Hey well sry for the hold up on the chapter well R&R ENJOY!

chapter four

Zuko was running toward the girl as fast as he possibly could. He hit an upturned ice chunk and had to recatch his footing. He growled under his breath and started running faster. "Hold on stupid wench." he mummbled under his breath.

Katara watched him fearfully he was not even two feet away. Katara moved and heard it crack she looked downa and her leg fell through. She screamed and fell onto the ice. She grabbed her leg and started to pull on it, hopefully it would pop out and she could run. She looked back and saw Zuko looking around for a way to get to her. She gasped and started to pull harder.

He took a step on it and another hearing the ice cracking under his weight. He took a couple of bigger ones and took a deep breath. "This is going to suck." he mummbled. He started to run toward her now. Trying to avoid anything and everything that would either make this big chunck of ice break or make him fall, and then make the ice break. He finally got up to Katara and saw her pulling on her leg.

"Stupid girl! Why did you come on THIN ICE?" he roared. "Go away, Aang isn't here and I don't need your damn help!" she said and started pulling on her leg. "Can you even fell that?" he said under his breath. She looked at him and rolled her eyes. "Well no not exactly, it's in ice cold water it's probobly frost bittin by now!" she yelled.

"This would have never happened if you would have never come here!" she spit. Zuko rolled his eyes and sighed. 'Remember Prince Zuko, you need to be nice and help her.' Iroh said before he left. 'Yes uncle.' zuko said and ran off the ship.

Zuko put a hand out and melted the ice away from her leg. She pulled it out and started crying. "Does it hurt?" he asked. She nodded and tried to stand up. "Wait don't..." but she did and fell back down. This the ice denied. Zuko picked her up and started running back. The ice started cracking in half, running after them trying to consume them in it's cold deadly grasp.

Zuko ran with all his might and started to breath deeply. "Your heavy...you know that?" he said throw big gasped of breath. "Maybe it's because your tired, just because your a prince doesn't mean you don't need rest." she spat. He growled and kept running. He looked every direction for somthing safe to jump on or lay on or something. Finally he saw a giant ice burge. He ran toward that and threw Katara.

She screamed and landed somewhere on the other side. Zuko started to climb it and threw himself over the wall. He landed right by Katara.

"Why did you throw me! You have no right to even touch me!" she yelled. Trying to crawl away. "You're not going anywhere." Zuko said and picked her up again. "But with me." Katara's eyes widened and she gasped. "What! now your after me!" she said and started to look around. She looked back at Zuko and frowned. "Please leave me alone, I have to go back to the villiage, they need me and..." Zuko stopped her by putting his hand over he mouth.

"Be quiet, theres a polor wolf right behind this ice burge, and you should know what they do." he said. She nodded fastly he put his hand down and looked back at the wolf. Katara closed her eyes tightly shut and started to rub her leg. "Does it hurt?" Zuko asked looking at it. Katara shot a glare at him than softened it. "Yes." she said in a sigh. "It does very bad." he nodded and crawled closer to her.

She started to rub it again but Zuko took her hand. "Your going to take the skin away if you don't stop that." he said and started to warm his hands. "This might feel a bit warm but it will stop it from getting frost bite and you getting the cold sickness." he said and put his hands on her leg. She gridded her teeth together and tears started to stream down her cheeks. Zuko looked at her face and back at her leg. "Almost done." he whispered. She nodded and opend her eyes. "Thank you." she whispered her voice scratchy.

Zuko looked at her and back at her leg. "For what?" he asked smiling a little. 'Uncle was right.' he thought. She took his chin and made him look at her. "Well for one, saving me from the ice even after I blew you off, two for staying with me and not killing me, and three well for this...owch..althought it might hurt like a bitch thank you." she said not even over a whisper.

