It's Called Water Bending Chapter 3: Mistake On Purpose, an avatar: last airbender fanfic

It's Called Water Bending

By:

The-x-love-x-of-x-your-x-life

Disclaimer:

I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Note:

I have been inspired by The Notebook...and yes I did cry like a bitch.

Summary:

Through an unfortunate event Katara is captured and taken prisoner by Prince Zuko. The firebender hopes that through this he can catch the Avatar, learn how to waterbend...and make Katara love him?

Chapter 3: Mistake On Purpose

"I don't think I understood what you just said," Katara whispered still being supported by Zuko.

"I said I approve of your marriage to my son waterbender."

"But we don't want to get married."

"Yeah! What she said!"

"Well from all of the rumors I have been hearing lately I would say you two do want to get married."

"The rumors aren't true!"

"Zuko don't take that tone with me."

"Yes father but you don't understand! Why would I want to marry a peasant? Much less a waterbending peasant?" Zuko ran a hand through his extremely thin hair and glared at his father. The waterbending 'peasant' stared madly at the firebending prince and winced when he caught her look then dropped her. Fire Lord Ozai merely laughed and waved his son's objections off.

"What you don't understand is that this girl is very valuable in her own right. Her mother was going to marry the present water nation king. That necklace she wears is the sign of the water king's love and favor. Plus Miss Katara's waterbending skills are quite impressive." Zuko's dad remained standing and frowned when he saw his brother in the doorway.

"A marriage arrangement," Uncle Iroh questioned in that fake/clam voice of his. He knew the Fire Lord wasn't visiting because he was 'concerned'. The old firebender knew his brother was just trying to embarrass his son by marring him off to a waterbender peasant but Iroh hoped that wasn't the case. He hoped that Zuko in time would get to love Katara and she would love him in return.

"I can't get married to him!" Katara jumped up and pointed to Zuko.

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter," Ozai said.

"Why you..."

Zuko firmly grabbed Katara's arms when the girl unexpectedly tried to lung at the fire lord. He pressed her tightly up against him and glared down at her. She gave him the 'why don't you say/do something' look but he did nothing when his dad merely inclined his head and left.

"How can he do this," Katara immediately screamed and turned to face Zuko.

"I think it's good news," Iroh said from his corner.

"What," Katara and Zuko both yelled at the same time.

"Well you both know opposites attract." Iroh chuckled then exited the room whistling an ancient Chinese tune. Zuko frowned and said,

"Sometimes I hate that man."

"I can't marry you," the waterbender repeated.

"Why? Waiting for the Avatar to come and whisk you away so you can marry him?" Zuko sneered and pushed Katara against the wall. Katara, in turn, blushed and avoided Zuko' gaze.

"No, he is way to young for me but I want to marry someone who will love me!"

"Feh. Love doesn't exist in this world no more as you just saw. Fathers hate their sons, sons hate their fathers, brothers hate their brothers, and sisters turn on their own brothers."

"Your just speaking from your experiences."

"Whatever."

"Zuko listen to me! There are people out there in the world who will love and care for you, you just have to look."

The firebender compressed the waterbender into the wall. He brought his face only inches away from Katara's and took a deep breath. The waterbender held in a gasp of shock as she saw one lone drop of water slide down the fire prince's cheek. Lifting a finger, Katara watched in wonder as she levitated the tear and brought it to her finger. Zuko's next words brought her crashing back to reality.

"And will you Katara, love me?"

HELLOPACO

When the 18 year old girl didn't respond Zuko felt frustrated. Who will ever love him? He was a horrifying, ugly person inside and out. The prince felt himself sliding closer and closer to the peasant until he finally rested his forehead against her forehead. Katara still didn't move, but she spoke:

"I could only love you if you loved me."

Zuko felt release. He felt...happy? He leaned in close to Katara and did the unthinkable...

HELLOPACO

"Ow! Why did you head butt me?" Katara held a hand up to her bleeding forehead and let a couple of tears spill down her face. The royal firebender stared down at the tan girl with a smirk on his angular face.

"That's what you get for lying to me you fucking peasant."

"I wasn't lying to you!"

Katara threw a bottle of water at Zuko's head and he easily dodged and once again heat butted his future wife. The blue eyed girl shouted a curse and slapped the prince repeatedly across the face.

"Stop that," Zuko said and pushed Katara once again into the wall.

"No! You stop!"

"Don't talk to me that way! Who do you think you are?"

"I can talk to you whatever way I please!"

"Shut up!"

"No!"

"I will make you stop!"

The prince leaned forward and gave his future waterbending wife a shy kiss on the mouth.

HELLOPACO

When Zuko finally pulled his lips away from Katara's the waterbender looked at him with a blank face on and thought,

'This time it wasn't a mistake, he kissed me of his own free will.'

The fire prince narrowed his eyes and pulled back from the girl. His hair was no longer long so he couldn't hide behind it. Zuko stared at the wall as a tint of red creeped up into his cheeks. Was he blushing? Katara smiled as she felt her face grow hot. She raised her hand up to Zuko's face and then slapped him again!

"You pervert!" Katara cried and ran out of the kitchen.

