Here's chapter four. It's gonna be very funny. Katara and Zuko are really gonna get on each others nerves! Well read on!
Ch. 4: Getting Use To
He threw Katara down on the ground and walked over to a tree. He tied up Katara's hands behind her back and tied her to the tree. "Get your rest. We're waking up early."
"Let me go!" she yelled at him.
"You're not the boss of me." he said smirking. "You're just a water tribe peasant who's traveling with the Avatar." She felt like just suffocating him right then.
"Well you're just a spoiled prince who's trying to but never will capture the Avatar." she said smirking as he walked away. He growled a bit and sat down under the tent with his uncle, leaving Katara out in the rain.
"Zuko." Iroh said sternly pointing to Katara.
"Uncle." he said.
"Well if you don't I will." Iroh said walking over to Katara. "Miss, would you like to join us in our tent?"
She looked at him nicely but then at looking at Zuko became angry. "No thank you." she said looking at Zuko.
"Please," Iroh said. "I insist."
"Okay." she said a little uneasily. Iroh then untied the rope tied to the rope around her wrist. He walked her over to the tent and tied her hands to the tree in the middle.
"Excuse me miss, but I never got your name?" Iroh said.
"It's Katara." she said smiling a bit.
"Miss Katara, would you care for some tea?" he asked her.
"Yes please." she said. She got her hands (which were tied in front of her body) and held the cup in place with her elbows. She took a sip and smiled. It had been so long since she had had tea. For some reason this tea tasted different. She had never had this type of tea before, but it was good. "This is delicious! What type of tea is this?"
"Ginseng tea." he said. "Not to draw conclusions, but you've probably never had it since you're not from the Fire Nation."
"No," she said. "I haven't." She took another sip and smiled. This tea was so good. She then looked over at Zuko who hadn't had any tea. "Aren't you gonna drink your tea?" she said to him.
"Huh?" he said looking at her.
"Aren't you gonna drink your tea?" she asked again.
"I'm sick of tea." he said looking at her. "It's all we ever have. I'm going to sleep."
"I think I'm gonna too." Katara said. She closed her eyes but couldn't fall asleep. One, she was most awake at night, and two she was sleeping practically right next to Zuko and it made her very uncomfortable. She was so cold. She curled up and tried to keep warm. She didn't fall asleep until around two in the morning.
"WAKE UP!" he yelled at Katara.
"I'm tired." she mumbled. He put his thumb on her wrist and pressed down. It started to heat up her wrist and she jumped up. "HOT! HOT!" she yelled.
"Good, your up." he said. She looked at him angrily and groaned a bit. "Now let's get going. Your friend probably left looking for you, if he even notices you're gone."
"Aang is long gone!" she yelled at him trying to have him loose hope.
"Oh I don't think so." he said. "He cares too much about you, and that's his weakness."
"Is all you think about weakness!" she said to him.
"Well, it's how you beat people." he said plainly. "You find their weakness, you can beat them."
"Like Zhao and his temper." she muttered.
"What did you say?" he said a little angry.
"Like Zhao and his temper." she said to him. "Once Aang had to verse Zhao and he beat him by getting him really mad." she said giggling a bit.
"Oh," he said not even looking at her. He then giggled a little too but quickly turned back to his emotionless face.
Zuko kept walking around but couldn't find any sign of Aang, Sokka or the flying bison. He started to get irritated and angry that Katara was actually right.
"Ugh!" he said. "Where could they be? They should be here!"
"I told you that they're probably long gone." she said to him.
"Just be quiet!" he yelled at her. "I didn't ask what you said!"
"Fine, search all you want." she said. "I really don't care." Zuko was now extremely angry and annoyed by Katara.
"I said be quiet!" he yelled at her.
"Zuko," said his uncle. "I think she's right. We haven't spotted the Avatar anywhere."
"Finally someone listens!" she said throwing her arms up in the air. "Plus, I'm getting a little tired."
"I don't care if you're tired!" he yelled at her.
"I'm also getting a little tired." said his uncle guiltily.
"Fine!" he said defeated. "We'll set up camp but in the morning we…"
"Get up extra early." said Katara. "Okay."
Zuko and Iroh set up camp while Katara sat by a tree she was tied to.
"You know I can help!" she said to Zuko.
"Why should we trust you?" he said. "Besides we don't need help." he said struggling to get up the tent.
"Zuko, we could use her help." he said. "And if she does try and escape it'll be pretty hard to."
"Fine!" he said turning away. "But we have to keep a close eye on her!" They untied her and she quickly got the tent up using a method she made up by herself while traveling with Aang.
"Well." she said.
"Well what?" Zuko said.
"I don't even get a thank you?" she said.
"Thank you, Miss Katara." Iroh said smiling. "We are glad you could help."
"I am too." she said.
