Okay, this is my first story- like, ever. And I am wicked tired, but I had this awesome idea for a Zutara story. I'm not really one to be this obsessed with Zuko and Katara being together, but I've been chatting in this forum, and I heard about a Zutara story. I read it, and now I have this wicked great idea…(so I hope).

Okay, so uh, just review, please, no flaming. I'm sure most of you have heard all of that stuff already, so uh, I hope you like it, if not, then I guess, I'm sorry. You can tell me, doing so nicely, and I'll try and work on it. And if there's something that you don't understand, then I guess you can tell me.

I know, I'm such a dork. I guess I'm just a little nervous. I've always been writing stories, I've just never let anyone else read them. They're kind of private, but this one won't be (obviously).

Also, some chapters maybe be short, but not too short.

Chapter One: The East Wing
Katara yawned and stretched her arms as she slowly opened her eyes and allowed them to adjust to the bright shine from the sparkling sun. It was the beginning of dawn and some things were still dipped into shadows of the moonlight.

She looked side to side. Aang was up and already attempting light a fire. Sokka was of course, still huddled up in a ball in his sleeping bag snoring like gravel in a blender. There was a small sneeze from behind Katara. She turned around in Aang's direction once more. "Momo! I just got the fire started!" Aang cried.

Katara giggled under her silent breath. "So, what's for breakfast?" Katara asked crawling out of her sleeping bag and rolling it up and tying it up in knot so it wouldn't roll out.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to check!" Aang said high-jumping onto Appa's back, who was also still asleep. Aang pulled out a small brown bag and dug his hand into it. He moaned as he pulled his hand out with only a few pieces of food left and some nuts and berries.

"Oh, well." Katara sighed wrapping her legs up close to her chest and looking up at the sun with a smile and a dreamily sigh. Aang arched his eyebrow.

"Are you feeling okay? You seem a little too happy this morning." Aang said as he didn't notice Momo jump up and steal the nuts and berries and the rest of the food right out of his hands then eat them quickly and prance away.

"I'm feeling - good. I don't know why, I just feel like something I think will be terrible today turn out great." Katara said. She stood up. "Let's head into town- maybe that'll calm me down." She added.

Aang and Katara both looked at Sokka sleeping like a baby.

"This is my favorite part of the morning!" Aang said rubbing the palms of his hands together with a mischievous smile spread out on his face. Katara rolled her eyes with a chuckle as she climbed onto Appa's back.

Aang leaped down to the ground. He scratched his head in thought. "Now, how should I wake him up this time?" Aang pondered. He snapped his fingers with a smile.

"AH! SOKKA HELP! WE'RE BEING ATTACKED BY PRINCE ZUKO AND A GANG OF FIRE BENDERS! AH!" He screamed.

Sokka leaped up then immediately fell, forgetting to jump out of his sleeping bag. Katara and Aang laughed. The screaming and laughter also made Appa wake up. "Morning, sunshine." Katara chuckled.

"That was not funny guys! I was having the best dream!" Sokka moaned. He stood up and attempted to climb out of his sleeping bag, which eventually worked.

"Let's go, Sokka. We have to go to the market- now." Katara peeped.

"Why are you urging to go there, Katara?" Aang asked her while readying Appa by tying the rope to his horns and pulling them tightly. "You've been talking about it all morning."

"I've only suggested it twice." Katara replied matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, more like forced it." Sokka butted in.

"How would you know? You were sleeping most of the time." Katara shot back. Sokka muttered something with a glare at his younger sister as he shoved his sleeping bag under the back of Appa's big saddle. He crossed his arms and feet with a frown on his face staring straight ahead of him.

"Appa, yip yip!"

"Finally!" Katara said hurriedly jumping off Appa's back with a smile. "Oops! Aang, will you grab my bag for me?" She asked politely. Aang tossed the bag down to her and his beautiful friend quickly snatched it and raced off into the piers marketing center.

"Why are you in such a good mood?" Sokka asked as he and Aang tried to catch up with her. She tested every type of fruit she could find, picked up and stared in awe at every piece of jewelry she could find, and even petted every type of animal she caught glimpse of.

