Hello again. yes I updated three times in one day. But I had build up backed up. SO okay. Warnings cussin. more insanity. A little tiny tempermental outburst. and this is the building fondation of KxZ smiles and winks

Aang paced back and forth in front of the doctor's house. Today Sokka was supposed to be released. Today they would finally get to go find Katara.

Sokka walked out rubbing his head.

"I'm glad I'm finally out of there. That doc's a quack." Aang nodded and grabbed Sokka's arm.

"We need to go find Katara."

"What was wrong with me."

"The lizard soup, and the water tribe people don't mix. Katara is allergic as well no tellinng what she's having to go through, or who has her or anything."

"Look." Sokka said grabbing Aang's shoulders. "Katara is a strong girl. She always has been. I got over this whole thing, I know she will and probably already has. She knows that you have a duty to take care of. Where ever she is or who ever she is with she's going to be headed towards the Earth Kingdom, becaus she knows that is where we are headed. She will find us, or we will find her. Okay." Sokka said sounding very unlike himself.

"Besides that it's already dark, we'll head out first thing in the morning."

Katara sat down on the chair Zuko normally used as a bed. She watched him finish bathing the child and transfer him ove to the bed where he dried him off. Katara felt her stomach twist. Was that the bed where he had entertained his ladies? Had she been sleeping in the same bed that Zuko had had sex in with so many different woman? She felt vomit in her throat. She would have rather not thought about that. She looked as Zuko handled the baby with care. He had been watching her, and had learned alot. Soon he wouldn't need her anymore. What then?Was she to be tossed aside like one of his whores, or thrown into the ocean for shark food? She didn't want to leave. She felt as if she had as much responsiblity, and right to the baby as he had. Sure, he was the actual father, but she had been with the baby since he was a day old. Riyo was hers.

"Are you done staring at me, girl." She frowned and looked away from him.

"Yes I am, boy." She hissed.

He stared at her. Was she trying to be sarcastic or smart? Either way it wasn't amusing. He walked with Riyo till he drifted off to sleep. As normal, Zuko laid the baby closest to the wall, Katara would join the baby soon. He turned and looked at the girl again, finding her looking at him with a disgusted look on her face.

"What?" She looked away. This angered him further. He walked over to where she sat and put his hands on eitheer on the armrests and looked into her eyes.

"Does something about me disgust your highness?" He glared at her. She looked at him her cold eyes deep and full of emptiness.

"Almost everything." He nodded. He expected that.

"Then why were you trying to get me to dance?" She curled up her nose and turned away. The truth was she didn't know. He narrowed his eyes.

"Look, I am not proud of what I am, but I am proud as hell of who I am. Nothing can change that, especially the opinion of so snotty little brat like you." He said and stood up. She glared at him.

"SNOTTY! Listen here, oh high and mighty, you don't know a damn thing about me! YOU are the worst case of self delusion I have ever seen! You think that you are gorgeous! Are you to vain to find a woman to stay with so you have to pay them off?" She gasp as her tongue ahd gotten away with her. His body flared up in flames but retreated as fast as they came. He turned and looked at her the look of pure hatred in his eyes. He pulled her up from the chair and backed her against the wall.

"Think you're smart don't you. So you figured it out. Clever girl." She backed to the wall feeling the cold steel against her finger tips. She looked up into those intense golded orbs. His face jsut inches from hers and the heat radiating from his body sent a chill down her spine.

"You want to know why I pay for those women? Look at me. You basically said it yourself. I'm not a hansome man. I have no time to keep a woman happy, nor the time to find one. I have a mission, and when tensions run high, I buy my way out of it. Lots of nights I have wonder briefly if there would ever be one to catch me. But who would want to? So next time you start making assumtions, get all you facts straight, little girl, because next time I might not be so willing to control my temper." He hissed viciously. He turned and walked out of the room ordering her to go to bed. She fell to her knees cupping her head in her hands. She had never imagined. She always thought of him as some hot-headed, arrogant, pampered palace brat, whose daddy gave a whole fleet of soldiers for him to play army. She looked up at the door. An almost surprised look graced her face.

