Author's Note-

i was going to put this chapter up beforebut something happened and i couldn't upload files so here it is now

Disclaimer-

me: i don't own avatar, only the internet, jk jk jk. don't sue me

lawyers(ready to say something): dammit

me: i didn't mean it people, you can't own the internet right? hey, maybe i could

Zuko

" Zuko, is it just me or is someone falling down?" Iroh asked, as he shaded his eyes with his hands to block the sun's light as he noticed a figure in blue falling. Zuko looked up and brought up his telescope. As he got a closer look, uncle watched him and saw that he was smiling.

" That's a figure falling alright, and that's our key to getting the avatar," Zuko said. " Captain, get the ship towards where one of the avatar's companions fell"

" Yessir," was the answer and the ship started to move towards the person just as the Avatar was.

" Don't let them get the person, launch fire," Zuko ordered.

Appa

" Aang, Katara fell!" Sokka exclaimed as he heard his sister's scream.

" KATARA!" Aang yelled. " Appa yip yip!" The flying bison soared down towards the girl splashing in the ocean.

" Uh…is it just me or is Zuko's ship getting closer?" Sokka asked.

" I don't know but…you're right Sokka," Aang said in horror.

" Why do I get the feeling that this is almost like what happened last time?"

" I don't wanna think about that, Appa, yip yip," Aang shouted urging the bison even faster but then, out of nowhere came a red, flaming fire catapult.

" Ahhh!" Sokka and Aang yelled as the bison turned sharply to the right. But right after doing that, Appa turned left, right, and started to zigzag everywhere trying to avoid getting hit by fireballs. Aang finally, but regrettably, flew Appa up and away from Katara. The moment that Appa started to moving everywhere, Sokka leaned over the side and vomited.

" Uhhhhh," he moaned. " I officially hate Zuko"

" Didn't you always hate Zuko?" Aang asked as he noticed Sokka's face.

" I did but now, I officially hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate him and there's no way for me to like him ever. Before there might have been a very, very, very, very, very slim chance," Sokka said, holding his thumb and index finger in front of his face pressed together as he said that. " But now, there's no chance, only a miracle or something would. I swear, the first chance I get he's so-"

" Sokka, relax, I know how you fell," Aang said as he stopped Appa in midair and looked back at Zuko's ship. Sokka looked too and saw what seemed to be Katara getting lifted out of the water and from the looks of it she was unconscious (I don't know why but I've always loved a fall into the water and go unconscious then get captured moment).

" If he touches her or does anything, I'm going to make him regret ever living and…" Sokka trailed since he was too angry to even say it. But he seemed to be muttering threats under his breath. Then, he took a deep breath and spoke again. " Now what?"

" Well, I suppose that he's going to use her as bait for us to come," Aang said. " And we're going to be stupid enough to go?"

" Well, I'm not leaving Katara there"

" Neither am I"

Sometime Next Morning With Katara

"…But then what?" a voice asked.

" I don't know but it's all going to fall into place," an angry voice said. It sounded awfully familiar to Katara as she laid on something soft. Then, slowly, she grew more aware, and then she opened her eyes the tiniest bit to look at where she was. From what she saw, she was in a fair size room and was lying in a bed amongst other rows of beds. She looked to her left and saw someone's back, the ones who were speaking. She couldn't see the faces from her point of view but then, the person shifted to reveal Prince Zuko.

What's he doing here? What am I doing here? Where am I? Katara thought. One of the people left and she started to hope that the two people had left so she could take a better look at her surroundings. But then, she closed her eyes as she saw someone move by her. A shadow from the light off the person's back fell on her face. Katara struggled to stop her curiosity of who that person was from opening her eyes. Then, the person spoke.

