A/N I hope everyone's enjoying this! I would like to have about 145 reviews before the next chapter goes up. Not to sound arrogant or anything….heheheh

Oh yeah, and not to make Katara a Mary Sue or anything, but I decided to make this chapter, she sings! XD Please don't hate because I'm making Katara this perfect girl. Well, actually, I'm not, she just got heartbroken….never mind that's beside the point! Just read!

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar! Nor the song "Notice Me"!

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The next morning, a guard came into Katara's room to invite her for breakfast.

"I'm not hungry, please leave."

The soldier nodded and closed the door.

Katara sighed and looked at the blue necklace in her hands.

My secret almost got out, it won't happen again, it was all because of stupid Sokka.

Grunting, she lifted herself off the bed and headed over to the bathroom to wash up.

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The soldier whispered in his ear and he nodded back.

"It seems our new guest Instructor Kita, isn't going to be joining us." Zuko said to Aang and Sokka.

"You know, something's familiar about her, I mean why does she have my sister's necklace and why does she seem so nervous all the time?" Sokka asked, shoving a piece of chicken in his mouth.

Aang, the vegetarian, stared at Sokka shoving down meats. He broke his trance and said, "Guys, I don't think that's Katara, I mean, truthfully, I think, she's…..dead."

Sokka and Zuko both dropped their forks and the whole room was silent.

"No, that can't be true, Aang stop saying such things." Sokka nudged his bald friend and shoved down another meat.

Aang held back a barf and replied again, "I mean think about it, the fire nation before the eclipse, they terrorized the South Pole, the North Pole, and even invaded the Earth Kingdom."

Sokka scoffed, "No, then how come tons of people are still alive?"

"You don't understand Sokka! They didn't kill random people, they killed off benders, people who could actually be a threat to them! Katara was killed! She couldn't have survived the attacks! No matter how good she was at waterbending!" Aang shouted so loud and Toph had to earthbend underneath the table to get him to sit down again.

"Sorry Toph…" Aang muttered.

"Relax Twinky, I'm pretty sure Sugar-Queen's alright." Toph said, eating a piece of fruit.

"Don't you guys get it? The fire nation killed off most of the waterbenders! Especially the advanced ones! Earthbenders were killed too! Do you know why Kita was the only one who could come? It's because they killed off the ones in the North Pole!" Aang cried as he mourned his friend.

Sokka was silent as well as Zuko. "Maybe….maybe you're right Aang, she maybe gone, afterall." Sokka whispered. Zuko stood up and hastily rushed out the door, not saying anything.

"What's wrong with "Romeo"?" Toph asked, shoving another piece of fruit into her mouth.

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Katara sighed as she felt the wind in her face. The gardens were really peaceful. She took some water from the fountain and began playing with it, tossing it, swiveling it, freezing it, and creating a swirl with it.

She didn't notice anyone came in until she heard someone clearing their throat. Surprised, she jumped and lost concentration. The water splashed back into the ground.

Slowly, she turned around, seeing it was Zuko, she was startled.

"I'm….I'm sorry, about yesterday, I shouldn't have been so……aggressive….I just thought that you were the one that I lost…."

Katara stood silent as he rambled on.

"I….I need to go…" Katara walked away as she tried to keep her emotions under control. She heard him following her as she came to her room. As she reached for the door, Zuko grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"Would…you….like to go take a walk with me?" He asked.

Katara stared at the doorknob and to him. "I…."

Then Toph came running from the end of the hallway and panted when she stood in front of them. "Hey, Fire Lord Zuko, would let me talk to Instructor Kita alone please?"

"Uh, sure." Zuko, hesitantly, let go Katara's hand and walked down the hallway, obviously confused.

"Do I know you?" Katara asked, trying to play it so that she doesn't know who she is.

"Don't play dumb with me Sugar-Queen, I know it's you, you're Katara."

"Wait, how…"

"I don't see with my eyes, I see with earthbending, so I know who you really are."

Katara stood there agast, "But how do you know me if you've never met me before?"

"Trust me, the way Aang and Sokka describes you, so detailed, it was so easy to find you." Toph laughed a little.

"Fine, you want to know? I'm Katara, fine there I said it, but please, don't tell Aang, Sokka, or Zuko, please."

"Alright, I won't. But, one question, why did you keep it a secret? Why not just tell the world that you're Katara?" Toph nodded and went down the halls.

Sighing, Katara replied, "Because, who'd ever want to be me? The love-less, sap of a girl."

"Hello? Earth to Katara!" Toph knocked on her head.

"Ow! Quit it!" Katara shielded herself.

"You have two friends that care about you, a great bro, and….. a firebender, that loves you…." Toph replied.

"No, he doesn't love me…" Katara shook her head and motioned to open the door.

Toph stopped her, "No, he does, do you know what he is doing to find you? He's sending out troops to the earth kingdom and the water tribes just to find you!"

Katara thought for a minute,

He's doing all that just for me? I….

Before she left, Toph turned around and said, "Besides, you'd better reveal yourself quick, or I'll do it for you."

"What? Are you blackmailing me?" Katara threw she hands down in rage.

"Just sayin'." Toph turned around and headed for her room.

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Katara sighed as she walked over to the gardens. The warm sunlight beat down on her face as she walked past pink, white, and yellow roses.

