A/N Hi! In this chapter, Katara almost gets raped! OMG! But don't worry! She won't…..or will she?

Disclaimer: I do not and will not own Avatar!

Prologue…..

It's been three months since Katara separated herself from Aang and Sokka. She promised that she'd go to Omashu, but fire nation troops had stormed in, making it a dodgy place. She does know that Aang and Sokka found an earthbending teacher, a girl by the name Toph. Katara knew she was blind, but nevertheless, was a great earthbender.

Secretly following around Zuko too, she discovered that he was going to be killed by Zhao. The same pirates that she stole the scroll from rigged Zuko's ship and blew it up. She got there too late to warn him. Knowing he was probably dead, she wiped away her tears and headed towards the North Pole by asking a kind earth nation man.

There she learned that they don't teach women waterbending. Enraged, she fought Master Pakku head on and lost, but managed to get taught, seeing how Katara was the grand daughter of the women Pakku was suppose to marry. She quickly left before Aang and Sokka came to the North Pole. That's when she arrived at the Earth nation to know that fire nation troops bombarded the North Pole right when she left.

Luckily, Aang saved the day there.

Still continuing her journey alone, here begins a new part in my story…..

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Asking for a cup of water at a local bar, Katara waited for her drink to come out. She looked around and saw that the bar was very crowded. Once the drink came out, she paid the man and drank it quickly, wiped her mouth, and headed out.

She was in a little town next to Ba Sing Se. Actually, it was more of a long walk. The war was more one sided now, the fire nation was losing, maybe that's why Ozai sent out his daughter to grab outlaws getting in the way of the fire nation. She went to the wanted poster wall and saw Aang's picture, Jeong Jeong's picture, some guy named the "Blue Sprit" , her own…..

Katara actually smiled at her wanted poster, she was actually considered a threat to the fire nation. Then she came up upon, Zuko and Iroh's picture.

Could…it…..be…that….

No! Can't be! Zuko died….he was murdered by Zhao!

Holding back tears, she walked out of the town and headed for Ba Sing Se. It was quickly nightfall, Katara walked past another bar and heard someone talking to her.

"Hey pretty, come over here and kiss us will ya?"

The four of them coaxed Katara over, but Katara kept a straight face and kept on walking down the dirt road. She heard them following her, she turned the corner and started running. The moment she heard them running was when she was really scared. Yes she still had her trusty bow and arrows but they were only for long range, not close.

Then she remembered the dagger that Sokka carried around that she stole from his pack when she ran away from them. It was safely tucked under her sash around her waist.

Oh no….

She ran into a dead end.

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He nodded off on his horse again! He cursed himself and sighed, it's been three months since he saw Katara. He wondered if she was reunited with the Avatar and her idiot brother. The horse walked into a town and hastily, he tied the horse on a tree trunk while looking for a place that served water or a drink. When he walked past a wanted poster sign, he noticed the usual, Blue Sprit, Jeong Jeong, Avatar, Katara?

He looked closer and saw that it was indeed Katara's picture.

What did she do to get wanted?

This girl, highly skilled in archery, is not to be approached, she is wanted with interfering with Princess Azula and her group's business such as saving earth nation soldiers from execution, stealing supplies from fire nation ports. Wanted dead or alive…

Wow, dead or alive?

Then he saw his own poster with Iroh.

Wanted Prince Zuko.

(A/N YAY! He's alive! Of course he is! Oh yeah, his hair is the same as seen in the episode, "Bitter Work!")

Zuko sighed and ordered water and walked out, paying the man. He drank quickly and untied his horse. As he headed out, he saw some people running behind him. Quizzically, he stared and saw a young girl being chased by four drunks. The girl kept her head down so he didn't see her face. The drunks shouted obscene comments at the girl, calling her a whore, slut, and to kiss them.

Knowing something was wrong, he ran after them.

Somehow, I think I know the girl….

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Katara breathed deeply, after her run, it wasn't just going down like this. She wasn't going to be a "fun toy" for these drunks. She gritted her teeth and growled. They came closer, threatening to touch her.

Backing further into the wall, she pulled out her water from her sack and shot out icicles at a speed that amazed her. The icicles hit the men and gave her the chance to go around them and run away.

"Not so fast pretty," one of them wasn't hit and grabbed her hair braid. "Let go!" Katara tried to pull away. "Not after all of us have a share of "fun" you don't."

"Help! SOMEONE! HELP! PLEASE!" Katara shouted into the dark air.

"Leave her alone…"

All five of them turned toward the deep voice and saw a dark figure at the entrance of the alley. "Says who pretty boy? Just leave now so we won't hurt ya!"

"No, I won't now leave the girl alone."

Katara knew she heard that voice somewhere, but where? That's when she kicked the man in the shin and ran over to the entrance. That's when she gasped.

Zu…Zuko?

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Zuko followed the men into the alley and saw them harassing the girl. "Let go!" She screamed as they grabbed her braid.

He instantly thought about Katara when he saw the braid. He shook his head and demanded, "Leave her alone…"

"Says who pretty boy? Just leave now so we won't hurt ya!"

Zuko demanded again, "No, I won't, now leave the girl alone."

He saw the girl kick the man in the shins and run over to him. That's when the lights from the town defined her face. Gasping he thought….

Ka….Katara?