"He's human." She muttered and stood back up. She walked over to the chair turning it so that she could watch the baby. She was not going to sleep in that bed. She couldn't degrade herself like that anymore. Her mind wandered, and led to dangerous territory.

He's just like any other man. He needs to have the power the control. He doesn't expect to please the woman just his self, no better then that fucking guard! She shut her eyes tight as she had brought back painful memories she would rather have forgotten. She looked at the door wondering when he was going to return. She sighed and stood up walking over to the door and peeking out. He was standing only a couple feet away leaning against the wall venting. She stepped out and cleared her throat. Angry eyes falshed onto her.

"What do you want?" She couldn't believe she was going to do this. She was already mentally kicking herself.

"Look Prince Zuko, I'm sorry. It isn't any of my business. It's your private life." She said looking at the ground. She heard him snort. God, how she hated it when he did that! She kept her clam even though she wanted to start yelling at him again. She turned to walk off but stopped.

"Oh yeah, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Maybe instead of you finding a woman, one will find you." With that she walked back into their room. She walked in and sat down i the cahir. Her heart was pounding bruises into her lungs.She was mentally scolding her self. He mind was telling her to beat the hell out of him and make a break for the deck, but her heart, her stupid heart, was telling her to find out more about him. How much can there be to him? He's really kinda shallow.

She looked up as he walked back in the room. He looked up at her and frowned.

"I thought I told you to go to bed." She nodded.

"I'm gonna sleep on the chair. You can have your bed back. Besides Riyo is your son, he should learn who he will be sharing the bed with once I'm gone." Zuko felt his jaw go slack, then clamp shut.

"I get it. You think that this bed is where business is carried out." She didn't look at him, jsut sunk down into the chair to get comfortable.

"Well your wrong. You and Riyo are the only ones who have ever laid on my bed much less slept in it. Hell the two of you are really the only ones allowed into my room." He growled. He walked over to his chest and pulled out his night clothes. She turned and started to say something but the words disappeared as he took his shirt off, his back to her. She couldn't help but stare at his perfectly toned back. He turned and caught her staring. She blushed blood red and turned back around holding her eyes tight shut. OH MY GOD KATARA! NO NOT HIM NOT ME NOT THIS!

Malana leaned over the boat. She had only packed enough food and water for a week and it had almost been three weeks. Going by the rule of threes she only had a week left before she starved. She looked at the water and jerked back seeing a monster looking back at her. She gasp and looked around. They're following me

Who?

The little monsters. There here.

She's fucking lost it.

No she may be right? I feel like we're being watched.

Yes, they're everywhere. I can feel them. She began thrashing wildly trying to get the small mosters off of her. The were tearing into her flesh, wanting to consume her.

Please! Help me!

I'm trying! I'm trying!

Oh my god. I am not in this body. And here I thought I was insane.

Katara woke up a few hours later and looked over at the bed. Zuko's bare back was to her and she blusehd remembering the incident from earlier. She she stood up quietly and walked over peeking at the prince and his heir. Zuko was holding the baby close to him his arm protectively around the small child. The baby was fatter and big enough now he didn't have to be bundled up so much. She had made him a small shirt and pants out of her old dress. So now he looked like a little man. She smiled. She put a hand gently on Zuko's shoulder to support her weight. She leaned over him and kissed Riyo on his forehead. She stood back up being careful not to wake the prince. She looked at the two for a moment then pulled the fur up over Zuko's exposed shoulder and went back to her chair.

Okay did everyone catch the part where Katara said Riyo was hers? VERY important. Oh yeah I guess I lied. I didn't put the pay back in this chapter.NO pay back yet will be in next chapter, and the one after that is a conflict of intrests. hope you liked it let me know