" I hope you have a nice time sleeping, because when you wake, you're going to answer some of my questions," the voice said. Katara could just feel the golden color eyes of Prince Zuko staring down at her yet she could actually imagine them. " And whether you like it or not, you're helping me catch the Avatar," Zuko said and left. Katara waited a few minutes to be sure that he was gone before sitting up and getting a better look at where she was. As she looked, she realized she was in the first aid place (I don't know what to call it) of the ship. Then, she realized that her arm had a bandage on it. What happened to me? Katara thought. Loud voices suddenly rang out.

" I just checked on her uncle, that's all!" someone yelled.

" I'm not saying that you did anything to her Zuko," someone answered, slightly laughing.

" Then why did u say that?" Zuko yelled. The voices were getting louder and Katara started to panic but just sat there listening, forgetting what was happening.

" I'm just saying that you and her seem to be about the same age"

" So?"

" Well, if she is about the same age as you and she is a girl you know"

" Can you just shut up?"

" If you say so but-"

" I'm not even going to stay and listen," Zuko said and stormed by the open door. A few seconds later, he came back and his head popped out of nowhere to look in the hospital to see Katara sitting up. Katara noticed but it was too late.

" Uh…um…hi?" Katara said.

" When did u wake up?" Zuko demanded as he entered the room.

" Um…just now?"

" Okay," Zuko said slowly. Behind him, someone entered.

" Oh, nice to see that you're awake and getting aquatinted.

" Who are you?" Katara asked and Iroh laughed.

" I'm Zuko's uncle Iroh," he said.

" You are?"

" Yes"

" But you seem nothing like him though, he like-" Katara said but stopped when she remembered that Zuko was there. Iroh chuckled when she realized her mistake.

" What am I like?" Zuko asked, smirking as she blushed slightly.

" Uh…you're uh…" Katara said but couldn't find the right word.

" Are you hungry?" Iroh asked, interrupting them and saving her from answering.

" Uh…yeah," Katara said. " What time is it?"

" It's, well, it's the afternoon after we, Zuko, kidnapped you," Iroh said.

" Oh, thanks mister-"

" Call me Uncle"

" Thanks Uncle," Katara said.

" let's go to a room to eat then," he said and left, leaving Zuko with Katara or Katara with Zuko, however you want to think about it, following him.

" So, how did I end up here?" Katara asked, trying to start a conversation.

" Well, I simply knocked you off the Avatar's bison and you fell in the ocean," Zuko said. " And you're going to help me catch the Avatar girl"

" No I'm not," Katara answered.

" Yes you are whether you like it or not. You can't do anything to stop him from coming can you?" Zuko asked, smiling since he knew he was right. Katara simply looked away, frowning at the fact that he was right.

" I guess I can't"

" Exactly girl"

" My name's Katara," Katara said.

" What?" Zuko asked.

" My name is Katara," Katara said, pointing at herself.

" Yeah, whatever," Zuko said.

" Well, I don't want to be called 'girl' you know, I do have a name just like everyone else in the world"

" Well, that doesn't concern me now does it?"

" Well, if you have a prisoner, you should at least call them by their names I mean how would you like it if I called you 'boy' or something," Katara asked.

" Well, I'm not called 'boy', a prince wouldn't be called 'boy'. You wouldn't understand now would you?" Zuko said, closing the distance between them and their faces was just inches apart. Katara stared into his golden eyes as he stared into her sapphire eyes. They stayed like that, staring at each other for a few minutes and started to inch towards each other and then-

" Zuko! Miss Katara," someone called and the two of people were pulled out of their trance and turnedto see Uncle Iroh standing outisde a door, waiting for them to come. When he saw that they were walking again, as he went to go get some food,Uncle thought: that girl Katara seems about Zuko's age, hmm, maybe, maybe…

" Um, nothing happened," Zuko said, slightly embarrassed by what almost, almost, happened.

" Yeah," Katara agreed, blushing as she turned away. What was I thinking? She thought.

What was I thinking? Zuko thought as they walked to a table and sat down.

Uncle came back a moment later with some food. " Okay, wanna eat now?"

" Yeah," Katara agreed.

" Fine," Zuko said as he grabbed some food.

i changed this last part a bit just in case you people wanna know