"You said you could only love someone who loves you. Wasn't I loving you right then?" Zuko ran after Katara and grabbed her by the wrist.

"Let go of me," the waterbender cried as she tried to get free, but the firebender didn't let go of her and kept his hand grasped tight.

"Wasn't I loving you right then," Zuko repeated loudly and pushed Katara

"There's different kinds of loving! How dare you," she cried out choking on her tears

"I am trying to satisfy you! What my father says is law but don't be deceived waterbender I don't want to marry you. I hate waterbenders, I hate the Avatar, I hate you! I was trying to make you fucking happy. Tell me what I should do damnit!"

Katara backed up as Zuko approached. The prince yanked her forward and she fell at his feet. The firebender crouched down and touched Katara's chin. When she looked up, he saw she was crying.

"I can't get married to you."

"Why not?"

"Because you really don't love me."

"Feh," Zuko raged.

"What," Katara asked

"Was I suppose to? In royal marriages the bride and groom hardly like each other," he said thinking of his mother.

"I'm not royalty! I don't understand this marriage plan! How do I benefit you," Katara screamed finally leaning close to Zuko.

The prince held in a gasp of breath.

"You don't."

HELLOPACO

Katara stared at Zuko's fading back as he walked down the stairs. Shortly after their fight outside the kitchen, the prince walked her silently to her small room and left without a word. The waterbender looked sorrowfully back at her room and saw a bucket of now cold water laying on the wooden floor. She unbuttoned the shirt she was wearing and watched silently as the cloth slipped down from her body. She place a silk bathrobe over her frame and turned back to the bucket of water.

Using her waterbending powers, Katara made an image in the water. She raised the water into the air and stared at the image for a very long time. It seemed like minutes when it was really hours and Katara started when a voice spoke:

"You can learn to love him can't you?"

HELLOPACO

Zuko walked very quickly down the stairs and burst into the guest room his father was staying at.

"Father I need to talk to you."

The ruler of the fire nation looked up at his son and frowned visibly. He had his long gray hair up in a bun with a fire nation pin holding it all up and of course...the crown. The older man was currently reading an old scroll that was written in a language the prince did not understand.

'I thought there was no other language,' the prince thought and coughed so his father will acknowledge him. The old man pressed his lips together and his frown deepened, as they usually did when Zuko tried to talk to him.

"What is it?"

"Why are you trying to marry me off to a waterbender peasant?"

"She is valuable in her own way."

"In what?"

"Did you not notice her beautiful face? Her eyes are huge and pale blue. Her face probably shines like diamonds when she smiles. She has the best hourglass figure I have ever seen on a waterbender."

Zuko heated up in the face and looked away from his father. The ruler was smiling and he set his scroll down.

"You're lucky I think of you Zuko because if not I would have already taken her as my concubine."

"You..."

The prince turned away from his father and prepared to leave the room. His father's next words stopped him dead in his tracks.

"Zuko, I have a request."

HELLOPACO

"I don't know," she whispered as Iroh laid a comforting hand on her shoulder. The old man smelled of sweat, lavender, and dirt. Katara assumed that he went planting in the garden.

"He will be a good husband," Iroh said noting how an outline of the image stayed in the water. A picture of Katara and Zuko. The old firebender smiled but said nothing.

"Will he?"

Suddenly the prince ran in with a uncontrollable look of fury on his face. His eyes narrowed more when they saw Katara sitting there on her bed with nothing but her short blue nightgown on. Then his face smoothed and he relaxed.

"Uncle I need to speak with Katara."

When the old firebender didn't move Zuko frowned.

"Alone."

"Ok ok," the gray-haired man said and got up and soon left the room.

The silence in the room was suffocating. Katara looked at Zuko and got up. He saw how the smooth cloth spilled from the waterbender's shoulders and turned away disgusted. Katara frowned but didn't pull up the fabric. The prince hesitantly walked over to his future bride and corrected the fabric. The waterbender blushed and tried to back up.

"Katara I need to tell you something."

He advanced towards her. Katara's face flushed red and she backed up.

"What Zuko?"

"My father has demanded that...since we are getting married...that we...sleep in the same room."

Katara fell back onto her blue silk-covered bed and stared disbelievingly at him. Zuko saw the horrified look in her eyes and tried to clam her. He touched her shoulder.

"We do not have to do anything just sleep. I do not want to do this either."

Katara sat up and stared at Zuko and then started to cry. The prince felt an emotion he never felt before...He placed his other hand on her other shoulder and whispered soothing words into her pointy ear. He ran one of his thin long hands through her brown hair and leaned in closer. Katara tried to lean back but there was no more room to run. Katara let out one swift gasp of shock before the fire prince kissed her on the lips.

Soon Katara felt something in her body respond back and she wrapped her arms around Zuko's neck and kissed him back. The girl cried out in astonishment when the prince stuck his tongue in her mouth. So Zuko was experienced? Katara moaned when the prince's kisses trailed lower and lower until he started to remove her robe when a voice cried out:

"Katara!"

Katara and Zuko pulled away quicker than lightening striking.

"Aang? Sokka?"

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