This takes place right after the first episode of the new book. Okay! I really hope you like it.

You're coming with me

By Jennifer Johnson

Ch. 1: Separate Paths

Katara's P.O.V.

It was about seven in the evening. I was sitting by a campfire making some soup. I was tired of all this traveling. I wished I could just relax for once in her life. The only time I could relax was when I was in the Southern Water Tribe. I then remembered how this had all started. How I found the young avatar frozen, how I had penguin sledded with him, how I had let him convince me to go to the abandoned ship, who the flare went off, signaling that the Avatar was there, how Aang had knocked Zuko over on a penguin, how I was extremely scared when Zuko looked at me. Well at least what seemed like it. I was so scared when he grabbed for my grandma. I had never seen a firebender before. That day changed my life forever. I was always worried, worried that Fire Nation soldiers would find them, worried that Aang wouldn't master the elements in time, worried that I'd have to deal with that arrogant prince again. Over the past few months I'd had to deal with him. I had seen him ever since the day I found Aang. I saw him at the South Pole, at Kyoshi, at Avatar Roku's temple, during the interrogation, which I hated, during the storm, with Bato, and finally at the North Pole. I was sick of having to deal with the no good, smirking, insulting, rude, arrogant prince. When he smirked I just wanted to water whip it right off his face. I was always tense when she heard his voice. It told me that Aang was in danger and me or Aang would have to deal with him, and I didn't want to fight him again. Yet I did, so that she could hit the smirk right back at him. The only time I didn't like to fight him was when I lost. His smirk showing that I was weaker than him and that I was dead meat. It was if he fed off emotions. It always seemed when I was scared when near him it made him stronger. So, when I fought him I would have to show no emotion, which was hard.

I snapped back as I heard the pot boiling. I blinked and looked down at the soup which was steaming. Steam. The mix of water and fire. Just like when I had versed Zuko. I quickly took the pot off the fire and poured it into three bowls.

"Dinners ready." I said hitting the spoon against the pot. Sokka came running through the bushes and sat down to eat. He was about to eat when I said "Sokka! Wait for Aang! Besides, we haven't even said prayers!"

"Okay." said Sokka pouting; putting down his bowl like a little kid puts down a cookie he can't eat yet. Sokka was always hungry. If he was as strong as he was hungry he could lift up the world with one hand. A few seconds later Aang came bursting over the bush and sat down to eat.

"NOW can we eat!" said Sokka.

"No, we need to say prayers." I said. "Spirit's thank you for this delicious food for us to eat." Everyone else repeated what I said.

"Well, what are we waiting for." said Sokka. "I'm starving!"

Zuko's P.O.V.

"Uncle, we need to keep going!" said I angrily.

"But Prince Zuko." said his uncle yawning. "I'm tired."

"We NEED to find the Avatar!" I said angrily.

"And I'm hungry!" he said complaining.

"Well maybe if you we had a ship we could have some food." I said angrily.

"You're very stubborn." his uncle said. "You know that."

"And your not!" I said. My uncle sat down and refused to move. "SEE! You are stubborn. Fine! We'll set up camp but as soon as the sun rises we're continuing, got it!"

"Got it!" he said yawning.

"Well, aren't you gonna help set up camp?" I asked.

"I'm tired!" he said falling asleep.

"I guess I'll set up camp." I said getting the very small things he had out. I sat down and began to think about all that I'd been through. I couldn't believe that over two months ago I had found the young Avatar. I then remembered the waterbender and smirked. She was annoying but useful. She was annoying because she had become a pretty powerful bender and she was always rude to me, but she was useful because I could use her to get to the Avatar. I knew she feared me. Everything about me. I could just see her fear in her eyes and voice. Like when I first saw her she was so scared. Little did I know that day that she was going to follow the Avatar. I loved fighting her so I could smirk and show her that she was doomed if she traveled with the Avatar. MY smirk and just my voice in general sent chills down her spine. She always was surprised when she saw me or heard me. Like at the North Pole when I said "Aren't you a big girl." she said "No." scared. She would be so easy to scare but not so easy to beat now that she was a waterbending master. She thought she was so powerful. Fire evaporates water, but water also puts out fires. So we were sort of even… for now.

Katara's P.O.V.

I woke up and saw Sokka packing up. We had had the best soup last night. Courtesy of me. I didn't know why but I had a very uneasy feeling in my stomach and it wasn't the food. I knew I had felt it before but I couldn't remember when. I was a little tense and was trying to remember when I had felt like this. Then I remembered. It was when Zuko was about to come. I looked around uneasily and bit my lip. My shoulders tensed up and any slight movement would set me off. I then felt that I was trembling. No Katara! You can't be intimidated by that stuck up fire prince! But you've seen his bending! He's so powerful, not to mention he can use it when ever he wants, I need to have water with me! So, you beat him twice didn't you? Well yeah. Then you can beat him again. Besides, you don't even know if he'll even come! A sense of relief came over me which soon went away as someone grabbed me on the shoulder. I froze stiff and spun around while opening my canteen. I was breathing heavily and when I spun around I was relieved to see it was only Aang.

"K-k-katara, are you okay?" he asked. "You seem a little tense."

"I'm fine." I said hiding my previous suspicions.

"You sure?" he asked giving me that irresistible look.

"It's just." I said. "And I don't want you to worry or anything, but I just have this 'feeling' that Zuko will come. And pretty soon."

"Katara," Sokka interrupted. "You kicked his sorry butt at the North Pole, remember. If he even comes near us he'll leave as soon as he sees you."

"Thanks Sokka." I said smiling. "But just in case lets hurry up the packing, okay?"

"Okay Katara." said Aang smiling.

A/N: So will Zuko come and if so when and where? Please tell me what you think of this chapter. I've already thought of some of the things for the next chapter!