Damn. I had to rewrite this who freaking chapter over because I forgot to save the chapter. It really sucks too. This is about the seventh time I had missed my self-deadline. I always try to post it at night on Friday. Now here I'm writing this and it's 10:44 pm Saturday. That really sucks. I am so mad right now it isn't even funny. It is wicked annoying and I seriously hope that this NEVER happens ever, ever, EVER again!

Alright, anyway, thank you for reviewing. After this chapter, the next chapter will end the story. This one will be the usual length of my chapters, around 4 or 5 pages long on Microsoft Works. The next chapter will be longer. I think a lot longer, actually. I also have the next chapter of my new story written. It is done, proofread, and ready to be posted! I am thinking of posting it after this chapter, but I am still deciding.

Disclaimer: Say your breath and I'll answer it for you- no I don't.

Chapter 11: Fire and Ice

"I cannot believe after all that! You put on a night suit,"

"Please be quiet."

"Went into a dark forest with Admiral Zhao's fleet looking for the Avatar ready to kill anyone in their way,"

"Just stop talking."

"Decapitated one of them then swam through a disgusted and mucky swamp,"

"Quit it!"

"Jumped tree to tree, made out with her in front of her brother and the Avatar,"

"Shut it."

"Brought her back,"

"Is there and 'off' button for you somewhere?"

"And now you are letting her leave."

"Oh my God! I cannot believe you don't shut up!"

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"Aang! Aang, can you hear me! Aang!" Sokka called with Momo on his shoulder and Appa trailing behind him into the forest. Sun streamed through the tall tree's branches full with green, ripe leaves and berries. "Hello! World to Aang!" Sokka tried to get his friend's attention. Momo snickered. Sokka looked at him. "You're right. With all of Zhao's lackies running around here, I probably shouldn't be screamed 'Avatar' at the top of my lungs." He concluded with agreement. He stopped short.

"Did I just talk to a lemur?" Sokka asked himself out loud. He slapped his forehead and kept on walking. "And I thought Aang was insane." He said pushing through big bushes.

"Aang!" He began again. "Aang, please! I know it upset you about Katara! I'm upset, too! But you can't run away from the truth! It's hurts me on the inside just like it hurts you. I love Katara and I know you do too." He paused. He fell to his knees and looked up to the sky. "Oh , dear God! Show me a sign! Please!" He cried.

"Sokka?"

Sokka looked around. "God? Is that really you?"

"Sokka! It's me! Aang!"

"Say what?"

"Look up!" A few leaves fell in Sokka's face. Then out of a tall and thick tree branch Sokka saw Aang's hand waving in the breeze, motioning him to go up.

Sokka began climbing the tree quickly. He got to the top, at least as high as he could go. He opened a wooden hatch door and climbed up to a little bamboo tree fort. He stood up, confused and disturbed.

"Aang, did you make all of this?" he looked around, under a small canopy made of banana leaves, Aang was chilling out, staying away from direct sunlight which streamed through the bamboo shoot walls. "Whoa." Sokka whispered in awe as he looked around.

"Cool, huh? Much better than that stupid ol' Jet's tree fort." He stopped. "Cozier, too!" He said crossing his legs and slouching down. "C'mon over, Sokka! Take a seat!" He said enthusiastically.

"Aang I-"

"Me first." He said sitting up. "I'm sorry for the way I reacted. And I heard every word you said. I did believe you- but I just-" He sighed. "I just didn't want to believe you." Sokka put his hand on his friends shoulder for support.

"It's okay. We'll get her back. I followed the two back to his ship as far as I could. But Katara was sleeping and Zuko apparently has sharp ears because every time I moved, he stopped to listen and look around." He informed the kid.

Aang looked up, wanting more information.

"I had to cut my trail off because I knew where I was going from there on out. I was spying on Zuko's ship. One, they were having music night and let me tell you- Zuko's Uncle sucks at singing."

"Just get on with it!" Aang said lazily and impatiently .

"Okay, so anyway, Zhao's assistant Shoku, or something' like that went by the ship."

Aang looked confused.

"Long story short, Zuko's ship set sail."

"WHAT?" Aang couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Sorry, Aang. But don't worry! Like I said before, we'll get Katara back-"

"No! we won't! You saw the way she let Zuko kiss her! She didn't have to go back with him! She wanted to! She wants to be with him! And nothing we do will fix that- no matter how much we hate the truth." Aang said angrily in a melancholy tune.

"She's never coming back." Sokka and Aang whispered sadly to each other at the same time. Sokka sniffled. Aang looked up. Sokka was wiping his eye and looked up at his young friend as he stood up.

"I-I'm going to go outside. I think I need to be alone." He wiped his eye again. "I-I have something in my eye." He lied, trying to cover up the fact he was crying a bit for his sister.

"Sokka- be careful! You didn't close the wooden hatch door-"

"AAAAHHHH!"

Crash.

Thump.

Slam.

SPLAT!

Aang raced over to the hatch door and peeked his head down. Sokka was lying on the dirt ground spread out like a star with his face smashed into the earth. He looked like a scrambled egg on dirt.

