Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


Zuko traced her cheek softly, the gentle touch jarring her from dark thoughts. Molten gold seared into ocean blue, the tenderness revealed in his eyes a jarring juxtaposition to the firm set of his jaw.

"We should go."

"Go?" She leaned into his touch, lost in his soft gaze. Zuko continued to stroke her face absently, his thumb lazily brushing the swell of her cheek. Unconsciously she leaned forward needing to close the distance between them.

"She's waiting for you."

"Who?"

"The one who began this; the one who can end it. The Mother of Faces."

Katara frowned. "Koh's mother."