AN: Thanks for reviewing iamzukosnumberonefan! Here's the third chapter!

Disclaimer: If I honestly owned Avatar: The Last Airbender Zuko and Katara would have been a couple by now. Zutara forever!

Katara's Cinderella Story

Chapter Three : Just Like a Firebender

"Sokka, it's full proof!" Katara tried to reassure her brother.

"I don't know, Katara, it seems pretty dangerous to me. "

"I'll be careful!"

"You'd better be."
"So you're gonna let me do it?"
"Do I honestly have a choice?"

Katara jumped up and hugged her brother. She was proud of herself, and soon Sokka would be proud of her too. Aang too, considering her whole plan was about saving him.

"You'd better get some sleep Sokka, we both have a whole day of work tomorrow." He nodded, and they both snuggled into each of their sleeping bags.

Katara had folded the poster and it now rest under her sleeping bag. There had been a note at the bottom that she had missed the first time, stating that the masked ball would be held the day after tomorrow. That's when her plan was to be put into action. They would work tomorrow, just for the extra money.

This has got to be suicide. Just as long as I don't get caught.

XXX

It was lunchtime and Sokka was off for a break. He had been put in charge of all of the money, and now, instead of eating his lunch, he was going to go spend it. He walk to the local clothing store and as he stepped inside he saw that the owner had obviously heard the news of the ball. There were sales on masks and dressy, fancy clothes on display. The storekeeper walked up to him.

"Can I interest you in any of the mens' clothing? Prince Zuko's ball is tomorrow you know!"

"I need to find something for my sister to wear to it actually."

"I see. Over there are the women's clothes, ask if you need anything."

He had pointed to the other side of the store where Sokka looked through the dresses and kimonos. He saw a group of other ladies who giggled upon seeing him. Sokka struggled to keep from blushing. He found a kimono for eight copper pieces that he thought Katara might like.

It was red, with black trimming, and a black sash that tied around the waist. There were flames stitched around the bottom and the bottom of the sleeves. It was made so that the kimono was supposed to end at one's ankles and the black slip under it come to the floor. He knew it would be a little long on Katara, but not so long that she would be constantly tripping over it.

He also chose a small black mask with smaller stitched flames at the bottom. It was two copper pieces. The storekeeper wrapped both in brown paper after Sokka had paid. After that he ran all the way back to the lumbermill, where just as he sat down with the other men the little bell rang signaling that everyone needed to get back to work.

I hope she likes it...

XXX

Sokka had reached the campsite not long before Katara. When she did enter, Sokka had the pacel hidded behind his back.

"What is that?" She asked, trying to peek at what it was he was hiding.

"It has to do with something you forgot about." He had a grin on his face that was the biggest she had ever seen.

"I'm clueless. What did I forget?"

"Happy late birthday!" He said as he pulled the package from behind his back.

"What?"

"You had your fifteenth birthday back at the Northern Water Tribe. You were working so hard on your bending you must have forgotten." A smile equal to Sokka's crossed her face.

"How in the world did you remember that and I didn't?"

"Here. I bought this for you, and it might help with your plan." She took the wrapped item gently and removed the brown paper.

"Oh, Sokka." Was her breathless reply to the gift. She held it up to her and, with it still in her arm, hugged her brother.

"Thank you so much."

"Well, aren't you going to try it on?"

Her smile just grew as she grabbed the mask too, and went behind the trees to change.

Sokka had been right about the length of the kimono, but she still looked magnificent. She had even fixed her hair into a simple, yet beautiful bun.

"So, how do I look?" Katara asked as she spun around.

"Just like a firebender." He said jokingly. He went up and hugged her. "A very beautiful one."

With that, they went to sleep, knowing that the next day they would put Katara's plan into action, knowing that she was going into danger. And she might not come out.

AN: There we go! There is chapter three and I will post chapter four tomorrow. R&R!