Please Say You'll Think of Me
Olivia Georgiana
Fan Fiction:
Katara
Zuko
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Disclaimer: Please understand that I do NOT own ATLA. This is a fictional story coming from my imagination! Thanks, and enjoy!
**I hope you enjoy! I will try to keep updating, thank goodness I work at a library, were there are endless hours to write! This one's a little different! Read Zuko's true plans in joining to the Gang!
Day Three: Obedience
I woke in Zuko's bed the next morning. He let me have his bed while he slept on the sofa, on the far side of the wall. The bright summer sun was shining in through the partly closed drapes, and the fresh ocean breeze entered the room. I knew we were not that far from and ocean but, far enough for me not to escape.
I slowly push the covers off of me, and slid onto the floor. I moved quietly, not wanting to wake Zuko. I glanced over at him; he was facing the other way, with his shoulders moving, mimicking his breathing. I could do it right now, I thought. Leave this room and probably nobody would notice I was gone. This was a palace by all means; people slept during the day and woke in the evening. Especially the Fire Nation, they slept, they destroyed villages, the women were ordered, the men slept with girls. This Nation was all testosterone, leaving girls helpless.
I slowly walked on my tip toes over to another room. I only ever saw the main bedroom and the bathroom. I didn't really want too, I watched Zuko enter these rooms sometimes, but never thought what could be held on the other side of the doors. When I reached the one door, I glanced over at Zuko again, making sure he wasn't awake yet. Thankfully he was still asleep. I slowly creaked open the door, and noticed blackness. In all honesty, Firebenders didn't need electricity, especially in their hidden rooms, where they could just bend and they had all the light they needed.
I knew I was out of luck when I didn't see any candles, but just then my hands fell across something in the dark. A small piece of wood? I felt one side of the stick and noticed that it was a match. Next to the match, I could was a strike-box. I slid the match alongside of it, and light illuminated the room. I took a while for my eyes to adjust, but when they did it was hard for me not to gasp. Maps of ever Nation, globes, wanted posters, and books filled with writing. This was Zuko's plans, the plan to capture the Avatar. I moved my fingers along the pages of his book, and read the script.
"Avatar is in the Earth Kingdom, and picked up his next teacher. Some blind girl named Toph. She looked strong and will teach him a lot. The Water Tribe siblings are still traveling with him, and it looks like their plans will take him to the Fire Nation. My plan is working. When the Avatar is close enough to the border, I will—."
"Having fun?"
I gasped and looked straight at Zuko. "I was just…um."
"Going through my things, I can see," the light from the match showed some his face, but just like that I could feel the heat touching my fingers, and quickly at to blow the match out.
"Damn it," I say.
"No worries, I help with your investigating," said Zuko sarcastically. Light appeared from his palm, which illuminated the entire room.
"I didn't mean-."
"To get caught," said Zuko. He was teasing me, I could tell by the smile appearing on his face.
"I was just curious," then my mood did a complete twist. What I just read, he was trying to betray us. "What is this? Your brilliant plan to capture all of us when we entered the Fire Nation?"
He looked taken aback. "What? Katara keep reading the damn thing."
I really didn't want too, but curiosity took over and I looked back at the book. I read aloud the sentence I was finishing.
"When the Avatar is close enough to the border, I will join his group, and teach him Firebending. I know the Avatar can destroy my father, but without fire he's hopeless. I know it would be difficult to be accepted into their group, but I must in order to bring peace to this land."
I looked up from the book and to him. I felt embarrassed, humiliated, for not understanding his true motive.
"Keep reading," he said
"Zuko, I get it, you were trying—."
"Read."
I took a deep breath, wondering why he would want me to continue, but I did. I started to read aloud the next entry, dated almost a month after the last entry.
"I have made my appearance, but I don't think they will trust me anytime soon. I don't blame them, I've destroyed homes of their own. I try my hardest not to lie—even though it is hard to do so with the extremely talented Earthbender, Toph—because I need to help them. The Avatar seems like he wants to trust me, but we still call each other the same name. Bastard. I think of myself as one, more than I do him. At least he's trying to help, while I stood behind the battle lines and watched innocent people get killed. The most difficult person to accept me is the Waterbender, Katara, I think that's her name. She is very protective of Aang, but then again, she has a right to be. I hope to start training with Aang in the near future, until then I will continue to try and change their plans, so they don't make any sudden moves. In my whole life, I would never think I would mention the Avatar by his first name. I guess there's always a time to change."
"You wrote this?"
"Yes. I kept saying I wanted to help, but you all just thought I was trying to succeed in my father's plan."
"Of course we thought that. Zuko you were one of the most terrified person one could speak of. When you wanted to join us, I thought you were put to it. Then you started to teach Aang and, slowly started to trust you."
"You still don't though."
"You did some pretty horrible things. Those things can't be forgiven over night."
He looked down, "I know," he whispered. "For right now, though, please leave my things alone."
He walked out of the room, closing his fist around the flame, killing it.
I exited the room, "I can't promise anything."
"Then you'll have to learn obedience."
Goodness gracious! That one didn't take that long, but hope to update later today! Thanks Zutara fans!
