Well, here's the fourth chapter! So um read on. Oh and Zuko will have a little talk with Katara. What will Zuko do to her? Read and find out!
Ch. 4: A New Life
Dear Diary,
I survived Zuko! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo scared. I'm so glad it's over. It was the worst thing that ever happened to me. It went like this:
I was terrified in my cell, sitting on my cot, trembling. Then Iroh opened the cell carefully and walked in, a sad if not sympathetic look on his face. I gulped and stood up trembling. Upon seeing me like this Iroh became even sadder.
"Iroh?" I asked trembling.
"Yes, Miss Katara." he said walking over to me.
"Do you think Zuko will kill me?" I asked.
"Well, I've never known my nephew to kill anyone." he said.
"Are you talking me to him?" I asked.
"No, some of the guards are." he said. Great, now I was terrified and the soldiers would probably scare me even more, which they did. I started walking toward the entrance of the cell as three guards approached me. One was my age and the other two were probably around 16 or 17. I gulped and started waling away with the guards making sure I couldn't escape.
"So, you scared?" asked the boy my age smirking. I didn't say anything.
"You should be." said the first older boy. I looked over at him a little scared.
"Last time Zuko saw a prisoner they were never seen again." said the boy my age.
"Rumor has it that he killed him and at night tossed his body overboard." said the second teen. They really weren't helping. I felt like yelling at them to shut up but that would only make them talk more and I really didn't have the courage right now. Suddenly they stopped at a door. Well, this was it. I took a deep breath, trembling still a bit, and started to slide the door open as it squeaked as I opened it. Dang it! Now he would know I was coming in.
"Come in." he said in a calm yet angry way from inside the room. I stepped in, not sure what would happen next. I looked around the room which was decorated in red with metal walls. I saw a small bed, some mats on the floor, a few tapestries, a few pots and Zuko was sitting on a stool with a table in front of him with four little candles. On the wall there was what appeared to be a dragon head, probably representing the fire nation. What I couldn't stop noticing was how the candles grew and shrunk. It was so amazing. I snapped back and walked further in.
"Where should I sit?" I asked him still a little scared.
"Stay standing." he said firmly. "Now tell me, why did I bring you here?"
"Because I made you mad." I said a little confused.
"And what did you do?" he asked as the candles by him raising a little.
"I escaped from my cell." I said putting my head down.
"And." he said the candles growing even more.
"And?" I said a little confused and scared.
"And you didn't listen to me!" he yelled having the candles explode. He stood up and turned around facing me. "I told you to go back to your cell and you didn't listen to me!" he yelled walking closer to me every second and by now the room had gotten very hot. "I gave you one little order and you didn't listen. I don't care if you don't like them! When you're on my ship, you listen to my rules one of which is obeying my orders! Now get back to your cell!" With that I was out of his room and into the hallway where I was greeted by the guards.
"Congratulations!" said the one my age. "You survived."
"I didn't expect you to make it." said one of the teens. "But I guess I was wrong."
"So, what'd he do to you?" asked the one my age.
"He talked but at the end got really mad." I said finally talking to them. "Hey, does he control those flames?" They all chuckled.
"What kind of question is that!" said the one my age laughing. Then upon seeing my outfit gasped. "You're from the water tribe!"
"Yeah." I said a little uneasily.
"You're that girl who travels with the Avatar?" said one of the teens.
"Yeah, why?" I asked.
"Well, um, are you married to him?" said one giggling a bit.
"NO!" I said jumping back at the thought.
"Well that is a betrothal necklace, is it not?" said the one my age.
"Well yeah, but it is well was my mothers before she got killed." I said going from shy to mad. Luckily I was back to my cell and they let me in. Then I wrote in you! Well good…
Dear Diary,
Sorry I forgot to say goodbye last night. I sort of fell asleep. Oh and Iroh found out about you. Sorry! The only thing I could say was don't tell Zuko. I kept repeating it pleading to him. Finally he put his finger over my mouth and said. "I won't tell him. I know how important a diary is to a girl." Oh and I think he read it because he giggled on his way out. Oh and on his way out, he asked me if I wanted to come to dinner with hm tonight. He told me Zuko probably wouldn't be there as he is usually meditating. That way he wouldn't know I was out of my cell. I told him I would come, hehe I'm breaking the rules! Well I'll tell you how it was.
Love,
Katara
Dear Diary,
The food was great, there was so much food, and almost everything was great. Almost everything. One thing ruined the entire dinner. It went sort of like this:
I was anxious in my cell, waiting for Iroh to come so I could eat some dinner. Real dinner, not moldy rock hard biscuit and a little water, a real dinner. He came and took me to a room decorated very nicely. We sat down and started eating. For some reason I felt a little guilty. I looked down and saw just how much food I had taken.
"Sorry if I'm sort of being a hog." I said guiltily.
"Oh it's okay, you haven't had a decent meal for a few weeks now." he said making me feel better. In a way Iroh was a little like Aang, always so happy, cheering you up when you were sad, not really caring about rules. He handed me a roll and it tasted delicious. I took another bit of it but then froze as I heard the door to the room slam shut. I didn't even have to look to know who it was. I had a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach and felt like I was going to throw up all the food I had just ate. Why was this happening to me? I bit my teeth together to scared to look.
"Prince Zuko, I wasn't expecting you to come." said Iroh.
"I was hungry but something change my mind." he said looking at me. "Uncle, what is she doing out of her cell!" he said to Iroh.
"I thought she should have a decent meal since for the past two weeks all she's had are moldy biscuits and a tiny cup of water." he said accusingly to Zuko.
"She's lucky I'm even giving her food!" he said angered even more. "Now go back to your cell!" He said looking over at me.
"No Miss Katara stay here." Iroh said.
"Uncle, she's our prisoner not our guest." he said angrily.
"She's a girl Zuko!" he said.
"Well she's my prisoner!" he said angrily. "And I'm the captain of this ship, so I say she goes back." The argument went on and on until finally Zuko grabbed me by the wrist and took me back to my cell. I could feel just how hot his hands were, clenching my bare flesh. I looked back at Iroh sadly. I didn't even dare to try and break free as I could tell and feel how mad he was. "Now stay in here! What was Uncle thinking!" he said throwing me into my cell. As he stormed off I could hear him say "What was he thinking, She can't be trusted!" And now my wrist hurts a bit. He had a really strong grip. Well good night.
Love,
Katara