for the first time of their lifes…

(Okay, some of my reviewers wanted them to do it, so they did! I thought it was about time they did this, I mean: we're already on the 26th chapter. For the ones who really wanted them to do this, I hope you're happy now!: ) Of course, we all know the risks of doing things like this, so who knows what will happen next? REVIEW!:D)

(P.S.: Do not flame if you hate stories with sex in it, I warned you several times!)

(P.P.S.: Iroh's fine, Gaaraxsasukexlover : ))