While she was walking across a small bridge, she heard someone singing. Curiously, she walked to the source of the sound and found out it was Zuko's uncle, Iroh.

Before she could make a sudden sound, he said, "Well, hello, I see you decided to hear me playing." The old man turned around and Katara saw he held a stringed instrument. (A/N Ok, I don't know if guitar's were invented at the time, so, whatever….)

"Do you want to sing?" Iroh held out the instrument. Katara took it and remembered what it is, her mother played it for Sokka and her when they couldn't go to sleep on the chilly nights in the South Pole.

"I guess, I could." Katara took it and instantly, was flooded with the memories of her mother playing it everyday. She sighed and looked out at the mountains.

"Is something the matter?" Iroh asked. Katara nodded, "No, it isn't."

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Nightfall came, leaving Iroh as tired as a 1-year old. "I guess I must go turn in, rest these tired bones." Katara smiled as she asked him if she could stay out here a bit longer.

"You may." Iroh smiled and walked away. Katara sighed and looked at the instrument, she still didn't get how she could play it, the strings and the cords were all just confusing.

"Want me to teach you?"

She gasped as she heard a deep voice behind her. Swiftly, she turned around, but saw it was Zuko.

"Oh, um, Fire Lord Zuko."

He took her hand, "It's just Zuko to you."

Katara blushed a bit, but quickly crushed the feeling.

"Here, you just put your fingers on the strings like this," Zuko lifted her thin, slender fingers and place on a string, placing one more finger on the end string.

"Then, you just strum," He took her other hand and let it gently fall down, causing the instrument to play a small note.

The night went on, Zuko teaching Katara how to play the instrument. The gently sounds of simple songs being played flowed through the night.

Zuko took the instrument from her hands and placed it in his lap, then playing a slow, melodic song.

"So, Zuko, did you have anyone that you loved?" Katara asked, wondering if he would say her.

"I…..I loved….a….um….waterbender…..with all my heart….but…." The song he played was turning slow and sad.

"I'd rather not talk about it……" He continued strumming away as the night wind carried the sounds around the garden.

Truthfully, the day he lost Katara…..was the day that left his banishment day in the dust.

The slow, sad song turned quickly into a romantic song.

"How about you Kita?"

Katara was blinking to stay awake.

"Well, I……loved a firebender….he was out enemy, but…..I still loved him….." Katara's voice started to crack.

The song went on, the mood of the song staying at the slow, romantic speed.

Then, ending the song, asking her, "Do you sing?"

"Well, barely, nowadays, but…I do have one that my mother wrote up when she played this, before she died, she never got a chance to play it."

"Oh, I'm sorry, do you want me to play it? I could follow along if you sing."

Katara smiled and sighed, beginning the song.

Here's a story of a girl,
Living in the lonely world,
A hidden note,
A secret crush,
A little boy who talks too much.
Well, I'm standing in the crowd,
And when you smile I check you out,
But you don't even know my name,
Your too busy playing games,
And I want you too know,
If you lose your way,
I won't let you go.

If I cut my hair,
If I change my clothes,
Will you notice me?
If I bite my lip,
If I say hello,
Will you notice me?
What's it gonna take for you to see
I want you to notice me,
I'll get you notice me.

Got your head up in the clouds,
Tell me when your comin down,
I don't wanna sink your ship,
It's not about the scholarship,
And all the friends that follow you,
Tell you things that just aren't true,
I'm the girl you never see,
I'm the one you really need,
So don't you get me wrong,
You better make your move,
Before the moment's gone
Tell me

I'm not like the rest,
I don't care if you're the best,
You see it, it's all the same to me ,
You just be who you want to be,
It's all the same to me,
Ohhh don't get me wrong,
You better make your move,
Before the moment's gone
Tell me

If I cut my hair,
If I change my clothes,
Will you notice me?
If I bite my lip
If Ii say hello,
Will you notice me?

If I cut my hair,
If I change my clothes,
Will you notice me?
If I bite my lip
If I say hello,
Will you notice me?
What's it gonna take for you to see
I want you to notice me,
I'll get you to notice me..
I'll get you to notice me..
I'll get you to notice me..

The song ended,

"Wow, you're mother was an amazing song writer," Zuko said, looking at the girl next to him.

"I just wish that….that…she just here, to hear the song being played." Katara wiped away a silent tear.

"Well, she can, because she's in here," He placed a hand on her chest.

She smiled, Zuko helped her stand up, locking gazes with him, she hugged him tightly, whispering a small,

"Thank you."

When he escorted her back to her room, she turned to open the door, he stopped her and placed a gentle, innocent kiss on her cheek.

"Goodnight…." He whispered, almost making her melt into a puddle.

So, there, he left a confused, dazed girl, in front of her room.

A/N Ok, I just hoped that I didn't make Katara a Mary Sue, originally, she plays the guitar-ish thing because her mother's sprit helps her play it, but then, Katara would have been like a Mary Sue, so I made Zuko play the guitar-ish thing and her just sing, I hope it was a bit of Zutara fluff for you!

Oh yeah, and some people asked, "Shouldn't Katara cover up more? Cause she is from the South Pole."

Well it's the fire nation now, you don't think she would strut around with a parka in 100 degrees weather?

(I know I couldn't!) XD

R&R!

I won't post the next chapter until I have 145 reviews! MUWHAHAHA!