Authors Note-Chapter three, I'm on a role. Reviewers rock! Thanks Brix(I love cookies), Watcher of the Hearts, and Frozenheart again! Warning, some Zutara in the next chapters for Zutara fans, but the story will end in Kataang(im 99 sure)
Disclaimer-I don't own a tv show, nope, not avatar either. So sad….
Katara spun around, a look of horror on her face.
"You know these guys?" Aang asked, confused. The larger one, whose name we will assume is Bear, stepped forward.
"Oh yeah, her and her boyfriend were around here a few nights ago." Katara bit her lip, why did he have to say that? Aang gave her a puzzled look.
"Boyfriend? A few nights ago? What's he talking about Katara?" Katara didn't want to say anything, so she didn't. Yet she so badly wanted to punch one of the twins, Frog, when he spoke.
"You know, that guy with the scar. He decided to interfere with our fun." Aang looked shocked. A scar….Zuko!
"Zuko saved you?" Aang asked, puzzled. Maybe Zuko was changing.
"Oh yeah, and they've been sneaking off together ever since." Frog said. Katara turned away from Aang, who was looking at her in disbelief.
"That's what you've been doing at night? Sneaking off with Zuko!" Aang demanded.
Katara fought back her tears as she answered him.
"He was teaching me self-defense." She said.
"A likely story." Bear quickly replied. Katara glared at him, turning back to Aang.
"But do you like him?" Aang asked, his voice nothing more then a soft whisper. Katara could feel a tear slide down her cheek, but didn't wipe it away.
"N-"
"Tell me the truth Katara." Aang said coldly.
"Yes." Katara forced out, fighting back a sob. But Aang didn't fight back. She looked up and saw him crying, his gray eyes looking crushed and hopeless.
"Aang." She said, trying to place a hand on his shoulder. He jerked away. Suddenly, he whirled around.
"How can you like him Katara! Hes fire nation, they killed your mom! Your dads fighting them right now! They want to enslave the world and kill you water benders. He wants me chained to a wall where I'll be tortured and starved! How Katara, How!" Aang demanded, his voice cracking with the effort of not sobbing.
"Aang, I cant help it if I love him." Katara whispered softly.
"But I love you Katara!" Aang said. Katara looked at him in disbelief, was he serious? Was this all a joke? Were Sokka and Zuko going to jump out of the forest and start laughing? How she wished that would happen, but it didn't.
"Aang…I-I didn't know." Katara said, reaching out for him. But her jerked away again. Grabbing his glider, he jumped into the air and disappeared.
"Well…That was interesting." Bear said. Katara spun around, whipped out her canteen and sent a ball of water at him. It hit him square in the chest, knocking him back. Frog and his brother, Toad, leapt at her. Katara water-whipped them, though it only hit Toad. Frog tackled her, knocking her to the ground. Katara grunted with pain, then heard Frog yelp in pain. His weight was lifted off her, and she saw Zuko standing next to her. His knuckles were smoking, and fire had engulfed Frogs shirt.
"Picking on a girl again?" Zuko growled.
Bear and Toad exchanged glances before running into the woods, soon followed by a smoking Frog. Zuko extended her hand and helped her up.
"What was that all about?" He asked. Katara looked away.
"Nothing. I have to go." She said before running off towards their camp, leaving a stunned Zuko behind her.
As she burst into the clearing, she saw Sokka looking downcast.
"Wheres Aang?" She asked.
"He left. He said that he needed to continue his journey alone, and that you'd two already said goodbye." Sokka replied. Of course he'd tried to talk the young avatar out of it, but Aang wouldn't even listen.
"Oh Sokka, he left because….I like Zuko.A lot." Sokka looked at her, open-mouthed.
"WHAT!" He finally yelled.
"Sokka! I feel bad enough, I don't need this from you." Katara growled harshly.
"I cant believe you Katara! Aang liked you, a lot! You two were best friends, and you drove him away with your stupid crush!"
"Sokka!" Katara yelled.
"No, Katara! You drove away Aang, he was part of the family! Zuko wants to hurt your best friend, don't you see that? He's probably just using you as a tool to catch Aang."
"Shut up! No he's not!"
"Open your eyes Katara! Zuko is the heir to the nation that's going to enslave the entire world and completely crush Aang!" Sokka yelled. Katara looked at him, astonished.
"I don't need this! I'm going to find Zuko." She said, folding her arms, furious.
"I'm finding Aang!" Sokka said before storming off. Katara watched him go, tears in her eyes.
Is
one guy worth losing your brother and your best friend?
That's
just it, he's more then one guy