Chapter 16

Choices

Zuko healers and nurse maids came and took Katara with them as they took her to the medical room, for special treatment.

Zuko walked towards the cell room viewing the three girls chained up and frowned at them, "well it looks like this is it girls, your leader is captured, you planned to murder me and my uncle, you are criminals.

"Oh prince boy, don't you see; we want to be with you!" Ruby said in a flirty tone.

"Yeah, I mean who would reject you, you are just so ugly, of course everyone rejects you, you are a monster that is lonely without a loving family, only your uncle!" sneered Jazzy.

"Like we would actually be geishas for you!" laughed Grace coldly with a smirk.

"I may be ugly, but I am a wise, strong leader, my people depend on me; to protect them from people such as yourselves and your leader."

With that he left the cell and slammed the door leaving the girls far behind.

……..

Sokka sat next to his sister taking care of her while Toph sat in a corner and Aang sat beside Katara as well.

"Sokka?" began Aang.

"Mm-hm." He replied not looking up at Aang.

"Is Katara awake? Or in other words conscious?"

"Nope, out in the cold." Was his reply.

"Oh, then could I tell you something?"

"Okay."

"I am in love with Katara."

Now Sokka looked up and turned to Toph and saw her run out of the room and turned back at Aang, "Aang, Katara doesn't love you back the way you think she does to you, she and I think you as our little brother since you lost your home and family, now Toph; she probably ran out of the room because she found out you have no interest in her."

"But I don't like Toph, I want Katara!"

"But Aang; you can't choose who Katara can love, I mean I might have an idea who she might like but it is not you."

"But we kissed!"

"In the Cave of Two Lovers, you did not! Katara told me you were about to kiss her but then the light happened!" exclaimed Sokka, "Aang get this in your head, remember the fortune teller?"

"Yes?"

"She told Katara she was going to fall in love with a powerful bender, no wait marry, uh never mind! It's either one of them anyways you may be a powerful bender Aang, but not powerful enough."

"What?"

"Tell me who defeated Azula?"

"Katara."

"Who defeated the Fire Lord?"

"Prince Zuko."

"Who stopped the comet?"

"Me."

"Who knocked out all of the soldiers?"

"Toph."

"What? IT WAS ME!" whined Sokka.

"You and Toph."

"Better, what was the opposite of water?"

"Fire."

"Who bends fire? Who mastered it already? Who can bend lightning, that you can't ever do!"

Aang sighed, "Prince Zuko."

"Exactly, you see Aang, Zuko and Katara are opposite, and opposite attract!"

"How do you have proof?"

"Remember Suki? Suki and I were rivals, but in the end she end up admitting she had a crush on me, and gave me a kiss."

"What does Zuko and Katara has to do with it?"

"It's called Ying Yang, everyone has it, anyways tell me who was Zuko about to grab back at the South Pole?"

"Katara."

"Who saved her necklace after discovering that she freed the Earthbenders?"

"Zuko."

"Who said, 'I'll save you from the pirates?' and showed her, that her necklace was safe?"

"Zuko."

"Why do you think he kept the necklace?"

"Because it was going to be useful again?"

"No, he kept it because he wanted to remember Katara, it wasn't like he could see the future that there was a bounty hunter out there to get help from?"

"Oh."

"Where did he keep the necklace?"

"Around his wrist."

"When Katara and I was about to fall off of the beast who did he make sure didn't fall off of that creepy whipping beast?"

"Zuko."

"Who complimented Katara that she had improved so much?"

"Zuko."

"Who said, 'You rise with the Moon, I rise with the Sun."

"Zuko."

"You see, everything matches!"

"I suppose, but we'll find out when Katara wakes up! I am going to make her feel so special!"

Sokka slapped Aang at the back of his head and scowled, "Leave Katara to be! You can't choose who she wants!"

"I am the avatar, I have soooo many fan girls, and how could she reject me?"

"Anyways Aang lets go Katara needs to rest."

As they left the room Zuko came walking by and asked Sokka, "How is she doing?"

"Her breathing is still hard, but she is slowly returning to regular state.

"Good to hear." Replied Zuko as he walked by the two boys and heard quiet weeping and opened a closet door and saw Toph crying he knelt down unsure what to do and asked, "Uh…what's wrong?"

Toph looked up and scowled, "MY LIFE!"

"How could your life be so miserable?"

"First Blindness, then over protective parents, then being rejected."

"By who?"

"Aang, he is in love with Katara, even though she isn't; I told her that I had a crush on twinkle toes-"

"Twinkle toes?"

"That's Aang's nickname, I give everyone nicknames, Aang is Twinkle Toes and Katara is sugar queen."

"Oh." was Zuko's reply.

"Well, yeah and now I feel miserable."

"I know how it feels." Replied Zuko as he sat down next to Toph, "I am worried that Katara will reject me, everyone thinks I'm ugly, when she was unconscious last night I told her that I loved her, because I knew she wouldn't hear me."

"I think she did."

"What?"

"Katara is a sweet girl, her heart is filled with love for those that care for her, how could she reject you after you saved her, took care of her, respected her…."