"Katara! Stop petting my head!" Sokka yelled in an icy tone as he whipped his sisters arm away from his head. Katara frowned for a second then turned the other way with a smile on her face.

"Uncle."

"We've gotten everything on your list sir- and then some." A fire guard told him.

"Uncle!"

"Excellent! -- You did get more tea, didn't you?" Iroh asked.

"UNCLE!"

"What? What? Why are you screaming?" Iroh asked turning around. Zuko was slouched against a stone wall with a bigger frown on his face then Sokka wears. "And you really shouldn't be shouting." Iroh added.

"Why not?" Zuko asked in a cold accent.

"I heard you singing in the shower this morning, your voice was cracking…unless you're going through puberty again." Iroh said.

"One, don't ever speak of that again. Two, I do not sing in the shower. And three, I didn't even take a shower this morning!" Zuko screamed.

"Oh, well then maybe you should've." He said turning the other way holding his nose. Zuko stomped the ground and let a streak of fire come out of his fists.

"Uncle, we have come here because rumor has it, the Avatar was seen sneaking around here. WE DIDN'T COME HERE FOR YOUR STUPID TEA!"

Iroh gasped.

"Not a tea lover? You take after your father I see." Zuko groaned. Iroh sighed. "Fine. How can I help you, help yourself find the Avatar? Oh wait- don't answer. I already know what you'll say, 'Go wait on the ship.'" Iroh turned to leave.

"Go search the western part of these piers. All four directions are all incredibly big shopping districts and I cannot search them all myself. I'll be taking the eastern section if you need me." Zuko turned a corner leaving his uncle alone. Iroh shrugged and began to window shop once more, totally ignoring what Zuko have enforced.

Aang took a map out of Katara's bag, that he somehow ended up carrying. Katara was far ahead of Sokka and him, but still in good eyesight and earshot. "Okay, so we've hit the north, south, and now we're finishing up the west side of these market piers. All that's left, according to Katara, that is the least expensive, and best item wing, the east." Aang told the gang.

"Great! I love saving the best for last." Katara sighed with a smooth accent tone following her sweet voice. It was almost noon, and Katara was too busy shopping to remember that she was so hungry and she was the only one who hasn't eaten yet out of all three of them.

"Katara, we've been to a lot of island markets. How do you know the east side is the best on this island?" Sokka asked her munching on the last piece of a sweet sun berry.

"Well, I haven't found the best section of practically priceless curios, and the west side has been the best on each island pier market center we've been to! And besides, this island, named after Azor, the Avatar from around 800 years ago, has been named for the best markets." Katara said.

"Who's Azor?" Aang asked her putting the map back into the bag.

"Yeah, if Aang, the Avatar, doesn't even know who Azor is, then how could you?" Sokka asked.

"Because, there's his statue right in front of us. This means we are exactly in the eastern shopping territory." Katara said pointing up at a big statue.

There was a big statue with a tall man with black boomerangs in his hands. He was wearing a shade of both green and maroon. "He's the only person in the world who has parents from two different countries." Sokka walked away. But Aang stayed and listened. "His mother was a Fire Nationer, and his father an Earth Kingdom man. Unfortunately, the Fire Lord and Earth King wouldn't allow Avatar Azor's parents to love each other, so killed them. They didn't kill Azor because he was the-"

"AVATAR!" Zuko screamed leaping off the top of a roof. Katara and Aang gasped.

"AH! SOKKA HELP! WE'RE BEING ATTACKED BY PRINCE ZUKO AND A GANG OF FIRE BENDERS! AH!" Aang screamed.

"No way! I am not falling for that again!" Sokka called.

"No! He's serious, Sokka." Katara said as a bunch of Zuko's Fire Nation guards leaped out and pointed their sharp swords at Katara circling her. "Would I lie to you?" She asked him.

"YES!" Sokka yelled. Then he walked around the corner. "Okay…maybe not." Sokka continued. Then a bunch of Fire Benders jumped out from behing Sokka and shoved a big black bag over his head and tying it right where his ankles were so he'd fall.

And he did fall.