"Sokka! Are you okay!"

"I can't feel my legs."

Katara and Zuko jumped off the ship.

"Well, it took us until sunset, but here we are- back at the docks again." Zuko said trying to perk up about the situation.

"Are you sure you want to take me back yourself to my friends?" Katara asked him strapping her sack across her waist tightly. Zuko nodded nonchalantly.

"It might be the last time I see you when we aren't in combat. I think we should make the best of these times." Katara sighed at his comment, wishing he had never said that.

"But no attachments, right? My first sighting of Aang and Sokka, and we are back to be mortal enemies, okay?" Katara suggested not willing to take 'no' for an answer. Zuko nodded stiffly as he followed Katara into the forest again.

'What ever you want, bitch.' He thought angrily.

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"What if the two left their campsite? What kind of idiots stays at their sleeping grounds all day?" Zuko asked.

"Umm…not sure. But it never hurts to try anyway, right?"

"It also never hurts to know where you're going."

She turned around with a scoff and her hands on her hips. "What is your problem?" She asked his angrily.

"You're my problem right now!" He yelled back.

"I don't know who you think you are, but I'm not going to stand here while you throw your little Prince tantrum because you are really being mean!" Zuko growled and turned around walking away. She gasped and turned his way.

"W-wait! Where are you going." He stopped and looked at her.

"I am going back to my ship and sailing. And while I am heading back, alone, I am going to think about how in the world I could make myself believe I could fall in love with a cruel, selfish, vain, rude Water Tribe peasant! For once I am agreeing with my Uncle! I cannot believe I got in a night suit, went into the dark forest, decapitated somebody, swam through a dangerous and disgusting swamp, jump tree from tree to get you, being you back, set sail my ship and then go back to the spot and bring you back into the lethal forest because you wanted to be with your stupid friends!"

Katara gasped, not saying anything else, but letting him continue.

"Inconsiderate, selfish, heartless, bitchy, peasant!"

She looked down at her feet embarrassed- but mostly disappointed with herself.

"Is that really what I have done?"

"Yeah."

"Bitchy."

"Oh yes."

"Cruel?"

"Undeniable."

"Rude?"

"Totally."

"Heartless?"

"Completely."

"Vain?"

"Couldn't have said it better myself."

"Selfish?' She seemed most disappointed in the 'selfish' part of it.

"Is that really what I have done to you? Have I really used you? Played with your heart? Toyed around with you?" Katara couldn't believe what she was saying- she couldn't believe she did that to Zuko- she couldn't believe that she did that to anyone.

"Yes! Exactly! I may be a Fire Nationer, but I still have feelings. I still know pain emotionally and physically. And right now, you have made me feel worse then when-" He stopped and held his breath in, then exhaled. He began to whisper, "You have made me feel worse then when my father gave me the scar on my face an d banished me times ten." Saying no more he left.

"I'm sorry! You're right! I have been a bitch! You can call me any rude name you want because I deserve it! You can say anything!" He turned around and looked at her. "But you cannot say that you didn't agree with me when I said the love we share is forbidden. Because it is and you know it is."

"That doesn't mean-"

"Hear me out! Your father and nation would never allow you to see somebody out of your home nation- let alone a Water Tribe peasant. And my tribe and Aang would never allowed me to see you and love you. It isn't right. Your fire-" She paused. "And I'm ice. Opposites. And I'm not saying opposites attract, but you're going one way in your life, and I'm going the other way."

"Are you finished?" He asked. She took a deep breath in with a nod. "Good." He walked over to her and hugged her tightly into his embrace. She hugged his back, wiping a tear away on her sleeve.

"So, what do we do now?" She asked.

"I'll tell you what you do-" A familiar voice said from somewhere in the forest.

"Hey! Who said that?" Katara called grabbing onto Zuko fro support from being so nervous.

"The only thing that you are going to do is surrender and tell us where the Avatar is located." Katara and Zuko turned around with a gasp. Zhao was standing there with two guards on each side of him and a sour smile on his face that even his mother couldn't love.

"Well, this sucks." Zuko sighed dramatically.

A/N: Alright, not so long, only my usually around 4, 5 or 6 pages long. Most likely I'm on my 5th page on Microsoft Works, but hey, who's countin'?

Anyway, I know I said two long chapters. But the next, and last chapter will be longer than this.

Reasons why:

1- It's like the season finale- it has to be long and good.

2- Because Aang and Sokka have to go find Zuko and Katara

3- Sokka and Zuko battle it out

4- Katara and Zuko verbally fight because Zuko hurt Sokka badly.

5- Zuko gets into a physical fight because of his little fight with Katara

6- Aang and Zuko make a short-day truce so they can take down Zhao

7- The take down Zhao

8- Zuko and Katara say their good-byes

And lastly,

9- Aang and Zuko's truce is over and they go back to hating each other.

Okay, so that's it! And you know the drill- if you want to see the last full chapter of Forbidden Love, I'd review- pronto.