He nodded and looked back at her leg. "Done." he said and pulled his hands away. "Good as new." he said and observed his work. She looked at her leg and smiled slightly. It was still thumbing with pain and she felt everything in it again. But he was right it looked just like new, but it was a little red. "Thank you so much." she said and hugged him.

His eyes grew bigger but he smiled and hugged her back. 'Better get use to it now.' he thought. 'But she is pretty and it looks like she got a new outfit.' he said. She let go and smiled warmly. Then it disappeared. "Zuko do not move the wolf is looking directly at us." she whispered out of gridded teeth. "Great." he mummbled. He looked as far as he could without moving his head and saw it staring at him, drool coming down his mouth, teeth showing. He took a deep breath.

"Crawl slowly away Katara, but just far enough so I don't and the wolf don't hurt you."he said and stood slowly. "What are you crazy! You'll be killed by it!" she whispered. He looked at her and shook his head. "I could use a nice wolf skin in my room anyways he said and turned around. "You see that little cave over there crawl in there and wait for me." he said. She looked over at it and nodded. "Good luck." she said and started to crawl over to it.

The wolf watched them and snarled. It started running toward Zuko. Teeth and Claws ready to dig into his flesh and kill him instently. Zuko threw a stream of fire at it. Catching his eye and taking it out. Zuko grimaced a little but the dog seemed not to notice. Zuko kept throwing things of fire at it and the dog kept throwing claws and teeth at him. Zuko punched the animal in the chest with a fist of fire. The dog felw back and lay there. He kept throwing fire at it untill it stopped moving.

He was breathing deep now. He looked at his arm and growled. "Great now I'm going to bleed to death." he mummbled. Looking at the giant cut in his arm. "Damn it!" he said and threw a giant fire kick at the dead animal. He walked over to Katara and sat fell down. Katara crawled out and smile hugging him. "You're alive! You...your hurt." she said observing his cuts. "I can heal them." she said and grabbed his arm first. Healing that, then his leg, then all of them were done.

"Thanks, well do you think we could go now?" he asked and stood up. He put a hand out and Katara grabbed it standing up. "Can we go to my villiage? Please I must Master Packa and everyone will be worried." she said. Zuko rose an eyebrow. "I'm a very important person in the tribe, I teach them waterbending, and..." Zuko stopped her. "Okay I get it your an important person. But if we do you are still coming with me, wether you like it or not." he said and smiled.

"Get it?" he asked. She growled and nodded. "Fine whatever you say." she said. And they started to walk. "Where are we going the villiage is that way?" Katara said. Zuko nodded and looked at her. "We're going to my ship that way we can get to the villiage and get going." he said. She sighed and nodded. "Thank you again. I thought for a second when I fell in the water I'm nevr going to walk again." she said and looked at him. "But look at me, I'm walking perfectly." she said. He nodded and sighed.

"So where is your brother and the avatar?" he asked. Katara stopped and crossed her arms over her chest. "Are you taking me for information about Aang?" she said. Zuko shook his head. "I have no need for him anymore." he said and started to walk. And looked back at Katara. "Are you coming?" he asked. She looked at him and shook her head. "I don't know if I can trust you now." she said. Zuko growled and walked over to her. "What are you doing?" she said. He picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.

"Bringing you by force since I see you will not come with me the easy way." he said. She stopped squirming. "I still get to go back to my villiage right?" she asked. He nodded. "I said i would, and I don't go back on my word." he said.

After about an hour of walking and yelling, talking, the usual they walked up the plank. Zuko set Katara down and cracked his back. "Finally I went farther from the boat then I thought I did." he said. She wobbled over to the rail and nodded. "You try being held on your shoulder for an hour and tell me your sore." she said.

"Prince Zuko finally you are back." said a plump old man waling up to them. With a cup of tea in his hand. "Uncle." Zuko said gathering rope. "Set sail to the girl's villiage." He yelled up to the captain.

Well I hope you like the chapter. It was a lot longer than the last one and that is what I was working at. Well R&R

-Z.F