"But I wasn't always like that, I was a selfish person during the chase for the Avatar, threatening her to tell me where he was, but I never harmed her, I wouldn't dare to lay one figure on her to hurt her."

"I know."

"What?"

"I just wished I had someone who felt the same way for me."

"Hey don't feel that way; you are a strong girl, a blind girl that mastered Earthbending herself. How could Aang reject a girl like you, you two are the same age, you two would be a perfect couple."

"I could see you and Katara two, even though I have no idea what you look like!" she laughed.

"Feel better now?"

"Yes, a lot, thanks."

"No problem." As he watched Toph skip through the hall ways.

Zuko got to his feet and was greeted by his uncle, "Good morning Zuko, Katara is waking up, I would advise you to go now before the Avatar does."

"I know." replied Zuko as he walked his way towards Katara's room and saw a zip of wind pass him knowing that it was the airbender boy.

"Great, just what Katara needs an Air Monk right in her face in the morning!" scowled Sokka as he caught up with Zuko.

"Yep." nodded Zuko.

……

Katara sat up straight when suddenly Aang zipped into the room and sat on the bed and began, "Hi Katara!"

"Uh hi Aang."

"So how are you feeling?"

"Fine…But I am…."

"Oh you want some tea I'll be right back!"

"Yes, tea would be nice Aang…"

Aang zipped out of the room just before Sokka and Zuko came in.

"Sokka…oh shit…" muttered Katara.

"Don't worry you aren't in trouble Katara, or should I say Luna?" taunted Zuko as he rested on the door frame as Sokka grabbed a chair and pulled it beside Katara's bed and asked, "So Katara how are you?"

"I am good Sokka…" she looked up at Zuko and began, "But how…?"

"Allow me to make this long story short." Replied Zuko as he too took a chair and sat down, "Uncle saw you waterbending one night, and saw you throw out a scroll out the window into the garden, he went down to get it and read it. Then he snuck into your room and took the other scrolls and found out why you were here and your real name.

"Then you tried to murder me one night and was about to stab me when I suddenly woke up from a tear of yours that fell on to my face, I caught you stabbing yourself and limping out of the room leaving a bloody trail. I gathered a search party to find you, along with myself and happened to find you on my own, but then I ran into your so called master and had a fight with his, now he is in prison along with the other girls for planning crime to murder my uncle."

Katara nodded and looked at her brother, "How did you find me?"

"Actually technically Momo did. I was lucky enough to get there in time and beat Jet unconscious!" laughed Sokka.

"For once; he actually beaten the boy up properly!" laughed Zuko.

"Oh shut up!"

"Whatever…"snickered Zuko.

"Oh and Zuko I wanted to talk-" began Katara.

"Got the tea Katara!" interrupted Aang.

"Thanks Aang…." and looked at her brother for help.

"Hey Aang, Toph wanted you to meet her by the training area she said you need to work on Earthbending." Lied Sokka.

"But I mastered it already."

"But she discovered a new attack!" replied Sokka quickly.

"But I want to be here."

"Aang, please can you do it for me?"

"Anything you wish Katara!" and he left.

Sokka closed the door and muttered; "We so got to make up more plans!"

Zuko nodded in agreement.

"What?"

"Katara." Began Sokka, "I know you don't have a crush on Aang, but-"

"Hey Toph never wanted to see me! Sokka why did you lie?"

"Aang is there something you wanted to tell me?"

"Uh…well……."

"Aang I know that you have a crush on me, but I don't feel that way to you, I think of you as my little brother."

"I don't have a crush on you!" scowled Aang, "I. AM. IN. LOVE. WITH. YOU!"

Katara looked at her brother, "Is that was you were trying to say?"

Sokka nodded.

Katara looked at Aang and began, "Aang, I hate to admit it, but I don't love you back the way you would think I would."

"Then why every time I go into my Avatar state you always comfort me?"

"To make sure nothing gets destroyed!"

Aang was quiet, "Then who do you love Katara?"

It was Katara's turn to be quiet to think, "I am not sure Aang."

"Don't tell me you are in love with Zuko! He doesn't even care about you! He has an ugly face, he is weak, selfish, nearly destroyed your tribe!" yelled Aang.

Zuko looked hurt, with that he left the room, he knew what the avatar said, and what he said was all true…

……

"Aang! What is wrong with you?" exclaimed Katara, "I choose who I love, and know what? Guess what; you are right I am in love with Zuko, he had changed, he helped me with my injuries he kept me healthy, and that was exactly why I couldn't murder him because I was in love with him!"

"Plus Aang." She added, "Toph is in love with you, way can't you love her back?"

"You broke my heart Katara, now I'll break yours!"

Sokka looked at Katara and helped her out of bed and Katara began, "What am I going to do?"

"I think I might have a plan…" smirked Sokka, as he left the room to start his plan.

Katara walked out of her room and headed towards the garden and saw Zuko standing all alone….

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Disclaimer: Poor, poor Zuko, Aang just had to hurt him with words…CURSE THE AVATAR KID!