Katara reached out and opened the door to the castle, not caring that it wasn't her home, only to find Aang kissing Marie in the front hallway. She felt her heart be ripped out as she stared at their embrace. She felt all the air leave her lungs as Aang and Marie broke apart, each smiling. But then Aang turned and saw her standing in the doorway.
No. Aang's face fell as Marie's hands dropped and tears welled up in Katara's eyes. He tried to say something but his voice didn't seem to want to respond.
Katara just stared at them, she gazed at their faces wishing it were all just a dream, or a nightmare more like. Then she did the only thing that she could think of. She ran.
Aang watched as Katara's mouth dropped slightly and she turned on her heel and ran.
"Katara!" Aang ran after her. She ran past the marketplace and Nancy's house and out into the forest. Aang tried to keep up with her but was falling farther and farther behind as her tried to make his way through the forest without using Airbending. She's headed for the beach…
Katara kept running, tears were streaming down her face freely as she choked from running. Her legs were screaming in agony as she kept pumping them. But she finally reached the beach. Katara collapsed on the rock she had sat on earlier to heal her arm, and continued to cry. Cry her heart and soul out, and she didn't know why. Yes I do. I-I-I'm…jealous…She pounded her fists into the cold stone. Why? The pain was to much to bear. Suddenly there was a sickening crack and Katara felt a sharp pain in the back of her head, followed by a trickle of warm liquid. I don't care.
"I don't care! Go ahead! Take me!" She choked. Zuko won't be glad to find Aang has a princess girlfriend.
"Gladly."
That's not Zuko's voice…