"Sokka!" Katara cried. She took the cap off of her water skin bag and whipped out a swirling ball of water. She slapped the Fire Bender in the face making his spear drop and him fall onto the guard standing to his right.

"Back off, jerk!" Katara screamed, jabbing the guard behind her in the stomach with her elbow. Another fire bender shot his spear right at her hand making her cry out and the water fall the ground with a splash. She let a tear spill out of her eye as she watched her hand bleed. There was no more water in her water skin case for her to heal herself. Her hand was going numb.

"Bag 'er!" A guard said. They threw a black bag over her head and tied it at her ankles like they did Sokka's. She fell to the ground with a squeak and a sniffle of tears caused by her bleeding hand.

"Take them away!" A guard ordered. Sokka and Katara were both lifted from the ground and carried away. Aang watched while also trying to guard Zuko's outraging blasts of fire.

"Sokka! Katara! Hold on!" Aang raced but Zuko caught his arm. Aang let out a cry of pain as Zuko lit up the hand that was holding Aang's arm with fire. Aang turned around and kicked Zuko in the chin making him fall backwards with a grunting wail.

Aang ran but Prince Zuko, being taller and bigger quickly caught up to him. "You're not getting away from me this time!" Prince Zuko yelled.

"You say that every time you see me! It's getting old! How many times are you going to say that until you realize," Aang put his foot out in front of Zuko. "That I will!" Aang said as he watched Zuko fall to the ground and not get up as fast as he did last time. He smiled triumphantly.

"Bye, bye!" Aang laughed waving at Zuko. He turned his head and faced forward. He was heading right onto Zuko's ship. He gasped and stopped short taking up dust and dirt from the ground. He watched as one black bag was being lifted onto the ship.

"NO!" Aang screamed in rage. "You let my friends go, NOW!" He whipped out his staff and flew up in the air yanking the black bag out of the fire guards hands. A blast of fire shot him down by the foot. Zuko was up again and taking the action.

Aang wasted no time. The other black bag that held his other friend was no where to be seen. Zuko was coming at an incredibly fast speed. He looked more angry then Aang had ever seen him. It was obvious he was having a worse day then Sokka. Aang had to get off that ship.

Even if that meant leaving one of his friends behind.

Aang dug into the water tribe bag and whipped out the bison whistle. He blew as hard as he could into. Then, as Zuko made it back to his ship, with little pink scratches all over his face, and part of his sleeve torn, and all of his armor dirty, a shadow appeared above him. He stopped and looked up. Appa landed on top of Zuko squishing him in the ground. Aang flew up on top of his with the black bag.

"Appa -- yip, yip!" The bison arose from the air quickly and headed near the forest.

Aang untied the bag and pulled it up letting his friend breathe. Sokka tumbled out gasping for breath. He shook his legs letting his knees let out a few cracks from being tied up and so stiff.

"Huh- huh- huh." He coughed. "W-where's Katara?" He gasped. Aang looked away with a sad look on his face. He closed his eyes with a sigh.

"She wasn't there. Things were getting too hectic. But don't worry, Sokka, I won't let her get away. I won't let Zuko get away with her. We are going to go after Prince Zuko." Aang said.

"Wow. That's something I'd never thought I hear you say." he said pounding on his chest for some reason thinking that would help him breathe.

"But we need a plan. I think Prince Zuko knows that we'll come after her. Like bait. He's going to be prepared. He was furious today. More grumpy than usual- more grumpy than you." Aang said.

"Hey!" Sokka replied. Then he sighed moments later. "He'll still be there tomorrow- that's a give in. So, we'll travel deep into this thick forest, spend the night out here, then early in the morning when Zuko and the rest are sleeping. We'll go in and get her." Sokka suggested.

"I guess that would work…but I'm sure they have guards that do night shifts." Aang said.

"We'll think of something." Sokka reassured him. The young Avatar looked up at him with a not-giving-up-hope kind of smile.

I'm so sorry! I didn't think it'd be that long! I promise the others won't be that long! You know…unless you want them to be. It really wasn't a big deal for me.

Okay, anyway, how'd you like it?

Please tell me in a review.